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LashingeyesinthebootTherearetwoorfourlashingeyesinthebootfor
securingtheloads,seepage 228.
Floornet
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Drivingprecautions 224
Loads 228
Towingatrailer 232 Savingfuel 238223
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DrivingprecautionsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentwhichisnotinstalledinyourvehicle,forexj
ampleonaccountoftheoptionalequipmentsej
lectedorthecountryvariant.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relevantfunctionsandsystems.Please
complywiththerelevantlawsandregulations
whenusingthecorrespondingfunctionsand systems.
Runningin
General Movingpartsneedtoadjusttoeachother.Thefollowingnoteswillhelptomaximisethevej hicle'slifetimeandefficiency.
DonotuseLaunchControlwhenrunningin.
Safetynote
WARNING
Newpartsandcomponentscancausesafety andDriverAssistanceSystemstorespondwithadelay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afternewpartshavebeeninstalledorifthevehicleisnew,drivemoderatelyandinterveneingoodtimeifnecessary.Pleasecomplywithrunning-inproceduresforthecorrespondingpartsand
components.
Engine,gearboxanddifferential
Upto2000km,1200miles
Donotexceedthemaximumenginerevsand
speed:
'xWithpetrolengines,4500rpmand160km/h,
100mph.'xWithdieselengines,3500rpmand150km/h, 93mph.
Generallyavoidkick-downanddrivingunderfullload.
From2000km,1200milesonwards
Engineandroadspeedscanbegraduallyinj creased.
Tyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Brakesystem
Brakediscsandpadsonlyachievetheirfullefj
fectivenessafterapproximately500km,
300miles.Drivemoderatelyduringthisrunning-
inperiod.
Clutch Theclutchonlybeginstofunctionoptimallyat
approximately500km,300miles.Engagethe
clutchgentlyduringthisrunning-inperiod.
Afterfittingnewparts
Thesamerunning-inproceduresshouldbeobj
servedifanyofthecomponentsmentioned
abovehavetoberenewedinthecourseofthe vehicle'soperatinglife.
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Generaldrivinginformation
Closingthebootlid
Safetynote
WARNING
Whenopen,thebootlidprotrudesabovethe
vehicle,andintheeventofanaccident,braking orevasivemanoeuvres,itcanendangervehicle
occupantsandotherroadusers,ordamagethe
vehicle.Thereisalsoadangerofexhaust
fumesenteringtheinteriorofthevehicle.There
isadangerofinjuryordamagetoproperty.Do
notdrivewiththebootlidopen.
Drivingwiththebootlidopen
Ifthereisnoalternativetodrivingwiththetailj
gateopen:
'xCloseallthewindowsandtheGlassRoof.'xAdjusttheblowertoahighsetting.'xMaintainamoderatespeed.
Hotexhaustsystem
WARNING
Duringvehicleoperation,hightemperatures
mayoccurunderthevehiclebody,forexample
duetotheexhaustsystem.Ifflammablematerij als,forexampleleavesorgrass,comeintoconj
tactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustsystem,these
materialscancatchfire.Thereisadangerofinj juryordamagetoproperty.Neverremovethe
heatshieldsfittedhereorapplyundersealto them.Makesurethatwhendriving,idlingor
parking,noflammablematerialscancomeinto
contactwithhotvehicleparts.Donottouchthe
hotexhaustsystem.
Exhaustgasparticlefilter
Principle
Theexhaustgasparticlefiltercollectssootpartij
cles.Thesootparticlesareburnedathightemj peraturestocleantheexhaustgasparticlefilter
asnecessary.
GeneralThecleaningprocesstakesafewminutes,durjingwhichthefollowingmayoccur:'xTheenginemaytemporarilyrunalittle
roughly.'xAslightlyhigherenginespeedmayberej
quiredtoachievetheusualpoweroutput.'xTheremaybeasmallamountofsmokefrom theexhaust,evenafterstoppingtheengine.'xNoise,forexamplecausedbytheradiatorfan
running,maybeheard,evensomeminutes afterstoppingtheengine.
Itisnormalfortheradiatorfantokeeprunning
forseveralminutes,evenaftershorttrips.
Petrolengine:Cleaningtheexhaust
gasparticlefilterwhiledriving
Variousdriverprofilesensurethattheexhaust gasparticlefilterisself-cleaning.If,inadditiontotheself-cleaningfunction,theexhaustgaspartijclefilterneedstobeactivelycleanedwhiledrivj
ing,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Proceedasfollowsthenexttimeyoudriveoutj sideofbuilt-upareasforaround30minutes:
'xDeactivatecruiseControlsystems.'xTakeyourfootofftheacceleratorrepeatedlyandallowthevehicletorollinoverrunmode,
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Radiosignals
WARNING
Certainvehiclefunctionsmaybeaffectedbyinj
terferencefromhigh-frequencyradiosignals.
Suchsignalsoriginatefromvarioustransmitter
systems,forexamplefromairtrafficbeaconsor
relaystationsformobiletelecommunications.
WerecommendyouconsultaServicePartner
shouldyouexperienceanydifficultiesinthisrej
gard.
Mobilecommunicationinthe
vehicle
WARNING
Thereisapossibilityofreciprocalinterference
betweenthevehicleelectronicsandmobile radiodevices.Radiationisgeneratedwhenmoj
bileradiodevicesaretransmitting.Thereisa dangerofinjuryordamagetoproperty.Ifpossij
ble,onlyusemobileradiodevices,forexample mobiletelephones,intheinterioriftheyareconnecteddirectlytoanexternalantennainorj
dertoeliminatereciprocalinterferenceandto
dissipatetheradiationfromvehicle'sinterior.
Aquaplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan formbetweenthetyresandtheroad.
Thissituation,knownasaquaplaning,meansthat
thetyrecanactuallylosecontactcompletelywith theroadsurfaceandthevehiclecanneitherbe
steered,northebrakesproperlyapplied.
Drivingthroughwater General
Pleasecomplywiththefollowingwhendriving
throughwater:
'xOnlydrivethroughstillwater.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanamaximumof25cm,9.8in.'xDrivethroughwateratawalkingspeedofno
morethan5km/h,3mph.
Safetynote
NOTE
Drivingthroughexcessivelydeepwatertoofast
canresultinwaterenteringtheenginecomj
partment,electricalsystemortransmission.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Whendrivj
ingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaximum waterdepthandspeedspecifiedabove.
Safebraking
GeneralThevehicleisequippedwithABSasstandard.
Performfullbrakinginsituationsthatrequireit.
Thevehicleremainssteerable.Anyobstacles
canbeavoidedbyperformingsteeringmovej
mentsassmoothlyaspossible.
Apulsingofthebrakepedalandhydraulicreguj
latingsoundsindicatethatABSisfunctioning.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscancausefunctionalnoise.Functional
noiseshavenoeffectontheefficiencyandopj
erationalsafetyofthebrakes.
Objectsintherangeofmovementof
thepedalsandinthefootwell
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe
pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisariskofaccident.Stowitems
inthevehiclesothattheyaresecureandcanj
notgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyusefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donotuse loosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveralfloor
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matsontopofoneanother.Makesurethatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Ensure
thatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafter havingbeenremoved,forexampleforcleaning.
Wetroads Indampweather,ongrittedroadsandinheavyrain,applythebrakeslightlyeveryfewkilomej
tres/miles.
Ensurethatyoudonotobstructotherroadusers
whendoingso.
Theheatgeneratedbybrakingdriesthebrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Thisway,brakepowerisavailableimmediately, wheneveritisneeded.
Downhillgradients General
Whendrivingonlongorsteepdownhill
stretches,usethegearinwhichtheleastbraking
isrequired.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheatandthebrakingeffectisreduced.
Enginebrakingeffectcanbeadditionallyinj
creasedbymanuallyshiftingdown,evenintofirst
gear,ifapplicable.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Evenslightcontinuouspressureonthebrake
pedalcancauseoverheating,brakepadwearor evenbrakesystemfailure.Thereisariskofacj
cident.Avoidexcessiveloadsonthebrake.
WARNING
Whenidlingorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctionsarerestrictedorno
longeravailable,forexamplethebrakingeffect
oftheengineorpowerassistanceforthebrakj
ingforceandsteering.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Donotdriveatidlespeedorwiththeenj
gineswitchedoff.
Corrosionofthebrakediscs Corrosionofthebrakediscsandcontamination
ofthebrakepadsincreaseinthefollowingcirj cumstances:'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
used.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidicoralkalinecleaningagents.
Duringbraking,corrodedbrakediscsmaycause brakejudderwhichusuallycannotbeeliminated.
Condensationwhenvehicleis
parked
Whentheautomaticairconditioningisinoperaj
tion,condensationdevelopsandexitsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Drivingonaracingtrack
Thehighermechanicalandthermalloadsinjvolvedindrivingonracingtracksleadtoinj
creasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.Thevehicleisnotconceivedforusein motorsportscompetitions.
Beforeandafterdrivingonaracingtrack,have
thevehiclecheckedataServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
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LoadsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentwhichisnotinstalledinyourvehicle,forexj
ampleonaccountoftheoptionalequipmentsej
lectedorthecountryvariant.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relevantfunctionsandsystems.Please
complywiththerelevantlawsandregulations
whenusingthecorrespondingfunctionsand systems.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ahighgrossvehicleweightcanmakethetyres overheat,causinginternaldamageandasudj
denlossoftyreinflationpressure.Handling
characteristicsmaybeadverselyaffected,for
examplereduceddirectionalstability,longer
brakingdistanceandmodifiedsteeringcharacj
teristics.Thereisariskofaccident.Please
complywiththepermittedloadindexofthe
tyre,anddonotexceedthepermittedgrossvej
hicleweight.
WARNING
Ifthepermittedtotalweightandthepermitted axleloadsareexceeded,theoperationalsafety ofthevehicleisnolongerguaranteed.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotexceedthepermittedtotalweightandpermittedaxleloads.
WARNING
Looseobjectsordevicesconnectedbyacable tothevehicle,forexamplemobiletelephones,
maybethrownaroundtheinteriorduringthe
journey,forexampleintheeventofanaccident orwhenbrakingorcarryingoutevasivemajnoeuvres.Thereisadangerofinjury.Ensurethatlooseobjectsordevicesconnectedbycaj
bletothevehiclearesecuredinplaceintheinj
terior.
WARNING
Incorrectlystowedobjectsmaysliporbeflung intotheinterior,forexampleintheeventofan
accidentorwhenbrakingorcarryingoutevaj
sivemanoeuvres.Vehicleoccupantscouldbe
struckandinjured.Thereisadangerofinjury.
Stowandsecureobjectsandtheloadcorrectly.
NOTE
Liquidsinthebootmaycausedamage.There isariskofmaterialdamage.Ensurethatnoliqj
uidsleakoutintotheboot.
Stowingandsecuringloads
inthevehicle
'xWrapprotectivematerialaroundanysharp
cornersandedgesontheload.'xHeavyloads:stowasfarforwardandaslow
downaspossible,ideallydirectlybehindthe rearbackrests.'xVeryheavytransportedloads:ifthereareno
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outerseatbeltsintotherespectiveoppositebuckles.'xFullyfolddowntherearbackrestsifalargeloadistobestowed.'xDonotstackloaditemsabovetheupperedgeofthebackrests.'xSmallerandlighttransportedload:securewithtensioningstraps,thefloornetorother
suitablestraps.'xLargeandheavyloads:securewithlashing straps.
Lashingeyesintheboot
Forsecuringtheloadtwoorfourlashingeyes
areintheboot.
Load-securingequipment,forexamplelashing straps,tensioningstrapsorluggagenets,mustbesecuredtothelashingeyesintheboot.
Floornet
Thefloornetcanalsobeusedforsecuringthe
load.
Hangthefloornetontheeyesinthebootfloor.
Roofrack
General Roofracksareavailableasspecialequipment.
Safetynote
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forexamplewith
aroofrack,thehighercentreofgravitycan
meanthatdrivingsafetyisnolongerguaranj
teedincriticaldrivingsituations.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.Donot deactivateDynamicStabilityControlDSCwhendrivingwitharoofload.
Fastening
Followtheinstallationinstructionsfortheroof rack.
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Roofstripwithflaps
Themountingpointsarelocatedontheroofstripabovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutwards.
Loads Aloadedroofrackaltersthevehicle'sroadbej
haviourandsteeringresponsebyshiftingitscenj treofgravity.
Whenloadinganddriving,bearthefollowingin mind:
'xDonotexceedthepermittedroofandaxle
loadsorthepermittedgrossweight.'xMakesurethatthereissufficientspaceto
raiseandopentheGlassRoof.'xDistributetheroofloadevenly.'xTheroofloadmustnotbespreadoveralarge
area.'xPlaceheavyitemsofluggageatthebottom.'xSecurelyfastentheluggage,forexamplewith
tensioningstraps.'xDonotallowobjectstoprotrudeintothe
swingrangeofthebootlid.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenacceleraj tion,brakingorcornering.Rearluggagerack
Principle
Theballlinkageofthetrailertowhitchcanbe
usedasamountforrearluggageracks;forexj amplebicycleracksystems.
General Rearluggageracksareavailableasspecial
equipment.
Bicycleracksystemsforuptothreebicyclescan beused.
Fastening
Followtheinstallationinstructionsfortherear
luggagerack.
PowerconsumptionBeforebeginningyourjourney,checkthefuncj
tionofthetrailerrearlights.
Thepoweroutputofthetrailer'srearlightsmust
notexceedthefollowingvalues:
'xTurnindicators:42wattperside.'xTaillights:50wattperside.'xBrakelights:84watttotal.'xRearfoglights:42watttotal.'xReversinglights:42watttotal.
Tosavevehiclebatterypowerwhentheengine
isoff,keeptheswitch-ontimesofpowerconj sumersshort.
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