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'xFullyfolddowntherearbackrestsifalargeloadistobestowed.'xSmallandlightweighttransportedloads:can
besecuredwithretainingstraps,aluggage netorothersuitablestraps.'xLargeandheavytransportedloads:secure
withlashingstraps.
Lashingeyesintheboot
General
Equipmentforsecuringthetransportedload,forexamplelashingstraps,tensioningstrapsorlugj
gagenets,mustbesecuredtothelashingeyes
intheboot.
Lashingeyes
Fourlashingeyesarelocatedinthebootforsejcuringtheloads.
Net
Smallerobjectscanbestowedinthenetonthe
right-handside.Movethenetdowntotransport
largerobjects.
Sidestoragecompartment,
left
General
Thereisastoragecompartmentontheleftside oftheboot.
Opening
Pullthehandle.
Extendingtheboot
Principle Thebootcanbeextendedbyfoldingdownthe
rearbackrest.
General Therearbackrestissplit50m50.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Riskofentrapmentwhenfoldingdowntherear backrest.Thereisadangerofinjuryordamage
toproperty.Beforefoldingdown,makesure
thattheareaofmovementoftherearbackrest andtheheadrestraintiskeptclear.
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WARNING
Ifarearseatbackrestisnotlocked,unsecured cargomaybeflungintotheinterior,forexample
intheeventofanaccidentorduringbrakingor evasivemanoeuvres.Thereisadangerofinj
jury.Makesurethattherearseatbackrestis
lockedafterithasbeenfoldedback.
WARNING
Iftheseatadjustmentorchildseatinstallation
isincorrect,thechildrestraintsystemmayhave
limitedstabilityormaynotbestableatall.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Make
surethechildrestraintsystemisfirmlyposij
tionedagainstthebackrest.Whereverpossible,
adaptthebackrestangleofalltherelevantseat
backrestsandadjusttheseatscorrectly.Make
surethattheseatsandtheirbackrestsarecorj rectlyengagedorlocked.Ifpossible,adjustthe
heightoftheheadrestraints,orremovethem.
NOTE
Vehiclepartscanbedamagedwhenfolding downtherearbackrest.Thereisadangerof
damagetoproperty.Whenfoldingdown,make
surethattheareaofmovementoftherear
backrestincludingheadrestraintiskeptclear.
Foldingdowntherearbackrest
Fromtheboot
Pulltheleverintheboot.
'xLeftlever:leftbackrestfoldsforwards.'xRightlever:rightbackrestfoldsforwards.
Foldingbacktherearbackrest
Foldtherearbackrestbackintoseatpositionand
engage.
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Savingfuel 301295
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DrivingprecautionsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryspecifij
cation.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Runningin
General Movingpartsmustadapttooneanother.
Thefollowingnoteswillhelptomaximisethevej hicle'slifetimeandefficiency.
DonotuseLaunchControl,seepage 147,when
runningin.
Safetynote
WARNING
Newpartsandcomponentscancausesafety
andDriverAssistanceSystemstorespondwith
adelay.Thereisadangerofaccidents.After
newpartshavebeeninstalledorifthevehicleis
new,drivemoderatelyandinterveneatanearly
stageifnecessary.Pleasecomplywithrunning-
inproceduresforthecorrespondingpartsand
components.
Engine,gearboxanddifferential
Upto2000km,1200miles
Donotexceedthemaximumenginerevsand speed:'xWithpetrolengines,4500rpmand160km/h,
approximately100mph.'xWithdieselengines,3500rpmand150km/h, approximately93mph.
Generallyavoidkick-downanddrivingunderfullload.
From2000km,1200milesonwards
Engineandroadspeedscanbegraduallyinj creased.
Tyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotprovidemaximumgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Brakesystem
Brakediscsandpadsonlyachievetheirfullefj
fectivenessafterapproximately500km,
300miles.Drivemoderatelyduringthisrunning-
inperiod.
Afterfittingnewparts
Pleasecomplywiththerunning-inprocedures
againifthecomponentspreviouslyreferredto arerenewed.
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Generaldrivinginformation
Closingthebootlid
Safetynote
WARNING
Whenopen,thebootlidprotrudesabovethe
vehicle,andintheeventofanaccident,braking orevasivemanoeuvres,itcanendangervehicle
occupantsandotherroadusers,ordamagethe
vehicle.Exhaustfumesmayalsoenterthepasj
sengercompartment.Thereisadangerofinj
juryordamagetoproperty.Donotdrivewith
thebootlidopen.
Drivingwiththebootlidopen
Ifthereisnoalternativetodrivingwiththetailj
gateopen:
'xCloseallwindows.'xTurnuptheblowertoahighsetting.'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:'xEnginetemporarilyrunsabitroughly.'xAslightlyhigherenginespeedisrequiredto
achievetheusualpoweroutput.'xAsmallamountofsmokefromtheexhaust, evenafterstoppingtheengine.'xNoise,forexamplecausedbytheradiatorfan
running,evensomeminutesafterstopping theengine.
Itisnormalfortheradiatorfantokeeprunning
forseveralminutes,evenaftershorttrips.
Petrolengine:Cleaningtheexhaust
gasparticlefilterwhiledriving
Variousdriverprofilesensurethattheexhaust gasparticlefilterisself-cleaning.If,inadditiontotheself-cleaningfunction,theexhaustgaspartijclefilterneedstobeactivelycleanedwhiledrivj
ing,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Proceedasfollowsthenexttimeyoudriveoutj sideofbuilt-upareasforaround30minutes:
'xDeactivatecruiseControlsystems.'xTakeyourfootofftheacceleratorrepeatedlyandallowthevehicletorollinoverrunmode,
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Climatecomfortwindscreen
Themarkedareadoesnothaveaheat-reflecting
coating.
Usethemarkedareaforgaragedooropeners,
devicesforelectronictollrecording,payment systemsandothersimilardevices.
Radiosignals
WARNING
Certainvehiclefunctionsmaybeaffectedbyinj
terferencefromhigh-frequencyradiosignals.
Suchsignalsoriginatefromvarioustransmitter systems,forexample,fromairtrafficbeaconsorrelaystationsformobiletelecommunicaj
tions.
WerecommendyouconsultaServicePartner
shouldyouexperienceanydifficultiesinthisrej
gard.
Mobilecommunicationinthe
vehicle
WARNING
Thereisapossibilityofreciprocalinterference betweenthevehicleelectronicsandmobileradiodevices.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.'xOnlydrivethroughwateruptoamax.depth
of25cm,9.8in.'xDrivethroughwateratawalkingspeedofno
morethan5km/h,3mph.
Safetynote
NOTE
Drivingthroughexcessivelydeepwatertoofast
canresultinwaterenteringtheenginecomj partment,electricalsystemortransmission.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumwaterdepthandspeedspecifiedabove.
Safebraking
GeneralThevehicleisequippedwiththeAnti-lockBrake
SystemABSasstandard.
Performfullbrakinginsituationsthatrequireit.
Thevehicleremainssteerable.Anyobstacles
canbeavoidedbyperformingsteeringmovej
mentsassmoothlyaspossible.
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ApulsingofthebrakepedalandhydraulicregujlatingsoundsindicatethattheAnti-lockBrakeSystemABSisregulating.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscancausefunctionalnoise.However,funcj
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheefficiencyand operationalsafetyofthebrakes.
Objectsintherangeofmovementof
thepedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfootwellcanrestrictthe pedaltravelorblockapedalthathasbeen
pressed.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Stow
itemsinthevehiclesothattheyaresecureand
cannotgetintothedriver'sfootwell.Onlyuse floormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleand
canbesecurelyfastenedtothefloor.Donot
useloosefloormats,anddonotplaceseveral
floormatsontopofoneanother.Makesure
thatthereissufficientspaceforthepedals.Enj
surethatfloormatsaresecurelyreattachedafj
terhavingbeenremoved,forexamplefor
cleaning.
Wetroads
Indampweather,ongrittedroadsandinheavy rain,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.Thereisadangerof
accidents.Avoidexcessiveloadsonthebrake.
WARNING
Whenidlingorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctionsarerestrictedorno
longeravailable,forexamplethebrakingeffect
oftheengineorpowerassistanceforthebrakj
ingforceandsteering.Thereisadangerofacj
cidents.Donotdriveatidlespeedorwiththe
engineswitchedoff.
Corrosionofthebrakediscs
Corrosionofthebrakediscsandcontamination
ofthebrakepadsincreaseinthefollowingcirj
cumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
used.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidicoralkalinecleaningagents.
Shouldcorrosionformonthebrakediscs,the brakeswilltendtorespondwithajuddereffect
thatgenerallycannotbeeliminated.
Condensationwhenvehicleis parked
Whentheautomaticairconditioningisinoperaj
tion,condensationdevelopsandexitsunderj
neaththevehicle.
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Roofrack
GeneralInstallationisonlypossibleifthevehicleisequipj
pedwitharoofstripwithflaps.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialequipment.
Roofstripwithflaps
Themountingpointsarelocatedontheroofstrip abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutwards.
Fitting Followtheinstallationinstructionsfortheroof
rack.
Magneticroofluggageracks Magneticroofluggagerackscannotbeused.
Loads Aloadedroofrackaltersthevehicle'sroadbej
haviourandsteeringresponsebyshiftingitscenj treofgravity.
Whenloadinganddriving,bearthefollowingin mind:
'xDonotexceedthepermittedroofandaxle
loadsorthepermittedgrossweight.'xDistributetheroofloadevenly.'xTheroofloadmustnotbespreadoveralarge
area.'xPlaceheavyitemsofluggageatthebottom.'xSecurelyfastentheluggage,forexamplewith
tensioningstraps.'xDonotallowobjectstoprotrudeintothe
swingrangeofthebootlid.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenacceleraj tion,brakingorcornering.
Drivingonaracingtrack
Thehighermechanicalandthermalloadsinjvolvedindrivingonracingtracksleadtoinj
creasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.Thevehicleisnotconceivedforusein motorsportscompetitions.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
specialsporttyres,knownashigh-performance tyres,thathavebeenoptimisedforuseonracing
tracksindryconditions.Tofindoutmoreinforj
mationaboutsporttyres,askaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Beforeandafterdrivingonaracingtrack,have
thevehiclecheckedataServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
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