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Pullthecenterarmrestforwardatthestrap.
Toopen:pressthebutton.
Toclose:pushbothcoversbackin,oneafterthe
other.
Additionalstorage compartmentsinthecar'sinterior
Netsonthebackrestsofthe
frontseats
Thenetsonthebackrestsofthefrontseatscan alsobeusedtostoresmallparts.
Clotheshooks
GeneralinformationTheclotheshooksarelocatedinthegrabhanj
dlesintherear.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Clothingarticlesontheclotheshookscanobj structtheviewwhiledriving.Thereisariskof
accident.Whensuspendingclothingarticles fromtheclotheshooks,ensurethattheywill
notobstructthedriver'sview.
Warning
Improperuseoftheclotheshookscanleadtoa
riskofobjectsflyingaboutduringbrakingand
evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuryand
riskofdamagetoproperty.Onlyhanglightj
weightobjects,forinstanceclothingarticles,
fromtheclotheshooks.
Storagecompartmentsin
thecargoarea
Sidestoragecompartment,right Astoragecompartmentislocatedontheright-
handside.
Netforstoragecompartment Smallerobjectscanbestoredinthenetofright
storagecompartment.
Multi-functionhook
Warning
Improperuseofthemulti-functionhookscan
leadtoariskofobjectsflyingaboutduring
brakingandevasivemaneuvers,forexample.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto
property.Onlyhanglightweightobjects,
suchasshoppingbags,fromthemulti-function
hooks.Onlytransportheavyluggageinthe
cargoareaifithasbeenappropriatelysecured.
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Amulti-functionhookislocatedoneachsideof
thecargoarea.
Tensioningstrap Atensioningstrapisavailableontheleftside
trimforfasteningsmallobjects.
Lashingeyesinthecargoarea Tosecurethecargo,refertopage 231,there
arelashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Storagespaceundercargofloor
panel
Thereisastoragespaceunderthecargofloor panel:
1.Folddowntherearpartofthecargofloor
panel.2.Graspthecargofloorpanelintherearand
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogethersmoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand
driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconserjvativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Obj
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Donotexceedthemaximumengineandroad
speed:'xForgasolineengine4,500rpmand
100mph/160km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj ces.
From1,200miles/2,000km
Theengineandvehiclespeedcangraduallybe increased.
Tires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem Brakediscsandbrakepadsonlyreachtheirfull
effectivenessafterapprox.300miles/500km. Drivemoderatelyduringthisbreak-inperiod.
Followingpartreplacement Thesamebreak-inproceduresshouldbeobjservedifanyofthecomponentsmentionedabovehavetoberenewedinthecourseofthevehicle'soperatinglife.
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Drivingonpoorroads
Concept
Becauseofitsgreatergroundclearance,thevej hiclecanbedrivenonavarietyofroadtypesandqualities.
All-wheeldrivecanhelpimproveforwardmoj mentum.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotdriveonunpavedterrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengers andofthevehicle,heedthefollowingpoints:
'xFamiliarizeyourselfwiththevehiclebefore
driving.'xDonottakeriskswhendriving.'xAdjustthespeedtotheroadsurfacecondij tions.Thesteeperandmoreuneventheroad
surface,theslowerthespeedshouldbe.'xWhendrivingonsteepuphillordownhill
grades:addengineoilandcoolantuptonear
theMAXmark.'xOnsteepdownhillgrades,useHillDescent ControlHDC.'xAvoidthatthechassisbottomcominginconj
tactwiththeground.
Thegroundclearanceisnomorethan7.8inj
ches/20cmandcanvaryaccordingtothevej
hicle'sload.'xWhenwheelscontinuetospin,depressthe
acceleratorsothatdrivingstabilitycontrol
systemscandistributethedrivingforcetothe wheels.ActivateDTCDynamicTractionConjtrolifavailable.Afteratriponpoorroads
Afteratriponpoorroads,checkwheelsandtires
fordamagetomaintaindrivingsafety.Clear heavysoilingfromthebody.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentailgateprotrudesfromthevehicleand
canendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparj
ticipantsordamagethevehicleintheeventof
anaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.In addition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinj
terior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
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duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater Generalinformation
Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanamaximumof9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithABSasastandard
feature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethatABSisinitsactive mode.
Objectsinthemovementarea
aroundpedalsandfloorarea
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe
pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresej curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
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Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerothertraffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffijciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingefj
fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassisj
tance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskof accident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij
tion.
Havevehiclecheckedbyadealerssservicecenj
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shopbeforeandafterdrivingonaracetrack.
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LoadingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Highgrossweightcanoverheatthetires,damj
agetheminternallyandcauseasuddendropin
tireinflationpressure.Drivingcharacteristics
maybenegativelyimpacted,reducinglanestaj
bility,lengtheningthebrakingdistancesand
changingthesteeringresponse.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Payattentiontothepermittedload
capacityofthetiresandneverexceedtheperj
mittedgrossweight.
Warning
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnecj
tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownintothecar'sinteriorwhiledrivj
ing,forinstanceintheeventofanaccidentor
duringbrakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereis
ariskofinjury.Securelooseobjectsordevices
withacableconnectiontothevehicleinthe
car'sinterior.
Warning
Unexpectedmovementsoftherearseatbackj restwhiledrivingmayoccurduetounintenj
tionalunlockingoftherearseatbackrestsby thestraps.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotfasj
tenanyobjectstothestrapsforunlockingthe rearbackrests.
Warning
Improperlystowedobjectscanshiftandbe thrownintothecar'sinterior,forinstanceinthe eventofanaccidentorduringbrakingandevajsivemaneuvers.Vehicleoccupantscanbehit
andinjured.Thereisariskofinjury.Stowand secureobjectsandcargoproperly.
NOTICE
Fluidsinthecargoareacancausedamage.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatnofluidsleakinthecargoarea.
StepsforDetermining
CorrectLoadLimit
1.LocatethestatementvThecombinedweight
ofoccupantsandcargoshouldneverexceed XXXkgorXXXlbswonyourvehiclessplacard.2.Determinethecombinedweightofthedriver
andpassengersthatwillberidinginyourvej
hicle.3.Subtractthecombinedweightofthedriver andpassengersfromXXXkgorXXXlbs4.Theresultingfigureequalstheavailable
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