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Withtherearseatbackrest
foldeddown1.Folddowntherearseatbackrests,referto page 268.2.Openthefrontlidsupontheroofframeuntil
theyengage.3.Inserteachofthetwotopretainingpinsofthecargoareapartitionnetintothereceptaj
clesuntiltheyreachthestop,arrow1,and
pushthemforward.4.Attachthecargoareapartitionnetwiththe lowertwohooksintothetwoeyesonthefolded-downrearseatbackrest,arrows2.Youmayneedtolifttherearseatbackrests
slightlyinordertodothis.Withtherearseatbackrest
upright1.Removethecargocover,refertopage 270.2.Opentherearlidsupontheroofframeuntil
theyengage.3.Inserteachofthetwotopretainingpinsof thecargoareapartitionnetintothereceptaj
clesuntiltheyreachthestop,arrow1,and
pushthemforward.4.Attachthecargoareapartitionnetwiththe uppertwohooksintothetwoeyesontherearseatbackrest,arrows2.
Skiandsnowboardbag
Theskiandsnowboardbagiscontainedina
protectivejacketinthecargoarea.
Followtheinstallationandowner'smanualinj
cludedintheprotectivejacket.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment:remove
theemergencywheelfromthevehicletomount
theskiandsnowboardbag.
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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, refertopage 138.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconserj
vativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Obj
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective
partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Donotexceedthemaximumengineandroad
speed:'xForgasolineengine4,500rpmand
100mph/160km/h.'xFordieselengine3,500rpmand
93mph/150km/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 Observethebreak-inproceduresagain,ifcomj
ponentsmentionedabovearereplaced.
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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.
Exhaustgasparticulatefilter Concept
Theexhaustgasparticulatefiltercollectssoot
particles.Thesootparticlesareburnedathigh
temperaturestocleantheexhaustgasparticuj latefilterasnecessary.
Generalinformation Duringseveralminutesofcleaningthefollowing
mayoccur:'xTemporarily,theenginemayrunless
smoothly.'xAsomewhathigherenginespeedisnecesj
sarytoreachusualperformance.'xAslightamountofsmokecomingfromthe
exhaustsystem,evenaftertheengineis
switchedoff.'xNoises,suchasthosecausedbytheradiator
fanrunning,evenseveralminutesafterthe engineisswitchedoff.
After-runningoftheradiatorfanforseveralmijnutesisnormalevenaftershorttrips.
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
thanmaximum19.6inches/50cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwiththeAntilockBrake
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
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Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresej curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother
traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskof
accident.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.
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Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,theyhaveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelerajtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij tion.
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TrailertowingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Thepermissibletrailerloads,axleloads,drawbar
nodeweights,andthepermissiblegrossvehicle
weightarespecifiedinthetechnicaldata.
Thevehicleisequippedwithanenhancedsusj
pensionsystemontherearaxleand,depending onthevehicletype,withamorepowerfulcooling
system.
Beforedriving
Drawbarnoseweight Themaximumloadofthetowingvehicleislowjeredbytheweightofthetrailerhitchandthe
drawbarnoseweight.Thedrawbarnoseweight
increasesthevehicleweight.Donotexceedthe
approvedgrossvehicleweightofthetowingvej
hicle.
Loading Distributecargoasevenlyaspossibleonthe
cargoarea.
Stowtheloadaslowandclosetothetraileraxle aspossible.Alowcenterofgravityinthetrailer
increasesthedrivingsafetyoftheentirevehicle- trailercombination.
Donotexceedtheapprovedgrossvehicle weightofthetrailerandthepermissibletrailer
loadofthevehicle.Thesmallervalueappliesin eachcase.
Tireinflationpressure Notethetireinflationpressureofthevehicleand
trailer.
Forthevehicle,thetireinflationpressurefor higherloadsapplies.
Informationregardingthetireinflationpressure,
refertopage 300.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufacj
turerapply.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire Monitor,refertopage 322.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePresj sureMonitor,refertopage 315.
Exteriormirrors Exteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearcornersofthetrailer,areavailableas
specialaccessoriesfromadealerssservicecenj
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.
Powerconsumption
Generalinformation Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthe
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Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectronicsysjtems/powerconsumersshortwhentowinga
campertosavethevehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
GeneralinformationWhendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.
Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing, refertopage 281.
Whenthetrailersocketisinuseortrailertowing
isactivated,somedriverassistancesystemsare
unavailable,oravailabletoalimitedextent.A
CheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhereapj
plicable.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Dependingonthedesignandloadingoftrailj
ers,theymaybeginswingingatspeedsexj ceedingapprox.50mph/80km/h.Theremay
beariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetopropj erty.
Adaptyourspeedwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Immediatelybrakeinthecaseofswinging.Apj plynecessarysteeringcorrectionsascarefully
aspossible.
Warning
Thetireinflationpressuremustbeadjustedto theincreasedaxleloadintrailertowing.Driving
withtoolowtireinflationpressurecandamage thetires.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk
ofdamagetoproperty.Donotexceedaspeed
of60mph/100km/h.Increasethetireinflation
pressureofthetowingvehicleby0.2bar.Note
themaximumpossibletireinflationpressureinj dicatedonthetire.
Uphillgrades
Generalinformation Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidhindering
thesmoothflowoftraffic,thetowingoftrailersis
permissibleonuphillgradesupto12%.
Ifhighertrailerloadsareapprovedatalaterpoint intime,thegradientlimitis8%.
Startingonuphillgrades Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleased
whentheacceleratorpedalisactivated.
Inordertopreventrollingbackduringstarting,
usetheparkingbrake.
1.Pullandreleaseswitchbeforestarting
off.
Theparkingbrakeisset.2.Acceleratedenoughtostartoff.
Hills
Avehicle-trailercombinationhasthetendencytoswingmorereadilyonhills.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenext-lowestgearbej foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
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