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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl,refertopage 147.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofanaccident.Afterinstalj
lingnewpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconj
servativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.
Observethebreak-inproceduresoftherej
spectivepartsandcomponents.
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 Observethebreak-inproceduresagain,ifcomj
ponentsmentionedabovearereplaced.
Drivingonpoorroads
Concept
Becauseofitsgreatergroundclearance,thevej
hiclecanbedrivenonavarietyofroadtypesand qualities.
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All-wheeldrivecanhelpimproveforwardmojmentum.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones
orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotdriveon
unpavedterrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengersandofthevehicle,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
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust gassystem.
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Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
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.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrake
SystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,funcj
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearjanceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererejmoved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
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Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrakediscsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffij
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontaminationonthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation
Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Mounting Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroofrack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
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'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpasttheloadingarea.'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. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Thepermissibletrailerloads,axleloads,drawbar nodeweights,andthepermissiblegrossvehicle
weightarespecifiedinthetechnicaldata.
Thevehicleisequippedwithanenhancedsusj
pensionsystemontherearaxleand,depending onthevehicletype,withamorepowerfulcooling
system.
Whenthetrailerpowersocketisinuse,thevehij clewillberaisedorloweredtothenormallevel
automatically.Theadjustmenttothenormallevel
canoccurwhenthetrailerpowersocketisplugj
gedinorwhendrivingoff.
Beforedriving
Drawbarnoseweight
Themaximumloadofthetractorisloweredby theweightofthetrailerhitchandthedrawbar
noseweight.Thedrawbarnoseweightincreases
thevehicleweight.Donotexceedtheapproved
grossvehicleweightofthetowingvehicle.
Loading
Distributecargoasevenlyaspossibleonthe
cargoarea.
Stowtheloadaslowandclosetothetraileraxle
aspossible.Alowcenterofgravityinthetrailer
increasesthedrivingsafetyoftheentirevehicle-
trailercombination.
Donotexceedtheapprovedgrossvehicle
weightofthetrailerandthepermissibletrailer
loadofthevehicle.Thesmallervalueappliesin
eachcase.
Tireinflationpressure
Notethetireinflationpressureofthevehicleand
trailer.
Forthevehicle,thetireinflationpressurefor higherloadsapplies.
Informationregardingthetireinflationpressure,
refertopage 332.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufacj
turerapply.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire Monitor,refertopage 355.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePresj sureMonitor,refertopage 348.
Exteriormirrors Exteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearcornersofthetrailer,areavailableas
specialaccessoriesfromadealerssservicecenj
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Powerconsumption
Generalinformation Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthetrailertaillights.
Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectronicsysj tems/powerconsumersshortwhentowingacampertosavethevehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
Generalinformation Ifthetrailersocketisinuse,somedriverassisj
tancesystemsareunavailable,oravailabletoa
limitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisdisj
playedwhereapplicable.
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.
Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing, refertopage 319.
Whenthetrailersocketisinuseortrailertowing
isactivated,somedriverassistancesystemsare unavailable,oravailabletoalimitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhereapjplicable.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Dependingonthedesignandloadingoftrailj
ers,theymaybeginswingingatspeedsexj ceedingapprox.50mph/80km/h.Thereisa
riskofaccidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Adaptyourspeedwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Immediatelybrakeinthecaseofswinging.Apj
plynecessarysteeringcorrectionsascarefully
aspossible.
WARNING
Thetireinflationpressuremustbeadjustedto theincreasedaxleloadintrailertowing.Driving
withtoolowtireinflationpressurecandamage thetires.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.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.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenextlowergearbej foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
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Trailerstabilizationcontrol
Concept
Thissystemsupportsthedriverinstoppingthe
swingingofatrailer.
Thetrailerstabilizationcontroldetectsswinging
andautomaticallybrakesthevehiclequicklyto leavethecriticalspeedrangeandstabilizethevehicle-trailercombination.
GeneralinformationIfthetrailerpowersocketisinusebutatrailer
hasnotbeenhitched,thesystemcanbecome
activeincertaindrivingsituations,suchaswhen
usingabicyclerackwithlighting.
Functionalrequirement
Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginningat approx.40mph/65km/hwhileatrailerisbeingtowedandthetrailerpowersocketisinuse.
Systemlimits Thesystemcannotinterveneornotintervenein
timeinthefollowingsituations,forinstance:
'xIfatrailerjackknifessuddenly,forinstanceon
slipperyroadsorloosesurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcenterofgravitytilts,bej foreswingingisdetected.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactijvatedorhasmalfunctioned.
Activatingtrailertowing
Concept
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,activate trailertowing.
Activating
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.Trailermode5.Activatetrailertowing.
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedontherearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,referto
page 390.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Contact
withthehotcomponentscancauseburns.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchhotcomj
ponents.Donotperformworkinthevicinityof
hotcomponentsuntilaftertheyhavecooled
down.
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Removingthecover
Pullthecoveroutofthebackofthemount,and
stowitinthevehicle.
Trailerconnector
Thesocketislocatedtotheleftofthemountfor thetrailerhitch.
Fittingsfortrailersafetychain
Therearetwofittingsonthemountforthetrailer hitchforsecuringthetrailersafetychain.
Securethetrailersafetychaintothefittingsfor increasedsafetywhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ensurethatthetrailersafetychaincanmove
freelyandisnotdraggingontheground.
BrakeController
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveaBrakeControllerinstalledbyadealerss servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
InformationoninstallingaBrakeControllercan
beobtainedfromadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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