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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoach#j ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithade#j
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconser#jvativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Ob#j
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Donotexceedthemaximumengineandroad
speed:'xForgasolineengine4,500rpmand
100mph/160km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstan#j 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,ifcom#j
ponentsmentionedabovearereplaced.
Drivingonpoorroads
Concept
Becauseofitsgreatergroundclearance,theve#j
hiclecanbedrivenonavarietyofroadtypesand qualities.
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All-wheeldrivecanhelpimproveforwardmo#jmentum.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Objectsinunpavedareas,forinstancestones
orbranches,candamagethevehicle.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotdriveon
unpavedterrain.
Whendrivingonpoorroads
Foryourownsafety,forthesafetyofpassengersandofthevehicle,heedthefollowingpoints:
'xFamiliarizeyourselfwiththevehiclebefore
driving.'xDonottakeriskswhendriving.'xAdjustthespeedtotheroadsurfacecondi#j tions.Thesteeperandmoreuneventheroad
surface,theslowerthespeedshouldbe.'xWhendrivingonsteepuphillordownhill
grades:addengineoilandcoolantuptonear
theMAXmark.'xOnsteepdownhillgrades,useHillDescent ControlHDC.'xAvoidthatthechassisbottomcomingincon#j
tactwiththeground.
Thegroundclearanceisnomorethan7.8in#j
ches/20cmandcanvaryaccordingtotheve#j
hicle'sload.'xWhenwheelscontinuetospin,depressthe
acceleratorpedalsufficientlysothatdriving stabilitycontrolsystemscandistributethe
drivingforcetothewheels.ActivateDTCDy#j namicTractionControlifavailable.
Afteratriponpoorroads
Afteratriponpoorroads,checkwheelsandtires
fordamagetomaintaindrivingsafety.Clear heavysoilingfromthebody.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentailgateprotrudesfromthevehicleand canendangeroccupantsandothertrafficpar#j ticipantsordamagethevehicleintheeventof
anaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.In
addition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sin#j
terior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgassystem,whiledriving.Contactwiththeexhaust
gassystemcancauseburns.Thereisariskof
injury.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassys#j tem,includingtheexhaustpipe.
Warning
Ifcombustiblematerials,suchasleavesor
grass,comeincontactwithhotpartsoftheex#j
haustgassystem,thesematerialscanignite.
Thereisariskoffireandinjuries.Donotre#j movetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapply
undercoatingtothem.Makesurethatnocom#j
bustiblematerialscancomeincontactwithhot
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vehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleorduring
parking.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescanin#j
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual
interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthe
car'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater Generalinformation
Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDeactivateAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum19.6inches/50cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwa#j
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompart#j ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxi#j mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithanAntilockBraking
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatre#j
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrak#j ingSystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,func#j
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
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curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Pedalfeelwhendrivingoff Afterturningonthedrive-readystatefromthe
idlestate,thepedalmayfeelunusual,short
pedaldistance.Afterthebrakepedalhasbeen fullyreleased,thepedalwillfeelasusualagain.
Drivinginwetconditions Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,gen#j
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother
traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills
Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffi#j
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskof
accident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingef#j fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassis#jtance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j
neaththevehicle.
Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation
Installationonlypossiblewithroofrack.
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Loading Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe
vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloadsandtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismain#j
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssun#j
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebot#j
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetailgate.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Warning
ThevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinMSport ormotorsporttypecompetition.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.DonotusethevehicleforMSport
ormotorsporttypecompetitions.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
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TrailertowingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Thepermissibletrailerloads,axleloads,drawbar nodeweights,andthepermissiblegrossvehicle
weightarespecifiedinthetechnicaldata.
Thevehicleisequippedwithanenhancedsus#j
pensionsystemontherearaxleand,depending onthevehicletype,withamorepowerfulcooling
system.
Whenthetrailerpowersocketisinuse,thevehi#j clewillberaisedorloweredtothenormallevel
automatically.Theadjustmenttothenormallevel
canoccurwhenthetrailerpowersocketisplug#j
gedinorwhendrivingoff.
Beforedriving
Drawbarnoseweight
Themaximumloadofthetowingvehicleislow#j eredbytheweightofthetrailerhitchandthe
drawbarnoseweight.Thedrawbarnoseweight
increasesthevehicleweight.Donotexceedthe
approvedgrossvehicleweightofthetowingve#j hicle.
Loading
Distributecargoasevenlyaspossibleonthe
cargoarea.
Stowtheloadaslowandclosetothetraileraxle
aspossible.Alowcenterofgravityinthetrailer
increasesthedrivingsafetyoftheentirevehicle-
trailercombination.
Donotexceedtheapprovedgrossvehicle
weightofthetrailerandthepermissibletrailer
loadofthevehicle.Thesmallervalueappliesin
eachcase.
Tireinflationpressure
Notethetireinflationpressureofthevehicleand
trailer.
Forthevehicle,thetireinflationpressurefor higherloadsapplies.
Forthetrailer,thespecificationsofthemanufac#j
turerapply.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressurespecifications,referto
page 360.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,initializetheFlatTire Monitor.
Additionalinformation:
Run-flattires,refertopage 381.
Tirepressuremonitor Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressureor
hitching/unhitchingatrailer,resettheTirePres#j sureMonitor.
Additionalinformation:
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ExteriormirrorsExteriormirrors,whichallowthedrivertosee
bothrearcornersofthetrailer,areavailableas specialaccessoriesfromadealer#ssservicecen#j
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.
Powerconsumption
Generalinformation
Beforestartingtodrive,checkthefunctionofthe trailertaillights.
Keeptheactivationtimesoftheelectronicsys#j
tems/powerconsumersshortwhentowinga
campertosavethevehiclebatterypower.
Trailertaillights'xTurnsignals/brakelights:54wattsperside.'xRearlights:100wattsintotal.'xBackuplight:54wattsintotal.
Towingatrailer
GeneralinformationIfthetrailersocketisoccupied,somedriveras#j
sistancesystemsareunavailable,oravailabletoa
limitedextent.ACheckControlmessageisdis#j
playedwhereapplicable.
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotoccupied,somedriverassis#j
tancesystemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsor
maymalfunction.
Topreventmalfunctions,activatetrailertowing. Whenthetrailersocketisoccupiedortrailertow#j
ingisactivated,somedriverassistancesystems
areunavailable,oravailabletoalimitedextent.A
CheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhereap#j
plicable.
Additionalinformation:
Activatingtrailertowing,refertopage 349.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Dependingonthedesignandloadingoftrail#j
ers,theymaybeginswingingatspeedsex#j ceedingapprox.50mph/80km/h.Theremay
beariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoprop#j erty.
Adaptyourspeedwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Immediatelybrakeinthecaseofswinging.Ap#j
plynecessarysteeringcorrectionsascarefully
aspossible.
Warning
Thetireinflationpressuremustbeadjustedto theincreasedaxleloadintrailertowing.Driving
withtoolowtireinflationpressurecandamage thetires.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotexceedaspeedof60mph/100km/h.Increasethetireinflation
pressureofthetowingvehicleby0.2bar.Note themaximumpossibletireinflationpressurein#jdicatedonthetire.
Uphillgrades
Generalinformation Intheinterestofsafetyandtoavoidhinderingthesmoothflowoftraffic,thetowingoftrailersispermissibleonuphillgradesupto12%.
Ifhighertrailerloadsareapprovedatalaterpointintime,thegradientlimitis8%.
Startingonuphillgrades Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleasedwhentheacceleratorpedalisactivated.
Inordertopreventrollingbackduringstarting,
usetheparkingbrake.
1.Pullandreleaseswitchbeforestarting
off.
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Theparkingbrakeisset.2.Stepontheacceleratorpedalsufficientlyto
driveoff.
Hills
Avehicle-trailercombinationhasthetendencytoswingmorereadilyonhills.
Manuallyshiftdowntothenext-lowestgearbe#j foredrivingonahillanddrivedownhillslowly.
Trailerstabilizationcontrol
Concept
Thissystemsupportsthedriverinstoppingthe swingingofatrailer.
Thetrailerstabilizationcontroldetectsswinging
andautomaticallybrakesthevehiclequicklyto leavethecriticalspeedrangeandstabilizethevehicle-trailercombination.
Generalinformation Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinusebutatrailer
hasnotbeenhitched,thesystemcanbecome
activeincertaindrivingsituations,suchaswhen
usingabicyclerackwithlighting.
Functionalrequirement Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginningatapprox.40mph/65km/hwhileatrailerisbeingtowedandthetrailerpowersocketisinuse.
Systemlimits
Thesystemcannotinterveneornotintervenein timeinthefollowingsituations,forinstance:
'xIfatrailerjackknifessuddenly,forinstanceon
slipperyroadsorloosesurfaces.'xIfatrailerwithahighcenterofgravitytilts,be#j foreswingingisdetected.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeacti#jvatedorhasmalfunctioned.'xWhenthepowerconsumptionofatraileristoolow,forinstanceduetotaillightsinLEDtechnology,tobedetectedbythesystem.
Activatingtrailertowing
Concept
Whendrivingwithatrailerorloadcarrierandthe
trailersocketnotinuse,somedriverassistance systemsmayhavefunctionallimitationsormay
malfunction.Topreventmalfunctions,activate trailertowing.
Activating
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Trailermode"5."Trailermode"
Mountfortrailerhitch
Generalinformation
Themountforthetrailerhitchislocatedonthe rearofthevehicle.
Informationonsuitabletrailerhitchesisfoundon
theundersideofthemount,seearrow.
FollowtheMaintenanceInstructions,referto
page 416.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Contact withthehotcomponentscancauseburns.
Thereisariskofinjury.Donottouchhotcom#j
ponents.Donotperformworkinthevicinityof hotcomponentsuntilaftertheyhavecooled
down.
Removingthecover
Pullthecoveroutofthebackofthemount,and
stowitinthevehicle.
Trailerconnector
Thesocketislocatedtotheleftofthemountfor thetrailerhitch.
Fittingsfortrailersafetychain
Therearetwofittingsonthemountforthetrailerhitchforsecuringthetrailersafetychain.
Securethetrailersafetychaintothefittingsfor increasedsafetywhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ensurethatthetrailersafetychaincanmove
freelyandisnotdraggingontheground.
BrakeController
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveaBrakeControllerinstalledbyadealer's servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
InformationoninstallingaBrakeControllercan
beobtainedfromadealer'sservicecenteroran#j otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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