engine MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 Owner's Manual

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rof displa y4. Therang edis pla yeddoes not
indicat ea/x ed reduction inconsum ption. DD
YN YNAM
ICSELECT switch AMIC
SELECT switch FF
unction oft unction
ofthe D he
DYN YNAM
ICSELECT switch AMIC
SELECT switch *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. %
Depen dingontheengine andequipment, the
ve hicle hasdi.er entdrive pr og rams.
Use theDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itchto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams.
The drive pr og ram select edappear sin theinst ru-
ment displa y.
= Individu al
R Individual setting s
C Sport
R Continu estoo.er stability butwithaspor ty
se tup R
Allo wsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
sty le
R Onlysuit able forgood road cond itions, adr y
roa dsur face and aclear stretch ofroad
A Comfor t
R Comf ortable and economical driving
R Balance between traction andstability
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions
; Eco
R Onlyav ailabl efo rve hicles withaut omati c
tr ansmi ssion
R Particular lyeconomical driving
R Balance between traction andstability
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions
% The ESP®
se tting sin thedr ive pr og rams ;
and A aredesign edforst ability .Ther efor e,
ch oose oneofthese driving prog rams, espe-
ciall ywhen transpor tingroof loads, intrailer
oper ation andwhen theve hicle isfully loaded
or fully occupi ed. Depen
dingon thedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristics:
R Drive
- eng ineand transmi ssionmanag ement
- ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithada p h
ada ptiv tiv
edam e
dam ping adjus ping
adjustment tment
: :
sus pensi on
R Elec tric po we rst eer ing Selecting
t Selecting
the dr he
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram am
%
Depending ontheeq uipment, theve hicle is
eq uipp edwitheit her aswitc hor abut ton. 138138
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iving andparking

EC
Ostar t/s topfun ction isactiv ated aut omati-
call y.
% This functi onmust beactivated foreac huser
pr o/le separ ately. Onl ywhen this function is
activ ated will thedr ive pr og ram and ECO
st ar t/s topse ttin gfo rth epr ev ious journeybe
sa vedfo rth ere specti veuser pro/le. DisplaDispla
yingv ying
vehicle data ehicle
data Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle datais displ ayed. DisplaDispla
yingengin edat a ying
engin edat a Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Engine.
The engin edat ais displa yed.
% The actual (maximum) values that can beach-
ie ve dfo rengine outputandengine torq ue
ma yde viat efrom thecer ti/ed values within th
ecount ry-sp eci/c guidelin es forper missible
to ler ances (basis:UN-ECE No.85orcount ry-
speci/c guideli nes).
In0uencing variables that can in0uence this
ar e, forex am ple:
R Sealeve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outsi detemp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a-
tion. Thevalues forengine outputandengine
to rq ue sho wnonthemedia displayma yde vi-
at efrom theactual values. Calling
upt Calling
upthe fuel consum p he
fuel consum ption indicat tion
indicat or or
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumption.
The current and averag efuel consum ption is
displa yed. AA
ut ut
omatic tr omatic
transmission ansmission
DIRECT
SELECT lev DIRECT
SELECT lever er
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe DIRECT SELECT lev he
DIRECT SELECT lever er
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct gearshiTing
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyoueng ageth etransmission posi-
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo ueng ageth etransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat ast and-
st ill, alw aysdepr essthebr ak epedal
/r ml yand donotacceler ateat thesame
time. 140140
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iving andparking

#
Ifge arshiT recommen dation1appear sne xt
to thetransmission positiondisplay,shiT to
th ere commen dedgear. Using
kic Using
kickdo kdo
wn wn
#
Maxim umacceler Maxim
umacceler ation: atio
n:depr esstheacceler a-
to rpedal beyond thepr essur epoint.
To protect against engine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tr ansmission shiTsuptothene xt gear when maxi-
mum enginespeed hasbeen reac hed. Glide
mode funct ion Glide
mode funct ion *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Wi
th an ant icipat orydr ivi ng style, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The combustion engineisdisconnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neutr al.
R The trans missionpos itiondis pla y005B issh ow n
in green.
Glide mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing conditions
ar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; isselect ed.
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphil lor downhil lincl inesor tight cur ves.
R Youdo notdepr esstheacceler ator orbrak e
pedal (exc ep tfo rlight brak eapplications) .%
Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthecon-
ditions isno long erme t.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withA h
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC: ONIC:
when ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,
th eglide mode function isno tav ailabl e.
Glide mode canalso beprev ent edbythefo llo wing
par ame ters:
R Incline
R Downhi llgr adien t
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Tra1c situatio n
% Glide mode canbeend edbypressing asteer -
ing wheel paddle shiTer(/page143). 144144
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iving andparking

#
Beforeyo uopen thefuel /ller capor
ta ke hold ofthepum pnozzle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreating another electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notge tint oth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingproces s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama gecaused bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga solin eeng ine:
Ev en small amoun tsof thewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol .Yo ur
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE10 fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30,M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Do notuse diese lto refuel vehicles
wit haga solin eeng ine If
yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hon theve hicle. Other wise
fu el can entertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costs arehigh. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines draine d
com pletely. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefuel system due to
ove r/llin gth efuel tank #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso..
If to omuc hfuel hasbeen added due,for
ex am ple, toafa ulty /llingpum p: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Fuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnozzle #
Only/ll thefuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso.. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
% Donotget intoth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingproces s.Ot he rw ise, electr ostatic
ch arge could buildupagain.
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids andfuel. 146146
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iving and parking

Onl
yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased. 1
Fuel/ller 0ap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel /ller cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble 4
Fueltype
5 QRcode forre scue card #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel /ller 0ap1. #
Turn thefuel /ller capcount er-cloc kwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tfuel /ller capfrom aboveintobr ac ket
2 . #
Com pletely inser tth epum pnozzl eint oth e
ta nk /ller nec k,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnozzl e
switc heso.. #
Replace thecap onthe/ller neckand turn
cloc kwise untiliteng ages audibl y. #
Close fuel/ller 0ap1. PP
ar ar
king king
PP
ar ar
king t king
the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur y
caused byan insu1cie ntlysecur edvehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elypar kedsu1-
cient ly,it can rollawa yin an uncon troll ed way
eve nat asli ght downh illgradien t. #
Onuphil lor downhil lgr adien ts,turnth e
fr ont wheel sso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. #
Appl yth epar king brak e. #
Switc hth etransmission toposition 005D. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/recaused byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammab lemat erials suchas lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite. #
Park theve hicle sothat no 0ammable
mat erial can come intocont actwithho t
ve hicle compone nts. Dr
iving and parking
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cle
withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page142). #
Switc ho. theve hicle bypressing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly . #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan stilloper -
at eth eside windo wsand thepanor amicslid-
ing sunr oofforappr oximat elyfo ur minut esif
th edr iver's door isclosed. GarGar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener PrPr
og r og
ramming butt amming
buttons f ons
for t or
the g he
gar ar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yby becoming
tr apped whenopening andclosing a
ga rage door
When youoper ateor prog ram aga rage door
wit han integratedga rage door opener ,per -
sons canbecome trapped orstruckby the
ga rage door ifth ey stan dwi thin its rang eof
mo vement. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at nobo dyiswit hin
th era ng eof thega rage door's move-
ment. Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing thega rage
door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op andre ve rsing featur e
R Door swhic hconf orm to thecur rent U.S.
sa fety standa rds
Bef oreprog ramming thega rage door opener ,par k
th eve hicle outside thega rage .Mak esur eth at the
ve hicle isswitc hedonbut notst ar ted. R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The vehicle isswitc hedon.
R The vehicle hasnotbeen star ted.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailabl ewhen theve hicle isswitc hedon. Dr
iving and parking
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%
Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc harged, thefunc-
tion forde tectin gacollisi ononapar kedve hi-
cle isaut omati callydeact ivat ed tofacilit ate
th ene xt engine star t.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
De tection maybe restr icte din thefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, for
ex am ple, ifan out side mirroris torn o. orthe
paint isdamag edbyake y
R Animpac tocc ursat low spe ed
R The electric par king brak eis no tapp lied NNo o
t t
es on par es
on par king t king
the v he
vehi cle f ehi
cle for an e or
an ext xt
ende d ende
d
per per
iod iod
If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysu.er damag eth ro ugh disuse.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam-
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmi ssion: ansmi
ssion:Do notdis-
conn ectthe12 Vbatt eryev en ifth eve hicle isleT
idle fora lengt hyper iod. %
Further informatio ncan beobt aine dat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. SS
t t
andb andb
ymode (e y
mode (ext xt
ensi onoft ensi
onofthe st he
star t ar
ter batt er
batt er er
y's y's
per per
iod out ofuse) iod
out ofuse) SS
t t
andb andb
ymode funct ion y
mode funct ion
% This funct ion isno tav ailabl efo rall models.
If standb ymode isactiv ated, ener gyloss willbe
minimized during extended periodsof non-op era-
tion.
St andb ymode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The star terbatt eryis preser ved.
R The maximum non-oper ational timeappear sin
th emedia display.
R The conne ctionto onlin eser vices isint errup-
te d.
R The ATA(ant i-the Tala rm system) isno tav aila-
ble.
R The interior motionsenso rand tow- awa y
alar mfunct ionsar eno tav ailabl e.
R The funct ion forde tectin gcollisi onsona
par kedve hicle isno tav ailabl e. If
th efo llo wing conditions areful/lled ,st andb y
mode canbeactiv ated ordeactiv ated using the
multimed iasystem:
R The vehicle isswitc hedon.
R The vehicle hasnotbeen star ted.
Ex ceeding theve hicle' sdispl ayednon- oper ational
time maycause inconvenienc e;i.e. itca nno tbe
guar anteed that thestar terbatt erywill reliabl y
st ar tth eve hicle.
Char gethestar terbatt eryin thefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R The vehicle' snon -ope rational timemust be
ex tended .
R The BatteryCharge Insuffic ient forStandby
Mode message appear sin themedia display.
% Standb ymode isaut omati callydeact ivat ed
when theve hicle isswitc hedon.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gst atin
gst andb andb
ymode (par y
mode (parking king
t t
he v he
vehicle f ehicle
for an e or
an ext xt
end edper end
edper iod) iod)
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The engineisswitc hedo.. 154154
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iving and parking

If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ection desired
by thedr iver ,ESP ®
can stabilize theve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engineoutput isadap tedaccor dingtothe
situ ation .
ESP ®
is deacti vatedifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lamplights upcontinuousl yin theinst rument
clust er.
Obser vethefo llo wing points whenESP®
is deacti-
va ted:
R Driving stability willnolong erbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction controlissti llactiv e.
% When ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar estill assis -
te dby ESP ®
when braking.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp0as hes inthe
inst rument cluster,one orseveralwheels has
re ac hed itsgrip limit:
R Adaptth edr iving styleto suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather cond itions. R
Donotdeact ivat eESP ®
und eranycir cums tan-
ces .
R Onlydep ress theacceler ator pedal asfaras is
necessar y.
It ma ybe bes tto deactiv ateESP ®
in thefo llo wing
situations:
R When usingsnowch ains.
R Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthewheels result sin acutt ing
action ,whic henhan cestraction .
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamplights upcontinu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailabl edue toamalf unct ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Warning and indicat orlam ps(/ page386)
R Displa ymessa ges(/ page337)
ET ET
S/ 4ET S/
4ET S(Elect r S
(Elect roni cTr onic
Tractio nSy st actio
nSy stem) em)
ET S/ 4ET Stractio ncont rolis par tof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull awayand accel erateon a
slip peryro ad. ET
S/ 4ET Scan improve theve hicle' stractio nby
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wh eels arebr ak ed indivi dually if th ey
spin .
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istransf erredto thewheel
or wheels withtraction.
In0 uence In0
uence ofdr of
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
rams onESP ams
onESP ® ®
The drive prog rams enable ESP®
to adap tto dif-
fe re nt we ather and road cond itions aswellas the
dr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Dependin gon the
select eddrive pr og ram, theappr opriateESP ®
mode willbeactiv ated. Youcan select thedr ive
pr og rams using theDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch
(/ page 138). FF
unction ofESP unction
ofESP ® ®
Cr Cr
ossw indAssist ossw
indAssist ESP
®
Cr ossw indAssist detects sudden gustsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hicle
in thelane:
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assistisactiv eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mph(7 5km /h)
an d12 5mp h(2 00 km/h)wh en drivi ng
str aigh tah eador cornering slightl y. 158158
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iving andparking

R
IfAc tiveSt eer ing Assist isactiv ated and activ e
(/ page171).
R Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectl y.
R Ifyo uch ang elane sand vary your speed fre-
qu entl yin activ edr iving situations.
The ATTEN TIONASSIS Tdr ow sine ssoraler tness
assessmen tis rese tand restar tedwhen continu -
ing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle.
R Ifyo uunf asten your seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.tochang edr iver sor take a
br eak).
Se Se
ttin gA ttin
gATTENTION ASSIST TTENTION
ASSIST
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attent ionAssist
Se Se
ttin gop ttin
gop tions tions
#
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sug g Sug
ges est
ing ar ting
ares est
ar t
ar ea ea
#
Select SuggestRest Area. #
Activateor dea ctivateth efunction .
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tde tects fatigue or
incr easing lackof att ention, itsugg ests are st
ar ea inthevicinity . #
Select thesugg ested rest area .
Yo uar eguided totheselect edrest area . Spe
edcontr Spe
edcontrol cr ol
cruise contr ui
se control ol
FF
unc tion ofcr unc
tion ofcruise contr ui
se control ol
Cr uise control regula testh espeed totheva lue
select edbythedr iver .
If yo uacceler ateto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed spee dis no tde lete d. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal aTerovertaking ,
cr uise controlwill resume speed regula tion back
to thestor ed speed.
Yo ucan stor ean yspeed above15 mph
(20 km/h )up tothemaximum designspeed.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page155) . Mer Mer
cedes‑ cedes‑
AMGv AM
Gvehicles: ehicles:
Cruise controlis availa-
ble uptoamaximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h ).
Displa y Displa
ys in t s
in the Ins he
Inst r tr
ument Display ument
Display
R h (gra y): cruise control issele cted but not
yet activ ated.
R h (gre en): cruise contr olisactiv e.
A stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis-
pla y.
% The segm entsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upinthe
speedo meter.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr uis eco ntrol maybe una ble to maint ainthe
st or ed spee don uphillgr adien ts.The stor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adien tev ens out.
Chang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeonlongand
st eep downhil lgr adien ts.Take par ticular note of
th is when driving aladen vehicle. Bydoin gso, you
will mak euse oftheengine' sbr aking e.ect.This
re lie vesth eload onthebr ak esy stem and pre-
ve nts thebr ak es from overheating andwearing
to oqu ickl y. Dr
iving andparking
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Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hout asur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hasur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacles detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobst acles onthesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hit o..
R Youopen thedoor s.
ATer theengine isrestar ted, obst acles onthe
sides mustbe detected again beforeane wwa rn-
ing can beissued. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system limits forPa rking Assist PARK TRON IC
app lyto passiv eside impact protection.
The follo wing objects areno tde tected, forex am-
ple:
R Pedest rians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objects placednext to theve hicle
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gP atin
gPar ar
king Assis t king
Assis t
P P
AR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC usingt ONIC
usingthe mult imedi asy he
mult imedi asy st st
em em
* NO NO
TE TE
Risk ofan acciden tfr om objects at
close rang e Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICma yno tde tect
cer tain objects atclose rang e. #
Whe npar king orma neuv ering theve hi-
cle, paypar ticu larattent ion toany
obj ects whichar eabo veorbelo wthe
senso rs,e.g .0o we rpo tsor draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects could other -
wise bedamag ed. Dr
iving and parking
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