MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2022 Owners Manual

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Push theplug ofhose 5into0an ge6 oftire
sealant bottle 1until theplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 1head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve 7 onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw /lling hose 8onto valve 7. #
Inser tplug 4intoa12 Vsoc ketin your vehi-
cle. #
Switchon theve hicle. #
Switchon thetir ein0 ation compressor using
On/ O.switc h3.
The tireis in0 ated. Firs t, tir esea lant ispum-
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ie0y rise
to appr oximat ely500 kPa(5.0 bar/73 psi).
Do no Do
notswitc t
switc h h
o. o.
t t
he tir he
tire e
in0 ation in0
ation com com
pr pr
essor essor
dur dur
ing t ing
this phas e! his
phas e! #
Letth etir ein0 ation compressor runfo ra max-
imum oftenminut es.
The tiresh ould then have attaine datir epr es-
sur eof atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/ 29psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo uclean the
a.ect edarea asquickl yas possible. Itis prefer a-
ble touse clean water.
If yo uget tiresea lant onyour clo thing, have it
cleaned assoon aspossible withper chlor oethy-
lene.
If, If,
aTer aTer
t t
en minut en
minut es,atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasno (2.0
bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen att t
been attained: ained:
#
Switc ho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. Please
note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
unscr ewing the/lling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wly for
appr oximat ely33 T(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
ATer amaximum oftenminut esthetir epr es-
sur emust beatleast 200kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gac hie ved
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
aTer thespeci/ed time,thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotre pair the
tir ein this inst ance.
The braking charact eristics aswellas thedr iv-
ing charact eristics maybe gre atlyim pair ed. #
Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. If,If,
aTer aTer
t t
en min ut en
min utes, atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/ 29psi) hasbeen att (2.0
bar/ 29psi) hasbeen attaine d: aine
d: #
Switcho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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#
Uns crew the/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from driving
wit hsealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristics and isno t
suit able forhigher speeds. #
Adaptyo ur driving styleaccor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotex ceed themaximum speedlimit
wit hatir eth at has been repair edusing
tir esealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfora
tir esealed withtir esealant 50mph
(80 km/h ).
* N NO O
TE TE
Staini ngcaused byleaking tireseal-
ant ATer
use,excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om the/lling hose. #
Ther efor e, place the/lling hoseinthe
plastic bagthat cont ainedth eTIREFIT
kit. +
ENVI
R ENVI
RONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
pollution causedbyenvironment allyirre -
sponsi bledisposal Ti
re sealan tcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Pull awayimme diately. #
Stop drivin gaTer approximat elyte nminut es
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
in0 ation compressor .
The tirepr essur emust nowbe atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gatt aine d
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadl ydamag ed.The tiresealant
canno tre pair thetir ein this inst ance.
The braking anddriving charact eristics maybe
gr eatl yim pair ed. #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. In
cases suchas theone mentioned above,con-
ta ct an aut hor izedMer cedes-B enzCent er.Or call
1-80 0-FOR -MERCedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). #
T T
o incr o
incr ease t ease
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
switc hon the
tir ein0 ation com press or. 280280
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eak down assistance

#
T T
o r o
reduce t educe
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
press pressur e
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ewthe
/lli ng hose from theva lve of thesealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pullth etir esealant bottle outofthetir ein0 a-
tion compressor .
The /lling hosestay son thetir esealant bottle. #
Drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
/lling hosereplaced ther e. BattBatt
er er
y(v y
(v ehicle) ehicle)
NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetowo rk
car ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restr ictfun ctions releva nt forsaf etysy s-
te ms and impair theoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle.
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R When braking
R Intheev ent ofabr uptst eer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle' sspeed isno t
adap tedto thero ad cond itions #
Intheev ent ofashor tcir cuit orasimilar
incident, contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop immed iately. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alwaysha ve workon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. R
Further informatio non ABS(/ page159)
R Further informatio non ESP ®
(/ page159)
Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes- Benzre commen ds
th at youonl yuse batteries whic hha ve been tes-
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz.
All v All
vehi clesex ehicles
excep cep
tv t
vehicles wit ehicles
withalit h
alithium-i onbat- hium-i
onbat-
t t
er y er
y &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec-
tr ost atic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite th ehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtu reinthebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelect rostat ic ch arge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandl ingthebatt ery. The
highly0amma blegasmixtu reiscreat edwhile
th ebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin gassis-
ta nce. Br
eak down assist anc e
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGDang erofchemical burnsfrom
th ebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaustic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinhale batteryga ses. #
Keep childr enawa yfrom thebatt ery. #
Immedi atelyrinse battery acid o.thor -
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medical attention immediat ely. All
v All
vehi cles ehi
cles
+ EN
VIR EN
VIRON MEN T ON
MEN TAL NO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
dam agedue toimproper disposa lof bat-
te ries Batt
eries cont ainpollut ants. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironment allyre sponsi blemann er.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop ortoacolle ction
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todisconnect the12 Vbatt ery, con-
ta ct aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Com plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protectiv e
measur eswhen handling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fi
re ,open 0ames andsmokin gar e
pr ohibi tedwhen handling thebatt ery.
Av oid creating sparks. Electr
olyte or batt eryacid iscor rosiv e.
Av oid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. Wearsuit able protectiv e
clo thing, inpar ticular gloves, an apr on and
afa ce mask .Immediat elyrinse
elec trol yte or acid spl ashes o.with
cle an water. Consult adoct orifneces-
sar y. We
arsaf etygl asses. Ke
ep childr enawa y. Obser
vethis Oper ator's Manual.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo udo notint end touse
th eve hicle over an extended period oftime :
R Activatestandb ymode .
R Alternativ ely: conn ectthebatt eryto abatt ery
ch arge rappr ovedby Mer cedes-Be nzorcon-
sul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop todiscon-
nect thebatt ery. 282282
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NN
o o
t t
es on st es
on star ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 he
12
V batt V
batt ery er
y All
v All
vehicles ehicles
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star ting
assist ance, alwaysuse thejum p-st artconnection
point intheengine compartment.
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto thebatt eryfrom over-
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabatt erych arge rwit hout
a maximum chargin gvo ltag e, thebatt eryor
th eon-boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamaxi-
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion duetoigniting
hy drog en gas
If th er eis ashor tcir cuit orspar ksstar tto
fo rm when chargin gabatt ery, ther eis adan-
ge rof thehy drog en gasign iting . #
Take car eth at thepositiv ete rm inal ofa
connect edbatt erydoes notcome into
cont actwithve hicle parts. #
Neverplace metalobjects ortools ona
batt ery. #
When connecting anddisconnecting the
batt ery, alw aysobser vetheseq uence of
batt eryte rm inals descr ibed. #
Alwaysta ke car eto conn ectonlybatt ery
te rm inals ofidentical polaritywhen jump
st ar ting ave hicle. #
Duringstar tin gassis tance, itis ess entia l
to obser vetheseq uence describedfor
conn ectingand discon nectingthe
jum per cable s. #
Donotco nnec tor dis connec tth ebat-
te ry term inals while theengine isrun-
ning. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion duetoamix-
tur eof explosiv ega ses
A mixtu reofexplosiv ega ses can escape from
th ebatt erydur ing chargin gand jump star tin g. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tve ntila -
tion. #
Donotst and overth ebatt ery. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion from afrozen
batt ery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era-
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezin gpoint.
Dur ingstar ting assist anceorbatt erych argin g,
batt eryga scan bereleased. #
Alwaysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star ting assis -
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheinst rument
clust erdo notlight upatlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas frozen.
In this case youma yneit her jump-st artth eve hi-
cle nor charge thebatt ery.
The service life of abat tery that has been thawe d
ma ybe dramaticall yshor tened. Thestar ting char- Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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act
eristics maybe impair ed,especi allyat low
te mp eratur es.
It is recommen dedthat youha ve ath awe dbatt ery
ch eckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
All v All
vehicle s ehicle
s
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bynume rous or
ex tended attem ptsto star tth eengine Numer
ousorextended attem ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extended attem pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing points during star ting assis -
ta nce and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harging
cables withasu1cient cross-section and
insulat edterm inal clam ps.
R Non-in sulatedpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
must notcome intocont actwithot her metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable is
connect edtothebatt ery/jum p-startcon-
nection point.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustnot
come intocont actwithan ypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning.
R Alwaysmak esur eth at nei ther younor thebat-
te ry iselectr ostaticall ych arge d.
R Keep awa yfrom /reand open 0ames.
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points when
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc-
tion sbef orech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points during
st ar ting assist ance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonl ybe prov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jump star t
de vice swit hanomi nalvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h. R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withag h
agasoline engine: asoline
engine: jump-st artth e
ve hicle onlywhen theengine andexhaus tsy s-
te m arecold. SS
t t
ar ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y RR
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmiss ion: ansmiss
ion:The
tr ansmiss ionisin position 005D.
R The vehicle andallelect rical consume rsare
switc hedo..
R The hood isopen . 284284
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eakdo wnassis tance

Ex
am ple: enginecom partment #
Slid eco ver1 ofPOSITIVE contact2onthe
jum p-st arting connec tionpoi ntinthedir ection
of thear ro w. #
Connect POSITIVE contact2onyour vehicle
to thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor battery
using thejum per cable/c harging cable. Alw
aysbegi nwit hPOS ITIVE contact2on
yo ur ow nve hicle /rst. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
star tth eengine of
th edonor vehicle andrunat idle speed. #
Conne cttheneg ativete rm inal ofthedonor
batt eryand ground point 3ofyour ow nve hi-
cle byusing thejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor battery/r st. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
star tth eengine of
yo ur ow nve hicle. #
Dur Dur
ingt ing
the c he
char har
gingpr gin
gpr ocess: ocess:
star tth ech arg-
ing process. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
letth eengines run
fo rse veralminut es. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
beforedisconnect-
ing thejum per cable, switchon anelectr ical
consumer onyour ow nve hicle, e.g.th ere ar
wind owheat eror lightin g.
When thestar ting assist ance/c harging process is
com plete,per form thefo llo wing steps: #
Firs t, re mo vethejum per cable/c harging cable
fr om ground point 3and theneg ativete rm i- nal
ofthedonor battery, then POSITIVE con-
ta ct 2 and thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor
batt ery. Begin each time withth econt acts on
yo ur ow nve hicle /rst. #
ATer remo vingth ejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofPOSITIVE contact
2.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop. RR
eplaci ngt eplaci
ngthe 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y #
Obser vetheno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page281).
Mer cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop, e.g.at an aut hor izedMer cedes- Benz
Cen ter.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa nttoreplace
th ebatt eryyo urself:
R Alwaysre place afa ulty batterywit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespeci/c vehicle requ ire-
ments. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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The
vehicle iseq uipp edwithan AGMtech nol-
ogy battery (Absor bentGlass Mat)or alith-
ium -ionbatt ery. Fu llve hicle funct ionalityis
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbat tery or lith-
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes-
Ben zre commen dsthat youonl yuse batteries
whic hha ve been tested andap pro vedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Be nz.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo w/tting sor term inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alw ayscon-
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery. Ins
tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con-
nect edinthesame way. TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods (nonplug-inh hods
(nonplug-inhybr ybr
id) id)
Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dstranspor tingyo ur
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rather than
to wing itawa y.
Fo rto wing ,use ato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axles onthegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing
wit hsteer ing wheel locking
When thesteer ing wheel locking iseng aged,
yo ucan nolong ersteer theve hicle. #
Alwaysswitc hon theve hicle when tow-
ing withato w rope ortow bar . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. 286286
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PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
VV
ehicle eq ehicle
equipme nt/t o uipme
nt/t owing met wing
method hod
Bo
t Bo
th axles ont h
axles onthe gr he
ground ound FF
r r
ont axle r ont
axle raised aised RR
ear axle r ear
axle raised aised
Ve hicles withaut omati ctransmi s-
sion Ye
s,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) Ye
s,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h)
4MA TIC ve hicles Yes,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) No
NoTT
o to o
to w wit w
wit har h
araised axle: aised
axle:towing should beper -
fo rm ed byato wing company. TT
o o
wing t wing
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
withbo t h
bo th axles ont h
axles onthe gr he
ground ound
#
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page286). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis connect edand
ch arge d. Obser
vethefo llo wing points whenthebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The vehicle cannotbe star ted
R The electric par king brak eca nno tbe released
or applied
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmiss ion: ansmiss
ion:The
tr ansmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition 005C
or 005D.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Ifth e
tr ansm ission canno tbe shiTed toposition 005C or
ifth edispla ydoes notsho wan ything,
tr anspor tth eve hicle (/page289) .A towing
ve hicle withliTi ng equipme ntisrequ ired for
ve hicle transpo rtatio n.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue totowing away at
ex cessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis-
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen towing
at excessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong distan-
ces. Br
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#
Atowing speed of30 mph(5 0km /h)
mu stno tbe exceeded. #
Atowing distance of30 mile s(50 km)
must notbe exceeded. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe dawa y
is hea vier than theper missible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llo wing situations can
occur :
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmay
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star ting ortowing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we dawa yex ceeds theper missible
gr oss mass. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe dawa y,its
per missible gross mass mustnotex ceed theper -
missible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Informatio non theper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle identi-
/cation plate(/ page329) . #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmi ssion: ansmi
ssion:Do not
open thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ;th etransmission other wise automati -
call yshiTs toposition 005D. #
Inst alltheto wing eye(/ page290). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page72). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page86). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page181). #
V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission: ansm
ission: ShiTto
position 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein thefo llo wing situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signi/cantl y
mor ee.or tma ybe requ ired tosteer and
br ak eth an isnor mall yre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreel ybe fore towing theve hicle
awa y. 288288
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