MERCEDES-BENZ EQB 2023 Owners Manual

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Turn tiresea lant bottle 9aqu artertur n
cloc kwise. #
Inser tth eplug of/ller hose 3insoc ket5
of tiresea lant bottle 9. #
Turn /lle rhose 3aqu artertur ncloc kwise. #
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve A onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw union nut4of/ller hose 3onto
va lve A. #
Inser tplug 7intoa12 Vsoc ketin your vehi-
cle. #
Turn theke yto position 0047intheignition lock. #
Press onand o.switch8 onthetir ein0 ation
com pressor .
The tirein0 ation compressor isswitc hedon.
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 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. Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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N N
O 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. 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)hasbeen att (2.0
bar/29 psi)hasbeen 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. &
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 ). #
The stickerwit hde tails ofthemaximum per-
missible speedmustbea1x edtotheinst ru-
ment clusterwher eit can beeasil yseen by
th edr iver .
* 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. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Pull awa Pull
awayimme diat y
imme diately. el
y. #
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. 300300
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The
brak ing and driving 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). #
Correct thetir epr essur eif it is still atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).SeetheTire and
Loadi ngInformatio nplacar don theB‑pillar on
th edr iver's side orthetir epr essur eta ble in
th efuel /ller 0apforva lues.
Incr Incr
easing t easing
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur e essur
e #
Switc hon thetir ein0 ation compressor .
Decr Decr
easing t easing
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur e essur
e #
Remo vethetir esealant bottle from thetir e
in0 ation compressor . #
Inser tth e/ller hose inthesoc ketof thetir e
in0 ation compressor andturnit aqu artertur n
cloc kwise. #
Press pressur ere lease buttonC next to
manome terB.
When t When
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
eis cor r e
is cor rect ect
#
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
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 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. &
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. Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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#
Keep childr enawa yfrom thebatt ery. #
Immedi atelyrinse battery acid o.thor -
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medical attention immediat ely. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environmen tal
damag edue 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.
If yo udo notwa nttouse theve hicle fora long
per iod oftime, consult aqua li/ed specialist work-
shop. NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the high- v he
high- volt olt
ag ag
ebatt e
batt ery er
y &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexplosion from excessiv e
int ernal pressur eof thehigh-v oltagebat-
te ry
Flammable gasma yescape andignite in the
eve ntofave hicle /re. #
Stop thech argin gpr ocess immed iately
in case ofunu sual odors,smok eor bur n
mar ks. 302302
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#
Leavethedang erzone immediat ely.
Sec ureth edang erzone atasu1cien t
dist ance. #
Call the/r ebr igade. Obser
vetheno teson chargin gth ehigh-v oltage
batt ery(/ page158). 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. NNo 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. *
N NO O
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. Br
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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 lampsintheins trument
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-
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. 304304
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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. 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 #
Onlyha ve star ting assist an ce pro vided bya
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop, e.g.an aut hor -
ize dMer cedes- BenzCen ter. #
Onlyha ve thebatt erych arge dat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop, e.g.an aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. RR
eplacing t eplacing
the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y #
Onlyha ve thebatt eryre placed ataqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop, e.g.at an aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the per he
per mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag efrom automati cbr aking If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist To
avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash 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.
If yo uno tice that theve hicle haslostcoolan t,do
no tha ve itto we daw ay.Ha ve theve hicle transpor -
te dins tead.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
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VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withfr h
front wheel dr ont
wheel drive iv
e PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km) at30 mph
(50 km/h )*,onl yfo rw ards
wit hth edr iver inthecoc kpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km)*at 30 mph(5 0km /h)
Re ar axle
ra ised No*The
towing rang eca nbe signi/c an tly lo we r
depending ontheactiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
en vironment alconditions. 4MA 4MA
TICv TIC
vehicles ehicles
PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km) at30 mph
(50 km/h )*,onl yfo rw ards
wit hth edr iver inthecoc kpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang eca nbe signi/c an tly lo we r
depending ontheactiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
en vironment alconditions. 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 (/page305). #
Mak esur eth at the12 Vbatt eryis connect ed
and charge d. Obser
vethefo llo wing points whenthe12 Vbat-
te ry isdisconnect edordisc harged:
R The drive sy stem canno tbe star ted
R The electric par king brak eca nno tbe released
or applied
R The transmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition
005C or005D
In thefo llo wing situations, onlytranspor tingthe
ve hicle isper mitt ed:
R Ifth etransmission cannotbe shiTed to005C
R Ifth e12 Vbatt eryis disconnect edordis-
ch arge d
R Ifth edispla yin theins trument clusterisno t
wo rking
R Ifth eá TowingNot Permitted SeeOper-
ator's Manua lmessag eis displa yed
R Ifth e00BD Check CoolantLevel SeeOpera-
tor's Manua lmessag eis displa yed
R Ifth e0080 StopSwitch OffVehicle message
is displa yed 306306
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Insuc hcases, transpo rttheve hicle
(/ page308).
* 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. #
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(/ page345) .
T T
o o
wing awa wing
awayt y
the v he
vehic le ehic
le #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page309). #
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
(/ page74). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page89). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page204). #
ShiTthetransmission toposition 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Remain inthecoc kpit during towing and
obser vethedispla ymessag es. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while itis bein g
to we d. #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ;th etransmission willother -
wise automati callyshiT to005D . &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due tolimit 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.. Br
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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. #
Insuc hcases ,do notto w theve hicle. #
Transpo rttheve hicle (/page308) .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive sy stem due to
incor rect towing The
vehicle mayno tbe towe din 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. #
Insuc hcases ,do notto w theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toexcessiv etractiv e
po we r If
yo upull awayshar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pullawa yslo wly and smoo thly. Loading
t Loading
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor tr or
transpo rt anspo
rt #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e305). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005C.
% The transmission maybe lockedin position
005D intheev ent ofdamag eto theelectr ics.To
shiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon-boar delectr ical
sy stem withpo we r(/ page305). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withadap h
adap tiv tiv
edam e
dam ping adjus ping
adjustmen t tment
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withadap tivedam ping
adju stmen t
When transpo rting vehicles withadap tive
dam pingadju stmen t,theve hicle/ trailer com-
bin ation maybeg into rock and star tto skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
speed of35 mph(6 0km /h)wh en tran s-
po rting. 308308
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