MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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Press and hold button 1until youh ear a
clic kfollo wedbyt he mir rora udibly engaging
in position.
The mir rorh ousing willn owbe engaged and
yo uw ill be able toadjus tthe outside mir rors
as normal.
Heatin gthe outside mir rors
Ve hicles without arear windo wheater: at
te mp eratures belo w59°F (15°C), them irror
heater will automaticall yswitc honp ermanently
once thee ngine has been star ted.
Ve hicles with arear windo wheater: attemp er‐
atures belo w59°F (15°C), them irro rh eater will
automatically switc honfortenm inuteso nce the
engine has been star ted. The mir rorh eater can
also be switched on toget her wit hthe rear win‐
do wh eater. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel
fo rt he air conditioning.
The indicator lam ponthe006C button lights
up and them irro rh eater switches on toget her
wit hthe rear wind owheater. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror #
Fold anti-glar elever 1inthed irection of the
ar row. Operating sun visors #
Glar efromf ront: fold sun visor 1down‐
wa rds. #
Glar efromt he side: swivels un visor 1to
th es ide. Light and vision
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Overvie
wofclimatecontrol sy stems Overvie
wofdual-zone automatic clima tecontrol 1
Sets thet emperatur e(/pag e93)
0085 Defrosts thew indshield
2 004E Switches ther ear air conditioning sys‐
te mo n/off
3 008F Adjusts thea ir distribution
(/ page93)
0061 Defrosts thew indshield
4 0073 Switches air-recirculation mode on/o ff
( / pag e94)
5 0097 Setsthea irflow ( /pag e93)
0085 Defrosts thew indshield
6 005A Switches cooling wit hair dehumidifica‐
tion on/o ff (/ pag e92)
7 006C Switches ther ear windo wheater and
mir rorh eater on/of f(/pag e95) 90
Climat econtrol

Overvie
wof3-zone automatic climat econtrol 1
Sets thet emperatur eonthe leftand at the
re ar (for vehicles wit hrear air conditioning
sy stem only) (/ page93)
2 0058 Switches on automatic mode
(/ page92)
3 0064 Defrosts thew indshield (/ page94)
4 0097 Increases air flow ( /pag e93)
5 0054 Setsthea ir distribution (/ page93)
6 Display
7 0073 Switches air-recirculation mode on/o ff
( / pag e94)
8 004E Switches controls torear air condition‐
ing sy stem (secon dmenu le vel)
9 Sets thet emperatur eontheright and at the
re ar (for vehicles wit hrear air conditioning
sy stem only) (/ page93)
A 0 Switches synchronization on/o ff
( / pag e94)
B 005A Switches cooling wit hair dehumidifica‐
tio no n/of f(/pag e92)
C 0095 Reduces air flow ( /pag e93)
D 006C Switches ther ear windo wheater and
mir rorh eater on/of f(/pag e95)
E 004B Switches residualh eat utilization
on/of f(/ pag e95) Operating climat
econtrol sy stems Switching
thec lima tecontrol sy stem on/off Fr
ont heating or dual-zone automatic clima te
control
If climat econtrol is swit ched off, thea ir supply
and circulation will also be switched off. Use this
setting onl yfor ab rief period. Otherwise ,the win‐
do ws could fogu p. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe 0097 airflow control
to level 0047 or higher. #
Toswitc hoff:turnthe 0097 airflow control
to level 005A.
Fr ont 3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Toswitc hon:press the0058 button.
The indicator lam ponthe0058 button will
light up. Climat econt rolw ill automaticall ybe
re gulated according tothes ettemp erature.
or #
Press the0097 button and se tablowe rset‐
ting.
The blo wersettings willbes hown onthed is‐
pla yasab ar graph. #
Toswitc hoff:press the0095 button and
th en press it again once thel owest blower
setting has been reached.
The operatin gunit displa ywill go off. Climat
econtrol 91

Re
ar dual-zone automatic climat econtrol #
Switc hont he dual-zone automatic climate
contro l. #
Toswitc hon:press the004E button on the
air conditioning operatin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
light up when ther ear climat econtrol is
swit ched on. The settings fort emperature,
air flow and, if arear compartment air condi‐
tionin gsystemisi nstalled, air distribution will
be adop tedf or ther ear compartment climate
control.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol ,rear com‐
partment #
Switc hont he 3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol.
To switc hon: #
Press the004E button on thea utomatic cli‐
mat econt rolo peratin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
fl ash. The operatin gunit displa ywill sho wthe
second menu le velfor thet emperatur eand
air flow setting of ther ear air conditioning sys‐
te m. #
Press the0097 button and se tablowe rset‐
ting fort he rear climat econtrol.
The blo wersettings willbes hown onthed is‐
pla yasab ar graph. The rear air conditioning
sy stem will be switched on. #
If necessar y,se tthe temp eratur efor ther ear
climat econtrol usin gthe temp eratur econ‐
trol.
The displa ywill sho wthe selected rear com‐
partment temp erature.
If yo udon otsetan ew va lue within appr ox‐
imatel yten seconds, theo perating unit display
will retur ntot hefirs tm enu le velfor thea uto‐
matic climat econt rols ettings .The indicator lamp
on the 004E button will light up continuousl y.
% The air distribution settinga
pplies bothtothe
automatic climat econtrol and tother ear air
conditioning sy stem and cann otbe se tsepa‐
ra tely fort he two. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004E button on the
automatic climat econtrol operatin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
fl ash. The operatin gunit displa ywill sho wthe
second menu le velfor thet emperatur eand
air flow setting of ther ear air conditioning sys‐
te m. #
Press the0095 button and then press it again
once thel owest blowersetting has been
re ached.
The operatin gunit displa ywill go of fand the
re ar air conditioning sy stem will be switched
off.
If yo udon otsetan ew va lue within appr ox‐
imatel yten seconds, theo perating unit display
will retur ntot hefirs tm enu le velfor thea uto‐
matic climat econt rols ettings .The indicator lamp
on the 004E button will go out.
% When
thev ehicle is star ted, thec limat econ‐
trol settings mos trecently selected will be
adop teda utomaticall y. Switching
theA /C function on/off Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
R The engine is running.
Whe nthe "Cooling wit hair dehumidification"
function is switched on, thea ir inside thev ehicle
is cooled and dehumidified according tothet em‐
peratur eselected.
Fo r3 -zone automatic clima tecontrol, thef unc‐
tion fora utomatic clima tecontrol settings can be
acti vatedord eactivated onl yonthefirs tm enu
le ve l. If youdon otsetan ew va luefort he rear
compartment climat econtrol on thes econd
menu le velw ithin appr oximatel yten seconds, the
control panel displa ywillgob acktot hefirst
menu le vel. #
Press the005A button.
The indicator lam ponthe005A button will
light up when thef unction is switched on.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupm ore
qu ickl y.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of am alfunction. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol
When 3-zone automatic climat econtrol is in auto‐
matic mode ,the se ttemperatur ewill automati‐ 92
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cally be
kept cons tant. The sy stem automatically
re gulates thet emperatur eofthe dispensed air,
th ea irflow and thea ir distribution.
Au tomatic mode fora utomatic clima tecontrol
settings can be acti vatedord eactivated onl yon
th ef irst menu le vel. If youdon otsetan ew va lue
fo rt he rear-compartment climat econtrol in the
second menu le velw ithin appr oximately tens ec‐
onds ,the contro lpanel displa ywill go bac ktothe
fi rs tm enu le vel. #
Setthe desired temp eratur e(/pag e93). #
Toswitc hautomatic mode on/off: press
the 0058 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0058 button
lights up, automatic mode is switched on. Air‐
fl ow and air distribution ar eregulated auto‐
matically .The "defros twindshield" function is
switched off.
If yo ud eactivat eautomatic mode, thea utomatic
climat econt rolw ill sa vethec urrent settings.
In au tomatic mode, if youa djus tthe air flow or air
distribution manually ,the indicator lam pabove
the 0058 button will go out. The function that has
no tb een changed manuall y,ho we ver,will con‐
tinue tobe regulated automatically. Information on
thea ir distribution settings In all air distributio
nsettings ,the side windo ws
ar es upplie dwitha ir via thes ide air vents topre‐
ve nt them from fogging up.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
009C Direct
sairto thec enter and side air vents
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
0087 Direct
sairto thed efros ter,center and
sid ea irve nts
008F Directs ai
rtothe defros ter,center ,side
and foot we llve nts
0086 Directs ai
rtothe defros tera nd foot we ll
ve nts
009C Directs ai
rtothe center and side air vents
009F Directs ai
rtothe center ,side and foot we ll
ve nts
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Press the009C ,009B and/or 0061button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinabutton lights up, the
air is directed tothec orresponding air vents.
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol #
Press the0054 0063or0054 0064button to
se tthe air distribution.
The contro lpanel displa yshows th ecorre‐
sponding air distribution symbol. Setting
thea irflow Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe air flow
control clockwise or counter-clockwise tothe
desired le vel(/ pag e90).
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: thes etlevel
will also be adop tedf or ther ear compartment.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Toincrease or decrease: pressthe0097 or
0095 button.
The cont rolp anel displa ywill sho wthe air flow
control setting as abargraph.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe air flow fort he rear compart‐
ment. When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe air flow. Setting
thet em peratu re Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe temp era‐
tur ec ont rolc oun ter-clockwise or clockwise
(/ page 90).
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an se tthe temp eratur eseparately fort he
driver's and front passenger sides. In vehicles Climat
econtrol 93

wit
hrear climat econtrol, thet emperatur efor the
re ar compartment can also be set. Eac hsettem‐
peratur eisautomatically maintained at acon‐
st ant le vel. #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe cor re‐
sponding temp eratur econt rolc oun ter-clock‐
wise or clockwise (/ page 91).
The control panel displa yshows thes ettem‐
peratur efor thel eftorr ight side at the
re spectiv eedgeoft he displa y.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe temp eratur efor ther ear com‐
partment .When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe temp erature. Switching
thes ynchronization function
on/off Requ
irements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automa ticc limat econtrol
The temp eratur ecan be se tcent rallyu sing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting fort he driver's side will then be adop tedf or
th ef ront passenger side and, in vehicles wit hrear
climat econtrol, ther ear compartment as well. #
Press the0 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0 button
lights up, thef unction is switched on. The dis‐
pla yw illthen sho wthe temp eratur eseton
th ed rive r's side fort he front passenger side.
The synchronization function will switc hoffifthe
te mp eratur esetting fort he front passenger side
or fort he rear compartment is altered. The indi‐
cator lam ponthe0 button will go out. Defrosting
thew indshield Heating or dual-zone automatic clima
tecon‐
trol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it take sf or thew indshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Ifth ew indo wsaref ogged up: switc hoffair-
re circulation mode (/ page 94). #
Turn thet emperatur econt rola nd air flow con‐
trol tothe 0085 position (/ page90). #
Select the0061 position fora ir distribution
(/ page93).
Onl ythe indicator lam ponthe0061 button
will light up. #
Vehicles wit hheating: close thec enter air
ve nt (/ page 95). #
Vehicles wit hair conditioning: switc honthe
"Cooling wit hair dehumidification "function
(/ page92).
3-zone au tomatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it takesfort he windshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Press the0064 button.
The temp erature, air flow and air distribution
will be regulated automaticall y.Air-reci rcula‐
tio nm odew ill be deactivated.
When youe nable automatic mode, the" Defrost
windshield" function will switc hoffautomaticall y.
When yous wit ch offt he "Defros twindshield"
function, thep reviou ssettings fora utomatic cli‐
mat econtrol willbea ppliedagain.
No tethef ollowing exceptions:
R Air-recirculation mode will remain switched
off.
R Ifth eA /C function has been automatically
activated, it will remain active. Switching air-recirc
ulation mode on/off Dual-zone or 3-zone automatic climat
econ‐
trol
When air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hona ir-
re circulation mode only brief ly. #
Press the0073 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0073 button
lights up, air-recirculation mode is switched
on. 94
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Air-reci
rculation mod ewill automaticall yswit ch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol and navigatio nonly)
Af tera pproxima tely 30 minutes, outside air will
auto matical lybe introduced again.
Air-recirculation mode will automaticall yswitch
of fint hefollowing cases:
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes at outside
te mp eratures belo wapproximately 44°F
(7°C)
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes when the
"Coolin gwitha ir dehumidification "function is
deactivated
R Aftera pproxima tely 30 minutes at outside
te mp eratures abo veappr oximatel y44°F
(7°C) and when the" Cooling wit hair dehu‐
midification "function is switched on Con
venience opening/closing &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur‐
ing con venience opening
During con venience opening ,bod yp arts
could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wandthed oor frame. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
to uches thes ide windo w. #
Release the0036 button immediatel yto
inter rupt theo pening procedur eif
somebody becomes trapped. #
Pre-entr yclimat econtrol and con veni‐
ence opening with thek ey: press and hold
the 0036 button on thek ey.
The side windo wsopen automatically and the
blo weroft he climat econt rols ystemisa ctiva‐
te d.
% At
higher interior temp eratures, theb lowe ris
also activated when adoor is opened .This
means that cooled air enter sthe vehicle inte‐
ri or sooner tocool thev ehicle mor erapidly. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on/off The
rear wind owheater consumes alot of elec‐
tricity .You should therefor eswitc hoffther ear windo
wheater as soon as ther ear windo wis
clear. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe006C button
lights up, ther ear windo wheater is switched
on.
The rear wind owheater switches of fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes. Switching
ther esidual heat utiliz ation on/off Onl
yvehicles wit h3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol ha vether esidual heat function.
When thee ngine is switched off, it is possible to
mak euse of ther esidual heat of thee ngine to
heat or ventilat ethe vehicle interior fora pprox‐
ima tely 30 minutes. The heating or ventilation
time depends on thes etvehicle interior temp era‐
ture. #
Switc hoffthee ngine or remo vethek ey. #
Toswitc hon:press the004B button.
When residualh eat utilization is switched on,
th ei ndicator lam ponthe004B button will
light up.
The blo werw illr un at alow speed rega rdless
of thea irflow setting.
If th e" Residual heat" function is switched on
at high outside temp eratures, onl ythe sta‐
tionar yventilation will be switched on. The
blo werw illt hen runatm ediumspeed. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004B button again.
The indicator lam ponthe004B button will go
out.
Re sidualh eat utilization will switc hoffautomati‐
cally in thef ollowing cases:
R Afterar unnin gtime of appr oximately
30 minutes
R Ifth es tarter battery's conditio nofchargeis
to ol ow
R When thei gnition is switched on Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe air vents &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd frostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts. Clima
tecontrol 95

#
Mak esuret hat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance
from thea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Ad
justin gthe center air vents #
Toopen/close: turnc ontroller 1or2 to
th er ight or lef tasfar as it will go.
Ad justin gthe air flowd irection: #
Hold thec enter air vent by controller 1or
2 and mo veit up or down. #
Usin gadjustment wheel 3or4,m ovethe
center ai rvent tothel eftorr ight.
Ad justin gthe side air vents: #
Toopen/close: turnc ontroller 2clockwise
or coun ter-clockwise as farasitw illg o. #
Toadjus tthe airflo wdirection: hold side air
ve nt 1 bycontroller 2and mo veit up or
down or tothel eftorr ight. Opening/closing
ther ear air vents: 1
Adjustment whee lfor verticall yadjustin gand
re gulating air flow
2 Adjustment whee lfor horizontally adjusting
air flow
The rear air vents can be adjus tedo nlyonv ehi‐
cles wit harear air conditioning sy stem.
Ve hicles wit harear air conditioning sy stem: in
heating mode, thea ir in ther ear passenger com‐
partment is automaticall ydistributed in thef oot‐
we lls and roof area once thec oolant has reached
th er equired temp erature. In cooling mode, the
air is distributed in thef ootwells and roof area of
th eh otvehicle in thei nitial phase, and subse‐
qu ently onlyint heroof area. #
Toopen: turna djustment wheel 1ofthe
re ar air vent tothec enter position. #
Toclose: turna djustment wheel 1tothe
upper or lo werend position. 96
Climat econtrol

Driving
Ke
yp ositions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utand be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
material in thee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials ma yignite. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that ther ea re
no flammable materials in thee ngine
compartmen torontheexhaus tsystem. 005A
Toinsert/ remo vethek ey
0047 Toswitc hont he powersupply
0048 Toswitc hont he ignition
0049 Tostar tt he engine
% If
th ek eydoes no tbelong tothev ehicle, it
can still be turned in thei gnition loc k.How‐
eve r,th ei gnition will no tbeswitched on. The
engine cann otbe star ted. #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kinposition
005A and tur nittot he desired position. Breaking-in no
tes Pr
otect thee ngine during thef irst 1,000 miles
(1,500 km) by:
R Driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R Shifting tothen extg ear up when or before
th et achome tern eedle is 00C3ofthew aytothe
re da rea.
R Avoiding stre ss on thev ehicle suc hasdriving
at full thro ttle.
R Notshifting manuall ytoalowergear to
brake.
R After1 ,000 miles (1,50 0km),gradually
increasing thee ngine speed and accelerating
th ev ehicle up tofull speed.
R Notdepressing thea ccelerator pedal pas tthe
pressur epoint (kickdown).
This also applies if thee ngine or parts of thed riv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethef ollowing breaking-in no tes:
R Aftert he vehicle has been delivered or af ter
re pairs, thes ensor sy stem of cer tain driving
sy stems and cer tain driving saf etys ystems
adjus tthemselves automaticall yafter the
ve hicle has been driven acertain dis tance.
Fu ll sy stem ef fectivenes sisnotreached until
th ee nd of this teach-in process.
R Newa ndreplaced brakepads, brak edisksa nd
tires onl yreac htheir optimal braking ef fect Driving and pa
rking 97

and traction af
tera pproxima tely 10 0m iles.
Un tilthen, compensat efor ther educed brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe
brak epedal. Driving tips
Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object ssecurel yinthevehicle
so that they do no tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
When using floor mats or carpets, make
sur ethat they arep roperly secured so
th at they do no tslip or obstruct the
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, fore xamp le:
R Shoes wit hplatform soles
R Shoes wit hhigh heels
R Slippers #
Alwaysw ear suitable foot we ar so that
yo uc an operat ethe pedals safely. &
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
saf etyf unction sare re stricted or no longer
av ailable.
Yo uw ill nee dtouse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake, fore xamp le. #
Do no tswit ch offt he ignition while driv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling th
ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etob eing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Drinkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
driving ar everyd angerous combinations.
Even asmall amount of alcohol or drugs can
af fect your reflex es, perceptions and judg‐
ment.
The possibility of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent ar egreatl yinc reased when youd rink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Do no tdrink or take drugs and driv eor
allo wanyo netodriv ewho has been
drinkin gortaking drugs. 98
Driving an dparking