engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE 2023 User Guide

OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof climat w
of climat econtr e
contr olsyst ol
systems ems
NNo o
t t
es on climat es
on climat econtr e
contr ol ol
An
interior air/lter incombination withth epr e/l-
te rin theengine compartment mustalwaysbe
used sothat theair conditioning system, pollution
le ve lmonit oring and theair /ltratio nwo rkcor -
re ctl y.Use /ltersre commen dedandappr oved by
Mer cedes-Be nz.Alwaysha ve maint enance work
car ried out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the air he
air-con ditioning cont r -con
ditioning cont rol pane l ol
pane l The
indicat orlam pson thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor respond ingfunct ion isactiv ated. Con
trol pane lfo raut omatic climatecontr olwit h/
wit hout stationar yheat er(exa mp le)
1 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,leT
2 008F Setstheair distr ibution
3 H Setstheair0o wor switc heso.climat e
contr ol
4 0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omati cmode
(/ page131)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield 6
Vehicles withcont rolpanel foraut omatic cli-
mat econtr ol(wit hout stationar yheat er):
008A callsuptheair conditioning menu
Ve hicles withcont rolpanel foraut omatic cli-
mat econtr ol(wit hstationar yheat er,plug-in
hy brid) orcontr olpanel for3-zone automatic
climat econtr ol(wit h/wit houtstationar y
heat er,plug-in hybrid): ! callsuptheair
conditioning menu,switchesresidual heat
on/o. (/page132)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheat eron/o.
8 Vehicles withcont rolpanel foraut omatic cli-
mat econtr olwit hout stationar yheat er:0
switc hessync hronization on/o.
(/ page131)
Ve hicles withcont rolpanel for3-zone auto-
matic climatecontr olwit hout stationar y
heat er:005A switchestheA/C function
on/ o.(/ page130)
Ve hicles withast ation aryheat er:003B
switc hesthestationar yheat eron/ o.
Plug-in hybrid: 003B activates/deactiv ates
"Immediat epr e-ent ryclimat econt rol" Climat
econtr ol
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Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the sync he
sync hr hroniza
tionfunc tion oni
zation func tionon /o. on/o.
via vi
a
t t
he mu ltim ed iasyst he
mu ltim ed iasystem em
Mul
time dia sy stem :
4 ClimateMen u5
Firs tRo wof Sea ts
Cli mat econ trol can besetcen trall yusin gth esyn-
ch ronizati onfuncti on.The driver's settings for
te mp eratur e,air quant ityand airdistribut ionwill
be adop tedaut omaticall yfo rall climat ezones. #
Select SYNCandswitc hon oro.. DefrDefr
os ostin
gt ting
the windo ws he
wind ows WW
indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the inside he
inside #
Press the 005A or0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscont inueto fogup: press the
0064 button.
W W
indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the outside he
outside #
Switc hon thewindshield wiper. #
Press button0058 . SwitcSwitc
hingair hing
air-r -r
ecir ecir
culation mode culation
modeon/o. on/
o. #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir culat ed.
Air -recir culati onmode automatical lyswitc hesto
fr es hairmo deaTer awh ile.
% Ifair-re cir culati onmode isswitc hedon,the
wind owsma yfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir culati onmode onlybr ie0y . Swit
c Swit
ching t hing
the r he
residual heatonor esidual
heatonoro. o.
RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euse ofthere sidual heat
fr om theengine tocont inueheatin gor ventila ting
th efront com partment oftheve hicle forappr ox-
imat ely30 minut es. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: press the! button.
Re sidual heatisswitc hedo.automati cally. AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingioni zation atin
gioni zation Mul
timed iasystem:
4 Clima teMenu 5
Air Qua lity
Ioniz ation improve sth equa lityoftheve hicle' s
int erior air.Ioni zation oftheint erior airisodor -
less. #
Select IONIZATION andactiv ateor deactiv ate
th efunction . FF
r r
ag r ag
rance syst ance
system em
SeSe
tting t tting
the fr he
frag r ag
rance syst ance
system em
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements ements
R Automatic climatecontr olisactiv ated.
R The gloveboxis closed.
Multimedi asy stem:
4 Climate Menu 5
Air Qual ity
The frag rance system distr ibutesaplea sant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a0a-
con locat edintheglo vebox. #
Select AIRFRESHENER. 132132
Climat
econtr ol

#
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, switc hon thewindshield
wiper .
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R youopen thedr iver's door .
R youpr ess button1 twice more. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
press button1
twice.
Indicat orand warning lampslight upon the
inst rument cluster.
The vehicle isswitc hedo.again ifone ofthefo l-
lo wing conditions isme t:
R youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within 15min utes
and thetransmission isin position 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak eis applied.
R youpr ess button1 once. SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle ehicle
SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the st he
star ar
t/s t t/s
top butt op
butt on on
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdeat hcaused byexhaus t
ga 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 . #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent, the
auxili aryheati ngrunning inan encl osed
spa cewithou tsu1 cientventila tion. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial intheengine compartment orthe
ex haus tsy stem
Flammab lemat erials mayign ite. #
Ther efor e, checkre gula rly th at ther ear e
no 0amma blemat erials intheengine
com partment oron theex haus tsy stem. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts emen
ts
R theke yis in theve hicle andisde tected. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress button1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc ho. non -
essen tialconsu mersand press button1
once . #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thePlace
the Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator's
Manua ldispla ymessag eappear son the
inst rument displa y:sta rttheve hicle withth e
ke yin themar kedspace (emergency opera-
tion mode )(/ page137).
% Youcan switc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng .To
do this, press button1 forabout thre esec-
onds orpress button1 thre etimes within
th re eseconds. Besureto obser vethesaf ety
no tesconce rning this under "Driving tips"
(/ page140).
Obser veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat ma ybe displ ayedon theinst rument
displa y. 136136
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iving andparking

SS
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the ke he
keyin t y
in the stow he
stow age ag
e
com com
par par
tmen t(emer g tmen
t(emer gency oper ency
operation mode) ation
mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator's Manual
messag eappear sin theinst rument displa y,yo u
can star tth eve hicle inemer gency operation
mode . #
Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo vekey1 from theke yring. #
Plac eke y1 inmar kedspace 2onsymbol
3.
The vehicle willstar taTer ashor ttime .
If yo ure mo vekey1 from mar kedspace 2,
th eve hicle canstill be driven. Forfur ther
engine star ts howev er,ke y1 mus tbe loca-
te din mar kedspace 2onsymbol 3during
th eentir ejour ney. #
Have key1 checkedat aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
If t If
the v he
vehicle doesno ehicle
doesnotst t
st ar t: ar
t: #
Place key1 inmar kedspace 2and leaveit
th er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hicle
usin gth estar t/s topbutt on.
% Youcan switc hon thepo we rsuppl yor the
ve hicle withth estar t/s topbutt on.
Obser veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat can bedispl ayedon theinst rument
displa y. SS
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle viaR ehicle
viaRemo t emo
te Onl ine Ser e
Onl ine Service s vice
s Cool
ingorheati ngt Cool
ingorheati ngthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior bef ior
before or
e
st st
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe jou r he
jou rne y ne
y
Ensu rethefo llo wing beforestar ting theengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
R The star terbatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d.
Char Char
ging t ging
the st he
star t ar
ter batt er
batt er er
ybef y
bef or or
est e
star ar
ting t ting
the he
jour jour
ney ne
y
Yo ucan receiv eamessag eon your smar tphone
when thestat eof charge ofthestar terbatt eryis
lo w. Youcan then star tth eve hicle withth esmar t-
phone tocharge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut o-
matic allyswitc hedo.aTer tenminut es.
Ens ureth efo llo wing beforestar ting theengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone. Dr
iving andparking
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R
Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
S S
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
veh icle (R eh
icle (Rem ot emo
te Online) e
Online) &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofcrushing orentr apment
due tounint entional star ting oftheengine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint ention allydur ing service
or maint enance work. #
Alwayssecur eth eengine against unin-
te ntiona lst ar ting beforeca rryin gout
main tenanc eor repair work. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements ements
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti-theT alarmsystem isno tpr imed.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
o..
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked. R
The windo wsand slidingsunr oofareclosed . #
Startth eve hicle usingth esmar tphone.
ATer everyengine star t,theengine runs for
te nminut es.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsecutiv e
st ar ting attem pts. Youmust star tth eengine with
th eke ybef oretryin gto star tth eve hicle again
wit hth esmar tphone.
Yo ucan switc ho. theve hicle atanytime asfol-
lo ws :
R Viath eSmar tphone App
R Bypressing theÜ orß buttononthe
ke y
% Further informatio ncan befound inthe
smar tphon eapp.
Se cur Se
cur ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ag ehicle
agains ains
tst t
st ar ar
tin gbef tin
gbef or or
ecar ry- e
car ry-
ing out maint ing
out maint enance orr enance
orrepair w epair
wor or
k: k:
#
Switc hon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. BrBr
eaking-in not eaking-in
notes es
To
preser vetheengine during the/r st
1,000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drive at varying road speeds andengine
speeds .
R Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 85 mph
(140 km/h ).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr og ram A
or ;.
R ShiT tothene xt highest gear no later than
when theneedle reac hes thelast third bef ore
th ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R DonotshiT down manuall yto brak e.
R Avoid overstr aining theve hicle, e.g.dr ivi ng at
fu llth ro ttle.
R Donotdepr esstheacceler ator pedal pastthe
point ofresis tance (kickdo wn).
R Increase theengine speedonlygr aduall yand
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull speed aTer
1, 000 miles (1,500 km). 138138
Dr
iving and parking

This
alsoapp lies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor swill adjust automaticall ywhile a
cer tain dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hi-
cle has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu ll
sy stem e.ect ivenes swill notbe reac hed until
th eend ofthis teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak edisk sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced willachie ve
th eir optimum braking e.ect andgrip onl y
aTer severalhundr edmiles ofdriving. Com-
pensat efo rth ere duced braking e.ect by
appl ying great erforc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on op es
on optimized acceler timized
acceleration ation
If
all necessar yre qu irements andactiv ation con-
ditions areful/lled ,th ebest possible acceleration
can beachie vedfrom ast andst ill.
Do notuse optimized accelerationonpublic
ro ads. Individual wheels couldspinandyoucould lose
contr olof theve hicle. Thereis an incr eased
ri sk ofskiddin gand/ oracciden t.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa-
tion onESP ®
(/ page165) . Pul
lingawa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hop h
op tim ized accel er tim
ized accel erati on ati
on &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskidd ing and having an
accid entfr om wheel sspin ning
When youuse optimized acceleration,individ-
ual wheels couldspinandyoucould losecon-
tr ol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deact ivat ed, ther eis arisk ofskid-
din gand acciden t. #
Mak esur eth at no per sons orobs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinity ofyour vehicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts emen
ts
R theve hicle isrunin (/ page138) .
R theve hicle andtires arein good condition.
R youar eon ahigh-g rip ro adw ay.
R theengine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Incr eased weardue tooptimize d
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,all com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in aresub-
ject edtoave ry high load.
This canlead toincr eased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull awaywit hop tim ized
accel erati on. #
Eng agedr ive posi tion005B (/ page150 ). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
Select thespor tiest availabl edr ive pr og ram
B orC(/ page147). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page166) . #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal /rml ywit h
yo ur leT foot . #
With your right foot ,fu lly depr esstheacceler -
at or pedal. Dr
iving andparking
139 139

#
ATe rno mor eth an /vesecon ds,take your leT
fo ot quickl yo. thebr ak e, but keep theaccel-
er ator pedal depressed.
The vehicle willpull awayat maxim umaccel er-
ati on. #
Switchon ESP®
onc eth eacceler ationproce-
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop Endin
gop timiz edacceler timiz
edacceler ation ation
#
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
Reactiv ateESP ®
.
% ATer youpull away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in can
become very hot,whic hmeans that optimi zed
acceler ationva lues maybe reac hed again
onl yaTer afew minut es. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin g ivin
g &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdeath caused byexhaus t
ga 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 . #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent, the
auxili aryheati ngrunning inan encl osed
spa cewithou tsu1 cientventila tion. 140140
Dr
iving andparking

&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat. This
increases thebr aking distance andthe
br ak esy stem can even fail. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde pres sth ebr ak epedal andthe
acceler ator pedal atthesame timewhile
dr iving. *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue toexcessiv ely
high enginespeeds The
enginewill bedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheove rrev ving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wit hth eengine intheove r-
re vving rang e. *
N NO O
TE TE
We aring out thebr ak elining sby
cont inuousl ydepr essing thebr ak epedal #
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal continu-
ousl ywhilst driving. #
Touse thebr aking e.ect oftheengine,
shiT toalowe rge ar ingood time. Dr
iving and parking
141 141

*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thedr ivet ra in and
engine whenpulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstation ary. Pull awayimme di-
at ely. #
Avoid high engin espeeds anddrivin gat
full thro ttle until theengine hasreac hed
its oper atingte mp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and ismis-
/r ing.
No n-combus tedfuel mayget intoth ecat alytic
con verter . #
Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal
slightl y. #
Have thecause recti/ed immedi atelyat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Reduced batterylif e due tofreq uen t
sh ort-d istanc etrips The
12Vba tter yma yno tbe su1c iently
ch arge dwhen theve hicle isused onlyfo r
shor t-dista nce trips .This reduces thelife of
th ebatt ery. #
Drive long erdist ances regula rly to
ch arge thebatt ery. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When youdr ive wit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics willchang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle (/page97).
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
Br aking perform ance willbelimi tedon salt-tr ea-
te dro ads. 142142
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iving and parking

Ther
efor e, no te thefo llo wing:
R salt build-up onthebr ak edisk sand brak epads
ma yre sult inbraking distances increasing
cons iderably orinbrak ing onlyon one side
R maintain amuc hgr eat ersaf edist ance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend of
th ejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R reduce speed
R avoidtireru ts
R avoidsudden steer ing movements R
brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page306).
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission.
Wa tercan also entertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm, mustre ac hno highe r
th an thelowe redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(10 km/h );wa terma yot her wise enterthe
ve hicle interior oreng inecom partmen t.
R Vehicles trave ling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewav esthat ma yre sult inthe
maximum permissible depthofwa terbeing
ex ceeded.
Br aking perform ance willbereduced aTerford -
ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention tothe tr
a1 cco nd itio ns untilbr aki ng powe rhas been
full yre stor ed . ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction
% Depend ing ontheengine, theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis no tav ailabl ein all drive pr og rams.
Obser vethestatus displa yin theinst rument
displa yfo rth is.
The engine isswitc hedo.automaticall yin thefo l-
lo wing situations ifall vehicle conditions foran
aut omatic enginestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans-
missio nposit ion005Bor005C.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situations, theengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atastop sign andther eis no vehicle
in front ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyoustar ts
up again.
R Youmaneuv er,tur nth esteer ing wheel sharply
or eng agere ve rsege ar. Dr
iving and parking
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