brake light MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

1
Cup holde rs →
75
Ashtr ay →
76
2 Combination swit ch→
78
3 PARKTRONI Cwarning displa ys→
12 2
4 Adjusts thes teering wheel
St eering wheel gearshif tpad‐
dles →
106
Horn
5 Instrument clu ster →
13 6
6 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
104
7 Center console operatin gunit
8 Inside rearvie wmirror
9 Overhead control panel
Interior lamp →
80
A Glo vebox →
75 B
Storag ecompartment
12 Vsocket →
76
Cigar ette lighter →
76
C Ignition lock →
97
D Diagnostics connection →
17
Opening theh ood →
176
E Applies thep arking brake →
109
F Releases thep arking brake →
109
G Light switch →
77
H Switc hpanelford riving sys‐
te ms:
Ç LaneKeeping Assist →
12 9
é Switches PARKTRONIC
on/off →
12 2
I Cruise control le ver→
11 5 6
Atag lanc e–Cockpit

1
00BB ESP®
OFF →
261
2 0057 Highbeam →
78
3 00E5 ESP®
→
261
4 003E003D Turn signal lights →
78
5 0049 Parking brak e(US Ao nly) →
109
0024 Parking brak e(Canada
only) →
109
6 0027 Brakes (US Aonly) →
261
004D Brakes (Canada only) →
261
7 00CC Powe rsteering →
265
8 00DF ABS →
261
9 003D Powe rsupp ly →
251
A 003E Doors →
265
B 0075 Restra int sy stem →
261 C
00E9 Seat belt →
264
D 00B9 CheckEngine →
265
E 00AC Coolant →
265
F 005E Rear fogl ight →
77
G 005A Foglights →
77
H 0077 Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem →
268
I 00AD ATTENTION ASSIST →
127
J 00D4 Reser vefuel →
265
K 0058 Lowb eam →
77
L 0060 Parking lamps and
license plat elamp →
77
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on them ulti‐
function displa y. →
235 At
ag lanc e–I ndicator and warning lamps (vehicle swithout steering wheel buttons) 7

1
00BB ESP®
OFF →
261
2 0057 Highbeam →
78
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
78
4 0027 Brakes (US Aonly) →
261
004D Brakes (Canada only) →
261
5 0049 Parking brak e(US Ao nly) →
109
0024 Parking brak e(Canada
only) →
109
6 003E Doors →
265
7 00DF ABS →
261
8 00E9 Seatbelt →
264
9 00B9 CheckEngine →
265
A 00AC Coolant →
265 B
005E Rear fogl ight →
77
C 005A Foglights →
77
D 0077 Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem →
268
E 0075 Restra int sy stem →
261
F 00E5 ESP®
→
261
G 00BA Distance warning →
265
H 00D4 Reser vefuel →
265
I 0058 Lowb eam →
77
J 0060 Parking lamps and
license plat elamp →
77
Cor responding messages may
also be shown on them ulti‐
function displa y. →
235 8
Atag lanc e–Indicator and warning lamps (vehicle swiths teering wheel buttons)

Legal
requirement sregarding thed isclosure
of data
If legall yrequired todo so, manufacturer sare,in
individual cases, legall yobliged toprov ide gov‐
ernmental entities ,upon requ esta nd tothe
ex tent requ ired, dat astore dbyt he manufacturer.
Fo re xamp le,this ma ybet he case during the
in ve stigation of acriminal of fense.
Go vernmental entities ar ethemselves, in individ‐
ual cases and within thea pplicable legal frame‐
wo rk,a uthorized toread out dat afromt hevehi‐
cle. In thec ase of an accident ,information that
can help wit haninvestigation can ,therefore, be
ta ke nf romt he airbag contro lunit ,for example.
Operational data in thev ehicle
Thi sisd atar egarding theo peration of thev ehi‐
cle, whic hhaveb een processed bycontrol units.
Thi sincludes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Vehicle status information suc hasthe speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revo lution sorthefast ened
seat belts display
R Ambien tconditions, suc hastemperature,
ra in sensor or dis tance sensor
Generally ,these ar evolatile dat aand will no tbe
st ored be yond thep eriod of operation but will
onl ybep rocessed within thev ehicle itself. Con‐
trol units, vehicle keys fore xamp le, of tenc ontain
da ta memories. Their use permits thet emporary
or permanent documentation of tech nica linfor‐
mation abou tthe vehicle's operating state, com‐
ponent loads, main tenance requirements and
te ch nica leventsorm alfunctions.
Dependin gonthetech nica lequ ipment, thef ol‐
lowing dat aarestored:
R Operating status of sy stem components, such
as fill le vels, tir epressur eorb atterystatus
R Malfunction sorfaults in impor tant sy stem
components, suc haslights or brakes
R System reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations,
suc hasa irbag deploymen torthe inter vention
of stabilit ycontrol sy stems
R Information on events in whic hthe vehicle is
damaged
In cer tain cases ,itmaybe requ ired tostor ed ata
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been temp orar y.This
ma ybet he case if thev ehicle has de tected a
malfunction, fore xamp le.
If yo uu se services, suc hasrepair services and
maintenanc ework, stored operational dat aaswe
ll as thev ehicle identification number can be
re ad out and used. The ycan be read out by
service networ kemp loye es, suc hasworks hops
and manufacturer sorthirdp arties ,suc has
breakdown services. The same is true in thec ase
of wa rrant yclaim sand quality assurance meas‐
ures.
In general ,the readout is per form ed via the
legall yprescribed por tfor thed iagnostics con‐
nection in thev ehicle. The operational dat athat
ar er ead out document tech nica lstatesoft he
ve hicle or of individual components and assis tin
th ed iagnosis of malfunctions, compliance with
wa rrant yobligations and quality impr ovement. To
th at end ,these data, in particular information
about component loads, tech nica levents, mal‐
functions and other faults ma ybetransmit ted
alon gwitht he vehicle identification number to
th em anufacturer .Inaddition, them anufacturer is
subject toproduct liability .For this reason ,the
manufacturer also uses operational dat afromt he
ve hicle, fore xamp le,forr ecalls. These dat acan
also be use dtoexamin ethe cus tomer's warranty
and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle toratyourrequ estasp artofr epair
or maintenanc ework.
Con venience and inf otainmen tfunctions
Yo uc an stor ec onvenience settings and individual
settings in thev ehicle and chang eorr esetthem
at an ytime.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing settings ,for example:
R Seat and steering wheel positions
R Suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individual settings ,suc hasi nterior lighting
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, this
includes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R Multimedi adata, suc hasmusic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R Address book dat afor use in an integrated
hands-free sy stem or an integrated navigation
sy stem
R Ente redn avigation destinations
R Dataont he use of Interne tservices General no
tes21

instructions as
well as thev ehicle-speci fic
information:
- Installing theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat
(/ page37).
- Securing thec hild restra int sy stem with
th es eat belt on ther ear seat
(/ page38).
- Securing thec hild restra int sy stem with
th es eat belt on thec o-driver seat
(/ page39). Obser vethes pecific
instruction sfor ther ear ward-facing and
fo rw ard-facin gchild restra int sy stems
(/ page39).
If th ec o-driver seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that
th es tatus of thec o-driver airbag is cor‐
re ct fort he cur rent situation
(/ page 31).
R Obse rvet he warning labels in thev ehicle
interior and on thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Also secur eTop Tether if present.
Do no tmodify thec hild restra int sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothec hild restra int sy stem
The child restra int sy stem can no longer func‐
tion properly .This poses an increased risk of
injur y. #
Neverm odify achild restra int sy stem. #
Onlyaffix accessories whic hhave been
specially appr oved fort his child
re stra int sy stem bythec hild restra int
sy stem's manufacturer. Onl
yusechild restra int sy stems whic harein
proper working condition &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retai ning sys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjected tostre ss in an
accident ma ynotbe able toper form their
intended pr otectiv efunction.
It ma ybet he case that thec hild canno tbe
proper lyrestra ined. #
Alwaysi mmediately replace child
re stra int sy stems that ha vebeen dam‐
aged or in volved in an accident. #
Have thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again. Av
oid direct sunlight &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns from these parts,
particular lyon them etallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dtodirect
sunlight. #
Protect thec hild restra int sy stem, e.g.
wit hab lanket. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild in it. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Obser
vewhen stopping or parking &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren 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 Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and 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. Occupant saf
ety35

SmartK
ey Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
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. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
ke yinadver tently turning in thei gnition
lock
If yo uf astenh eavy or larg eobject stot hekey,
th ek eycan inadver tently tur ninthe ignition
loc kw hile youa redriving. #
Do no tfas tena nyheavy or larg eobjects
to thek ey. #
Remo vebulky keyr ing sbefor eyou
inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc k. *
NO
TEDama getotheS martK eycaused
by magnetic fields #
Keep theS martK eyaway from strong
magnetic fields. 1
Indicator lamp
2 Toloc kthe vehicle centra lly
3 Tounlo ckthes liding door sand thet ailgate
or rear-en ddoor ,ortou nlockand open/
close thee lectric sliding door
4 Emer gency key
5 Tounlo ckthev ehicle cent rally or thef ront
door(s) only
The key's factor ysetting enables youtoc entrally
loc ka nd unloc kthe following components:
R thed rive r's door and co-driver door
R thes liding doors
R thet ailgat eorrear-end doors
% If
yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40s econds of unlocking, thev ehicle
will loc kagain and anti-thef tprotection will
be armed again.
Do no tkeep thek eytoge ther wit helectronic devi‐
ces or me tallic objects. This can af fect thek ey's
functionalit y.
% If
th ec hec klam pd oes no tlight up when you
press the0036 or0037 button, theb atter yis
dischar ged.
Re place thek eybat tery ( / pag e43). Changing
theu nlocking settings The
keyh asthef ollowing adjus table unlocking
functions:
R Unloc kcentrally
R Unloc kthe driver's and co-driver's door
(panel van)
R Unloc kthe driver's door (Tourer) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thes ettings: press and
hold the0036 and0037 buttons at thes ame
time fora pproxima tely six seconds until the
indicator lam pflashes twice. #
Tounlo ckthev ehicle centrall ywhent he
unlockin gfunction is selected fort he driv‐ 42
Opening and closing

#
Press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sy stem is switched on, only
th et urns ignal lamps on ther ele vant sid eofthe
ve hicle will light up.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will switc hon
automaticall yinthefollowing situations:
R The airbag is deplo yed
R The vehicle is heavily braked from aspeed of
mor ethan 45 mph(70 km/h) toas tandstill.
The hazar dwarning light sy stem will automati‐
call yswitc hoffwhen thev ehicle rega ins aspeed
of mor ethan 6mph (1 0km/h) af term aximum
full-s topb raking.
% The hazar
dwarning light sy stem will work
eve nw hent he vehicle has been switched off. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no treact to:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate. In
these, or in similar situations, thea uto‐
matic high beam will no tbedeactivated or
will be activated despit ethe presence of
ot her road users. #
Alwayso bser vether oad and traf ficc on‐
ditions carefully and switc hofftheh igh
beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 19 mp h(30 km/h)
and no other road user saredetected, hig hbeam
will au tomatically be switched on.
If yo ur spee disgreater than 16 mp h(25 km/h),
th eh eadlam prang ewillbec ontrolle dautomati‐
cally depending on thed ista nce from other road
users.
High beam will automaticall ybedeactivated in
th ef ollowing cases:
R Your spee dislowerthan 16mp h(25 km/h).
R Other road user shave been de tected.
R The road is suf ficiently illumina ted.
Sy stem limits
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles ma yberestricted if:
R visibility is poo r,e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
sno w.
R thes ensor saredirty or co vered. Light and vision
79

Information on brakes
&
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Downhillg
radients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page106).
% Chang
ethe shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page98).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Heavy and light loads
If th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This ma
yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brakepads
can increase braking dis tances considerab ly,
or braking ma yhappen on onl yone side
R maintain an especiall ylarg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R carefully dep ress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regularly monitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look form aterial wear on thep ads.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor.
It is also strongly re commended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when everthe wheels are
re mo ved.
Chec kthe brakepads in thef ollowing cases:
R Ateve ryservice according tothem ainte‐
nanc einter val
R Befor elong journe ys
R Ateve rytirec hange
R Regular visual inspection fory our owns afety 100
Driving and pa rking

Ne
wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af teraf ewhundred miles
(a fewh undred kilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Whe
ndriving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Information about driving on wetroads
Note sonh ydroplaning
Hydroplanin gcan occur on ther oad sur face
ab ove acertain wate rleve l. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesint heevent of heavy
ra infall or condition sinwhichh ydroplaning may
occu r:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Avoid sudden steering mo vements
R Brak ecarefully
Note sonc rossing watero nthe roads
Wa tere ntering thev ehicle can damag ethe drive
sy stem, thee lectrical sy stem and thet ransmis‐
sion.
If yo uh ave todriv ethrough water,obser vethe
fo llowing no tes:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
R Vehicles driving in front or approaching from
th eo pposit edirection can creat ewaves,
whic hcan cause them aximum permissible
wate rleve ltobee xceeded.
Af terp assing thro ugh wate r,th eb rake sh avea
re duced braking ef fect. Brak ethe vehicle care‐
fully ,taking in toaccount thet raffic situation,
unti lthe full braking ef fect is restored.
Information about driving in winter
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuvers.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethen otes on sno wchains
(/ page205).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions. Driving and parking
101

Obser
vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 111 ).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilarly dirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Note sond riving in mountainous areas
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefor estart-o ff gradeabil‐
ity ,w ill dec rease wit hincreasin geleva tion.
Obser vethen otes on braking on downhill gradi‐
ents (/ page100).
The maximu mpermissible trailer loads ar evalid
fo rj ourne ysat ele vations up to1,10 0y ds
(1,000 m) abo vesea le velw ithg radient supto
12 %( / pag e233). Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren 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 Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and 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. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle is at astand‐
st ill, alw aysd epress theb rake pedal
fi rm lyand do no taccelerat eatthe
same time. *
NO
TETransmission damag eduetoshift‐
ing at high engine speed or when the
ve hicle is rolling Yo
uc an damag ethe automatic transmission
if yo us hiftfrom 005Bto005E ,from 005Eto005B or
directl yto005Dwhen thee ngine speed is too
high or thev ehicle is rolling. 104
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