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wof3-zone automatic climat econtrol 1
0082 Setsthet emperature
2 Display
3 0097 Setsthea irflow
4 Î Vehicles wit hawindshield heater:
switches thew indshield heater on/o ff
( / pag e104)
5 Vehicles wit hstationar yheater or heater
boos ter: 003B switches thes tationa ryheater
or heater boos tero n/off( /pag e106)
6 Vehicles wit harear windo wheater: 006C
switches ther ear windo wheater on/off
(/ page104)
7 0089 Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(/ page104)
8 0064 Switches windshield defrosting on/off
(/ page103)
9 008F Adjusts thea ir distribution
(/ page103)
A 005A Switches theA /C function on/o ff
( / pag e102)
B 0058 Automatically controls thec limat econ‐
trol, front (/ page102) and rear compart‐
men t(/pag e103)
C 0 Switches synchronization on/off
(/ page103)
D Ve
hicles wit hdual-zone climat econ‐
trol sy stems: adjusts ther ear-compartment
climat econtrol/heating (indicator lamp
fl ashes )(/pag e102) %
The indicator lamps on
theb uttons signal
th at thef unction in question has been activa‐
te d. Operating climat
econtrol sy stems Switching
thec lima tecontrol sy stem on or
off #
Toswitc hon:setthe air flow to1orh igher
on thef ront-compartmen tmenu. #
Toswitc hoff:setthe air flow to0orOFF on
th ef ront-compartmen tmenu.
OFF will appear on thec limat econt rols ystem
displa y.
% When
thec limat econt rols ystemiss witched
off, thew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.
Switc hthe climat econt rols ystemo ffonly
brief ly.
% If
th ef ront-compartmen tsystemh as already
been switched on and ther ear-compartment
sy stem has been switched off, youc an
swit chit on byturning up theb lowe ront he
re ar-compartment menu. If thef ront-com‐
partmen tsyst em is switched on, ther ear-
compartment sy stem will automatically
switc honasw ell. Climat
econtrol 101

Ad
justin gthe rear-compartment climat econ‐
trol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Se ttin gthe temp eratur eand airflo wwith
dual-zone and 3-zone automatic clima tecon‐
trol: #
Press the button.
The indicator lam ponthe button and
the symbol on
thec limat econt rols ys‐
te md ispla ywillf lash.
The displa ywill swit chtothet emperatur eand
th eb lowe ront herear menu. #
Use ther ockers witches 0082and0097 to
se tthe requ iredtemp eratur eand air flow on
th er ear-compartment menu.
% If
th er ea resignificant dif fere nces between
th et emperatur esettings of thef ront and rear
sy stems, these cann otbe regulated accu‐
ra tely.
% If
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0 button.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, climate
contro lwill switc hontheroof-mounted air condi‐
tionin gsystemorr ear-compartment heating as
re qu ired:
R Ve
hicles with aroof-mounted air condi‐
tioning sy stem: ther ear compartment can
onl ybec ooled.
R Ve
hicles with rear-compartment heating:
th er ear compartment can onl ybeheated.
Swit ching of frear-co mpartment climat econ‐
trol via dual-zone and 3-zone automatic cli‐
mat econtrol: #
Press the button.
#
Ifth ei ndicator lam ponthe button and
the symbol on
thec limat econt rols ys‐ te
md ispla yflash, se tthe air flow to0ont he
re ar-compartment menu.
% Indicator lam
pon:rear-compartment climate
control has been swit ched on.
Indicator lam poff:r ear-compartment climate
control has been switched off.
Indicator lam pflashes: thes etting mode of
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol is
active. Swit
ching theA /C function on and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Th eA /C functio ncontrol sthe climat eand dries
th ea ir inside thev ehicle. #
Press the005A button.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupf aster.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of ad efect. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Swi tchin gona utomati cclimat econtrol
In au tomatic mode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the0058 button.
The displa ywill sho wthe temp erature. The
air flow and air distribution will disappear from
th ed ispla y.
If th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched on, thes etting will be car ried
ove rfor ther ear compartment.
Switching of fautomatic climat econtrol #
Use the0097 rocker switc htochangethe air‐
fl ow setting and air distribution
(/ page103) .
The other settingr emainsunaf fected bythe
ch ange. 102
Climat econtrol

Au
tomaticall ycontrolling the climat econtrol
in the rear comp artment Re
quirements:
R Rear-compartment climat econtrol has been
swit ched on (/ page102).
In au tomati cmode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the button.
#
Press the0058 button.
% Even if
thef ront-compartmen tsystemisin
automatic mode, ther ear-compartment sys‐
te mc anexit automatic mode if youa djust
th eb lowe ront herear-compartment menu.
% If
th ea ir is cooled and thed rive r's, front
passenger or sliding door is opened, ther ear
compartment air conditioning sy stem blo wer
will be turned down af tera round 15minutes.
When all door shave been closed again, the
blo werw illber esettot he pr evious setting
af te ra round one minute. Information on
thea ir distribution settings The symbols on
thed ispla yindicat ethe vents
th ro ugh whic hthe air is being directed.
Dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
R 0087 Defros tera nd center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
R 0061 Defros terv ents
R 0087 Defrost er and center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 0086 Defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
R 009B Footwe llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on. #
Press the008F button repeatedl yuntil the
desired air distribution appear sinthe air con‐
ditioning sy stem displa y. Switching
thes ynchronization function on
and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Th es ynch ronization function control sthe climate
contro lfunction centrally .The settings fort he
te mp eratur eand air flow inthef ront zonea re
automaticall yadop tedf or ther ear zone. #
Press the0 button.
% If
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0 button. Clearing condensation from
thew indo ws Misting on
thei nsid eofw indows #
Press the0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d. #
Invehicles wit haheating sy stem and aman‐
ual air-conditionin gsystem, also close the
side and center air vent (/ page 104) as well
as thea irve nts fort he rear compartment
(/ page105). #
Vehicles with dual-zone or 3-zone auto‐
matic climat econtrol: pressthe005A but‐
to na nd,ifn ecessa ry,u se the 008F button to
direct thea ir ont othe windshield 0061. #
Increase thea irflow as necessar yand close
all air vents (/ page 104). #
Ifth ew indo wsremain fogged up: press
the 0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d.
0064 or no symbol will appear on thec limate
cont rols ystemd ispla y. #
Vehicles with awindshiel dheater: press
the Î button. Climat
econtrol 103

#
Toopen or close: turnthe adjustment
wheels 1ontheh igh-po werairve nts tothe
lef torr ight as farast heyw ill go.
% Cooled air will
flow out of theh igh-po werair
ve nts. Heating will no tbep ossible .Opent he
high-po werairve nts only in summer du ring
cooling mod eand keep them closed in win‐
te r. Ad
justin gairve nts in ther oof air duct In
vehicles wit harear compartment air condition‐
ing sy stem, adjus table air vents ha vebeen inte‐
grated in ther oof air duct. #
Toadjus tthe airflo w:if necessar y,open or
close thea irflaps in air vents 1. #
Toadjus tthe air distribution: turna irve nts
1 tother equired position. Information about air
vents in ther ear com‐
partment &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Depending on
thev ehicle equipment, ther ew ill
be an air duct or aheater wit hadditional air vents
in ther ear compartment foot we ll on thel eft-hand
side 1.Noo bjectsmaybe placed there. Occu‐
pants mus tmaintain asufficient dis tance du eto
th ew arma irflow and air intake. Au
xiliar yheating Note
sabout auxiliar yheating &
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 in enclosed spaces or if
th ev ehicle getsstuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Alwayss witc hthe stationar yheater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. #
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 windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohots tation‐
ar yh eater components
When thes tationa ryheater is swit ched on,
parts of thev ehicle can become very hot, e.g.
th es tationa ryheater exhaus tsyst em. Climat
econt rol 105

Flammable materials suc
hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th:
R hotp arts of thes tationa ryheater exhaust
sy stem
R thee xhau stgasitself
Ther eisar isk offire. #
When thes tationar yheater is swit ched
on, mak esuret hat:
R Hotvehicle parts do no tcome into
contact wit hflammable materials.
R The exhaus tgas can flow out of the
st ationar yheater exhaus tpipe
unhindered.
R The exhaus tgas doe snotcome into
contact wit hflammable materials. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating If
th ea uxiliar yheating is no tused foran
ex tende dperiod of time ,itcan be damaged. #
Switc hthe auxiliar yheating on for
around tenm inutesatl eastonce a
month. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating
due toove rheating If
th eh otair flow is bloc ked, thea uxiliary
heating can overheat and switc hoff. #
Do no tbloc kthe ho tairflow. %
Ve
hicles with modified fuel displa ys:if an
ex tern all yo perated consume risconnec ted
via thec able fort he auxiliar yheater ,this is
no ttaken in toconside ratio nont he "range
re maining" displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer.
In this case, obser vethef uel displa y.The fuel
displa yprovide sthe cur rent le vel.
If yo ua retranspo rting hazardous materials, com‐
ply wit hthe releva nt sa fety regulations. Alw ays
place objects at asufficient dis tance from the
outle topening of thea uxiliar yheating.
Au xilia ryheating worksi ndependentl yofthe
engine and complements thec limat econt rols ys‐
te mint hevehicle. Auxilia ryheating heats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. Hot-water auxiliar
yheater Fu
nction of theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheater
The hot-water auxiliar yheater complements your
ve hicle's climat econt rols ystem, and has a
heater boos ter,auxiliar yheating and auxiliary
ve ntilation function. In addition, thea uxiliary
heating sy stem heats thee ngine coolant topro‐
te ct thee ngine and sa vefuel during thew arming-
up phase. The auxiliar yheatin gheats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. It is not
dependent on theh eat output of ther unning
engine .The auxilia ryheating is operated directly
using thev ehicle's fuel. Forthis reason ,the fuel
ta nk mus thave been filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve lsot hatthea uxiliar yheating can work.T he
auxilia ryheating automatically adapts its operat‐
ing mode totheo utside temp eratur eand
we ather .Itist herefor epossible that thea uxiliary
heating ma yswitc hfromv entilation toheating
mode or from heating toventilation mode. When
th ee ngine is running ,auxilia ryventilation is not
acti ve.A uxiliar yheating automatically switches
itself of fafter am aximu mof50m inutes.Yo u
canno tuse the" auxiliar yventilation" operating
mode tocool thea ir inside thev ehicle tobelow
th eo utside temp erature. Auxilia ryheating helps
to heat up thev ehicle while thee ngine is running
and at lo woutsid etemperatures.
Operating theh ot-w ater auxiliar yheater dr aws
po we rfromt hevehicle batter y.Therefore, driv ea
re asonabl ylon gd ista nce af terh eating or ventilat‐
ing thev ehicle twice in succession at most.
Au xilia ryheating can be activated onl yattemper‐
atures belo w40°F(4.5 °C).
Switching theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheateron
and of fwitht he button
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vether eser veleve l.
Switching auxiliar yheating on and off #
Toswitc hon:press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button.
Ac tivatin gthe speci fied temp erature #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Toswitc hon:press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button. #
Setthe temp eratur eusing the0082 button. #
Press the003B button.
The redorb lue indicator lam ponthe003B
button goes on or off. 106
Climat econtrol

Color
softhe indicator lamp:
R Blue: stationar yventilation has been
switched on.
R Red:thes tationar yheater has been swit ched
on.
R Yello w: thed epartur etime has been pre-
selected.
The stationar yheater or ventilation switches off
af te ram aximu mof50m inutes.
Switching heater boost er modeonand off #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Toswitc hon:press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button.
Heater boos term ode willbes witched on at
an outsid etemperatur eoflessthan 32 °F
(0 °C) when necessar y.
% Heater boo
ster mode is available onl yfor
ve hicles wit hhot-water auxiliary heaters.
Ad justin gthe hot-water auxiliar yheaterw ith
the on-boar dcom puter
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve l.
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
Heating
Setting thes witch-on time #
Select Settings. #
Selec tthe desired departur etime.
Ac tivatin gthe departur etime #
Activat ethe departur etime byticking the
box.
% Ensur
ethat A,Ba ndCe achc orrespond to a
programmed departur etime.
% The programmed time
remains se tonlyu ntil
th en exttime thee ngine is star ted.
Selecting prog rammed time #
Setthe requ ired programmed tim eA,BorC.
% The
requ ired prog rammed time A,BorC will
appea ronly if theb oxtoactivat ethe depar‐
tur etime is tic ked. #
Select ther equired programmed time by
swiping lef torright, e.g. A,BorC. Clima
tecontrol 107

Problems with ho
twater auxiliar yheating Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
FA IL00A3 Signal transmission between transmitter and
vehicle is malfunctioning. #
Chang eyour posi tion in relation tothev ehicle, moving closer if nec‐
essar y.
FA IL The
star terb atter yisn otsuf ficiently charge d. #
Charg ethe star terb atter y.
The fuel tank is no tfilled up tother eser veleve l. #
Refuel at then eares tgas station.
FA IL0099 Au
xilia ryheating is malfunctioning. #
Have thea uxiliar yheating checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. Operating cargo compartment
ventilation If
yo ur vehicle is equipped wit haroofventilator,
yo uc an admit fresh air tothec argo compart‐
ment ,orextract ai rfromitasw ell. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Toswitc hona ndextract: press switch 1
at thet op.
The roof ventilator remo vesu sed air from the
cargo compa rtment. #
Toswitc hona nd admit fresh air: press
switch 2attheb ottom.
The roof ventilator feeds fresh air int othe
carg ocompa rtment. #
Toswitc hoff:setthe switc htothe center
position. 108
Climat econtrol

Driving
Swit
ching on po wersuppl yori gnitionw ith
the start/s topb utton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb 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 ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
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 brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignit eif
th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of the
engine or exhaus tsystem. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that ther ea re
no flammable materials in thee ngine
compartmen torontheexhaus tsystem. Re
quirements:
R The keyisind etection rang eoft he antenna
(/ page46) and thek eybat tery is no tdis‐
ch arge d. #
Toswitc hont he powersuppl y:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an no wactivat ethe windshield wipers,
fo re xamp le.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain when one
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R The driver's door is open.
R Youp ress button 1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps appear in thei nstrument
clus ter.
The ignition is switched of fagain when one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R Youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
R Youp ress button 1once. Drivin
gand parking 109

&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nswitch‐
ing of fthe ignition when driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
saf etyf unction sare re stricted or no longer
av ailable. This ma yaffect thep owersteering
sy stem and theb rake forc eb oosting, for
ex ample.
Yo uw illthen need touse considerabl ymore
fo rc etos teer and brake. #
Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition 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. &
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 inju ry
due tobeing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Driving when under thei nfluence of alcohol
and/or drugs is an extreme lydangerous com‐
bination .Evens mall quantitie sofalcohol or
drugs ma yaffect your reflexe s, perception
and judgment.
The probability of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent greatl yinc reases if youd rive when
unde rthe influence of alcohol or drugs. #
Do no tdrink alcohol or take drugs while
driving, and do no tallowa nyone todrive
who has been drinkin galcohol or taking
drugs. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
from ope rating mobil ecommunications
equipment
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle.
The probability of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent inc reases greatl yifyou operat emobile
communication equipment when driving. #
Only operat emobile communication
equipment when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on lyoperat emobile communi‐
cations equipment when thet raffic conditions
permit it. Youm ayotherwise be distracted
from thet raffic condition sand cause an acci‐
dent, inju ring yourself and others. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoover‐
heated brak esystem
If yo ur esty our foot on theb rake pedal during
while 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 tpress theb rake pedal and accel‐
erator pedal simultaneously while driv‐
ing. On long and
steep downhill gradients, yous hould
ch ang edowntoa lowe rgear in good time. Take
particular no teofthis when driving aladen vehi‐
cle. By doing so, youw ill mak euse of the
engine' sbraking ef fect. Thi swillt ak es ome of the
st ra in of fthe brak esystema nd pr eventthe
brakes from overheating and wearing tooq uickl y. 11 2
Driving and pa rking

Uns
uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. In for‐
mation abou tfuel can be found in the" Fuel" sec‐
tion (/ page248).
In fo rm atio nabout transpor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from any
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Note sonb rakes &
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. &
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. Downhill
gradients
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 (/ page124).
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nget he shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page111).
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 brake‐
pads can increase braking dis tances consid‐
erably ,orbraking ma yhappen on only one
side
R Maintai nanespecially larg 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 depress 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 ,regular lymonitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look forp ad material wear.
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. 11 4
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