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Halogen headla
mps
1 High beam/daytim erunnin glights:
H1 555W /15W
2 Lowb eam/pe rime terl ights: H7 55 W/W 5W
3 Turn signal lights: 345 7NAK 28 W
Re placing halo genh eadla mps
Re quirements:
R Lowb eam: bulb type H7 55 W
R High beam/daytim erunnin glamps: bulb
type H1 555W/15W
R Perime terl ights: bulb typ eW5W
R Turn signal lights: bulb type 3457NAK
28 W 1
Lowb eam/perime terl igh thousing co ver
2 High beam/daytim erunnin glamps housing
co ver
3 Turn signal light soc ket #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. #
Lowb eam/perime terl ight: remo vehousing
co ver 1towa rdst he rear. #
Pull out thes ockettow ards ther ear. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Align and inser tthe soc ket. #
Attach housing co ver1. #
High beam/daytime running lamps:
re mo vehousing co ver2towa rdst he rear. #
Turn thes ocketc ounter-clo ckwise and pull it
out. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthes ocketa nd tur nitclock wise. #
Attach housing co ver2. #
Turn signal light: #
Turn soc ket 3counter-clo ckwise and
re mo veit. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Inser tsocket 3and tur nitclock wise.
Ad ditional tur nsignal light
Re quirements:
R Ad
ditional tur nsignal light (all-wheel
driv evehicles): bulb typeP21W #
Switching of fthe lighting sy stem. Light and vision
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#
Unscr ewscrews 1and remo velens 2. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Place lens 2in position and tigh tent he
scr ews 1. Re
placing rear light bulb s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) Overvie
wofrear light sou rcet ypes (Cargo
Va na nd Passenger Van)
Yo uc an chang ethe following light sources. Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Brak elights/tail lamps/pe rime terl ights:
P21W
2 Backing up light :P21W
3 License plate lamp:W5W
4 Rear fogl ight :P21W
Yo uc an chang ethe following light sources. Ve
hicles wit hpartial LED tail lamps
1 Backin guplight:P21W
2 License plate lamp:W5W
3 Rear fogl ight :P21W
Changing thet ail lamps (Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van)
Re quirements:
R Brak
elights/tail lights/perime terl ights:
bulb typ eP21W
R Backin guplights: bulb typ eP21W
R Rear fogl ights: bulb type P21W 1
Brak elight/tai llig ht/pe rime terl ight
2 Backing up light
3 Rear fogl ight #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. #
Open ther ear-end door. 92
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#
Toremo ve: loose nscrews 1and pull out
th et ail lam pinthe direction of thea rrow. #
Remo vethep lug from bulb mount 3.#
Loosen scr ews2and remo vebulb mount
3 from thet ail lamp. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Toinstall: setb ulb mount 3onthet ail lamp
and scr ewin scr ews2. #
Press thep lug int obulb mount 3. #
Inser tthe tail lam pand scr ewin scr ews1. License plat
elamp
Re quirements:
R License plat elamp: light bulb type W5W #
Swit chofft he lighting sy stem. #
Place ascrew driver ,for example, at opening
2 between lamp 3and panel 1and care‐
full ypryofflamp 3. #
Remo velamp 3from panel 1. #
Rotate theb ulb holder byaround 45 °and
de tach it from thel amp. #
Remo vethel ight bulb. #
Inser tthe ne wbulb int othe bulb holder. #
Inser tthe bulb holder int othe lam pand
ro tate itby around 45°. #
Inser tthe lam pintot he panel opening until it
engages. Re
placing rear light bulb s(ch assis) Overvie
wofrear light sou rcet ypes (chassis)
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Clearance lamp: R5W
2 Tail light :R5W
3 Brak elight :P21W
4 Turn signal lights: PY 21 W Light and vision
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5
Backing up light :P21W
6 Rear fogl ight (driver's side): P21W
7 License plate lamp:R5W
Re placing the tai llamps on the chassis
Re quirements:
R Rear fogl ights: bulb type P21W
R License pla telighting: bulb type R5W
R Backing up lights: bulb typeP21W
R Turn signal lights: bulb type PY21 W
R Clearance lamps: bulb typeR5W
R Brak elights: bulb type P21W
R Tail lights: bulb type R5W 1
Light lens
2 Screws
3 Rear fogl ight
4 License plat elamp
5 Backing up light
6 Turn signal light
7 Cleara nce lamp
8 Brak elight
9 Tail light #
Swit chofft he lighting sy stem. #
Unscr ewscrews 2and remo velight lens
1. #
Remo vethep lug from theb ulb mount. #
Gentl yturnt he bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Position light lens 1and tighten scr ews2. Re
placing interio rlight bulbs Re
placing rear interior lamps
Re quirements:
% Fo
rthe standar dbulb failur eindicator func‐
tion towo rkcor rectly ,only lights bulbs must
be use dthat ar ethe same type and po weras
th ose ins talled during production. #
Swit chofft he interior lighting. #
Press in catc hspring of lens 1withas uita‐
ble object e.g. ascrew driver ,and then le ver
of ft he lens wit hthe lam phousing. #
Topull bac klen sf romt he lam phousing:
press thel ugs of lens 2inwa rds. #
Remo velight bulb 3from thel am ph ousing. #
Inser tthe ne wlight bulb. #
Inser tthe lens in thel am ph ousing until it
engages. #
Place thel ens wit hthe lam phousing in posi‐
tion and engag eit. 94
Light and vision
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#
Close thec enter air vent (/ page 104) and
air vents fort he headroom (/ page105) and
re ar compartment (/ page105).
Misting on theo utside of windo ws #
Switc hont he windshield wiper (/ page95). Switching air-recirculation mode on or off
#
Press the0073 button.
The interior air is recirculated.
The ai r-re circulation mode switches of fautom ati‐
cally.
% When air-recirculation mode is switched on,
th ew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only briefly.
Air-recirculation mode will au tomatical lyswitch
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 on ly)
R When thew indshield wiper sareswitched on
(/ page95)
The indicator lam ponthe0073 button will not
light up in this case. Af teram aximu mof
30 minutes, outsid eair is automatically intro‐
duced again. Switching
thew indshield heater on and off %
In
thee vent of high outsid etemperatures,
th ew indshield heater ma ynotswitc hon. #
Press theÎ button.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe button lights up,
th ew indshield heater has switched on.
% The windshield heater switches of
fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes.
% If
th eb atter yvoltag eistoo lo w,it ma ynotbe
possible toswitc hthe windshield heater on.
If th eb atter yvoltag ebecomes tool ow while
th ew indshield heater is in operation, the
windshield heater will swit choffa utomati‐
cally. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on or off #
Press the006C button.
If th ei ndicator lam plights up, ther ear win‐
do wh eater is swit ched on. Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe front-compartmen tairve nts &
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. #
Toopen or close: hold center2 of air
ve nt 1 and tur nittot he leftorright as far
as it will go. #
Tosetthe air direction: holdcenter 2 of
air vent 1 and swivel it up wards, down‐
wa rds, to thel eftortot heright. 104
Climat econtrol
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It is also
strongly recommended 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 ever thew heels are
re mo ved.
Ne wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af tera pproxima tely
10 0m iles( 10 0k ilome 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. Ve
hicles with amanual parking brake
When driving 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
Hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning because
tir et read istool ow
Depending on thed epth ofthew ater on the
ro adw ay,a qu aplaning can occur despit esuffi‐
cient tir etread dep thand lo wspeed. #
Avoid tir eruts an dbrake carefully. The
refore ,inh eavy rain or other conditions in
whic hhydroplaning can occu r,driv easf ollows:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Brak ecarefully
Drivin gonflooded roads
Bear in mind that vehicles tr aveling in front or in
th eo pposit edirection creat ewaves. This may
cause them aximum permissible dep thofwater
to be exc eeded. These no tesm ustbeo bserved
unde rall circum stances. Otherwise, youc an
damag ethe engine, electrics and transmission.
If yo uh ave todriv eons tret ch es of road on which
wate rhas collected, please bearinm indthef ol‐
lowing:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
Obser vethen otes on ford ing while off- road for
all-wheel driv evehicles (/ page116).
Infor matio nabout drivin ginwinter &
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. Driving and parking
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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 imilar lydirty
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. Fu
nction of theE CO display The EC
Odispla ysums up your drivin gcharacter‐
istics from thes tart to thee nd of thet ripa nd
supports aconsum ption-optimized driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption as follo ws:
R Anticipa teroad and traf ficc onditions.
R Obser vetheg earshif trecommendation. Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay
The segment's lettering lights up brightl y,the
outer edg elights up and thes egment is filled
when thev ehicle is driven wit hthe following char‐
acteristics:
R 1 ACCELERATION:m oderate acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:c onsistent speed
R 3 COASTING:g entledeceleration and roll‐
ing The segment's lettering is gr
ay,the outer edg eis
dar kand thes egment is em ptied when thev ehi‐
cle is driven wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1 ACCELERATION:s porty acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:s peedfluctuations
R 3 COASTING:h eavy braking
Yo uh aved rive ninac onsumption-optimized man‐
ner when:
R The thre es egment shave been comple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R The edg eofallth re es egment slights up. Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edis‐
play
The bar swillfill up when thev ehicle is driven
wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1Moderat eacceleration
R 2Consis tent speed
R 3Gentle deceleration and rolling
The bar swill em ptyw hen thev ehicle is driven
wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1Spo rtya cceleration
R 2Speed fluctuations
R 3Heavy braking
The displ aywill also sho wthe additional range
(4 Bonu sXXX mi Fr. Start orXXX mi From
Start)t hatyouh ave achie vedw ithy our driving
st ylec ompared wit hadrive rw ithav erys porty
driving style. This rang ed oesn otcor respond to
an yf ixed consum ption saving. Driving and parking
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#
Toengage/disen gage: press theu pper sec‐
tion of switch 1.
The indicator lam pinswitch 1flashes while
th ea ll-wheel driv eisengaged or disengaged.
The 00E5 and003D warning lamps light up in
th ei nstrument displa y.ESP ®
and ASR are
deacti vatedf or thed uration of thes hifto per‐
ation. If thes hifto peration is successful, the
00E5 and003D warning lamps in thei nstru‐
ment displa ygoout and ESP ®
and ASR are
re activated.
As lon gasthe indicator lam pinswitch 1is
fl ashing, youc an cancel thes hifto peration by
pressing switch 1again. If thes hifto peration
fa ils, thei ndicator lam pinswitch 1brief ly
fl ashes thre et imes. One of thes hiftconditions
wa sn otmet.
If th ei ndicator lam pinswitch 1lights up, all-
wheel driv eisengaged. Arele vant messa ge
appear sinthe displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer.
% If
th eL OW RANGE gear reduction is engaged,
th ea ll-wheel driv ecann otbe disengaged. Fu
nction of theL OW RANGE gear reduction The
LOWR ANGE gear reduction enables very
slo wd riving in ther espectiv egears. If youe ngage
LO WR ANGE, thee ngine' sperform anc echarac‐
te rist ics and thea utomatic transmission's shift‐
ing characteristic sareadjus teda ccording ly.T he
transmission ratio from thee ngine tothew heels
is around 40% lo werthan in ther oad posi tion.
The driv etorque is increased cor respondingly.
Conditions fore ngaging/disengaging
Th ef ollowing shifting condition smustbem etin
order toengag eordisengag eLOW RANGE:
R All-wheel driv eisengaged (/ page125).
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R Youd epress theb rake pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dor005C. Engaging and disen
gaging LOWr ange 1
Engaging and disengagin gLOW range
% On
vehicles wit hDSR (Downhill Speed Regu‐
lation), switch 1isreplaced wit hthe switch
fo rD SR. #
Toengag eand disen gage: press theu pper
section of switch 1.
The 002E indicator lam pflashes in thei nstru‐
ment displa yfor thed uration of thes hift
operation.
R When thes hifto peration take sp lace and
LO WR ANGE is engaged, the002E indica‐
to rlamp lights up.
R When thes hifto peration take sp lace and
LO WR ANGE is disengaged, the002E indi‐
cator lam pgoes out.
As long as thei ndicator lamp 002Eisflashing,
yo uc an cancel thes hifto peration bypressing
button 1again. If thes hifto peration fails, the
indicator lamp 002Ebrieflyflashes thre et imes.
One of thes hiftconditions wasn otmet. DSR (Downhill Speed
Regulation) Note
sonD SR If
yo uf ail toadap tyour driving styleory ou are
inattenti ve,D SR can nei ther reduce ther isk of
accident nor override thel aws of ph ysics. DSR
canno ttak er oad, weather and traf ficc onditions
int oa ccount. DSR is only an aid. Youa re re spon‐
sible foras afed istan cetothev ehicle in front, for
ve hicle speed and forb raking in good time.
DSR supports youw hen drivin gdownhill. DSR
main tains asetspeed fory ou on downhill gradi‐
ents byapplying theb rake sasr equired. Main‐ 12 6
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Electroni
cleve lcontrol starts automaticall yifthe
ignition is switched on. Operation is only possible
af te rt he parking brak ehas been applied.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol per form sas elf-chec kreg‐
ularly when it is activated and while in use. Indi‐
cator lamp 7onther emo tecontrol lights up for
about one second when yous wit ch on thei gni‐
tion.
Ther eisam alfunction if indicator lamp 7
beha vesint hefollowing ways:
R The indicator lam pdoes no tlight up when you
switc hont he ignition.
or
R The indicator lam pthen lights up again or
fl ashes.
In addition ,awarning tone is emitted from the
re mo tecontrol fora pproxima tely 30 seconds.
Th ef ault that has been de tected can be shown
using thei ndicator lamps (signaling of fault
codes). #
Park thev ehicle, leaving thei gnition switched
on. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Toraise or lo werthe vehicl elevel: press
and hold button 4or5 until thev ehicle
le ve lreaches ther equired height.
The indicator lam pinbutton 4or5 flashes
as lon gasthevehicle le velisb eing changed.
When thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 4or5 lights up. #
Tolowe rautomatical ly:brie flyp ress but ton
5 .
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall ylow ers
th ev ehicle tothen extlow er position:
R From theh ighes tposition todriving le vel
R From driving le veltot he lo west position
The indicator lam pinbutton 5flashes as
lon gast hevehicle le velisb eing changed. When
thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 5lights up.
% By pressing button
4during them ovement,
th eo riginal position will be reset. #
Toraise automaticall y:briefly press button
4.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol automaticall yraises
th ev ehicle tothen exth igher position:
R From thel owest position todriving le vel
R From driving le veltot he highes tposition
The indicator lam pinbutton 4flashes as
lon gast hevehicle le velisb eing changed.
When thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 4lights up.
% By pressing button
5during them ovement,
th eo riginal position will be reset. #
Toraise or lo werautomatical lyto driving
le ve l(center position): press and hold but‐
ton 6.
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall yraises or
lo we rsthev ehicle todriving le vel. #
Tosave thes etvehicl eleve l:se tthe
re qu ired vehicle le vel. #
Press and hold button 1or2 until youh ear
at one.
The vehicle le vels et has been sa vedonc orre‐
sponding button 1or2. #
Tocall up thes ave dvehicle le vel:briefly
press button 1or2.
Electronic le velc ontrol automaticall yraises or
lo we rsthev ehicle tothes ave ddriving le vel.
The indicator lam pinbutton 1or2 flashes
as lon gasthevehicle le velisb eing changed.
When thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 1or2 lights up.
% Service mode ma
yonlybea ctivated or deac‐
tivated at aqualified specialis tworks hop by
trained pe rsonnel. In service mode, thea ir
suspension sy stem is deactivated form ainte‐
nance or fault de tection. #
Toactivat eservic emode: press button 3.
Service mode is activ eand thei ndicator lamp
in button 3lights up continuousl y. #
Todeactivat eservic emode: press button
3.
Service mode is deactivated and thei ndicator
lam pinb utton 3goes out. 13 0
Driving and pa rking
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#
In particula r,do no tparkond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed rive‐
train due torolling away #
Alwaysp arky our vehicle safely and
according tolegal requirements. #
Alwaysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryif
parkin gbrake is no tapplied
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in par kposition 005Dand thep arking brak eis
no te ngaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Engaging pa rkposition 005Dis no tafully ade‐
qu ater eplacement fort he parking brake.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away
as desc ribed belo w. Obser
vethef ollowing points toensur ethat the
ve hicle is properly secured agains trolling away
unin tentionally: #
alwa ys appl ythe parking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engag etransmission position 005D. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towa rdst he curb. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: securethe
re ar axle wit hachockorano bject without
shar pedges.
% Yo
uc an operat ethe side windo wsforf ive
minutes af tery ou ha veswitched of fthe vehi‐
cle. Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing
theh andbrak elever &
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. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Driving and parking
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