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Depending on
theh ead restra int model, indi‐
vidual adjustment option smaybe omit ted. Switching
thes eat heating on and off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
high temp eratures ma ybeaffected or they
ma yevens ufferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heating is switched on When
thes eat heating is switched on, over‐
heating ma yoccur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats, e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Mak esuret hat no objects or docu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heating is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. #
Toswitc hon:press button 1.
All indicator lamps on theb utton light up. #
Tolowe rthe le vel:press button 1until the
re qu ired heatin gleve lisr eached.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff:press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps ar eoff.
% The seat heating automaticall
yswitches back
out of thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heating switches
off. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
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. 76
Seats and stowage

1
Lever
2 Steering column height
3 Steering column fore -and-af tadjustment #
Toadjus tthe steering wheel: swing lever
1 down as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is unloc ked. #
Movethes teering wheel tothed esired posi‐
tion. #
Pull le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is loc ked. St
ow agea reas Overvie
wofthe front stowage compa rtments Overvi
ewofthef ront sto wage compa rtments
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(/ page178). 1
Lockable compartmen tabove windshield
(/ page78)
2 Windshield stowagec ompartment wit htwo
cup holde rs/ashtr aystow ages pace
St ow agec ompartment wit hcover,d epending
on specification (/ page77)
3 Center console stowagec ompartment with
US Bp ort, chargin ginter face, NFC inter face
and 12Vsocket
4 Stow agec ompartment abo vewindshield
(subject toam aximum load of 5lb(2.5k g))
5 Front passenger side stowagec ompartment
(subject toam aximum load of 11lb (5 kg))
6 Cup holders
7 Stow agec ompartment in thed oors
Opening and closing thec enter console/
windshield stowage compa rtment St
ow agec ompartment co ver(ex ample: cen ter
console) Seats and
stowage 77

Compl
ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl amp. Operating
thec ombination light switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headlam pflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. #
Toswitc hont he hig hbeam: switchon the
lo wb eam (/ page84). #
Pushthe combination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition.
% The high beam swit ches tothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: pushthec om‐
bination switc hforwa rds 1or briefly pull it
in thed irection of ar row3(the actio nfor
headlam pflashing switches theh igh beam
off).
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illgoo ut. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition. %
Ve
hicles with Highbeam Assis t:when
Highbeam Assis tisactive, it controls the
activatio nand deactivatio nofthe high beam
(/ page86). #
Toactivat eheadlam pflashing: switchon
th ep owe rsupp lyor ignition. #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3. Switching hazar
dwarnin glights on or off #
Toswitc hona nd off: press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sareswitched on, onl ythe
tur ns igna llamps onther ele vant sid eofthevehi‐
cle will light up.
% The hazar
dwarning light swillwo rkeven
when thev ehicle has been switched off. Cornering light function
The cornering light impr
ovesthe illuminationof
th er oadw ayove raw idea ngle in thet urning
direction ,e.g. enabling better visibility in tight
bends. Light and vision
85

#
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press bo thretainin gclips 2inthed irection
of thea rrow and swivel thew iper blade away
from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the st
eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front-passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. The
object sinviewa reinfact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjudg ethe dis tance
between youa nd ther oad user driving behi nd
yo u, fore xamp le, when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: pushtheo ut‐
side mir rorint op osition manually.
Ad justin gthe outside mir rors electrically Example image
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly. Light and vision
97

&
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

&
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. 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
(/ page216).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions.
An accumulation of sno wand ice, particular ly
when frozen, in thea reaa round thea ir intake,
moving parts, thea xles and thew heel housing,
ma ycause thef ollowing problems:
R Obstruction of thea ir intake
R Damag etovehicle parts
R Malfunction sdue torestriction of mobility
intende dbythe design (e.g. reduced steering
mo vement)
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. Information about driving off-road &
WARNING Risk of accident if youdon ot
ke ep toline of fall on inclines
If yo ud rive at an angle or tur nonanincline,
th ev ehicle could slip side ways,tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alwaysd rive on inclines in thel ine of fall
(straight up or down) and do no tturn. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toacceler‐
atin gforce during off-road driving
When driving off-road on une vens urfaces,
th ef orce of thev ehicle's acceleration af fects
yo ur body from all directions.
Yo uc ould, fore xamp le, be thro wn from your
seat. #
Alwaysw ear aseat belt when driving
off- road. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto theh ands
when driving overobstac les
If yo ud rive over obs tacles or in tir eruts ,the
st eering wheel ma yfold bac kand cause inju‐
ri es totheh ands. #
Steering wheel mus talway sbeh eld
securely wit hbothh ands. #
When driving overobstac les, expect
increased steering forc es at short
notice. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. 11 6
Driving and pa rking

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
11 9

Re
strictin gthe shi ftrange Re
quirements:
R Transmission position 005Bis engaged
(/ page123). #
Torestrict th eshiftrange: briefly pull steer‐
ing wheel paddle shif ter1.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar down, dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .The shi ftrang eisa lsor estricted.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Pull and hold steering wheel paddle shif ter
1 .
The automatic transmission will chang etoa
shif trang ewhich allo wseasy acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, thea utomatic
transmission shifts down one or mor egears
and restricts thes hiftrange.
Th es hift rang es elected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear.
% The automatic transmissio
ndoes no tshift
down if youp ullsteering wheel paddle shif ter
1 whils ttrave ling at tooh igh aspeed.
If th es hiftrang eisr estricted and them axi‐
mum engine speed fort he restricted shi ft
ra ng eisr eached, thea utomatic transmission
will no tshif tu p. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: briefly pull
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar up, dependin gonthegear cur rently
engaged .Thisd eres tricts thes hiftrang eat
th es ame time. The shif
trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: pull and hold
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
or #
Engag etransmission position 005Bagain
(/ page123).
The auto matic transmission shifts up one or
mor egear sdepending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Simultaneously ,the shif trange
re striction is deactivated and thet ransmis‐
sion position appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
play 005B.
Ad aptthe shif trang etot he driving situation:
0049 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
0048 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on downhill
gradients and whe ndriving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operatin gconditions.
0047 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on extreme ly
st eep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stre tches. Usin
gkickdown #
Form aximum acceleration: depressthe
accelerator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. All-wheel drive
Note
sona ll-wheel drive All-wheel driv
eensures permanent driv efor all
fo ur wheels, and toget her wit hESP®
it impr oves
th et raction of thev ehicle.
The traction cont roloft he all-wheel driv ealso
ta ke sp lace via theb rake system. Therefore, the
brak esystem can overheat during extreme off-
ro ad use. In this case, ease of fthe accelerator
pedal or stop toallo wthe brak esystemtoc ool
down.
If ad rive nw heel spins du etoinsufficient trac‐
tion, obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R When pulling away,m akeu se of thet raction
cont rolintegrated in ESP ®
.D epress the
accelerator pedal as farasn ecessar y.
R Take your foot offt he accelera torp edal,
slowly ,whilet he vehicle is in motion. 124
Driving and pa rking

ta
inin gthe speed is dependent on ther oad sur‐
fa ce conditions and thed ownhill gradient and
cann ottherefor ebeg uaranteed in all situations.
Yo uc an se tthe speed depending on theg ear
ra ng etob etwe en 2m ph (4 km/h) and 11mph
(1 8k m/h) using theb rake and accelerator pedals
or ther ockers witc hont hesteering wheel.
DSR automaticall ycont rols in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R Ifth ev ehicle is stationar y,or its speed is less
th an 2m ph (4 km/h) ,the speed is se tto
2m ph (4 km/h )oritissetto them inimum
speed fort he respectiv egear range.
R Ifyo ud rive fast erthan 11mp h(18 km/h) off-
ro ad, DS Rswitches tostandb ymode .DSR
remains acti vated, but does no tbrake auto‐
matically.
R Ifyo ud rive downhill slo werthan 11mph
(1 8k m/h), DSRs etst he speed tothep revi‐
ous lyse ts peed.
R Ifyo ud rive faster than 28 mph(45 km/h),
DSR switches of fautomaticall y. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gDSR Ac
tivatin gDSR Yo
uc an activat eDSRwhen thev ehicle is station‐
ar yorm oving. #
Press theu pper section of switch 1.#
Brak eora ccelerat ethe vehicle tothed esired
speed between 2mph (4 km/h) and 11mph
(1 8k m/h). #
Release theb rake or accelera torp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored. When stationar y,
2m ph (4 km/h) or them inimum possible
speed fore achg ear rang eiss tore d. DSR maintains
thes tore ds peed on thed ownhill
gradient and brakes automaticall y.
When DSR is activated and thev ehicle pulls
aw ay,a ccelerates or brakes on an incline, the
speed se tcorresponds tothes peed at whic hthe
accelera tororb rake pedal is released or the
rock er switc hispressed during DSR regulation.
This is onl ythe case if youa renotd rivin gfaster
th an 11mp h(18 km/h).
DSR status displa yinthe on-boar dcomputer
R DSR is activated:
- DSR andthes etspeed appear in thes ta‐
tus area of theo n-board computer.
R DSR is activated, but is no
tinter vening:
- Youa redrivin gbetwe en 11mph
(1 8k m/h) and 28 mph(45 km/h).
- DSR andthes peed 11mp h(18 km/h)
appear in thes tatus area of theo n-board
computer.
DSR is in standb ymode.
R DSR is inactive:
- Youa reexceeding aspeed of 28 mph
(45 km/h).
- DSR appear sinthestatus area of theo n-
boar dcomputer .Inaddition, theDSR Off
messag eappears.
- DSR ---appear sinthestatus area of the
on-boar dcomputer.
Setting thes peed while driving downhill
Yo uc an se tthe speed tobetween 2mph
(4 km/h) and, depending on theg ear range, up to
11 mp h(18 km/h) using theb rake and accelera‐
to rp edals or ther ockers witc hont hesteering
wheel. Driving and parking
127

#
Brak eora ccelerat ethe vehicle tothed esired
speed on thed ownhill gradient. #
Release theb rake or accelera torp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored.
or #
Press rocker switch 1up or down during a
DSR regulation.
The las tsave dspeed is increased or reduced. #
Release rocker switch 1.
The cur rent speed is stored.
or #
Press rocker switch 1up or down until
desired speed is reached. #
Release rocker switch 1.
The cur rent speed is stored.
% It ma
ybeam oment befor ethe vehicle starts
to brak etot he se tspeed. Take this dela yinto
account when setting thes peed wit hrocker
switch 1.
Deactivating DSR #
Press theu pper section of switch 1.
or #
Accele rate and driv efastert han 28 mph
(45 km/h).
DSRd eactivates automaticall yinthefollowing
situations:
R Youd rive fast erthan 28 mph(45 km/h).
R There is amalfunction in theE SP®
or ABS
sy stem. Electronic le
velc ontrol Fu
nction of ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped if their limbs ar ebetwe en
th ev ehicle body and thet ires or underneath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel ar ches when thev ehicle is
being lo wered. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom jac ktip‐
ping
If yo up arkav ehicle wit hair suspension, the
air suspension ma yremain acti vatedf or up to
one hour ,evenw hen thei gnition is switched
off. If yout hen raise thev ehicle wit hthe jac k,
th ea ir suspension will attem pttoadjus tthe
ve hicle le vel.
The jac kmaytip. #
Press theS ervice button on thea ir sus‐
pension remo tecontrol befor eraising
th ev ehicle.
This pr events au tomatic readjustment
of thev ehicle le vela nd pr events it from
being raised or lo weredm anually. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolow‐
ered or raised chassis
Drivin gwithal oweredorr aised chassis may
greatl yimp air brakin gand handlin gcharac‐
te rist ics. Youm ayalso exceed thep ermissible
ve hicle height when thec hassi sisraised. #
Setthe driving le velb efor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident from mal‐
function of electronic le velc ontrol
If elect ronic le velc ontrol is malfunctioning,
th ev ehicle le velm aybe asymmetrical, too
high or tool ow.
The driving and steering characteristic softhe
ve hicle ma ybenoticeabl ydiffe re nt. #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. 12 8
Driving and pa rking