272 Con
trols
Instrum entclust er
Th eco olan t tem peratu regauge is inthe in-
strum entcl us ter on the le ft-h an d side.
Th eco olan t te mperatur emay riseto
12 0° C und ernormal operati ngconditions
an difth eco nc entr ation of antifr ee ze /
co rros ion inh ibitor is correct.
Th ered band inthe re vco unt erind icat es
the engi ne’s ove rrev ving rang e.Th e speed
is restr icte dto prote cttheengine when
the red band is rea ched.
! Donot dri veintheov errev ving range. Doing
so will dam ageth e engine. Th
eou tside temper ature disp lay is lo cated
in the lower left-h an dco rner of the instru-
me ntclus ter. There isashort del aybefore
a ch an ge inthe outsid etem per atur e is dis-
played.
Th e fuel gaug eisinth einst ru me ntclus ter
on th eleft-h an d side. Theye llow res erve
fu el segment displ aylights upif th efuel
level drops into the reserve range. Coolant temperat
ure ga uge Rev counter Outside tem
perature dis play G
Risk of accident When
thetem perature display ed isjust
ab ovefreezin gpo int, the roa dsu rface may
be icy, espe cially in wooded areas or on
br idge s.The vehicle cou ldskid if you fail
to ad apty ourd rivi ng styl e. You should
therefo realwa ysada ptyou r driving style
and spe edto suit the weather condi tions. Fuel ga
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Th
een gine cannot beswitche doff. 6
Take th efu se extra ctor and the fuse
ch artfr om the vehi cle tool kit
( = page 401).
6 Open the fus eboxintheen gine com-
partm ent (
= page 503).
6 Pullout the two fuses marke d"MOTOR
NO TAU S"on thef use cha rtusing the
fu se extra ctor.
The engine switches off.
To resta rtthe engine:
6 Reinser tthe fuses. A coo
lant temp eratu reof ove r+120 °Cis
displ ayed. The coolant
leve lis too low. The coo lant is
too hot andt he engine isno long er being
co oled sufficie ntly. 6
Stop as soonaspos sibl ea nd al low the
eng ine an d the coola ntto coo ldown.
6 Check the coolan t le vel.Ob serve the
warning notes asyou do so and top up
the coola ntifne ces sary (
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