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X
Swi tch offallel ectri calconsu mers,e.g. rearwi ndow defroste r,lighti ng,etc.
X Ope nthe hood. Pos
ition numb er0084 identif iesthe chargedba ttery ofthe othe rveh icleor an equ ivalent jump -
star ting device.
X Sli de cove r0043 ofpos itive termi nal0044inthe directi onofthe arrow .
X Co nnect positive termi nal0044onyour veh icleto pos itive termi nal0087ofdono rba ttery 0084using
the jump ercab le,al wa ysbeg inwith pos itive termi nal0044onyour ow nveh iclefirs t.
X Start theengi neofthe dono rveh icleand runitat idling spe ed.
X Co nnect negativetermi nal0085ofdono rba ttery 0084togro und point0083 ofyour veh icleus ing the
jump ercab le,beg inningwith dono rba ttery 0084first.
X Start theengi ne.
X Befo redisconne ctingthejump ercab les, letthe engi nerun forseve ralminu tes.
X Firs t,remo vethe jump ercab lesfrom ground point0083 and nega tivetermi nal0085, then from
pos itive termi nal0044and positive termi nal0087. Begi nea ch time atthe contac tson your ow n
veh iclefirs t.
X Close cove r0043 ofpos itive termi nal0044afte rremo vingthejump ercab les.
X Have thebattery checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Ju mp-sta rtingisnot consi deredtobe anorma lope ratingcondi tion.
i Ju
mpe rcab lesand further informa tion regard ing jump -startingcanbeobta inedat any quali-
fie dspe cialist wo rksho p. 26
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Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
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Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh icle
and itsweight isgre atertha nthe permi ssi-
bl e gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyecou ldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationcou ldrol l-
ove r.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh i-
cle ,its weight sho uld not begre atertha n
the permi ssible gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ils on the permi ssible gro ssveh iclewe ight
of your veh iclecan befou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 297 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBra keAssi st,Activ eDis tance
Assi stDISTR ONICor the HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the vehiclebra kes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
the sesystem sin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysec urethe tow ropeor tow barat the
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclecou ldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not usethe towingeyefor reco very,
thi scou ldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclewi th acra ne.
! Wh
entow ing,pu llaw ay slow lyand
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epo we ris too high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eeq uipme nt.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe key instea dof the Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwise shi ftto positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cpa rkin gbra ke
is rel eased .If the electri cpa rkin gbra keis
fa ulty, visitaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Yo
uma ytow thevehiclefor ama xim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).A tow -
ing spee dof 30 mph (50km/h )mu stnot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30 miles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclemu stbe
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyouar etow -sta rtingor tow ing
ano therveh icle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssible gro sswe ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehicletra nsp orte d
tha nto have ittow edaway.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehicleis be ing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno ttur nthe Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshi ftthe automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe vehicleis tow ed(Ypage 178 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwise be locked outwh en pushi ng
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingthe towingey e
In stal ling the towingey e G
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The exhaust tai lpi pe maybe veryhot. There
is aris kof burns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Ta ke partic u-
la rcar ewh en rem oving the rearcove r. Tow
ingand tow-starti ng
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Tread
The partof the tire thatcome sinto conta ct
wi th the road.
Bead The tirebead ensu resthatthe tire sits
sec urelyon the wheel.The rearesev eralstee l
wi res inthe bead topre vent thetire from com-
ing loose from thewheelrim .
Si dew all
The partof the tire betwe enthe trea dand the
be ad.
Wei ght ofopti onalextras
The comb inedwe ight ofthos eop tio nal extra s
tha twe igh mor etha nthe replaced standa rd
pa rts and moretha n2.3 kg(5lbs).The se
op tio nal extra s,su ch ashigh-p erform ance
bra kes, level contro l,a roo fra ck orahigh-p er-
form ance battery ,ar enot included inthe curb
we ight and theweight ofthe acce ssories.
TIN (Tire Ide ntificatio nNumbe r)
Thi sis auni queidenti fierwh ich can beused
by atire manuf actu rertoidenti fytire s,for
exa mpl efor apro duct reca ll, and thusid enti fy
the purcha sers.The TINisma de up ofthe
ma nuf actu rer'sidenti tycod e,tire size, tire
typ ecod eand themanuf actu ring date.
Lo ad bearin gin dex
The load bearing index(also load index) isa
cod etha tconta insthe maximu mload bearing
cap acityof atire .
Tracti on
Tra ctio nis the resultof frictio nbe twe enthe
tire sand theroadsu rfa ce.
Treadw earindic ators
Na rro wba rs (tre adwearbars) thatar edistri b-
ute dove rthe tire trea d.Ifthe tire trea dis level
wi th the bars, the wearlimit of00CD in(1.6 mm)
ha sbe en rea che d.
Oc cupant distrib utio n
The distri butio nof occu pants inaveh icleat
thei rde signa ted seating positio ns.
Total load limit
Nom inallo ad and lugga geload plus 68 kg
(15 0lbs) mu ltiplied by the num berof sea tsin
the vehicle. Ch
ang ingawh eel Fl
at tire
The "Breakdo wnassista nce" section
(Y page 252 )conta insinfo rma tionand note s
on how todealwith afla ttire .Info rma tionon
dri ving with MOExte ndedtire sin the eventofa
fla ttire can befou ndund er"M OExtend edtire s
(ti res with run-fla tcha racteri stics"
(Y page 253 ). Rotati
ngthe wheels G
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Ro tati ngthe fron tand rearwh eelsifthe
wh eelsor tire sha ve diffe rent dimens ions
ma ysev erelyimp airthe driving characteri s-
tics .The servicebra keorwh eelsu spe nsion
comp onents mayal so be dama ged. The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Ro tate frontand rearwh eelsonl yif the
wh eelsand tiresar eof the same dimen-
si ons.
! On
veh icles equipp ed with atire pressu re
moni tor,electro niccomp onents arelocate d
in the wheel.
Ti re-m ounting toolssho uld not beused nea r
the valve .Thi scou ldda ma gethe electro nic
comp onents.
Onl yha ve tire scha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op.
Alw ayspa yatte ntionto the instructio nsand
sa fety note swh en cha nging awh eel
(Y page 289 ).
The wearpatterns onthe fron tand reartire s
di ffe r,de pendi ng on the opera ting cond itions.
Ro tate thewheelsbe fore acle arwe arpattern
ha sform edon the tires.Front tirestyp ically
we armor eon the shoulde rand reartire sin
the cente r.
On veh icles tha tha ve the same size front and
rea rwh eels,yo ucan rotatethe wheelsacco rd-
ing tothe intervalsin the tire manuf actu rer's
wa rranty book inyour veh icledo cum ents. Ifno
wa rranty book isavaila bl e, the tiressho uld be
rota tedevery3,0 00 to6,0 00 miles(5,000 to
10, 000 km).Dep endingontire wear,thi sma y
be req uired earlier. Do not change thedirec-
tio nof wh eelrota tion. 28
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ang ingawh eelWhe elsand tires