st
yletos uitthep reva iling road and weather con‐
ditions.
If yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ASR will be deactivated
fo rt he duration of thea ctivation/deactivation
process.
Ve hicles without steering wheel but tons: if
ASR is malfunctioning, the00E5 indicator lamp
lights up while thee ngine is running and the
engine output ma ybereduced (/ page24).
ASR impr ovestraction, i.e. thet ransfer of po wer
from thet ires tother oad sur face, foras ustained
period and, thereb y,also impr ovesthe driving
st abilit yoft hevehicle. If thed riving wheels start
to spin, ASR brakes individuald rive wheels and
limits thee ngine torque. ASRthus significantly
assists youw hen pullin gawaya nd accelerating,
especiall yonw etor slippe ryroads.
If traction on ther oad sur face is no tsufficient,
eve nASR will no tallow youtop ullaway without
dif ficulty .The typ eoftires and totalwe ight of the
ve hicle as well as theg radient of ther oad also
pla yac rucial role.
If AS Rinter venes, the00E5 warning lam pinthe
instrument display flashes. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization. In addition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
shoul donlybed eactivated in the
fo llowing situations. Do no
topera tethev ehicle on aroller dynamo me‐
te r( e.g. forap erform anc etest). If youh ave to
operat ethe vehicle on aroller dynamo meter,con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop beforehand. If
yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ESP ®
will be deactiva‐
te df or thed uration of thea ctivation/deactiva‐
tion process.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning or deactivated, the
00E5 warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is
ru nning and thee ngine output ma ybereduced
(/ page24).
% Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gESP®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access
5 ESP
% ESP®
can onl ybeactivated and deactivated
via quicka ccess when at leas tone other
function is available in quicka ccess. Other‐
wise, youc an find ESP ®
in the Assistance
menu. #
Select ESP.
Ap romp tappears. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam plight supc on‐
st antly in thei nstrument clus ter,ESP ®
is deacti‐
va ted.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmayappear in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist Crosswind Assis
tdoes no tworkifE SP®
is deacti‐
va tedord isabled due toam alfunction.
Crosswind Assis tdoes no treact under thef ollow‐
ing conditions:
R The vehicle is subjected tosevere jolts and
vib rations, e.g .asar esult of une vens urfaces
or po tholes.
R The vehicle loses traction, e.g. on sno worice
or when hydroplaning.
R The driver is per form ing sudden and lar ge
st eering mo vements.
Crosswind Assis tisoperational again as soon as
th ed riving conditions retur nton ormal.
Crosswind Assi stdetects stro ng crosswind gu sts
th at can impair abilit yofyourvehicle todrive Driving and parking
13 9
#
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trelyo nA ctiv eBrake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only
an aid. The driver of thev ehicle is
re sponsible fork eeping asufficiently
saf ed ista nce tothev ehicle in front, for
ve hicle speed and forb raking in good
time. #
Be prepare dtobrake or swer veif nec‐
essar y. Also obser
vethes ysteml imitations of Active
Brak eAssist. The individua
lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function warnsy ou at
speeds greater than appr oximatel y4mph
(7 km/h), if your vehicle is critically close to a
ve hicle or pedestrian.
An intermittent warning tone sounds and the
00BA distance warning lam plight supint he
instrument clus ter.
Brak eimmedia tely or take eva sivea ction, pr ovi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
allo ws th is.
Th ed istance warning function can aid youint hefollowing situations wit hanintermit tent wa rn‐
ing tone and awarnin glamp: Ve
hicles tr avel‐
ing in front St
ationar yvehi‐
cles Crossing
vehi‐
cles Crossing pedes‐
trians/cycli
stsSt
ationary
pedestrians
Up toappr ox.
15 5m ph
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
12 4m ph
(200 km/h) No
reaction Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/h) No
reaction Au
tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function ma yinter vene at speeds starting from appr oxima tely 4m ph
(7 km/h )inthefollowing situations: Ve
hicles tr avel‐
ing in front St
ationar yvehi‐
cles Crossing
vehi‐
cles Crossing pedes‐
trians/cycli
stsSt
ationary
pedestrians
Up toappr ox.
15 5m ph
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
12 4m ph
(200 km/h) No
reaction Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/h) No
reaction Situation-dependent braking assistance
Situation-dependent braking assistance ma
yinter vene at speeds starting from appr oxima tely
4m ph (7 km/h) in the following situations: Ve
hicles tr avel‐
ing in front St
ationar yvehi‐
cles Crossing
vehi‐
cles Crossing pedes‐
trians/cycli
stsSt
ationary
pedestrians
Up toappr ox.
15 5m ph
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/h) No
reaction Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/h) No
reaction Drivin
gand parking 141
#
Todeactivat ecruisec ontrol: push rock er
switch 3(CNCL) down.
If cruise cont rolisd eactivated, it can be reactiva‐
te dasf ollows:
R rock er switch 2(SET+ )or(SET-) stores the
cur rent speed and thev ehicle maintains this
speed
R rock er switch 3(RES) calls up thel asts peed
st ored and thev ehicle maintains this speed
% Ifyo ub rake, deactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter‐
ve nes, cruise control is deacti vated.
When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles ahead
ar ed etected, thes etdis tance is maintained ,if
necessa ryuntil thev ehicle comes toah alt.The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes depending on the
dis tance tothev ehicle in front and thes etspeed.
Speed and dis tance ar esetand stored on the
st eering wheel. The speed can be se tintherange
between 15mp h(20 km/h) and 99 mph
(160 km/h) or between 15mp h(20 km/h) and
th ev ehicle's maximum speed.
Other features of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Depending on thep reselected dis tance,
DISTRONIC inter venes ei ther dynamically
(shor tdista nce) or tosave fuel (long dis‐
ta nce).
R Depending on thev ehicle mass de tected, the
dynamics of theD ISTRONIC inter vention are
re duced.
R Rapid acceleration tothes tore ds peed is initi‐
ated if thet urns ignal indicator is switched on
to chang etot heovertak ing lane.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisonly an aid.
The driver is responsible fort he dis tancetothe
ve hicle in front, forv ehicle speed and forb raking
in good time.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R The radar sensor sareaffected bysno w,rain,
fo g, heavy spr ay,g lare, direct sunlight or
greatl yvarying ambien tlight. R
The radar sensor smaymalfunction in parking
ga rage soronr oads wit hsteep uphill or
downhill gradients.
R Ifth er adar sensor saredirty or co vered.
R On icy or slipper yroads, braking or accelerat‐
ing can caus ethe driv ewheels tolose trac‐
tion and thev ehicle could then skid.
R Stationar yobject sarenotd etected if these
we renotp reviousl ydetected as moving.
R On bends, target vehicles ma ybelostorn ot
re cognized cor rectl y.As aresult, atarget
ve hicle is no tused toregulat ethe speed
whic hmaylead tounwa nted accele ration.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is con‐
siderably faster or slo werthan thec ur‐
re ntly driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alwaysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
ditions an dbereadytobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient deceleration byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto5 0% ofthem aximum
possible deceleration. If this deceleration is
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calertsy ou wit havisualand
acoustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient dis tance. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. 14 4
Driving and pa rking
de
tected, thew arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
on ther ele vant sid elights up red. If it de tects a
critica lsituation, awarning tone also sounds.
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis tand Parking
Assis tPARKTRONIC: driverscan also be warned
of an ycrossing traf ficw henb ackin gupo ut of a
parkin gspace. If acritical situation is de tected, a
wa rning symbol appear sonthe camera imag eof
th em ultimedia sy stem. If thed rive rd oes not
re spond tothew arning ,the vehicle's brakes can
be applieda utomatically.In this case, awarning
to ne sounds.
The Rear Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti ve
unde rthe following conditions:
R BlindSpotA ssis tisa ctivated.
R Reverseg ear is engaged or thev ehicle is
backing up at walkin gpace.
R Ifth em aneuvering assis tance function is acti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Rear Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is una vaila‐
ble when driving wit hatrailer. Lane
Keeping Assis tand Activ eL aneK eeping
Assist Fu
nctions of Lane Keeping Assist Lane
Keeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in front of
yo ur vehicle wit hmultifunction camera 1.It
ser vestop rotect youa gains tunin tentionally le av‐
ing your lane .You ma yalso be warned by a
vibrating messa gefrom thes teering wheel and by
th es tatus symbo lflashing in thei nstrument dis‐
pla y.
The warning is issued when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emetat thes ame time:
R Lane Keeping Assis tdetects lane markings. R
Afront wheel passe soverthe lane markings.
Yo uc an activat eand deactivat ethe Lane Keeping
Assis twarning.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Lane Keep‐
ing Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of accident
nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It canno ttake
int oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Lane Keeping Assis tisonlyana id and is not
intended tokeep thev ehicle in thel ane without
th ed rive r's cooperation. Youa re re sponsible for
th ed ista nce tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, braking in good time and fors taying in
yo ur lane.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ther eisp oor visibilit y,e.g. due toinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, high lyvariable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
R Glar efromo ncomin gtraf fic, direct sunligh tor
re flections.
R Ther eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
R No or se veral, unclear lane markings ar epres‐
ent foro ne lane, e.g. in aconstruction area.
R The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small, and therefor ethe lane markings cannot
be de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar row and winding. Drivin
gand parking 157
documents
tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
Yo ur vehicle will act dif fere ntly wi thatrailer rela‐
tiv etow ithout atrailer ,and will consume more
fuel. In thec ase of along and steep descent, you
mus tselect shif trange 3,2or 1in good time.
% This also applies if
thec ruise cont rolis
switched on.
Yo uw illthereb ymakeu se of thee ngine' sbraking
ef fect and will no thave tobrak easo ften tocon‐
trol thes peed. This will take some of thes train
of ft he brak esystema nd pr event theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.Ifyo un eed
additional braking, depress theb rake pedal inter‐
mittently rath er than continuousl y.
Drivin gtips
If th et railer sw ays, remember thef ollowing
points:
R Do no taccelerat eunder an ycircums tances.
R Do no tcounter steer.
R If necessar y,appl ythe brakes.
% Yo
uc an pr eventthet railer from sw aying and
rock ingbyretrofitting stabilizer bar sortrailer
st abilit yprograms. Youc an obtain fur ther
information from an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
R Maintain alarge rd ista nce than when driving
without atrailer.
R Avoid braking abruptl y.If possible, brak egen‐
tl yf irst of al lsot hatthet railer closes up
behind your vehicle. Then, increase theb rak‐
ing forc er apidl y.
R The values given fors tart-o ff gradeability
re fertos ea level. When driving in moun tain‐
ous areas, no tethat engine output, and there‐
fo re start-of fgradeability ,will dec rease with
inc reasin galtitude. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Coupling
atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe vehicle
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The ball head height
changes depending on
th ev ehicle's load. In this case, use atrailer
wit hah eight-adjus table trailer dr awbar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Establish all electrical and other connections
to thet railer. #
Remo veobject sordevices whic hpreve nt the
traile rfromr olling, e.g. wheel choc ks. #
Release thet railer's parking brake.
% The
vehicle harness has acable connection
to theb rake light indicator lamp.
Obser vethem aximum permissible trailer dimen‐
sions (widt hand length).
Mos tUSs tatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe thef ollowing points, and youa reurge ntly
re commended tocomply wi th these:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains should be routed in a
criss-cross pat tern unde rthe trailer dr awbar.
The ym ustbec onnected tothet railer tow
hitc hand no ttothe bumper or tothev ehicle
axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This
allo wsfore vens harp cornering.
R Aseparat ebrake system is requ ired forc er‐
ta in trailers.
R Asafet yf eatur eisrequired forb rake dt railers.
De term ine thes pecific requ irements acco rd‐
ing tother ele vant la ws.
If th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet yf eatur etrigger sthe
trailer brakes and can thus reduce thed anger.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrail er wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. 16 2
Driving and pa rking
Do no
tuncouple atrailer with an ove rrun brak ein
as tate ofove rrun. Otherwise, ther ebound of the
ove rrunb rake can damag eyour vehicle. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Appl ythe trailer's parking brake. #
Secur ethe trailer agains trolling away wit ha
wheel choc kors imilar object. #
Remo vethet railer cables and saf etyc hains. #
Uncouple thet railer. Information about
towing atrailer Operatin
gatrailer is subject toman ystatutory
re gulations suc hasspeedrestrictions.
Man ystatesa lso requ ireana uxiliaryseparate
functional brakin gsystem when towing aweight
th at exc eeds acertain limit .For your saf ety, it is
re commended touse aseparat efunctional brak‐
ing sy stem on an ytowe dvehicle.
Mak esuret hat your trailer combinatio nmeets
local regulations. This no tonlya pplies to your
plac eofr esidence, but also to your destination.
In fo rm atio nont his can be obtained from the
police and local authorities.
Compl ywitht he following when driving wit ha
trailer:
R Practice cornering, stopping and backing up
in at raffic-free location. In this wa y,yo uw ill
ga in driving experience and become accus‐
to med tothen ew handling characteristics.
R Befor edriving, checkt he following:
- that thet railer towh itch and ball coupling
ar es ecure
- that thes afet ys wit ch forb rake dt railer sis
functioning cor rectly
- that thes afet yc hains ar esecur eand
undamaged
- that thee lectrical connection saresecure
- that thel ights ar efunctioning cor rectly
- thew heels ford ama geand cor rect tire
pressur e(/ page 294)
R Adjus tthe outside mir rors so that youh ave a
clea rviewoft herear sectio nofthe trailer.
R Ifth et railer is equipped wit hanindividual
braking sy stem, checkb efor eeachj ourney
whe ther theb rake sa refunctioning cor rectl y. R
Ifth et railer has electronicall ycont rolled
brakes, pull away carefully wi th thevehicle/
trailer combination .Brake manually using the
brak econtroller and checkw hether the
brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Secu rethel oad on thet railer in line wit hthe
re qu irements and rules forl oad-securing
me thods.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,chec katr egular
inter vals that thel oad is secur eand that the
light sand brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Bea rinm indthat theh andling characteristics
ar em oreu nstable when towing atrailer than
when drivin gwithout atrailer .Avoid sudden
st eering mo vements.
R The vehicle/trailer combination is heavier,
accelerates mor eslowl y,has areduced
climbing ability and an increased braking dis‐
ta nce. It is mor esusceptible toside winds
and requ ires careful steering.
R If possible, do no tbrake suddenl y,but rath er
moderatel yatfirst so that thet railer can acti‐
va te its brakes. Then inc rease thep ressur eon
th eb rake pedal.
R Ifth ea utomatic transmission shifts between
ge arsonu phill or downhill gradients, restrict
th es hiftrange. Select shif trang e4,3,2or1.
Al owe rgear and reduced speed decrease the
ri sk of engine damage.
R When driving on adownhill gradient, shif ttoa
lo we rgear touse thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
Av oid cons tant braking, as this could cause
th ev ehicle brakes and possibly also the
traile rbrake stoo verheat.
R Ifth ec oolant temp eratur eincreases signifi‐
cant lywhen thea ir-conditionin gsystemis
switched on, switc hthe air-conditioning sys‐
te mo ff.
Coolant heat can also be dissipated by
switching thea irflow and thet emperatur eof
th eh eater or air conditioning tothem aximum
le ve l. Open thew indo wsif necessar y.
R When overtak ing, pa yparticular attention to
th ei ncreased overtakin gdista nce of your
ve hicle/trailer combination.
Due tothel engt hofy ourvehicle/trailer com‐
bination youw illrequ ireal onger stre tchof
ro ad befor eswit ching bac ktothe original
lane. Driving and parking
16 3
Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaner. R
Do no tuse acidi cwhee lcleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel
bolts and brak ecomponents ma ybe
damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and
brakepads, driv efor afew minutes
af te rc leaning befor eparking the
ve hicle. The brak ediscs and brake‐
pads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
Clean wind owsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsol‐
ve nt-based cleaning agents toclea nthe
insid eofw indows.
Wi per blades
Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper
blade swithad ampcloth. Do no
tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior
lighting Clean
thel enses wit hawetspong eand
mil dc leaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or clo thss uita‐
ble forp last ic lenses.
Sensors Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear
bumper and in ther adiator grill wit ha
sof tcloth and car shampoo. When usin
gapowerwashe r,ke ep am in‐
imum dis tance of 11.8 in (30 cm).
Re ar view
camera and
360° Cam‐
era Use clea
nwater and asoftc loth toclean
th ec amer alens. Do no
tuse ap owe rwashe r.
Tr aile rhitch
R
Remo vetrace sofrustont he ball,
e.g. wit hawireb rush.
R Remo vedirtw ithal int-free clo th.
R Afterc leaning, lightly oil or grease
th eb all head.
R Obser vethen otes on car einthe
trailer hitc hmanufactu rer's operat‐
ing instructions. Do no
tclean theb all nec kwithap ower
wa sher or sol vent.
Slidin gdoor
R
Remo vefore ign object sfromt he
vicinity of thec ontact plates and
contact pins of thes liding door.
R Clean thec ontact plates and contact
pins wit hamild cleaning agent and a
sof tcloth. Do no
toilor grease thec ontact plates
and thec ontact pins. Maintenanc
eand care 275
R
vehicles with agasoline engine: onlyper‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisswitched
on (/ page115). #
Secur ethe vehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page264). Example: jump-s
tart connection point
% Right-hand-driv
evehicles: thej ump-s tart
connection points ma ybeonthe opposite
side. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he positiv eterminal
on thed onor batter y. #
First,c onnec tthe positiv eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cables/charging cables tothe
positiv eterminal of theo ther vehicle's bat‐
te ry. #
With positiv eterminal clamp 2ofthe
jumper cable ,slide ther ed pr otectiv ecap on
jump-s tart connection point 1back witha
clockwis eturn. #
Connect thep ositiv eterminal clam ptothe
positiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
point 1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Connect then egativ eterminal of thed onor
batter ytothe ground point of your ow nv ehi‐ cle wit
hthe jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter y. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
on your ow nv ehicle. #
When charging: star tt he chargin gprocess. #
During starting assistance: lett he engine
ru nf or afew minutes. #
During starting assistance: beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cable, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging proces sis
comple te: #
First,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from theg round point and negative
te rm inal of theo ther vehicle's batter y,then
from thep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint 1and thep ositiv eterminal of
th eo ther vehicle's batter y.Eac htime ,begin
at thec ontacts on your ow nv ehicle.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tartconnection
point 1.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Installing/removing
thef loor co vering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive) &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. Breakdown assis
tance 283