2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER MY19 with no MMS Operator’s Manual

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Push rocker switch 3beyond thep ressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
5m ph (1 0km/h) increments.
Increasing or reducing the specifie ddistance
from the vehicl einf ront #
Toincrease thes pecified distance: press
rock er switch 2down ( ).
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Toreduce the specifie ddistance: press
rock er switch 2up ( ).
Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras horttime
when pulling away on ahill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position 005Bor005E.
R The pa rking brak ehas been released.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tothev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHill StartA ssist. HOLD function
HOLD function
Re quirements:
R The seat occupancy recognition on thed riv‐
er's seat has de tected that thed rive rh as fas‐
te ned thes eat belt.
The HOLD function holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
When youd epress thea ccelera torp eda ltop ull
aw ay,the braking ef fect is canceled and the
HOLD functio nisdeactivated. Sy
stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%. Re
ar vie wcamer awithrear-vie wmirro rd is‐
play Fu
nction of ther ear vie wcamer awith inside
re arvie wmirro rd isplay
The rear vie wcamer aisc onnec tedtot hevehi‐
cle's inside rearvie wmirro r.When youe ngage
re ve rseg ear ther ear vie wcamera's image
appear sinthe lef tareaoft he inside rearview
mir ror.It is therefor epossible tosee what is
behind thev ehicle when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer awithi nside rearvie wmirror
displa yisonlyana id. It is no tasubstitut efor you
paying attention tothes urroundings. Youa re
alw aysr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering and
pa rking. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno persons,
animals or object setc. in them aneuvering area
while maneuvering and parking in parking
spaces.
The rear vie wcamer awithi nside rearvie wmirror
displa ymaysho wad isto rted vie wofo bstacles,
sho wthem incor rectl yorn otat all. It cannot
sho wallobjects whi charev eryn eartooru nder
th er ear bumper .Itwill notwarny ou of acolli‐
sion ,peopl eoro bjects.
The area behin dthe vehicle is displa yedasam ir‐
ro rimage.
Sy stem limitations
The rear vie wcamer awithi nside rearvie wmirror
displa ywill no tfunction ,orwill onlypartially
function ,inthefollowing situations:
R ifth er eish eavyrain, sno worfog
R ifth ea mbient light is poor ,e.g. at night
R ifth ea reaisi lluminated wit hfluorescent
lighting, thei nside rearvie wmirro rd isplay
ma yflicker
R ifth et emperatur echanges very quickl y,for
ex ample if youd rive out of thec old int oa
heated garage inthew inter
R ifth ea mbient temp eratur eisveryh igh
R ifth ec amera lens is co vered, dirty or fogged
up. Obser vethen otes on cleaning ther ear
vie wc amer a(/ pag e183).
R thec amera or rear of your vehicle is dam‐
aged. In this case, ha vethec amer aand its
position and setting checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop. Driving and parking
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The
field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer amaybe restricted du etoadditional
accesso ries on ther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
% The inside
rearvie wmirro rd ispla ycontrast
ma ybei mpaire dd uetoincident sunligh tor
ot her light sources. In this case, pa yparticu‐
lar attention.
% Ha
ve thei nside rearvie wmirro rr epaired or
re placed if its use is considerabl yrestricted,
fo re xamp lethro ugh pixel er rors.
% Objects
that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.
Examples of suc hobjects:
R theb umper of avehicle par kedb ehind
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all nec kofat railer coupling
R thet ail-en dofat ruck
R slanted posts
Displaying and hiding ther ear-vi ewmirror
displ ay
Displaying #
Engage reve rseg ear.
The rear vie wcamer aimag eappear sinthe
lef ta reaoft he inside rearvie wmirro r.
% Be
awareoft he sy stem limitations of ther ear
vie wc amer awithr ear-vie wmirro rd ispla y.
Hiding #
Engag eanother gear.
or #
Swit chofft he engine.
The displa ywill be hidden af teras horttime. AT
TENTION ASSI ST Fu
nction of ATTENTION ASSI ST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tcan assis tyou on long,
mono tonou sjou rney s, e.g. on free ways and
ex pressw ays. If ATTENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind i‐
cator soffatigue or increase dlap sesinc oncen‐
tration on thep artoft he driver ,itsuggests taking
ab reak.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cannot
alw aysd etect dr owsiness or increased lapses in
concentration in good time. The sy stem is no ta
substitut efor aw ell-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.
On long journe ys,tak er egular and timel ybreaks
th at allo wyoutorest properly. Yo
uc an choose between tw osettings:
R Standard: normal sy stem sensitivity
R Sensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention le vel
de tected bythes ystem (Attention Le vel) is
adap teda ccordingly.
If fatigue or increased lapse sinconcentration are
de tected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take aBreak!
wa rning appear sinthe Instrument Displa y.Yo u
can acknowledge them essag eand take ab reak if
necessar y.Ifyo udon ottake ab reak and ATTEN‐
TION ASSIS Tcontinues todetect increased lap‐
ses in concentration, youw ill be warned again
af te ram inimu mof15m inutes. Instrument Displa
y(color display)
Yo uc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTION ASSIS Tdispla yedint he Assis tance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
R The journe ylengt hsince thel astb reak
R The attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T:
- The fuller thec ircle is, theh igher the
de tected attentio nleve lis
- The circle in thec enter of thed isplay
em pties from theo utside in wardsas
attentiveness decreases Instrument Displa
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Yo
uc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTION ASSIS Tdispla yedint he Assis tance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
R The journe ylengt hsince thel astb reak
R The attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T:
- The fuller theb ar is, theh igher thed etec‐
te da ttention le velis
- The bar em pties as attentivenes sdecrea‐
ses
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tcann otcalculat ethe atten‐
tion le vela nd canno tissue awarning ,the Atten-
tion Level messageappears.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated, the00D7
symbol appear sinthe assis tance graphi cinthe
instrument display whenthee ngine is running.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactivated automatically
when thee ngine is re-sta rted. The las tselected
sensitivity le velremain sstore d.
Sy stem limitations
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactiveint he37 mph
(60 km/h) to124m ph (200 km/h )spee drange.
Th ef unctionality of ATTENTION ASSIS Tisrestric‐
te d, and warnings ma ybedelayedorn otoccur at
all, in thef ollowing situations:
R The journe ylasts less than appr oximately
30 minutes
R The road condition is poor (une venr oad sur‐
fa ce or po tholes)
R The vehicle is subjected toas tron gc rosswind
R Youh ave asporty drivin gstyle (hig hcorner‐
ing speeds or high ratesofa cceleration)
R The time is se tincor rectly
R Youc hang elane sand vary your spee dfre‐
qu ently in activ edriving situations
The ATTENTION ASSIS Tdrow sines sora lertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuin gthe journe yinthefollowing situations:
R Ifyo us wit ch offt he engine
R Ifyo uu nfas teny our seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or take a
break) Setting
ATTENTION ASSI ST
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
DriveAssist
5 Attention Assist (Attention Assist)
Setting options
The following settings ar eavailable:
R Standard
R Sensitive
R Off #
Select asetting. Blin
dSpotA ssist Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssis twith exitwa rn‐
ing
Blind Spo tAssis tuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea read irectl ynextto
and on thes ide behind thev ehicle.
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Ao nly:
This device has been appr ovedbyt he FCC as
a" Vehicular Radar Sy stem". The radar sensor
is intended foru se in an automotiv eradar
sy stem onl y.Re mo val,ta mp ering, or altering
of thed evice will void an ywarranties, and is
no tp ermit tedbyt he FCC. Do no ttamper
with, alter or use in an ynon-appr ovedw ay.
An yu nauthorize dmodificatio ntothis device
could void theu ser ’sauthority tooperat ethe
equipment. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssis treacts neither tostationary
object snortovehicles approaching and over‐
ta king youatag reatly di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthese situations. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Blind Spo
tAssis tiso nlyana id. It ma yfail to
de tect some vehicles and is no substitut efor
attentiv edriving. Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss uf‐
fi cient dis tance tothes ide foro ther road users
and obs tacles.
If av ehicle is de tected ab oves peeds of appr ox‐
imatel y7.5mp h(12 km/h) and this vehicle sub‐
sequentl yenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly
next toyour vehicle, thew arning lam pinthe out‐
side mir rorlights up red. Driving and parking
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When
atrailer is connected, ther adar sen‐
sor's field of vision ma ybeimpaired, thereby
making limited monitoring possible. Alw ays
pa yc areful attention tothet raffic situation
and maintain asafed ista nce at thes ide of
th ev ehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in the
lateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on the
tur ns igna lindica torint he cor responding direc‐
tion, awarning tone sounds. The redw arning
lam pint he outside mir rorf lashes. If thet urns ig‐
nal indicator remains switched on, all other
de tected vehicles ar eindicated only bythef lash‐
ing of ther ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
Exit warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spo tAssis tand warnsv ehicle occupants when
leaving thev ehicle about an yapproaching vehi‐
cles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning react sneith er tostationary
object snortovehicles approaching youata
great lydif fere nt speed.
As aresult, thee xit warning canno twarnd riv‐
er sint hese situations. #
Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation whe nopening thed oors
and mak esuret her eiss ufficient clear‐
ance. %
An
exitwa rning is no tissued fors liding doors
and rear-en ddoors.
Overview When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,an object
is de tected from
behind in them onitor‐
ing range. Displa
yinoutsid em ir‐
ror
When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,ad oor on
th er ele vant sid eof
th ev ehicle is opened.
An object whic his
close to yourvehicle
is de tected in the
monitoring range. Vi
sual and audible
wa rning %
This additional function is onl
yavailable when
Blin dSpotA ssistisa ctivated and up to a
maximu mofthree minutes af tert he ignition
has been switched off. The end of thea vaila‐
bilit yoft heexitwa rning function is indicated
by aseries of flashes in theo utside mir ror.
The exitwa rning function is onl yanaid and is no
substitut efor thea ttentiveness of thev ehicle
occupants. Responsibility alw aysl ies wit hthe
ve hicle occupants when opening door sand leav‐
ing thev ehicle.
Sy stem limitations
Blin dSpotA ssis tand thee xit warning function
ma ybel imited in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy
ra in, sno worspray
R if nar rowvehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles
% St
ationar yorslowlymovingo bject sarenot
displa yed.
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le truc ks,for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
The exitwa rning function ma ybelimited in the
fo llowing situations:
R when thes ensor is bloc kedbya djacent vehi‐
cles in nar rowparking spaces
R when people ar eapproaching
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
On-boa rdcomputer:
4 Settings #
Activat eord eacti vate Totwinkel-Assistent
(Blind Spo tAssist). Fu
nction of Rear Cross Traf ficA lert The
radar sensor sinthe bumper ar eused fort he
sy stem. This waythe area adjacent tothev ehicle
is continually monitored. If ther adar sensor sare
obscured byvehicles or other objects, de tection
is no tpossible.
% Also
read then otes on Blind Spo tAssist
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Ve
hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing traf ficw henb ack‐
in gupo ut ofaparkin gspace. If avehicle is
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
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Fu
nctions of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1.Itserve stop rotect youa gains tunin‐
te ntionally le aving your lane .You ma yalso be
wa rned byavibratin gmessag efromt hesteering
wheel and bythes tatus symbo lflashing in the
instrument displa y.In addition, youm aybe gui‐
ded bac kintoy our lane byalane-cor recting
brak eapplication. Arele vant messa geappear sin
th ei nstrument displa y.
The warning is issued when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emetat thes ame time:
R The driving sy stem de tects lane markings.
R Afront wheel passe soverthe lane markings.
Al ane-cor recting brak eapplication occu rswhen
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings on bo thsides of thev ehicle.
R Afront wheel drives overas olidl ane mark‐
ing.
Ar ele vant messa geappear sinthe instrument
displa y.
The brak eapplication is available in thes peed
ra ng eb etwe en appr oximately 40 mph(60 km/h)
and 100m ph (160 km/h).
Yo uc an either deactivat ethe ActiveL aneK eep‐
ing Assis twarning or switc hoffthes ystem com‐
ple tely.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of an
accident nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It can‐
no ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or traf fic
conditions. The driving sy stem is an aid forw hen
yo uu nintentionally le aveor cross thel ane and no
tas ystem fora utomatically keeping tothe
lane. Youa re re sponsible fort he dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, forv ehicle speed, braking in good
time and fors taying in your lane. If
al ane-cor recting brak eapplication from Active
Lane Keeping Assis toccurs, display 1appears
in them ultifunction displa y.
Sy stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brak eapplication from Active
Lane Keeping Assis toccur sint hefollowing situa‐
tions:
R Youc learly and activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
R Yous wit ch on thet urns ignal.
R Adriving saf etys ystemi nter venes, su chas
ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assi st.
R Youh ave adop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
R ESP ®
has been switched off.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,the electrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tab lished.
R Ifal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetireh as
been de tected and displa yed.
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 camera or thec amera 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. 15 0
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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.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gLaneK eeping Assist
and Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
DriveAssist #
Dependin gonvehicle equipment, select Akt.
Spurhalte-Assistent (ActiveLane Keeping
Assist) or Spurhalte-Assistent (LaneKeeping
Assist).
The driving sy stem is activated or deactiva‐
te d, depending on its pr evious status. Wo
rkmode AD
R(wo rkings peed control) Fu
nction of ADR (working speed control)
When activated, ADRa utomaticallyincreases the
engine speed toap rese ts peed or aspeed you
ha ve set.
% Af
terac oldstart, thei dle speed of the
engine is increased automaticall y.Ifth ep re‐
se tw orking speed is lo werthan the
inc reased idle speed ,the working speed is
onl yreached once thee ngine has comple ted
th ew arm-up phase.
It is only possible toactivat eADR withthe
ve hicle stationar yand thep arking brake
applied.
On vehicles wit hautomatic transmission, the
selector le verm ustbeinp osition005D.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gADR #
Toactivate: whilethee ngine is running,
press switch 1.
The Working Speed Governo rActive messa ge
appear sinthe multifunction displa y. #
Todeactivate: whilethee ngine is running,
press switch 2.
ADR goe soutautomatical lyin thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R Your elease thep arking brake.
R Youd epress theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle mo ves.
R The control unit de tects am alfunction.
Ad justin gADR #
Engag epowe rtake-o ffor acti vate ADR. #
Toincrease: press switch 1. #
Toreduce: press switch 2. Tr
aile roperation Note
sont owing atrailer &
WARNING Risk of accident‑ and injur yif
th el oad is exceeded
If yo ue xceed thep ermitted load when using
th er ack, ther acks ystemm aydisconnect
from thev ehicle and endanger other road
users. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he permitted load
when using ther ack. Driving and pa
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WARNING Swerving of thev ehicle/
trailer combination due toinc reased
speed
If th ev ehicle/trailer combination swer ves,
yo uc an lose control of it.
The vehicle/trailer combination can even tip
ove r. #
Under no ci rcums tances shoul dyou try
to inc rease thes peed tostra ighten the
ve hicle/trailer combination. #
Reduce speed and do no tcounter-s teer. #
If necessar y,appl ythe brakes. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when 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 tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. &
WARNING Danger of accident du eto
unsuitable ball coupling
If yo ui nstall an unsuitable ball coupling, over‐
loading of thet railer hitc hand rear axle will
be ther esult. This is particularly thec ase if
th eb all coupling is relatively long or angled
dif fere ntl y.
The handling characteristic smaybe heavily
impaired and thet railer can become
de tach ed. Ther eisarisk offata linjur y. #
Only ins tallab all couplin gthat meets
th ep ermitted dimension sand has been
designed fort he trailer operation
re qu irements. #
Do no tmodif ythe ball coupling or the
traile rhitch. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectl yins talled ball cou‐
pling
If th eb all coupling is no tins talled and
engaged cor rectly ,itm aybecome de tach ed
during tr avel and endanger other road users.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
incor rectl yins tal led and secured ball
neck
If th eb all nec kisnotcor rectl yins talled and
secured, thet railer can become de tach ed. #
Install and secur ethe ball nec kas
described in theb all nec kmanufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all nec khas been ins talled,
ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he operating instructions of
th em anufacturer of thet railer coupling and the
ball nec k.
Place your vehicle/trailer combination on sur fa‐
ces that ar ease vena spossible and secu reit
agains trolling away ( /pag e132). Coupl eand
uncoupl ethe trailer carefully.
When backing up thet ow ing vehicle, ensur ethat
th er eisn o-one between thev ehicle and the
traile r.
If yo udon otconnec tthe trailer tothet ow ing
ve hicle cor rectly ,the trailer ma ybecome
de tach ed. Onceith as been connected and is
ro adwor thy, thet railer mus tbeinah orizontal
position behind thet ow ing vehicle.
No tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permitted
to ngu eweight
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
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Driving and pa rking