The
operating safetyofyour vehicle maybe
restr icted.
You could losecontrolofthe vehicle, for
example:
R when braking
R in the event ofabrupt steeringmaneuvers
and/or whenthevehicle's speedisnot
adapted tothe road condit ions
There isarisk ofan accident .
In the event ofashort circuit orasimilar
incident ,cont actaqualified specialist work-
shop immediately. Donot drive anyfurther.
You should haveallwork involving thebat-
tery carried outataqualified specialist
workshop.
For further informationabout ABSandESP®
,
see (Ypage 60)and (Ypage 65). G
WARNIN
G
Elect rostat icbuild-up canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks, whichcouldignite thehighly
explosive gasesofabattery. Thereisarisk
of an explosion.
Before handling thebattery, touchthevehi-
cle body toremove anyexistin gelectrost atic
build-up.
The highly flammable gasmixt ureforms when
charging thebattery aswell aswhen jump-
start ing.
Always makesurethatneither younorthebat-
tery iselectrost aticallycharged. Abuild-up of
electrost aticcharge canbecaused, forexam-
ple:
R by wearing clothingmade fromsynthet ic
fibers
R due tofrict ionbetween clothingand seats
R ifyou push orpull thebattery acrossthe
carpet orother synthet icmaterials
R ifyou wipe thebattery withacloth G
WARNIN
G
During thecharging process,abattery pro-
duces hydrogen gas.Ifashort circuit occurs
or sparks arecreated, thehydrogen gascan
ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explosion. R
Make surethatthepositive terminalof a
conn ected battery doesnotcome into
cont actwith vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools ona
battery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve the
described orderofthe battery terminals
when connectin gand disconn ectingabat-
tery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthe
battery poleswithidentical polarityare
conn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve the
described orderwhen connectin gand dis-
conn ectin gthe jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconn ectthe battery
termin alswhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNIN
G
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothin g.Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean
over thebattery. Keepchildren awayfrom
batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner .Take discharged
batteries toaqualified spe-
cialist workshop ortoacol-
lection pointforused bat-
teries. 286
Bat
tery (vehicl e)Breakdown assistance
0043
B-pil lar, dri ver' ssid e Maxi
mum permis siblegros sveh icle
we ight rating X
Speci fication formaxi mum grossvehi cle
we igh t0043 islisted inthe Tireand Loading
Informa tionplaca rd:"The combi nedweigh t
of occu pants and carg oshou ldnever
excee dXXX kilograms orXXX lbs."
The gros swe igh tof allvehi cleoccu pants, load
and lugga gemus tnot excee dthe specified
val ue.
i The
specificati ons show non the Tireand
Loa ding Informa tionplaca rdinthe illu stra-
tion areexampl es.The maxi mum permis si-
bl e gros svehi cleweigh trati ngisvehi cle-
spe cificand may differ from thatinthe illu s-
trati on.You canfind thevalidmaxi mum per-
mis siblegros svehi cleweigh trati ngfor your
vehi cleonthe Tireand Loading Informa tion
pl aca rd. Number
ofseats Maxi
mum numberofsea ts0043 indi cates the
maxi mum numberofoccu pants allow edto
trave lin the vehi cle. Thisinfor mationcan be
fou ndonthe Tireand Loading Informa tion
pl aca rd.
i The
specificati ons show non the Tireand
Loa ding Informa tionplaca rdinthe illu stra-
tion areexampl es.The numb erofsea tsis
vehi cle-s pecificand candiffer from the
deta ils show n.The numb erofsea tsinyour
vehi clecan befou ndonthe Tireand Load-
ing Informa tionplaca rd. De
termin ingthe correct load limit
Step-b y-stepins tructio ns The
follow ing step shav ebee ndev eloped as
req uired ofallmanu facturersunderTitl e49,
Co de ofU.S. Fede ralRegulations, Part575
pu rsu ant tothe "Nationa lTra ffic and Motor
Veh icleSafe tyAct of1966" .
X Step 1:Loca tethe state ment "The com-
bi ned weigh tof occu pants and carg oshou ld
never exceedXXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour
vehi cle’sTir eand Loading Informa tionplac-
ard .
X Step 2:Determi nethe combi nedweigh tof
the driver and passe ngers thatwillbe riding
in your vehi cle.
X Step 3:Sub tract thecombi nedweigh tof
the driver and passe ngers fromXXXkilo-
gra ms orXXX lbs.
X Step 4:The resu lting figure equalsthe avail-
ab leamo untofcarg oand lugga geload
cap acity. For exampl e,ifthe "XXX"amo unt
equ als1400 lbsand there willbe five 150-lb
pa sse ngers inyour vehi cle, theamo untof Lo
ading thevehic le
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