Diesel pa
rticulat efilter Note
sonr egeneration &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignite. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. Re
generation wi thout inter ruption take sa ppr ox.
15 minutes.
If th ev ehicle is predominantl yused fors hor tdis‐
ta nce driving or extende dnon-operationa ltimes,
th is could lead toam alfunctio ninthe automatic
cleaning function fort he diesel particulat efilter.
As aresult, permanent blocking of thed iesel par‐
ticulat efilter ma yoccur .and fuel ma yalso accu‐
mulat einthe engine oil and cause engine failure.
If yo um ainlydriv eshor tdistan ces, yous hould
driv eonaf reew ay or go forac ountr ydrive for20
minutes every500 km (300 miles). This facili‐
ta test he diesel particulat efilter's burn-of fproc‐
ess.
* NO
TEDama gedue tohote xhau stgases During
rege neration, extremely ho texhau st
ga ses escape from thet ailpipe. #
During rege neration, maintai namini‐
mum di stanc eof7ft(2m)f romo ther
objects, e.g. par kedv ehicles. Displaying load
On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Consumption Info
The load of thed iesel particulat efilter is dis‐
pla yed. Load displa
yat75% load #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
Bear in mind thef ollowing related topic:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer
(/ page120) Batter
ymain switch Note
sont he batter ymain switch *
NO
TEDama getothee lectrical sy stem If
yo ur emo vetheb atter ymain switch, it
could lead tothee lectrical sy stem becoming
damaged. #
Mak esuret hat thei gnition is switched
of fa nd that at leas t15minutes ha ve
passed befor eremoving theb attery
main switch. Otherwise, electrical sys‐
te mc omponents could be dama ged. Yo
uc an use theb atter ymain switc htodiscon‐
nect thec urrent toall your vehicle's consumers.
This will pr event uncontrolle dbattery discha rge
caused byquiescent cur rent consumers.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hanauxiliary bat‐
te ry inthee ngine compartmen torinthe base of
th ec o-driver's seat, youm ustd isconnec tboth
batteries. Onl ythen is thee lectrical sy stem fully
disconnected from thep owe rsupp ly. 12 0
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