2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS MY21 Operator's Manual

Air-reci
rculation mod ewill automaticall yswit ch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol and navigatio nonly)
Af tera pproxima tely 30 minutes, outside air will
auto matical lybe introduced again.
Air-recirculation mode will automaticall yswitch
of fint hefollowing cases:
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes at outside
te mp eratures belo wapproximately 44°F
(7°C)
R Aftera pproxima tely five minutes when the
"Coolin gwitha ir dehumidification "function is
deactivated
R Aftera pproxima tely 30 minutes at outside
te mp eratures abo veappr oximatel y44°F
(7°C) and when the" Cooling wit hair dehu‐
midification "function is switched on Con
venience opening/closing &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur‐
ing con venience opening
During con venience opening ,bod yp arts
could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wandthed oor frame. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
to uches thes ide windo w. #
Release the0036 button immediatel yto
inter rupt theo pening procedur eif
somebody becomes trapped. #
Pre-entr yclimat econtrol and con veni‐
ence opening with thek ey: press and hold
the 0036 button on thek ey.
The side windo wsopen automatically and the
blo weroft he climat econt rols ystemisa ctiva‐
te d.
% At
higher interior temp eratures, theb lowe ris
also activated when adoor is opened .This
means that cooled air enter sthe vehicle inte‐
ri or sooner tocool thev ehicle mor erapidly. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on/off The
rear wind owheater consumes alot of elec‐
tricity .You should therefor eswitc hoffther ear windo
wheater as soon as ther ear windo wis
clear. #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Press the006C button on thec ont rolp anel.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe006C button
lights up, ther ear windo wheater is switched
on.
The rear wind owheater switches of fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes. Switching
ther esidual heat utiliz ation on/off Onl
yvehicles wit h3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol ha vether esidual heat function.
When thee ngine is switched off, it is possible to
mak euse of ther esidual heat of thee ngine to
heat or ventilat ethe vehicle interior fora pprox‐
ima tely 30 minutes. The heating or ventilation
time depends on thes etvehicle interior temp era‐
ture. #
Switc hoffthee ngine or remo vethek ey. #
Toswitc hon:press the004B button.
When residualh eat utilization is switched on,
th ei ndicator lam ponthe004B button will
light up.
The blo werw illr un at alow speed rega rdless
of thea irflow setting.
If th e" Residual heat" function is switched on
at high outside temp eratures, onl ythe sta‐
tionar yventilation will be switched on. The
blo werw illt hen runatm ediumspeed. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004B button again.
The indicator lam ponthe004B button will go
out.
Re sidualh eat utilization will switc hoffautomati‐
cally in thef ollowing cases:
R Afterar unnin gtime of appr oximately
30 minutes
R Ifth es tarter battery's conditio nofchargeis
to ol ow
R When thei gnition is switched on Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe air vents &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd frostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts. Clima
tecontrol 95

#
Mak esuret hat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance
from thea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Ad
justin gthe center air vents #
Toopen/close: turnc ontroller 1or2 to
th er ight or lef tasfar as it will go.
Ad justin gthe air flowd irection: #
Hold thec enter air vent by controller 1or
2 and mo veit up or down. #
Usin gadjustment wheel 3or4,m ovethe
center ai rvent tothel eftorr ight.
Ad justin gthe side air vents: #
Toopen/close: turnc ontroller 2clockwise
or coun ter-clockwise as farasitw illg o. #
Toadjus tthe airflo wdirection: hold side air
ve nt 1 bycontroller 2and mo veit up or
down or tothel eftorr ight. Opening/closing
ther ear air vents: 1
Adjustment whee lfor verticall yadjustin gand
re gulating air flow
2 Adjustment whee lfor horizontally adjusting
air flow
The rear air vents can be adjus tedo nlyonv ehi‐
cles wit harear air conditioning sy stem.
Ve hicles wit harear air conditioning sy stem: in
heating mode, thea ir in ther ear passenger com‐
partment is automaticall ydistributed in thef oot‐
we lls and roof area once thec oolant has reached
th er equired temp erature. In cooling mode, the
air is distributed in thef ootwells and roof area of
th eh otvehicle in thei nitial phase, and subse‐
qu ently onlyint heroof area. #
Toopen: turna djustment wheel 1ofthe
re ar air vent tothec enter position. #
Toclose: turna djustment wheel 1tothe
upper or lo werend position. 96
Climat econtrol

Driving
Ke
yp ositions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utand be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
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 due toflammable
material in thee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials ma yignite. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that ther ea re
no flammable materials in thee ngine
compartmen torontheexhaus tsystem. 005A
Toinsert/ remo vethek ey
0047 Toswitc hont he powersupply
0048 Toswitc hont he ignition
0049 Tostar tt he engine
% If
th ek eydoes no tbelong tothev ehicle, it
can still be turned in thei gnition loc k.How‐
eve r,th ei gnition will no tbeswitched on. The
engine cann otbe star ted. #
Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kinposition
005A and tur nittot he desired position. Breaking-in no
tes Pr
otect thee ngine during thef irst 1,000 miles
(1,500 km) by:
R Driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R Shifting tothen extg ear up when or before
th et achome tern eedle is 00C3ofthew aytothe
re da rea.
R Avoiding stre ss on thev ehicle suc hasdriving
at full thro ttle.
R Notshifting manuall ytoalowergear to
brake.
R After1 ,000 miles (1,50 0km),gradually
increasing thee ngine speed and accelerating
th ev ehicle up tofull speed.
R Notdepressing thea ccelerator pedal pas tthe
pressur epoint (kickdown).
This also applies if thee ngine or parts of thed riv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethef ollowing breaking-in no tes:
R Aftert he vehicle has been delivered or af ter
re pairs, thes ensor sy stem of cer tain driving
sy stems and cer tain driving saf etys ystems
adjus tthemselves automaticall yafter the
ve hicle has been driven acertain dis tance.
Fu ll sy stem ef fectivenes sisnotreached until
th ee nd of this teach-in process.
R Newa ndreplaced brakepads, brak edisksa nd
tires onl yreac htheir optimal braking ef fect Driving and pa
rking 97

and traction af
tera pproxima tely 10 0m iles.
Un tilthen, compensat efor ther educed brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe
brak epedal. Driving tips
Note
sond riving &
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 ssecurel yinthevehicle
so that they do no tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
When using floor mats or carpets, make
sur ethat they arep roperly secured so
th at they do no tslip or obstruct the
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, fore xamp le:
R Shoes wit hplatform soles
R Shoes wit hhigh heels
R Slippers #
Alwaysw ear suitable foot we ar so that
yo uc an operat ethe pedals safely. &
WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
saf etyf unction sare re stricted or no longer
av ailable.
Yo uw ill nee dtouse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake, fore xamp le. #
Do no tswit ch offt he ignition while driv‐
ing. &
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 of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etob eing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Drinkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
driving ar everyd angerous combinations.
Even asmall amount of alcohol or drugs can
af fect your reflex es, perceptions and judg‐
ment.
The possibility of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent ar egreatl yinc reased when youd rink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Do no tdrink or take drugs and driv eor
allo wanyo netodriv ewho has been
drinkin gortaking drugs. 98
Driving an dparking

&
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
from operating mobil ecommunications
equipment
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle.
The probability of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent inc reases greatl yifyou operat emobile
communication equipment when driving. #
Only operat emobile communication
equipment when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on lyoperat emobile communi‐
cations equipment when thet raffic conditions
permit it. Youm ayotherwise be distracted
from thet raffic condition sand cause an acci‐
dent, inju ring yourself and others.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
its operatin gtemperature. Exhaus
temission monitoring
Specific engine sy stems ar edesigned tokeep
poisonous components of exhaus tgases within
legal limits.
These sy stems onl yworko ptimally if they are
main tained exactly accordin gtomanufacturer's
specifications. It is fort his reason that all work
on thee ngine should onl ybeperform ed byquali‐
fi ed and authorized Mercedes-Benz Commercial
Va nC entert echnicians.
Under no circums tances shoul dengine settings
be changed. In addition ,all specific main tenance
wo rkmus tbep erform ed at regular inter vals and
in complianc ewitht he service regulations of the
dealer named in thei mp rint. Refe rtot he Mainte‐
nance Bookle tfor de tails. Note
sont he limit speed &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. As
thed rive r,yo um ustfind out about them axi‐
mum permissible speed fort he tires (tir eand tire
pressure). Obser vethel egal requirements for
tires fort he countr yinwhichyou ar estayi ng.
Yo uc an permanently limit thes peed of your vehi‐
cle.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsaqualified special‐
is tw orks hop forp rogramming thel imit speed.
No tethat youc anno texceed aprogrammed limit
speed when overtaking.
On downhill gradients ,the limit speed ma ybe
exc eeded. Appl ythe brakes if necessar y.
Displ aymessages indica tethat youa reapproach‐
ing thel imit speed.
Information about driving abroad
Service
An extensiv eMercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services or spar eparts ma ynotbe available
immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directories
ar ea vailable from aMercedes-Ben zCommercial
Va nC enter.
Fu el
In some countries, onl yfuels wit hanincreased
sulfur con tent ar eavailable.
Uns uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. Yo u
can find fur ther information under "Fuel"
(/ page228).
Information about transpor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter. Driving and pa
rking 99

Information on 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. *
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. Downhillg
radients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page106).
% Chang
ethe shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page98).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Heavy and light loads
If th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This ma
yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brakepads
can increase braking dis tances considerab ly,
or braking ma yhappen on onl yone side
R maintain an especiall ylarg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R carefully dep ress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regularly monitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look form aterial wear on thep ads.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor.
It is also strongly re commended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when everthe wheels are
re mo ved.
Chec kthe brakepads in thef ollowing cases:
R Ateve ryservice according tothem ainte‐
nanc einter val
R Befor elong journe ys
R Ateve rytirec hange
R Regular visual inspection fory our owns afety 100
Driving and pa rking

Ne
wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af teraf ewhundred miles
(a fewh undred kilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Whe
ndriving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Information about driving on wetroads
Note sonh ydroplaning
Hydroplanin gcan occur on ther oad sur face
ab ove acertain wate rleve l. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesint heevent of heavy
ra infall or condition sinwhichh ydroplaning may
occu r:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Avoid sudden steering mo vements
R Brak ecarefully
Note sonc rossing watero nthe roads
Wa tere ntering thev ehicle can damag ethe drive
sy stem, thee lectrical sy stem and thet ransmis‐
sion.
If yo uh ave todriv ethrough water,obser vethe
fo llowing no tes:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
R Vehicles driving in front or approaching from
th eo pposit edirection can creat ewaves,
whic hcan cause them aximum permissible
wate rleve ltobee xceeded.
Af terp assing thro ugh wate r,th eb rake sh avea
re duced braking ef fect. Brak ethe vehicle care‐
fully ,taking in toaccount thet raffic situation,
unti lthe full braking ef fect is restored.
Information about driving in winter
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuvers.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethen otes on sno wchains
(/ page205).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions. Driving and parking
101

An accumulation of sno
wand ice ,particularly
when frozen, in thea reaa round thea ir intake,
moving parts, thea xles, and thew heel wells may
cause thef ollowing problems:
R Obstruction of thea ir intake
R Damag etovehicle parts
R Malfunction sdue torestriction of them obility
intended bythed esign (e.g. reduced steering
mo vement)
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
Information about driving off-road &
WARNING Risk of accident if youdon ot
ke ep toline of fall on inclines
If yo ud rive at an angle or tur nonanincline,
th ev ehicle could slip side ways,tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alwaysd rive on inclines in thel ine of fall
(straight up or down) and do no tturn. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom accele ra‐
tio nforces during off-road driving
Yo uc oul dbet hrow nfromy our seat, for
ex ample. #
Alwaysw ear your seat belt evenw hen
driving off-road. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto theh ands
when driving overobstac les
If yo ud rive over obs tacles or in tir eruts ,the
st eering wheel ma ywhip around. #
The steering wheel mus talway sbeh eld
securely wit hbothh ands. #
Alwaysh old thes teering wheel so that
yo ur thumbs ar eonthe outer rimoft he
st eering wheel. #
When driving overobstac les, expect
increased steering forc es at short
notice. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road Fo
reign bodies, suc hasstones and branches,
could become trapped on thev ehicle under‐
side or on wheels and tires while youa redriv‐
ing and caus edamag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tankor
th eb rake system
R Cause imbalances and thus vibrations #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, e.g. stones
and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road and on construction sites,
sand, mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has 102
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