2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS trailer

The
releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr oved bythem anufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page207).
If yo ur equir eexplanations rega rding thei nforma‐
tion in theO perator's Manual, contact a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum permissible speed of
50 mph(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), even
in countries in whic hhigher speeds ar epermit ted
fo rv ehicle/trailer combinations.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation ,including that of thet railer
electrics, is available from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer hit ches.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rhitch es or any
ot her de tach able trailer hit ches totheb umpers.
Re duce ther isk of damag etothe ball nec k.Ifyou
do no tneed theb all nec k, removeit from theb all
nec km ount.
% During trailer operation,
remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Re
quirements:
R The ball nec kmustbee ngaged in asecurely
loc kedp osition.
Tr ailer swith7 -pin plugs can be connec tedtot he
ve hicle using thef ollowing adap ters:
R Adapterp lug
R Adapterc able
Coupling atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothes tarter batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe star ter
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Toinstall an ada pter: open thec ove roft he
soc ket. #
Inse rtthep lug wit htab 1 intot he soc ket's
groo ve3 . #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2tother ight as far
as it will go. #
Letthe co vere ngage. 13 2
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#
Attach thec able tothet railer wit hcable ties
(onl yint he case of adap terc able). #
Mak esuret hat thec able is alw ayss lac kfor
ease of mo vement during cornering. #
Establish all electrical and other connections
to thet railer .Inthe process, attac hthe trail‐
er's break away cable tothee yeletont he ball
nec k. #
Chec kthat thet railer's lighting sy stem works
properly. #
Indicat einbothd irections and checkw hether
th ec orresponding tur nsignal light on the
traile risflashing.
At railer is de tected only if thee lectrical con‐
nection is es tablished cor rectl ya nd thel ight‐
ing sy stem is in working order .The function
of other sy stems also depends on this, e.g.
ESP ®
,P ARKTRONIC, ActiveP arking Assist,
Blin dSpotA ssis torL aneKeeping Assist.
Even if thet railer is connected cor rectly ,am es‐
sag em aynevertheless appear on them ultifunc‐
tion displa yinthefollowing cases:
R LED shave been ins talled in thet railer's light‐
ing sy stem.
R The cur rent ha sfallen belo wthe trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Yo
uc an connec taccesso ries up toam axi‐
mum of 240Wtot he permanent po wersup‐
ply. #
Remo veobject sordevices that pr event the
traile rfromr olling, e.g. choc ks. #
Release thet railer's parking brake.
Obser vethem aximum permissible trailer dimen‐
sions (widt hand length).
Mos tstatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains shoul dberouted in a
criss-cross patter nunde rthe dr awbar .They
mus tbec onnected tothet railer hitc hand not
to theb umper or tothev ehicle's axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This also
allo wsfors har pcornering.
R Asepa rate brak esystemf or speci fict railers.
R Safetys hutof ffor braked trailers. De term ine
th es pecific requirements acco rding tothe
re leva nt la ws. If
th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet ys hutof fwill activat ethe
trailer brakes.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrailer 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. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gina
st at eofo verrun Uncou
pling in astate ofoverru nc an damage
th ev ehicle. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Appl ythe trailer's parking brake. #
Further secur ethe trailer agains trolling away
wit haw heelchoc 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 Drivin
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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 204)
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. Pe
rm issible trailer loads and tongue weights We
ight information &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
unbraked trailer wit hanexcessiv egross
we ight
If yo up ull an unbraked trailer wit hagross
tr ailer weight (G TW)ofm oret han 1,653 lbs
(750 kg),th ev ehicle's brak esystem may
ove rheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and may
eve ncause theb rake system tofail. #
Alwaysu seatrailer wit haseparate
braking sy stem if youa repullin gagross
trailer weight (G TW)ofm oret han
1, 653 lbs (750 kg). *
NO
TEDama getothed rive train, trans‐
mission or trailer towh itch due toexc ess
gross combination weight The permissible
grosscombination weight is
exc eeded.
The driv etrain, thet ransmission or thet railer
to wh itch ma ybed amaged. #
Compl ywitht he permissible gross com‐
bination weight. Fo
rv ehicles wit hapermissible gross weight of
6,6 14 lbs (3,00 0kg),thep ermissible gross com‐
bination weight is less than thes um of thep er‐
missible gross vehicle weight and thep ermissible 134
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traile
rload. If either thev ehicle or thet railer is
fully laden, thep ermitted gross vehicle weight or
th ep ermitted trailer load values ar ereduced
accordingly .Inthis case, youm ayonly partially
load thet railer or thev ehicle.
The gross trailer weight (G TW)isc alculated by
addin gthe weight of thet railer tothew eight of
its load and equipment. If thet railer is equipped
wit has eparat ebraking sy stem, thep ermissible
gross trailer weight is 5,00 0lbs (2,26 8kg).
The maximum dr awbar tongu eweight on theb all
head (TWR) is 500 lbs (22 7kg). Ho wever,the
actual tongu eweight mus tnotexc eed thev alue
given on thet railer hitc hortrailer identification
plates. Wher ethe values dif fer, th el owest shall
alw aysa pply.
The gross combined weight rating (GCWR) is cal‐
culated on theb asis of theg ross trailer weight
plus theg ross vehicle weight ,including adrive r's
we ight of appr oximately 150lbs (68 kg). The
maximum permissible gross combination weight
is vehicle-specific and equipment-dependent.
When driving wit hatrailer ,you should no texceed
th em aximum permissible gross combination
we ight rating (GCWR).
The pe rmissible values, whic hmustn otbe exc ee‐
ded, can be found in your vehicle documents and
on thei dentification plates of thet railer hitch, the
traile rand thev ehicle. The values appr oved by
th em anufacturer can also be found in the" Tech‐
nical data" section. Wher ethe values dif fer, the
lo west shall alw aysa pply.
Loading thet railer
Use atongue weight that is as close as possible
to them aximum permissible tongu eweight. Do
no tu ndershoo tthe minimum permissible tongue
we ight .Otherwise, thet railer ma ybecome
de tach ed.
R Distribut ethe load overthe vehicle and the
traile rsoasn ot toexceed either them axi‐
mum permissible values fort he gross vehicle
we ight rating (GVWR )and gross traile rweight
(G TW ),th eg ross combination weight rating
(GCWR) ,orthe maximum permissible gross
axle weight rating (G AWR) and tongu eweight
(TWR) of your vehicle.
R Addthe rear axle load tothed rawbar tongue
we ight (TWR) on theb all head. This will
ensur ethat youdon ot exceed thep ermissi‐
ble gross axle weight rating (G AWR).
R Addthe vehicle load tothed rawbar tongue
we ight (TWR) on theb all head. This will ensur
ethat youdon ot exceed thep ermissi‐
ble gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR).
Che cking vehicl eand traile rweight
R Mak esuret hat thew eights of thet ow ing
ve hicle and thet railer comply wit hthe maxi‐
mum permissible values. Ha vethev ehicle/
trailer combination weighed on acalibrated
we ighing machine. The vehicle/trailer combi‐
nation comprises thet ow ing vehicle including
driver ,passenger sand load as well as the
laden trailer.
R Chec kthe maximum permissible gross axle
we ight rating of thef ront and rear axles
(GAWR), theg ross trailer weight (G TW),the
gros scombination weight rating (GCWR) and
th ed rawbar tongu eweight (TWR). Tr
aile rpower supp ly Incor
rect cabling of thec onnector plug ma yinter‐
fe re wit ho ther electronic sy stems in thev ehicle.
Mercedes-Ben ztherefor erecommends that you
ha ve thec abling of thec onnector plug car ried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc an connec taccesso ries up toam aximum of
24 0Wtot he permanent po wersupply .Don ot
ch arge atrailer batter yusingthe po wersupply.
Yo ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit harangeof
electrica lequ ipment fort railer operation.
Depending on your trailer ,you ma yneedan
adap terf or thee lectrical connection between the
traile rand your vehicle.
The trailer soc ketofy ourvehicle is equipped with
ap ermanent po wersupply at thef actor y.
The permanent po wersupply is suppliedv ia
trailer soc ketp in4.
No tethat thet railer's permanen tpowe rsupp lyis
no ts witched of fwhen thev ehicle's on-board
electrical sy stem voltag eisl ow.This could com‐
ple tely discharg eyour vehicle's star terb atter y.
Fu rther information on thee lectrical equipment
cur rentl yins talled on your vehicle and on ins tal‐
ling thet railer electrics can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Driving and parking
13 5

To
avo id damag etothevehicle, follo wt he
instructions forc leaning and car eofthefollowing
ve hicle parts:
Wheels and rims
R Use watera nd acid-free alloy wheel cleaner.
R Do no tuse acidic allo ywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel bolts
and brak ecomponents could be damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and brake‐
pads, driv efor afew minutes af terc leaning
befor eparking thev ehicle. The brak ediscs
and brakepads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thew indo wsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent recom‐
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolvent-
based cleaning agents toclea nthe inside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper blades
wit had ampcloth.
R Fold wiper ar mawayfromt herear wind ow
( / pag e87).
R Do no tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting
R Clean thec oversw ithaw etspong eand mild
cleaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents or clo thss uitable
fo rp last ic co vers.
Sensors R Clean thes ensor sinthe front and rear bump‐
er sw ithas oftc loth and car shampoo
(/ page110).
R When using apowe rwashe r,ke ep am inimum
dis tance of 12in (30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamera
R Vehicles with atailgate: switc hont he igni‐
tion and shif tthe transmission tothe 005Eposi‐
tion toopen thec amera co verw hen the
engine is switched of f(/pag e110).
R Usec lean wate rand asoftc loth toclea nthe
camer alens.
R Do no tuse ap owe rwashe r. Sliding door
R Remo vefore ign object sfromt he vicinity of
th ec ontact plates and contact pins of the
sliding door.
R Cleant he contact plates and contact pins
wit ham ild cleaning agent and asoftc loth.
R Do no toilor grease thec ontact plates and
th ec ontact pins.
Ta ilpipes
R Clean wit hacleanin gagent recommended for
Mercedes-Benz, especially in thew inter and
af te rw ashing thev ehicle.
R Do no tuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitch
Obse rvet he no tesonc areint he trailer hitch
manufacturer's operating instructions. Note
soni nterior care &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based care products
Ca reand cleaning products con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When thea irbags are
deplo yed, plastic parts ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclea nthe
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. To
avo id damag etothevehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing instructions forc leaning and care:
Seat belts
R Clean wit hlukewa rmsoap ywater.
R Do no tuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Do no tdryby heating abo ve176°F( 80 °C)
or in direct sunlight. Maintenance and care
18 5

To
wing or tow- starting Overvie
wofpermissible towing me thods &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R The ignition is switched off.
R The brak esystemorp owersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R The energy supp lyor theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
wit hsteering wheel lock
Yo uw ill no lon gerbea bletos teer thev ehicle
if th es teering wheel loc kisengaged. #
Alwayss witc hont he ignition when tow‐
ing thev ehicle wit hatowcable or atow
bar. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etotowing
aw ay avehicle that is tooh eavy
If th ev ehicle being tows tarted or towe da way
is heavier than thep ermissible gross weight
of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
R The towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R The vehicle/trailer combination ma yeven
tip ove r. #
Befor etow st artingort owing away a
ve hicle, checkt hat it does no texceed
th ep ermissible gross weight. De
tails on thep ermissible gross vehicle weight of
yo ur vehicle can be found on thev ehicle identifi‐
cation plat e(/pag e226). *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due toauto‐
matic braking When
thef ollowing function sareactivated,
th ev ehicle brakes automatically in cer tain sit‐
uations:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
R HOLD function
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
When towing #
Inac arwa sh *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion of thet ow bar or improper use of the
to wing device #
Onlyconnec tthe towr ope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes or thet railer towh itch. #
Do no tuse thet ow ing eyes toreco vera
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gedue topulling forc eb eing
to oh igh If
yo up ullaway abruptl y,exc essiv epulling
fo rc ec ould damag ethe vehicles. #
Pull away as stra ight ,slowl yand
smoo thly as possible. *
NO
TEDama gedue toimproper towing
wit hat ow ro pe If
yo ui gnor esafet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures
when towing wit hatowrope, this can result
in damag etothevehicle.
Obser vethef ollowing points: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles. #
Secur ethe towr ope tothet ow ing eyes. #
Do no texceed thel egall yprescribed
lengt hoft hetowr ope. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (12x12in
(30 x30c m)). This will mak eother road
user sawarethat av ehicle is being
to we d. #
During thej ourne y,obser vetheb rake
lamps of thet ow ing vehicle and main‐ Breakdown assis
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ta
in thed ista nce so that thet ow ro pe
does no tsag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEDama gedue to to wing thev ehicle
at tooh igh aspeed or toof ar To
wing thev ehicle at tooh igh aspeed or too
fa rc an dama gethed rive train. #
Do no texceed atow ing speed of
31 mp h(50 km/h). #
Do no texceed atow ing distanc eof
31 miles (50 km). *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission when towing due toshifting into
transmission position 005D If
yo uo pen thed rive r's or co-driver's door
when towing, it can lead tothea utomatic transmission shifting
toposition 005Dand
becomin gdamaged. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission to
position 005C. #
Do no topen an ydoor sduring thet ow‐
ing process. When
towing away,y ou mus tobse rvet he legal
re qu irements fort he countr yinwhichyou are
cur rentl yd riving.
In thee vent of abreak down, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that youh ave thev ehicle transpor ted
ins tead of towe d.
Ha ve thev ehicle transpor tedonat ranspor teror
trailer if it has transmission dama ge.
Pe rm issible towing me thods Bo
th axle sont he
gr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hauto‐
matic transmission Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes, if thes teering
wheel is fixe dint he
center position wit ha
st eering wheel loc k.
Maximum 31miles
(50 km) at 31mph
(50 km/h) %
If
th et ransmission cann otbe shif tedtop osi‐
tion 005C,h avet he vehicle transpor ted
( / pag e199) .At owing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. To
wing away thev ehicle wit hbotha xleson
th eg round #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d. If
th eb atter yisd ischar ged, obser vethef ollowing
points:
R The ignition canno tbeswitched on.
R The transmissio ncanno tbes hiftedtop osi‐
tion 005C.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission #
Switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps
(/ page78). #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e200). #
Secur ethe towing device. #
Swit chon thei gnition. 19 8
Breakdown assis tance

#
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page46). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e115). #
Deactivat eActiv eDistan ce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 117, 119). #
Shif tthe transmission toposition
005C(/ page105). #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109).
Re covering avehicle that is stuck
* NO
TEDama gedue topulling forc eb eing
to oh igh If
yo up ullaway abruptl y,exc essiv epulling
fo rc ec ould damag ethe vehicles. #
Pull away as stra ight ,slowl yand
smoo thly as possible. If
th ed rive wheels gettrapped on loose or muddy
ground, reco verthe vehicle wit hthe utmos tcare,
especially so if thev ehicle is laden. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Nevera ttem pttoreco verav ehicle that is
st uc kw hen atrailer is attached. #
If possible, pull thev ehicle out backwards
using thet rack sitm ade befor eitbecame
st uc k. To
wing thev ehicle wit hthe axl eraised Wi
th th erear axl eraised #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps
(/ page78). #
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larm( /pag e60). #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Fixt he steering wheel in thec enter position
wit has teering wheel loc k. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Take thek eywit hyou when leaving thev ehi‐
cle.
Do no texceed atow ing speed of 31mph
(50 km/h). Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect attach‐
ment The
vehicle ma ybedamaged when lashing to
ch assis components. #
Only lash thev ehicle at thew heels. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Toload thev ehicle ont oatrailer or trans‐
por ter,use thet railer towh itch orthet ow ing
ey e.
Befor eloading thev ehicle #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005C. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Loadthe vehicle ont othe transpor ter.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive train due to
incor rect positioning of thev ehicle #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
Af terl oa din gthe vehicle #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Disar mthetow- aw ay alar m(/ pag e60). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo veit from thei gnition loc k. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Secu rethev ehicle bythew heels. Breakdown assis
tance 19 9