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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

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tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake
sy stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everseg ear.
When loading your vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e179). Befor edriving up or
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page201).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrench, awooden
underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow ro pe, a
fo lding spade and awheel choc k( depending
on equipment) ar ecarried in thev ehicle
(/ page201).
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e204) and thet irep ressure
(/ page209).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Obs
tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive over obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page166).
R Befor edriving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp orarily deactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away ( / pag e111).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly .Itm ayoftenbe
necessa ryto driv eatw alkingpace.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get out of thev ehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly an dreduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughl ybefor edriving on public roads.
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Driving and pa
rking 103

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Only chang ethe transmission position
when thev ehicle is stationar y. Yo
uu setheD IRECT SELECT le vertos witchthe
transmission position. The cur rent transmission
position appear sinthe multifunction display
(/ page140).
The shifting characteristic softhe automatic
transmission is designed forc omfor table and
economical driving. Forthis reason ,the multi‐
function displa yshows ,ina ddition tothet rans‐
mission position displa y,the A forC omfort. 005D
Park position
005E Reverseg ear
005C Neutral
005B Driveposit ion
En gaging reve rseg ear R #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupwards pas tthe first
point of resis tance.
Selecting neutral N &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when neut ralp osition is engaged
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in neutral position 005Cand thep arking brake
is no tengaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Befor eparkin gthe vehicle, apply the
parking brake. #
Press theb rake pedal and theD IRECT
SELECT le veru pwards or down wardstot he
fi rs tp oint of resis tance. Re
leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,for example, topush it or tow
it.
If th ea utomatic transmission should also
st ay in neutral 005C 005Cwhen thei gnition is
switched off, proceed as follo ws: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and engag eneutral
005C. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and lea vethek eyin
th ei gnition loc k.
Engaging pa rkpositio nP #
Press the005Dbutton on theD IRECT SELECT
le ve rw hen thev ehicle is stationar y.
Pa rk position 005Dis engaged automaticall ywhen
one of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R yous wit ch offt he engine in transmission
position 005Bor005E.
R ifyo ur emo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
R youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle is
st ationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow speed
and in transmissio nposition 005Bor005E.
Engaging driv eposition D #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdownw ards pas tthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
The au tomatic transmission shifts thro ugh the
individual gearsa utomaticall ywhen it is in trans‐
mission position 005B.This is de term ined bythe
fo llowing factors:
R shiftrang eisl imited (/ page 106)
R posi tionoft he accelera torp edal
R driving speed Driving and parking
105

Problems with
thef uel and fuel tank Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Fu el is leaking from the
ve hicle. The fuel line or
thef uel tank is faulty. #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition loc kimmediately and
re mo veit. #
Do no tres tart thee ngine under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Park
ing Pa
rking thev ehicle &
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. &
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 Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and 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. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed rive‐
train due torolling away #
Alwaysp arky our vehicle safely and
according tolegal requirements. #
Alwaysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. *
NO
TETransmission damag ecause dby
ro lling in neut ralp osition If
th ee ngine is switched of fand thev ehicle
ro lls in neut ralp osition (e.g. when towing),
th is can cause damag etothe driv etra in and
transmission. #
Onlyallowt he vehicle toroll brief lyin
th en eutral position. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yif
pa rking brak eisnotapplied
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in par kposition 005Dand thep arking brak eis
no te ngaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Engaging pa rkposition 005Dis no tafully ade‐
qu ater eplacement fort he parking brake.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away
as desc ribed belo w. Obser
vethef ollowing points toensur ethat the
ve hicle is properly secured agains trolling away
unin tentionally: #
alwa ys appl ythe parking brake. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towa rdst he curb. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Turn thek ey to position 005Aand switc hoffthe
engine. 108
Driving and pa rking

Ac
tivatin gActive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC #
Toactivat ewiththec urrent speed: briefly
press thec ruise cont rolleve rbriefly up 1or
down 4and take your foot offt he accelera‐
to rp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored and appear sin
th es peedome tera nd briefly in them ultifunc‐
tion displa y.
or #
Toactivat ewiththes tore ds peed: pullthe
cruise control le verb riefly in direction 3and
ta ke your foot offt he accelera torp edal.
The speed appear sinthe speedome tera nd
brief lyin them ultifunction displa y.
If yo udon otfull yrelease thea ccelerator pedal,
the Active Distance Assist Suspended message
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.The dis‐
ta nce toas lowe r-moving vehicle in front will then
no tbes et.T he position of thea ccelerator pedal
will de term ine thes peed.
When youp ullthec ruise cont rollev er towa rds
yo uf or thef irst time af ters tartin gt he vehicle,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cadoptst he
cur rent speed .Ifthe cur rent speed is less than
20 mph(30 km/h), ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cadoptst he speed of 20 mph
(30 km/h).
Pulling away again with Activ eD ista nce
Assis tDISTRONIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Brief lypull thec ruise cont rolleve rind irection
3.
or #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal briefly with
fo rc e.
The functions of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactivating Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
Ac tiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cbeing
acti vewhen youl eave thed rive r's seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alwaysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away before
yo ul eave thed rive r's seat. #
Brief lypush thec ruise cont rolleve rfor wa rds
5 .
or #
Brak eifthevehicle is moving.
Increasing or reducing the speed #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
4 asfarast he 1s tpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press thec ruise cont rolleve rup1or down
4 beyond the1 stpressur epoint.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
Increasing or reducing the specifie ddistance
from the vehicl einf ront 11 8
Driving and pa rking

#
Turn controller 3in direction 2toinc rease
th es pecified minimum dis tance and in di rec‐
tion 1toreduce thes pecified minimum dis‐
ta nce.
Ope ratin gA ctive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC
Re quirements
R The vehicle has been star ted. It ma ytakeup
to twom inutesofd riving befor eActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisready foru se.
R The parking brak ehas been released.
R ESP ®
is activated and is no tinter vening.
R ActiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated.
R The transmissio nisinposition005B.
R The door sand tailgate/rear-en ddoor sare
closed.
R The driver's seat belt is fastened.
Switching between thel imiter and Activ eD is‐
tanc eAssis tDISTRONIC #
Press but ton6.
R LIM indica torlamp 3off: ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisselected.
R LIM indica torlamp 3lit:t he variable lim‐
iter is selec ted.
Ac tivatin gActive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC #
Toactivat ewiththec urrent speed: briefly
press thec ruise cont rolleve rbriefly up 1or
down 5and take your foot offt he accelera‐
to rp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored and shown on the
speedome ter.As in thea ssis tance graphic
menu ,the multifunction displa ybrief ly sho ws
th es etspecified dis tance and thes tored
speed.
or #
Toactivat ewiththes tore ds peed: pullthe
cruise control le verb riefly in direction 4and
ta ke your foot offt he accelera torp edal.
The speed is displa yedont he speedome ter.
As in thea ssis tance graphi cmenu ,the multi‐
function displa ybrief ly sho ws th esetspeci‐
fi ed dis tance and thes tore ds peed.
% Ve
hicles wit hTraffic Sign Assis t:thes peed
de tected byTraf ficS ign Assi stcan be se tby
pulling thel eve rind irection 4.
% Yo
uc an find information on DISTRONIC dis‐
pl ay su nder "Displa ysofActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC" (/ page 120).
If yo udon otfull yrelease thea ccelera torp edal,
the Active Distance Assist Suspended message
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.The dis‐
tan cetoas lowe r-moving vehicle in front will then
no tbes et.T he position of thea ccelera torp edal
willd etermine thes peed.
When youp ullthec ruise cont rolleve rtow ards
yo uf or thef irst time af ters tartin gt he vehicle,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cadoptst he
cur rent speed .Ifthe cur rent speed is less than
13 mp h(20 km/h ),Ac tiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cadoptst he speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
Pulling away again with Activ eD ista nce
Assis tDISTRONIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Brief lypull thec ruise cont rolleve rind irection
4.
or #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal briefly with
fo rc e.
The functions of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactivating Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
Ac tiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cbeing
acti vewhen youl eave thed rive r's seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alwaysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away before
yo ul eave thed rive r's seat. Driving and parking
11 9

R
yous teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavoid an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
R youc utthec orner on ashar pcurve. Tr
aile roperation Note
sont railer operation &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryif
th et ongue weight is exceeded
The car rier sy stem ma ydetac hf romt hevehi‐
cle, thereb yendangering other road users. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he permissible
to ngu eweight when using acarrier. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable ball neck
If yo ui nstall an unsuitable ball nec k,the
traile rhitch and ther ear axle ma ybeoverloa‐
ded.
This can significantl yimp air thed riving char‐
acteristic sand thet railer ma ybecome loose.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Only ins tallab all nec kthat complies
wit hthe permissible dimensions and is
designed fort he requ irements of trailer
operation. #
Do no tmodif ythe ball nec korthe
trailer hitch. Yo
uc an find specifications rega rding theb all
nec kont he trailer's identification plate. Youc an
fi nd specifications rega rding thet railer on the
to wing vehicle's identification plat eand in the
te ch nica ldata( /pag e233). &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectly ins talled ball cou‐
pling
If th eb all coupling is no tins talled and
engaged cor rectl y,it ma ybecom edetached
during tra vela nd endan gero ther 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
coupling
If th eb all coupling has no tbeen cor rectly
ins talled and secured, thet railer can become
de tach ed. #
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. Yo
uc an attac hcarrier sy stems suc hasabicycle
ra ck or load-bearing implement totheb all nec k.
When using car rier sy stems on theb all nec k,the
maximu mloadc apacity is 165lb( 75kg).
Be sur etocomply wi th theoperating instructions
of them anufacturer of thet railer coupling and
th eb all nec k.
Place your vehicle/trailer combination on sur fa‐
ces that ar ease vena spossible and secu reit
agains trolling away ( /pag e108). Coupl eand
uncoupl ethe trailer carefully.
No tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible.
R Neverfall belo walegally prescribed minimum
to ngu eweight ;the tongu eweight must
alw aysbep ositive.
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permissible
to ngu eweights –this mus tbeobservedd ur‐
ing loading and unloading of thet railer.
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
city
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
unbraked trailer sis1,653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross weight of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible grossweight of thet railer
R Perm issible grosscombination weight
R Maximum permissible speed of thet railer Driving and parking
131

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
Driving and pa rking