2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS trailer

Obser
vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 111 ).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilarly dirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Note sond riving in mountainous areas
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefor estart-o ff gradeabil‐
ity ,w ill dec rease wit hincreasin geleva tion.
Obser vethen otes on braking on downhill gradi‐
ents (/ page100).
The maximu mpermissible trailer loads ar evalid
fo rj ourne ysat ele vations up to1,10 0y ds
(1,000 m) abo vesea le velw ithg radient supto
12 %( / pag e233). Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren 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. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle is at astand‐
st ill, alw aysd epress theb rake pedal
fi rm lyand do no taccelerat eatthe
same time. *
NO
TETransmission damag eduetoshift‐
ing at high engine speed or when the
ve hicle is rolling Yo
uc an damag ethe automatic transmission
if yo us hiftfrom 005Bto005E ,from 005Eto005B or
directl yto005Dwhen thee ngine speed is too
high or thev ehicle is rolling. 104
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ESP
®
Crosswind Assi stdoes no treact under the
fo llowing conditions:
R The vehicle is subjected tosevere jolts and
vib rations, e.g .asar esult of une vens urfaces
or po tholes.
R The vehicle loses traction, e.g. on sno worice
or when hydroplaning. Fu
nction of ESP ®
trailer stabilization &
WARNING Risk of accident in poo rroad
and weather conditions
In poor road and weather conditions, the
traile rstabilizatio ncanno tpreve nt lu rching of
th ev ehicle/trailer combination .Trailer sw ith
ah igh cen terofg ravity ma ytipove rbefore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alwaysa dap tyour driving styletos uit
th ec urrent road and weather condi‐
tions. ESP
®
trailer stabilizatio ncan stabiliz eyour vehi‐
cle when driving wit hatrailer if it starts to
swer ve:
R Ifth es ystemd etects thet railer ,ESP ®
trailer
st abilizatio nisactivated from aspeed of
appr oximately 40 mph(65 km/h).
R Slight swerving from side toside is reduced
by atarge teda nd one-sided brak eapplica‐
tion.
R If se vere swerving from side toside occurs,
engine output is also reduced and all the
wheels ar ebrake d. Fu
nction of EBD (electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) EB
Dh asthef ollowing characteristics:
R monitoring and controllin gthe braking force
on ther ear wheels
R impr oving driving stabilizatio nwhen braking,
especiall yonb ends Fu
nction of Activ eB rake Assi st Ac
tiveB rake Assi stconsi stsoft hefollowing func‐
tions:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent brak eforce boosting Ac
tiveB rake Assi stcan hel pyou tominimize the
ri sk of acollision wit hvehicles, cyclists or pedes‐
trians, or reduce thee ffects of suc hacollision.
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas de tected arisk of colli‐
sion, awarning tone sounds and theL warn‐
ing lam plight supint he instrument clus ter.
If yo udon otreact tothew arning, autonomous
brakin gcan be initiated in critical situations .In
especiall ycritical situations ,Activ eBrake Assi st
can initiat eauton omous braking di rectl y.In this
case, thew arning lam pand warning tone occur
simul taneously wi th thebraking application.
If yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in asituation
de tected as critica lbyActiveBrake Assi st,or
appl ythe brak eduring autonomous braking, sit‐
uation-dependent brak eforce boosting occurs.
The brak epressur eincreases up tomaximum
full-s topb raking if necessar y.
If autonomous braking or asituation-dependent
braking boosting ef fect has occu rred, the L
wa rning lam pflashes briefly and then goes out. &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lea rly
identify object sand comple xtraf fics itua‐
tions. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trelyo nA ctiv eBrake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only
an aid. The driver is responsible for
maintaining asufficiently saf edista nce
to thev ehicle in front, vehicle speed
and forb raking in good time. #
Be prepare dtobrake or swer veif nec‐
essar y. %
If
th es ystemisn otavailable, an appropriate
messag eappear sinthe multifunction dis‐
pla y.
Obser vethes ysteml imitations of ActiveB rake
Assi st.D ue tothen atur eoft he sy stem, complex
but non-critical driving conditions ma yalso cause
Ac tiveB rake Assi stto inter vene du ring braking.
The individua lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function Driving and parking
11 3

When using
ther eve rsew arning device described
here, obser vethel egal requ irements fort he
countr yyou ar ecurrently in. PA
RKTRONIC Fu
nction of PARKTRONIC
PA RKTRONI Cisanelectronic parkin gassis tance
sy stem wit hultrasonic sensors. The sy stem moni‐
to rs thea reaa round your vehicle using sensors
on thef ront bumper and on ther ear bumper.
PA RKTRONI Cindicates visuall yand audibl ythe
dis tance between your vehicle and an object.
The warning ranges in front of and behind the
ve hicle ar eindicated bydiffere nt wa rning tones.
PA RKTRONI Cisonly an aid. It is no tasubstitute
fo ry ou paying attention tothes urroundings. Yo u
ar ea lway sr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or object setc.
in them aneuvering area while maneuvering and
parking or exitin gparkin gspaces.
Re quirements fora utomatic activation:
R The ignitio nisswitched on.
R The parking brak ehas been released.
The selec tedt ransmission position de term ines
whe ther thef ront and/or rear area is monitored.
Fr ont area only:
R Transmission position 005B
Fr ont and rear area:
R Transmission position 005E
R Transmission position 005C
Re gardless of transmissio nposition,
PA RKTRONI Cautomatical lymonitor sthe area
behind thev ehicle if thev ehicle begins toroll
backwards, e.g. af ters topping on an uphill gradi‐
ent.
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated at speeds abo ve
11 mp h(18 km/h). PARKTRONI Cisreactivated at
speeds belo w10mph (16km/h).
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hthe cor rect elec‐
trica lwirin gfor trailer operation ,PARKTRONIC
de tects acoupled-u ptrail er.P ARKTRONIC is
deactivated fort he rear area when youe stablish
an electrical connection between your vehicle
and atrailer .Ify ou use an adap terf or thes ocket,
unplugitf romt he soc keta fter uncoupling the
traile r.Otherwise, PARKTRONI Cremain sdeacti‐
va tedf or ther ear area. Re
mo vead etachable trailer coupling if it is no
lon gerrequired. PARKTRONI Cmeasures them ini‐
mum de tection rang etoano bstacle from the
bumper ,not theb all nec k.
Wa rning displa ys Fr
ont area warning displa yonthe center of the
cockpit Re
ar area warning displa yonthe cockpit (e xam‐
ple: Cargo Van) 12 2
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The
flap closes again when youh ave ended the
maneuvering process or yous wit ch offt he
engine.
Fo rtechnical reasons, thef lap ma yremain open
brief lyafte rt he rear vie wcamer ahas been deac‐
tivated.
When youe ngag ereve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
th er ear vie wcamer aiss hown automaticall yin
th em edia displa y.Dynamic guid elines sho wthe
pat hthe vehicle will take fort he cur rent steering
mo vement. This help syou toorient yourself and
to avoid obs tacles whe nbackin gu p.
The rear vie wcamer aiso nlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor youp aying attention tothes ur‐
ro undings. Youa realw aysr esponsibl efor safe
maneuvering and parking. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or object setc. in the
maneuvering area whil emaneuvering and parking
in parking spaces.
Yo uc an use thes oftk eysl ocated belo wortothe
side tochoose between thef ollowing vie ws: Normal view
1 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
angle (dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y3.3ft(1.0 m) from ther ear area
3 Yello wp athm arkin gthe course thet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steering position
(dynamic)
4 Bumper
5 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) from ther ear area Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer vie w(vehicles wit hatrailer hit ch)
1 Yello wg uide line, locating aid
2 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) totheb all head of thet railer
hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch
Obser vethen otes on cleaning and car eofthe
re ar vie wcamer a(/pag e184).
The rear vie wcamer amaysho wad isto rted view
of obs tacles ,sho wt hem incor rectly or no tatall.
The rear vie wcamer acanno tshowa ll objects
whic harevery nea rtooru nderther ear bumper.
It will no twarny ou of acollision, peopl eor
objects.
The area behin dthe vehicle is displa yedasam ir‐
ro rimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
When yous hifto ut of reve rseg ear ,the dynamic
guide lines ar efaded out. If, af ters hifting out of
re ve rseg ear ,you driv efastert han 10mph
(1 6k m/h), ther ear vie wcamer aisd eactivated.
Sy stem limits
The rear vie wcamer awill no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth et ailgate/rear-en ddoor is open
R ifth er eish eavyrain, sno worfog
R ifth ea mbient light conditions ar epoor ,e.g.
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R
ifth ec amera lens is co vered, dirty or fogged
up.
R if cameras, or vehicle components in which
th ec amera sareins talled, ar edamaged. Ha ve
th ec ameras, their position sand their setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% The media displa
ycontra stma ybei mpaired
due todirect sunlight or other light sources.
In this case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ha
ve them edia displa yrepaired or replaced
if, fore xamp le, pixel er rors considerably
re strict its use.
% Objects that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.T his
includes, fore xamp le:
R theb umper of avehicle par kedb ehind
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all nec kofat railer hitch
R thet ail-en dofat ruck
R slanted posts
Onl yusetheg uide lines of thec amer aimage
fo ro rientation. Do no ttrave lfur ther than the
lo west horizontal guide line when approach‐
ing objects. Youm ayotherwise damag eyour
ve hicle and/or theo bject. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic hautomaticall ylocates
and measures parking spaces on bo thsides of
th ev ehicle when youa redrivin gforwa rdsuptoa
speed of appr oximately 22 mph(35 km/h).
If al lrequirements ar emet,t he Ç display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.The sy stem
th en independentl ylocates and measures parallel
and perpendicular parking spaces on bo thsides
of thev ehicle.
When ActiveP arking Assis thas de tected pa rking
spaces ,the È displa yappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y.The ar rowsshowonw hichs ide
of ther oad free parking spaces ar elocated.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tdispla ysparking spaces on
th ec o-driver side as standard. The parking
spaces on thed rive r's side ar eonlyd ispla yedif
yo uo perat ethe tur nsignal on thed rive r's side.
When parking on thed rive r's side, youm usto per‐
at et he tur nsignal until youh aves tarted active parking assis
tancebypressing the0076 steering-
wheel button.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tcan assis tyou wit han
activ esteering inter vention and brak eappli cation
du ring pa rking and exitin gthe parking space.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attention tothes urroundings.
Yo ua realw aysr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at no persons, animals or object setc. ar einthe
pat hofy ourvehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tiscanceled in thef ollowing
cases, among others:
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R Yous teer.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Parking using ActiveP arking Assis tisnolon‐
ge rp ossible.
R Youe xceed aspeed of 6mph (1 0km/h).
R Awheel spins and ESP ®
inter venes or fails.
R Youe ngag etransmission position 005D.
R Youo pen adoor or thet ailgate/rear-end
door ,oru nfasteny our seat belt, on vehicles
wit hana utomatic transmission.
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated fort he rear area
when youh aveat railer coupled up and es tablish
an electrical connection between your vehicle
and thet railer .Activ eParking Assis tisthen not
av ailable.
Sy stem limits
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured. They
ar ea lso no ttaken in toaccount when thep arking
maneuver is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhangs or loadin gramps of truc ks,ort he
boundaries of parking spaces. In some circum‐
st ances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurely. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobject sabove or belo wthe de tec‐
tion range, thef ollowing situations ma yarise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R The vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects. Driving and parking
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This could cause
acollision. #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spac ebeingm easured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartiall yoccupied bytraile rdraw‐
bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbemeas‐
ured incor rectly .Only use ActiveP arking Assist
on le vel, high-grip ground.
Do no tuse ActiveP arking Assis tinthefollowing
situations ,amon gothers:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuchasi ce,
pac keds noworinh eavyrain
R When cornering
R Forp arking space swhicha renotont he
same le velast heroad, e.g .not on thep ave‐
ment
R When transporting aloa dt hat pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle
R When sno wchains ar einstalled
Ac tiveP arking Assis tmayalso displa yparking
spaces that ar enotsuitable forp arking, for
ex ample:
R Parking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited
R Parking spaces on unsuitable sur faces
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces perpendicular tothed irection of
tra velint hefollowing situations:
R If tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immediately
next toeac hother
R Ifth ep arking space is immediatel ynexttoa
lo wo bstacle suc hasac urb
R Ifyo ua reparkin gforwa rds
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces parallelorp erpendiculartothe
direction of tra velint hefollowing situations:
R Ifth ep arking space is on acurb
R Ifth es ystemd eems thep arking space tobe
bloc ked, suc hasbyf oliageorg rass paving
bloc ks
R Ifth ea reaist oo small fort he vehicle to
maneuver into
R Ifth ep arking space is bordered byan obs ta‐
cle, e.g. atree, ap ostora trailer Park
ing using Activ eP arkin gAssist &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi ciently secu ring thev ehicle agains troll‐
ing away when exitin gthe vehicle
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat when thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveP arking Assis tonly,
it could rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply.
R ifth ee lectrical sy stem in thee ngine com‐
partment, theb atter yort he fuses are
ta mp ered with.
R ifth eb atter yisd isconnected.
R ifth ev ehicle is accelerated, e.g. byavehi‐
cle occupant. #
Befor eleaving thed rive r's seat, alw ays
secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Bring thev ehicle safel ytoastopw hen the
parking symbol wit hanarrow sho ws the
desired parking space. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollide wi thobjects
or other road users. #
Paya ttention toobject sand other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005E.
The multifunction displa yshows the Start
Parking Assist ?Yes: OK No: ~message
and thel ocation of thep arking space. #
Tocancel thep rocess: pressthe~
st eering-wheel button or driv eoff.
or #
Topar kusing acti veparkin gassistance:
press the0076 steering-wheel button.
The Parking Assist Active Accelerate and
Brake Observe Surroundings messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y. #
Release thes teering wheel. 12 6
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Blind Spo
tAssist Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssis tuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto10ft
(3 m) behind and 10ft(3 m) direct lynext to yo ur
ve hicle.
% US
Ao nly:
This device has been appr ovedbyt he FCC as
a" Vehicular Radar Sy stem". The radar sensor
is intended foru se in an automotiv eradar
sy stem onl y.Re mo val,ta mp ering, or altering
of thed evice will void an ywarranties, and is
no tp ermit tedbyt he FCC. Do no ttamper
with, alter ,oruse in an ynon-appr ovedw ay.
An yu nauthorize dmodificatio ntothis device
could void theu ser ’sauthority tooperat ethe
equipment. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssis tdoesn otreact toeither sta‐
tionar yobject sorv ehicles approaching and
ove rtakin gyou at agreatly di fferent speed.
Blind Spo tAssis tcann otwa rndriver sinthese
situations. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Obser
vethen otes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility ,otherwise youc anno trecognize
danger s(/ page 109).
If av ehicle is de tected ab ovespeeds of appr ox‐
imately 20 mph(30 km/h )and this vehicle sub‐
sequentl yenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly
next to yo urvehicle, thew arning lam pinthe out‐
side mir rorlights up red.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in the
lateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on the
tur ns igna lindica torint he cor responding direc‐
tion, awarning tone sounds. The redw arning
lam pint he outside mir rorf lashes. If thet urns ig‐
nal indicator remains switched on, all other
de tected vehicles ar eindicated onl ybytheflash‐
ing of ther ed warning lamp.
When youo vertak eav ehicle, thew arning only
occur sifthe dif fere nce in speed is less than
7m ph (1 1km/h). Sy
stem limits
Blin dSpotA ssis tmaybe limited in thef ollowing
situations:
R Ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy
ra in, sno worspray
R If nar rowvehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles
R Ifth er oad has very wide or very nar row lanes
R Ifve hicles ar enotdriving in them iddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le truc ks,for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
If yo uc ouple up atrailer ,makes uret hat youh ave
cor rectl ye stablishe dthe electrical connection.
Blind Spo tAssis tist hen deactivated and the
Blind Spot Assis tCurrently Unavailable See Oper-
ator' sManual messag eappears inthem ultifunc‐
tion displa y.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
On-boa rdcomputer:
4 DriveAssist 5
Blind Spot Assist #
Toactivate/deactivate: pressthe0076 but‐
to n.
% Ad
ditionall y,thes tatus overvie wint he assis‐
ta nce menu also displ ayst he status of Blind
Spo tAssist( /pag e144).
If yo us wit ch on thei gnition while Blind Spot
Assis tisactivated, thew arning lamps in theo ut‐
side mir rors light up fora pprox. 1.5s econds. Lane
Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tserve stop rotect youa gainst
unin tentionally le aving your lane .You ar ealso
wa rned byavibration in thes teering wheel and
by thes tatus symbo lflashing in thei nstrument
clus ter.Lane Keeping Assis tisonlyana id and is
no tintended tokeep thev ehicle in thel ane with‐
out thed rive r's cooperation.
Obser vethen otes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility ,otherwise youc anno trecognize
danger s(/pa ge109). Driving and parking
12 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
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