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In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
land or harvested grain fields.
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could:
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Open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
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Get out and be struck by oncoming traf‐
fic.
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Operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example by:
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Releasing the parking brake.
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Changing the transmission position.
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Starting the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
vehicle.
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When leaving the vehicle, always take
the key with you and lock the vehicle.
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Keep the vehicle key out of reach of
children.
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NOTE Damage to the vehicle or the drive‐
train due to rolling away
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Always park your vehicle safely and
according to legal requirements.
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Always properly secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury if
parking brake is not applied
If you park the vehicle with the transmission
in park position
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and the parking brake is
not engaged, the vehicle may roll away.
Engaging park position
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is not a fully ade‐
quate replacement for the parking brake.
There is a risk of accident and injury.
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Secure the vehicle against rolling away
as described below.
Observe the following points to ensure that the
vehicle is properly secured against rolling away
unintentionally:
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always apply the parking brake.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engage transmission position
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.
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On uphill or downhill inclines: turn the
front wheels towards the curb.
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On uphill or downhill inclines: secure the
rear axle with a chock or an object without
sharp edges.
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You can operate the side windows for five
minutes after you have switched off the vehi‐
cle.
Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing the handbrake lever
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WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent by braking with the parking brake
If you have to brake your vehicle with the
parking brake, the braking distance is consid‐
erably longer and the wheels may lock. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent.
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Only brake the vehicle with the parking
brake if the service brake has failed.
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In this case, do not apply the parking
brake with too much force.
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If the wheels lock, immediately release
the parking brake as much as required
for the wheels to turn again.
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WARNING Risk of fire and an accident if
the parking brake is not released
If the parking brake is not fully released when
driving, the following situations can occur:
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The parking brake can overheat and cause
a fire
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The parking brake can lose its holding
function
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Completely release the parking brake
before driving off.
The brake lights do not light up when you brake
the vehicle with the parking brake.
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