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Oper Operating safe ating safety ty
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tions or system failure
In order to avoid malfunctions or system fail-
ures:
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Always have the speci ed service/main-
tenance work as well as any necessary
repairs carried out at a quali ed special-
ist workshop.
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to improper modi cations to electronic
components
Modi cations to electronic components, their
so ware or wiring can impair their functional-
ity and/or the functionality of other networked
components or safety-relevant systems.
This can endanger the vehicle's operating
safety.
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You must not tamper with wiring, elec-
tronic components, or their so ware.
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Always have work on electrical and elec-
tronic devices carried out at a quali ed
specialist workshop.
If you modify the on-board electronics, the gen-
eral operating permit is rendered invalid.
Observe the "On-board electronics" section in
"Technical data".
* NNOOTE TE Damage to the vehicle due to driv-
ing too fast and due to impacts to the
vehicle underbody and suspension com-
ponents
In the following situations, in particular, there
is a risk of damage to the vehicle:
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the vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high kerb or an unpaved road
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the vehicle is driven too fast over an obsta-
cle, e.g. a kerb, speed bump or pothole
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a heavy object strikes the underbody or
suspension components
In situations such as these, damage to the
body, underbody, suspension components,
wheels or tyres and high-voltage battery com-
ponents may not be visible. Components dam-
aged in this way can unexpectedly fail or, in
the case of an accident, may no longer absorb
the resulting force as intended.
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Have the vehicle checked and repaired
immediately at a quali ed specialist
workshop.
or
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If driving safety is impaired while con-
tinuing your journey, pull over and stop
the vehicle immediately, while paying
attention to road and tra c conditions,
and contact a quali ed specialist work-
shop.
Electric vehicles have an electric motor. The elec-
tric motor's energy supply is provided by the high-
voltage on-board electrical system.
26 26 General notes