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Driving and operation
Driving hints
The first 600 miles
Drive your vehicle at v arious speeds. Do
not use full throttle. Never allow the eng ine
to labour at low revs.
Drive moderately. In all gea rs, only depress
the accelerator pedal around
3
/
4
of the w ay
down.
Do not drive faster than three quarters of
maximum speed.
Do not brake unnecessarily hard for the
first 125 miles (200 km ).
During the first drive smoke ma y develop
because of wax a nd oil eva pora ting on the
exhaust system. Park the vehicle in the
open for a while after the first drive and
avoid inhaling the fum es.
Fuel and engine oil consum ption is higher
than norm al during the running-in period.
Never coa st with engine not running
Many units will not function in this situation
(e.g. brak e serv o unit, power steering
3
).
Driving in this manner is a da nger to
yourself and others.
Brake servo unit
When the engine is not running, the brake
servo unit is no longer effective once the
brake peda l has been depressed once or
twice. Braking effect is not reduced , but
significantly greater force is required for
braking.
Electric power steering
3
If the power assisted steering fails when
being towed with the engine switched off,
the vehicle can still be steered, but
considera bly more forc e is req uired.
Dr iving in mountainous terrain or with a
trailer/cara van
The cooling fan is electrically operated. Its
cooling p ow er is therefore independent of
the engine speed.
Since a considerable amount of heat is
genera ted at high engine speeds and less
at slower speeds, do not shift d ow n when
climbing hills whilst the v ehicle is still coping
with the gradient in the higher g ear.
Driving with a roof loa d
Do not exceed the perm issible roof load
3
221. For reasons of safety, distribute the
load evenly and sec ure it properly with
reta ining straps. Adjust tyre p ressure to
load c onditions. Do not drive faster
than 75 mph (120 km/h). Check and
retig hten the straps frequently. Observ e
country-sp ecific regula tions.
Sw itching off the engine
When you switch off, fans in the eng ine
compa rtm ent may continue running for a
time to cool the engine.
If the engine temperature is very high, e.g.
after driving in mountainous terrain: allow
the engine to id le for approxim ately two
minutes in order to prevent heat
acc um ulation.
Vehicles with turbocharged engine
3
After running at high eng ine speeds or high
eng ine loads, operate the engine briefly
at a low load or run in neutral for
app rox. 30 second s before switching off in
order to protect the turbocharger.
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