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Do not rest your foot on the
brake pedal while the car is in motion.
Even slight continuous pressure on
the brake pedal could cause over-
heating, brake pad wear or even brake
system failure.
Aquaplaning:
Reduce speed when driving on wet or
slushy roads, since a wedge of water
could otherwise build up between the
tyres and road. This situation, known
as aquaplaning, means that the tyre
can actually lose contact completely
with the road surface, so that the car
can neither be steered nor braked
properly. You should therefore always
reduce speed on a wet road.
Rear-window shelf:
Never place hard or heavy objects on
the rear window shelf; they could be
dislodged when the car is braked
heavily and endanger the occupants.
Coat hooks:
When hanging clothing from the
hooks, do not obstruct the driver's
view. Do not hang heavy objects from
them, to avoid the risk of personal
injury if the car is braked suddenly.
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Cars with catalytic converter
The catalytic converter reduces pollut-
ant emissions in the exhaust.
Cars equipped in this way must
always be run on unleaded fuel only.
Even a very small amount of lead will
permanently damage the oxygen sen-
sor and catalytic converter.
To ensure that the engine always
operates correctly and reliably, and to
avoid damaging it, the following
instructions should complied with:
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Do not run the fuel tank dry.
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Switch off the engine at once if
misfiring occurs.
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Never tow-start the car unless the
engine is cold, or else unburned
fuel may reach the catalytic con-
verter. It is always preferable to use
jumper leads from another car or a
separate battery to start the car.
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Avoid any other situations in which
unburned or only partially burned
fuel could pass through the
engine, for example:
frequent operation of the starter
for very short periods or repeated
attempts to start if the engine does
not fire. (However, switching off an
engine which is running normally
and restarting it again shortly
afterwards is perfectly acceptable.)
Running the engine with a spark
plug lead detached.
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Always have the specified main-
tenance work carried out at the
stated intevals.
If unburned fuel reaches the catalytic
converter as a result of misfiring or
fuel-air mixture preparation malfunc-
tions, overheating and damage may
result.
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High temperatures occur on all
vehicles equipped with a catalytic
converter. Make sure that no easily
combustible material (for example hay,
leaves, grass etc.) comes into contact
with the hot exhaust system when the
car is being driven, is idling or is
parked. If this material were to ignite
and cause a fire, very severe injuries
or damage could result.
Do not remove the heat shields from
the exhaust system, or apply under-
seal to them.
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Driving hints
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