Mercedes-Benz 2003 M-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Operation
Driving instructions
ț If the engine coolant rises to an ex-
tremely high temperature (coolant tem-
perature needle approaching the red
zone) when the air conditioning is on,
turn off the air conditioning system.
Engine coolant heat can be additionally
vented by opening the windows,
switching the climate control fan speed
to high and setting the temperature
control to the maximum hot position.
ț Extreme care must be exercised since
your vehicle with a trailer will require
additional passing distance ahead than
when driving without a trailer.
Because your vehicle and trailer is
longer than your vehicle alone, you will
also need to go much farther ahead of
the passed vehicle before you can re-
turn to your lane.
Parking
Passenger compartment
Warning! G
To reduce the risk of personal injury, or
damage to the vehicle powertrain, as a re-
sult of vehicle/trailer movement, always:
ț Keep right foot on brake pedal.
ț Shift gear selector lever to position N.
ț Have a second person place wheel
chocks on downhill side of left and right
trailer wheels.
ț Slowly release brake pedal and let vehi-
cle and trailer roll into chocks until
stopped.
ț Firmly depress parking brake pedal.
ț Move gear selector lever to position P.
ț When parked on an incline, turn front
wheel towards the road curb.
Warning! G
Always fasten items being carried as secure-
ly as possible.
In an accident, during hard braking or sud-
den maneuvers, loose items will be thrown
around inside the vehicle, and cause injury
to vehicle occupants unless the items are
securely fastened in the vehicle.
The trunk is the preferred place to carry ob-
jects. Always use partition net when trans-
porting cargo. Partition net cannot secure
hard or heavy objects.