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In particular, do notparkondry grass‐
land or harvested grain fields.
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children leftunattendedinthe
vehicle
If children areleftunattendedinthe vehicle,
they could:
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Opendoors,therebyendangering other
persons or road users.
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Getout and be struck by oncomingtraf‐
fic.
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Operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forexample.
In addition,the children could also setthe
vehicle in motion, forexample by:
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Releasing theparking brake.
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Changing thetransmission position.
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Startingthe vehicle.
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Neverleave children unattendedinthe
vehicle.
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When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake
thekey withyou and lockthe vehicle.
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Keep thevehicle keyout of reachof
children.
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NOTE Damage to thevehicle or thedrive‐
train due to rolling away
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Alwaysparkyour vehicle safely and
according to legal requirements.
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Alwaysproperly securethe vehicle
againstrolling away.
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury if
parkingbrake is notapplied
If youparkthe vehicle withthe transmission
in parkposition j and theparking brakeis
notengaged, thevehicle mayroll away.
Engaging park position j is notafully ade‐
quatereplacement forthe parking brake.
Thereisarisk of accident and injury.
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Secure thevehicle againstrolling away
as described below.
Observe thefollowing points to ensurethat the
vehicle is properly secured againstrolling away
unintentionally:
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always applythe parking brake.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engagetransmission position j.
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On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towardsthe curb.
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On uphill or downhill inclines: securethe
rear axle withachockoranobject without
sharpedges.
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Youcan operatethe side windows forfive
minutes afteryou have switched offthe vehi‐
cle.
Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing thehandbrakelever
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WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent by braking withthe parking brake
If youhave to brakeyour vehicle withthe
parking brake, thebraking distance is consid‐
erably longer and thewheels maylock. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent.
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Only brakethe vehicle withthe parking
brakeifthe service brakehas failed.
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In this case, do notapplythe parking
brakewithtoo muchforce.
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If thewheels lock, immediately release
theparking brakeasmuchasrequired
forthe wheels to turnagain.
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WARNING Risk of fire and an accidentif
theparking brakeisnot released
If theparking brakeisnot fullyreleased when
driving, thefollowing situations can occur:
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The parking brakecan overheat and cause
afire
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The parking brakecan lose its holding
function
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Completely release theparking brake
beforedriving off.
The brakelights do notlight up when youbrake
thevehicle withthe parking brake.
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