WARNING
■
Do not exceed the maximum permissible axle and drawbar load and the
maximum permissible total or towed weight of the vehicle and the trailer -
risk of accident and serious injuries!
■
A sliding cargo can adversely affect stability and driving safety significant-
ly - there is a risk of accident!
Driving with a trailer
Fig. 147
Swivel out the 13-pin power
socket
Read and observe on page 157 first.
Before the journey
›
Swing the 13-pin socket in the direction of arrow
A
» Fig. 147.
›
Lift off protective cap
5
» Fig. 139 on page 154 .
After the journey
›
Swivel the 13-pin power socket
A
back in the opposite direction to the ar-
row » Fig. 147.
›
Place the protective cover
5
» Fig. 139 on page 154 onto the tow bar.
Safety eyelet
The purpose of the safety eyelet
B
» Fig. 147 is to attach the breakaway cable
of the trailer.
When attaching the breakaway cable to the safety eye, it must sag freely in all
trailer positions (sharp bends, in reverse, etc.) .
Exterior mirrors
You have to have additional exterior mirrors fitted if you are not able to see
the traffic behind the trailer with the standard rear-view mirrors. The national
legal requirements must be observed.
Headlights
The front of the vehicle may lift up when a trailer is being towed and the head-
lights may dazzle other road users.
Adjust the headlights using the headlight beam control » page 63,
Head-
light range control - knob
B
1)
.
Driving speed
For safety reasons, do not drive faster than 80 km/h when towing a trailer.
Immediately reduce your speed as soon as even the slightest swaying of the
trailer is detected. Never attempt to stop the trailer from “swaying” by acceler-
ating.
Brakes
Apply the brakes in good time! If the trailer is fitted with a trailer brake, apply
the brakes gently at first, then brake firmly. This will avoid brake jolts resulting
from the trailer wheels locking.
On downhill sections shift down a gear in good time to also use the engine as
a brake.
Engine overheating
If the needle for the coolant temperature gauge moves into the right-hand
area or the red area of the scale, the speed must be reduced immediately.
Stop and switch off the engine if the indicator light
in the instrument cluster
starts to flash. Wait a few minutes and check the level of coolant » page 179,
Checking the coolant level.
The following guidelines must be observed » page 34,
Coolant.
The coolant temperature can be reduced by switching on the heating.
1)
Applies to vehicles with bi-xenon headlights.
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Driving
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