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Driving
Driving
Steering
Ignition lock
Applies to vehicles: with manually adjustable steering column
Starting the engine with the key
Adjusting the steering wheel position
You can use the ignition key to switch on the ignition and
start the engine.
The height and reach of the steering wheel can be
adjusted as required to suit the driver.
Fig. 130 Ignition key
Fig. 129 Leverbeneath
steering column
– Insert the key into the ignition lock.
– Pull the lever ⇒ fig. 129 -arrow- ⇒
up.
– Manual gearbox: Press the clutch pedal all the way down
– Move the steering wheel to the desired position.
and move the gear lever into neutral.
– Then push the lever towards the steering column until
the catch engages.
– Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal and move the
selector lever to position P or N.
– Press in the key ⇒ fig. 130 to start the engine.
WARNING
– Diesel engines can take a few seconds longer than usual
to start on cold days. Please keep your foot on the clutch
or brake pedal until the engine starts. The glow plug indi-
cator lamp lights up in the instrument cluster while
the glow plugs are preheating.
• Never adjust the position of the steering wheel when the
vehicle is moving - this could cause an accident.
• For safety reasons, the lever must be pushed securely against
the steering column to prevent the steering wheel from acciden-
tally changing position while driving (accident risk).
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