Service, Maintenance 237
Vehicle storag e
Vehicle decommissioning
Vehicle recommissioning
z Park vehicle in a dry and well ventilated
place. With manual transmission, select
first gear or reverse gear, and with
Easytronic 3, move selector lever to
middle position before switching ignition
off. Use wedges or the like to prevent
vehicle from rolling.
Observe national regulations.
Observe national regulations.
If the vehicle is to be parked for several
months, to avoid damage have the
following work performed by a workshop:
Perform the following work before
recommissioning the vehicle:
z Connect battery – see page 236,
z Wash and preserve the vehicle – see
page 202,
z Check tyre pressure, correct if
necessary – see page 216,
z Do not apply handbrake,
z Check corrosion protection in engine
compartment and on underbody and
make good if necessary,
z Fill up windscreen wash system and
headlight wash system 3 reservoirs – see
page 234,
z Disconnect battery by disengaging
negative terminal from vehicle electrical
system – see page 236.
z Clean and preserve rubber seals on
bonnet and doors,
z Check engine oil level – see page 228,
z Check the coolant level, top up with anti-
freeze if necessary – see page 231,
z Change engine oil – see page 229,
z Check anti-freeze and corrosion
protection – see page 231,
z Fit the number plate, if necessary.
z Check the coolant level, top up with anti-
freeze if necessary – see page 231,
z Empty windsc reen w ash system and
headlight wash system 3 reservoirs,
z Increase tyre pressure to value specified
for full load – see page 216.
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