A child that has been properly secured in a child seat
Safe driving
Introductory notes
— Pay attention when you are driving! As a driver,
you are fully responsible for road safety.
— Always adjust driving speed to the road condi-
tions as well as the traffic and weather condi-
tions.
Paying attention to warning signals
The driver information system warns you with indi-
cator lights and messages in the event of any faults.
There must be enough room between the child and
the exit area of the side airbag for the side airbag to
offer the best possible protection.
Failure to follow the warnings may increase the risk
of accidents and injuries.
— If the vehicle issues a warning signal, then park
the vehicle safely and follow the information in
the instrument cluster, and in this Owner's Man-
ual.
Transporting objects safely
When moving heavy objects, there is a shift in em-
phasis. Thus, the driving behaviour of the vehicle
changes.
Use assistance systems
The assistance systems are only for support and do
not absolve you from your responsibility for driving
the vehicle.
— Adjust driving speed and driving style to this
changed driving behaviour.
The assistance systems are subject to physical and
technical limitations. Therefore, in certain situations,
system reactions may be perceived as undesirable or
delayed.
Unsecured or misplaced items may be thrown
around in the event of an accident or sudden ma-
noeuvre. There is a risk of serious injury and loss of
control of the vehicle!
— Stay alert and be ready to intervene.
In a rear-end collision at 50 km/h unsecured objects
are thrown forward with up to 50 times their
weight. A 1.5 litre water bottle is thrown with up to
75 kg.
— Familiarise yourself with the assistance systems,
their limitations and operating conditions.
— Activate, deactivate and adjust the assistance sys-
tems so that you have full control of the vehicle in
any traffic situation.
— Transport objects securely.
— Stow objects so they do not hinder the driver.
Keep the driver footwell clear.
Driving with a substitute spare wheel or emergency
wheel
— Stow small items in the storage compartments.
A substitute spare wheel or emergency wheel is only
used to reach the nearest specialist garage.
— Do not leave lockable storage compartments
open.
— Inflate the wheel with the max. prescribed infla-
tion pressure.
— Do not let items protrude out of the slots. This
note does not apply to bottles in bottle trays.
— Follow the instructions on the warning label on
the rim.
— Do not place any objects on the dash panel or on
the luggage compartment cover.
— Do not cover the warning sign.
— Do not exceed the maximum permissible load of
fasteners and shelves.
— Avoid full accelerations, strong braking and fast
cornering.
— Distribute the load evenly in the luggage com-
partment and secure it, so that it cannot slip.
— Do not drive with more than one mounted spare
wheel.
— Place heavy objects in the luggage compartment
as far forward as possible.
— Avoid using snow chains on the temporary spare
wheel.
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