WARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving: • adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steering wheel or mirrors • fasten the seat belt There is a risk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steering wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting the engine.
■ Observe the safety guidelines on seat adjustment .
■ Make sure that seat = is adjusted properly.
Electrical seat adjustment
When adjusting the seat, make sure that: • you are as far away from the driver's air bag as possible.
• you are sitting in a normal upright position.
• you can fasten the seat belt properly.
• you have moved the backrest to an almost vertical position.
• you have set the seat cushion angle so that your thighs are gently supported.
• you can depress the pedals properly.
■ Check whether the head restraint is adjusted properly.
When doing so, make sure that you have adjusted the head restraint so that the back of your head is supported at eye level by the center of the head restraint. Also make sure that you have adjusted the head restraint so that the back of your head is as close to the head restraint as possible. This will be the case if the head restraint is adjusted correctly .
■ Observe the safety guidelines on steering wheel adjustment .
■ Make sure that steering wheel 1 is adjusted properly.
Adjusting the steering wheel manually Adjusting the steering wheel electrically
When adjusting the steering wheel, make
sure that:
• you can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent.
• you can move your legs freely.
• you can see all the displays in the instrument cluster clearly.
■ Observe the safety guidelines for seat belts .
■ Check whether you have fastened seat belt ; properly .
The seat belt should:
• fit snugly across your body
• be routed across the middle of your
shoulder
• be routed in your pelvic area across the hip
joints
■ Before starting off, adjust the
rear-view mirror and the exterior mirrors in such a way that you have a good
view of road and traffic conditions .
■ Vehicles with a memory function: save the seat, steering wheel and exterior mirror settings with the memory function .
Adaptive brake lamps
If you brake sharply from a speed of more
than 30 mph (50 km/h) or if braking is
assisted by BAS, the brake lamps flash
rapidly. In this way, traffic traveling behind
you is warned in an even more ...
Load index
In addition to the load bearing index, load
rating 1 may be imprinted after the letters
that identify speed rating 6 on the sidewall
of the tire .
R If no specification is given: no text (as i ...
Off-road driving
Important safety notes
WARNING
Do not load items on the basic carrier bars. It
may cause instability during some maneuvers
which could result in an accident.
Drive slowly in unknown terrain. Th ...