Owner`s manual

Driving and o peration 97
Driving hints
The first 600 miles (1000 km)
Drive your vehicle at various speeds. Do
not use full throttle. Never allow the engine
to labour at low revs.
Make good use of all gears. Depress the
accelerator pedal a maximum of approx.
three quarters of the available pedal travel
in all gears and drive ranges.
Do not drive faster than three quarters of
maximum speed.
Never coast with engine not running
Many units may then not function (e.g.
brake servo unit, power steering). Driving in
this manner is a danger to yourself and
others.
Brake servo unit
With the engine not running the brake
servo unit is no longer effective once the
footbrake has been depressed once or
twice . The brak ing effect is not reduced but
substantially greater foot pressure is
nece ss ary to stop the vehicle .
Power st eering
Never leave the steering wheel on full lock
when the v ehicle is stationary as this may
damage the power steering pump.
If the power steering should fail - e.g. when
the vehicle is being towed with the engine
switched off - the vehicle can still be
properly steered but considerably greater
effort is necessary.
Driving in mountainous terrain or with
caravan / trailer
Electrically driven fan: The fan cooling
capacity is not dependent on engine
spe ed. It is not necessary, therefore, when
driving uphill to shift down into a lower
gear if the vehicle can climb in a higher
gear.
Dr iving with a roof load
Do not exceed the permissible roof load.
For safety reasons, distribute the load
evenly and secure it tightly with straps so
that it cannot slip. Do not drive faster than
75 mph (120 km/h). Check and retighten
straps at frequent intervals.
Sw itching off the engine
If the engine temperature is very high, e.g.
after driving in mountainous terrain: allow
the engine to idle for approx. two minutes
in order to prevent heat accumulation.
When you switch off, fans in the engine
compa rtment may continue running for a
time to cool the engine.
Vehicles with turbocharged engine
After running at high eng ine speeds or high
eng ine loads, op erate the engine briefly at
a low load or run in neutral for approx.
30 seconds before switching off in order to
protect the turbocharger.
Save energy – more miles
Please observe the running-in hints in the
left-hand column and the tips for energy
saving on the following pages.
Good, technically correc t and ec onomical
driving ensures maximum durab ility and
performance for your vehicle.