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Operation
Hazard warning lights
Fig. 152
Dashboard: switch for hazard warning
lights.
Read the additional information carefully
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The hazard warning lights are used to draw
the attention of other road users to your vehi-
cle in emergencies.
If your vehicle breaks down:
1. Park your vehicle at a safe distance from
moving traffic.
2. Press the button to switch on the hazard
warning lights
›››
.
3. Switch the ignition off.
4. Apply the handbrake.
5. For a manual gearbox, engage 1st gear;
f
or an aut
omatic gearbo
x, move the gear
lever to P.
6. Use the warning triangle to draw the at-
tention of other road users to your vehicle.
7. Always take the vehicle key with you when
you leave the vehicle.
All turn signals flash simultaneously when the
hazard warning lights are switched on. The
two turn signal turn signal lamps and the
turn signal lamp in the switch will flash at
the same time. The simultaneous hazard
warning lights also work when the ignition is
switched off.
Emergency braking warning
If the vehicle brakes suddenly and continu-
ously at a speed of more than 80 km/h (50
mph), the brake light flashes several times per
second to warn the vehicles driving behind. If
you continue braking, the hazard warning
lights will come on automatically when the
vehicle comes to a standstill. They switch off
automatically when the vehicle starts to
move again.
WARNING
●
The risk of an accident increases if your
vehicl
e breaks down. Always use the haz-
ard warning lights and a warning triangle to
draw the attention of other road users to
your stationary vehicle.
●
Due to the high temperatures that the
catalytic converter can reach, never park
in an area where the catalytic converter
could come into contact with highly inflam-
mable material
s, for example dry grass or
spilt petrol. This could start a fire.
Note
●
The batt
ery will run down if the haz
ard
warning lights are left on for a long time,
even if the ignition is switched off.
●
The use of the hazard warning lights de-
scribed here is subject to the relevant stat-
utory requirements.
Parking lights
When the parking light is switched on, (right
or l
eft t
urn signal), the fr
ont side light and the
rear light on the corresponding side of the ve-
hicle stay lit. The parking lights can only be
activated with the ignition switched off and
the turn signal and main beam lever in the
central position, before being triggered.
Parking light on both sides
With the ignition switched off and the light
s
wit
ch in position
, when locking the vehicle
from the outside, the parking lights on both
sides of the vehicle light up. In doing so, only
the side lights of both headlights light up, and
additionally the tail lights will do so partially.
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