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Operation
WARNING
You could lose control of the vehicle if you ac-
celerate on slippery road surfaces. Risk of se-
rious injury.
●
Be particularly careful when using the kick-
down features on slippery road surfaces. With
a fast acceleration, the vehicle could lose
traction and skid.
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You should use the kick-down feature only
when traffic and weather conditions allow it
to be used safely.
Gear-change indicator
3 Valid for vehicles: with a manual gearbox
The recommended gear for saving fuel is in-
dicated on the dash screen of certain vehi-
cles during driving.
Display Meaning
The optimal gear is selected.
Changing to a higher gear is recommended.
Changing to a lower gear is recommended.
Information regarding the “cleanliness” of
the diesel particulate filter
The exhaust system manager detects that the
diesel particulate filter is nearly saturated
and contributes to self-cleaning by recom-
mending the optimal gear. For this purpose,
it might be necessary to drive momentarily
with a high rpm ››› page 59.
WARNING
The gear change indicator is only an auxiliary
function and in no case should be a substi-
tute for careful driving.
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The responsibility of choosing the correct
gear depending on the situation (e.g. over-
taking, driving up or down a slope or towing a
trailer) lies with the driver.
For the sake of the environment
Selecting the correct gear can help to save
fuel.
Note
The recommended gear display is switched
off when the clutch pedal is pressed.
Run-in and economical driving
Running in a new engine
The engine needs to be run in over the first
1,500 km.
Up to 1000 kilometres
–
Do not drive at speeds of more than 2/3
the maximum speed.
–
Do not accelerate hard.
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Avoid high engine revolutions.
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Do not tow a trailer.
From 1000 to 1500 kilometres (600 to 900
miles)
–
Speeds can be gradually
increased to the
m
ax
imum road speed or maximum permis-
sible engine speed (rpm).
During its first few hours of running, the in-
ternal friction in the engine is greater than
later on, when all the moving parts have bed-
ded in.
For the sake of the environment
If the engine is run in gently, its life will be in-
creased and its oil consumption reduced.
Running in tyres and brake pads
New tyres should be run-in carefully for the
first 500 km (300 miles). New brake pads
should be run-in carefully for the first
200 km.
During the first 200 km, you can compensate
for the reduced braking effect by applying
more pressure to the brake pedal. In case of
a sharp braking, the braking distance will be
longer with new brake pads than with brake
pads which have been run-in.
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