Towing A Trailer - Mercedes-Benz Citan 2015 Operating Instructions Manual

Red guide line at a distance of approximately
:
30 cm from the rear of the vehicle (static)
Yellow guide line at a distance of approx-
;
imately 70 cm from the rear of the vehicle
(static)
Green guide line at a distance of approx-
=
imately 100 cm from the rear of the vehicle
(static)
Trailer towing
Notes on towing a trailer
Important safety notes
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WARNING
The braking system can overheat if you leave
your foot on the brake pedal while driving.
This increases the braking distance and could
even cause the braking system to fail. There is
a risk of an accident.
Never use the brake pedal as a footrest. Do
not simultaneously depress both the brake
pedal and the accelerator pedal while driving.
G
WARNING
You could lose control of the vehicle/trailer
combination if it begins to swerve. The vehi-
cle/trailer combination could even overturn.
There is a risk of an accident.
On no account should you attempt to
straighten out the vehicle/trailer combina-
tion by increasing speed. Decrease your
speed and do not countersteer. Brake if nec-
essary.
G
WARNING
If the maximum permissible load for a carrier
system is exceeded, the carrier could come
loose from the vehicle and endanger other
road users. There is a risk of an accident and
injury.
Never exceed the maximum permissible load
when using a carrier.
Depressing the brake pedal constantly
!
results in excessive and premature wear to
the brake pads.
If you exceed the maximum permissible nose-
weight of the trailer drawbar on the ball cou-
pling, the following could become damaged:
your vehicle
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trailer
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ball coupling
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trailer tow hitch
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The vehicle/trailer combination could become
unstable.
If the noseweight used is lower than the mini-
mum permissible noseweight, the vehicle/
trailer combination could also become unstable.
To prevent risks:
you must check the noseweight before each
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journey
use a drawbar noseweight as close as possi-
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ble to the maximum noseweight
do not exceed the maximum permissible
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noseweight
You can use carrier systems on the ball cou-
pling, e.g. bicycle racks or load-bearing imple-
ments. The maximum noseweight of 75 kg
applies when using carrier systems on the ball
coupling.
When reversing the vehicle towards the trailer,
make sure there is nobody between the trailer
and the vehicle.
Couple and decouple the trailer carefully. A
trailer which is incorrectly coupled to the towing
vehicle could break away.
Ensure that the following weights are not excee-
ded:
the permissible noseweight
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the permissible trailer load
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Trailer towing
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