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Diesel particulate filter
Notes on regeneration
& DANGER Risk of fatal injuries due to
exhaust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases is hazardous to health
and can lead to poisoning.
Never leave the engine running in an
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enclosed space without sufficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of fire caused by hot
exhaust system parts
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
with hot parts of the exhaust system or
exhaust gas flow.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable
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material can come into contact with hot
vehicle components.
In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
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land or harvested grain fields.
If the vehicle is predominantly used for short dis‐
tance driving or extended non-operational times,
this could lead to a malfunction in the automatic
cleaning function for the diesel particulate filter.
As a result, permanent blocking of the diesel par‐
ticulate filter may occur and fuel may also accu‐
mulate in the engine oil and cause engine failure.
If you mainly drive short distances, you should
drive on a freeway or go for a country drive for 20
minutes every 500 km (300 miles). This facili‐
tates the diesel particulate filter's burn-off proc‐
ess.
* NOTE Damage due to hot exhaust gases
During regeneration, extremely hot exhaust
gases escape from the tailpipe.
During regeneration, maintain a mini‐
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mum distance of 7 ft (2 m) from other
objects, e.g. parked vehicles.
Battery main switch
Notes on the battery main switch
* NOTE Damage to the electrical system
If you remove or disconnect the battery main
switch, it could lead to the electrical system
becoming damaged.
Make sure that the ignition is switched
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off and that at least 15 minutes have
passed before removing or reconnecting
the battery main switch. Otherwise,
electrical system components could be
damaged.
You can use the battery main switch to discon‐
nect the current to all your vehicle's consumers.
This will prevent uncontrolled battery discharge
caused by quiescent current consumers.
If your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary bat‐
tery in the engine compartment or in the base of
the front-passenger seat, you must disconnect
both batteries. Only then is the electrical system
fully disconnected from the power supply.
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Only disconnect the vehicle from the power
supply using the battery main switch in the
following situations:
The vehicle is stationary for a long time
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It is absolutely necessary to disconnect
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the vehicle from the power supply
After switching on the power supply, you will
need to reset the side windows (
and the electric sliding door (
Switching the power supply on/off
Switching off the power supply
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