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Engage a gear, see Automated transmis-
sion (
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page 249) or Manual transmission
(
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page 246).
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Release the brake pedal or parking brake
and slowly depress the accelerator pedal.
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If the drive wheels spin when pulling away,
switch on the starting-off aid (
X
When starting a journey, carry out a brake
test. Observe the road and traffic condi-
tions when doing so.
Warm up the engine quickly by driving at
moderate engine speeds. After approx-
imately 10 to 20 minutes, the engine will
reach its operating temperature of between
approximately 85 and 100 †, depending on
the outside temperature.
You can utilise the full engine power output
once the engine has reached its normal oper-
ating temperature.
Stopping and switching off the engine
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WARNING
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. There is a risk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rial can come into contact with hot vehicle
components. In particular, do not park on dry
grassland or harvested grain fields.
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WARNING
The parking brake may not be sufficient to
ensure that the loaded vehicles does not roll
away on uphill and downhill gradients. There
is a risk of an accident.
In the test position, check whether the park-
ing brake will hold the loaded vehicle. If the
vehicle is not held, secure it using other meth-
ods, e.g. wheel chocks.
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WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while the vehicle
is in motion, safety-relevant functions are
restricted or not available. This can affect the
power steering function and the brake boost-
ing effect, for example. You will then require
considerably more force to steer and brake.
There is a risk of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while the vehicle
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page 291).
is in motion.
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If you leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, they could set the vehicle in motion by, for
example:
releasing the parking brake
R
shifting the transmission into neutral
R
starting the engine
R
They could also operate the vehicle's equip-
ment and become trapped. There is a risk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle.
Ensure that you observe the safety notes in
the "Children in the vehicle" section
(
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page 55).
You can find information on crawler mode in
the "Automated transmission" section
(
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page 252).
Vehicles with automated transmission: after
stopping the vehicle with crawler mode acti-
vated, the vehicle begins to crawl again if you:
do not shift the transmission into neutral
R
do not apply the parking brake
R
release the service brake again
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X
Stop the vehicle.
X
Apply the parking brake.
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Shift into neutral.
Let the engine idle for approximately
2 minutes before switching it off, if:
The vehicle has been driven for a prolonged
R
period with the hydrodynamic clutch in
operation
the vehicle has been driven for a prolonged
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period in retarder mode
WARNING
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