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— Press and hold the
button to hold the
vehicle and trailer with the electronic
parking brake.
— Release the brake pedal.
— Pull away slowly.
— Release the
button only when the en-
gine has sufficient power to move off.
WARNING
Incorrect trailer towing can cause loss of
vehicle control and serious injuries.
·
Towing a trailer and transporting heavy
or bulky items can change the way the
vehicle handles and increase the braking
distance.
·
Always drive carefully and think ahead.
Brake earlier than in normal driving.
·
Always adapt your speed and driving
style to suit visibility, weather, road and
traffic conditions. Reduce your speed,
particularly when going downhill.
·
Accelerate carefully and gently. Avoid
abrupt and sudden driving and braking
manoeuvres.
·
Take special care when overtaking. Re-
duce your speed immediately if the trail-
er shows even the slightest sign of snak-
ing.
·
Never try to stop a trailer from snaking
by increasing your speed.
·
Keep to speed limits, which may be low-
er for vehicles with trailers than for vehi-
cles without trailers.
Trailer stabilisation
Please refer to
,
and
of the chapter on page 264.
The trailer stabilisation function can detect if
an attached trailer is starting to snake from
side to side and can provide countersteer.
Trailer stabilisation is an extension of the
Electronic Stability Control (ESC).
If trailer snaking is detected, the trailer stabi-
lisation function automatically helps to re-
duce the trailer's motion using counter steer-
ing assistance.
Prerequisites for trailer stabilisation
— The vehicle has a factory-fitted towing
bracket or a compatible towing bracket
has been retrofitted.
— Electronic Stability Control and traction
control system (TCS) are active. The indi-
cator lamp
ter is not lit up.
— The trailer is electrically connected to the
towing vehicle via the trailer socket.
— The vehicle speed is higher than approxi-
mately 60 km/h (37 mph).
— The maximum drawbar load is being used.
— The trailer must have a rigid drawbar.
— Trailers with brakes must have a mechani-
cal overrun system.
WARNING
Do not let the extra safety afforded by the
trailer stabilisation function tempt you into
taking any risks when driving.
·
Always adapt your speed and driving
style to suit visibility, weather, road and
traffic conditions.
·
Accelerate carefully on slippery surfaces.
·
Take your foot off the accelerator if one
of the systems is active.
WARNING
The trailer stabilisation function may not be
able to detect all driving situations correct-
ly.
·
Trailer stabilisation is switched off when
at the start
ESC is deactivated.
·
Light trailers that are snaking will not be
recognised by the trailer stabilisation
function and stabilised accordingly in all
cases.
·
A trailer can still jack-knife on slippery
roads with little grip, even if the towing
or
in the instrument clus-
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