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Level control
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Compass with angle scale
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Activating the driving dynamics display
Switch on COMAND Online. You can find fur-
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ther information in the separate COMAND
Online operating instructions.
Press button :.
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The driving dynamics display appears in the
COMAND display.
Towing a trailer
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Vehicles with level control:
The vehicle level may be changed uninten-
tionally, e.g. by other persons. If this happens
while you are coupling or decoupling a trailer,
you could become trapped. In addition, other
people could become trapped if their limbs
are between the vehicle body and the wheels
or underneath the vehicle. There is a risk of
injury.
When coupling or decoupling a trailer, make
sure that no one:
opens or closes the doors or the tailgate
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initiates a level change or turns the
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DYNAMIC SELECT Controller
locks or unlocks the vehicle
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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.
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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.
Exceeding the maximum permissible nose-
weight of the trailer drawbar on the ball coupling
may cause damage to the following:
your vehicle
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the trailer
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the 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 avoid hazardous situations:
make sure to check the noseweight before
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each 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
do not use a noseweight lower than the min-
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imum noseweight
When reversing the vehicle towards the trailer,
make sure there is nobody between the trailer
and the vehicle.
Couple and uncouple the trailer carefully. If you
do not couple the trailer to the towing vehicle
correctly, the trailer could become detached.
Make sure that the following values are not
exceeded:
the permissible trailer drawbar noseweight
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the permissible trailer load
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