apply the parking brake.
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Switch the transmission to position j.
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ARNING Risk of re caused by hot
exhaust system parts
Flammable materials such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite.
Park the vehicle so that no ammable
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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 elds.
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in the vehi-
cle
If children are le unattended in the vehicle,
they could, in particular:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out and be struck by oncoming tra c.
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion by, for example:
releasing the parking brake.
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changing the transmission position.
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starting the vehicle.
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Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
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key with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the vehicle key out of the reach of
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children.
* N N O O TE TE Damage to the vehicle due to it roll-
ing away
Always secure the vehicle against rolling
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away.
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* N N O O TE TE Damage due to the vehicle lowering
V V ehicles wit
ehicles with AIRMA
h AIRMATIC or E-A
TIC or E-ACTIVE BOD
CTIVE BODY Y
C C ONTR
ONTROL:
OL: The vehicle can lower because of
temperature di erences or longer non-opera-
tional times. This can cause damage to parts
of the body.
When stopping the vehicle and when
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driving o , make sure that there are no
obstacles such as curbs under or in the
immediate vicinity of the body.
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