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General notes
Operating safety
& WARNING Risk of accident due to mal-
functions or system failures
If you do not have the prescribed service/
maintenance work or any required repairs car-
ried out, this could result in malfunctions or
system failures.
Always have the prescribed service‑ and
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maintenance work or any required
repairs carried out in a qualified work-
shop.
& WARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to improper modifications to electronic
components
Modifications to electronic components, their
software or wiring can impair their functional-
ity and/or the functionality of other networked
components or safety-relevant systems.
This can endanger the vehicle's operating
safety.
You must not tamper with wiring, elec-
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tronic components, or their software.
Always have work on electrical and elec-
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tronic devices carried out at a qualified
specialist workshop.
If you modify the on-board electronics, the gen-
eral operating permit is rendered invalid.
Observe the "On-board electronics" section in
"Technical data".
& WARNING Risk of fire due to flammable
material coming into contact with hot
parts of the exhaust system
If combustible materials, e.g. leaves, grass or
twigs, come into contact with hot parts of the
exhaust system, they may ignite.
When driving off-road or on unpaved sur-
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faces, check the underside of the vehicle
at regular intervals.
In particular, remove any trapped parts
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of plants or other flammable material.
If damage should occur, immediately
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inform a qualified specialist workshop.
* NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to driv-
ing too fast and due to impacts to the
vehicle underbody or suspension compo-
nents
In the following situations, in particular, there
is a risk of damage to the vehicle:
the vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
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high kerb or an unpaved road
the vehicle is driven too fast over an obsta-
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cle, e.g. a kerb, speed bump or pothole
a heavy object strikes the underbody or
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suspension components
In situations such as these, damage to the
body, underbody, suspension components,
wheels or tyres may not be visible. Compo-
nents damaged in this way can unexpectedly
fail or, in the case of an accident, may no lon-
ger absorb the resulting force as intended.
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