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Driving
and environment
New brake pads have to be "burnished in" before they have optimal
grab
~
&
.
During the break-in period, you should avoid putting severe loads on
the bra kes. Severe loads incl ude, for example, sudden hard braking,
in part icu lar at very high speeds or, for examp le, on mountain passes
.
&
WARNING
Until they develop th
e
maximum "bite
"
for best stopp ing
powe
r,
the surfaces on new brake pads require some "breaking-in" during
the initial 100 to 150 mile
s
(150 to 200 kilometers
)
of normal
city driving. You can compensate for this by press ing the brake
pedal more
firmly. This
applies whenever new pads are installed
.
•
Driving
through
water
on roads
--
-
Note the following to avoid vehicle damage when driving
t
hrough
water, fo
r
example on flooded roads:
•
The wate
r
mus
t
not be any higher th
an t
he bottom of
t
he vehicle
body.
•
Do not dr ive faster t han wal king speed.
&
WARNING
After driving through water,
mud,
slush, etc ., th
e
brakes may be
slow to take effect because of wet brake rotors and pads
.
Dry the
brakes first by braking carefully to restore the full braking effect
.
0
Note
Vehicle components such as the engine, transmission,
suspension or
electrical system can be severely damaged by driving thro ugh water.
W
Tips
•
Check t he dept
h
of the wa
t
er before dr iving thro ugh it.
•
Do not stop the vehicle, drive in reverse or sw itch the engine off
when driving through wate
r.
•
Keep in m ind t hat on coming vehicles may cre ate waves t hat raise
the water level and make it too deep for your vehicle to drive thro ugh
safe ly.
•
Avoid dr iving through sa lt water because it can cause corros ion.
•
Catalytic
converter
I
t
is very important that y
our
emiss ion control system
(catalyti
c
converte r) is func tioning properly to ensure
that your vehicle is running
in
an environm entally sou nd
manner.
-
Always use lead-fre
e
gasoline =>
page
219, "Fuel supply".
- Never run the ta
nk
down all the way to empty
.
- Never put too much
mot
or oil in your engin
e
=>
pag
e
232
,
"Adding engine
oil
~"
-
-
Never
t ry
t
o push- or
t
ow-start you
r
vehicle.
The catalytic converter is an efficient "clean- up" device built into the
exhaust system of the veh icle. The cata lytic converter burns many of
t
he polluta nts in the exhaust gas before they are released
int
o
t
he
atmosphe re.
The exclusive use
of
unleaded fuel is
critic
ally impor
ta
nt for
t
he life of
the cata lytic converte
r
and proper function ing of the engi ne.
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