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ng and environment
&
WARNING
•
Do not park or operate the vehicle in areas where the hot
exhaust system may come in conta ct with dry grass, brush, fuel
spill or oth
e
r mater ial wh ich can caus
e a
fire
.
•
Do not apply additional undercoating or rustproofing on
o
r
near the exhaust manifold, exhaust pipes, catalytic converter or
heat shield
s
. During driving, the substance used for undercoating
could overheat and cause a fire
.
0
Note
•
Be aware that j ust one tank fi lling w it
h leaded
fuel w ill already
seriously
d
egra de the performance of the catalyt ic converter
.
•
Do not exceed the correct engine oil leve
l
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2.
•
Do not dr ive until t he fuel
ta
nk be comes comp lete ly empty. The
eng ine could misfire
.
Unburned fue
l
cou ld also get into the exhaust
syst
em
a
nd t his
could
cause t he
cat
alyt ic conver
t
er
t
o ove rhe at.
•
Do not t urn off the ignition while the vehicle is moving
.
•
Do not continue to operate your vehicle under these conditions, as
otherwise fuel can reach the cata lytic converter. This cou ld resu lt in
over heat ing of the converter, req uiring its rep lacemen
t
.
•
To ass ure efficient operation of the Emission Contro
l
System
:
- Have your ve hicle maintai ned properly and in accordance with
t
he se rvice recommenda
t
ions in your Warran ty & Main
t
enance
book let
.
- Lack
of
prope
r
mai
nt
ena nce as well as improper use of the
vehicle w ill impa ir the funct io
n
of the emission control system and
could lead
t
o damage
.
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For the sake of the environment
Even when the Emission Contro
l
System is operating properly, the
exhaust gas ca
n
have a sulfur-like exhaust gas smell under some
ope rating states. This depends on the s ulfur content
of
the fue
l
being
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
used
.
Using a differe nt brand of fuel may help, or filling the tank with
lead-free supe
r
grade gasoline
.
•
App
lies
to
vehicles: with d
iese
l part
icul
at
e filte
r
Diesel
particu
ate filter
The diese
l
particulate filte
r
filters nearly all of the soot part icles out
of the exhaust. The filte
r
cleans itself a utomat ically under normal
dr iving cond itions
.
If the fi lter cannot clea
n
itself (for example,
because you are only driving short distances), the filter becomes
clogged w it
h
soot
an
d
t
he
symbol fo
r t
he
di
ese
l
particulate fi lter
illuminates
~
page 34
.
&
WARNING
•
Do not park your vehicle over flammable materials such as
grass or leaves because the high temperature of the diesel partic-
ulate filter could start a fire
.
•
Do not apply an underbody protectant in the exhaust system
area or a fire could start.
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Tips
•
When the diesel partic ulate filter becomes sat urated, the engine
speed increases
t
o approx ima
t
ely 1,S00 rpm w hile the vehicle is in
motion to initiate t he cleanin
g
of the diesel particulate filter auto
-
matically w it hout the wa rning lamp ligh
ti
ng up. If the war
nin
g lamp
st
ill
appears, you sho uld drive to a qualified workshop.
•
Avoid
damaging
the vehicle
Whe
n
you are driving on poor roads, or ove
r
curbs, steep ramps, etc .,
m
a
ke ce rta
in t
hat low-lying pa
rt
s
such as
spoilers
a
nd exhaust system
parts do not bottom out and get damaged.
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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