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- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
peda l too often or too long when driving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re-
duces braking performance,
increases brak-
ing distance or causes complete failure of
the brake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always ho ld it in
place wit h the brake pedal o r parking brake.
- Never hold the veh icle on an incl ine with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens automati-
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload. An indicato r lamp
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illum inates
and a driver message appears ¢
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when the clutch is overloaded.
- If the engine must remain running, neve r
have any driving pos ition engaged when
checking under the hood. Make sure these-
lector lever has secure ly engaged and is
locked in P with the parking brake set
¢ page 217.
Otherw ise, any increase in en-
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion,
even with the parking brake applied.
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Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try to
ho ld the vehicle in place by press ing the ac-
ce lerator pedal while a driving gear is se-
lected. This can cause the t ransmission to
ove rheat and can damage it. Activate the
parking brake or press the brake peda l to
prevent t he vehicle from ro lling.
- Allow ing the vehicle to roll when the eng ine
is st opped and t he se lector lever is in
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damage the transmission beca use it is not
lubricated under those circumstances.
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Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re-
leased au t omatically only when the dr iver's
safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
D r iv ing
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down declines .
Hill descent control is activated when the selec-
tor lever is in D/S and you press the brake pedal.
The transmission automat ically selects a gear
that is su itable for the incline . Hill descent con-
t rol tries to maintain t he speed ach ieved at the
t ime of braking, w ith in physical and te chnical
limita t ions. It may still be necessary to adjust the
speed with the brakes.
Hill descent cont rol switches off once the decline
levels out or you press the acce lerator pedal.
When the speed is set in the cru ise control sys-
tem ¢
page
92, hill descent control is also acti-
vated.
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WARNING
Hill descent cont rol cannot over come physical
limitat ions, so it may not be able to ma intain
a constant speed under all conditions. Always
be ready to app ly the brakes.
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