Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 165

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Driving tips 163 Heavyandlightloads RBrakeoccasionally to remove any possible salt residue. Make sure that you do not GWARNING endanger other road users when doing so. If you rest your foot on the brake pedal while RCarefully depress the brake pedal and the driving,thebrakingsystemcanoverheat.This beginning and end of a journey. increasesthestoppingdistanceandcaneven RMaintain a greater distance to the vehicle cause the braking system to fail. There is a ahead. risk of an accident. Neverusethebrakepedalasafootrest.Never parking Servicing the brakes depress the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal at the same time. !Iftheredbrakewarninglamplightsupin and theinstrumentclusterandyouhearawarn- !Depressingthebrakepedalconstantly ing tone while the engine is running, the results in excessive and premature wear to brake fluid level may be too low. Observe the brake pads. additional warning messages in the multi- Driving function display. If the brakes have been subjected to a heavy Thebrakefluidlevel maybetoolowdueto load, do not stop the vehicle immediately. brake pad wear or leaking brake lines. Drive on for a short while. This allows the air- flow to cool the brakes more quickly. Havethebrakesystemcheckedimmedi- ately. This work should be carried out at a Wetroads qualified specialist workshop. If you havedrivenforalongtimeinheavyrain!Afunctionorperformancetestshould withoutbraking,theremaybeadelayedreac-only be carried out on a 2-axle dynamom- tionfromthebrakeswhenbrakingforthefirsteter. If you are planning to have the vehicle time.Thismayalsooccurafterthevehiclehastestedonsuchadynamometer,contactan been washed or driven through deep water.authorized Mercedes-Benz Center to obtain further information first. Otherwise, Youhavetodepressthebrakepedalmore you could damage the drive train or the firmly. Maintain a greater distance from the brake system. vehicle in front. ® After driving on a wet road or having the vehi- !AstheESP systemoperatesautomati- cle washed, brake firmly while paying atten- cally, the engine and the ignition must be tiontothetrafficconditions.Thiswillwarmup switchedoff(theSmartKeymustbeinposi- the brake discs, thereby drying them more tion 0 or 1 in the ignition lock) if: quickly and protecting them against corro- Rtheelectric parking brake is tested on a sion. brake dynamometer (for a maximum of ten seconds) Limited braking performance on salt- Rthevehicle is towed with the front axle treated roads raised. If you drive on salted roads, a layer of salt ® Braking triggered automatically by ESP residue may form on the brake discs and mayseriously damage the brake system. brake pads. This can result in a significantly All checks and maintenance work on the longer braking distance. brake system must be carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop. Consult a qualified specialist workshop to arrange this. Z

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