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20A5Facelift.book Page 209 Saturday, September 6, 2008 2:13 PM Towing a trailer209 should be attached to folding arms. Adjust the mirrors so that they provide you with Distribution of weight an adequate field of view to the rear. The distribution of the weight is very poor if your vehicle is unladen and the trailer Headlights is laden. Maintain a particularly low speed if you cannot avoid driving with this combination. Before starting off with a hitched trailer, also check the setting of the headlights. Alter the setting as necessary with the aid of the headlight beam adjuster Driving speed ⇒page64. Do not drive faster than 80 km/hour for safety reasons. This also applies for coun- Detachable ball head tries in which higher speeds are allowed. The ball rod is detachable on vehicles which feature a factory-fitted towing device. The fact that the driving stability of the vehicle + trailer combination reduces with It is stowed together with separate fitting instructions in the spare wheel well in the increasing speed means that the legally allowed speed should not be used when luggage compartment of the vehicle. there are unfavourable road, weather or wind conditions, particul arly near accident Further information on the towing device ⇒page210.black spots. You must always reduce your speed immediately as soon as you detect even just the slightest swaying of the trailer. On no account attempt to stop the trailer from Note “swaying” by accelerating. • We recommend that you also have your vehicle inspected between service Apply the brakes in good time! If the trailer is fitted with a trailer brake, apply the intervals if you tow a trailer frequently.brakes gently at first and then brake firmly . This will avoid brake jolts resulting from • The handbrake on the towing vehicle must be put on when coupling and the trailer wheels locking. Shift down gears in good time before negotiating a down- decoupling the trailer. hill section to allow the engine to also act as a brake. Engine overheating Driving Tips Please keep a check on the coolant temperature gauge if you have to negotiate a Particular caution is required when towing a trailer.lengthy slope in a low gear at a high engine speed when the outside temperature is very high ⇒page18, “Coolant temperature gauge”. – Do not, as far as possible, drive with your vehicle unladen and the If the needle of the coolant temperature gauge moves into the right-hand area or trailer laden. even the red area of the scale, reduce your speed immediately. Stop and switch off – Do not make full use of the legal maximum speeds. This applies in the engine if the warning light  in the instrument cluster begins flashing. Wait a particular to downhill sections. few minutes and check the level of coolant in the coolant expansion bottle ⇒page229, “Inspecting the coolant level”. – Apply the brakes in good time. Please refer to the following guidelines ⇒ page 37, “Coolant temperature/ Coolant – Keep a check on the coolant temperature gauge if the outside temper-quantity ”. ature is high. The coolant temperature can be reduced by switching on the heating. Any increase in the cooling effect of the coolant fan through shifting down a gear and increasing the engine speed is not possible since the fan speed is independent Using the systemSafety Driving Tips General MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data

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