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owners manual Mercedes GLK - year of production: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - Mercedes Benz GLK Class X204 owners manual EN
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214 Towingatrailer
Themaximumpermissiblespeedforvehicle/level. When driving in mountainous areas,
trailer combinations depends on the type ofnote that the power output of the engine
trailer. Before beginning the journey, checkand, consequently, the vehicle's gradient-
the trailer's documents to see what the max-climbing capability, decreases with
imumpermissible speed is. Observe theincreasing altitude.
legally prescribed maximum speed in the rel-
If the trailer swings from side to side:
evant country.
XDonotaccelerate.
ForcertainMercedes-Benzvehicles,themax-
XDonotcounter-steer.
parking
imumpermissible rear axle load is increased
XBrakeif necessary.
whentowingatrailer.Refertothe"Technical
anddata" section to find out whether this applies
to your vehicle.
Installing the ball coupling
If you utilize any of the added maximum rear
axle load when towing a trailer, the vehicle/
GWARNING
Driving
trailer combination may not exceed a maxi-
If theballcouplingisnotinstalledandsecured
mumspeedof60mph(100km/h)forrea-
correctly the trailer may come loose. There is
sons concerning the operating permit. This
a risk of an accident.
also applies in countries in which the permis-
Install and secure the ball coupling as descri-
siblemaximumspeedforvehicle/trailercom-
bedin the ball coupling installation instruc-
binations is above 60 mph (100 km/h).
tions. Make sure that the ball coupling is
Whentowingatrailer,yourvehicle'shandling
installed and secured correctly before every
characteristicswillbedifferentincomparison
journey.
with when driving without a trailer.
Usetheleft-handpaddleshiftertoshiftintoa
!Mercedes-Benzrecommendsthatyou
lower gear in good time on long and steep
only use ball couplings that have been tes-
downhill gradients.
ted and approved by Mercedes-Benz. This
helps to avoid damage to the vehicle.
iThisalsoappliesif you have activated
cruise control.
This will use the braking effect of the engine,
so that less braking will be required to main-
tain the speed. This relieves the load on the
brake system and prevents the brakes from
overheating and wearing too quickly. If you
need additional braking, depress the brake
pedal repeatedly rather than continuously.
Driving tips
RMaintain a greater distance from the vehi-Cover cap
cle in front than when driving without a
XPullprotectivecap:inthedirectionofthe
trailer.
arrow, out of ball coupling recess ;.
RAvoidbraking abruptly. If possible, brake
XStoreprotective cap : in a safe place.
gently at first to allow the trailer to run on.
XObservethemanufacturer's installation
Then, increase the braking force rapidly.
instructions.
RThevaluesgivenfor gradient-climbing
capabilities from a standstill refer to sea
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