Mercedes Benz GLK Class X204 owners manual page 218

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216 Towingatrailer RWhenyoucoupleupatrailer,checkatreg- Decoupling a trailer ularintervalsthattheloadisfirmlysecured. GWARNING If the trailer is equipped with trailer lights andbrakes,checkthetrailertoensurethatIf you uncouple a trailer with the overrun these are working. brake engaged, you could trap your hand between the vehicle and the trailer drawbar. RBearinmindthatthehandlingwill be less There is a risk of injury. stablewhentowingatrailerthanwhendriv- ing without one. Avoid sudden steeringDonotuncoupleatrailerif the overrun brake parking movements. is engaged. RThevehicle/trailer combination is heavier, !Donotdisconnectatrailerwithan and accelerates more slowly, has a decreased engaged overrun brake. Otherwise, your gradient climbing capability and a longer vehicle could be damaged by the rebound- braking distance. ing of the overrun brake. It is more susceptible to side winds and Driving XMakesurethattheautomatictransmission requires more careful steering. is set to position P. RIf possible, avoid abrupt braking. Depress XApplythevehicle's parking brake. the brake pedal moderately at first, so that thetrailercanactivateitsownbrakes.ThenX Close all doors and the tailgate. increase the pressure on the brake pedal. XApplythetrailer's parking brake. RIf the automatic transmission repeatedly XRemovethetrailer cable and decouple the shifts between gears on uphill or downhill trailer. gradients, shift to a lower gear using the left-hand steering wheel paddle shifter. Alowergearandlowerspeedreducethe Permissibletrailerloadsanddrawbar risk of engine failure. loads RWhendrivingdownhill,shifttoalowergear to utilize the engine's braking effect.Weightspecifications Avoid continuous brake application as this The gross trailer weight is calculated by add- mayoverheat the vehicle brakes and, if ing the weight of the trailer to the weight of installed, the trailer brakes. the load and equipment on the trailer. RIf the coolant temperature increases dra- Youwill find installing dimensions and loads matically while the air-conditioning system under "Technical data" (Y page 381). is switchedon,switchofftheair-condition- ing system. Loading a trailer Coolantheatcanadditionallybedissipated RWhenloadingthetrailer, make sure that byopeningthewindowsandbysettingthe neither the permissible gross weight of the blower fan and the interior temperature to trailer nor the gross vehicle weight is maximum. exceeded. The permissible gross vehicle RWhenovertaking, pay particular attention weight is indicated on the identification to the extended length of your vehicle/ plate on the B-pillar on the driver's side of trailer combination. the vehicle. Duetothelength of the vehicle/trailer Youcanfindthemaximumpermissibleval- combination, you require additional road ues on the type plates of your vehicle and space in relation to the vehicle you are the trailer. When calculating how much overtaking, before you can change back to weight the vehicle and trailer may carry, the original lane.

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