13Safe driving
Also valid for the front passenger:
●Move the front passenger seat back as far as possible for optimum pro-
tection should the airbag deploy.
Transporting objects
Introduction
Always transport heavy loads in the luggage compartment and place the
seat backs in a vertical position. Always use the anchors provided with suit-
able rope to secure heavy objects. Never overload the vehicle. Both the car-
rying capacity as well as the distribution of the load in the vehicle have ef-
fects on the driving behaviour and braking ability ⇒ .
Additional information and warnings:
●Rear lid ⇒ page 83
●To lower the front passenger seat back ⇒ page 117
●Light ⇒ page 95
●Luggage compartment ⇒ page 126
●Roof carrier ⇒ page 139
●Towing mode ⇒ page 236
●Wheels and tyres ⇒ page 296
WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly secured objects can cause serious injury in case
of a sudden manoeuvring or breaking or in case of an accident. This is es-
pecially true when objects are struck by a detonating airbag and fired
through the vehicle interior. To reduce the risks, please note the follow-
ing:
●Secure all objects in the vehicle. Always keep equipment and heavy
objects in the luggage compartment.
●Always secure objects with suitable rope or slings so that they cannot
enter the areas around the front or side airbags in case of sudden braking
or an accident.
●Always ensure that objects inside the vehicle cannot move into the
area of the airbags while driving.
●While driving, always keep object compartments closed.
●Remove all objects from the front passenger seat when this is fol-
lowed down. When the seat backrest is folded down, it presses on small
and light objects and these are detected by the weight sensor on the
seat; this sends false information to the airbag control unit.
●While the seat backrest of the front passenger seat is folded, the
front airbag must remain disabled and the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
light on.
●Objects secured in the vehicle should never be placed in such a way
as to make passengers sit in an incorrect position.
●If secured objects occupy a seat then this should not be occupied or
used by anybody.
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