the brake system may overheat, resulting in a
reduction in the brake system efficiency.
Loading
Overloading the vehicle
You can increase the engine's braking effect by
shifting down in the manual mode of the auto‐
matic transmission, refer to page 69.
To avoid exceeding the approved carrying
capacity of the tires, never overload the vehicle.
Overloading can lead to overheating and in‐
creases the rate at which damage develops in‐
side the tires. This could result in a sudden loss
of tire inflation pressure.◀
Avoid load on the brakes
Avoid placing excessive load on the brake
system. Light but consistent brake pressure can
lead to high temperatures, brake wear and pos‐
sibly even brake failure.◀
No fluids in the trunk
Make sure that fluids do not leak into the
trunk; otherwise, the vehicle may be dam‐
aged.◀
Do not drive in neutral
Do not drive in neutral or with the engine
stopped, as doing so disables engine braking. In
addition, steering and brake assist is unavailable
with the engine stopped.◀
Determining the load limit
No objects in the area around the pedals
Never allow floor mats, carpets or any
other objects to protrude into the area of pedal
movement and impair pedal operation.◀
Brake disc corrosion
Corrosion on the brake discs and contamination
on the brake pads are furthered by:
▷
▷
Low mileage.
1.
Locate the following statement on your ve‐
hicle’s placard*:
Extended periods when the vehicle is not
used at all.
▷
The combined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX kg or
YYY lbs. Otherwise, damage to the ve‐
hicleandunstabledrivingsituationsmay
result.
▷
Infrequent use of the brakes.
Corrosion occurs when the minimum pressure
that must be exerted by the pads during brake
applications to clean the discs is not reached.
2.
3.
4.
Determine the combined weight of the
driver and passengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
Should corrosion form on the brake discs, the
brakes will tend to respond with a pulsating ef‐
fect that generally cannot be corrected.
Subtract the combined weight of the driver
and passengers from XXX kilograms or YYY
pounds.
Condensation under the parked vehicle
When using the automatic climate control, con‐
densation water develops that exits underneath
the vehicle.
The resulting figure equals the available
amount of cargo and luggage load capacity.
For example, if the YYY amount equals
Therefore, traces of condensed water under the
vehicle are normal.
1,400
lbs and there will be five 150 lbs pas‐
sengers in your vehicle, the amount of avail‐
able cargo and luggage load capacity is
650
lbs: 1,400 lbs minus 750 lbs = 650 lbs.
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