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Driving instructions
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The lowest value listed must be selected
when determining how the vehicle and
trailer are loaded.
Observe maximum permitted trailer
dimensions (width and length).
Most states and all Canadian provinces
require
RThe tongue weight at the hitch ball must be
added to the rear axle weight to prevent
exceeding the rear Gross Axle Weight
Rating (GAWR). The GAWR is indicated on
the certification label located on the
driver’s door B-pillar (Y page 229).
Rsafety chains between the towing vehicle
and the trailer
The chains should be criss-crossed under
the trailer tongue. They must be attached
to the hitch receiver, and not to the
vehicle’s bumper or axle.
i Mercedes-Benz recommends loading the
trailer in such a manner that it has a tongue
weight between 8% and 15% of the GTW.
Make sure to leave enough slack in the
chains to permit turning corners.
Ra separate brake system at various trailer
weights
i The weight of other accessories,
passengers and cargo will reduce the
maximum trailer weight and tongue weight
your vehicle can tow.
Ra break-away switch on trailers with a
separate brake system.
Check with your local state laws for specific
requirements.
Checking weights of vehicle and trailer
RTo assure that the towing vehicle and trailer
are in compliance with the maximum
permissible weight limits, have the loaded
rig (towing vehicle including driver,
passengers and cargo, trailer fully loaded)
weighed on a commercial scale.
The switch activates the trailer brakes in
the possible event that the trailer might
separate from the tow vehicle.
!
Do not connect a trailer brake system (if
trailer is so equipped) directly to the
vehicle’s hydraulic brake system, as your
vehicle is equipped with antilock brakes. If
you do, neither the vehicle’s brakes nor the
trailer’s brakes will function properly.
RCheck the vehicle’s front and rear gross
axle weight, the Gross Trailer Weight (GTW)
and tongue weight.
The values as measured must not exceed
the weight limits listed under “Vehicle and i The provided vehicle electrical wiring
trailer weights and ratings” (Y page 256).
harness for trailer towing has a brake signal
wire for hook-up to a brake controller.
Coupling a trailer
X Make sure the automatic transmission is in
park position P (Y page 110).
G Warning!
Vehicles with air suspension program: While
you are coupling or decoupling a trailer, make
sure nobody locks or unlocks the vehicle and/
or opens or closes doors or the tailgate.
X Engage the parking brake for the vehicle
(
Y page 107).
X Start the engine (Y page 103).
X Vehicles with vehicle level control:
Select the highway level (Y page 156).
X Vehicles with Adaptive Damping System
(ADS):
The vehicle’s level could change and you
could endanger yourself and/or others as a
result.
Make sure that you do not operate the ADS
switch or the vehicle level control system
when coupling/decoupling the trailer.
Set the ADS to AUTO or COMF
(Y page 156).
X Turn off the engine (Y page 108).
Z
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz M-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz ML350, Mercedes-Benz ML350 BlueTec, Mercedes-Benz ML550, Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W164 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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