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184 Starting and driving Driving at night Bear in mind the following points, especially when driving at night: • Nighttime driving requires your full concentration • Do not rush. Count on your journey taking slightly longer. • The number of drivers under the influence of drugs is likely to be greater at night than during the day. • Do not stare at the headlights of oncoming vehicles. • Avoid driving at night if you have poor eyesight. Night vision deteriorates with age. • Keep your car's headlights, windows and mirrors clean. Also, if you wear glasses, make sure they are clean. • Make sure you are well rested before starting a long journey. Take a break every other hour. • Only eat light meals. Heavy meals have a tendency to induce tiredness. • Wild animals prefer to move at dusk and dawn. • Check the headlight levelling setting (see page 91). Towing the car WARNING • Remember that the brake servo does not operate when the engine is off. Much greater pressure than normal will therefore be required to operate the brake pedal. • Nor does the steering servo operate when the engine is off. The steering will therefore be much heavier than usual. • The towing vehicle should always be heavier than the vehicle on tow. • Never allow passengers to ride in the car when it is on tow. • Always seek professional help if the car needs to be recovered. • The ignition switch must be in the ON position if the car is moved with the engine not running. • The steering wheel lock must be disengaged before towing the car. • The steering wheel lock disengages when the remote control is inserted into the ignition switch, if the battery has sufficient charge. Front towing eye WARNING • Make sure that the towing eye is screwed in tightly. It has a left-hand thread! • The towing eye is only designed for towing the car on roads. It must not be used to pull the car out of a ditch, for example. • Make sure that all bystanders keep a suitable distance, in case the towing eye or tow rope should snap. The towing eye or tow rope could catapult off and cause seriously injury. • Never drive with the towing eye fitted to the front bumper. Return it to its designated storage space.

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184
Starting and driving
Driving at night
Bear in mind the following points, especially
when driving at night:
•
Nighttime driving requires your full
concentration
•
Do not rush. Count on your journey taking
slightly longer.
•
The number of drivers under the influence
of drugs is likely to be greater at night than
during the day.
•
Do not stare at the headlights of oncom-
ing vehicles.
•
Avoid driving at night if you have poor
eyesight. Night vision deteriorates with
age.
•
Keep your car’s headlights, windows and
mirrors clean. Also, if you wear glasses,
make sure they are clean.
•
Make sure you are well rested before
starting a long journey. Take a break every
other hour.
•
Only eat light meals. Heavy meals have a
tendency to induce tiredness.
•
Wild animals prefer to move at dusk and
dawn.
•
Check the headlight levelling setting (see
page 91).
Towing the car
Front towing eye
WARNING
•
Remember that the brake servo does
not operate when the engine is off.
Much greater pressure than normal
will therefore be required to operate
the brake pedal.
•
Nor does the steering servo operate
when the engine is off. The steering
will therefore be much heavier than
usual.
•
The towing vehicle should always be
heavier than the vehicle on tow.
•
Never allow passengers to ride in the
car when it is on tow.
•
Always seek professional help if the
car needs to be recovered.
•
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position if the car is moved with the
engine not running.
•
The steering wheel lock must be
disengaged before towing the car.
•
The steering wheel lock disengages
when the remote control is inserted
into the ignition switch, if the battery
has sufficient charge.
WARNING
•
Make sure that the towing eye is
screwed in tightly. It has a
left-hand
thread!
•
The towing eye is only designed for
towing the car on roads.
It must not
be used
to pull the car out of a ditch,
for example.
•
Make sure that all bystanders keep a
suitable distance, in case the towing
eye or tow rope should snap. The
towing eye or tow rope could catapult
off and cause seriously injury.
•
Never drive with the towing eye fitted
to the front bumper. Return it to its
designated storage space.