Parking

• Always apply the parking brake.

  Apply the manual parking brake without pressing the release button. On a slope or uphill, apply it as firmly as possible. Depress the brake pedal at the same time to reduce the applying effort.

  On vehicles equipped with an electric parking brake, pull the switch
  for approximately one second.

• Stop the engine. Turn the ignition key to position 0 and remove it.

  Turn the steering wheel until the steering lock engages (anti-theft).

  On vehicles with automatic transmission, the key can only be removed when the selector lever is in position P.

• When the vehicle is on a level road or uphill, engage first gear or move the selector lever to position P before switching off the ignition. On an uphill slope, turn the front wheels away from the curb.

  When the vehicle is on a downhill slope, engage reverse gear or move the selector lever to position P before switching off the ignition.

  Turn the front wheels towards the curb.

• Lock the vehicle with the buttonon the radio remote control.

  
  Activate the anti-theft alarm 32.

• Do not park the vehicle over easily flammable ground.

  The ground could catch fire due to the high temperatures of the exhaust system.

• Close the windows and the sunroof.
• The engine cooling fan may start running even when the engine is switched off 205.
• After high engine speeds or high engine load, to protect the turbocharger, run the engine briefly at low load before switching it off, or let it idle for approximately 30 seconds.

Keys, locks 21, vehicle storage for an extended period 204.