394 Operation
Ca
re
Th eval ue ofyo ur ve hicle will be retained by
regul arand prope rca re. Th ebest way to
protect yo urveh icle from harm fulen viron-
me ntal in flue nces is towa shitan duse pro-
te ctive tre atme nts regul arly.
Mercedes -Ben zre co mm ends th atyou
tre atthe paintwork twi ceaye ar (e.g.in
sp ring and in autumn ).
i It is advis ableto useMe rcede s-Be nz care
prod ucts. They are designed specifi cally for
Me rced es-Benz veh icles and represe ntthe state
of thea rt.Me rcedes-Benz care produc tsare
available fr omany Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
Sc ratche s,co rrosi vedeposits, area sa f-
fect edbycorros ion and da magecaused by
neg lect or inadeq uate care cannot alwa ys
be comp letel yrep aired. Insu ch cases, vis it
aq ualified specialist worksho pimm ediate-
ly ,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service Ce ntre.
Re pair dama gecaused byloos echi ppings
an d rem ovet he following immediate ly:
! Insect remains
! Bird droppings
! Tree resin !
Oils an dgre ase
! Fuel
! Tarst ains
! Donota ffix:
! unsuita ble stic kers
! films
! mag netic plat esor similar
to paint edsurfac es, ot herwise you could dam-
age the paint work. !
Do not park the vehicle im mediately for an
ex tended period aft ercleanin g,partic ularly af ter
cl eanin gth ew heels wit hwheelclean er.Wh eel
cl eaners may lead toincreas edcorrosion on
brak edis csand brake pads /linings. Generally
park theve hicle at opera ting temp erature after
cl eanin g. Au
tomat iccar wash
Yo uca nclea nth eve hicle in an automa tic
ca r wash from the very star t,bu t prefera bly
one wi thhigh -pre ss urewa sher jets.
Do not useabrus h-free autom atic car
wa sh that uses chem icalag en ts to wash
the vehicle.
If the veh icle is ver ydirty, prewash it be-
fo re you drive into the car wash.
! Make su retha t the windscreen wiper swit ch
is set toM ( = page 253), ot herwise the rain
sensor could be ac tiva ted, for example, and trig-
ger in advertent wiper swe eps.Th isco uld res ult
in damag etothe vehicl e.
Af terusin gan autom atic ca r wash, wipe off
wax or othe rchemi calre sidu es from the
winds cree n. Thiswillprevent smearing. Care
G
Risk of poisoni ng Al
wa ysfollow the inst ructions forus ing the
care produ cts.
Alwa yskeep care products tightly closed
and ou tof thereach of children. H
Environ mental note Di
spose of emptycont aine rs,c lean ing
clot hsand pol ishi ng wads inan enviro nm en-
tall yre sponsible manner. Ca
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409
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages On
lysele ctposition
P wh en vehicle is
sta tiona ry Yo
uh aveat tem pted to movethetra ns-
mi ssio nse lect or leve rto Pev en thou gh
th eve hicl eis still mo ving. 6
Stop theve hicle. Ve
hicl enot in
position P Yo
uh aveop ened the dri ver’sd oor and
th etra nsmi ssion is in po sition R, N
or D. 6
Make sure th atthe tra nsmi ssio n is inpo-
sition Pan dth eve hicle issecure dwi th
the electri cpa rki ng brake when le aving
the vehicl e. Chil
dse at in
wrong pos ition
See Owner's Manu al Th
echi ldseat isnot positio nedco rrect-
ly. 6
Move the child se atinto th eco rrect pos i-
tion. Th
ese nsor for th echild seat reco gni-
ti on isfaulty. 6
Have the sensor for th ech ild se at recog-
ni tio ncheck ed ataquali fied sp ecialist
work shop. Next
service X
in ... days
in ... km Se
rvice X mustbe carried out in ... days
or ... km. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Drive to wo
rkshop without cha
nging
gear Th
e tra nsmi ssio n position cannot be
cha nged due to a malfun ction. If
tran smi ssion po sition Dis se lect ed:
6 Drive to a qualified specialist workshop
without moving the tra nsmi ssio nsele ctor
le ve r from tran sm ission pos itio n D.
If tran smi ssionp osition N, R orPis sele cted:
6 Cons ulta qualified specialist worksho p. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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422 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Brak
eove rhea ted
Dri veon, but with
ev en greater care Th
ebr ake system is very ho t due to ex-
tre me loads. Reduce
the lo adon the brak esyst em.
6 Adopt an evenmorean tic ipat ory driving
st yle.
6 Makeuse ofthe en gine bra keon downh ill
gradien ts.Se lect a lo wer gear for this pur-
pos e.
6 Drive oncarefully to allo wt he airflo wto
co ol the brakes. * Service
Se
eOwne r's Manual Th
ebr ak e syste msensor tech nolog y is
ma lfun ctioning. The br aking syst emre-
main savailable with full brak e bo osting
ef fect. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. Brake
wear Th
ebrake pads /linin gshave rea ched
the irwea rlimi t. 6
Have thebr ak e pads /linings replaced at a
qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. Re
lease
parkin g brake Th
ered indic ator la mpfor the electric
parki ngbrake flas he san d you also hear
a war ning tone.
You ar edr iving wi th theelec tric park ing
bra keapplied or you are using th e elec-
tri cpa rki ng brake foremer gencybrak-
ing supp ortwh ile the vehicle isin
mot ion (
=page 259). 6
Release the electri cparking bra ke.
or 6 Pullaw ay care fully ( =page 258).
In thee vent of emergen cybraki ng:
6 Releas ethe electri cparking bra kehand le. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
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