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Con
trols
Driving sys tems
Ni ght View Ass ist illum inat es the road with
in frar ed light, in addit ion to th enorm al
he adlamp s. A ca meraatthe top of the
winds cree n pi cksu p th einfra red light and
sho wsa blac kand whi teview inthemu lti-
fu nc tio ndisplay. The im ageint he multi-
function di splay corre spond sto the vi ewof
th eroad provided by th ema in-bea mhead-
lamps. The
Night View Assist im age in the multi-
fu nc tio ndisplay is notimpai red:
! bythe head lamp sof oncomin g vehicles
! if you cannot swi tch on the main-b eam
he adlamp s due to onc oming tra ffic
Th is en ables yo utoa nticip ate the course
of th eroad andr ecogni seobs tacles ea rli-
er. i
Infrared ligh tisno tvisible tothehu ma n
eye and canth erefore remain switch ed on at all
ti me swi thou tdaz zlin gon coming tr affic.
1 Night View Assist camera Ni
gh tVie wAs sis t* G
Risk of accide nt Ni
ght Vi ewAssist is only an aid designe dto
as sist dr ivin g, an d do esnot relieve yo uof
th er espo nsibilit yto payattentio n.Do not
rely on the Ni ghtVi ew As sist im age, butco n-
tinue to loo kthro ught he windsc reen .The
responsibility to dri vesafely
and ap prop riate lyforthe current traf fic situ-
ation lies with you at all time s.Othe rwise,
you co uld enda nger your selfan d ot hers.
The NightView Assist image in the multi-
fu nc tion display ma y no tbe asclea ras usual
in fog, rain an dsnow. G
Risk ofaccide nt Ni
ght Vi ewAssist cannot de tect objects lo-
ca tedd irec tlyinf ront or to the si deof
th ev ehicle. When manoe uvring , co ntinue to
lo ok through the windsc reen.Ma kesure
that nopersons or animals are in or near the
area in which you are manoeuvr ing. P5
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391
Operation
Driving tips
Yo ush ould brak efirm lyafter driving on a
wet or snow-cove redroad surfa ce before
st opping th eengine, espec iallyifroad salts
ha ve been spread .Th iswillhe at thebra ke
di sc s, thereb ydr ying them morequickl y
an d prot ecting them againstcorros ion.
You shou ldoccas ional lytest the effective-
ne ss oftheb rake sifyou usually onlybrake
with moderation. Todo so, brake th eveh i-
cl e from high spee d. Thiswill impro vethe
grip of the brakes.
Fo r sa fety reas ons ,Me rced es-B enz rec om-
men dsthat you on lyhave brak epads /
li nings fitte dthat have be enapproved for
Me rced es-Ben zv ehicles. Brake pads /
li nings wh ich have not be en approved for
Me rced es-Benz cou ldaffect you rvehicle ’s
op erating safety. AMG
vehicles
Th ehigh -per forman cebrake syst em isde-
signe dfo rhi gh loads .Th isma ylea d to
noi sewhen brak ing. Thisis depe ndent on:
! speed
! brak ing po wer
! ambient cond ition s,e.g. tem perature
an dhumi dity Th
ewea ran d tea ron individual brake sys-
te m comp one nts, e.g. brake pads/lini ng s
or disc s,de pends on:
! the in dividual drivi ng style
! theop erating co nditio ns
No gene rally appli cablemi leag eca nthe re-
fo re be specif ied. Wear is acco rdingly high
if an ag gressi vedriving sty leisem ployed.
Wh ile the vehicle canbe fully controlled
at ace rtain spee d on dry roads, youmu st
reduce yo urspeed onwetor icy ro adsto
achie vethesa me road safety.
If ice ha sfo rm ed onthe ro adsurface
(e.g. from fogor freezing rain ),alight film
of water wil lrapidly develop on the ice
wh en youbra ke,w hich consider ab lyre-
du cest yre gri p.Dri vepartic ular ly ca ref ully
in such weathe rcond itions. If
wat erhas acc umulatedon a road surface
to ace rtai ndep th,the re isad angerof aq-
uaplani ngoccu rring even if youar e driving
sl owl yan d yo urtyres have suffic ie nt tre ad
depth.
Fo r th isreas on, do not dri vein tyr eruts
an d brake caref ully.
If you have to drive throu ghwater, please
be ar inmi nd that wh en theve hicle is
ra ised ,the still water dept hmu stnot ex-
ceed 25cm, andt hat youmu stdrive no
fast erthan walki ngpace.
! Notethat vehicles in fron tor oncom ing
ve hicles create waves. This maym eanth at the
maximum permit tedwa ter dept his exceeded.
You mustobserve thes e notes ,othe rwise dam-
age mayoc curto the engi ne,electrics or trans-
mi ssion. Tyre grip Drivi
ngonwetro ads Driving on
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434 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Sw
itch off li ghts Yo
ufo rg ot to switch of fthe lights when
leav ing the vehicle. 6
Turn the light switch to0. Sw
itch off li ghts
or
rem ovekey Th
elight switchis at * andyou for-
got to re move th ekey .The sid elamps
rema in sw itchedo n. 6
Turn the light switch to0.
6 Remove the key. Left-h
andfo glamp The
left-h and side front foglamp is
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Ri
ght-ha ndfoglamp Th
eright-h and side front foglamp is
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Left-h
and
re ar fog lamp The
left-h and- side rear foglam pis
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Ri
gh t-hand
re ar fog lamp Th
eright-h and-side re arfoglam pis
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Fr
on tle ft-h and
parkin glamp Th
eleft -han d-side parki nglamp is
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Fr
on trigh t-ha nd
parkin glamp Th
eright-h and-side parki nglamp is
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Le
ft-h an d re versing
la mp The
left-h and- side reve rsing lamp is
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Right-h
and re versing
la mp The
right- hand-side re versing lamp is
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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477
Practical advice
Changing the bulbs Fr
on t bulbs Rea
rbu lbs Overview
P54.00-2549-31 Bulb Type
1 Dipp
ed-beam head-
lamps D1
S35 W
(bi -xen on 1
) 2 Additiona
lturn signal LE
Ds 3 Si
de la mps,pa rki ng
lamps W
5 W 4 Main
-bea m
headlamp s/
Mo torw ay mo de
sp otlight
or
IR em itter*(w ith
Ni ght View Assist) H7
55 W
H11 55 W 5 Co
rnering ligh t* H7
55 W 6 Front
foglamps H11 55 W
7 Tu
rn sign als PY 24 W
1 Vehi cles with bi-xen on head lamp s are equipped
with D1 S-35W bulbs. Always have thes ebulbs
ch ang edata quali fied specialis twork shop ,e. g.
aM erce de s-Benz Service Ce ntre. Bulb Type
8 Th
ird brake
la mp LE
Ds 9 Rear
foglamp
(le ft-h an dside) HiP
19 W a Brak
elamp s/
ta illa mps LE
Ds b Lice
nce plate
lighting W
5 W c Reve
rsing
la mps HiP
16 W d Turn signals HiP
16 W 216_R
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478 Practical advice
Cha
ngingthe bulbs Before changin
gbulbs
! Only fit 12 Vbulbs ofthe sa metypeas
be fore and of th ecorrect watt age.
! Switchth elights offbe fore cha nging a
bu lb to preve ntas hort -circu it.
! Only ho ldbulbs with a clea n, lint-f ree
cloth.
! Donotw ork with wet or gre asyfinge rs.
! Ifth ene wb ulb still do esnotlight up,
co nsulta qu alifi edspecialist worksho p,
e. g. aMe rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre.
! Have the follo wing bulbs ch anged at a
qu alified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre:
! The dipped beam headla mps
! Thefront turn signa ls
! The side lamps
! Thefront foglam p bulbs
! Thead dition altur nsigna lsin the
ex terior mirro rs
! The third brake lamp
! The brakelam ps/the taillamps !
The rear fog lamp
! The rear turn sign als
! The lice nc eplate li ghting
i Haveth ehe adlamp adj ustm ent ch ecked
regularly at a quali fied speciali stwor ksho p,e.g.
a Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre.
Le ft-h andhead lamp
1 Cover
2 Retain ing clip
6 To rem ovethe cover: pull retaining
clip 2in th edirec tion of thea rrow. Chan
ging the ma inbeam headlamps an
dMo torway mod espotli ght
6 Switch off thelig hts.
6 Open the bo nnet.
6 Remov ethe cov er (=page 478). P.
82.10-4415-31 G
Risk of inju ry Bi-
xenon bulbs are under high vo ltage.Do
no t, therefore, re movethec over on bi-xe-
no n bu lbs. Do not chang ebi- xeno nbu lbs
yo ursel f,but haveth em replac ed ataqua li-
fied special ist workshop whichha s th ene c-
es sary spe cial istknow ledge and tools to
ca rry out the workrequire d. 216_
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