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385
Operation
Ty res andwh eels
i Thetyre pressure values indi ca ted in theon-
board computermaydiffe r from those measured
at a filling station with a press urega uge. The on-
board computer will generally giv eamo re ac cu-
rat eva lue. i
The operat ion of thety re pressure monitor
ca nsu ffer int erferenc eif radio tran sm itting
eq uipm ent,e. g. wi reles she adphones or two-w ay
radios ,is be ing ope rated in or near theve hicl e.
i Ifyo uco rrec tth ety re pressure or change
th ew heels, this is usually det ecteda utomatical-
ly by thety re press uremo nitor. After a few
minute sof dr iving,thewa rning th resh olds for
th ep ressure los swarning are adapt edtothe
new tyre pressure. Atyre pressure warning is
th en clea red au tomatically. Res
tartin gthe ty repres sure monitor
Al lexis ting wa rning messag esare clea red
an d the warning lamp goesout when you
restart the tyre pressure monitor. The cur-
rent tyre pressure sse t then be come the
refere nceva lues used bythe monito ring
syst em.
Yo uma yrestart th etyre pressure monitor
in thef ollo wing situati ons:
! After th etyr epressure ha sbee nmo di-
fied
! After awheel or tyre cha nge
i Youw ill find a menuoverview on
( = page 275). 6
Make sure the key is in po sition 2in
the ignition lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% toselect
"Ty r.pr ess .".
6 Press #.
Th ec urrent pressure in ea chindividual
tyre isdisp layed, orthefo llowing
message appears: "Tyre pres suresd is-
played after driving a few minutes" .
6 Press %.
Th efo llowing message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Use current
press urevalu esas new reference val-
ues" .
6 Press #.
Th efo llowing message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Tyre pressure
monitor restarte d".
Afte rafew minu tesof driving, the cu r-
rent tyre pressure swill beadopted as
new re fere nc evalues and will be moni-
tor ed. G
Risk of accide nt The
tyre pres su re mo nito r does notwarn
you of an incorrectly set tyre pressure. The
ta ble in the fuel fillerflap will help you de-
cid e whet her thetyre pressu res sho uld be
cor rected.
The tyre pres sure monitor isno t able to
warn you of asudde nloss ofpressure, e.g.
fo llowi ngpenetratio nby afo reig nobject .If
th is occ urs, bring the ve hiclet oaha ltby
br ak ing ca refully. Do notma keany sudd en
st ee ring movemen ts whendoing th is.
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396 Operation
Ca
re i
Sunscr eenfoil re trofit tedto the inside of the
windows could int erfere wit hradioor mobile
phone rec eption, espec ially if these foil sare con-
duc tive or metallically coated. Information
abou tsuns cree nfo ilca n be obtained fro many
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Cleanin
gthe headlam ps
6 Clea nthe headlamp lens es with a
da mp cloth.
! Onlyus e was herfluid whic his suitable
for plas tic lense s.Unsuitable was herfluid could
damag ethe plas tic le ns es ofthehe adlamps.
Therefore ,do not use dry clot hs ,abrasive prod-
uc ts, solvents or cleaning agent sco ntaining
solven ts.Y ou could oth erwise scrat chor da m-
age the sur face ofthe lenses. Pla
stic trim
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surfaces. Light
soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). As a cl ean-
in g agen t,use asmall amoun toffo ami ng
gre aseso lvent (e.g. washing up liquid) di-
luted inwater.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry.
He avy soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). Us easo l-
vent-fre ean dn on-ca ustic clea ning agen t.
Mercede s-Be nz re comm ends th atyouus e
a Me rced es-B enz pro duct.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry. Distronic
*or Dis troni cPl us*
1 Distroni c/Distronic Pl uscover
2 Add itional sensor sfor Di stronic Pl us
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck.
6 Cleancover 1in the radiato rgrille
with water, shampoo and a softcloth.
6 Clean the part ofthebu mper near the
se nsors 2. Driving
systems
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410 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Par
k As sist cur
rently un available
See Owner'sM anual Pa
rk Ass ist* isdeacti vated and istem-
po rari lyno to perationa l.Pa rk Assis t*is
de activated if:
! its radar sensor system*is te mpo-
ra rily notop era tiona l,e. g. due to
elec trom agnetic radi ation emit ted
by nearby TV or radio stat ions
! the areas around th e sensors inthe
bumper s ( =
page 397)are dirty
! the batt eryvo ltag eis insuffici ent 6
Clea nthe bu mpers ( =page 397).
6 Wai t until the battery voltage ha sretur ne d
to nor mal.
Pa rkAs sist* willbe opera tion alagai n without
yo u ne eding to start the eng ine if:
6 thedir tloos enswh ile the vehicle is in mo-
ti on
6 thesyste mdetectsthat the sensors are
ful lyavailable again
6 theme ssage inthemu lti-fu nc tio ndi sp lay
disapp ears
Yo uca nu sePark Assist* agai nin theusual
way. in
op erative Pa
rk Ass ist* isuna vailab ledue to a
mal func tion. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Pa
rkin gGu ida nce in
op erative Pa
rking Guida ncefa ilure 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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