2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R350 Owner's Manual

448 Practical hintsWhat to do if …Display symbol
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Rectify
tire pressure
The pressure is too low in one or more
tires.

Check and correct tire inflation
pressure as required.
Tire pressure
Caution: Tire defect
One or more tires are deflating.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt,
avoiding abrupt steering and braking
maneuvers.

If necessary, change the wheel.
Caution: Tire defect
Vehicles with Advanced TPMS*:
One or more tires are deflating.
The respective tire is shown in the
multifunction display.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt,
avoiding abrupt steering and braking
maneuvers.

If necessary, change the wheel.
Warning!
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Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle. You
may lose control of the vehicle. Continued
driving with a flat tire will cause excessive
heat build-up and possibly a fire.

449 Practical hints
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Tire pressure
Check tires
The tire pressure in one or more tires is
already below the minimum value.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt,
avoiding abrupt steering and braking
maneuvers.

Check and adjust tire inflation
pressure as required.

If necessary, change the wheel.
Check tires
Vehicles with Advanced TPMS*:
The tire pressure in one or more tires is
already below the minimum value.
The respective tire is shown in the
multifunction display.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt,
avoiding abrupt steering and braking
maneuvers.

Check and adjust tire inflation
pressure as required.

If necessary, change the wheel.
Warning!
G
Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle. You
may lose control of the vehicle. Continued
driving with a flat tire will cause excessive
heat build-up and possibly a fire.

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Seat belt system
Drive to workshop
The seat belt system is malfunctioning.

Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center as soon as
possible.
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Service memory full
See Operator’s Manual
The maintenance service memory cannot
save any more data.

Have the service memory checked by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center.
K
Close
tilt/sliding sunroof
You have opened the driver’s door with
the SmartKey removed from the starter
switch and the sliding portion of the
tilt/sliding sunroof* open.

Close the tilt/sliding sunroof*
(page 255).
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Close
tilt/sliding sunroof
You have opened the driver’s door with
the SmartKey removed from the starter
switch and the tilt portion of the
tilt/sliding sunroof* open.

Close the tilt/sliding sunroof*
(page 255).

451 Practical hints
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Malfunction
Drive to workshop
One or more main functions of the
Tele Aid* system are malfunctioning.

Have the Tele Aid* system checked
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center.
Battery
Drive to workshop
The emergency power battery for the
Tele Aid* system is malfunctioning. If the
vehicle battery is also malfunctioning or
drained, Tele Aid* will not be operational.

Have the Tele Aid* system checked
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center.
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Function
unavailable
This display appears if buttont or
son the multifunction steering wheel
is pressed and the vehicle is not equipped
with a telephone.
W
Washer fluid
Check level
The fluid level has dropped to
about
1/3of total reservoir capacity.

Add washer fluid (
page 352).

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*

Stop, car too low
The AIRMATIC* is inoperative.

Avoid large steering angles. Other-
wise a fender or tire could be dam-
aged.

Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h).

Have the vehicle checked at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center.
Visit workshop
The AIRMATIC* is malfunctioning.

Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h) depending on the set
vehicle level.

Have the vehicle checked at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center.
Visit workshop
The AIRMATIC* is functional only to a
limited extent.

Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h) depending on the set
vehicle level.

Have the vehicle checked at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Light
Truck Center.

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*
wait briefly
The vehicle level is too low.

Do not drive off.
The vehicle level control* has not yet
adjusted the vehicle level to the nec-
essary height required for driving.

Wait until the message disappears
from the multifunction display.
You may then drive off.
Compressor
cooling down
Level control was activated too long/too
frequently.

Let the compressor cool until the
message disappears.
The selected level will be set once the
compressor has cooled down.
Level selection
not permitted
You are driving too fast for the desired
level selection.

Reduce vehicle speed.

Set the next higher level
(page 271).
!When the message
Compressor cool-
ing down
appears in the multifunction
display, driving is still possible.
Keep in mind that the ride height of the
vehicle is not yet reached and you
could therefore damage the underbody
of the vehicle.
The selected level will be set once the
compressor has cooled down.

454 Practical hintsWhere will I find ...?First aid kit
The first aid kit is stored under the cargo
compartment floor, see “Vehicle tool kit”
(page 454).
Vehicle tool kit
The vehicle tool kit is stored under the car-
go compartment floor.
The vehicle tool kit includes:

Towing eye bolt


Wheel wrench


Alignment bolt


Vehicle jack


Fuse chart


Spare fuses


Fuse extractor


Collapsible wheel chock


Wheel bolts for spare wheel1Cargo compartment floor, lowered
2Handle cover

Open the tailgate (
page 122).

Push in handle cover2 and pull han-
dle in direction of arrow.

Lift cargo compartment floor 1.
iCheck expiration dates and contents
for completeness at least once a year
and replace missing / expired items.

455 Practical hints
Where will I find ...?
3Securing hook
Release securing hook 3 (located be-
low the floor handle) from holder.3Securing hook
4Cargo compartment floor, raised
5Upper cargo compartment lip

Engage securing hook 3 on upper
cargo compartment lip 5.You can now access the vehicle tool kit. To
remove the vehicle tool kit storage well
casing, proceed as described on
(
page 458).
6Wheel bolt wrench
7Electric air pump
8Jack
9Spare fuses, fuse extractor, fuse chart
aSpare wheel (collapsible tire)
bAlignment bolt
cTowing eye bolt
dCollapsible wheel chock
eSpare wheel bolts
fVehicle tool kit storage well casing

To remove jackb, loosen the hook
and loop fastener.
!With the cargo compartment cover
blind* installed behind the third-row
seats (
page 288), disengage cargo
compartment cover blind* and flip it
forward. Otherwise the strap of the
securing hook could damage the cargo
compartment cover blind*.