2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R500 flat tire

542 IndexEngine malfunction indicator lamp 407,
433
Engine malfunction indicator lamp (Cana-
da only) 27
Engine malfunction indicator lamp (USA
only) 27
Engine number 530
Engine oil 346, 523
Adding 349
Additives 523
Checking level 346
Consumption 346
Display messages 437–438
Messages in display 347, 437–438
Viscosity 530
ESP
®
25, 99, 530
Switching off 101
Switching on 102
Warning lamp 409
ETD 530
Safety guidelines 74
ETD (Emergency tensioning device) 80
Extending cargo compartment 283
Exterior mirrors
Folding 211Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 48
Power folding* 211
Synchronizing 211
F
Fastening the seat belts 50
First aid kit 454
Flat tire 478
Lowering the vehicle 485
Preparing the vehicle 479
Spare wheel 457
Flexible Service System PLUS (FSS
PLUS) 530
Floormats* 328
Fluid level
Automatic transmission 350
Fog lamp, rear
Switching on 151
Fog lamps, front*
Messages in display 442
Replacing bulbs 466
Switching on 151
Folding
Exterior mirrors 2114-ETS 102
Front air bags 75
Front defroster 223, 238
Front fog lamps
Indicator lamp 147
Front lamps
Messages in display 442
Replacing bulbs 466, 468
Front seats
Head restraints 44
Front towing eye 501
Front wiper blades
Installing 476, 477
Removing 475
FSS PLUS (Flexible Service System
PLUS) 530
Fuel 343
Additives 525
Fuel reserve warning lamp 409
Gasoline additives 525
Premium unleaded gasoline 343,
524
Requirements 524
Fuel additives 525
Fuel cap
Message in display 439

546 IndexLocking 67, 110
Automatic while driving 130
Centrally from inside 131
Fuel filler flap 342
Global (SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*) 118
Global, SmartKey 112
Vehicle in an emergency 460
Locking the vehicle 120
Loss of Service and Warranty Information
Booklet 509
Loss of SmartKey 114
Loss of Smartkey with
KEYLESS-GO* 121
Low beam bulbs
Replacing bulbs 468
Low tire pressure telltale 25
Lowering
Vehicle 485M
Main dimensions 519
Main fuse box 504
Maintenance 12
Maintenance service
Overdue 393
Resetting maintenance service
indicator 394
When due 392
Maintenance service indicator 392
Resetting 394
Maintenance System (U.S. vehicles) 531
Malfunction
Displaying 173
Malfunction memory 173
Calling up 173
Manual operations
Fuel filler flap 461
Interior lighting control 155
Locking the vehicle 460
Power tilt/sliding sunroof* 462
Unlocking the driver’s door 459
Manual seat
Adjusting head restraint tilt 45
MAXCOOL maximum cooling 239
Maximum inflation pressure 387Maximum load rating 387, 531
Maximum loaded vehicle weight 387,
531
Maximum tire inflation pressure 531
Mechanical key 459
Memory function 144, 532
Storing exterior rear view mirror park-
ing positions 146
Storing SmartKey dependent
settings 145
Memory function*
Recalling positions from
memory 145
Menus 164
AUDIO 170
In control system 164, 165
Malfunction memory 173
Settings menu 174
Standard display 168
Submenus 163
TEL* 194
Trip computer 192
Miles/kilometers in speedometer
Setting 178

549 Index
Potential problems associated with
underinflated and overinflated
tires 375
Pounds per square inch see PSI
Power assistance 331
Power outlets 306
Power seat*
Adjusting backrest tilt 44
Adjusting seat cushion tilt 44
Adjusting seat height 44
Seat fore and aft adjustment 43
Power seats*
Adjusting head restraint height 44
Power tilt/sliding sunroof* 255
Closing 462
Opening 462
Power train 532
Power washer 396
Power windows
Blocking of rear door window
operation 93
Cleaning 400
Door windows 248
Synchronizing 251Practical hints
First aid kit 454
Fuses 503
Jump starting 496
Lamp in center console 414
Lamps in instrument cluster 404
Messages in the display 416
Spare wheel 457
Vehicle jack 456
Vehicle tool kit 454
Premium unleaded gasoline 524
PRE-SAFE
®*81, 532
Preventive occupant safety* see
PRE-SAFE®*
Problems
While driving 62
With vehicle 18
Product information 9
Production options weight 387, 532
Program mode selector switch 533
PSI 387, 388, 533
Q
Quick search
Phone book* 195R
Radio
Selecting stations 170
Selecting stations (satellite*) 171
Radio transmitters, control and
operation 339
Range (distance to empty)
Calling up 193
Range of the sensors
Parktronic* 275
Rear automatic climate control* 244
Rear center console* 308
Rear climate control 228
Rear door window
Blocking operation 93
Rear door window sunshade* 214
Rear fog lamp
Indicator lamp 147
Switching on 151
Rear lamp bulbs
Replacing 472
Rear lamps
Messages in display 442
Rear lamps see Tail lamps
Rear passenger compartment
ventilation 228

550 IndexRear passenger compartment ventilation
and climate control
Deactivating 245
Rear passenger compartment ventilation
and rear automatic climate
control 244
Rear towing eye 502
Rear view mirror automatic antiglare 209
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors
Rear window defroster 215
Activating 215
Deactivating 215
Rear window wiper switch 61
Rear window wiper/washer 61
Rear wiper blade
Removing 477
Replacing 476
Recommended inflation pressure 387
Recommended tire inflation
pressure 533
Reconnecting
Vehicle battery 489
Recovery services
For stolen vehicle 319
Refrigerant
Air conditioning 523Regular checks 343
Remote control
Integrated 110
SmartKey 110
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 115
Remote door unlock
With Tele Aid* 319
Removing
Front wiper blades 475
Rear wiper blade 477
Vehicle battery 489
Wheel 481
Removing spare wheel 458
Replacing
Backup lamp bulbs 472
Brake lamp bulbs 472
Bulbs 465
Front lamp bulbs 468
License plate lamp bulbs 474
Low beam bulbs 468
Rear fog lamp bulbs 472
Rear lamp bulbs 466, 472
Rear side marker lamp bulbs 472
Rear turn signal bulbs 472
Rear wiper blade 476
Wiper blades 475Replacing front fog lamp* bulb 471
Reporting
Safety defects 19
Reset button in the instrument
cluster 175, 176
Resetting
All functions of a submenu 176
Fuel consumption 193
Maintenance service indicator 394
Trip odometer 159
Residual heat 227
Residual heat utilization 243, 533
Residual heat* utilization 228
Residual ventilation 227, 243
REST (Residual engine heat
utilization) 533
Restraint system 533
Restraint system see Infant and child
restraint systems
Rim 387, 533
Rims and tires 514
Roadside assistance 12
Tele Aid* 315
Roller sunblinds 259
RON 343
RON (Research Octane Number) 533

551 Index
Roof rack 279
Rubber parts
Cleaning 402
Rubber parts, cleaning 401
Run Flat Indicator (Canada only) 366
S
Safety
Occupant 70
Safety belts see Seat belts
Safety defects
Reporting 19
Safety systems
Driving 97
Seat belt force limiter 80
Seat belt height adjustment 52
Seat belts 77
Cleaning 402
Fastening 50
Height adjustment 52
Proper use of 52, 79
Safety guidelines 74
Warning lamp 410
Seat cushion depth
Adjusting 136Seat heating*
Switching off 143
Switching on 142
Seating capacity 358
Seats 132
Adjusting 42
Easy entry/exit feature* 132
Heating* 141
Multicontour seat* 136
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings 281
Selecting display 179
Self-test
Occupant Classification System 90
Tele Aid* 312
Service
Calling up the service indicator 393
Parts 508
Service and Warranty Booklet
Loss of 509
Service and warranty information 10
Service indicator
Calling up 393
Clearing 393
Service life (tires) 354Setting
Convenience functions 177, 189
Cruise control 265
Day (clock) 181
Daytime running lamp mode 182
Higher speed in cruise control 267
Hours (clock) 180
Individual vehicle settings 174
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off 185
Lamps and lighting (control
system) 182
Language, multifunction display 178,
179
Locator lighting 183
Lower speed in cruise control 267
Miles/kilometers in
speedometer 178
Minutes (clock) 180
Month (clock) 181
Slower speed in cruise control 267
Speed in cruise control 269
Speedometer display mode 178
Temperature (interior) 222, 236
Units in speedometer 178
Year (clock) 181

555 Index
Tire inflation pressure
Checking 344, 363, 365
Tire inflation pressure see the placard on
the fuel filler flap
Tire inspection 354
Tire load rating 387, 534
Tire ply composition and material
used 388
Tire speed rating 336, 378, 388, 534
Tire terminology 385
Tire traction 335
Tires 353, 514
Direction of rotation 356
Driving instructions 334
Low tire pressure telltale 412
Retreads 353
Rims and tires 514
Rotating 388
Run Flat Indicator 366
Service life 354
Temperature 364, 384
TPMS malfunction telltale 412
Tread depth 355, 390
Wear pattern 389
Winter 390
Tools 454Tow-away alarm 106
Arming 106
Disarming 106
Disarming for transport 106
Towing eye
Front 501
Rear 502
Towing the vehicle
Stranded vehicle 502
TPMS malfunction telltale* 25
Traction 205, 388, 534
Transfer case 534
Tread 388, 534
Tread depth 355
Tread depth (tires) 390
Treadwear indicators 388, 534
Trip computer 192
Trip odometer
Resetting 159
Turn signal lamps
Cleaning lenses 399
Replacing bulbs 466
Turn signals 58
Turning off the engine 66
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating) 534U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards 388, 534
Units
Setting speedometer units 178
Unlocking 36, 110
Centrally from inside 131
Driver’s door in an emergency 459
Fuel filler flap 342
Global 112
Global (SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*) 118
In an emergency 459
Selective settings 112, 118
Tailgate with SmartKey 114
Vehicle in an emergency 319
With the SmartKey 36
With the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 114
Unlocking and opening
Tailgate with KEYLESS-GO* 120
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO* 37
Uphill driving
Cruise control 265