348 Practical hintsFuses
5
Preliminary fuse box in the battery recess in
the driver’s footwell F59
The fuse box is located in the base of the
driver’s seat on the outboard side.
1Latching springs
\1To open: adjust the seat to its highest
position (\2page 69).
\1Press both latching springs1 down
and remove the cover.
\1To close: attach the cover at the bot-
tom and fold it closed.
The cover must engage.
No.
Consumer
Amp.
15
Non MB-body electrics
10 A
16
Heating, rear heating/
Tempmatic (air-conditioning
system), front/CD-player*
10 A
17
Motion detector*/con-
venience interior lighting*/
satellite radio*
10 A
18
Air conditioning in the rear*
7.5 A
No.
Consumer
Amp.
1
Pre-glow relay/secondary
air pump
80/40 A
2
Engine fan air-conditio-
ning system
80 A
3
Signal acquisition and ac-
tuation module SAM/fuse
and relay block SRB
80 A
4
Auxiliary battery* in the
engine compartment
150 A
5
T erm in al 30 f us e bo xe s, si-
gnal acquisition and actu-
ation module SAM/fuse
and relay block SRB
150 A
6
Connecting point in
driver’s seat base
Brücke
7
Heater booster (PTC)
150 A
Fuse box in the driver’s seat
N54.15-2149-31
358 *Technical dataService products and capacities
6
Adding engine oil Fuels for gasoline engines
Premium unleaded gasoline
!
CAUTION
Diesel engine:
Never use any amount of engine oil for
the diesel engine that does not con-
form to MB 229.51 or MB 229.31 spec-
ifications. Otherwise the diesel particle
filter (DPF) could be damaged.
If the above specified engine oils are
not available, you may also use engine
oils conforming to MB 228.5, 229.3
and 229.5 specifications. You should
add no more than 1 qt (1 l) of these en-
gine oils, however.
FuelsWarning
G
Gasoline is highly flammable and poisonous.
It burns violently and can cause serious inju-
ry. Whenever you are around gasoline, avoid
inhaling fumes and skin contact, extinguish
all smoking materials. Never allow sparks,
flame or smoking materials near gasoline!
Direct skin contact with fuels and the inha-
lation of fuel vapors are damaging to health.
Switch off the engine before refueling.!
CAUTION
If you are refueling the vehicle from
drums or canisters, you should filter
the fuel before adding it to the tank.
This will prevent malfunctions in the
fuel system caused by contaminated
fuel.
!
CAUTION
To maintain the engine’s durability and
performance, premium unleaded gaso-
line must be used. If premium unleaded
is not available and low octane fuel is
used, follow these precautions:
\4Have the fuel tank only partially
filled with unleaded regular and fill
up with premium unleaded as soon
as possible.
\4Avoid full throttle driving and abrupt
acceleration.
\4Do not exceed an engine speed
of 3000 rpm if the vehicle is loaded
with a light load, such as two per-
sons and no cargo.
\4Do not exceed
2/3 of maximum ac-
celerator pedal position if the vehi-
cle is fully loaded or operating in
mountainous terrain.
368 *Technical dataRims and tires
6
Vehicle Model Type
2500
3500
Rims (steel)
6.5 J x 16
5.5 J x 16
Rims (light alloy)
6.5 J x 16
–
Wheel offset
2.13 in (54 mm)
–
Half dual spacing
4.82 in (122.5 mm)
Wheel fixture
Wheel bolts
Wheel nuts
Tightening torque (steel wheel)
177 lb-ft (240 Nm)
133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
Tightening torque (light-alloy wheel)
133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
-
Summer tires
–
–
All-season tires
1
1 Radial-ply tires
LT 245/75 R16 120/116L
LT 215/85 R16 115/112N
LT 215/85 R16 115/112Q
LT 245/75 R16 120/116N
Winter tires
2
2 Radial-ply tires
LT 245/75 R16 120/116L M+S .
LT 215/85 R16 115/112N M+S .
LT 245/75 R16 120/116N M+S .
379 Index
Care of batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
after driving off-road or on
construction sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Carrier systems
. . . . . . . . . . . 162
, 372
Catalytic converter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
CD player/CD changer
. . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cell phone
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Center console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
switch unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Central locking
locking/unlocking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
(from the inside)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Central locking system
malfunctions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Certification label
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
clearance lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
identification lamps
. . . . . . . . 311
, 313
interior lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
license plate lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
rear lamp units
chassis
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
panel van/crewbus
. . . . . . . . . . 310
side marker lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System
(Advanced TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Checks, regular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Children
in the vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ISOFIX seat securing system
. . . . . . 39
LATCH type child restraint system
. 39
restraint systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Cigarette lighter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
after driving off-road or
on construction sites
. . . . . . . . . . . 246
air cleaner element
. . . . . . . . . . . . 240
cockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
padded boss of the steering wheel
245
rear view camera lens
. . . . . . . . . . 244
rear window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
windshield wipers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Clearance lamp
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
see identification lamp
. . . . . . . . . . 311
Clock
setting
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
vehicles without steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Co-driver's seat
foldable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cold tire inflation pressure
. . . . . . 228
COMAND
see the separate Operating Instructions
Comfort seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Constant headlamp mode
. . . . . . . 102
Consumption statistics
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
anticorrosion/antifreeze fluid
. . . . 363
display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
temperature
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
temperature display
(vehicle with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
380 Indextemperature gauge
(vehicle with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Cornering lamps
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Correct use
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
downhill gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
lever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
setting the speed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
uphill gradients
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cup holders
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
D
Dashboard lighting
see Instrument lighting
Data cards, vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Dehumidification
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Delayed switch-off
exterior lighting
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Department of Transportation
see DOT
Diesel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
consumption
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
low outside temperatures
. . . . . . . 360
reserve fuel warning lamp . . . . . . . 276
tank capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Diesel engine
preglow indicator lamp
. . . . . 111
, 276
winter driving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Digital speedometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Digital total distance recorder
. . . . . 6
Direction of rotation (tires)
. . . . . . 204
Disconnecting the battery . . . . . . . 335
Display
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
display messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . 284
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 93
standard display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
vehicles without steering wheel buttons
display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Door control panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
opening the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Doors
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
locking and unlocking
. . . . . . . . . . . 52opening/closing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
DOT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
, 229
Downhill gradients
cruise control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
parking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
, 116
Drinking alcohol or taking drugs and
driving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Drinks holder
see Cup holders
Driving abroad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Driving on flooded roads
(fording)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Driving safety system
. . . . . . . . . . . . 42
see Antilock Brake System (ABS)
see Acceleration Skid Control (ASR)
see Brake Assist (BAS)
see Electronic brake force distribution
(EBV)
see Electronic Stability Program (ESP
®)
Driving system
. . . . . . . . . . . . 147
–153
cruise control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Parktronic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
reverse warning feature
. . . . . . . . . 153
Driving tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
automatic transmission
. . . . . . . . . 123
braking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
driving abroad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
D
381 Index
driving in wet conditions
. . . . . . . . 117
driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . 117
in winter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
overrun cut-off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
programmed maximum speed
. . . . 180
pulling away
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
steering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
E
EBV
see Electronic brake force distribution
Electric sliding door
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
programming the key . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Electrical heater booster system
. 138
Electrical system
fuses
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
switching on/off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Electrical/electronic equipment
. . 183
retrofitting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Electronic brake force distribution
(EBV)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Electronic
brake force distribution (EBV)
indicator lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Electronic Stability Program (ESP
®)
display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Electronic Stability
Program (ESP®)
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
, 269
Electronic Stability
Program (ESP
®) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Electronic Stability
Program (ESP
®)
display message . . . . . . . . . . . 286
–??
indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Electronic
brake force distribution (EBV)
display message
. . . . . . . . . . 289
–290
malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Emergency mode
automatic transmission
. . . . . . . . . 256
Emergency tensioning retractors
. . 30
Emission control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Engine
diagnostic, indicator lamp
. . . . . . . 277
engine power output, modifying
. . . . 6
malfunctions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
not running smoothly
. . . . . . . . . . . 254
number
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
operating safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
starting problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253switching off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine electronics
tampering with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Engine oil
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
, 356
adding
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
checking the level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
display message
. . . . . . . . . . 296
–297
warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Environmental protection
. . . . . . . . . 3
ESP
®/ASR warning lamp
. .16
, 44
, 268
Exterior lighting
additional bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Constant headlamp mode
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
delayed switch-off
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
locator lighting
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Exterior mirrors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Eyeglasses compartment
. . . . . . . . 166
E
383 Index
seats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
windshield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Heater booster function
. . . . . . . . 137
Heater booster system
. . . . . . . . . 138
Heating
rear window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
windshield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
, 134
High-beam headlamps
. . . . . . . 77
, 307
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
High-pressure cleaners
. . . . . . . . . 242
Hood
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hydroplaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
I
Identification lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . 311
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . 311
, 313
Ignition lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
Service due date
. . . . . . . . . . . . 238
vehicles without steering wheel buttons
service due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Indicator and warning lamps
brake system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269braking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
–??
engine oil level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
seat belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
seat belt reminder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
SRS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
water separator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Indicator lamp
ABS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
, 269
, 270
BAS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
, 269
, 270
battery charge
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
brake pad/lining wear
. . . . . . . . . . 273
coolant
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
engine diagnostic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
ESP
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
, 269
, 272
handbrake
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
operating speed governor (ADR)
. . 154
poly-V-belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
preglow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
, 276
reserve warning indicator (fuel)
. . . 276
windshield washer/headlamp cleaning
system washer fluid level
. . . . . . . . 280
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressures
Information regarding electronic
recording devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 14
, 84
lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85speedometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
tachometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
selecting the language
. . . . . . . . 100
setting the status line . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Interior lighting
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
front
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Interior lighting, rear
. . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Interior motion sensor . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Intermittent wipe
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
ISOFIX child seat securing system
. 39
TopTether
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
J
Jack
jacking points
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
preparing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
storage location
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Jump-starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
connection point
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Jump-starting connection point
. . 340
I
J
384 IndexK
Key
battery check lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
changing the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . 315
lost
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
–261
problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Key no.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Key positions
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Kilopascal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
L
Language
display
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
mounting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
permissible tensile load
. . . . . . . . . 371
Lashing eyes/rails
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Lashing points
maximum load-bearing capacity
. . 371
Lashing points and aids
. . . . . . . . . 158
permissible tensile load . . . . . . . . . 371LATCH type child restraint system
. 39
License plate lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Light-alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Lighting
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
exterior – see Exterior lighting
instrument
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
interior, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
interior, rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lights
automatic headlamp control
. . . . . . 78
front foglamp indicator lamp . . . . . . 77
headlamp flasher
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
low-beam headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . 77
reading lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
rear foglamp indicator lamp
. . . . . . . 77
Limit speed
flat tire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Load distribution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Loading guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Locator lighting
setting (vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Locking button (key)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Locking knob
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Low-beam headlamps
. . . . . . . . 77
, 307
automatic headlamp control
. . . . . . 78changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
constant headlamp mode
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
driving abroad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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Magnetic door retainer
. . . . . . . . . . . 61
Malfunction memory
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Maximum engine speed
. . . . . . . . . . 85
Maximum load rating, tires . . . . . . 229
Maximum loaded vehicle weight,
tires
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Maximum roof load
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Maximum speed
programmed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Menu (vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
audio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
malfunction memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . 95
operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
trip computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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