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Operating safety
17Operating safety
Safety notes
G
Risk of accident and injury
Always have work on the vehicle carried out
by a qualified specialist workshop. In par-
ticular, work relevant to safety or on safety-
related systems as well as maintenance
work must be carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. The workshop must have
the necessary specialist knowledge and
tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use
a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this
purpose. G
Risk of accident and injury
Some safety systems only function when
the engine is running. You should therefore
never switch off the engine when driving.
Otherwise the safety systems of your vehi-
cle may not function correctly and as a
result will no longer protect you and other
persons as intended. In addition, there is a
risk that you may lose control of your vehi-
cle and thus cause an accident. G
Risk of accident and injury
Work carried out incorrectly, or alterations
made to the vehicle, e.g. rerouting of cables
under coverings, could cause the safety
systems of your vehicle to stop working
properly. The safety systems would thus no
longer protect you and other persons as
intended. In addition, there is a risk that you
may lose control of your vehicle and thus
cause an accident.
All work and alterations to the vehicle, e.g.
installations or modifications, should there-
fore be carried out at a qualified specialist
workshop. G
Risk of accident
If you drive over obstacles at high speed or
if the vehicle bottoms out in rough terrain,
it could cause heavy impacts to the vehicle
underbody, tyres or wheels. This could
cause your vehicle to be damaged, which in
turn might lead to an accident. This also
applies to vehicles which are equipped with
underbody protection.
You should therefore drive over obstacles
slowly and prevent the vehicle from bot-
toming out when driving off-road. If neces-
sary, have your vehicle inspected at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
Risk of accident
If work on electronic equipment and its
software is carried out incorrectly, this
equipment could stop working. The elec-
tronic systems are networked via interfa-
ces. Tampering with these electronic sys-
tems could cause malfunctions in systems
which have not been modified. Malfunc-
tions such as these can seriously jeopard-
ise the vehicle's operating safety and
therefore your own safety.
You should therefore have all work and
modifications to electronic components
carried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop. Vehicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its Service Centres
to carry out technical inspections on certain
vehicles to improve their quality or safety.
If you did not purchase your vehicle from an
authorised specialist dealer and your vehicle
has never been inspected at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre, it is possible that your
vehicle is not registered in your name with
Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz can only
inform you about vehicle checks if it has your
registration data. Introduction
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Operating safety
18
It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible
about any change in address or vehicle own-
ership. Correct use
Observe the following information when using
your vehicle:
R The safety notes in this manual
R The "Technical data" section in this manual
R national road traffic regulations
R national road traffic licensing regulations G
Risk of injury
Various warning stickers are affixed to your
vehicle. Their purpose is to draw your atten-
tion, and the attention of others, to various
dangers. Therefore, do not remove any
warning stickers unless the sticker clearly
states that you may do so.
If you remove the warning stickers, you or
others could be injured by failing to recog-
nise certain dangers. Introduction
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Exterior view
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Cockpit ................................................. 22
Instrument cluster ..............................26
Multi-function steering wheel ............30
Centre console .................................... 31
Overhead control panel ......................34
Door control panel .............................. 35
Stowage compartments .....................36 At a glance
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Exterior view
20 Exterior viewAt a glance
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Exterior view
21Function Page
1 Opening and closing the
tailgate 70
Vehicle tool kit 255
Opening and closing the
exterior spare wheel
holder* 69
2 Rear window heating
182
3 Rear lights
318
4 Fuel filler flap
216
Fuel requirements
216 Function Page
5 Opening and closing the
doors 66
6 Adjusting the exterior mir-
rors
85
7 Fitting the towing eye
341
8 Front lights
315 Function Page
9 Opens the bonnet
219
Engine oil 220
Coolant 223
a Windscreen wipers
98
Cleaning the wiper blades 249
Replacing the wiper blades 321
b Cleaning the windows
249
c
Roof rack* 190
d Tyres and wheels
224
Flat tyre 323At a glance
* optional
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Cockpit
22 Cockpit
Left-hand-drive vehiclesAt a glance
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Cockpit
23Function Page
1 Combination switch:
• main-beam headlamps 94
• turn signals 94
• windscreen wipers 98
2 Cruise control lever:
• cruise control 145
• Speedtronic 154
• Distronic* 148
3 Instrument cluster
26
4 Multi-function steering
wheel
30
5 Horn Function Page
6 DIRECT SELECT selector
lever
107
7
Parktronic* warning dis-
play
165
8 Overhead control panel
34
9 Locks/unlocks the glove
compartment 201
a Glove compartment
201
b Centre console
31
c Ignition lock/KEYLESS GO
button*
75 Function Page
d Adjusts the steering wheel
manually
83
e Opens the bonnet
219
f Releases the parking brake
105
g Parking brake
105
h Door control panel
35
j Light switch
92
k Adjusts the headlamp
range
95
l Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically*
83
Steering wheel heating* 84At a glance
* optional
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Cockpit
24 Right-hand-drive vehiclesAt a glance
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