571 Operation
At the gas station
Take off the fuel filler cap and set it in
the direction of arrow 2 and place it
into holder 3 located on the inside of
the fuel filler flap.
To prevent fuel vapors from escaping
into open air, fully insert filler nozzle
unit.
Only fill your tank until the filler nozzle
unit cuts out – do not top off or over-
fill.
Replace the fuel cap by turning it clock-
wise until it audibly engages.
Close the fuel filler flap.
You should hear the latch close shut.Warning!
G
Overfilling of the fuel tank may create pres-
sure in the system which could cause a gas
discharge. This could cause the gas to spray
back out when removing the fuel pump noz-
zle, which could cause personal injury.i
Make sure to close the fuel filler flap before
locking your vehicle as the flap locking pin pre-
vents closing after you have locked the vehicle.
i
Only use premium unleaded gasoline with a
minimum Posted Octane Rating of 91 (average of
96 RON/86 MON). Please contact gas station
personnel in case labels on the pump cannot be
found.
For more information on gasoline see “Premium
unleaded gasoline” (
page 770), see “Fuel re-
quirements” (
page 770) and the Factory Ap-
proved Service Products pamphlet.
i
Leaving the engine running and the fuel cap
open can cause the yellow engine malfunction
indicator lamp ± to illuminate.
For more information, see the “Practical hints”
section (
page 632).
783 Index
Fuel tank
Capacity 767
Filler flap 570
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities 764
Fuses 741
Fuse box in engine compartment 742
Fuse box in passenger
compartment 743
Fuse boxes in dashboard 743
Fuse chart (vehicle tool kit) 705
Replacing 741G
Garage door opener 551
Gasoline see Fuel
GAWR 607
Gear range
Automatic transmission 435
Limiting 435
Shifting into optimal 440
Gear selector lever 426
Gearshift pattern 426
Messages in display 648, 653, 657,
659, 704
Position 429
Shifting procedure 429
Transmission position 430
Glove box 526
Gloves, Vehicle tool kit 705
GPS
Reception (COMAND) 192
Tele Aid 543
Gross Axle Weight Rating see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating see GVWR
Gross Vehicle Weight see GVW
GVW 607
GVWR 607H
Hands-free microphone 33
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning 624
Hazard warning flasher 405
Head restraints 379
Adjustment 379
Folding back and placing upright rear
head restraints 380
Front seat 379
Luxury active head restraints
(S 600 only) 56
Rear seat 380
Resetting activated luxury active head
restraints (S 600 only) 710
Headlamp cleaning system 403, 580
Washer fluid 768, 774
Headlamps
Automatic headlamp mode 306, 400
Cleaning lenses 619
Cleaning system 580
Low beam 400
Manual headlamp mode 306
Messages in display 687
Refilling washer fluid 581
Headliner and shelf below rear window,
Cleaning and care of 624
