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X
Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as far as it willg o.
X Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise to position 004A.
The door is unlocked.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it. Locking the vehicle
X Open the driver's door.
X Close the front-passenger door and the
boot lid.
X Press the locking button (Y page 64).
X Check whether the locking knob on the
front-passenger door is still visible. Press
down the locking knob manually,ifn eces-
sary.
X Close the driver's door.
X Remove the emergency key element from
the key (Y page 249). X
Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as far as it willg o.
X Turn the emergency key element clockwise
as far as it willgotop osition004A.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles, turn the
emergency key element anti-clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X Check whether the doors and the boot lid
are locked. Closing the soft top manually (Cabrio-
let)
If the soft top cannot be closed automatically,
check the following points:
R Is the boot separator engaged
(Y page 160)?
R Is the skibag cover* closed (Y page 160)?
R Are the head restraints on the rear bench
seats extended?
R Is the boot lid closed?
R Is the on-board voltage sufficient?
Start the engine if necessary.
If automatic operation still does not work, the
soft top can be closed manually.
This work must be performed by two persons.
i Closing the soft top manually is acom-
plex, technically demanding process which
requires agreat deal of force. Close the soft
top manually only in extreme emergencies. 250
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in cloth) fro
mthe right-han dedge, pulling
it up and out.
X Press release button 0047down and simul-
taneously mov ethe selector lever out of
position P.
The selector lever can now be moved freely
until it is returne dtoposition P. Resetting th
eactive bonnet (pedes-
trian protection) after triggering
i The active bonnet is only available in cer-
tain countries. Example: Coupé
The bonnet is raised at the back by approx-
imately 50 mm when active bonnet
0046is trig-
gered. Covers 0047are the nnolonger on hous-
ing 008A.
You can reset atriggere dbonnet yourself.
! Do not tr ytop ress down the raised bon-
net at the back .Otherwise, the bonnet
could be damaged.
You can continue drivin gwithatriggered
active bonnet and have it reset at aqualified
specialist workshop. If you pull the bonnet
release lever ,you must reset the bonnet
befor eyou continue driving. Resetting
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Risk of accident
If you pull the bonnet release lever and then
neglect to reset the bonnet, it will not lock at
the front when closed. The bonnet can then
open when the vehicle is in motion and
obscure your field of vision .Ifyou pull the
bonnet release lever ,you must reset the bon-
net befor edrivin gon. G
Risk of injury
There is arisk of injury if the bonnet is open,
even if the engine is not running.
Som eengine component scan become very
hot.
To avoid the risk of burns, only touc hthose
component sdescribed in the Owner's Manual
and observe the relevant safet ynotes.
X Open the bonnet (Y page 180). Example: Coupé
X
Swin gthe bonnet up in centre 0086with both
hands ,until the covers of bot hbonnet
actuators 0047no longer move.
Significant resistance can be felt when the
covers are pressed back down.
X Release bonnet 0046.
X Make sure that bonnet actuator cov-
ers 0047lie flat against housing 008A(arrow). 256
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Replacing the wiper blades
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The windscreen will not longer be wiped prop-
erl yift he wiper blades are worn. Thi scould
prevent yo ufrom observing the traffic condi-
tions ,thereby causing an accident. Replace
the wiper blades twice ayear, ideall yinspring
and autumn. G
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The wiper arm scould star tmoving and cause
an injury if yo uleave the windscreen wipers
switched on.
Remove the key from the ignition lock before
replacing the wiper blades.
! To avoid damaging the windscreen wiper
blades, make sure that yo utouch only the
wiper arm of the windscreen wiper. To remove
X Remove the key from the ignition lock or
turn the key to position 0(KEYLESS-GO).
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from the wind-
screen unti litengages.
X Set the wiper blad eatright angle stothe
wiper arm. X
Remove the wiper blad efrom the retainer
on the wiper arm in the direction of the
arrow. Fitting
X Slide the new wiper blad einto the retainer
on the wiper arm in the opposite direction
to the arrow.
X Turn the wiper blad eparalle ltot he wiper
arm.
X Fol dthe wiper arm back onto the wind-
screen. Flat tyre
Flat tyre equipmen
tvariants
Your vehicl emay be equipped with:
R aT IREFIT kit (Y page 207)
R a" Minispare" emergency spare wheel*
(Y page 208)
R the MOExtended run-flat sys-
tem* (Y page 272) Preparing the vehicle
i Vehicl epreparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOE tyres*.
X Stop the vehicl easfar away as possible
from traffic on solid ,non-slipper yand level
ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Firmly depres sthe parking brake.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs torreverse gear.
X Vehicles with automati ctransmis-
sion*: move the selector lever to P.
X All occupants mus tget ou tofthe vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they get ou tofthe vehicle.
X Make sure that no one is nea rthe danger
are aw hilst awheel is being changed .Any-
one wh oisnot directl yassisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
X Switch off the engine. Flat tyre
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X
On downhill gradients: place the folding
wheel choc korasimilar item behind the
wheels of the fron tand rear axle. X
Using wheel wrench 0088,loosen the bolts on
the wheel you wish to change by about one
full turn .Donot unscrew the wheel bolts
completely.
Raising the vehicle G
Risk of injury
The jack is designed only to raise the vehicle
for ashort time while awheel is being
changed.
The vehicle must be placed on stands if you
inten dtow ork under it.
Make sure that the jack is placed on afirm,
non-slip, level surface. Do not use wooden
blocks or similar objects as ajack underlay.
The vehicle could otherwise slip off the jack
and seriously injure you.
Do not start the engine at any time while the
wheel is being changed.
Do not lie under the vehicle when it is being
supported by the jack .Ifyou do not raise the
vehicle as described, it could slip off the jack
(e.g. if the engine is started or adoor or the
boot lid is opened or closed) and seriously
injure you. G
Risk of accident
If you fail to position the jack correctly, the
vehicle may: R
slip off the jack
R injure you or others
R be damaged.
Thus, it is important to make sure that the jack
is positioned correctly in the respective jack-
ing points .Befor epositioning the jack,
remove any dirt that may have collected in the
jacking points.
The jacking point sfor the jack are located
behind the wheel housings of the fron twheels
and in fron tofthe wheel housings of the rear
wheels (arrows). Vehicles with AMG equipment:
the vehicle
has cover sfitted to protec tthe vehicle body
nexttot he jacking point sonthe outer sills. Vehicles with AMG equipment*
0046
Cover
X Vehicles with AMG equipment*: fold
cover 0046upwards. 270
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water
.Consult adoctor if
necessary. Wear eye protection.
Keep children away.
Observe this Owner's Man-
ual.
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Environmenta
lnote
Do not dispos eofbatteries in th ehousehold
rubbish. Dispose of defectiv ebatteries in an
environmentally responsible manner .Take
them to aMercedes-Ben zServic eCentre or
to as pecial collection poin tfor old batteries. G
Risk of injury
For safet yreasons ,Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
mends that you only use batteries which have
been tested and approved for your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. These batteries provide
increase dimpac tprotection to prevent vehi-
cle occupant sfroms ufferin gacid burns
should th ebattery be damaged in th eevent
of an accident.
To prevent acid burns, observe th efollowing
safet ynotes when handling batteries:
R do not lean over th ebattery.
R do not place any metal object sonabattery.
Otherwise, you could cause ashor tcircuit
and th ebattery's gas mixtur ecould ignite.
R mak esure that you do not create an elec-
trostatic charge, e.g .bywearingsynthetic
clothin gorasar esult of frictio nonfabrics.
Therefore, you should not pull or slide the
battery over carpet sorother synthetic
materials. R
never touc hthe battery first. To discharge
ap ossible electrostatic charge, step out of
th ev ehicle firs tand touc hthe bodywork.
R do not wipe th ebattery using acloth. The
battery may explode as aresult of electro-
static charge or due to flyin gsparks.
! Before loosening th eterminal clamps of
th eb attery, switch off th eengine and
remove th ekey or, on vehicles with KEY-
LESS-GO*, mak esure that th eignitio nis
not switche don. In th einstrumen tcluster,
all of th eindicator lamps must be out. Oth-
erwise ,you may destroy electronic compo-
nents ,such as th ealternator.
i Mercedes-Ben zrecommend sthaty ou
have work involvin gthe battery, e.g.
removal, charging and replacement, car-
ried out at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g .aM ercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
Installation location of th ebattery Your vehicle is equipped with
abattery in the
engine compartment. It is located on th efront
bulkhead under th efilter box on th eright-
hand side of th evehicle when viewed in the
directio noftravel. 0046
Battery
0047 Positive terminal
008A Negative terminal
0088 Breather hose 274
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You can obtain information about battery
chargers which allow the battery to be
charged while still installed from
aqualified
specialis tworkshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. G
Risk of injury
There is arisk of acid burns during the charg-
ing process due to the gases which escape
from the battery. Do not lean over the battery
during the charging process.
! Only charge the installed battery with a
battery charger which has been tested and
approve dbyMercedes-Benz. These battery
chargers allow the battery to be charged
while still installed.
! Only use battery chargers with amaxi-
mum charging voltage of 14. 8V.
! Only charge the battery using the jump-
star tconnection point.
X Open the bonnet.
X Connect the battery charger by its positive
terminal and eart hpoint in the same order
as when connectin gthe dono rbattery in
the jump-startin gprocedure
(Y page 276).
Fitting th ebattery X
Install the battery. To do this ,follow the
steps described in "Removin gthe battery"
(Y page 275 )inreverse order.
X Reconnec tthe battery (Y page 276). Reconnecting th
ebattery
! Always connec tthe battery in the order
described below. Never swap the terminal
clamps .You may otherwise damage the
vehicle electronics. X
Switch off all electrical consumers (e.g.
radio, blower, etc.).
X Connect the positive terminal clamp and
secur ethe cover.
X Connect the negative terminal clamp.
X Connect the breather hose.
X Put the filter box back in place, the nclip in
and close the retainin gclamps.
X Close the bonnet.
i If the battery power supply has been inter-
rupted (e.g. if it has been reconnected), you
must carr yout the followin gtasks:
R set the time
R reset the function for foldin gthe exterior
mirrors in/out automatically* by folding
the mirrors out onc e(Ypage 74) Jump-starting
If your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
engin ecan be jump-started from another
vehicle or from an external battery using jump
leads.
Observe the followin gpoints:
R you may only jump-star twhen the engine
and catalytic converter are cold.
R do not star tthe engin eifthe battery is fro-
zen .Let the battery thaw first.
R jump-startin gmay only be performed from
batteries with anominal voltage of 12 V.
R only use jump leads which have asufficient
cross-section and insulated terminal
clamps.
i Jump leads and further information about
jump-startin gcan be obtained from any
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre.
! Avoid repeated and lengthy starting
attempts.
Do not use arapid-charging devic etostart
the engine. 276
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Risk of injury
There is ariskofa cidb urns whe njump-start-
ing avehicle du etothe gases which escape
from the battery .Donot lean over the battery
while the engine is being jump-started. G
Risk of explosion
Gases escaping from the battery during jump-
starting may cause mino rexplosions. Avoid
creating sparks. Kee pnaked flames away
from the battery ,and do not smoke.
Compl ywiths afety precautions and take pro-
tective measures whe nhandling batteries. You will find these under "Battery
"inthe
index.
X Make sure that the two vehicle sdonot
touch.
X Appl ythe parking brake firmly.
X Manual transmission: engage neutral.
X Automatic transmission*: shift the trans-
missio ntoposition P.
X Switch off al lelectrical consumers (e.g.
radio, blower, etc.).
X Ope nthe bonne t(Ypage 180). X
Slide cover 0046of positive terminal 0047in
the direction of the arrow .
X Connect positive terminal 0047on your vehi-
cle to positive terminal 008Aof dono rbattery
0087 using the jump lead ,beginning with your
ow nb attery.
X Start the engine of the dono rvehicle and
run it at idling speed.
X Connect negative terminal 0088of dono rbat-
tery 0087to earth point 0086of your vehicle
using the jump lead ,connecting the jump
lead to dono rbattery 0087first.
X Start the engine. X
First, remove the jump lead from earth
point 0086and negative terminal 0088,then
from positive terminal 0047and positive ter-
minal 008A,eacht ime disconnecting from the
battery on your ow nvehicle first.
X Have the battery checke dataqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Jump-starting
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Towin
gand tow-starting Points to remember
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If yo uhavet he vehicl etowed ,you must us ea
rigid towing ba rif:
R the engine is not running.
R there is abrake system malfunction.
R there is amalfunctio ninthe powe rsupply
or the vehicle's electrical system.
The powe rsteerin gand the brake force boos-
ter do not work when the engine is not run-
ning .Greate rbraking force will the nbe
required and brake peda ltravel will be longer.
If necessary ,dep ress the brake peda lwithf ull
force.
Before towing away ,makes uret ha tthe steer-
ing can be moved and is not locked.
If yo utow or tow-start anothe rvehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missibl egross vehicl eweigh tofy ourvehicle. G
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The vehicl eisbraked when the HOLD function
or DISTRONI CPLUS* is activated .Therefore,
deactivate HOLD and DISTRONI CPLUSift he
vehicl eistobet owed.
It is better to have the vehicl etransported
tha ntoh aveitt owed.
When towing ,obs erve the lega lrequirements
in al lcountrie sconcerned.
! When towing ,pulla wa yslowly and
smoothly. If the tractiv epower is too high,
the vehicles could be damaged.
! Do not us ethe towing ey efor recovery,
as thi scould damage the vehicle. If in
doubt, recover the vehicl ewithac rane.
! Youm aytow the vehicl efor am aximum
of 50 km. Atowing spee dof50k m/h must
not be exceeded.
For towing distances ove r50km, the entire
vehicl emustbel ifted up and transported. !
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO *, usethe
key instea dofthe Start/Stop button. Turn
the key to position 2in the ignition lock and
shift the automatic transmission to N.Then
tur nthe key back to 0and leav eitinthe
ignition lock.
! Onlysecur ethe tow cable or towing bar
to the towing eyes .You could otherwise
damage the vehicle.
R Vehicle swithana utomatic transmission*
must not be tow-started.
R If yo uaretowing the vehicl eoveral onger
distance, thi smustbed onew itht he rear
axl eraised.
R Th eign ition must be switched off if yo uare
towing the vehicl ewitht he rea raxler aised.
Otherwise, interventio nbyESP®
could
damage the brake system.
R If the vehicl ehassuffered transmission
damage ,onlyt ow it with the propeller shaft
disconnected.
R If the engine does not start, try jump-start-
ing it (Y page 276).
R If it is not possibl etojump-star tthe vehicle,
have it towed to the neares tqualified spe-
cialist workshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R Th ea utomatic transmission* must be in
position Nwhen the vehicl eisbeing towed.
R Before towing the vehicle, make sure that
the battery is connected and charged. Oth-
erwise:
-yo uc annot switch on the ignition.
- yo uc annot shift the transmission to posi-
tion Non vehicles with automatic trans-
mission*.
- yo uh avenos upport when braking.
i Switch off the automatic locking feature
befor ethe vehicl eistowed (Y page 120).
Otherwise, yo ucould be locked ou twhen
pushing or towing the vehicle. 278
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