cond
itions and drive with partic ularcareift he
roof is laden.
! Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only us eroof carrier sthat hav ebeen tested
and approved for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
This helps to prevent damage to the vehi-
cle.
Position the load on the roof carrier in such
aw ay that the vehicle will not sustain dam-
age even when it is in motion.
Depending on the vehicle equipment,
ensure that when the roof carrier is fitted
you can:
R raise the sliding sunroof fully
R open the panorama sliding sunroof fully
R open the tailgate fully
Attaching the roof carrier X
Secure the roof carrier to roof rails :.In
doing so, observe the manufacturer's
installation instructions. Features
Cup holders
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Keep the cup holder closed while the vehicle
is in motion. Otherwise, vehicle occupants
could be injured by object sbeing thrown
around if you: R
brak esharply
R change direction suddenly
R arei nvolved in an accident
Only use the cup holders for containers of a
suitable size and which have lids .The drinks
coul dotherwis espill.
Cup holders should not be used for hot drinks.
You may otherwise scald yourself. G
WARNING
Do not transport any heavy, sharp-edged or
fragile bottles in the stowage compartments.
In the event of an accident, the stowage com-
partment scannot secure the bottles ade-
quately .You and/or other vehicle occupan ts
co uld be injured.
The stowag ecompart ments in the doors pro-
vide space for bottles with acapacity of up to
1.0 l.
The bottles are not secured or prevented from
tipping over. Therefore, do not place any open
drink containers in the stowage compart-
ments.
Cup holder in the front centre console :
Cup holders
; Cover
X To open: slide cover ;to its foremost
position.
X To close: pull cover ;back as far as it will
go. 346
FeaturesStowing and features
Securing the vehicle on level ground
X
On level ground: place chocks or oth er
su itabl eitem sunder the front and rea rof
the whee lthat is diagonally opposite the
whee lyou wish to change. Securing the vehicle on slight downhill gradients
X On ligh tdownhill gradients: place
chocks or other suitabl eitems in front of
the wheels of the front and rear axle.
Raisin gthe vehicle G
WARNING
If you do not positio nthe jac kcorrectly at the
appropriate jackin gpoint of the vehicle, the
jac kc ould tip over with the vehicle raised.
There is arisk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack
must be positioned vertically, directly under
the jackin gpoint of the vehicle.
! AMG vehicles equipped with the
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel:
Use the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
only on th erear axle.Ift he
"Minispare" emergenc yspare wheel is
mounted on the front axle, it could damage
the brak esystem.
If at yre on the front axle is faulty, an intact
whee lfrom th erear axle must first be
replaced by the "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel. The faulty tyr eonthe front
axl es hould then be replaced by the intact
tyr efrom th erear axle.
Be sure to observ ethe instruction label on
the "Minispare" emergenc yspare wheel.
The following must be observed when raising
the vehicle:
R to raise the vehicle, only use the vehicle-
specifi cjack that has been tested and
approved by Mercedes-Benz .Ifthe jac kis
used incorrectly, it could tip over while the
vehicle is raised.
R the jack is designed only to raise and hold
the vehicle for ashort tim ewhile awheel
is being changed. It is not suited for per-
forming maintenance wor kunder the vehi-
cle.
R avoid changing the wheel on uphil land
downhil lslopes.
R before raising the vehicle, secure it from
rolling away by applying the parkin gbrake
and inserting whee lchocks. Never disen-
gage the parkin gbrake whil ethe vehicle is
raised.
R the jac kmust be placed on afirm ,flat and
non-slip surface. On aloose surface, a
large, load-bearing underlay must be used.
On aslippery surface, anon-slip underlay
must be used, e.g. rubber mats.
R do not use wooden block sorsimilar
objects as ajack underlay .Otherwi se,the
jack wil lnot be able to achiev eits load-
bearing capacity due to the restricted
height.
R mak esure that the distanc ebetween the
underside of the tyr es andthe grou nddoes
not exceed 3cm. 406
Changing
awheelWheels and tyres
