Useful
information
i This
Operat or'sManual describesall
models andallstan dard andoption al
equipment ofyour vehicle available atthe
time ofpublication ofthe Operat or's
Manual. Country-specificdiffer encesare
possible. Pleasenotethat your vehicle may
not beequipped withallfeature s
descr ibed. Thisalso applies tosafet y-
related systemsand func tions. i
Please
readtheinfor mation onqualified
specialist workshops(Ypage 25). Not
eson technical data
i The
data statedhere specif icallyrefersto
a vehicle withstandard equipment .Consult
an authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter for
the data forallvehicle variants andtrim
levels. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts All
Mercedes-B enzCenters maintain asupply
of genuine Mercedes-B enzparts for
necessary serviceandrepair work.In
addition, strategically locatedpartsdelivery
cent ersprovide forquick andreliable parts
service.
There aremore than300,00 0different
genuine Mercedes-B enzparts availablefor
Mercedes-B enzmodels.
Genuine Mercedes-B enzparts aresubject to
stric tqualit yco ntrol .Each part hasbeen
spec iallydeve loped ,man ufactured or
selec tedfor Mer cedes-Ben zvehicles and
fine- tuned forthem.
Therefor e,only genuine Mercedes- Benzparts
sho uld beused. G
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ivin gsafe tymay beimpai redifno n-
appr ovedpart s,tires and wheel sor safe ty-
rele vantaccess ories are used.
Thi scou ldlead tomal functi onsinsaf ety -
rel eva ntsystems ,e.g. thebrakesystem. This
cou ldcau seyouto los econtrol ofyour vehi cle
and causean acci dent.
For this reason, Merce des-Benz recom mends
that youus egenu ineMerce des-Benz parts or
pa rts ofequ alqu ality .O nly usetire s,wh eels
and acce ssoriestha thave been specifically
appro vedforyour vehicle.
! Airbags andEmerg enc yTen sion ing
De vic es, aswell ascon trol unit sand
sen sorsfor these restraint systems maybe
ins talle din thefoll owin gareas ofyour
veh icle:
R door s
R door pillars
R door sills
R seat s
R dashb oard
R ins trumen tclus ter
R cen tercon sole
Do notinsta llacce ssoriessu ch asaudio
sy stem sin thes ear ea s.Do not carryout
rep airs or we lding .You could impair the
operating efficiencyof the restr aint
systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Mercedes-
Benz recomm endsthatyouusean
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter forthis
purpose. H
Environmental
note Daimler
AGalso supplies reconditioned major
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
Always specify thevehicle identificat ion
number (VIN)(Ypage 381)andtheengine 380
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsTechnical data
All
mod els Gr
ound clearance 8.
0in (20 2mm ) Tu
rning circle 38
.7ft(11 .80m) Ma
xim um roof
load Max
imum 220lb
(10 0kg ) Tr
ailer towhitch Mou
nting dim ension s G
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NING On
lyhave atrailer tow hit ch retrofitted ata
qualif iedspec ialist workshopwhic hhas the
ne ces sary specialist knowled geand tools to
car ryout thework required .Mercedes- Benz
recom mends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter forthis purpose. In
particular, workrelevant tosafety oron
safety-r elatedsystems mustbecarried outat
a qualified specialist workshop.
! Ifyou have atrailer towhitchretr ofitt ed,
changes tothe cooling systemanddrive
train maybeneces sary,depending onthe
vehicle type.
If you have atrailer towhitchretr ofitt ed,
observe theanchor agepoint son the
chassis frame. An
chorage pointsforthe trailer towhitch
(example)
: Anchorage points
; Rear axlecenterline Tr
ailer loads
Missing valueswerenotavailable attime of
going toprint . All
models Perm
issible trailer load,
unbra ked Perm
issible trailer load,
brak ed34 Maxim
umdrawbar
noseweig ht35 Perm
issible rearaxle
load when towing atrail er 34
At ami nim um gradient-c limbi ngcap ability of12% fromastandstill.
35 The drawba rnoseweight isnot included inthe trailer load. Tr
ailer towhitch
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