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Notes
onoillevel /consumption ....313
Visco sity........................................ 388
ESP ®
(E lec tronic Stability
Program) 4ETS ................................................ 63
Deactiva ting/activa ting................... 64
Displ aymessa ge............................ 239
Function/notes ................................63
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion........... 63
Trai lerstabi lization ........................... 64
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 273
Exhaus tchec k................................... 158
Exte riorlighting
see Ligh ts
Exte riormirrors
Adjusting ....................................... 103
Dippi ng(automa tic)....................... 104
Fold ingin/ou t(auto maticall y)....... 104
Fold ingin/ou t(electr ically) ........... 103
Fold inginwhe nlockin g(on-board
computer) ...................................... 237
Out ofposi tion (trou bleshoo ting) ...104
Setting ........................................... 103
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 105
Storing theparking position .......... 104
Eye glas sescompartm ent................. 285 F
Fi
lle rc ap
see Fuel filler flap
Fi rst-aid kit....... .............. .................... 328
Fl at tire
Cha nging awhe el/mo unting the
spa rewhe el................................... 333
MOExtended run-flatsyst em ......... 338
Prep aring the vehi cle..................... 329
Ra ising the vehi cle......................... 334
TIR EFIT kit....... ...............................330
Fl oo rmat .............................................3 08
Fo ldin gthe rear benchseat
forw ards/bac k.................................. 287
Fo rding
Off-road ......................................... 161
On floo ded road s........................... 161
Fron twindsh ield
see Winds hield Fuel
Addit ives........................................ 387
Displayin gthe curr ent
con sumpt ion.................................. 227
Displ aying the range ...................... 227
Driving tips.................................... 158
Flexi blefuel vehicles ...................... 385
Fuel gauge....................................... 29
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 385
Premi um-gra deunle adedgas oline .3 85
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 152
Ref ueling ....... ..................... ............ 149
Specifi cations ................................ 386
Tank content/reserve fuel............. 384
Fue lfill er flap
Openi ng/closi ng............................ 150
Fue lfilte r(dis play mess age)............ 257
Fue llev el
Ca lling up the range (on-boa rd
compu ter)...................................... 227
Fue ltank
Ca paci ty........................................ 384
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 152
Fuse s
Allo cation chart............................. 346
Before changing............................. 346
Dashb oardfusebox....................... 346
Fuse boxinthe engine
compa rtment ................................. 346
Fuse boxunde rrear bench seat....347
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 345 G
Garage
dooropener
Cl eari ngthe memory ..................... 308
Notes ............................................. 305
Openi ng/closi ngthe gara gedoor ..308
Progra mming (button inthe rear -
view mirror) ................................... 306
Gasol ine............................................. 150
Gear orsel ector lever(clean ing
guide lines) ......................................... 324
Genui neMerce des-Be nzparts ......... 380
Glo vebox ........................................... 285
GTW (Gros sTrailer Weight)
(defi nition) ......................................... 37210
In
dex
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the
colorand value. Th efuse rating sare listed
in thefuse allocation chart .
If ane wly inserted fuse alsoblows ,have the
caus etrace dand rectified ataqualif ied
spec ialist workshop,e.g. an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCent er.
! Only usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich
have thecorr ectfuse ratingfor the system
con cern ed.For thefuse boxes inthe engin e
compart mentandunder therear bench
seat, onlyusefuses withthesuffix "S".
Other wise, compon entsor systems could
be damaged. Befor
echanging afuse
X Park thevehicle andapply theelectr ic
parkin gbrake.
X Switc hoff allelectr icalconsumers.
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition
lock.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R fuse boxonthe fron t-passenger sideofthe
dashboard
R fuse boxinthe engin ecompart mentonthe
right- hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed
in the direct ionoftravel
R fuse boxunder therear bench seat
The fuse allocation chartislocated inthe fuse
box under therear bench seat(Ypage 347). Dashboar
dfuse box
! Donot use apoint edobjec tsuch asa
sc rewd river to open theco ver inthe
dash board.You could damag eth e
dash boardor theco ver . X
To open :pull cover :outwards inthe
dire ction ofthearr ow and remove it.
X To close: clipin co ver :atthef ront ofthe
das hboa rd.
X Fold cover :inwa rdsuntil itengag es. Fuse
boxinthe enginecompart ment
X Open thehood (Ypag e312). X
Remo veany existing moisturefrom the
fuse boxusing adry cloth.
X To open :open clamp s;.
X Fold cover :upw ards inthe direction of
the arrow andremove it.
! Make surethatnomoistu recan enter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen.
X To clo se: check whethe rthe seal islying
correct lyin cover :.
X Insert cover:into theretainers atthe side
of the fuse box.
X Fold down cover :and close clamps ;. 346
FusesBreakdown assistance
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!
The cover mustbepositioned properly.
Moisture ordirt could otherwise impairthe
operation ofthe fuses.
X Close thehood (Ypage 313). Fuse
boxunder therear bench seat
X Fold theright-hand rearbench seatforward
(Y page 287). X
To open: liftand fold back carpet :inthe
direction ofthe arrow. X
Relea seclamps ;bypressing theminthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Fold cover =upinthe direction ofthe
arrow andremove it. i
The
fuse allocation chartislocated under
cover =.
! Make surethatnomoisture canenter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen. X
To close :insert cover=atthe side ofthe
fuse boxinto theretainers.
X Fold down cover =until clamps ;engage
audi bly.
X Fold theright-hand rearbench seatback.
(Y page 287). Fuses
347Breakdown assistance Z