Vehicle emergency locking................88
Vehicle identification number
see VIN
Vehicle identification plate..............444
Vehicle level
AMG adaptive sport suspension
system...........................................221
Vehicle level (display message).......310
Vehicle maintenance
see ASSYST PLUS
Vehicle tool kit..................................386
Video
Operating the DVD ......................... 279
VIN......................................................444
W
Warning and indicator lamps
ABS ................................................ 327
Brakes...........................................326
Check Engine.................................333
Coolant..........................................334
Distance warning...........................336
DISTRONIC PLUS...........................336
ESP®..............................................329
ESP®OFF ....................................... 330
Overview..........................................34
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF................49
Reserve fuel...................................333
Seat belt........................................324
SRS ................................................ 332
Tire pressure monitor....................337
Warranty..............................................24
Washer fluid
Display message............................322
Wheel and tire combination
see Tires
Wheel bolt tightening torque...........432
Wheel chock......................................428
Wheels
Changing a wheel..........................427
Checking ........................................ 405
Cleaning ......................................... 379
Cleaning (warning).........................428
Emergency spare wheel.................439
Important safety notes..................404
Interchanging/changing................427
Mounting a new wheel...................431
Mounting a wheel..........................428
Overview........................................404
Removing a wheel..........................431
Storing...........................................428
Tightening torque ........................... 432
Wheel size/tire size.......................432
Window curtain air bag
Display message............................300
Operation .........................................48
Windows
see Side windows
Windshield
Defrosting......................................159
Infrared reflective..........................367
Windshield washer fluid
see Windshield washer system
Windshield washer system
Adding washer fluid.......................374
Notes.............................................451
Windshield wipers
Problem (malfunction)...................143
Rear window wiper........................141
Replacing the wiper blades............141
Switching on/off...........................140
Winter driving
Slippery road surfaces...................196
Snow chains..................................407
Winter operation
General notes................................406
Overview........................................406
Radiator cover...............................371
Snow drive program ....................... 255
Winter tires
M+S tires.......................................406
Wiper blades
Cleaning ......................................... 379
Important safety notes..................141
Replacing.......................................141
Replacing (rear window)................142
Replacing (windshield)...................141
Wooden trim (cleaning instructions)382
Workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Z
ZONE function
Switching on/off...........................159
22Index
CWheel bolts for all wheels supplied by the
factory
DWheel bolts for the collapsible spare
wheel
XClean the wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces.
XSlide the wheel to be mounted onto the
alignment bolt and push it on.
XTighten the wheel bolts until they are
finger-tight.
XUnscrew the alignment bolt.
XTighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
Lowering the vehicle
GWARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts
and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is a risk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at a qualified specialist workshop
after a wheel is changed.
XPlace the ratchet wrench onto the hexagon
nut of the jack so that the lettersABare
visible.
XTurn the ratchet wrench until the vehicle is
once again standing firmly on the ground.
XPlace the jack to one side.
XTighten the wheel bolts evenly in a
crosswise pattern in the sequence
indicated ( Cto
