Battery aci
discaustic.
Avoid contact with the skin, eyes and clothing. Wea
reye protection. Keep children at
asafe distance. Observe this Owner's Manual.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use only batteries that have
been tested and approved for your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. These batteries provide
increased impact protection to prevent the vehi-
cle occupants from suffering acid burns should
the battery be damaged in the event of an acci- dent.
In order for the battery to achieve the maximumpossible service life, it should always be suffi-
ciently charged.
Like other batteries, the vehicle battery may
discharge over time if you do not use the vehicle.
In such cases, have the battery disconnected at aq uali fied specialist workshop .However, you
can also charge the battery with acharger rec-
ommended by Mercedes-Benz. For more infor-
mation, please contact aquali fied specialist
workshop.
Have the battery charge checked more fre-
quently if yo uuse the vehicle mainly for short
trips or if yo uleave it standing idl efor an exten-
ded period .Consul taq ualified specialist work-
shop if yo uwishtol eave your vehicle parked up
for along period of time.
Whe nyou park the vehicle, remove the key if you
do not require any electrica lconsumers. The
vehicle will then use very little energy, thus con- serving battery power.
i If the power supply has bee
ninterrupted,
e.g. du etoad ischarged battery, yo uwillh ave
to set the clock . Chargin
gthe battery
! Only use battery chargers wit
hamaximum
chargin gvoltage of 14.8 V. G
WARNING
During charging an djump-starting, explosive
gase scan escap efrom the battery .There is a
risk of an explosion.
Particularl yavoi dfire, naked flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient
ventilation while charging and jump-starting.
Do not leano verabattery. G
WARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
Avoid contact with the skin, eyesorc lothing.
Do not breathe in any battery gases. Do not
leano ver the battery .Keep the batterie sout
of the reach of children. Immediately rinse off
battery acid thoroughly with plenty of clean
water and seek medical attention at once. G
WARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freeze at tempera-
tures below freezing point. When jump-start-
ing the vehicl eorcharging the battery ,gases
can escap efrom the battery .There is arisk of
an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before
charging it or jump-starting.
! Only charge the battery using the jump-start
connection point.
The jump-starting connection point is in the
engine compartment (Y page227).
X Open the bonnet.
X Connect the battery charge rtothe positive
terminal and earth point in the same order as when connecting the donor battery in the
jump-starting procedure (Y page227).
Keep awayf rom fire and naked flames. Do not
leano ver the battery .Never charge the battery
if it is still fitted to the vehicle, unless you are
using abattery charge rthat has been tested and
approved by Mercedes-Benz. Abattery charger
unit speciallya dapted for Mercedes-Benz vehi-
cles and tested and approved by Mercedes-
Benz is available as an accessory. This device 226
Battery (vehicle)Breakdown assistance
X
Assembl ethe pump lever for the jack from the
vehicl etool kit. X
Tur nlowering screw =on the jack clockwise
as far as it will go using notch ;on the pump
lever.
Pressure release screw =is closed.
i Do not turn pressure release screw
=by
more than one to two revolutions. Otherwise,
hydrauli cfluid could escape. X
Position jack Avertically under the jacking
point of axle carrier tube ?.
X Keep pumping until axle carrier tube ?sits
securely in the recess of jack Aand the base
of the jack lies evenly on the ground. Ensure that th
ejack is locate dverticall yunder
the jacking point.
X Rais ethe vehicl ebypumping unti lthe tyr eis
no mor ethan3cmo ff the ground.
Removing awheel !
Do no
tplace wheel bolts in sand or dirt. The
threads of the wheel bolts and wheel hubs
could otherwise be damagedw hen the bolts
are tightened.
When fitting/removing wheels, and for as long
as the wheels are removed, avoid applying any
external force on the brake discs. This could
impair the level of comfort when braking.
X Unscrew the wheel bolts.
X Remove the wheel.
Fitting anew wheel G
WARNING
Oiled or greased wheel bolts/wheel nuts as
well as damaged wheel bolts/wheel nut
threads or wheel hub/wheel bolt threads
could cause the wheel bolts/wheel nuts to
loosen. As aresult, you coul dlose awheel
while driving. There is arisk of an accident.
Never oil or grease whee lbolts/wheel nuts. In
the event of damage to the threads, contact a
qualified specialist worksho pimmediately.
Have damaged whee lscrews/wheel nuts/
whee lbolts or the damaged whee lhub thread
replaced. Do not drive any further. G
WARNING
If you tighten the whee lbolts or whee lnuts
when the vehicl eisraised, the jack coul dtip
over. There is arisk of injury.
Only tighten the whee lbolts or whee lnuts
when the vehicl eisonthe ground.
It is imperative to observe the instructions and
safety notes on "Changing awheel"
(Y page2 43).
Only use whee lbolts that have been designed
for the whee land the vehicle. For safety rea-
sons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use whee lbolts which have been approved Changing
awheel
245Wheels an dtyres Z
