
*
NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil To
pping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Topupt he engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→ page362). Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar. #
Slowl yturnt he cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape. 364
Maintenanc eand care

#
Avoid fire ,n aked flames ,creating
spar ksand smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
latio ndurin gthe chargin gprocess and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. If
th ei ndicator/warning lamps in thei nstrument
clus terdon otlight up at lo wtemperatures, it is
ve ry likel ythat thed ischar gedb atter yhas fro‐
zen. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out first
befor echarging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. The service li
feof ab atter ythat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened. It is
recommended that youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
All vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerou sor
ex tende dattem ptstos tart thee ngine Nume
rous or extende dattem ptstos tart the
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R Onlyuse undamaged jum plead/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-section and
insula tedt erminal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
parts while thej um plead/charging cable is
connected totheb attery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point. R
The jum plead/c harging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running.
R Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectrost aticall ychar ged.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do no tlean overthe batter y.
R When charging: only use batter ychargers
te sted and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz, and
please read theb atter ychar ger's operating
instructions befor echarging theb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mus tnottouch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstartin gassis‐
ta nce if thee ngine and exhaus tsystema re
cold. #
Secur ethe vehicle byapplying thee lectric
parking brake. Breakdown assis
tance 385

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Stop vehicle Leave engine
runnin gWait Transmission
cooling *T
he transmission has overheated. Pulling away can be temp orarily impaired or no tpossible. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Lea veengine running. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar ybattery malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Untilthen, alw aysm anually se tthe transmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
Air conditionin gMalfunc-
tion See Owner's Manual *O
peration of thec limat econtrol sy stem is temp orarily restricted. Air flow and fresh air suppl yaresettoa utomatic
mode. #
Have thec limat econtrol sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. 464
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Engine
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
; Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello we ngin ediagno stics warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccu rred in thee ngine, thee xhau stsystem or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine ma yberunninginemergency operation mode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
# Electrical fault warning
lamp The
rede lect rical fault warning lam pislit.
Ther eisaf ault in thee lectrics. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
8
Fu elreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue lsuppl yhasdroppe dintot he reser verange. #
Refuel. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 483

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.................................................... 454
¯ .................................................... 451
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........448
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistinope rative ....448
Ac tiveb onnetm alfunctio nSee Own‐
er' sM anual .......................................... 467
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntl ylim ited See Owner' sManual ...... 439
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner' sManual ........................... 439
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .450
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........450
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stinope rative ...... 450
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........447
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 447b
ActiveL ight Sy stem inoperative ..470
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI Cinoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 449
Ac tiveS teering Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........450
Ac tiveS teering Assis tinoperative ........ 451
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Cam‐
er av iewr estricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................. 472
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus cur‐
re ntl yu navailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 471
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus inop‐
erative .................................................. 471
App lybrak etod eselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 62
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS Tinoperative ...445
À ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 445b
AUTO light sinope rative ............... 471
Au xilia rybatter ymalfunction .............. 464
Blind Spo tAssis tcurrentl yu navaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................448
Blind Spo tAssistinope rative ............... 448
 Changekeyb atteries .................. 460
J Checkbrake fluid le vel.............. .438
4Che ckeng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 455
hChe cktyre(s) ............................... 457
?Coolan tStopv ehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 453
Cruise cont rola nd Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 451
Cruise control inope rative .................... 451
Cruise control off ................................. 451
!cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .430
÷cur rentl yu navailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .432 Index
497

ECO
start/s topf unction ................. 153, 154
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .153
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 53
Operatio n............................................ 15 3
Switching off/on ................................. 154
Electric pa rking brake .............167,168, 16 9
App lying automaticall y......................... 167
App lying or releasing manuall y........... .168
Emergency braking .............................. 16 9
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 16 8
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................22
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ................................................ 417
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. ............................ .16
Fir ee xtinguishe r................................. .375
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ........................ 375
Re moving thew arning triangle ............ .374
Saf etyv est. .......................................... 374
Setting up thew arning triangle ............ 375Emer
gency braking ................................. 16 9
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
Emer gency engine start ......................... 392
Emer gency key
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .71
Emer gency keye lement
Inserting/removing ............................... 64
Un lockin gthe boo tlid ............................76
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 14 9
ENERGIZIN Gcomfort
Overvie wofprograms .......................... 274
St artin gthe program ........................... 275
Energy consum ption
Ke y. ...................................................... .63
Engine ECOs tart/s topf unction ......................1 53
Engine numbe r..................................... 419
St artin g(Digital Car Keys ticker) .......... 14 8
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 14 9
St artin g(mobile phone) ...................... .148 St
artin g(Re mo teOnline) ..................... 15 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 47
St artin gassis tance .............................. 384
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 16 2
Engine bonnet Functio n(activ eb onnet) ...................... 359
Opening/closing ................................. 360
Re setting( activebonnet) .................... 359
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 15 5
Engine electronics Notes. .................................................. 417
Engine number ........................................ .419
Engine oil ................................................ .363
Ad ditives .............................................. 424
Checkin gthe oil le velu sing theo il
dipstic k............................................... 362
Checking theo il le velu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer ................................... 362
Filling capacity .....................................4 24
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .424
Quality ................................................. 424
To pping up ...........................................3 63 Index
501