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This jeopardises
theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. *
NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnected tothed iagnostics
connection Using devices at
thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y. #
Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,charg ethe
batter y,e.g. bydriving aconsiderable
dis tance. Connecting equipment
tothed iagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, fore xamp le. This ma ylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ irements of
th en exte missions inspection during them ain
inspection. Qualified specialis
tworks hop
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop has then eces‐
sar yspecial skills, tools and qualification sto
cor rectl yc arry out an ynecessar yworkony our
ve hicle. This particularly applies towo rkreleva nt
to saf ety.
Alw aysh ave thef ollowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at aqualified specialis tworks hop:
R workreleva nt tosaf ety
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R modifications as well as ins tallation sand
con versions
R workon electronic components Mercedes‑Benz
recommends aMercedes‑Benz
service centre. Ve
hicl eregistration
Mercedes-Ben zmayask its service centres to
car ryout tech nica linspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The qualit yors afet yoft hevehicle is
impr ovedasar esult of thei nspection.
Mercedes-Benz can onl yinfor myou aboutv ehi‐
cle checks if Mercedes-Benz has your registra‐
tion data.
It is possible that your vehicle has no tyet been
re gis tere diny our name in thef ollowing cases:
R Ifyo ur vehicle wasn otpur chased at an
authorised specialis tdealer.
R Ifyo ur vehicle has no tyet been examined at
aM ercedes-Ben zservic ecentre.
It is advisable toregis tery our vehicle wit ha
Mercedes-Benzs ervice centre.
Infor mMercedes-Benz as soon as possible
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er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wiper swhile thee ngine bon‐
ne tiso pen
When thee ngine bonn etis open ,and the
windscreen wiper saresetinm otion, youc an
be trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor eopening the
engine bonn et. #
Toopen: pull lever1torelease thee ngine
bonn et. #
Push bonne tcatch 1upwards and lif tthe
bonne tbyapproximatel y40cm. #
Toclose: lowe rthe bonne tand le titfall from
ah eight of appr oximatel y20cm. #
Ifth eb onnet canstill be lif teds lightl y,open
th eb onnet again and close it wit halittle
mor eforce until it engages cor rectly. Maintenance and care
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Note
sonc areofc ar parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windscreen wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indscreen is being cleaned
If th ew indscreen wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windscreen or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd thei gnition befor ecleanin gthe
windscreen or wiperb lades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. #
Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. Obser
vethef ollowing information: Information on cleaning and car
eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaners. R
Do no tuse acidic whee lcleaner storemovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
R Toavoid cor rosion of theb rake discs and brak epads,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak ediscs and brak epadsw armupa nd
dr yo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gagentsr ecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-based cleaning
agents toclean thei nside of windo ws.37 0
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