Vo
ice command Function
Nearest restaurant
Nearest car park
Nearest rest area with toilets
Nearest filling station Sear
ches forn earb yrestaurants, parkin gspaces, rest areas wit htoilets and filling stations
Restauran talon gthe route
Parking alon gthe route
Rest area with toilet salon gthe route
Filling stations alon gthe route Sear
ches forr es taurants, parkin gspaces, rest areas wit htoilets and filling stations alon gthe route
Restauran tatdestination
Parking at destination
Rest area wit htoilet satd estination
Filling statio natdestination Sea
rches forr es taurants, parkin gspaces, rest areas wit htoilets and filling stations at thed estina‐
tion
Last destinations Select
sadestination from thel istofl aste ntered destinations
Alternativ eroutes Switches
routeg uidance toano ther route
Start rout eguidance St
arts routeg uidance af tere ntering avalid destination
Cance lrout eguidance Cancels
routeg uidance LINGU
ATRO NIC 247
ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yint he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag eusing the
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified
specialis tworks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
, Service .
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer . Car
rying out maintenance workatregular
inter vals *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alw ayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal operation of thev ehicle. Maintenance work
will nee dtobep erform ed mor eoften than specified if
thev ehicle is operated under ardu‐
ous conditions or increased loads, fore xamp le:
R regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
R ifth ev ehicle is primaril yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving.
R forf requ ent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
R ifth ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
R in particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation mod eisfrequently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have the
interior filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil, oil fil‐
te re tc. changed mor efrequ ent ly.T he tyres must
be checkedm oref requ entl yift hevehicle is
operated under increased loads. Further infor‐
mation can be obtained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. 358
Maintenance and care
Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velu sing theo il
dip stick(S4 50 4MATIC) &
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: Depending on
thee ngine, theo il dipstic kmaybe
ins talled in thee ngine compartmen tindiffe re nt
locations.
Wa itin gtimeb efor echecking theo il le vel:
R engin eatn ormal operatin gtemperature: five
minutes. #
Park thev ehicle on aflat sur face. #
Pull oil dipstick 1outa nd wipe off. #
Slowly slide oil dipstick 1intot he guide
tube tothes top, and pull it out again af ter
appr oximatel ythree seconds.
R Oil le velisc orrect:o il le velisb etwe en 2
and 3.
R Oil le veltoo low: oil le velisat 3or
belo w. R
Oil le veltoo high: oil le velisa bove 2 . #
Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,topupw ith1 lof
engin eoil. #
Ifth eo il le velist oo high, ha vethee xcess
engine oil remo vedass oon as possible at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Checking thee ngine oil le velu sing theo n-
boar dcompu ter( exc eptS4 50 4MATIC)
The engine oil le velisd etermined during driving.
The oil le veld ispla yiso nlya vailable af terad riv‐
ing time of up to30 minutes and if thei gnition is
switched on, depending on thed riving profile.
It is no tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easuring
process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estarted and thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again during driving. 362
Maintenance and care
On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing messa gesin
th em ultifunction displa y: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet.
To pping up engine oil &
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 Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange. Main
tenance and care 363
*
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
Components damaged in
this wa ym ayunex‐
pec tedly fail. #
Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaner swith
circular je tnozzles toclean thev ehicle. #
Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
re placed immediatel y. To
avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing when using ahigh-pressur ecleaner:
R Keep thek eyat leas t3ma wayfromt he
ve hicle. Otherwise theb ootlid could open
unintentionall y.
R Maintain adista nce of at leas t30cmtot he
ve hicle. R
Vehicles with deco rativ efoil: parts of your
ve hicle ar ecove redw ithad ecorativ efoil.
Maintain adista nce of at leas t70cm
betwee nthe foil-c ove redp arts of thev ehicle
and then ozzle of theh igh pressur ecleaner.
Mo vetheh igh-pressur ecleaner nozzle
around whils tcleaning.
R Obser vethei nformation on thec orrect dis‐
ta nce in thee quipment manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions.
R Do no tpoint then ozzle of theh igh-pressure
cleaner directly at sensitiveparts suc has
tyres, slits, electrical component parts ,bat‐
te ries, light sources and ventilation sl ots. Wa
shing thev ehicle byhand Obser
vethel egal requ irements, e.g. in anumber
of countries, washing byhand is onl ypermitted
in specially designated wash ba ys. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g. car shampoo. #
Washthev ehicle wit hlukewa rmwate rusing
as oftc ar sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefully hose thev ehicle of fwithw ater and
dr yu sing achamois. Take car enot to point
th ew ater je tdirectl ytow ards thea ir inlet. Maintenanc
eand care 367
Note
sonp aintwork/matt finish paint workcare Obser
vethef ollowing information: Cleaning and car
eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa intwork R
Insect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd rinse of fthe
treated areas af terw ards.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater an drins eo ffafte rw ards.
R Coolant, brak efluid, tree resins, oils, fuel and greases:
re mo veby gently rubbing wit hacloth soaked in petroleum
et her or lighter fluid.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us esilico neremo ver. R
Do no tattac hstickers,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Mat tfinish R
Onlyuse car eproducts appr oved byMercedes-Benz. R
Do no tpolish thev ehicle and light-allo ywheels.
R Onlyuse car washes that cor respond tothel ates tengi‐
neering standards.
R Do no tuse car wash programmes wit hafinalhot wax
treatment.
R Do no tuse paint cleane rs,b uffing or polishing products,
gl oss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alw aysh ave paintwor krepair scarried out at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. 368
Maintenance and care
Obser
vethef ollowing information: Cleaning and car
eA voiding vehicl edamage
Seat belts Clean withlukewa rmand soap ywater. R
Do no tuse chemical cleanin gagents.
R Do no tdryseat belts byheating them toove r80°Cor
ex posing them todirect sunlight.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro fibr ec loth and
TFT/LCD displa ycarep roduct. R
Swit chofft he displa yand le titcool down.
R Do no tuse an yother cleaning products.
Plastic trim R
Cleanw ithad ampm icrofibr ecloth.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tattac hstickers,f ilms or similar.
R Do no tallowc osmetics, insect repellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th theplastic trim.
Re alwo od/t rime le‐
ments R
Clea nwitham icro fibr ec loth.
R Piano-lacquer blac klook: clean wit hadampcloth and
soap solution.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse sol vent-based cleaning agents, polishe sorwaxes.
Ro of lining
Clean withabrush or dr yshampoo.
Carpet Use carpetand textil ec leaning agents recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. 372
Maintenance and care