000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es 0007
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. 0007
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. 0007
Donotuse additiv es. 0007
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byaddin gto o
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . 0007
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. 0007
Addengin eoil. 0007
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. 0007
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (0013 page34 1). Maint
enanceand care34
3
Chec
kingcoolant leve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. 0007
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. 0007
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . 0007
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. 0007
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. 0007
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe belo w
15 8°F (70 °C). 0007
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwise to
re lie ve ove rpressur e. 34
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Maint enance andcare
0007
Con tinue turnin gcap 1count er-cloc kwis e
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect:
R Ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ove rmar kerbar 2 0007
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Further information oncoolant
(0013 page41 6). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. 0007
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 0007
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. 0007
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free 0007
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Maint
enance andcare34
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All
vehicl es
000F ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. 0007
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todiscon nectth e12 Vbatt ery, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Com plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fir
e,open flames andsmokingar e
pr ohibi tedwhen handling thebatt ery.
Av oid creating sparks. Ele
ctroly teor batt eryacid iscor ro‐
siv e.Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,eye s
or clo thing. Wearsuit able protect ive
clo thing, inpar ticular glove s,an
apr onand afa ce mas k.Immedia tely
ri nse electr olyteor acid splashes off
wit hclean water.Con sult adoc torif
necessar y. We
arsaf etygl asses . Ke
ep childr enaway. Obser
vethis Opera tor's Manua l.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo udo notint endto use
th eve hicle overan extende dpe riod oftime:
R Activatest andb ymode .
R Alternat ivel y: con nectth ebatt eryto abat ‐
te ry charge rapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben zor
consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop to
discon nectth ebatt ery. No
teson star ting assistance andoncharg‐
ing the12 Vbatt ery Ve
hicl eswith alithium-ion battery
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-startconne c‐
tio npo int intheengine compartmen t. 36
4
Breakdo wnassis tance
000E
NO
TEDama getothebatt eryfrom over‐
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theon- boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. 0007
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.4 V. All
other vehicl es
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t.
000E NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. 0007
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
A batt eryge ner ates hydrog en gasdur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Ifth er eis ashor tcir cuit or
spar ksstar tto form ,th er eis adang erofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. 0007
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. 0007
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. 0007
When connectin gand disconn ectingth e
batt ery, yo umus tobse rveth edescr i‐
bed order forth ebatt eryclam ps. 0007
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. 0007
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. 0007
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. 0007
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. 0007
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. 0007
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gasma ybe released. 0007
Alw aysth aw afroz en bat tery out firs t
bef orech argin git or per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e365
If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All vehicl es
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. 0007
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. Obser
vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using batteries withanom inalvoltag eof
12 V.
R Theve hicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine :On lyacc eptst ar tin gassis ‐
ta nce ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem are
cold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Automatic trans mis sion :The trans missi on
is in po sitio n005D.
R The igniti onand allel ectr icalcons umersar e
sw itchedof f.
R The hoodis op en. 36
6
Brea kdo wnassist anc e
0007
Foldcover1 upinthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . 0007
Slide cover2 ofposi tiveclam p3 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . 0007
Con nect posi tiveclam p3 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p3 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. 0007
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. 0007
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 4 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. 0007
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. 0007
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. 0007
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. 0007
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: 0007
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 4and negative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p3 and positiv epole ofthedonor bat‐ Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
7
000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. 0007
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
000E NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . 0007
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. 0007
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th etrunk (0013 page37 5).
000E NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. 0007
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. 0007
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 37
3