0007
Donotsw allo w fuel or letit come into
cont actwith skin, eyes orclo thing. 0007
Donotinhale fuelvapor . 0007
Keep childr enaway from fuel. 0007
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: 0007
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. 0007
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . 0007
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. 0007
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page42 5).
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. 0007
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00 R
Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: 0007
Donotswit chon theignition . 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (0013 page15 9).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orar ymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/
91 RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan even lowe r
RO N. 42
6
Tech nica lda ta
000E
NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: 0007
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. 0007
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. 0007
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Inf
ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page42 5).
000E NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. 0007
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els1 .8gal(7 .0 liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page42 5). Te
ch nica lda ta 42
7
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Beforeopening thehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 0007
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. 0007
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. 0007
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00B6
Gas Cap Loose *T
her ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectl yor thefuel system is
leaking. 0007
Close thefuel filler cap. 0007
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. 0007
Refuel . 460
Displaymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil 0007
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 0007
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1qu artof eng ineoil.
To pup engin eoil (0013 page355) .
No teson engine oil(0013 page42 7).
00B2 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refuel ing *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
000E NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil 0007
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 0007
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (0013 page355 ).
No teson engine oil(0013 page42 7). Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
* The transmission ismalfunct ioning.Thetransmission shiftsto position 005Cautomatic ally. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 463
00B9
Chec
kEn gin e(0013 page48 7)
003D Ele
ctrical mal func‐
tion (0013 page 487)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(0013 page48 7)
(0013 page48 7) 00AC
Coolan
tto oho t/c old
(0013 page48 7)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or
(0013 page490) Saf
etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0027 Br ak ewa rning lam p(US A)
004D Brak eswarning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redbr ak esy stem warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The brak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioningandthebr aking charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
R The reisinsuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak epedal forc ema ybe neces saryfo rbr aking. Thebraking
ch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed.The brakin gdis tance canincrease inemer gency braki ng situa tions. 0007
Stop inasaf elocation immediat ely.Do notcont inue driving. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 480
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st. Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
A ma lfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as theye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. 0007
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
Ther eis amalfun ction intheelectr ics. 0007
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6 The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. 0007
Close thefuel filler cap. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 48
7
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fu elreser vewarning lam pI fth efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. 0007
Refuel .
00AC
Coo lant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld come
int oco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 488
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps
Ac
tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 187
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 187
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>187
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 89
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............191
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 93
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 191
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 193
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 189
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 89
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>125
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 126
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 229
Ad diti ves............... ................................... 427
En gine oil............................................. 427
Fu el ...... ............................................... 427 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...350
Ad jus tingthe headl am pra ng e............... 123
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...350
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...350
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air cond itioning system
see Climat econ trol Air
distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 38
Air freshe nersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 143
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 143
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 143
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode.............................1 41
Air -water duct .......................................... 358
Ke eping free ........................................3 58
Airb ag....... ..................................................40
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 0
Ins tallation locations .............................4 0
Knee airbag........................................... 40 49
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