Tire
pres sure reached G
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A tire temp orarilysea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the drivin gcha racteri stics and isnot
su ita ble for highe rsp ee ds.The reisaris kof
acc ident.
Yo usho uld the refore adaptyo ur drivin gsty le
acc ordinglyand drive car efully. Do not exce ed
the speci fiedma xim um spee dwi th atire that
ha sbe en rep aired using tire sealant.
US Aon ly:The maxim um permi ssiblesp ee dfor
a tire sealed wi th tire sealant is50 mph
(80 km/h ).The upperpa rtof the TIREFIT sticker
mu stbe affixe dto the instrument cluster inthe
dri ver 'sfie ldof vis ion.
If atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9ps i)ha s
be en atta inedaf ter ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:Stow thetire sealant bo ttle and the
tire inflation comp ressor .
X Pul law ayimme diately.
X Stop after drivin gfor appro xim atelyten
min utesand checkthe tire pressu rewith the
tire inflation comp ressor .
The tirepressu remu stnow beatleas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repair
the tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving char-
acter istics. The reisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i USA
only: Incase ssu ch asthe one men-
tione dab ove, contact anauthori zed
Merce des-Benz Center. Orcall
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a). X
USA only: Corre ctthe tire pressu reifit is stil l
at leas t130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi) .See theTire
and Load ingInformati onplacard onthe driv-
er's side B-pill aror the tire press uretablein
the fuel filler flapfor values .
X To inc rease thetire pressure :swi tch onthe
tire infla tion compres sor. X
To reduce thetire pressure :dep ress pres-
sure release button 0043next topress ure
gau ge0044.
X When thetire press ureiscorrect, unscrew the
fill er hose fromthevalve ofthe sealed tire.
Note thattiresealant may escap ewhe nyou
unscrew thefiller hose .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve ofthe
sea led tire. X
To remove thetire sealant bottle fromthetire
infla tion compres sor,press together thelock-
ing tabs onthe yellow cap.
X Pul lthe tire sealant bottle outofthe tire infla -
tion compres sor.
The filler hose remai nsattache dto the tire
sea lant bottle.
X Drive tothe neare stqua lified speci alist work-
shop andhave thetire change dthere. 278
Fl
at tireBreakdow nassi stanc e
X
Have thetire sealant bottle andthefiller hose
repl aced assoon aspos sibleat aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop .
X Have thetire sealant bottle replaced every
fou rye ars ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop . Battery
(vehicle) Importan
tsafe tynotes
Speci altool sand expe rtknowl edgeare requ ired
whe nwor king onthe battery, e.g.remov aland
insta llatio n.You shou ldthere forehaveallwor k
invol ving thebattery carriedout ataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop . G
WARNI
NG
Work carriedout incorre ctlyonthe battery
can lead,for exam ple,to ashor tcircu itand
thus damag ethe vehi cleelectronics. Thiscan
lea dto functio nrestri ctions apply ing to
safe ty-rel evantsys tems, e.g.thelighting sys-
tem, theABS (anti-lock braking system) orthe
ESP ®
(Ele ctronic Stability Prog ram) .The oper-
ating safetyof your vehi clemay berestri cted.
You couldlos econtrol ofthe vehi cle, for
exam ple:
R whe nbra king
R in the event ofabrup tsteeri ngmane uvers
and/o rwhe nthe vehi cle'sspe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcondi tions
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
In the event ofashor tcircu itor asimi larinci-
dent, contact aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diately .Do not drive any furthe r.You
shou ldhav eal lwor kinvol vingthebattery car-
rie dout ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
For furthe rinform ationab out ABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 61)and (Ypage 64). G
WARNI
NG
Electros taticbuild-up canleadto the crea tion
of spa rks, whichcoul digni tethe highly expl o-
sive gasesofaba ttery. Thereisarisk ofan
expl osion. Before
handling the battery, touch thevehi cle
bod yto remov eany existing electrostati c
bu ild-up .
The highly flammab legas mixtu reforms when
charg ingthe battery aswel las whe njump -start-
ing.
Alwa ysmake surethat neithe ryo unor thebat-
tery isele ctrostati callycharg ed.Abu ild-up of
ele ctrostati ccharg ecan becau sed,for exam -
ple :
R by wea ring clothi ngmad efrom synthe tic
fib ers
R du eto fricti onbetw eenclothi ngand seats
R ifyo upu sh orpullthe battery acrossthe car-
pet orother synthe ticmater ials
R ifyo urub thebattery with acloth G
WARNI
NG
Duri ngthe charg ingproce ss,aba ttery produ-
ces hydroge ngas .If ashor tcircu itoccur sor
spa rks are crea ted, thehydroge ngas can
igni te.The reisarisk ofan expl osion.
R Make surethat thepositive termina lof a
connected battery doesnot come intocon-
tact with vehi cleparts.
R Neve rpla cemetal objects ortool son aba t-
tery .
R Itis imp ortant thatyouobs erve thedescri-
bed orde rof the battery termina lswhe n
connecting anddisconnecting aba ttery.
R Whe njump -starti ng,make surethat the
ba ttery poleswith ide ntical polarityare
connected .
R Itis pa rticu larly imp ortant toobs erve the
des crib edorde rwhe nconnecting anddis-
connecting thejump ercabl es.
R Neve rconnect ordis connect thebattery
termina lswhi lethe engi neisrunni ng. G
WARNI
NG
Battery acidis cau stic. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
Avoid contact with skin, eyes orclothi ng.Do
not inha leany battery gases.Donot leanover
the battery. Keepchildren away from batter-
ies .Wa shawaybattery acidimme diately with Battery
(vehicle)
279Breakdow nassi stanc e
Z
Only
replace abattery withabattery thathas
been recommended byMercedes-Benz .
Remove theSmartKey ifyou park thevehicle
and donot require anyelectrical consumers.
The vehicle willthen usevery little energy, thus
conserving batterypower.
If the power supply hasbeen interrupted, e.g.if
you reconnec tthe battery, youwillhave to:
R set the clock using themultimedia system
(see theDigital Operator's Manual)
R reset thefunction forfolding theexterior mir-
rors in/out automaticall y,by folding themir-
rors outonce (Ypage 98) Charging
thebatter y G
WARNING
During charging andjump-startin g,explosive
gases canescape fromthebattery. Thereisa
risk ofan explosion.
Particularl yavoid fire,open flames, creating
sparks andsmoking. Ensurethereissufficient
ventilation whilecharging andjump-startin g.
Do not lean over abattery. G
WARNING
Battery acidiscaustic. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothing. Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean over
the battery. Keepchildren awayfrom batter-
ies. Wash awaybattery acidimmediately with
plenty ofclean water andseek medical atten-
tion. G
WARNING
A discharged batterycanfreeze attempera-
tures below freezing point.Whenjump-start-
ing the vehicle orcharging thebattery, gases
can escape fromthebattery. Thereisarisk of
an explosion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore
charging itor jump-startin g.
! Only
usebattery chargers withamaximum
charging voltageof14.8 V.
! Only
charge thebattery usingthejump-
starting connectionpoint. The
jump-startin gconnec tionpoint isin the
engine compartment (Ypage 282).
X Open thehood.
X Connect thebattery charger tothe positive
terminal andground pointinthe same order
as when connec tingthedonor battery inthe
jump-startin gprocedure (Ypage 282).
If the <004C00510047004C004600440057005200550012005A004400550051004C0051
004A[ lampsdonot light upin
the instrument clusteratlow temperatures, itis
very likely thatthedischarged batteryhasfro-
zen. Inthis case youmay neither jump-start the
vehicle norcharge thebattery. Theservice lifeof
a thawed-out batterymaybeshorter. Thestart-
ing characteristics canbeimpaired ,particularl y
at low temperatures. Havethethawed-out bat-
tery checked ataqual ified speciali stworkshop.
Only charge theinstalled batterywithabattery
charger whichhasbeen tested andapproved by
Mercedes-Benz .A battery charger unitspeciall y
adap tedforMercedes-Benz vehiclesandtested
and approved byMercedes-Benz isavail able as
an accessory. Itpermits thecharging ofthe bat-
tery inits installed position. Contactanauthor-
ized Mercedes-Benz Centerforfurther informa-
tion andavail ability. Read thebattery charger's
operating instructionsbefore charging thebat-
tery. Replacing
the12Vbatter y
Observe thenotes onthe 12Vbattery
(Y page 279).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouhave the
12 Vbattery replaced ataqual ified speciali st
workshop, e.g.atan authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
If you want toreplace thebattery yourself,
observe thefollowi ngnotes:
R Alway sreplace adefective batterywithabat-
tery which meets thespecific requirements of
the vehicle.
The vehicle isequip pedwith abattery using
AGM (absorbe ntglass mat)technology ora
battery usingEFB(enhanced floodedbattery)
technology. Fullvehicle functionality isguar-
anteed onlywith anAGM orEFB battery. If
replacement isnecessary, alwaysuse thebat-
tery technology originallyinstalled. Switching
between thebattery technologies isnot per-
mitted. Forsafety reasons, Mercedes-Benz
recommends thatyouonly usebatteries Bat
tery (vehic le)
281Breakdown assistance Z
with
run-flat char acterist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 275).
R On lymoun ttir es ofthecor rectsiz eont oth e
wheels.
R Break innew tires atmode ratespeeds forthe
firs t60 miles (100km ).Th ene wtires only
reac hth eir full perf ormanceaft erthis dis-
tan ce.
R Do not drivewith tires which havetoolittle
tr ead dept h,as this sign ificant lyreduc esthe
tr act ion onwet roads (hydro planing).
R Replace thetir es aftersix years atthelates t,
regar dless ofwear.
Obser vethenot eson theemer gencyspare
wheel (Ypage 315). MOExt
ended tires (tir eswith run-f lat
pr oper ties)
With MOExtend edtires (tires with runflatchar -
act erist ics),you can continue todriv eyour vehi-
cle even ifth ere isatot alloss ofpres sure inone
or mor etir es.
MOE xtend edtires may onlybeused incon junc-
tio nwith anact ivat edtirepres sure losswarn ing
syst em(Canada only)ortirepres sure monitor
(US Aonly) andonly onwheels specifically tes-
ted byMerc edes- Benz.
Not eson driv ingwith MOExtend edtires with a
flat tire(Y page 275).
Vehic lesequipped withMOExtend edtires are
not equipped withaTIRE FITkitatthefac tory.It
is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ionall y
equip yourvehic lewith aTIRE FITkitifyou moun t
tir es that do not feat urerun-flat prope rties, e.g.
wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit may beobt ained from
a qualified specialist workshop. Wint
eroper ation Gener
alnotes
Have yourvehic lewint er-proo fedataqualified
spec ialist workshop attheons etofwint er.
Obser vethenot esinthe"Chang ingawheel"
sec tion(Y page 310). Drivi
ngwith summer tires
At tem perat uresbelow 45‡(+7 †),su mm er
ti re slo se elast icityand theref oretract ion and
brak ingpower .Chan gethetir es on your vehicle
to M+S tires. Usin gsumm ertires atver ycol d
te mper aturescoul dcaus ecr ack sto for m,
th ereb ydamagi ngthetir es perm anently.
Mer cedes-Ben zcan notacc ept respon sibilit yfor
th is type ofdamage . G
WAR
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Dam aged tires can caus etir einf lati on pres -
sure loss.As ares ult, you coul dlose control of
your vehicle.Ther eis arisk ofacc iden t.
Chec kth etir es reg ularly forsign sof damage
and replace anydamage dtir es imm ediat ely. M+S
tires G
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M+S tires with atir etread dept hof less than
00CF in(4 mm )are notsuit able foruse inwint er
and donotprov idesuff icienttract ion.Ther eis
a risk ofan acc iden t.
M+S tires with atread dept hof less than 00CF in
(4 mm) must berepl aced immediat ely.
At temper aturesbelow 45‡(+7 †), use winter
tires orall-sea sontires. Bothtypesof tire are
ide ntified bythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfl ake
symb olinadd ition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possiblegrip inwintry roadconditio ns.
Only these tireswillal low drivi ngsafe tysys tems
such asABS andESP®
to function optimallyin
winter. Thesetires have beendeve lopedspeci f-
ical lyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread onall
whe elstomai ntain safehandl ingchara cteris-
tics.
Alwa ysobse rvethe maximu mpermi ssible
spee dspeci fiedforthe M+S tiresyouhave
mounted . 292
Winte
roperatio nWheelsand tires
Whee
land tirecombinatio ns Gene
ralnote s
You canaskforinforma tionrega rding permi tted
whee l/tire combina tionsatan authorized
Merced es-Benz Center.
You shou ldregu larlycheck thepress ureofthe
emerge ncysparewhe el,parti cularlyprio rto
long trips, andcorrect thepress ureasneces-
sary (Ypag e293). Thevalueon the whe elis
vali d.
! For
safe tyreas ons, Merced es-Benz recom-
mends thatyouonly usetires andwheels
whi chhave been approved byMerced es-Benz
speci ficallyfor you rvehicl e.
These tireshave been speciallyada pted for
use with thecontrol systems,such asABS or
ESP ®
,and aremarked asfoll ows:
R MO =Merced es-Benz Original
R MOE =Merced es-Benz OriginalExtended
(tires featuringrun-fla tchara cteristics)
R MO1 =Merced es-Benz Original(only cer-
tain AMG tires)
Merced es-Benz OriginalExtended tiresmay
only beuse don whe elsthat have been spe-
cifica llyapp roved byMerced es-Benz.
Only usetires, wheelsoraccesso riestested
and approved byMerced es-Benz. Certain
chara cteristics, e.g.handl ing,vehicl enoise
emiss ionsorfuel consump tion,mayother-
wis ebe adve rsely affected .In add ition, when
drivi ngwith aloa d,tire dime nsion variations
coul dcaus ethe tires tocome intocontact
with thebody work andaxle components. This
coul dresu ltin dama getothe tires orthe vehi-
cle.
Merced es-Benz accepts noliabil ity for dam-
age resu lting from theuse oftires, wheelsor
accesso riesother thanthose tested and
app roved.
Informatio non tires, wheelsand approved
combina tionscanbeobtai nedfrom anyquali-
fied speci alist worksho p.
! Retrea
dedtires areneither testednorrec-
ommende dby Merced es-Benz, sinceprevi-
ous dama gecannot alwaysbe detected on
retread edtires. Asaresu lt,Merced es-Benz
cannot guarantee vehiclesafe tyifretread ed
tires aremounted .Do not mount usedtires if
you have noinforma tionabouttheir previous
usa ge. The
recommende dpress uresforvari ous oper-
ating conditio nscan befound:
R on the Tire andLoad ingInformatio npla card
on the B-pill aron the drive r'sside
R in the tire press uretablein the fuel filler flap
Obser vethe notes onrecommende dtire pres-
sure sunder various opera tingconditio ns
(Y pag e293) .
Che cktire press uresregularly,and only when
the tires arecold. Comp lywith themaintenance
recommenda tionsofthe tire manufa cturerin
the vehicl edocu ment wallet.
Notes onthe vehicl eequ ipme nt–alw aysequ ip
the vehicl e:
R with tires ofthe same sizeonagive naxle (left
and right)
R with thesame typeoftire (summer tires,
MOExtended tires,winter tires)
Exception: itis permi ssibleto instal la diffe r-
ent type ormake inthe event ofaflat tire.
Obser vethe "MOExtended tires(tires with
run-fla tchara cteristics" section(Ypag e275) .
Vehi cles equipped with MOExtended tiresare
not equippedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory .It
is therefore recommende dthat youadditiona lly
equ ipyou rvehicl ewith aTIREFIT kitifyou mount
tires thatdonot featu rerun-fla tprope rties,e.g.
winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay beobtai nedfrom
a qua lified speci alist worksho p. Emerge
ncyspare wheel Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
The whe elor tire size aswel las the tire type of
the sparewhe elor emerge ncysparewhe el
and thewhe elto be repl aced maydiffer.
Mou nting anemerge ncysparewhe elmay
severe lyimpa irthe drivi ngchara cteristics.
There isarisk ofan accid ent.
To avoi dhaza rdoussitua tions:
R ada ptyou rdrivi ngstyle accordi nglyand
drive carefu lly.
R never mount morethanonesparewhe elor
emerge ncysparewhe elthat differsinsize.
R only useaspa rewhe elor emerge ncyspare
whe elof adiffe rent sizebriefly. Emerge
ncyspare wheel
315Whee lsand tires
Z
Engine
oil
Gener alnot es !
Do
notuse engineoiloran oilfilter with
spec ificatio nsdevi atingfrom those expressly
requi redforthepres cribed serviceint erv als.
Do notch ang eth eeng ineoiloroil filter in
ord erto set repl acem entinterv als longer than
th ose pres cribed. Thiscouldot her wise cause
damag eto theeng ineorexh aust gasafter-
tr eat men t.
Fol low theins truct ionson theser viceint erv al
displ ayfor chang ingtheeng ineoil.This could
ot her wise causedamag eto theeng ineor
exh aust gasaftert reat men t.
When handlingeng ineoil,obse rveth eimpo rtant
safe tyno teson servicepro duct s(Y page 319).
The engineoils aremat ched totheperf ormance
of Mer cedes-Ben zeng inesand serviceint erv als.
You shouldtheref oreonlyuse engineoils and oil
filt ers that are appro vedforveh icleswith main -
te nan cesyst ems .
For alist ofappro vedengineoils and oilfilters ,
con sult anauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Or visi tth ewebsit e
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
The tablesho wswhic heng ineoils have been
appro vedforyour vehicle. Mod
el MB
-Freigab eor
MB -Ap proval All
mod els 22
9.5 Use
onlySA E0W- 40orSA E5W- 40eng ineoils
for Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles.
i MB
appro valisind icat edon theoil con tain -
ers . Filling
capacit ies The
followin gvalues referto an eng ineoil
ch ang e,inc ludin gth eoil filter. Mod
el Cap
acity Mer
cedes ‑AMG vehicles 5.
8US qt(5.5l) All
oth ermod els 5.
9US qt(5.6l) Add
itives !
Do
notuse anyaddit ivesintheeng ineoil.
This coulddamag eth eeng ine. Br
ak eflu id G
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The brak efluid constant lyabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair. This lower sth eboilin gpoin tof
th ebrak efluid. Ifth eboilin gpoin tof thebrak e
fluid istoolow, vapo rpoc ketsmay forminthe
brak esyst emwhen thebrak esare applied
hard .This would impair brakingefficie ncy.
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
You shoul dhave thebrak efluid renewed at
th espec ified interv als.
When handlingbrak efluid, observeth eimpo r-
tan tsafe tyno teson servicepro duct s
(Y page 319).
The brak efluid chang eint erv als can befoun din
th eMain tenan ceBoo klet.
On lyuse brak efluid appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben zin acc ordanc ewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
App roval33 1.0.
In for mat ionabout approvedbrak efluid canbe
obt aine dat any qualifi edspec ialist workshop or
on theIn te rn et at
ht tp :/ /be vo.mer cedes-ben z.com .
i Hav
eth ebrak efluid regularly replaced ata
qualifi edspec ialist workshop andtherepl ace-
men tcon firmed intheMain tenan ceBoo klet. 322
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vice produ ctsand fillin gcap acit iesTech nical data