
For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Do
not drive throu ghfloode dare as. Che ck
the depthofany water befo redri ving throu gh
it. Drive slowlythrou ghstand ingwater. Oth-
erw ise,wa ter cou ldenter thevehi cleinteri or
or engi necompa rtment. Itcan then damag e
the engi ne's orautoma tictransmi ssion's
ele ctronic components.Itcan also be sucke d
in by the engi ne's airintake connectio nand
cau seengi nedamag e. Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face in
an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's braking
effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei rgri p.
The reisan increa seddanger ofskid ding and
acci dents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter the
vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi cle
beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk of
fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary hea ting
runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand area
aro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .To
ensu rean adequ atesupplyoffresh air, ope na
wi ndow onthe sideof the vehi clethat isnot
faci nginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter. Drive
particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa dsur -
face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ingand
bra king mane uvers.Do not use cruisecontrol or
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ceand
is there foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly in
woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcondi -
tions whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 293).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 292 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation" sec-
tion (Ypage 292 ). Dri
vin gsys tems Crui
secontrol
Gen eral notes Cru
isecontrol maintains aconsta ntroa dspe ed
for you. Itbra kes automa tically in orde rto avo id
excee dingthesetspeed. Onlong andsteep
dow nhillgra dients, especia lly if the vehi cleis
la den, youmus tsel ect alow gearin goo dtime.
You need toshi ftmanu ally usi ng the steer ing
whe elpa ddl eshi fters beforeha nd.Bydoing so,
yo uwi llmake useofthe braking effectof the
engi ne.Thisrel iev es the loadon the brakesys-
tem andprevents thebrakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly .
Whe nthe engi neisrunni ng,youcan usethe
crui secontrol leverto limit the speedtoany
spe edbetw een20mph (30km/h )and thetech-
nica lly per mitted maximum speedofthe vehi cle.
Use cruisecontrol ifroa dand traffi ccondi tions
make itap prop riate to mai ntain astea dyspe ed
for aprol onge dper iod. 150
Dri
vin gsys temsDrivin gand parking

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Sto
pVeh icleShi ft Sto
pVeh icleShi ft
to PLea veEng ine to
PLea veEng ine
Run ning Run
ning The
auto matictrans mis sion hasoverheated.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
The auto matictrans mis sion isavail able again whenthedisp lay
mes sage goesout .
If th emult ifunction disp laystill sho wsthedisp laymes sage :
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 142).
X Wait untilth eauto matictrans mis sion hascooled down andthedis-
play message hasdisap peared. Aux
iliary Batter y Aux
iliary Batter y
Mal function Mal
function The
auxi liary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno lon ger bein g
ch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore you
swit choff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. Tra
ns. OilOverhea‐ Tra
ns. OilOverhea‐
ted Driveonwit h ted
Driveonwit h
Car e Car
e Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles: thetrans mis sion oilhas overheated.
Man ualdrive pro gram0063 and thete mpo rarily act ive man ualdrive
pro gramare nolon ger avail able. Theengin epowe rout put isred uce d.
X Allow theveh icleto cool down . 4ma
tic Currently 4ma
tic Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable 4M
ATIChas overheated.The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron twhee ls.
X Dr ive on.
The airflow cools 4MATIC mor equic kly.
Whe nth edisp laymes sage goesout ,4M ATIC isavail able again and
th eveh icleis dri ven byallfou rwhee ls. 4ma
tic Inoperati ve 4ma
tic Inoperati ve 4M
ATIC ismalf unction ing .The vehicleis on lydri ven bythefron t
whee ls.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0084 The
trunk lidisopen .
X Clos eth etrunk lid. 0083 The
hoodis open .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The open hoodmay blockyour viewwhen theveh icleis in mot ion.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 142).
X Clos eth ehoo d. Disp
laymes sage s
217On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Res
tarting thetire pres sure monitor Whe
nyo ures tart thetire pressu remoni tor,all
exi sting warning messages aredeleted andthe
wa rning lamps goout.The moni toruses the cur-
rentl yset tire pressu res asthe refe rence values
for moni toring. Inmost cases, the tire pressu re
moni torwillau toma tically dete ctthe new refer-
ence valuesafte ryo uha ve cha nged thetire
pre ssu re.How ever,yo ucan also set refe rence
val uesmanu ally as des crib edher e.The tire
pre ssu remoni torthen monitorsthenew tire
pre ssu reval ues.
X Set thetire pressu reto the value reco mmen-
ded forthe corre spondingdriving situation on
the Tire and Loading Inform ation placa rdon
the driver' ssid eB-pi llar (Y page 293 ).
Yo ucan find more tirepressu reval uesfor
var ious ope ratingcondi tions inthe tire pres-
su re tab leinsi dethe fuelfil lerfla p
(Y page 141 ).
X Ma kesure that thetire pressu reiscorre cton
al lfou rwh eel s.
X Ma kesure that theSmar tKeyisin pos ition 0048
in the igniti onlock (Ypage 123).
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthe stee ring wheel to
sel ect the Serv . Serv
.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The multifunction displ aysho wsthe curr ent
tire pressu refor each tire orthe Tire pres‐ Tire
pres‐
sure sure
will will
be be
disp layed disp
layedafte r afte
rdriv ing driv
ing
a few minutes a
few minutesmessage.
X Pre ssthe 0064 button.
The multifunction displ aysho wsthe Use Use
Curr entPressuresas New Reference Curr
entPressuresas New Reference
Valu es Valu
esmes sage.
If you wish toconfi rm the restart:
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The Tire Tire
Press. Pres
s.Moni tor Moni
torRest arted Rest
artedmes -
sa ge appea rsinthe multifunction displ ay.
After driving forafew minu tes,thesystem
checks whethe rthe curr enttire pressu res are
wi thin thespecified rang e.The new tirepres-
su res are then accepted asrefe rence values
and moni tored .
If you wish tocan celthe restart:
X Pre ssthe 0038 button.
The tirepressu reval uesstore dat the last
res tart willcontinu eto be moni tored . Radio
typeapprov alfor the tire pres -
sure monitor Co
untry Radio
typeapprov alnumb er USA FCC
ID:MRXMW 2433A
FCC ICID:MR XGG4 Thisdev ice
comp lies with part15 ofthe FCC
rul es and with license exempt
RSS stand ardsof Indu stry Can-
ad a.Ope rationissu bject tothe
fol lowi ng condi tions.(1) This
dev icemay notcauseharmfu l
inter ference, and(2)Thisdev ice
mus tacce ptany inter ference
rece ived,incl uding inter ference
that may causeund esired oper-
ati on. Lepre sent apparei lest
confor med'indu strieCa nad a
ap plica bles auxap parei lsrad io
exem ptsdelicence. L'exploita-
tion estauthori seeauxdeu xcon-
di tions suiva ntes. (1).L'a ppare il
ne doitpa spro duire debro uil-
la ge, et(2) L'autisateu rde l'ap-
pa rei ldoi tacce ptertoutbro uil-
la ge rad ioelectri quesu bi,meme
si le bro uillag eest suscep tible
d'e ncomp romettrelefonc-
tionne ment.WARNING :Ch ang es
or mod ificati ons notexpr essively
ap pro ved bythe party respons i-
bl efor comp liance couldvoi dthe
us ers authori tyto ope rate the
equ ipment. Theterm "IC:"bef ore
the radiocerti fication numb er
only signifi esCanad atechni cal
spe cificati ons weremet.
FCC ID:MR XMC34MA4 This
dev icecomp lies with part15 of
the FCC rules and with license
exem ptRSS stand ardsof Indu s-
try Canad a.Ope rationissu bject
to the followi ng condi tions.(1)
Thi sdev icemay notcauseharm-
ful inter ference, and(2)This
dev icemus tacce ptany inter fer-
ence received,incl uding inter fer-
ence thatmay causeund esired
ope ration. Lepre sent apparei l
est confor med'indu strieCa nad a
ap plica bles auxap parei lsrad io
exem ptsdelicense .L'e xploita-
tion estauthori seeauxdeu xcon-
di tions suiva ntes. (1).L'a ppare il 30
0 Tire
press ureWheelsand tires

Count
ry Ra
dio type approval number ne
doit pasprod uiredebrouil -
lage, et(2) L'aut isatuer del'ap-
pareil doitacceptertout brouil -
lage radioe lectrique subi,meme
si le brouil lageestsusc eptible
d'en comprom ettrelefon c-
tio nnemen t.WARN ING:Chang es
or modi ficatio nsnot expressive ly
appro vedbythepart yres pon si-
ble forcom plian cecould voidthe
users authorityto oper atethe
equipm ent.The term"IC: "befo re
th eradio certificat ion num ber
onl ysign ifies Canada technical
spec ificatio nswere met. Canada IC:
2546A-MW2 433A
IC: 2546A-GG4 Thisdevic ecom -
plies withpart15oftheFCC
rules andwith licenseexe mpt
RSS standar dsofIndust ryCan-
ada. Oper ationis subj ecttothe
follo wing condition s.(1) This
devic emay notcause harmful
int erf eren ce,and (2)This devic e
must accept any interf eren ce
rec eived ,inc ludin gint erf eren ce
th at may cause undesiredoper -
atio n.Le pres entappare ilest
con forme d'indust rieCanada
applic ablesauxappare ilsradio
exe mpt sde lice nse. L'ex ploit a-
tio nest auth oriseeaux deux con-
dit ion ssuivan tes.(1). L'app areil
ne doit pasprod uiredebrouil -
lage, et(2) L'aut isateur del'ap-
pareil doitacceptertout brouil -
lage radioe lectrique subi,meme
si le brouil lageestsusc eptible
d'en comprom ettrelefon c-
tio nnemen t.WARN ING:Chang es
or modi ficatio nsnot expressive ly
appro vedbythepart yres pon si-
ble forcom plian cecould voidthe
users authorityto oper atethe
equipm ent.The term"IC: "befo re
th eradio certificat ion num ber
onl ysign ifies Canada technical
spec ificatio nswere met.
IC: 2546A-MC34 MA4 Load
ingthevehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
WAR
NING
Ove rloade dtir es can over heat ,causi nga
blowout .Ove rloade dtir es can also impair the
st eerin gand drivingchar acteris ticsand lead
to brak efailur e.Ther eis arisk ofacc iden t.
Obse rvetheload rating ofthetir es. The load
rat ing must beatleast halfoftheGAWR of
your vehicle.Nev erover load thetir es by
exc eedin gth emax imum load.
Two instruct ion labels onyour vehicle show the
max imum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar dis
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside. TheTire
and Loadin gIn for mat ionplacar dshows the
max imum permissiblenum berofocc u-
pant sand themax imum permissibleveh icle
load. Italso contain sdet ails ofthetir esiz es
and correspon ding pressures fortires
moun tedatthefac tory.
(2) Thevehicle iden tificat ion plat eis on theB-
pillar onthedriv er'sside. Thevehicle iden -
tif icat ion plat einf orm syou ofthegro ss
veh icle weight rating .It is made upofthe
veh icle weight ,all veh icle occupant s,the
fuel andthecar go. You canalso findinf or-
mat ionabout themax imum grossaxle
weight rating onthefro ntand rear axle.
The maximum grossaxle weight rating is
th emax imum weight that can becar ried by
one axle (front orrear axle) .Nev erexc eed
th emax imum loadorthemax imum gross
axle weight rating forthefro ntor rear axle. 0043
B-pillar ,driv er'sside Load
ingthevehicle
301Wheels andtires Z

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Risk offire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoffthe
auxili aryheating. G
WARNING
Fuel ispoisonous andhazardous tohealth.
There isarisk ofinjury.
You must make surethatfueldoes notcome
into contactwith your skin, eyesorclothing
and that itis not swall owed. Donot inhale fuel
vapors. Keepfuelawayfrom children.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ng:
R Wash awayfuel from skinimmediately
using soapandwater.
R Iffuel comes intocontactwith your eyes,
immediately rinsethem thoroughly with
clean water. Seekmedical assistance with-
out delay .
R Iffuel isswall owed, seekmedical assis-
tance without delay.Do not induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city CLA
250 13.2
USgal
(50 .0l) Al
lot her models 14.8
USgal
(56.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) All
other models Approx.
1.6 USgal
(6.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids.
! Damage
causedbythe wrong fuel
Even smallamou ntsofthe wrong fuelcould
resul tin dama getothe fuel system, the
engine andtheemiss ioncontrol system.
R Only refue lusi ng unlea ded,sulfur-free gas-
oli ne that conforms toEurope anstandard
EN 228, oran equ ivalent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation maycontain upto
10vol.% %ethanol .You rvehicl eis compati ble
with E10fuel
Never refuelusi ng:
R Diesel
R Reg ulargaso linewith anoctane number
low erthan 91RON
R Ga soli newith more than10vol. %etha nol,
e.g .E15, E20,E85,E100
R Ga sol ine with mor etha n3 vol .% meth anol,
e.g .M15, M30
R Ga sol ine with meta llife rou sad ditive s
If yo uacc identa lly ref uelwi th the wrong fuel:
R Do not switch theigniti onon
R Co nsu ltaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. 32
0 Se
rvi ce produc tsand fillin gca pac itiesTec hnicaldata