Infor
mation abou tSer vice
Res etting theASSYS TPLUS service
int erv aldis pla y !
If
th eAS SYS TPLU Sser viceint erv aldisp lay
has been inadve rten tly res et,th is set ting can
be correc tedat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
Hav eser vicewor kcar ried outasdesc ribedin
th eMain tenan ceBooklet .This may other wise
lead toinc reas edwear anddamag eto the
maj orasse mbliesortheveh icle.
A qualif iedspec ialist workshop, e.g. an auth or-
ize dMer cedes- BenzCen ter, will resetthe
AS SYS TPLU Sser viceint erv aldisp layafterthe
ser vicewor khas been carried out.You canalso
obt ain further inform ation onmain tenan ce
wor k,for exampl e.
Sp ecial service requireme nts The
spec ifiedmain tenan ceinterv altak esonly
th eno rm aloper ation oftheveh icleint o
acc oun t.Un der arduo usoper ating cond ition sor
inc reas edload ontheveh icle, main tenan ce
wor kmust becar ried outmor efrequen tly, for
ex ampl e:
R reg ular citydriv ingwithfrequen tint erm ediat e
st ops
R ifth eveh icleis prim arily used totravel short
dist ances
R use inmoun tainous terrain oron poor road
sur faces
R ifth een gin eis oft en leftidlin gfor longper iods
R in part icularly dust yco nd ition s,or ifair- recir-
culat ionmod eis frequen tly used
In these orsim ilar oper ating cond ition s,have
th eint erio rfilt er, engin eair cleane r,en gin eoil
and oilfilter, for exampl e,chang edmor efre-
quen tly. Un der arduo usoper ating cond ition s,
th etires must bechecke dmor eoft en.Fur ther
inf orm ation can beobt ained ataqualif iedspe-
cial istwor kshop, e.g. an auth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCen ter.
Driv ingabroad An
extens ive Mer cedes- BenzSe rvice netwo rkis
also availa bleinother count ries .You canobtain
fur ther inform ation from any auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. Car
e Gener
alnot es H
Envir
onmentalnot e
Di spo seofemp typac kaging and cleani ng
clo thsin an environ men tallyres pon sible man-
ne r.
! When
cleani ng your car,do notuse:
R dry, coars eor har dclo ths
R abras ivecleani ng agen ts
R solv ents
R cle ani ng agen tscontain ing solv ents
Do notsc rub.
Do notto uch thesur facesand filmswit hhar d
obj ects,e. g. rin gs orice scrape rs.Other wise,
you may scrat ch ordamag eth esur facesand
film s.
! Do
notpark yourvehiclefor alon gper iod of
ti me dire ctly aft ercle ani ng,part icularly after
cle ani ng thewhee lrim withwhee lcle ane r.
Whee lcle ane rcan lead totheinc reas edcor-
ros ion ofthebrak edisc sand pads. Therefore,
driv efor afew minutesaft ercle ani ng.By
heat ingupthebrak es,thebrak edisc sand
pads dry.Thevehiclecan then be park edfor a
lon gper iod oftime.
Regular careof your vehicleis aco nd ition for
ret ain ing thequalit yin thelon gte rm .
Use carepro duc tsand cleani ng agen tsrec om-
men dedandappr ovedby Mer cedes- Benz. Wa
shing theveh icle and clean ingthe
pa int work
Aut oma tic car wash G
WAR
NING
Br aki ng efficien cy isred uce daft erwashi ng
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Af terth eveh iclehas been washe d,brak e
car eful lywhile payingatt ention tothetraff ic
co nd ition sunt ilfull brak ingpower isres tored .
! When
Active Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cor
th eHO LD function isact ivat ed, theveh icle
brak esauto maticallyin certain situati ons. Car
e
265Maintenan ceand care 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)
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