2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE tires

Fea
ture s................ ................ .............. 244 Main
tenanceand care ................ ......260
Engine compartment ................ ...........260
ASSYST PLUS................ ......................264
Ca re................ .....................................265 Breakdo
wnassi stanc e................ .....273
Whe rewillIfind ...?................ .............. 273
Fla ttire ................ ................................ 274
Battery (vehicl e)................ ..................279
Ju mp-sta rting................ .......................282
Tow ingand tow-s tarting................ ......284
Fus es................ ...................................287 Whee
lsand tires ................ ............... 290
Impo rtant safety notes ................ ........290
Ope ration................ ............................290
Winte rope ration................ ..................292
Tir epre ssu re................ .......................293
Loa ding the vehi cle................ .............. 301
All abou twhe elsand tires................ ...304
Ch angi ngawhe el................ ................ 310
Whe eland tirecombi nations............... 315
Emerge ncysparewhe el................ .......315 Tec
hnical data ................ ...................317
Informa tionregarding techni caldata ... 317
Veh icleelectroni cs................ .............. 317
Ide ntifica tionplates ................ .............318
Servi ceprod ucts andfilling cap aci-
ties ................ ......................................319
Veh icleda ta ................ .........................325 Co
nten ts
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Roof
lining ...................................... 272
Se at belt ........................................ 271
Seat cover .....................................2 71
Sensors ......................................... 269
Steering wheel....... ........................271
Trim pieces ....... .............................271
Was hing byhand ........................... 266
Whee ls....... ....................................268
Windo ws....... ................................. 268
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 269
Wood entrim .................................. 271
Cargo compartm entenlargemen t... 242
Cargo tiedow nrings .........................243
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........185
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 36
Uppe rsection .................................. 35
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-boardcom-
pute r)....... ......................................189
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .70
Cha nge ofaddress .............................. 26
Cha nge ofowner ship.......................... 26
Cha nging awheel
Wheel sand tires ............................ 311
Child
Rest raintsyst em.............................. 56
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 59
LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) child seat
anc hors............................................ 57
On thefron t-passe nger seat ............ 58
Rearwar d-facin gres traint system.... 59
Top Tether ...................................... .5 7
Child -proof locks
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 59
Rear doors.......................................6 0
Child ren
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor...............5 5
Child reninthevehi cle
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 54
Cigar ettelight er................................ 247
Cleani ng
Mirr ortur nsign al...........................2 69 Cl
imate control
Air-conditi oningsystem .................112
Automa ticclima tecontrol (dual-
zone) ..............................................114
Control lingautomatica lly....... ........117
Coo ling with airdehu midificati on.. 116
Defrosting thewindows .................119
Defrosting thewindshi eld....... ....... 118
Gene ralnotes ................................ 111
Indica torlamp ....... .........................117
Informati onabo utusi ng auto-
matic climatecontrol ..................... 115
Maxi mum cooling....... ................... 119
Notes onusing the air-conditio n-
ing system .....................................113
Overvi ewofsys tems ......................111
Prob lemwith the rear window
defro ster........................................ 120
Prob lems with cooli ngwith air
dehu midificati on....... ..................... 117
Ref rige rant .....................................324
Ref rige rant filling capa city....... ...... 324
Setting theairdis tribu tion............. 117
Setting theairvents ......................121
Setting theairflow ......................... 118
Setting thetempera ture................117
Switchi ngair-recircu lation mode
on/off ............................................120
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 116
Switchi ngresi dua lhea ton/off ......120
Switchi ngthe rear window
defro steron/off ............................ 119
Switchi ngthe ZONE function
on/off ............................................118
Co ckpit
Overvi ew....... ................................... 32
see Instrument cluster
COMA NDdisplay
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 270
Co mbinati onswi tch ....... ................... 102
Co mpass
Ca librating .....................................258
Ca lling up ....... ................................258
Mag netic fieldzone maps....... ....... 258
Setting ...........................................258
Co nne ctin gaUSB device
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 In
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F
Favo rites
Ove rview ........................................ 233
Filler cap
see Refuel ing
Flat tire
MOE xten ded tires .......................... 275
Pre parin gth eveh icle .....................2 74
TIR EFIT kit....... ...............................276
see Emergency sparewhe el
Fl exi ble Fue lvehi cles ....... .................320
Fl oo rmats ...........................................259
Freque ncies
Mobi lephone ................................. 317
Two -way radio....... .........................317
Fue l
Addi tives ........................................ 321
Consu mption statistics....... ...........182
Displ aying the current consump -
tion ................................................ 182
Displ aying the range ......................182
Driving tips....... .............................146
E10 .............. .................................. 320
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 33
Gra de(gasoli ne) ....... ..................... 320
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Ref ueling ....... ................................. 139
Tank content/reserve fuel....... ...... 320
Fue lfill er flap
Openi ng....... .................................. 141
Fue llev el
Ca lling up the range (on-boa rd
compu ter)....... ...............................182
Fue ltank
Ca paci ty....... ................................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Fuse s
Allo cation chart.............................289
Before changing....... ......................288
Fuse boxinthe engine compart-
ment ..............................................288
Fuse boxinthe front-pass enger
footwe ll....... ....... ............................ 289
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 287 G
Garage dooropener
Cl eari ngthe memory ..................... 257
Gene ralnotes ................................ 255
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 255
Openi ng/closi ngthe gara gedoor ..257
Prob lems whenprogr ammi ng....... .257
Progra mming (button inthe rear -
view mirror) ................................... 255
Synchroni zingtherolling code ....... 256
Gasol ine....... ......................................320
Gear indicator (on-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMGvehi cles) ....... 190
Genui neparts ......................................24
Glo vebox ...........................................240
Goo gle™Local Searc h
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 H
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ....... ................... 80
Hazard warninglamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 94
Adjusting (manual ly)....... .................94
Adjusting (rear)....... .........................95
Headlamps
Foggi ngup ....... ..............................104
see Automa tichea dlamp mode
Heatin g
see Clima tecontrol
High beam flasher....... ......................102
High-b eamheadlamps
Adap tiveHighb eamAssist ............. 103
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................107
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 102
Hill start assist....... ........................... 126
HOLD function
Activating .......................................159
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 159
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 159
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 209
Function/notes .............................158 In
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Locking
centrally
see Cent rallock ing
Locking verifica tion signa l(on-
boar dcomp uter) ...............................1 90
Lo w-be amheadlamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 204
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................106
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 102
Lumbar support
Adjusting the4-way lumba rsup -
port ..................... .............................95 M
M+S tires ............................................ 292
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displ aymessa ges
Matte finish(clean inginstruc-
tions )..... ............................................. 267
Mec hanic alkey
Function/notes ................................72
Inserting .......................................... 72
Locking vehicle..... ...........................77
Remo ving.........................................7 2
Unlocking thedriver's door.............. 77
Memory card(audio) .........................1 85
Memory function ...............................100
Merce desmeconne ct
Ca llprio rity....... .............................251
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Downlo ading desti nations
(C OMAND) .....................................251
Downlo ading route s....... ................254
Gene ralnotes ................................ 248
Geo fencing ................................... 254
Info callbutton ..............................250
Merced es-Benz emergencycall..... 249
Reco vering astole nvehi cle....... .... 253
Rem oteVehi cleHeal thChe ck....... 253
Roa dside Assista ncecallbutton ....250
Search &Send ...............................252
Self-di agnosis....... ......................... 248
Speed alert ....... .............................254
System .......................................... 248
Trig geri ngthe vehi clealarm ...........255
Vehi cleremote locking.................. 253
Vehi cleremote unlocking .............. 252 Mess
agememory (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................193
Mess ages
see Displ aymessa ges
Mirror turnsignal
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 269
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vani tymirror (inthe sun visor)
Mobi lephone
Connecting (Bluetooth ®
inter-
face) .............................................. 235
Connecting (device mana ger)........236
Frequ encies ................................... 317
Install ation....... ..............................317
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 185
Transmi ssionoutp ut(ma ximum ).... 317
Modify ingthe programming
(SmartKe y)....... ....................................72
MOExte ndedtires.......... .................... 275
Mountin gwhe els
Lowe ringthevehicl e..... .................314
Mounting anew whee l..... .............. 313
Prepa ringthevehicl e..... ................3 11
Ra ising the vehi cle....... ..................312
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 313
Securi ngthe vehi cleaga inst roll-
ing away ....... ................................. 312
MP3
Opera tion.......................................185
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
Multifun ctiondisplay
Function/notes .............................181
Perma nentdispla y....... ..................189
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel
Opera tingtheon-boa rdcompu ter..179
Overvi ew....... ................................... 34
Multime diasyste m
Switchi ngon and off....... ...............232
Music files
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 In
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Con
necting amob ilephon e(gen -
eral inform ation)............................ 235
Dis play message ............................ 218
In troduc tion ...................................1 85
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 185
Numb erfrom thephone book........186
Red ialing ....... ................................. 186
Reje cting/endi ngacall ....... ..........186
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
Temperature
Coo lant ....... ................................... 179
Coo lant (on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG vehicles) ...............190
Engine oil(on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG vehicles) ...............190
Outsi detempera ture......................178
Setting (climate control) ................117
Transmi ssionoil (on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....190
Through-lo adingfeature ................... 241
Timing (RACETIME R)....... .................. 191
Tire pressure
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 297
Che cking manually ....... .................296
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 213
Maxi mum .......................................296
Not reach ed(TIR EFIT) .................... 277
Notes .............................................295
Rea ched (TIREFIT) .......................... 278
Reco mmended ...............................293
Tire pressure losswarni ngsyste m
Gene ralnotes ................................ 296
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 297
Res tarting ......................................297
Tire pressure monitor
Che cking thetire press ureelec-
tronical ly....... ................................. 299
Function/notes .............................297
Gene ralnotes ................................ 297
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 298
Ra dio type approval forthe tire
press uremonitor ........................... 300
Res tarting ......................................300
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 230
Warni ngmessa ge....... ................... 299
TIREF ITkit ....... ................................... 276
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 276 Storage
location ............................ 274
Tire press urenot reach ed....... ....... 277
Tire press urereach ed....... ............. 278
Tires
Aspect ratio(definitio n)....... ..........310
Averag ewei ght ofthe vehi cle
occup ants(definitio n)....... ............. 308
Bar (definitio n)....... ........................308
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 310
Cha racteri stics..............................308
Che cking ........................................ 290
Cu rbwei ght (definitio n)....... ..........309
Definiti onofterms .........................308
Direction ofrotatio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 311
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 213
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
DOT (DepartmentofTra nspo rta-
tion) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 308
DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(T IN) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 308
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rating)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 315
GV W(Gros sVeh icleWei ght) (def-
ini tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
GV WR (Gros sVeh icleWei ght Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 309
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Increa sedvehiclewe ight dueto
opti onaleq uipme nt(defi niti on) ...... 309
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Kil opa scal(kPa )(d efi niti on) ........... 309
La be ling (overv iew) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 310
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 307
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 309
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 292
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 309
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 307
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 309
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292 In
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Optional
equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............ ................................ 310
PSI (pounds persquare inch)(def-
inition) ......... ..................................3 10
Rep lacing .......................................310
Service life....... ..............................291
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................310
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........309
Storing ..................... ......................311
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................308
Summer tires................................. 292
Temp erature....... ........................... 305
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................310
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............310
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........310
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 309
Tire size (data) ....... ........................315
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea ring
capa city, speedrating .................... 305
Tire tread .............. .........................291
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 310
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 310
Tracti on....... .................................. 304
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................310
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 310
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
see Flattire
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 287
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 287
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285Note
sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 287
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 287
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 286
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 286
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 131
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 287
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 182
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 182
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 183
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning (auto mati callyfrom out-
si de )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 79
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Ope ning automa tically from
insi de<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Tailga te
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Re placi ng bulbs(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 317
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 317
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti fication plate 20
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Wheel
sand tires
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................311
Windo wcurtain airbag
Displ aymessa ge...... ...................... 201
Opera tion......................................... 47
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windshi eld
Defrosting ............ ..........................118
Windshi eldwashe rsystem
Adding washer fluid<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 263
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 323
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 110
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 109
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 108
Win terdrivi ng
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 150
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 293
Win terope ratio n
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 292
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 109
Woo dentrim (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 11822
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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffected
by these factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuelcon-
sumption.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger need
them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedalwhen
startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe distance
from thevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach gear
only upto00C3 ofits maximum enginespeed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelconsump-
tion. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires youto
dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate orre-
use them. Observe therelevant environm ental
rules andregulations whendisposing ofmateri-
als. Inthis way youwillhelp toprotect theenvi-
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Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ionedmajor
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry outrepairs
or welding. Youcould impair theoperating
efficiency ofthe restraint systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels as
well asaccessories relevanttosafety which
have notbeen approved byMercedes-B enz.This
could leadtomalfunction sin safety-relevant 24
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