
R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. 0007
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(→ pag e34 7). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely3 in (85 mm).
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 0007
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. 0007
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 34
8
Maint enance andcare

On-boar
dcom puter:
Service EngineOilLevel
Yo uwil lsee one ofthefo llo wing messa gesin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay: 0007
Measuring EngineOil Level... :measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. Re peat the
re qu estaf te ra maximu mof 30 minut es'driv‐
ing. 0007
Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect. 0007
Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": add
1. 1 US qt(1l)of engine oil. 0007
Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ":drain
of fth eex cess engineoil.Co nsul ta qu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On:
switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l. 0007
Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
def ective or notinse rted. Consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.:
close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es 0007
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. 0007
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. 0007
Donotuse additiv es. 352
Maintenanc eand care

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- sunlight
- temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- weather condition s
- stone chipping sand dirt
- chemical cleaningag ent s
- oily products
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. 0009
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare359

0007
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. 0007
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. 0007
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. 0007
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. 0007
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. 0007
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gasma ybe released. 0007
Alw aysth aw afroz en bat tery out firs t
bef orech argin git or per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. All
vehicl es
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. 0007
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tact with other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning . Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e37
3

1
Haza rdand servicewa rning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 warnofthefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only Re
frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 425

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(Ex am ple) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(→ pag e32). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionally ormight notbe trigg ered atall in
th eev ent ofan acciden twit hhigh deceler ation. 0007
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag andknee airbags areenabled during thejour ney:
R evenwh en ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R evenwh en thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urywhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erair bag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erair bag is
enabled, thefront passeng erair bag candeplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheair bag. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
7

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEInoperative See
Operator's Manual *
PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfunctioning. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Mercedes meconn ect
Services LimitedSeeOper-
ator's Manual *S
ervice limited.
At leas tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system ismalfunct ioning. 0007
Obser vetheno teson thediagnos ticsconnect ion(→pag e24 ). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0053 Inoperative *A
tle as tone mainfunctio nof theMer cedes meconnect system oroftheSOS emer gency callsy stem ismalfunc‐
tion ing. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Beginning EmergencyStop *Y
our hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. Emergency stop isinitiat ed. 0007
Put your han dsbac kon thesteer ing wheel.
Emer gency stop can beinterru pte dby means ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Depr essing thebr ak eor acceler ator pedal Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 439

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Apply Brake toShift from
'P' 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal.
Serv iceRequired DoNot
Shift Gears VisitDealer *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe shif ted. 0007
When thetransmission isin position 005B,consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. 0007
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.Re versege ar can nolongerbe eng aged. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
The transmission canonly beshif tedto position 005Dwhen theve hicle isstatio nary.
Driv er'sDoo rOp en &
Tra nsmi ssion Not inPRi sk
of Veh icleRo lling Awa y *
The driver' sdo or isno tfu lly clo sed and thetransmission isin position 005E,005Cor005B. 0007
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dwhen youpar kth eve hicle.
To Engage Transmiss. Posi-
tion RFirst Depress the
Brake *
Youha ve trie d to switc hto trans missi on positio n005E. 0007
Dep ress thebr ak epedal. 0007
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005E.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 459