
0007
Stop driving afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
inf lation compressor .
The tirepr essur emus tno wbe atleas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing reac hed
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te ra br ief drive, thetir eis toobadly dam‐
ag ed. The tiresealant cannotrepair thetir e
in this ins tan ce.
Dama gedtir es and tirepr essur eth at istoo
lo w can significan tly im pair thebr aking prop‐
er ties and thehandling charact eristic s. 0007
Donotcon tinue drivin g. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. In
cases suchas theone ment ioned above,con ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.Or
call 1-80 0-FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). 0007
Cor rect thetir epr essur eif it is still at leas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) .See theTire and Loadi
ngInfo rm atio nplacar don thedr iver's
side B‑pillar orthetir epr essur eta ble inthe
fuel filler flap forva lues. 0007
Toincr ease thetir epr essur e:swit chon
th etir einf lation compressor . 0007
Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. 0007
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. 0007
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. 0007
Pull thetir esealant bottle out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay son thetir esealant bot‐
tle. 0007
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr og ram). The oper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

Yo
uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheev ent ofabr uptst eer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s 0007
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. 0007
Donotcont inue driving. 0007
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (0013 page16 6)
R Further information onESP ®
(0013 page16 7)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. Al
lve hicl esexc eptve hicl eswith alithium-
ion batt ery 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rkswhic h
ma yignit eth ehighly flammab legasmixtur e
in thebatt ery. 0007
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. 0007
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. 0007
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. 0007
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. 0007
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. 0007
Immedia tely rinse batter yaci dof fth or‐
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medica latt ention immediately . All
vehicl es
000F ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. 0007
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied Br
eak down assis tance 37
3

000E
NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. 0007
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
A batt eryge ner ates hydrog en gasdur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Ifth er eis ashor tcir cuit or
spar ksstar tto form ,th er eis adang erofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. 0007
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. 0007
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. 0007
When connectin gand disconn ectingth e
batt ery, yo umus tobse rveth edescr i‐
bed order forth ebatt eryclam ps. 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. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
5

0007
Slide cover1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . 0007
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p2 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. 0007
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. 0007
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 3 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. 0007
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. 0007
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. 0007
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. 0007
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e, per form thefo llo wing steps: 0007
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 3and theneg ative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p2 and thepositiv epole ofthedonor batt
ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. 0007
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery 0007
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(0013 page37 2).
Mer cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
7

No
teson noise orunusua lhand lingcharac‐
te rist ics
While driving ,pa yatt ent ion tovibr ations, noises
and unusu alhandl ingcharact eristic s,e.g .pullin g
to one side. Thismayindicat eth at thewheels or
tir es aredamag ed.Ifyo ususpe ctthat atir eis
def ective, reduce your spee dimm ediat ely. Stop
th eve hicle assoon aspossible tocheckth e
wheels andtires fordama ge.Hid den tireda m‐
ag ecou ldalso be cau sing theunusual handling
ch aract eristic s.Ifyo ufind nosigns ofdamag e,
ha ve thetir es and wheels checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson regular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from dam‐
ag ed tires
Dama gedtir es can cause tirepr essur eloss.
As are sult, youco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 0007
Chec kth etir es regular lyforsigns of
dama geand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofaquaplani ng dueto
insuf ficie nttiretrea d
Insu fficien ttir etread willresult inreduced
tir egr ip. The tiretread isno long erable to
dissipat ewa ter.
This means that inhea vyrain or slush the
ri sk ofhydroplaning isincr eased, inpar ticu‐
lar ifve hicle speed isno tadap tedto suit the
condi tions.
If th etir epr essur eis toohigh ortoolow,
tir es ma yex hibit differe nt leve ls of we arat
dif fere nt locati ons onthetir econ tact sur‐
fa ce. 0007
Thu s,yo usho uld regular lych eckth e
tr ea dde pthand thecon dition ofthetir e
con tact surface across theent ire widt h
of all tires. Minimum
tread depthfor:
R Summ ertires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm) 0007
Forsaf etyre ason s,replace thetir es
bef oreth eleg ally prescr ibed limit for
th eminimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thefo llo wing checks on allwheels reg‐
ular ly,at leas tonce amont hor as requ ired, e.g.
pr ior toalon gjo ur ne yor drivin gof f-ro ad:
R Chec kth etir epr essur e(0013 page389).
R Visual lyinsp ecttires and wheels fordama ge.
R Chec kth eva lve caps.
The valves mus tbe protect edagains tmois‐
tur eand dirtby theva lve caps approved
especiall yfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Visual checkof thetir etread depthand the
tir econt actsurface across theent ire widt h.
The minimum tread depthforsummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforwint ertires 00CF in
(4 mm). Whee
lsand tires 38
7

Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. 0007
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es R
beforeembar kingon alon gerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .of f-
ro ad drivin g 0007
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. Dr
iving with tirepr es su re that istoohigh ortoo
lo w can :
R Sho rten theser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adverselyaf fect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas are sult.
In addition, they also sufferfr om excessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,whic hcan significan tly
im pair thebr aking proper tiesand thehan‐
dling charact eristic s. 0007
Avoid excessiv elylow tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire def ectsas are sult ofove rheating
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etir epr essur e
Ti re swit hexc essiv elyhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they aredamag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. 0007
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ex
cessiv elyhigh tirepr essur ecan result in:
R Incr eased braking distance
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear Whee
lsand tires 389

0007
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(0013 page389)
R Tire pressur eta ble (0013 page390)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(0013 page39 6) Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m 000A
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirepr ess ure
Ev erytir e, incl uding thespar e(if prov ided),
should becheckedwhen coldatleas tonc ea
mont hand inflated tothepr essur ere com‐
mend edbytheve hicle manuf acturer(see
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don the
B-pil laron thedr iver ’s side orthetir epr es‐
sur elabel ontheinside ofthefuel filler flap
of your vehicle). Ifyo ur vehicle hastires ofa
dif fere nt size than thesize indicat edon the Ti
re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dor the
tir epr es su re table, youne ed todeterm ine
th epr oper tirepr essur efo rth ose tires.
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire
pr essur eind icat orlam pwhen oneor mor eof
yo ur tires aresign ifican tly und erinf lated.
Ac cor ding ly,if th elow tirepr essur eindicat or
lam plights up,yousho uld stop and check
yo ur tires assoo nas poss ible, andinflate
th em tothepr oper pressur e.Driving ona
signif icantlyunder inflated tirecauses thetir e
to overheat andcanlead totirefa ilur e.
Un der inflation alsoincreases fuelconsum p‐
tion andreduces tiretread life, and may
af fect theve hicle's handling andbraking abil‐
ity .Please note that theTPMS isno ta subs ti‐
tut efo rpr oper tiremaint enance, anditis the
dr iver's responsibili tyto maint aincorrect tire
pr ess ure, eve nif und erinf latio nha sno t
re ac hed theleve lto trig ge rill umina tionof
th eTPMS low tirepr essur eindicat orlam p. Yo
ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atewhen
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPM Smal functi onindicatoris combined with
th elow tirepr essur eindicat orlam p.When
th esy stem detects amal functi on,theindica‐
to rlam pwil lfl ash forapp roxima tely amin ute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ureas intende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofinc om pati‐
ble replacemen tor alternat etir es orwheels
on theve hicle that preve nttheTPMS from
func tioningproper ly.
Alw aysch eckth eTPMS malfunct ionwarning
lam paf te rre placing oneormor etir es or
wheels onyour vehicle toensur eth at the
re placemen tor alternat etir es and wheels 392
Wheels andtires

allo
wtheTPMS tocontinu eto function prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
Ne wtirepr essur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar eaut omaticall yta ught -indur ing thefirs tjou r‐
ne yth ey areused.
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y
(0013 page393).
If th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tire temp eratur eis excess ive, youwill bewarned
in thefo llo wing ways:
R viadisp lay messa ges(0013 page465)
R viathe0077 warning lam pin theins trument
clus ter(0013 page489)
The tirepr essu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation .Se tth etir e
pr essur efo rcold tires using atir epr essu re ga
ug e. No tethat thecor rect tirepr ess urefo rth e
cur rent operati ng situa tionmu stfirs tbe taught -
in to thetir epr essur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m wil lau tomatical lyupd ateth ene wrefere nce
va lues afte ryo uha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan ,ho we ver,also updat eth ere fere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(0013 page39 4).
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth etir epr essur eis setincor rectl y
R Ifth er eis asudden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byafo re ign obje ctpene trating the
tir e
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioncaused byano ther
ra dio signal source
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(0013 page389) Chec
kingthetir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emoni toring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom puter:
0018 Service 0019
Tires
One ofthefo llo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirepr ess ureand tirete mp eratur eof
th eindividual wheels: R
Tire pressure willbedisplayed afterdriving a
few minutes Wheels
andtires 393