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All
vehicl es
Plug-i nhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
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 tactwi th 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 .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using batteries withanom inalvoltag eof
12 V.
R Theve hicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine :On lyacc eptst ar tin gassis ‐
ta nce ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem are
cold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005D.
R The igniti onand allele ctrical consumer sar e
swi tched off.
R The hood isopen. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce
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R
Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off
R The igniti onissw itched off
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (0013 page38 4)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(0013 page385)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(0013 page385)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright- hand side
of theve hicle when viewe din thedir ect ion of
tra vel(0013 page385) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver areav ailable.
Obse rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page383). Opening 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. 0007
Turn clips 2 oncover1 count er-cloc kwise
a qu arter-tur n. 0007
Pullco ver1 upw ards inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . 38
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0007
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. 0007
Loosen screws4, remo vefuse boxlid 3
fr om theto p.
Closing 0007
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 3. 0007
Inser tlid 3 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar of
th efuse box. 0007
Folddo wn lid3 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews4. 0007
Inser tco ver1 onboth sides. 0007
Turn clips 2 oncover1 cloc kwise aqu ar‐
te r-tur n. 0007
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit The
fuse boxis on theside ofthedashboar d
under aco ver. 0007
Con tact an author ized Mercedes-B enzCen‐
te rfo rfur ther information . Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Obser
vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page383). 0007
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
tr unk Obser
vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page383). Br
eakdo wnassis tance 38
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Switc hof fth eengine. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Cannot StartEngine See
Operator's Manual *T
hecharge leve lof the48 Vbatt eryis toolow. Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine. 0007
Switc hof felectr icalconsumer sth at areno tre qu ired. 0007
Conn ectasuit able charge rapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben zwit hsuf ficie ntcharge output tothejum p-start connec‐
tion pointofthe12 Vbatt ery(0013 page37 6).
The 48Vbatt eryis ch arge dvia thevo ltag econ verter intheve hicle.
Engin eCan Now BeStart ed *T
he48 Vbatt eryhas been charge daut omatic allyviathevo ltag econ verter . 0007
Startth eengine anddrive th eve hicle fora whi leto charge the12 Vbatt eryand the48 Vbatt ery.
00AC *T
hefanmo toris def ectiv e. 0007
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00AC
Coolant TooHotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Beforeopening thehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 0007
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. 0007
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. 0007
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00D7
Please WaitCharging High-
voltage Battery.. . *T
he48 Vbatt eryis disc harged. Youha ve switc hedontheignition whilethe12 Vbatt erywa sbeing charge dwit ha
suit able charge ror whi leano ther vehicle waspr ov iding star tin gassis tance.
The disc ha rged 48 Vbatt eryis ch arge daut omatic allyviathevo ltag econ verter .Af tera fe w min utes, theEn gine
Can Now BeStarted displaymessag ewill besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Startth eengine. 0007
Drive th eve hicle fora whi leto charge the12 Vbatt eryand the48 Vbatt eryaf te rdisconnecting thech arge r
fr om theve hicle.
If th eEn gine CanNow BeStarted displaymessag edoes notappear afte ra fe w min utes: 0007
Tryto star tth eengine again. 0007
Ifth eengine doesnotst ar t,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 458
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 0007
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00CC Steering Malfunction
Increased PhysicalEffort
See Operator's Manual *T
hepowe rassi stanc efo rth esteer ing ismalfunct ioning. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . 0007
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . 0007
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 0007
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . 0007
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0083 *T
hehood isopen. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. 0007
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. 0007
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at theengine hoodislatc hed. 0007
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Close thehood.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. 0007
Close alldo ors.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 0007
Close thetrunk lid.
00B2
Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. 0007
Addwa sher fluid (0013 page35 5). 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. 0007
Refuel .
00AC
Coo lant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld come
int oco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 488
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps