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Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinthesaf etyve st
com partments inthedr iver's andfront
passeng erdoor stow agecom partment s. 0007
Toremo ve:pu llou tsa fety vest bag 1by
loop 2. 0007
Open safetyve st bag 1and pulloutthe
saf etyve st.
0009 Ther ear ealso safetyve st com partments in
th ere ar door stow agecom partment sin
whic hsaf etyve stscan bestor ed. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st The
requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclos ed.
The safetyve st mus tbe replaced inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ty
R themaximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exc eeded
R thefluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teson flat tires 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : 0007
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. 0007
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel. Br
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Alt
ernati vely,co nsu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : 0007
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire)
(0013 page37 6).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo ucan repair
th etir es so that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (0013 page37 7).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rRo adside Assis tance via
th eov erhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(0013 page32 4). R
Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(0013 page41 9). No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. 0007
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. 0007
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. 0007
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration R
smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls 0007
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. 0007
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. 37
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If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orar ymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor . 1
Tire inflation compressor
2 Tire seala ntbottle Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s
Re quired tools:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R TIREFIT sticke r R
Tire inflation compressor
R Gloves(depending ontheve hicle equipment)
TIREFIT kitstor ag elocation: (0013page37 7)
Yo ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly
th ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use
TIRE FITin out side temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th etir esealant is
unable toprov ide sufficie ntbrea kdo wnassis‐
ta nce, asitis una ble to seal thetir epr oper ly:
R Ther ear ecuts orpunct ures inthetir e
larg erthan those prev iousl ymen tioned.
R The wheel rim isdama ged.
R Youha ve driven atave ry low tirepr es‐
sur eor on aflat tire. 0007
Donotcon tinue drivin g. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Br
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do notal lo w itto come intocont act
wi th theskin ,ey es orclo thing, and donot
sw allo wit. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.
Ke ep thetir esealant away from childr en.
If yo uco me intoco ntact withth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: 0007
Rinse offth etir esealant from your skin
imm ediat elyusin gwa ter. 0007
Iftir eseal antgets int oyo ur eyes, thor‐
oughl yrinse outth eey es using clean
wa ter. 0007
Iftir eseal anthas been swallowe d,
immediat elyrinse outth emout hth or‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not
ind uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . 0007
Cha ngeout ofanyclo thes con tamina‐
te dwit htir esealant immediat ely. 0007
Ifall ergic react ionsocc ur,seek medical
att ent ion imm ediat ely. 000E
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong 0007
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke ron thetir einf lation compressor .
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop everyfive years. 0007
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign obje ctswhic h
ha ve ent ered thetir e. 0007
Affix pa rt1 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rto the
ins trumen tclus terwit hin thedr iver's field of
vision. 0007
Affix pa rt2 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rnear the
va lve on thewheel withth edef ective tir e. 0007
Pull plug 4withth ecable andhose 5out
of thetir einf lation compressor housing. 37
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0007
Push theplug ofhose 5intoflang e6 of
tir esealan tbo ttle 1 untilth eplug engages. 0007
Place tiresealant bottle 1 head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir einf lation compres‐
sor . 0007
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve 7 onthe
def ective tir e. 0007
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. 0007
Insertplug 4intoa12 Vsoc ketin your
ve hicle. 0007
Switc hth eignition on. 0007
Press onand offswitc h3 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor .
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. 0007
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clearwa ter.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen ach‐
ie ve d: 0007
Swi tchof fth etir einf lation compressor . 0007
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
def ective tir e.
Please note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. 0007
Drive fo rw ards orreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). 0007
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). 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 rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance. Br
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Dam
aged tires and atir epr ess ureth at istoo
lo w can significan tly im pair brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. 0007
Donotcon tinue drivin g. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen achie ved: 0007
Swi tchof fth etir einf lation compressor . 0007
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
def ective tir e. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sdr iving charact eristic sand isno t
suit able forhighe rspee ds. 0007
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. 0007
Donotexc eed themaximum speed
limit withatir eth at has been repair ed
using tiresealant. 0007
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
a tir esealed withtir esealan t50 mph
(80 km/ h). 0007
Affix th eupper sectionoftheTIREFI Tst icke r
to theins trument clusterin alocati onwher e
it wil lbe easi lyseen bythedr iver .
000E NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtir e
sealant Af
teruse, excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om thefilling hose. 0007
Ther efor e, place thefilling hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theTIREFI T
kit. 000F
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyirre ‐
sponsible disposal Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. 0007
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. 0007
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . 0007
Pull away imm ediat ely. 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 tance.
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 380
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cal
l1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (in th eUS 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.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer 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 page17 4)
R Further information onESP ®
(0013 page17 5)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐ Br
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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 ctrostat icch arge 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
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todiscon nectth e12 Vbatt ery, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Com plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fir
e,open flames andsmokingar e
pr ohibi tedwhen handling thebatt ery.
Av oid creating sparks. 382
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