Pr
otecting the environment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate your
ve hicle.
Help toprotect the environment byoperating
yo ur vehicle in an environmentally responsi‐
ble manner. Please obser vethefo llowing rec‐
ommendations on ope rating conditions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Make sure that the tire pressure is cor‐
re ct. #
Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no
lon ger need them). #
Adhere tothe service inter vals.
A regularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ute toenvironmen tal pr otection. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workcar ried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do not depress the accelera tor pedal
when starting the engine. #
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
di st ance from theve hicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup to00C3 of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switch off the engine in stationary traf‐
fi c, e.g. byusing the ECO start/ stop
function. #
Drive fuel-ef ficiently. Obser vethe ECO
display for a fuel-ef ficient driving style. Environmental issues and
recommendations:
It is recommended that youre -use or recycle
materials ins tead of just disposing of them.
The releva nt environmental guidelines and regu‐
lations ser vetoprotect the environment and
must be strictly obser ved. Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
dama gecaused bynot using recycled
re conditioned components Daimler
AGoffers recycled reconditioned
components and pa rts with the same quality
as new parts. The same entitlement from the
Limited Warranty is valid as for new parts. #
Use recycled reconditioned compo‐
nents and pa rts from Daimler AG. Gene
ral no tes 19
*
NO
TEImpairment of the operating ef fi‐
ciency of there stra int sy stems from
ins talling accessory parts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and Emer
gency Tensioning Devices,
as well as control units and sensors forthe
re stra int sy stems, may be ins talled in thefo l‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Cen ter console
R Lateral roof frame #
Do not ins tall accessory parts such as
audio sy stems in these areas. #
Do not car ryout repairs or welding. #
Have afte rm arke t ins tallation of acces‐
sories car ried out at a qualified special‐
ist workshop. Yo
u could jeopardize the operating saf ety of your
ve hicle if you use parts, tires and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf ety which ha venot
been appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. the brake sy stem, may mal‐
function. Only use Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts
or parts of equal qualit y.Only use tires, wheels
and accessories that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts are subject to
st rict quality control. Each part has been spe‐
cially de veloped, manufactured or selec tedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and fine-tuned forth em.
Therefore, only Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts
should be used.
More than 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
Genuine Parts are available for Mercedes-Benz
models.
All auth orized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain
a supply of Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts for necessa
ryservice and repair work. In addition,
st ra tegically located parts delivery centers pro‐
vide forqu ick and reliable parts service.
Alw ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (→ page 408) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Operator's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Opera tor's Man‐
ual going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
are possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features desc ribed. This is also
th e case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase agreement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 20
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