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(0013 page336). 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 ely80 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. Maint
enance andcare33
7
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 andcare34
7
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 hex cess ively highpr ess urecan
bu rstbe cau sethey 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
R Impair eddrivin gcom fort
R Sus ceptibility to damag e 37
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Wheels andtires
Clim
atecontr ol Displ
aymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Air Condition ingMalfunc-
tion SeeOperator' sManual *O
peration oftheclimat econ trol system istemp orarily restrict ed. Airflow and fresh airsuppl yar ese tto aut omat ic
mode . 0007
Have theclimat econ trol system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Let fresh airinto thevehi-
cle interior. AirCondition-
ing Malf. VisitWorkshop *T
heclimat econt rolsy stem ismalfunct ioning. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand acciden tdue toan insufficie ntsupply offresh air
If th eclimat econ trol system ismalfunct ioning,carbon dioxide leve ls ma yinc rease intheve hicle interior .
Br eat hing incarbon dioxide maycause dizziness. 0007
Open thewindo wto ensur eth at ther eis asuf ficie ntsupply offresh air. 0007
Open thewindo wto ensur eth at ther eis an adeq uatesupply offresh air. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 459
0049
Intell. Light System Inoperativ e... 460
00AFKe yNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 54
00AF KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 54
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (Exam ple) ...4 27
Le tfr esh airintoth eve hicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 59
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........438
Ma lfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50 mph...... 436
0049Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 61
¢ Max. Speed 22mph.................... 438
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 430
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 449
00AF ObtainaNe wKe y........................ 454 çOf
f...............................................4 38
00D9Of f....... ........................................ 435
Onl yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 49
0049Pa rking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... ...........................................4 18
00AF Place theKe yin theMar ked
Spa ceSee Operator's Manua l...... .......455
0077Ple aseCorrect Tire Pressur e.......4 51
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e...... 421
PRE- SAFE Inope rativ eSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 430
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 423
006FRe arLef tBac kres tNo t
La tched (Exam ple) ...............................4 56
00AFRe placeKeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 455
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 449
Ro ad Sur face Scan Inope rativ e ........... 439 003DSe
eOp erator' sMa nua l........... .....441
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 448
Shif tto 'P' ........................................... 450
Shif tto 'P' or'N' toStartEn gin e.........4 50
0075SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 426
00CCSt eering Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 457
00CCSt eering Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...456
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 448
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....442
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 443
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w ...... 437
çSuspended ..................................4 39 Inde
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Sea
rching forst atio ns.........................3 27
Se tting ach ann el................................ 327
Se tting thewa veband .......................... 327
St or ing radio statio ns.......................... 327
Swit ching on .......................................3 25
Switc hingtheHD radio func tion
on/ off.... .............................................3 27
Ta gging music trac ks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 328
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) ..................................................... 230
Ra dio station s
Dial ing(on-boa rdcom puter) ...... .......... 218
Ra nge
Displa ying............................................ 216
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Car e).....................................3 50
Re ar climat eco ntr ol
Se tting ................................................. 121
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off............................ .....1 07
Re ar vie wcamer a....... .............................186
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 349Fu
nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>186
Opening thecamer aco ver(360°
Ca mer a)..... ........................................ ..190
Se tting favo rite s(360° Camer a)...... ....1 90
Re ar windo w
Ro ller sunblin d...................................... 69
Re fle ctive sa fety vest <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 353
Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes ................................................... 413
Re frig er ator box
Re mo ving/ins talling ............................ 103
Using ................................................... 101
Re fueli ng
Re fuel ingtheve hicle ........................ ... 139
Re mo teOnline
Char ging thebatt ery ........................ ....1 29
Coo ling orhea ting theve hicle inte‐
ri or ................................................... ....1 28
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ..... 129
Re por ting malfun ctionsre leva nt to
saf ety .... ...................................................... 23
Re scue card............................................... 23 Re
ser ve
Fu el ...................................................... 410
Re setfunction (multimedia system) .....2 57
Re sidual heat...........................................1 21
Re stor ing (fact oryse ttings)
see Resetfunction (multimedia system)
Re stra int system .......................................2 8
Basi cins tructi ons forch ildr en ...............4 4
Fu nctio nin an acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .29
Fu nctio nality <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>29
Ma lfunctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>29
Pr otect ion ..............................................2 8
Re duced protect ion ...............................2 8
Sel f-tes t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 29
Wa rning lam p........................................ 29
Re versege ar
Inser ting.............................................. 136
Rims (Care) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>349
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN
Mult ifunction cam era .......................... 179
Ro adside Assistan ce ....... .......................... 19
Ro adside Assistan cecall
see Mercedes meconnect Inde
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