To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound 0007
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (0013 page36 4). 0007
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R theengine cannotbe star ted
R theelectr icpar king brak ecann otbe released
or applied
R theaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif ted
to position 005Cor005D
0009 Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( 0013 page36 7). Atowing vehicle withlift‐
ing equipment isrequ ired forve hicle trans‐
por tatio n. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
ex cess ively highspe eds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. 0007
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. 0007
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. 0007
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. 0007
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(0013 page406). 0007
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise theaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionautomaticall yshif tsto position
005D. 0007
Installth eto wing eye(0013 page369). 0007
Fasten theto w bar .
000E NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion 0007
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. 0007
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(0013 page61 ). 366
Breakdo wnassis tance
R
The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etra nspor tercor rectly
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h) isno tex ceed ed
whe ntransp orting 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y 0007
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. 0007
Aminimum distance of4in (10 cm)
up wa rdsand 8in (20 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portle ve lis no tav ailable forth efo llo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withMA GIC BODY CONTR OL 0009
Depending onthemodel, button1 isloca‐
te din thecon trol panel between thesteer ing
wheel andthedr iver's door . 0007
Toactiv atetranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2 in (30 mm) com‐
par edtothenor mal leve l. 0007
Press butt on1 again and hold itforat lea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from thera ised leve lto
th etranspor tle ve l.
The transpor tle ve lis reac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sin themultifunc tion
displa y.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedto theheight of
th elas tactiv edr ive pr ogr am. 0007
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . 0007
Todeac tivatetranspo rtleve l:star tth e
engine whentheve hicle isat ast ands till.
If transpo rtleve lis act ivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 368
Break down assis tance
000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. 0007
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) 000E
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . 0007
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect fus es Incor
rect fus esma ycau sedamag eto electr i‐
cal com ponen tsor systems. 0007
Onlyuse Mercedes- Benzapproved
fuse swit hth ecor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐ th
er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
000E NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. 0007
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. 0007
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off
R The igniti onissw itched off 37
0
Brea kdo wnassista nce
The
electr icalfuses arelocat edinthefo llo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (0013 page37 1)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(0013 page37 2)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(0013 page37 2)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright- hand side
of theve hicle when viewe din thedir ect ion of
tra vel(0013 page37 3) Op
eni ng andclos ing the fuse boxin the
en gine comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page37 0).
R Have thefo llo wing tools readil yav ailable:
- adr yclo th
- asc rewdr iver Open
ing 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
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e37
1
3
Jackingsuppor t
4 Jack
5 Lugwr enc h
6 Folding choc k
Se tting upthefo lding chock Pr
epa ring theve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol isavailable. If
yo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools.
R The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd . 0007
Apply theelectr icpar king brak emanually . 0007
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tint oposi tion 005D. 0007
Vehicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(0013 page17 5). 0007
Switc hof fth eengine. 0007
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. 0007
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. 0007
Remo vethehub caps ifneces sary
(0013 page398). 0007
Raise theve hicle (0013 page399). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng hub caps Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora whee lch ang e
(0013 page39 8).
Pla stic hub cap 0007
Toremo ve:tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. 0007
Toins tall: makesur eth at thecent ercoverof
th ehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. 0007
Position thehub capand turnth ecent er
co vercloc kwise untilthehub capengages
ph ysicall yand audibly . 398
Wheels andtires
Alum
inum hubcap 0007
Toremo ve:po sitio nsoc ket2 onhubcap
1.
0009 The socketcan befound inthetir e-c hang e
to ol kit. 0007
Position wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. 0007
Usingwheelwr enc h3, turnhu bcap 1
cou nter-clo ckwise andremo veit. 0007
Toins tall: posit ionhub cap1and turnunt il
it is com pletely flush withth ewheel. 0007
Position socket2 onhubcap 1. 0007
Attach wheel wrenc h3 tosoc ket2 and
tig hten thehub capclockwise.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 18lb-f t
(25 Nm). Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(0013 page39 8).
R The hub caps have been remo ved
( 0013 page398 ).
Im por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlyth eve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been tested and appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
to raise theve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle. R
The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor thetrunk
lid. Wheels
andtires 399
The
follo wing canbeused intheve hicle without
re strictions :
R RFtransm itterswi th amax imum trans mis‐
sion output ofup to100mW
R RFtransmi tter swit htransmi tter freq uenci es
in the380 -41 0MHz waveband andamaxi‐
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(tr unk edradio system/T etra )
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther ear eno restrictions whenpos itioning the
ant enn aon theoutside oftheve hicle forsome
wav ebands.
This applies tothefo llo wing wavebands:
R Trunk edradio system/T etra
R 70cm wav eband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number overview
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Aonl y)
1 Perm issible gros swe ight
2 Perm issible front axle load
3 Perm issible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) 406
Tech nica lda ta
Ve
hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Perm issible gros swe ight
2 Perm issible front axle load
3 Perm issible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The permissib legross vehicle weight ismade up
of theve hicle weight ,all vehicle occupants, the
fuel andtheload. Themaximum gross axle
we ight rating isthemaximum weight that can be
car ried on one axle (front orrear axle ). Ne
verexc eed theper missible gross vehicle
we ight orthemaximum gross axle weight rating
fo rth efront orrear axle .
VIN infront ofthefront seat 1
VIN (vehic leiden tificat ion num ber) Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 VIN (vehicl eidentif icationnumber)
3 Engine number (sta mp edintoth ecr ankc ase) Te
ch nica lda ta 40
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