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
Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lwit han on-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R Warm uptheengine.
R Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face.
R Lea vetheengine running atidle spe ed.
On-bo ardcom puter:
0018 Service0019
Engine OilLeve l
Yo uwil lsee one ofthefo llo wing messa gesin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay: 0007
Measuring EngineOil Level... :measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. Re peat the
re qu estaf te ra maximu mof 30 minut es'driv‐
ing. 0007
Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect. 0007
Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": add
1. 1 US qt(1liter) ofengine oil. 0007
Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ":drain
of fth eex cess engineoil.Co nsul ta qu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On:
switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l. 0007
Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
def ective or notinse rted. Consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.:
close thehood. Ad
ding engine oil 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. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 34
0
Maint enance andcare
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil 0007
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 0007
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1qu artof eng ineoil.
To pup engin eoil (0013 page340) .
No teson engine oil(0013 page41 0).
00B2
Che ckEngine OilAtNext
Refu eling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
000E NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil 0007
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 0007
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (0013 page340 ).
No teson engine oil(0013 page41 0). Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
* The transmission ismalfunct ioning.Thetransmission shiftsto position 005Cautomatic ally. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
7
0049
Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..... ................................. 461
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 449
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 431
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative..... ...... .... 432
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 37
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............. 422
Chec kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 430
Chec kCoolant LevelSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 442
00B2 CheckEn gin eOil AtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 447
00B2 CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 446
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ................ ...................................... 460 0077Chec
kTire s ................................. 451
00B2Chec kWa sher Fluid .................... 458
00ACCoola ntTooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ....................... 444
Cr uise Control Inoper ative.................. 440
Cr uise Control Off...............................4 40
0025Cu rrent lyUn available SeeOper ‐
at or' sMan ual...................................... 424
00E5Cur rentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 17
Decr ease Spe ed............ ...................... 453
00AFDon' tFo rget Your Key.................4 55
Dr ive Mor eSlo wly ................................431
Dr iver's Door Open &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..449
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...445
00B2 EngineOilLe velLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................445 00B2
EngineOilPr ess ureSt op Switc h
Of fEngin e...........................................4 46
00B2Engine OilReduce OilLevel.........4 45
0075Fr ontLeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 27
006F Front LeftSeat Backres tNo t
Lo cked (Exam ple) ................................ 456
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 29
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 28
00B6Fu elLevelLo w ............................ 443
00B6 GasCap Loose............................ 442
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................4 25
00E5Inope rativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................425
007AIno perativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................422
0053Ino perativ e ........... .......................430 486
Index