Assi
stanc eCent er(US A)attheho tline number
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )at 1-800-38 7-0100. Oper
ating safety 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s
car ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. 0007
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tion ofelectr onic
com pone ntsand parts
Modif ication toelectr oniccomponen ts,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion and/or
thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar ts.Inpar ticular ,sy stems releva nt
to saf etyco uld also beaffect ed.
As are sult, these mayno long erfunc tion
pr oper lyand/ orjeopar dizeth eoper ating
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Neverta mp erwit hth eve hicle's wiring,
electr oniccomponent sor sof tware. 0007
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. 0007
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. 0007
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed. 20
Generalno tes
