What
todo intheeve ntofan acci dent
1 QRcod esforaccessi ngthere scue card →
26
2 Safetyve sts →
413
3 Butt onforSOS emerg encycallsystem →
346
4 Chec kingandtopping upoper ating fluids →
468
5 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
426
6 Flat tire →
413 7
Startin gassis tance →
423
8 Haza rdwa rning light s →
147
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcodes foraccess‐
ing there scue card →
180
A Tow- star tin gand towing away →
426
B TIREFIT kit →
415 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 17
R
The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat.
R The child restra int system mus tno tto uc hth e
ro of or be put under stra in by thehead
re stra int s.Ad jus tth eseat backres tinclin a‐
tion andthehead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbe tween thesitt ing surface and
th ech ild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thesitt ing surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thefunc ‐
tion oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthefront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tioningasintended during an
acciden t. #
Donotplace anyobjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thech ild restra int
sy stem. #
The entire base ofthech ild restra int
sy stem mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing
sur face ofthefront passeng erseat. #
The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ‐
ble, beresting ontheseat backres tof
th efront passeng erseat. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . A
per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(→ page 34).
R Sitinan almos tupr ight seatposi tion with
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
The front passeng erfront airbag mayot her wise
be disable dby mis take ,fo rex am ple inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R The front passen gertr ansf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson ave hicle armr est. R
The front passeng ersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
deactiv ated front passeng erairbag
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit,th efront passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill notbe deplo yedin theev ent of
an acciden tand cann otper form itsintended
pr otect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with
th eve hicle interior ,especially ifth eper son is
sitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. 42
Occupa ntsaf ety
Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinstow agespac es
in thefront door . #
Take thesaf etyve st bag outofstow age
spac e1. #
Open thesaf etyve st bag and pulloutthe
saf etyve st.
% Safetyve stscan also bestor ed inthere ar
door stow agespac es. 1
Max imum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 This isaclass 2ve st
The requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d in thefo llo wing cases :
R ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect size
R thesaf etyve st isfull yclos edwhils tbeing
wo rn Re
place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ton
th ere flect ive st rips can nolong erbe
re mo ved
R themaximum numberofwa shes isexc eeded
R thefluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-f lat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 41
3
Ti
re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire)
(→ pag e41 4).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir es so that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (→ pag e41 5).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rRo adside Assis tance via
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(→ pag e34 4).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(→ pag e458). No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. #
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system.
If apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes. 41
4
Brea kdo wnassista nce
Dr
ivin gdis tance possiblein eme rgency
mod eaf te rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orar ymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thetrunk floor .
Mer cedes vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin the
Sup pleme nt.Other wise, youma yno tre cogni ze
da ngers. Plu
g-inhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cogni zedan‐
ge rs. 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R Enc losed TIREFIT sticke r
R Tire inflation compressor
R Disp osable glov es Yo
ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly
th ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use
TIRE FITin out side temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th etir esealant is
unable toprov ide sufficie ntbrea kdo wnassis‐
ta nce, asitis una ble to seal thetir epr oper ly:
R Ther ear ecuts orpunct ures inthetir e
lar gerth an those prev iousl ymen tioned.
R The wheel rim isdama ged.
R Youha ve driven atave ry low tirepr es‐
sur eor on aflat tire. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 41
5
#
Push theplug ofhose 5intoflang e6 of
tir esealan tbo ttle 1 untilth eplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 1 head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir einf lation compres‐
sor . #
Remo vethecap from valve 7 onthefa ulty
tir e. #
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. #
Insertcon nector4 intoa12 Vsoc ketin
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press onand offswitc h3 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor .
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof eigh tminut es.
The tireshou ldthen have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t18 0kP a(1 .8 bar/26 psi).
If tir esea lant lea ksout, makesur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clearwa ter.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e.
If atire pres sur eof 180kP a(1 .8 bar/26 psi)
has notbeen attained afte rei ght minutes : #
Swi tchof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof eigh tminut esthetir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t18 0kP a(1 .8 bar/
26 psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing reac hed
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
Dama gedtir es and atir epr essur eth at istoo
lo w can significan tly im pair brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 41
7
Six
mar ks1 showwher eth ebar indicat ors
(ar row )ar eint egr ated intoth etir etread. They
ar evisible onceatread depthofappr oximat ely
00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components. This
couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
NO
TEDama getothewheel trim from
mount edsno wch ains If
sn ow chains aremoun tedto steel wheels,
th ewheel trims can bedamag ed. #
Remo vethewheel trims ofsteel wheels
bef oremount ingsnowch ains . R
Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d. R
Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cwhen
sn ow chains have been installed.
R Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
MA GIC BODY CONT ROL:Ifsn ow chains are
ins talled, onlydrive at raised vehicle leve l.
% Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( → pag e19 5). Thisall ow sth ewheels tospin,
ac hie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase. Wheels
andtires 435
Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(→ pag e435)
R Tire pressur eta ble (→pag e43 7)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(→ pag e44 2) Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirepr ess ure
Ev erytir e, incl uding thespar e(if prov ided),
should becheckedwhen coldatleas tonc ea
mont hand inflated tothepr essur ere com‐
mend edbytheve hicle manuf acturer(see
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don the
B-pil laron thedr iver ’s side orthetir epr es‐
sur elabel ontheinside ofthefuel filler flap
of your vehicle). Ifyo ur vehicle hastires ofa
dif fere nt size than thesize indicat edon the
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dor the tir
epr es su re table, youne ed todeterm ine
th epr oper tirepr essur efo rth ose tires.
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire
pr essur eind icat orlam pwhen oneor mor eof
yo ur tires aresign ifican tly und erinf lated.
Ac cor ding ly,if th elow tirepr essur eindicat or
lam plights up,yousho uld stop and check
yo ur tires assoo nas poss ible, andinflate
th em tothepr oper pressur e.Driving ona
signif icantlyunder inflated tirecauses thetir e
to ove rheat and canlead totirefa ilur e.
Un der inflation alsoincreases fuelconsum p‐
tion andreduces tiretread life, and may
af fect theve hicle's handling andbraking abil‐
ity .Please note that theTPMS isno ta subs ti‐
tut efo rpr oper tiremaint enance, anditis the
dr iver's responsibili tyto maint aincorrect tire
pr ess ure, eve nif und erinf latio nha sno t
re ac hed theleve lto trig ge rill umina tionof
th eTPMS low tirepr essur eindicat orlam p.
Yo ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atewhen th
esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPM Smal functi onindicatoris combined with
th elow tirepr essur eindicat orlam p.When
th esy stem detects amal functi on,theindica‐
to rlamp willfl ash forapp roxima tely amin ute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ureas intende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofinc om pati‐
ble replacemen tor alternat etir es orwheels
on theve hicle that preve nttheTPMS from
func tioningproper ly.
Alw aysch eckth eTPMS malfunct ionwarning
lam paf te rre placing oneormor etir es or
wheels onyour vehicle toensur eth at the
re placemen tor alternat etir es and wheels
allo wtheTPMS tocontinu eto function prop‐
er ly. Whee
lsand tires 439