2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER flat tire

Mainten
anceandcare ......................265
Engine compartment ........................... 265
Overvie wof the engine compart-
ment ....................................................269
ASSYST PLUS...................................... 269
Ca re..... ................................................ 270 Breakdown
assistance .....................276
Where willI find...? .............................. 276
Flat tire............................................. ... 278
Battery (vehicle).................................. 282
Ju mp-starting ....................................... 285
Towi ngand tow-starting ...................... 288
Fuses ...................................................2 90 Whee
lsand tires ...............................293
Importa ntsafe tynotes ........................293
Opera tion............................................293
Winter operation....... ........................... 295
Tire press ure....... ................................ 296
Load ingthe vehi cle....... .......................303
All abo utwhe elsand tires ................... 306
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 313
Whee land tirecombi nations .............. .318 Techn
ical data ................................... 319
Informati onrega rding technical data
....... ............................ .......................... 319
Vehi cleelectronics ..............................319
Identifi cationplates ....... ......................320
Service products andfilling capa ci-
ties ....... ............................................... 321
Vehi cledata ......................................... 326 Co
nten ts
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Brake
Assistwith cross -traffi c
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[...61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ .....324
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 206
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 69
Hig h-pe rformance brakesystem ....152
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 151
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 152
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 147
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 151
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 235
Breakd ownass istanc e
Re flective safety jacke t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 276
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 276
see Flattire
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 33C
Cal iforni a
Imp orta ntnotice forreta ilcus -
tome rsand lesse es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 271
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 275
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Ma tte finish<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 273
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Pa int <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Pow erwa she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 272
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Senso rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 275
Wa shing byhand <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 271
Whe els<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Wi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Wi perbl ad es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
CD
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
CD play er(on-b oard computer) ........196
Ce nte rco nso le
Low ersecti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 36Low
ersecti on(AMG vehicles) .......... 37
Upp ersecti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 35
Ce ntral locki ng
Auto maticlo cking (on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 201
Locki ng/unlocking (SmartKey )........ 74
Chi ld
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 58
Chi ldseat
Forw ard-faci ngres trai ntsystem ...... 59
On the front-p asseng ersea t............ 59
Re arw ard-faci ngres trai ntsystem ....59
Chi ldre n
Spe cialsea tbe ltretra ctor............... 57
Chi ldre nin the vehic le
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 57
Ci gare ttelighte r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 254
Cl ean ing
Mi rror turn signal <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Cl imate contro l
Auto maticcli mate control (dua l-
zone) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 116
Co ntrol ling automa tically ............... 119
Co oling with airde hu mid ificati on.. 118
Defro stingthewindow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 121
Defro stingthewindsh ield .............. 120
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 116
Indi cato rla mp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Infor mationabou tus ing auto-
mati ccli mate control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 117
Ma ximu mcool ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Ove rview ofsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 116
Pro blem with the rearwi ndow
de fros ter<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 121
Pro blems with cool ingwith air
de hu mid ificati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Re friger ant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 326
Re friger ant filling cap acity............. 326
Setting theairdi stri bution ............. 120
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 122
Setting theairfl ow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Setting theclimate mode(AIR
FLOW )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119
Setting thetemp erature ................ 119
Swi tching air-reci rculation mode
on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 118
Swi tching residua lhea ton/of f...... 122 In
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Labe
ling(overvie w)........................ 307
Load bearing index (definition) ...... 312
Load index .....................................3 09
Load index (definitio n)....... ............ 312
M+S tires.......................................295
Maxi mum loadon atire (defini-
tion) ..................... .......................... 312
Maxi mum loaded vehicleweight
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Maxi mum permi ssibletire pres-
sure (definitio n)....... ......................312
Maxi mum tireload....... ..................310
Maxi mum tireload(de finitio n)....... 312
MOExtended tires.......................... 295
Optio nalequ ipme ntwei ght (defi-
nition) ..................... .......................312
Overvi ew....... ....... .......................... 293
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Rep lacing .......................................313
Service life....... ..............................294
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................312
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........311
Storing ..................... ......................313
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................311
Summer tires................................. 295
Temp erature....... ........................... 307
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............312
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........312
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 311
Tire size (data) ....... ........................318
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea r-
ing capa city, speedrating .............. 307
Tire tread .......................................294
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 312
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 313
Tracti on....... .................................. 306
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................312
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 306
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 306
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 311
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 313
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 318 Whe
elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 311
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 290
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 288
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 289
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 288
Insta lling the towingeye................ 288
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 289
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 290
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 289
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 290
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Traffi cSi gn Assist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 134
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 134
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 135
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 193
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 193
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 194
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 86
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 81
Locki ngsep arately<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 86
Ope ning/ closing (auto mati cally
from inside)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 85
Ope ning/ closing (auto mati cally
from outsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Ope ning/ closing (fro moutsid e,
HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 84
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 82
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 32620
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Occupant
Classification System
(OCS)
Introd uction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe fron t-passenger
seat. Depen dingonthat result, thefron t-
passenger frontair bag and front-passenger
kn ee bag areeither enabled ordeactivat ed.
The system doesnotdeactivat e:
R the side impact airbag
R the headbag
R the Emer gencyTension ingDevic es
Requ irement s To
be classified correctly,the fron tpassenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfasten edcorr ectly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
against theseat backr est
R with their feetrestin gon the floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the fron tpassenger doesnotobserve these
con ditions ,OCS mayproduce afalse classifi-
cation ,e.g. because thefron tpassenger:
R tran sfers theirweight bysupportin gthem-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch away that their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you installachild restraint system onthe
fron t-passenger seat,besure toobserve the
corr ectposition ingofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjectsunder orbehind the
child restraintsystem, e.g.acushion. Fully
retr act the seat cushion length.The entire
base ofthe child restraintsystem mustalway s
rest onthe seat cushion ofthe fron t-
passenger seat.Thebackr estofthe forward-
facing childrestraint system mustlieasflat as
possible againstthebackr estofthe fron t-
passenger seat.
The child restraintsystem mustnottouch the
roof orbe subject edtoaload bythe head
rest raint .Adj ust the angle ofthe seat backr est
and thehead restraintposition accordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguaranteed tofunc tion
corr ectly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation andoperat-
ing inst ruct ions. Occupant
Classification Systemopera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
0044 PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat orlamp
The indicat orlamps informyou whether the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isdeactivat edor
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stop button onceor twice,
or turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesoutself-diagn ostics.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFand
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamps must
light upsimultaneously forapproximat elysix
secon ds.
The indicat orlamps display thestatusofthe
fron t-passenger frontair bag.
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 secon ds,subsequently bothindicat or
lamps areoff(PASS ENGERAIR BAG ONand
OFF): thefron t-passenger frontair bag is
able todeploy inthe event ofan acciden t.
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFlights up:the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isdeactivat ed.
It will then notbedeployed inthe event of
an acciden t.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
is off, only thePAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontair bag. ThePASSENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicat orlamp maybelitcon tinu-
ously orbe off.
If the statusofthe fron t-passenger frontair
bag changes whilethevehicle isin motion ,an
air bag display message appearsinthe instru-
ment cluster (Ypage 215). When thefron t-
passenger seatisoccupied, alwayspay atten -
tion tothe PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat or
lamp. Beaware ofthe statusofthe fron t- 48
Occupant
safetySafet y

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunctionin g.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Roll
bar G
DANGER
If the rollbar has developed amalfunction, it
may notfunct ion,e.g. inthe event ofan
accident. Therollbars maythen notprotect
the vehicle occupants asinten ded.This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
Have rollbars check edimmediately ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you place object sor clothing onthe roll
bar covers, thesecouldimpair rollbar exten -
sion. Therollbars maythen notprotect the
vehicle occupants asinten ded.Inaddition,
object scould endanger thevehicle occu-
pants whentherollbar isexten ding.This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
Ensure thatthemovement areaofthe roll
bar covers iskept clear. Always stowall
object sin the vehicle correctly. 52
Occ
upantsafetySafety

If
you install achild restraint systemonthe
front passe ngerseat, besure toobserve the
instructions andsafety notesonthe "Occu-
pant Classifica tionSystem (OCS)"(Ypage 48).
There youwillalso findinformation ondisa -
bling thefront passe ngerfront airbag.
All child restraint systemsmustmeet thefol-
lowi ngstandards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Cana dianMotor Vehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210.2
Confirma tionthat thechild restraint system
corresponds tothe standards canbefound on
an instruction labelon the child restraint sys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installa tioninstructions thatareinclude d
with thechild restraint system.
Observe thewarning labels inthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraint system. Chil
drestraint systemonthe front-
passeng erseat
Gene ralnotes If
you install achild restraint systemonthe
front-passenger seat,always observe the
instructions andsafety notesonthe "Occu-
pant Classifica tionSystem (OCS)"(Ypage 48).
You canthus avoid therisks thatcould arise
as aresul tof:
R an incorrectly categorized personinthe
front-passenger seat
R deactiva tingthefront passe ngerfront air
bag unintentionally
R the unsui table positio ningofthe child
restraint system,e.g.tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rearward-facing childrestraint system If
circumstances requireyou tosecure achild
in arearwa rd-facing childrestraint systemon
the front-passenger seat,always make sure
that thefront passe ngerfront airbag isdeacti-
vated. Onlyifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lampislit continuously (Ypage 41),
is the front passe ngerfront airbag deactiva -
ted. Alway
sobserve thechild restraint system
manufacture r'sinstalla tionandopera ting
instructions.
Forw ard-fa cingchil drestraint system If
you secure achild inaforward -facingchild
restraint systemonthe front-passenger seat,
alw ays move thefront-passenger seatasfar
back aspossib le.Full yretract theseat cushio n
length. Theentire baseofthe child restraint
system mustalways rest onthe seat cushio n
of the front-passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the child restraint systemmustlieasflat as
possib leaga inst thebackrest ofthe front-
passe ngerseat. Thechild restraint system
must nottouch theroof orbe subjected toa
load bythe head restraint. Adjusttheangle of
the seat backrest andthehead restraint posi-
tion accordingly .Alway smake surethatthe
shoul derbelt strap iscorrectly routedfromthe
front-passenger seatbeltguide tothe shoul der
belt guide on the child restraint system.The
shoul derbelt strap mustberouted forward
and down fromthefront-passenger seatbelt
gui de. Ifnecessary ,adjust thefront-passenger
seat accordingly .
Alway sobserve thechild restraint system
manufacture r'sinstalla tionandopera ting
instructions. Pets
inthe vehic le G
WARNING
If you leaveanimal sunsup ervised orunse-
cured inthe vehicle ,they maypress buttons
or switches, forinstance.
In this way,animal smay:
R activate vehicleequipment andbecome
trapped ,for example
R switch systems onoroff and thereby
endanger otherroadusers
Furthermore, unsecuredanimalsmay be
flung aroundinside thevehicle inthe event
of an accident orabru ptsteering orbraking
maneuve r,and thereby injurevehicle occu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccident andinjury.
Never leaveanimal sunattended inthe vehi-
cle. Pets
inthe vehic le
59Safety
Z

Dur
ing braking :
R awa rning tone sounds
R the ReleasePar kingBra ke Rel
easePar kingBra kemes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleha sbe en bra ked toasta nd-
sti ll, the electri cpa rkin gbra keisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefora lo ng peri od
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
fou rwe eks ,the battery maybe dama gedby
exh austive disch arging.
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
si x we eks ,the vehiclema ysu ffe rda ma geasa
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opand
see kad vic e.
i Yo
ucan obtaininfo rma tionab ou ttric kle
cha rgersfro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
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If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav ailabl e
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scou ld
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringand
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort tostee rand brake.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g. G
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If yo uop era temob ile comm unicati onequip-
ment when drivin g,youma ybe distra cted
fro mthe trafficsitua tion.Yo ucou ldalso
lo se contro lof the vehicle. The reisaris kof
an acc ident. Onl
yop era tethiseq uipme ntwh en the vehi-
cle issta tionar y.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youar edri vin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tthe driver fromusing amob ile ph one
wh ile dri vin gaveh icle.
If yo uma keacal lwh ile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freemod e.Onl yop era tethe telephon e
wh en the trafficsitua tionpe rmi ts.Ifyo uar e
uns ure, pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
be for eop era ting thetelephon e.
Bea rin min dtha tat asp ee dof onl y30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately14 m)per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –sav efue l Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipsto save fuel:
R The tiressho uld alwa ysbe inflate dto the
reco mme ndedtire pressu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlow eng inespee ds.
R Avoi dfre quent accelera tionor bra king .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletor inthe serviceinte rvaldi s-
pl ay .Hav eallthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAG regulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dwe ath er, instop -starttra fficand inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
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Drin king anddrivin gand /or takingdru gs
and drivin gar ever yda nge rouscomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,pe rcep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of aser ious oreve nfa tal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youdri nk
or take drugsand drive.
Do not drink ortake drugsand drive orallo w
any one todrive whoha sbe en drinking or
taki ngdru gs. Dr
ivi ng tips
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If
apr essu reloss warning message
ap pea rsinthemu ltifu nct ion displa y:
R obse rveth eins truct ionsin thedispl aymes -
sages (Ypage 227)
R ch eck thetir efor damag e
R ifdriv ingon,obse rveth efoll owin gno tes
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is appro ximately50 miles (80kilome ters)
when theveh icle ispart ially laden andappro x-
imat ely19miles (30kilome ters) when the
veh icle isfully laden .
In addit iontotheveh icle load, thedriv ingdis-
tan ceposs ibledepen dsupon :
R Vehi clespee d
R Road condition
R Out side temper ature
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
may bereduc edbyext rem edriv ingcon dition s
or man euver s,or itcan beincreas edthroug ha
mod eratest yle ofdriv ing.
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is coun tedfrom themom entthetir epres sure
loss warn ingappear sin themult ifunction dis-
play.
You must notexc eed amax imum design
spee dof 50 mph (80km/h).
When replacin gon eor all tires, please observe
th efoll owin gspec ificatio nsfor your vehicle's
tir es:
R Siz e
R Type and
R The "MOE xtend ed" mark
If atir ehas goneflat and cannotbe repl aced
with anMOE xtend edtire, ast andar dtir emay
be used asate mpo rarymeas ure.Makesure
th at you usethepro per sizeand type (summer
or wint ertire).
Vehi clesequippe dwith MOExtend edtires are
no tequippe dwith aTIRE FITkit atthefac tory.
It is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ion-
ally equip yourvehicle with aTIRE FITkit ifyou
moun ttir es that do notfeat ure run-flat charac -
te ris tic s,e.g .wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit can be
obt aine dfrom aqualifi edspec ialist workshop,
for exam ple. Imp
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When youdrivein emer gencymod e,the
han dlingch arac teris tic sare impair ed.e.g.
when cornerin g,when acceler atingst ron gly
and when braking.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Do notexc eed themax imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrupt steer ing and driving
man euver sas well asdriv ingoverobst acles
(cur bs,pot holes ,off -road). Thisapplies ,in
part icular ,to aloaded vehicle.
St op driv inginemer gencymod eif you
no tice:
R bang ingnoise
R veh icle vibratio n
R smo kewhic hsme llslikerubbe r
R con tinuous ESP®
int erv entio n
R crack sin thetir eside walls
Af terdriv inginemer gencymod e,have the
rim sch eck edbyaqualifi edspec ialist work-
sho pwith regard totheir further use. The
def ective tiremust berepl aced ineve ry
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITis atir esealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITto seal punc tures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icular lythose inthetir e
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITat out side temper a-
tur es down to00F84 ‡(00F82 0†). G
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In thefoll owin gsit uatio ns,th etir esealan tis
unabl eto pro vide sufficientbreak down
assis tance, asitis unabl eto seal thetir e
pro perl y:
R there arecutsor punc tures inthetir e
large rth an those men tionedabov e.
R thewheel rimisdamag ed.
R you have drivenatver ylow tirepres sures
or on aflat tire. Flat
tire
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