2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER tires

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
3

Ext
erior lighting
Set tingopt ions.............................. 109
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mirrors
Adj usting .......................................1 05
Dippi ng(automa tic)....... ................106
Fold inginwhe nlocking (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 202
Fold ingin/ou t(el ectrical ly)........... 105
Ou tof pos ition (tro ublesho oting )... 105
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Stori ngthe parking position .......... 106
Ey eg las sesco mpartmen t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 250 F
Fav orites
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 245
Fi ller cap
see Refue ling
Fi llin gcapa citie s(Te chn ical data) ...321
Fi rst-ai dkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 276
Fl at tire
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 278
Pre paring thevehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 278
TIR EFIT kit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 279
Fl oo rmats <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 263
Fre quen cies
Mob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 319
Tw o-w ayrad io<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 319
Fro nt-pas seng er seat
Adju sting fromthedriver' ssea t....... 99
Fue l
Add itives <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 323
Co nsu mpti onstatisti cs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 193
Disp laying the current consu mp-
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Disp laying the rang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 193
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 149
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Gra de(gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 322
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 322
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 146
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 144
Ta nk content/re servefue l............. 322
Fue lfil lerflap
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145Fue
lle ve l
Ca lling upthe rang e(o n-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 193
Fue ltank
Ca pacity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 322
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 146
Fus eall ocatio ncha rt(vehi cle too l
kit) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 277
Fus es
All oca tion chart<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 290
Befo recha nging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 291
Das hboard fusebox <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 291
Fus ebox inthe engi necomp art-
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Fus ebox inthe rearcomp art-
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 292
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290 G
Garag edoo rope ner
Cl ea ring thememo ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 262
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 259
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 260
Ope ning/ closing the garag edoo r.. 262
Pro blems when pro grammi ng........ 261
Pro grammi ng(butto nin the rear-
vie wmir ror) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 260
Synch ronizing therolling cod e....... 261
Gea rin dic ator (on-b oard com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehic les) ....... 202
Gen uineparts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 24
Glo vebox<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 249
Goo gle™ Local Search
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243 H
HAND S-FREE ACCESS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 84
Hazard warninglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Hea dbag s
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
Hea dleve lhea ting(A IRS CARF) ........ 102 In
dex
11

Activ
elight functio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Auto matichea dlamp mode............ 109
Co rneri nglight functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 111
Haza rdwa rning lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 111
Hig hbe am flashe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Hig h-be amheadlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 110
Lig htsw itch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 109
Low -bea mhea dlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 110
Pa rking lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Setting thebrightne ssofthe
amb ient lighti ng(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
Stand inglamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Swi tching thedaytime runni ng
la mps on/of f(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
Swi tching theexter iorlighti ng
de laye dsw itch-o ffon/of f(o n-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 200
Swi tching thesurrou ndlighti ng
on/of f(o n-boa rdcomp uter).......... 200
Tu rn sig nal s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 110
see Interi orlighti ng
see Replaci ng the bulbs
Lo adin gaid (trun k)
Ra ising/l owering the roof.............. 251
Lo cki ng
see Central locking
Lo cki ng (do ors )
Auto matic<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
From inside(central locking but-
ton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 80
Lo cki ng central ly
see Central locking
Lo cki ng verifi cati onsign al(on-
bo ard computer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Lo w-b eam headlamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Lug gageco ver
see Trunkpartiti on M
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 295
MAG ICSK YCO NTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 94Malf
unctionmes sage
see Disp laymes sages
Matte finish (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 273
Mec hani calkey
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 76
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 76
Locki ngveh icle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 76
Unlo cking thedriver' sdoo r.............. 81
Medi aIn terfac e
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Memo rycard (audio)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Memo ryfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Merc edesme conne ct
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 258
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 255
Info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 258
Mer cedes-Be nzeme rgency call..... 256
Re mote VehicleHea lthCheck ....... 259
Ro adsid eAssi stance callbu tton ....257
Sel f-di agnosi s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 255
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 255
Merc edes-Be nzIntel lige nt Dri ve
Active Blind Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 184
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICwith Active Steering
Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 163
Active Lane Kee ping Assi st............ 187
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
PR E-SAFE ®
PLU S(antici patory
occu pant pro tectio nPLU S).............. 56
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 179
Mes sagememo ry(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 205
Mes sages
see Disp laymes sages
Mirro rs
see Exteri ormir rors
Mob ile phon e
Co nnecting (Bluetooth ®
inte r-
face )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 246
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 319
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 319
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 196
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 319 In
dex
13

Modifyi
ngthe programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 75
MOExte ndedtires.............................. 278
Mountin gwhe els
Lowe ringthevehicl e..... .................317
Mounting anew whee l..... .............. 316
Prepa ringthevehicl e..... ................3 13
Ra ising the vehi cle....... ..................314
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 316
Securi ngthe vehi cleaga inst roll-
ing away ....... ................................. 314
MP3
Opera tion.......................................196
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ..................... ......................243
Multifun ctiondisplay
Function/notes .............................192
Perma nentdispla y....... ..................199
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel
Opera tingtheon-boa rdcom-
pute r....... ....... ................................191
Overvi ew....... ....... ............................ 34
Multime diasyste m
Switchi ngon and off....... ...............244
Music files
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ..................... ......................243 N
Navigati on
Entering adesti nation .................... 245
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 194
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ..................... ......................243
Navigati onmenu
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 194
NECK -PROhead restraints
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 55
Opera tion......................................... 55
Res etting triggered....... ................... 55
Notes onbreaki ng-inanew vehi-
cl e ....... ................................................ 125 O
Occ upant Classi fication System
(OC S)
Cond itions ....................................... 48
Fau lts....... ........................................ 51
Opera tion......................................... 48
Self-test ...........................................50
Occupant safety
Air bags ...........................................4 5
Auto matic mea sures after an
acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[.....56
Bel twa rning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 44
Ch ildre nin the vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ..57
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 40
Introd uctiontothe restrai ntsys-
tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 40
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Pets inthe vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 59
PR E-SAFE ®
(antici patory occu -
pa nt pro tectio n)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 55
PR E-SAFE ®
PLU S(antici patory
occu pant pro tectio nPLU S).............. 56
Re stra intsystem warning lamp ........ 41
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
OC S
Fau lts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 51
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 50
Odo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Oi l
see Engine oil
On- board computer
AMG menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 202
Assi stance menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 197
Aud iomenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 195
Co nveni ence subme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 201
Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Disp laying aser vice message ........ 270
Facto rysetti ngssubme nu............. 202
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 190
Instru mentcluster subme nu.......... 199
Lig hting subme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 200
Menu overview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Mes sage memo ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 20514
In
dex

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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Sea
tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 233
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 238
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 242
Warni ngtrian gle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 276
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Washe rflui d
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Whe eland tirecombin ations
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 318
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 317
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 314
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 293
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 313
Mou nting anew wheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 316
Mou nting awh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Re movi ngawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 313
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 317
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 318
Win dsc ree n
Ele ctrica lwi nd scre en<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 94
Win dow s
see Sidewi ndow s
Win dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 120
Win dshi eld was herfluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsy stem
Win dshi eld was hersystem
Addi ngwashe rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 268
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 325
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 115
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 114
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 113
Win terdrivi ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 295
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 153
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 295Win
terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 295
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 295
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 114
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 114
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 12022
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Protecting
theenvironment General
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Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which 24
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notbeen approved byMercedes-Ben z.
This could leadtomalfunctions insafety-rele-
vant systems, e.g.thebrake system. Useonly
genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts orparts ofequal
qual ity.Only usetires, wheels andaccessories
that have been specifically approvedforyour
vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts aresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed, manufactured orselected
for and adapted toMercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts areavaila blefor
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply ofgenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddi-
tion, strategically locatedpartsdelivery cen-
ters provide quickandreliabl eparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-
Benz parts (Ypage 320). Operat
or'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmod-
els and allstandard andoptional equipment
of your vehicle availableatthe time ofgoing
to print. Country-specific differencesare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle may
not feature allfunct ionsdescribed here.
This also appli estosafety-relevant systems
and funct ions. Theequipment inyour vehi-
cle may therefore differfromthatshown in
the descriptions andillustrations .
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenanc e
Booklet areimportant documents andshould
be kept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Warr
anty
The implied warranty foryour vehicle applies
in accordance withthewarranty termsand
conditions inthe Service andWarranty Infor-
mation booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter will
replace andrepair allfactory-in stalledpartsin
accordance withthefollowing warrantyterms
and conditions :
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemWarranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R Cali fornia, Connect icut,Maine, Massachu-
setts, NewYork, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland
and Vermont Emission ControlSystem War-
ranty
R State warranty enforcem entlaws (lemon
laws)
Repla cement partsandaccessories arecov-
ered bythe Mercedes-Ben zParts andAcces-
sories warranties. Theseareavaila bleatany
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
i Should
youlose your Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet, haveanauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter arrange fora
replacement. Thenew Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet willbeposted toyou. Informat
ionforcustomers inCalifor-
nia
Under California lawyou may beentit ledtoa
replacement ofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter areason-
able number ofrepair attempt sMercedes-
Benz USA, LLCand/or itsauthorized repairor
service facilities failtofix one ormore sub-
stant ialdefects ormalfunctions inthe vehicle
that arecovered byits express warranty.
During theperiod of18 mont hsfrom original
delivery ofthe vehicle orthe accumulation of
29,000 km(approximately 18,000miles)on
the odometer ofthe vehicle, whichever occurs
first, areasonable numberofrepair attempt s
is presumed foraretail buyer orlessee ifone
or more ofthe following occurs:
(1) thesame substantial defectormalfunc-
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