2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER key

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When youoper ateorpro gram thedoor with
th eint egr atedgara gedoor opener,per son s
in theran geofmov eme ntofthedoor may
bec ome trapped orbe struc kby thedoor .
Ther eis aris kof injury.
When usingth eint egr atedgara gedoor
open er,always makesur eth at nobody is
wit hin theran geofmov eme ntofthedoor . G
DANG
ER
Comb ustion engin esemit poisonous
ex haust gasessuc has car bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gasesis haz ardo usto
healt hand canresult inpois oning .Ther eis a
ris kof fat alinj ury. Ther efore, never leav eth e
en gin erun ningan enclo sed spac ewit hout
adequat even tilat ion .
Pr ogr amming Pr
ogr amming thebut tons
Pay attention tothe"Im portantsaf etyno tes"
(Y page 235). Garag
edoor remoteco ntrol 0083 isno tinc luded
wit hth eint egr atedgara gedoor opener.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0048intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 118).
X Se lec ton eof but tons 0044 to0085 touse to
co ntrol thegara gedoor drive. X
To star tpr ogr amming mod e:pre ssand
hold oneof but tons 0044 to0085 ontheint egr a-
te dgara gedoor opener.
The gara gedoor openerisno win pro gram -
min gmod e.Aftera sho rttime, indicat or
lamp 0043ligh tsup yellow .
In dic ato rlamp 0043ligh tsup yellow assoo n
as but ton0044, 0087or0085 isstore dfor thefir st
ti me. Ifth esele cted but tonhas already
been program ed,indicat orlamp 0043will only
ligh tup yellow aftertensec onds hav e
elaps ed.
X Releas ebut ton0044, 0087or0085. Indic ato r
lamp 0043flas hes yellow .
X To progr am therem otecont rol:poin t
gara gedoor remoteco ntrol 0083 towards but-
to ns 0044 to0085 ontherear -view mirror ata
dist anceof 2to 8in (5 to 20 cm).
X Pre ssand hold button0084 onrem oteco ntrol
0083 untilind icat orlamp 0043ligh tsup gre en.
When indicat orlamp 0043ligh tsup gre en:
pro gram mingis fin ishe d.
When indicat orlamp 0043flas hes green:pro -
gram mingwas successf ul. The next step is
to syn chron ize th erol lingco de
(Y page 235).
X Releas ebut ton0084 onrem oteco ntrol 0083 for
th egara gedoor drivesyst em.
If ind icat orlamp 0043ligh tsup red :rep eat the
pro gram ingprocedure fortheco rrespo nding
but tonon therear -view mirror.When doing
so, varyth edist ancebet ween remoteco n-
tr ol 0083 and therear -view mirror.
The require ddist ancebet ween remoteco n-
tr ol 0083 and theint egr atedgara gedoor
open erdepe ndson thegara gedoor drive
syst em. Sever alatt emp tsmig htbe neces-
sar y.You should test eve rypos ition forat
least 25sec onds bef ore trying another pos i-
ti on .
Syn chroniz ingtherol ling code
Pay attention tothe"Im portantsaf etyno tes"
(Y page 235).
If th egara gedoor systemuses arol lingco de,
you willalso haveto syn chron ize th egara ge
door systemwithth eint egr atedgara gedoor
open erintherear -view mirror.To do this you
will need touse thepro gram mingbut tonon
th edoor driveco ntrol pan el.The program ming
but tonmay belocate din dif fer entplac es
depe nding ontheman ufacturer. Itis usually Feat
ures
235Stowage andfeatures Z

locat
edon the door drive unitonthe garage
ceilin g.
Familiar izeyourself withthegarage doordrive
operat inginst ruct ions ,e.g. under "Program-
min gaddition alremo tecon trols", befor ecarr y-
ing out thefollowin gste ps.
Your vehic lemust bewithin reachofthe
garage doororgate openerdrive .Make sure
that neither your vehic lenor any perso ns/
obje ctsare prese ntwithin thesweep ofthe
door orgate.
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Get outofthe vehic le.
X Press theprogr ammin gbutt ononthe door
drive unit.
Usually, younow have 30seco ndstoinit iate
the nextste p.
X Get intothe vehic le.
X Press previously programed button0044, 0087
or 0085 onthe integrat edgarage dooropener
repeat edlyuntilthe door closes.
The rollin gcode synchronization isthe n
com plete .
Not eson progra mmingtherem otecon-
tr ol
Canadian radiofrequenc ylaws require a
"break "(or interrupt ion)ofthe transm ission
sign alsafterbroadc astingfor afew seco nds.
There fore,the sesign alsmay notlast long
enoug hfor the integrat edgarage dooropener.
The signalisnot recogn ized durin gprogr am-
min g.Comparable withCanadian law,some
U.S .garage dooropenersalso feature a
"break ".
Proc eedasfollows:
R ifyou liveinCanada.
R ifyou have difficulties programmin gthe
garage dooropener(regar dlessofwhere
you live) when followin gthe progr ammin g
ste ps.
X Press andhold oneofbutt ons 0044to0085 on
the integrat edgarage dooropener.
Af ter ashor ttim e,indic atorlamp 0043light s
up yellow.
X Release thebutt on.
Ind icat orlamp 0043flashes yellow.
X Press button0084 ofgarage doorremotecon -
tr ol 0083 for two seco nds, thenrelease itfor
two seco nds. X
Press button0084 again fortwo seco nds.
X Repeat thissequen ceon butt on0084 of
remo tecon trol 0083 untilindic atorlamp 0043
light sup green .
When indicatorlamp 0043light sup green :
progr ammin gis fin ished.
When indicatorlamp 0043flashes green:pro-
gramm ingwas succ essful.The nextste pis
to sync hronizethe rollin gcode.
X Release button0084 ofremo tecon trol 0083 of
the garage doordrive.
When indicatorlamp 0043light sup red:
repeat theprogr ammin gproc essforthe cor-
respo ndingbutt ononthe rear- view mirror.
When doingso,vary thedistancebetwee n
remo tecon trol 0083 and therear- view mirror.
The require ddist ancebetwee nremo tecon -
tr ol 0083 and theintegrat edgarage door
open erdepen dson the garage doordrive
syst em. Several attempt smight benec es-
sary. Youshould testever yposit ionforat
least 25seco ndsbefor etrying anotherposi-
tion .
Problem swhen progra mming
If you areexper iencingproblem sprogr ammin g
the integrat edgarage dooropeneron the rear-
view mirror,takenot eof the followin ginst ruc-
tion s:
R Check thetransm itter freq uenc yused by
garage doordrive remotecon trol 0083 and
wheth eritis support ed.The transm itter fre-
quenc ycan usually befoun don the back of
remo tecon trol 0083 for the garage doordrive.
The integrat edgarage dooropeneriscom -
patible withdevic esthat have unitswhich
operat ein the freq uenc yrang eof 280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatt eries ingarage doorremote
con trol 0083. This increases thelikelih oodthat
garage doorremotecon trol 0083 will transm it
a str ong andprec isesign alto the integrat ed
garage dooropener.
R When programmin g,hold remo tecon trol 0083
at varyin gdist ancesand angles frombut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogr ammin g.
Try various anglesatadist ancebetwee n
2and 8inc hes (5to20 cm) oratthe same
angle butatvaryin gdist ances.
R Ifafurt her remo tecon trol 0083 isavailable for
the same garage doordrive,repeat the
same programmin gste pswith thisremo te
con trol 0083. Before perf ormin gthe seste ps, 236
Featu
resStowage andfeatures

make
surethatnew batterie shave been
install edingara gedoor drive remote control
0083.
R Note thatsome remote controls onlytrans-
mit foralimi ted amou ntoftime (theindica -
tor lamp onthe remote controlgoesout).
Press button 0084onremote control0083aga in
before transmissi onends.
R Align theantenna cableof the gara gedoor
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/transmissio n.
Openi ng/closing thegarage door After
ithas been progra mmed, theintegrated
gara gedoor opener performs thefunction of
the gara gedoor system remote control. Please
als oread theopera tinginstructions forthe
gara gedoor system.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press either button 0044,0087or0085 whi chyou
have progra mmed toopera tethe gara ge
door.
Gara gedoor system withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043ligh tsup green.
Gara gedoor system witharolli ngcode: indi-
cator lamp0043flash esgreen.
The transmitter willtransmit asignal aslong
as the button ispresse d.The transmissi on
is hal ted after amaximu mof ten seconds
and indica torlamp 0043ligh tsup yellow .
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 aga inifneces-
sary .
Cle aring thememory Make
surethatyouclear thememory ofthe
integrated garagedoor opener beforeselling
the vehicl e.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press andhold buttons 0044and 0085.
The indica torlamp initiallyligh tsup yellow
and then green.
X Rel ease buttons 0044and 0085.
The memory ofthe integrated garagedoor
opener inthe rear-vie wmirror iscleare d. Compass
Call ingupthe compass Comp
ass0044disp laysthe compass directionin
which thevehicl eis currently traveling:N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To receive acorrect displayinrear-vie wmir-
ror 0043, thecompass mustbecali brated and
the magnetic fieldzone set. Fe
atur es
237Stow ageand features Z

If
you need todo any work inside theengine
compartment:
R switch offthe ignition
R never reach intothearea where thereisa
risk ofdanger frommoving components,
such asthe fanrotation area
R remove jewelryandwatches
R keep items ofclothing andhair, forexam-
ple, awayfrom moving parts G
WARNING
The cooling systemispressu rized,particu-
larl ywhen themotor iswarm. Ifyou open
the cap, youcould bescalde difhot coolant
spray sout. There isarisk ofinjury.
Let the engine cooldown before youopen
the cap. Wear protective glovesandprotec-
tive eyew earwhen opening. Openthecap
slow lyto relea sepressu re. Example
X Park thevehicle onalevel surface.
Only check thecoolant levelwhen thevehi-
cle ison alevel surface andtheengine has
cooled down.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
On vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO,press the
Start/St opbutton twice(Ypage 118).
X Check thecoolant temperature gageinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
The coolant temperature mustbebelow
158 ‡(70 †).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0092
(Y page 118)inthe ignition lock. X
Slowl yturn cap0043half aturn counter-clock-
wise toallow excess pressureto escape .
X Turn cap0043further <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
If the coolant isat the level ofmarker bar
0087 inthe fillerneck when cold,there is
enough coolant incoolant expansion
tank 0044.
If the coolant levelisappro ximately 0.6in
(1.5 cm)above marker bar0087inthe filler
neck when warm, thereisenough coolant in
expansion tank0044.
X Ifnecessary ,add coolant thathasbeen tes-
ted and appro vedbyMercedes-Benz.
X Repl acecap 0043and turn itclockwise asfar
as itwil lgo.
Further information oncoolant (Ypage 301).
Windshie ldwashe rsystem G
WARNING
Certai ncomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the follow ing. G
WARNING
If you open thehood when thedrive system
has overhea tedorduri ngafire inthe engine
compartment, youcould come intocontact
with hotgases orother escapi ngopera ting
flui ds. There isarisk ofburns.
Let the overhea tedcomponents cooldown
before opening thehood. Inthe event ofa
fire inthe engine compartment, keepthe
hood closed andcallthefire service. G
WARNING
Windshi eldwash erconcentrate ishighl y
flamma ble.Ifwindshi eldwash erconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury. Eng
inecompar tment
243Maintenanc eand care
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teri
stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Info rma tionon cha nging and mou nting wheels
(Y page 288 ).
X Stop thevehicleon solid,non-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,as faraw ay aspossi ble fro m
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away
(Y page 134 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle swi tho utKEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-G O:open the driv-
er' sdo or.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpo sitio n
005A. Thisis the same asthe Sma rtKeyha vin g
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-G O:rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsarenot
end angeredas the ydo so. Makesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rar ea while a
wh eelis be ing change d.Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sisti ng inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yatte ntionto tra f-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wany clearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo ucan reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedma rking which appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfin dthi sma rking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 283 ). MOExte
ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
junc tionwi th an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mor with an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito r.
If apres sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laymes -
sa ge s(Y page 201 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin gon, observe the followi ng note s
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles(80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehicleis pa rtia lly la de nand appro x-
im ate ly19 miles(30 kilome ters)wh en the
veh icleis fully la de n.
In additio nto the vehicleload ,the drivin gdis-
tance possi ble de pends upon:
R Veh iclesp ee d
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
ma ybe red uce dby extre medrivin gcond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedthro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is cou nted fromthe mom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo umu stnot exce edama xim um design
sp ee dof 50 mph (80km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneoralltire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e"M OExte nded"ma rk
If atire hasgo ne flatand cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire ,a sta nda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyo uus ethe propersi ze and type(sum mer
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op,
for exa mpl e. Fl
at tire
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Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remov eany foreign objectswhich
have penet rated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,the accom -
panying TIREFITstic ker and thetire inflat ion
compr essorfromthestowage wellunder-
neat hthe trun kfloor (Ypage 252).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREF ITstic ker tothe
inst rumen tclust erwithin thedriver' sfield of
vision .
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREF ITstic ker near the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Remove fillerhose 0084and plug 0087from the
bott omsect ionofthe tire inflat ioncompr es-
sor housing.
X Slide theyellow fillerhose connectorinto
the mount ingonyellow cap0083oftire seal-
ant bott le0043 until theplug engages.
X With thesealing ringsinfron t,slide yellow
cap 0083oftire sealant bottle0043 intothe
mount ingoftire inflat ioncompr essor0044.
The capmust engage inboth hooks . X
Remove thecap from valve 006Bonthe faulty
tire.
X Sc rew filler hose 006Contothe valve.
X Ins ert plug 0087intothe cigaret telighter
sock et(Y page 229)orintoa12 Vpower
sock etinyour vehicle (Ypage 229).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock .
X Press onand offswitc h0085 onthe tire infla-
tion compr essortoON.
The tireinflat ioncompr essorisswitc hedon.
The tireisinflat ed.
First ,tire sealant ispumped intothe tire.
The pressure maybriefly risetoapprox-
imately 500kPa(5.0 bar/7 3psi).
Do not switch offthe tireinflat ioncom-
pr essor during this phase.
X Let the tire inflat ioncompr essorrunfora
maximum often minut es.The tireshould
then have attained apressure ofat least
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If atire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9psi) is
achieved afteramaximum often minut es,see
(Y page 256).
If atire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)is
not achieved afteramaximum often minut es,
see (Ypage 256).
If tire sealant hasescaped, cleanitoff affec ted
areas asquickly aspossible. Itis prefer ableto
use clean water.
If your clothes aresoiled withtiresealant ,
have them cleaned withperch loroet hylene ata
dry cleaner assoon aspossible. Flat
tire
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Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh icle
and itsweight isgre atertha nthe permi ssi-
bl e gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyecou ldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationcou ldrol l-
ove r.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh i-
cle ,its weight sho uld not begre atertha n
the permi ssible gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ils on the permi ssible gro ssveh iclewe ight
of your veh iclecan befou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 297 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBra keAssi st,Activ eDis tance
Assi stDISTR ONICor the HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the vehiclebra kes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
the sesystem sin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysec urethe tow ropeor tow barat the
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclecou ldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not usethe towingeyefor reco very,
thi scou ldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclewi th acra ne.
! Wh
entow ing,pu llaw ay slow lyand
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epo we ris too high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eeq uipme nt.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe key instea dof the Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwise shi ftto positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cpa rkin gbra ke
is rel eased .If the electri cpa rkin gbra keis
fa ulty, visitaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Yo
uma ytow thevehiclefor ama xim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).A tow -
ing spee dof 30 mph (50km/h )mu stnot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30 miles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclemu stbe
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyouar etow -sta rtingor tow ing
ano therveh icle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssible gro sswe ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehicletra nsp orte d
tha nto have ittow edaway.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehicleis be ing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno ttur nthe Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshi ftthe automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe vehicleis tow ed(Ypage 178 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwise be locked outwh en pushi ng
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingthe towingey e
In stal ling the towingey e G
WA
RNING
The exhaust tai lpi pe maybe veryhot. There
is aris kof burns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Ta ke partic u-
la rcar ewh en rem oving the rearcove r. Tow
ingand tow-starti ng
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The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 252).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 263). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. 264
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance