X
Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lit eng ages.
X Re place thecove rin the front wheelhou sing
(Y page 102 ).
Hig h-be amheadlamps (haloge nhea d-
lamps )/co rne ringlamps (Bi-Xe non
hea dlamps ) X
Swi tch offthe lights .
X Ope nthe hood.
X Tu rn hou sing cove r0043 cou nter-cl ockwise
and pullit ou t.
X At the bulbhol der,pu sh the bulbup wa rds ,
di sconne ctitand pullit ou tof bulb
hol der0044.
X Inse rtthe new bulbinto bulbhol der0044 at
the top, push itdo wn and secureit in place .
X Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lit eng ages.
Si de marke rlamps (haloge nhea d-
lamps ) Due
tothei rlo cati on, have the bulbsin the
si de marker lamp change dat aqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op. Win
dshi eld wi pers Sw
itchin gthe winds hieldwipers
on /o ff
! Do
not opera tethe windsh ield wipe rs
wh en the windsh ield isdry ,as thiscou ld
da ma gethe wipe rbl ad es. Mor eover ,du st
tha tha scol lected onthe windsh ield can
scra tchthe glas sif wi ping take spl ace when
the windsh ield isdry . If
it is nece ssaryto sw itch onthe windsh ield
wi pe rs indry weath ercond itions, alwa ysuse
wa she rflu idwh en opera ting thewindsh ield
wi pe rs.
! If
the windsh ield wipe rs leav esme arson
the windsh ield afte rthe vehicleha sbe en
wa she din an automa ticcar wash, waxor
othe rres idue sma ybe the reason forthis.
Cl ea nthe windsh ield using washe rflu id
afte rwa shi ng the vehiclein an automa tic
car wash.
! Inter
mitte ntwiping with rain sens or:due
to optica linfl uences andthewindsh ield
be comi ngdirty indry weath ercond itions,
the windsh ield wipe rs ma ybe acti vated
ina dve rtentl y.Thi scou ldthen dama gethe
wi ndsh ield wipe rbl ad es orscra tchthe wind-
shi eld.
For thisrea son, yousho uld alwa ysswitch
off the windsh ield wipe rs indry weath er. Co
mbi nati onswitch
0047 003F Windsh ield wipe roff
0048 0062 Intermitte ntwipe ,lo w (ra insens or
set tolow sens itivity )
0049 0063 Intermitte ntwipe ,hi gh (rainsens or
set tohigh sens itivity )
004A 00AA Continu ouswi pe ,sl ow
004B 00A9 Continu ouswi pe ,fas t
0084 00D3 Singlewipe /00D4 Wipesthe wind-
shi eld us ing washe rflu id
If the wipe rbl ad es arewo rn, the windsh ield
wi llno longe rbe wipe dpro perly.Thi scou ld
pre vent youfrom obser ving thetrafficcond i-
tio ns. Win
dshi eld wi pers
103Lights andwind shield wipers Z
Rev
ersingcame ra
Gen eral notes Re
ar vie wcame ra0043 isan opti calparking and
mane uvering aid. Itsho wsthe areabeh ind
yo ur veh iclewi th guide lines inthe multime dia
sy stem.
The areabeh indthe vehicleis displ ayed asa
mir ror ima ge,asinthe rearvie wmir ror.
i The
text showninthe multime diasy stem
di spl aydep ends onthe langu agesetti ng.
The followi ng are exampl esofrea rvie w
came radispl aysin the multime diasy stem.
Impo rtant safetynotes The
rearvie wcame raisonly anaid. Itis not a
rep laceme ntfor your attenti ontoyour imm edi-
ate surrou ndings. Youare alwa ysres pons ible
for safe mane uvering andparking .Ma kesure
that there arenoper sons ,ani mal sor obje cts
in the mane uvering areawh en youare mane u-
veri ngorparking .
Unde rthe followi ng circu msta nces, therear
vie wcame rawillnot functi on,orwillfuncti on
in alimite dmanne r:
R ifthe trunk lid is ope n
R in hea vyrain,snow orfog
R at nigh tor invery dark place s
R ifthe came raisexpo sedtovery bright light
R ifthe areais lit by fluore scent bulbsor LED
li ghti ng(the displ aymay flicker)
R ifthere isasu dd en cha nge intemp erature ,
e.g. when driving intoahea ted garag ein
wi nter R
ifthe came ralens isdirty orobs tructe d.
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng
(Y page 250 )
R ifthe rearof your veh icleis da mag ed.Inthis
cas e,ha ve the came rapos ition and setti ng
checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
The fieldof vis ion and othe rfuncti onsofthe
rea rvie wcame ramay beres tricte ddu eto
ad ditiona lacce ssorieson the rearof the vehi-
cle (e.g. license plate holder ,bi cycl erack) .
On veh icles with hei ght-a djustab lecha ssis,
le avi ng the stand ardheight can resultin ina c-
cura ciesin the guide lines, dependi ngon tech-
nica lcondi tions.
i The
contra stof the displ aymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudd en pre sence ofsunli ght or
othe rlight sources ,e.g. when exiting a
ga rag e.Pa ypa rticu larattenti oninthis situa-
tion.
i If
us ab ility issev erelyres tricte d,e.g. due
to pixel erro rs,have the displ ayrep aired or
rep laced .
i The
rearvie wcame raispro tected from
rai ndro psand dustby mea nsofafla p. Whe n
the rearvie wcame raisacti vate d,this flap
ope ns.
The flapclo ses again wh en:
R youha ve fini she dthe mane uvering proc-
ess
R youswi tch offthe engi ne
R youope nthe trunk
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng
(Y page 250 ).
For techni calreasons ,the flapmay rema in
ope nbri eflyafte rthe rearvie wcame rahas
bee ndea ctiva ted.
Ac tivati ng/de acti vatin gthe rear view
came ra X
To acti vate :make sure that theSmar tKey
is in pos ition 0048 inthe igniti onlock.
X Ma kesure that theActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
functi onissel ected inthe multime diasy s-
tem; seetheDigi talOpe rator'sManua l.
X Engag ereve rsegear.
The rearvie wcame raflapope ns.The multi-
med iasystem showsthe areabeh indthe
veh iclewi th guide lines. Dri
ving sys tems
159Dri ving and parkin g Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions cat
orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs erveth eaddit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 46). Ligh
ts Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0049
Che ckLeftLow Che
ckLeftLow
Bea m Bea
m(Exam ple) The
corresp ondin gbulb isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
or X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 101).
LE Dligh tsour ces:thedisp laymes sage fortheco rresp ondin glamp
on lyappear swhen alltheLE Ds inthelamp havefail ed. 0049
Act ive Headlamps Act
ive Headlamps
Ino perative Ino
perative The
active ligh tfun ction isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Mal functionSee Mal
functionSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
exterio rligh ting ismalf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Aut oLam pFun cti on Aut
oLam pFun cti on
Ino perative Ino
perative The
lightsen sor isdef ective.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Swi tch OffLights Swi
tch OffLights The
lightsare still swit ched on when youleaveth eveh icle. Awarn -
ing tone also soun ds.
X Turn theligh tswit chtopos ition 0058. Disp
laymes sage s
193On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
X
Thoroughly hosedown thevehicle witha
gentle jetofwater.
X Do not point thewater jetdirectly towards
the airinlet orthe edges ofdecorative foils.
X Use plenty ofwater andrinse outthe
sponge frequent ly.
X Rinse thevehicle withclean water anddry
thoroughly withachamois.
X Do not letthe cleaning agentdryonthe
paintwork orthe decorative foils.
Carefully removealldeposits ofroad saltas
soon aspossible whendriving inwinter.
Power washers G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnoz zle(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordam-
age tothe tires orchassis compon ents.
Component sdamaged inthis way may fail
unexpect edly.There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged
tires orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Vehicles
withdecorative film:parts ofyour
vehicle arecovered withdecorative film.
Maintain adistance ofat least 27.5in
(70 cm) between thefilm-c overed partsof
the vehicle andthenozz leof the power
washer.
Infor mation aboutthecorrec tdistance is
availabl efrom theequipment manufacturer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
The water temperat ureofthe power washer
must notexceed 140‡(60 †).
! Always
maintain adistance ofat least
12 in(30 cm) between thevehicle andthe
power washer nozzle.Infor mation aboutthe
correc tdistance isavailabl efrom theequip-
ment manufact urer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
Do not aim directly atany ofthe following:
R Tires
R Door gaps, roofgaps, joints,etc.
R Elect ricalcompon ents R
Batt ery
R Plug-type couplings
R Light bulbs
R Seals
R Trim elements
R Vent ilation slots
Damaged sealsorelectric alcompon ents
can lead toleaks orfailures.
! If
you clean thetank fillerrecess whenitis
open, donot use apower washer. Thiscan
cause damage tothe seals orother compo-
nent s.
Cleaning thepaint work !
Do
not affix:
R stick ers
R films
R magnetic platesorsimilar items
to painted surfaces. Youcould otherwise
damage thepaintwork .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffected
by corrosion anddamage causedbyinade-
quate carecannotalway sbe completely
repaired. Insuch cases, visitaqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover
and rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
X Remove treeresin, oils,fuels andgreases by
rubbing gentlywithacloth soaked inpetro-
leum ether orlighter fluid
X Remove coolantandbrake fluidwithamoist
cloth andclear water.
X Use tarremover toremove tarstains.
X Use silicone remover toremove wax.
If water nolonger forms"beads" onthe paint
surface, usethepaint careproducts recom-
mended andapproved byMercedes- Benz.This
is the case approximately everythreetofive
mont hs,depending onthe climate conditions
and thecare product used.
If dirt has penetr atedthepaint surface orif
the paint hasbecome dull,thepaint cleaner
recomm endedandapproved byMercedes-
Benz should beused. Care
247Maintenance andcare Z