Imp
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If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedin the
veh iclewhen driving,you may bedist racted
fr om thetraff icsit uati on.You could also
lose control oftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsur eth at
th is ispos sible ,park theveh iclepayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th eequipm entwhen theveh icleis stati on-
ary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor
th eco unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ing
when operating theon -board comput er. G
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If th eins trumen tclus terhas faile dor mal-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sin syst ems relevantto saf ety.
The oper ating safetyof your vehiclemay be
impa ired.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav eth eveh iclech ecke d
at aqualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.You should there foremak e
sur eyour vehicleis oper ating safely atall
ti mes .
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicleis
impa ired,pull overas soo nas itis saf eto do
so. Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ran ove rview, seetheins trumen tpan el
illust ration (Ypage 32). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint erior
can beadjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control
kn ob. The
brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 32).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If you turnth eligh tswit ch(Ypage 97)to
th e0058, 0060or0058 position ,th ebrig ht-
ne ss will depe ndupon thebrig htne ss ofthe
ambi entligh t.
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus ter
auto maticallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthe
mult ifunction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edis-
plays intheins trumen tclus terare notillu-
min ated. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Cruis eco ntrol activat ed(Ypage 142):
The segmen tsligh tup from thest ore d
spee dto themax imum speed.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 144):
On eor two segmen tsintheset spee dran ge
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron tmov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thespee dof the
veh iclein fron tand thest ore dspee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The fuel suppl yis int err upt edtopro tect the
en gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t. Disp
laysand oper ation
167On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys Z
Battery
acidis cau stic. Avoid con-
tact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.
Wea rsui tabl eprote ctive clothing,
esp ecia lly glo ves, apron and face-
gu ard .
Ri nse anyacidspi lls imme diatel y
wi th clea rwa ter. Contact aphy si-
cia nif neces sary. Wea
rey eprote ction. Kee
pchil drenaw ay. Obs
erve thisOperator'sManu al.
For safety reasons, Merce des-Benz recom -
mends thatyouonly usebatterie swhi chhav e
bee ntested andapprov edfor your vehi cleby
Merce des-Benz. Thesebatterie sprov ide
incre asedimp act prote ction topre vent vehicle
occu pants from sufferi ngacidbu rns shou ld
the battery bedamag edinthe eventofan
acci dent.
In orde rfor the battery toachi evethemaxi -
mum possibleserv icelife, itmus tal wa ysbe
suf ficiently charged.
Like other batterie s,the vehi clebattery may
di scha rgeover time ifyo udo not use thevehi -
cle. Inthis case ,hav ethe battery disconnec-
ted ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .You can
al so char gethe battery with achar gerrecom -
mende dby Merce des-Benz. Contact aqu ali-
fie dspe cialist wor kshop forfurth erinfor ma-
tion.
Have thebattery condi tionofchar gechecke d
more frequently ifyo uuse thevehi clemai nly
for shor ttrip sor ifyo ulea veitstand ingidle
for aleng thyperiod.Co nsul ta qu alifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop ifyo uwi sh tolea veyour vehi -
cle parked foralong period oftime .
Re move theSmartKe yif yo upa rk the vehi cle
and donot require any electrica lconsu mers.
The vehiclewillthen usevery little energ y,
thus conser vingbattery power. If
the pow ersup plyhas beeninterr upted, e.g.
if yo ureconne ctthe battery ,yo uwi llhav eto:
R rese tthe functi onfor automa tically fol ding
the exteri ormirr orsin/ou tby folding the
mirr orsoutonce (Ypage 93)
R set the clock
On vehi cles with amul timed iasystem, the
time isset automa tically. Charg
ingthe battery G
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Duri ngchar ging andjump -starti ng,expl osive
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The reis
a risk ofan expl osion.
Pa rticu larly avo idfire ,ope nfla mes, creating
spa rks and smoki ng.Ensure thereissuf fi-
cient ventilation whi lechar ging andjump -
starti ng.Donot leanover aba ttery . G
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Battery acidis cau stic. Thereisarisk of
inju ry.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.Do
not inha leany battery gases .Do not lean
over thebattery .Kee pchil drenaw ay from
ba tterie s.Wa shaway battery acidimme di-
atel ywi th plenty ofclea nwa ter and seek
med icalattenti on. G
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A discha rged battery canfreezeattempe ra-
ture sbel ow free zing point. Whe njump -start-
ing the vehi cleorchar ging thebattery ,
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The reis
a risk ofan expl osion.
All ow the frozen battery tothaw outbef ore
char ging itor jump -starti ng.
! Only
usebattery chargers with amaxi mum
char ging voltage of14.8 V.
! On
lycha rge the battery using the jump -
star ting connecti onpoint.
The jump -starti ngconnecti onpointisin the
engi necomp artme nt. Battery
(vehi cle)
259Breakdo wnassi stanc e Z
Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
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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
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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
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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
X
Fold cover 0044upwa rds. X
Pos itionjack 0085atjacking point0087. X
Make surethe foot ofthe jack isdir ectly
bene aththe jacking point.
X Tu rn crank 0083clockw iseuntil jack0085sits
compl etelyon jacking point0087. The base of
the jack mustlie evenl yon the grou nd.
X Tu rn crank 0083until thetire israi sed amaxi -
mum of1.2 in(3 cm )from thegrou nd.
Remov ingawhe el !
Do
not placewhe elbol tsinsand oron a
dir tysur face .The boltand wheelhub
threa dscou ldother wise be damag edwhe n
yo uscrew themin. X
Unscrew theupper most wheelbol tcom-
ple tely .
X Screw alignme ntbol t0043 into thethrea d
instea dof the whe elbol t.
X Unscrew therema ining wheelbol tsful ly.
X Re move thewhe el.
Moun tingane wwhe el G
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Oil ed orgrea sedwheelbol tsor damag ed
whe elbol ts/hu bthrea dscan causethe
whe elbol tsto come loose. Asaresu lt,you
cou ldlos eawhe elwhi ledri ving. Thereisa
risk ofacci dent.
Neve roil orgrea sewhe elbol ts. Inthe event
of damag eto the threa ds,contact aqu ali-
fie dspe cialist wor kshop immediately .Have
the damag edwhe elbol tsor hub threa ds
rep laced/re newed.Do not continu edri ving. G
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If yo utigh ten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleisrai sed ,the jack couldtip
over .The reisarisk ofinjur y.
Only tighten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleison the grou nd.
Alw ayspa yattenti ontothe instru ctions and
saf ety notes inthe "Chang ingawhe el"secti on
(Y page 288 ).
Only usewheelbol tsthat havebee ndes igne d
for the whe eland thevehi cle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyou
only usewheelbol tswhi chhav ebee n
ap prov edfor Merce des-Benz vehicles andthe
resp ective wheel. Chan
ging awhe el
291Whee lsand tires Z