
Overview
ofthe engine compart-
ment ....................................................2 44
ASSYST PLUS......................................244
Ca re....... .............. ................................245 Breakdow
nassi stanc e....... .............. 251
Where willIfind...? ..............................251
Flat tire....... ......................................... 252
Battery (vehicle)....... ........................... 257
Ju mp-starti ng....... ................................260
Tow ingand tow-starti ng....... ...............263
Fuse s....... ............................................265 Whee
lsand tires ...............................267
Importa ntsafe tynotes ........................267
Opera tion............................................267
Winter operation....... ........................... 269
Tire press ure....... ................................ 270
Load ingthe vehi cle....... .......................279
All abo utwhe elsand tires ................... 281
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 288
Whee land tirecombi nations .............. .292
Emergency sparewhe el....... ................293 Techn
ical data ................................... 296
Informati onrega rding technical data
....... ............................ .......................... 296
Vehi cleelectronics ..............................296
Identifi cationplates ....... ......................297
Service products andfilling capa ci-
ties ....... ............................................... 298
Vehi cledata ......................................... 303 Co
nten ts
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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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sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eunex pectedly. Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
Pay attent ion totheroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns befo recallin gup thest ore dspee d.If
you donotkn ow thest ore dspee d,store the
desir edspee dagain .
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
X Remov eyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
The first tim eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisact ivat ed, itstore sth ecur ren t
spee dor reg ulate sth espee dof theveh icle
to theprev iously store dspee d.
Pull ingawa yand driving
X If
you want topullawa ywith Activ eDis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC: rem ove your foot
fr om thebrak epedal.
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
or X IfAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICisact i-
vat ed: acceler ate brie fly.
Your vehicle pulls away andadapt sits spee d
to that oftheveh icle infron t.Ifno veh icle is
det ectedinfron t,your vehicle acceler ates
to theset spee d.
The vehicle can also pullaway when itis fac ing
an unid entified obstacle orisdriv ingonadif-
fer ent line from another veh icle.The vehicle
th en brak esauto matically. Beready tobrak e
at all tim es.
If th ere isno veh icle infron t,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICoper atesin thesame way
as cruise control.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
slowe r-mov ingvehicle infron t,itbrak esyour
veh icle.In this way, thedist anceyou have
selec tedis main tained.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
fast er-mov ingvehicle infron t,itinc reas esthe
driv ingspee d.Howe ver,th eveh icle ison ly
acc eler atedup tothespee dyou have store d. Select
ingthedr ive progr am
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICsuppo rts a
spor tydriv ingstyle when youhave selected
th eS or S+ driv eprog ram(Ypage 124).
Ac cel erat ionbehin dth eveh icle infron tor to
th eset spee dis then noticeably more
dynam ic.Ifyou have selectedth eC or Edriv -
ing prog ram,th eveh icle acceler atesmor e
gen tly. Incit ytraff icand stop- start traff ic,
driv eprog ramCis rec omm ended.
Cha nging lanes
If you want tochang eto theove rtakin glane
on mult i-laneroads ,Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICsuppo rts you if:
R you aredrivingfast erthan 45 mph
(70 km/h)
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICismain -
tain ingthedist anceto aveh icle infron t
R you switchon theappro priatetur nsign al
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdoes not
cur ren tlydet ect adang erofcol lision
If th ese condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
acc eler ated.Ac cel erat ionwill beinterr upte dif
ch ang inglane stak estoolon gor ifth edis-
tan cebet ween yourvehicle and theveh icle in
fr on tbec ome sto osmall .
i When
youchang elane s,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICmon itorstheleft lane on
left -hand- driveveh iclesor therigh tlane on
righ t-han d-driveveh icles.
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If you leave thedriv er'sseat when theveh i-
cle ison lybein gbrak edbyActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NIC,itcoul droll away:
R ifth ere isamalf unctionin thesyst emor
in thevolt age supply
R ifAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICis
deac tivate dusin gth ecr uise control leve r,
for exam plebyaveh icle occupant orfrom
out side theveh icle
R ifth eelec trical systemintheeng inecom -
part men t,th ebat tery or thefuse sare
tam pere dwith Driv
ingsyst ems
147Drivingand parking
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cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swith aTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 254).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swith acol lapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 227). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 294). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 253)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 293)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- 252
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance

Trans
portingthe vehic le
Veh icle swi th auto matic transmission !
Wh
enthe vehicleis load ed for transp ort,
the frontand rearaxl es mu stbe stationar y
and onthe same transp orta tionveh icle.
Po sitio ning overthe conne ctionpo int ofthe
tra nsp ortveh icleis not permi tted .The drive
tra inma yothe rwise be dama ged.
Al lve hic les !
Yo
uma yonl ysec urethe vehicleby the
wh eels,not byparts ofthe vehiclesu ch as
axl eor stee ringcomp onents. Othe rwise, the
veh iclecou ldbe dama ged.
The towingeyecan beused topullthe vehicle
onto atra iler or tra nsp orte rfor transp orting
pu rpo ses .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C.
As soon asthe vehic lehas been loade d:
X Pre vent thevehiclefro mrol ling away by
ap plying the electri cpa rkin gbra ke.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0092 inthe igni-
tio nlock and remove theSma rtKeyfro mthe
ig niti onlock.
X Secu rethe vehicle. Tow
-starti ng(emerg ency engine
starti ng)
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not betow -sta rted .Yo ucou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe automa tictransmi ssion. Yo
ucan find informa tionon "Jum p-starting "at
(Y page 260 ). Fu
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rtant safety notes G
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If yo uma nipulate orbridgeafa ulty fuse orif
yo urep lace itwi th afu se with ahighe r
am perage ,the electri ccab lescou ldbe ove r-
lo ad ed .Thi scou ldres ultin afir e. The reisa
ris kof an acc ident and injury.
Alw aysrep lace faulty fuses with the speci -
fie dnew fuses havin gthe corr ectamperage .
Blo wn fuses mustbe rep laced with fuses of
the same rating ,wh ich youcan reco gnizeby
the colorand value. The fuse rating sar elisted
in the fuse allo cati oncha rt.
The fuse allo cati oncha rtis locate din the vehi-
cle tool kitinthe stow agecomp artment under
the trunk floor (Y page 252 ).
If anew lyins erte dfu se also blow s,ha ve the
cau setraced and recti fiedat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op,e.g .an author izedMe rced es-
Benz Center.
! Onl
yus efu ses thatha ve been appro ved
for Merced es-Benz vehicles and which have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.Othe rwise, comp onents orsystem s
cou ldbe dama ged.
! Ma
kesure tha tno moi sturecan ente rthe
fu se boxwh en the cove ris op en.
! Wh
enclosing the cove r,ma kesure tha tit
is lying corr ectlyon the fuse box.Moi sture
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwise imp airthe
op era tionof the fuses .
The fuses inyour veh icleser vetoclo sedown
fa ulty cir cui ts. Ifafu se blow s,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circui tand theirfunctio nsstop
op era ting . Bef
ore chang ingafus e
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Swi tch offallel ectri calcons umers. Fu
ses
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Make surethattheignition isswitched off
(Y page 118).
or
X When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118).
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 134).
All indicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster
must beoff.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compartmen ton the
left-hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe trunk Fuse
boxinthe engine compart ment
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 265). G
WARNING
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion, youcan beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
turned off.
X Open thehood.
X Use adry cloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Remove fuseboxcover 0043forwards. X
To close :check whether theseal islying
correct lyin cover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe rear ofthe fuse box
into theretainer.
X Fold down cover 0043and close clamps 0044.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe trunk
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 265). The
fuse boxislocated inthe trunk behind the
partition covering.
X Open thetrunk lid.
X To open: release cover0043onthe right and
left-hand sideswithaflat object .
X Open cover 0043downwards inthe direction
of the arrow. 266
FusesBr
eakdown assistance