2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER tires

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
3

Gen
eral notes................................ 300
Not esabout oilgrad es...................3 00
Notes onoilleve l/consu mption....241
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG SLC43)...... 179
Ente ring anaddress
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................217
ESP ®
(E lec tronic StabilityPro-
gram)
AMG menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)...180
Cha racteri stics................................. 61
Deactiva ting/activa ting(excep t
SLC 43AMG) ................................... 61
Deactiva ting/activa ting
(Me rcedes -AMGSLC43)....... ..........62
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 183
Function/notes ................................60
Gene ralnotes .................................. 60
Importa ntsafe tyinforma tion........... 61
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 211
ETS/ 4ETS (Elec tronic Traction
Syste m)....... ......................................... 61
Exhaus tche ck....... ............................ 138
Exhaus tpipe (clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................250
Exte riorlighting
Setting options....... ......................... 97
see Ligh ts
Exte riormirrors
Adjusting ......................................... 92
Dippi ng(automa tic)....... .................. 93
Fold inginwhe nlocking (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 179
Fold ingin/ou t(a utoma tically)......... 93
Fol ding in/o ut(electrica lly) ............. 93
Ou tof pos ition (tro ublesho oting )..... 93
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 95
Stori ngthe parking position ............. 94
Ey eg las sesco mpartmen t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 226 F
Fav orites
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 219
Fi ller cap
see Refue ling Fi
llin gcapa citie s(Te chn ical data) ...298
Fl at tire
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Pre paring thevehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 252
TIR EFIT kit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 254
see Emerg encysparewh eel
Fl oo rmats <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 238
Fre quen cies
Mob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 296
Tw o-w ayrad io<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 296
Fue l
Add itives <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 300
Co nsu mpti onstatisti cs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 170
Disp laying the current consu mp-
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Disp laying the rang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 171
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 137
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 32
Gra de(gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 299
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 134
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 132
Ta nk content/re servefue l............. 299
Fue lfil lerflap
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133
Fue lle ve l
Ca lling upthe rang e(o n-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 171
Fue ltank
Ca pacity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 299
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 134
Fus eall ocatio ncha rt(vehi cle too l
kit) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 252
Fus es
All oca tion chart<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 265
Befo recha nging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 265
Fus ebox inthe engi necomp art-
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 266
Fus ebox inthe trunk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 266
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 265 G
Garag edoo rope ner
Cl ea ring thememo ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 237
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 234
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 235
Ope ning/ closing the garag edoo r.. 237 10
In
dex

Kickd
own
Dr ivin gtips .................................... 128
Man ualgear shifting .......................1 31
Kne ebag ..................... ......................... 44 L
Lamps see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Lane Keepin gAss ist
Activating/d eactivating .................175
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 198
Function/inform ation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 165
Lap time (RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 180
Li ce nse plate lamp(displ aymes -
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 193
Li ght func tion,acti ve
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Li ght senso r(di spl aymes sage)....... 193
Li ghts
Activa ting/d eactiva tingtheinte-
rio rlighti ngdelaye dsw itch-o ff....... 177
Active light functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 100
Auto matichea dlamp mode.............. 97
Co rneri nglight functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 99
Haza rdwa rning lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Hig hbe am flashe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 99
Hig h-be amheadlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Lig htsw itch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 97
Low -bea mhea dlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 98
Pa rking lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98
Re ar fog lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98
Setting thebrightne ssofthe
amb ient lighti ng(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 177
Stand inglamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Swi tching thedaytime runni ng
la mps on/of f(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Swi tching theexter iorlighti ng
de laye dsw itch-o ffon/of f(o n-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 177
Swi tching thesurrou ndlighti ng
on/of f(o n-boa rdcomp uter).......... 177
Tu rn sig nal s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 99
see Interi orlighti ng
see Replaci ng the bulbs Lo
cki ng
see Central locking
Lo cki ng (do ors )
Auto matic<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 73
From inside(central locking but-
ton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 72
Lo cki ng central ly
see Central locking
Lo cki ng verifi cati onsign al(on-
bo ard computer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Lo w-b eam headlamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Lug gageco ver
see Trunkpartiti on
Lumb arsuppo rt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 88 M
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
MAG ICSK YCO NTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 83
Malf unctionmes sage
see Disp laymes sages
Matte finish (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 248
Mec hani calkey
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 68
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Locki ngveh icle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 73
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Unlo cking thedriver' sdoo r.............. 73
Medi aIn terfac e
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Memo rycard (audio)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 173
Memo ryfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 95
Merc edesme conne ct
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 233
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Mer cedes-Be nzeme rgency call..... 231
Re mote VehicleHea lthCheck ....... 233
Ro adsid eAssi stance callbu tton ....232
Sel f-di agnosi s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 23012
In
dex

Merce
des-Ben zInte lligen tDrive
Rea rview camera ..........................1 59
Mess agememory (on-bo ardcom-
puter) .............. ....................................182
Mess ages
see Displ aymessa ges
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
Mobi lephone
Connecting (Bluetooth ®
inter-
face) .............................................. 221
Connecting (device mana ger)........222
Frequ encies ................................... 296
Install ation....... ..............................296
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 173
Transmi ssionoutp ut(ma ximum ).... 296
Modify ingthe programming
(SmartKe y)....... ....................................67
MOExte ndedtires.............................. 253
Mountin gwhe els
Lowe ringthevehicl e..... .................292
Mounting anew whee l..... .............. 291
Prepa ringthevehicl e..... ................2 89
Ra ising the vehi cle....... ..................290
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 291
Securi ngthe vehi cleaga inst roll-
ing away ....... ................................. 289
MP3
Opera tion.......................................173
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................217
Multifun ctiondisplay
Function/notes .............................169
Perma nentdispla y....... ..................176
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel
Opera tingtheon-boa rdcom-
pute r....... ....... ................................168
Overvi ew....... ................................... 33
Multime diasyste m
Switchi ngon and off....... ...............218
Music files
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................217 N
Navigati on
Entering adesti nation .................... 219
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 171
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Navi gationmen u
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 171
NEC K-PRO hea dres train ts
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 52
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 52
Re setti ngtrig gered<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 53
Note son bre akin g-inane wve hi-
cl e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 117 O
Oc cupa ntClass ificati onSys tem
(O CS )
Co ndi tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 46
Fau lts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 49
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
Oc cupa ntsafe ty
Air bags <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43
Auto maticmea sures afte ran
acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 53
Bel twa rning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 42
Ch ildre nin the vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 53
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 38
Introd uctiontothe restrai ntsys-
tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 38
Occu pant Clas sifica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Pets inthe vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 56
PR E-SAFE ®
(antici patory occu -
pa nt pro tectio n)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 53
Re stra intsystem warning lamp ........ 39
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
OC S
Fau lts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 49
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
Odo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 170 In
dex
13

Tec
hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ...............298
Emer gency sparewh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 294
Info rma tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .............296
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..........292
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ............303
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .............233
Emer gency call<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .......231
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .........230
MB info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .233
Roa dside Assista ncebutton ..........232
Self-test ......................................... 230
System .......................................... 230
Vehi cleHeal thChe ck....... ............. 233
Tele phone
Accepting acall (multifunction
steeri ngwhe el)....... .......................174
Authori zingamobi lephone (con-
necting) ......................................... 221
Authori zingamobi lephone via
the devi cemana ger(connecting) ...222
Connecting amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 222
Connecting amobi lephone (gen-
eral informa tion)............................ 221
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 173
Numb erfrom thephone book........174
Red ialing ....... ....... .......................... 174
Reje cting/endi ngacall ....... ..........174
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... .............. .............................217
Temperature
Coo lant ....... ................................... 168
Coo lant (on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG SLC43)....... .........179
Engine oil(on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG SLC43)....... .........179
Outsi detempera ture......................167
Setting (climate control) ................111
Transmi ssionoil (on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG SLC43)...... 179
Timing (RACETIME R)....... .................. 180
Tire pressure
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 274
Che cking manually ....... .................273
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 201 Maxi
mum .......................................273
Not reach ed(TIR EFIT) .................... 256
Notes .............................................272
Rea ched (TIREFIT) .......................... 256
Reco mmended ...............................270
Tire pressure losswarni ngsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes ................................ 273
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 274
Res tarting ......................................274
Tire pressure monitor
Che cking thetire press ureelec-
tronical ly....... ................................. 276
Function/notes .............................274
Gene ralnotes ................................ 274
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 275
Ra dio type approval forthe tire
press uremonitor ........................... 278
Res tarting ......................................277
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 216
Warni ngmessa ge....... ................... 276
Tire-c hange toolkit....... .................... 252
TIREF ITkit ....... ................................... 254
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 254
Storage location ............................ 252
Tire press urenot reach ed....... ....... 256
Tire press urereach ed....... ............. 256
Tires
Aspect ratio(definitio n)....... ..........287
Averag ewei ght ofthe vehi cle
occup ants(definitio n)....... ............. 286
Bar (definitio n)....... ........................286
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 288
Cha racteri stics..............................286
Che cking ........................................ 267
Cu rbwei ght (definitio n)....... ..........287
Definiti onofterms .........................286
Direction ofrotatio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 289
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 288
DOT (DepartmentofTra nspo rta-
tion) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 286
DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(T IN) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 285
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28718
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GVW
(GrossVeh icle Weigh t)(def -
ini tio n).... .......................................2 87
GVW R(G ross VehicleWei ght
Ra ting) (definitio n)....... .................. 287
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 267
Increase dvehi cleweight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 286
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 267
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 287
Lab eling (ove rview )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 283
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 288
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 285
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 287
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 269
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 287
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 287
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 285
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 287
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Opti onaleq uipme ntwe ight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 267
PSI (pou nds persqu are inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 288
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 268
Sid ewall(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 287
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 289
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 286
Sum mer tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 269
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 282
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ti re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 287
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 286
Ti re size (data )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Ti re size desig nati on,load -bea r-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 283
Ti re trea d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 268
Ti re trea d(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 288
Tota llo ad limit (defi niti on) ............. 288 Tra
ctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Tra ctio n(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 281
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 286
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 288
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 292
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 265
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 263
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 264
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 263
Insta lling the towingeye................ 263
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 264
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 265
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 264
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 264
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 125
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 265
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 170
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 170
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 171
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 73
Locki ngsep arately<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Ope ning/ closing (manually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 303 In
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19

Weather
display(COMAND )
see alsoDigita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l...... ...... ......................................217
Wheel andtirecombinatio ns
Tire s...... ......................................... 292
Wheel bolttighten ingtorque ........... 292
Wheel chock...... ................................289
Wheel s
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................288
Che cking ........................................ 267
Cl eani ng...... ................................... 249
Emergency sparewhe el...... ........... 293
Important safetynotes .................. 267
Informatio non drivi ng...... ..............267
<002C00510057004800550046004B00440051004A004C0051004A00120046004B
0044[ nging................ 288
Mou nting anew wheel...... .............291
Mou nting awhe el....... ................... 289
Overvi ew....... ................................. 267
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 291
Storing ...........................................289
Tig htening torque....... .................... 292
Whee lsize/tire size.......................292
Wind screen
Inserting andremovi ng....... ............. 81
Prep aring for instal lation ..................81
see AIRG UIDE
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windsh ield
Defrosting ......................................112
Windsh ieldwashe rfluid
see Winds hieldwa sher system
Windsh ieldwashe rsyste m
Addi ngwasher fluid....... ................243
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 302
Windsh ieldwi pers
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 206
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 105
Rep lacing thewiper blades ....... ..... 104
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Winte rdrivin g
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 269
Slip pery road surfaces....... ............ 141
Snow chains....... ........................... 270
Winte roperatio n
Overvi ew....... ................................. 269
Winte rtires
M+S tires.......................................269 Wiper
blades
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 249
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 104
Rep lacing .......................................104
Worksho p
see Qualified speci alist worksh op Z
ZONE function
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 112 In
dex
21

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
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 Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
23Introdu ction Z