0047
Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on extremely
st eep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stre tches. Usin
gkickdown #
Form aximum acceleration: depressthe
accelerator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. All-wheel drive
Note
sona ll-wheel drive All-wheel driv
eensures permanent driv efor all
fo ur wheels, and toget her wit hESP®
it impr oves
th et raction of thev ehicle.
The traction cont roloft he all-wheel driv ealso
ta ke sp lace via theb rake system. Therefore, the
brak esystem can overheat during extreme off-
ro ad use. In this case, ease of fthe accelerator
pedal or stop toallo wthe brak esystemtoc ool
down.
If ad rive nw heel spins du etoinsufficient trac‐
tion, obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R When pulling away,m akeu se of thet raction
cont rolintegrated in ESP ®
.D epress the
accelerator pedal as farasn ecessar y.
R Take your foot offt he accelera torp edal,
slowly ,whilet he vehicle is in motion.
In wintr ydriving conditions, alw aysu se winter
tires (M+S tires) and, if necessar y,sno wchains
(/ page295). Only in this wa yc an them aximum
ef fect of all-whee ldrive be achie ved.
Use DSR( Downhill Speed Regulation) when driv‐
ing downhill off-road (/ page121).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving styleorify ou are
inattenti ve,the all-wheel driv esystemc an neither
re duce ther isk of an accident nor override the
la ws of ph ysics. The all-wheel driv esystem can‐
no ttak er oad, weather and traf ficc onditions into
account. The all-whee ldrive system is onl yan
aid. Youa re re sponsible form aintaining asafe
dis tan ce from thev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, forb raking in good time and fors taying in
lane. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe driv etra in
and theb rake system If
yo uo perat evehicles wit hall-wheel driv eon
ao ne-axle test st and, youm aydamag ethe
driv etra in or theb rake system. #
Afunction or per form anc etests hould
only be car ried out on atwo -axle test
st and. #
Ifyo uw ish tooperat ethe vehicle on
suc hat ests tand, please consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop in
advance. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe transfer
case If
yo ut ow th evehicle wit haraised axle, the
trans ferc ase can getdamaged. Suc hdamage
is no tcovered byMercedes-BenzL imited
Wa rrant y. #
Nevertow th evehicle wit haraised axle. #
Onlytow thev ehicle wit hall wheels on
th eg round or full yraised. #
Notethei nstruction sontowing the
ve hicle wit hfull contact wit hthe ground
fo ra ll wheels. Engaging all-wheel drive
Conditions
fore ngaging/disengaging
Yo uc an engag eand deactivat ethe all-wheel drive
when stationar yorwhile drivin gslowl y.
When stationar y,thef ollowing mus tbeobserved:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes teering wheel in thes traight-ahea dposi‐
tion.
If th ea ll-wheel driv ecann otbe engaged when
st ationary: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe selector le verfrom 005Cto005B from
005B to005C from 005Cto005E and bac kto005C.
Engaging and disengaging thea ll-wheel drive
can be made easier in this wa y.
Obser vethef ollowing when driving slowly:
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is no ttrave ling fasterthan
6. 2m ph (1 0km/h).
R The vehicle is no tbeing driven around abend. Driving and parking
11 9
st
yletos uitthep reva iling road and weather con‐
ditions.
If yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ASR will be deactivated
fo rt he duration of thea ctivation/deactivation
process.
Ve hicles without steering wheel but tons: if
ASR is malfunctioning, the00E5 indicator lamp
lights up while thee ngine is running and the
engine output ma ybereduced (/ page24).
ASR impr ovestraction, i.e. thet ransfer of po wer
from thet ires tother oad sur face, foras ustained
period and, thereb y,also impr ovesthe driving
st abilit yoft hevehicle. If thed riving wheels start
to spin, ASR brakes individuald rive wheels and
limits thee ngine torque. ASRthus significantly
assists youw hen pullin gawaya nd accelerating,
especiall yonw etor slippe ryroads.
If traction on ther oad sur face is no tsufficient,
eve nASR will no tallow youtop ullaway without
dif ficulty .The typ eoftires and totalwe ight of the
ve hicle as well as theg radient of ther oad also
pla yac rucial role.
If AS Rinter venes, the00E5 warning lam pinthe
instrument display flashes. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization. In addition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
shoul donlybed eactivated in the
fo llowing situations. Do no
topera tethev ehicle on aroller dynamo me‐
te r( e.g. forap erform anc etest). If youh ave to
operat ethe vehicle on aroller dynamo meter,con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop beforehand. If
yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ESP ®
will be deactiva‐
te df or thed uration of thea ctivation/deactiva‐
tion process.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning or deactivated, the
00E5 warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is
ru nning and thee ngine output ma ybereduced
(/ page24).
% Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gESP®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access
5 ESP
% ESP®
can onl ybeactivated and deactivated
via quicka ccess when at leas tone other
function is available in quicka ccess. Other‐
wise, youc an find ESP ®
in the Assistance
menu. #
Select ESP.
Ap romp tappears. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam plight supc on‐
st antly in thei nstrument clus ter,ESP ®
is deacti‐
va ted.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmayappear in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist Crosswind Assis
tdoes no tworkifE SP®
is deacti‐
va tedord isabled due toam alfunction.
Crosswind Assis tdoes no treact under thef ollow‐
ing conditions:
R The vehicle is subjected tosevere jolts and
vib rations, e.g .asar esult of une vens urfaces
or po tholes.
R The vehicle loses traction, e.g. on sno worice
or when hydroplaning.
R The driver is per form ing sudden and lar ge
st eering mo vements.
Crosswind Assis tisoperational again as soon as
th ed riving conditions retur nton ormal.
Crosswind Assi stdetects stro ng crosswind gu sts
th at can impair abilit yofyourvehicle todrive Driving and parking
13 9
DSR (/
page 121)
00D9 HOLD fu
nction(/pa ge146)
00CE Ad
aptiv eHighbeam
Assist(/ page82)
00D7 AT
TENTION ASSIS Tdeactivated
003E Ad
oor is no tfully closed.
00C5 Re
ar wind owwiper swit ched on
(/ page90)
002E LO
WR ANGE activ e(/pag e120)
SOS
NOT
READY Emergency call sy
stem no tactive Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assis tswitched
of f(/pag e158)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stdeactivated
(/ page140) Blind Spo
tAssistswitched off
(/ page155)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected traf‐
fi cs igns and messages (/ page 153). Se
ttin gthe in stru men tlighting #
Turn brightness control knob 1upwards or
down wards.
The lighting on theI nstrument Displa yand
th ec ont role lements in thev ehicle interior is
set.
% In
vehicles without brightness contro lknob
1 ,the instrument lighting can be se tviathe
on-boar dcomputer (/ page173). Menus and submenus
Calling up functions on
thes ervice menu On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Service #
Selec tand con firm ther equired function.
The following function sareavailable on the
Service menu:
R Messages:m essagememo ry (/ pag e339)
R DEF:D isplays th eDEFrang ea nd le vel
( / pag e129)
R Tires:
- Che ckst he tir epressur ewitht he tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem
(/ page301 )
- Restarts thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m( /pag e302)
R ASSYST PLUS :callsupt he service due date
(/ page264)
R Engine Oil Level :measures engine oil le vel
R Long-term consumption Calling up
thea ssistant display On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Assistance #
Selec tthe desired displa yand confirm.
The following displa ysarea vailable on thea ssis‐
ta nt displ ay:
R Assi stant display
R Attention le vel(/ pag e152) #
Switc hbetwe en thed ispla ysand con firm the
selected displa y. Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 16 9
#
Place asuitable collector beneat hdrain hose
2. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Open drain scr ew1 until thew ater/fuel
mixtur eemerges from drain hose 2.#
Close drain scr ew1 as soon as around
0. 2qt( 0.2l iter) of thew ater/fuel mixtur ehas
been collected.
Af ter30s econds, thee lectrical fuel pump
automaticall ystops thed ischarg eofthe
wate r/fuel mixture. #
Afterd raining, switc hoffthei gnition. #
Dispose of thec ollected water/fuel mixture
in an environmentally responsible manner,
e.g. at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Chec kthat drain scr ew1 has been closed.
If th ee ngine is running whil edrain scr ew 1
is open, youw ill lose fuel thro ugh drain hose
2. #
Close theh ood (/ page264). #
003A The indicator lam pdoes no tgoout
af te rd raining: drainthe fuel filter again. #
003ATh eindica torlam pd oesn otgo out
af te rt he second draining: consultaquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
fuel filter drained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. Cleaning and care
Note
sonw ashingthe vehicl einana utomatic
car wash &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntil theb raking
ef fect has bee nfully restored. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe paintwork
and plastic components If
yo uw ash your vehicle in Touchles sAuto‐
matic Car Wash sy stems that use special
cleaning agents, thec leaning agentsu sed can damag
ethe paintwor korplastic components
of thev ehicle. #
Do no twash thev ehicle in Touchless
Au tomatic Car Wash sy stems that use
special cleaning agents. Mak
esuret hat thea utomatic car wash is suitable
fo rt he size of thev ehicle.
Befor ewashing thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh, fold in theo utside mir rors and remo veany
additional antennas. Otherwise, theo utside mir‐
ro rs,a ntennas or thev ehicle itself could be dam‐
aged.
Mak esurea nyadditional antennas ar ere-in stal‐
led and that theo utside mir rors aref ullyf olded
out again when youl eave thea utomatic car
wa sh.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing befor eusing an automatic car wash:
R thes ide windo wsand thes liding windo ware
comple tely closed.
R theb lowe rfor ventilation and heating is
switched off.
R thew indshield wiper switc hisinposition005A.
If th ev ehicle is very dirty ,wash of fexcess dirt
befor ecleaning thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh.
% Re
moving thew ax from thew indshield and
th ew iper rubber safter wa shing thev ehicle,
will help avoid smearing and reduce wiper
noise. Note
sonu se ofapowe rwasher &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressu recleaning equipment wi th
ro und-spr aynozzles
The wate rjet from around-spra ynozzle (dirt
grinder) ma ycaus edamag etotires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayfail
unexpec tedly. #
Do no tuse high-p ressur ecleaning
equipment wit hround-spra ynozzle sto
clea nyour vehicle. #
Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsm ustber eplaced immediatel y. Ne
veru se ap owe rwashe rinthevehicle interior.
The pressurized watercreated bythep ower 272
Maintenance and care
wa
sher and thea ssociated spr aycould cause
considerable damag etothevehicle.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing when using apowerwa sher:
R maintain aminimum dis tance of 11.8 in
(30 cm) tothev ehicle when using 25° flat-
spr aynozzle sand di rtgrinder sor27.6in
(70 cm) whe nusing round-spra ynozzle sand
obse rvet he information in thee quipment
manufacturer's operating instructions.
R do no tdirect then ozzle of thep owerwa sher
directl yatsensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits,
electrical components, batteries, light bulbs
and ventilation slits.
R maintai naminimum di stanc eof1 9.7 in
(50 cm) forar ear vie wcamera. Wa
shing thev ehicle byhand Obser
vethel egal requirements, fore xamp le in
man ycountries washing byhand is only allo wed
at speciall ydesignated wash ba ys.Int his case,
mak esuret hat aspeciall ydesignated wash ba yis
used forw ashing byhand. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g. car shampoo. #
Washthev ehicle wit hlukew armw ater and a
sof tcar sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefully spr aythev ehicle wit hwater and dry
of fw ithal eather clo th.Bec arefulnot to
point thew ater je tdirectl ytow ards thea ir
inle tgrilles. The blo wershould be switched
of fw hiled oing so. #
Do no tlet thec leaning agent dr yonthe paint‐
wo rk.
At theo nse tofw inter,remo veall traces of road
salt deposits carefull yand as soon as possible. Note
sonc areofp aint and matte finish *
NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eand cor rosion
due toinadequat ecare Fa
ilur etop romp tly and thoroughly remo ve
dir tfromb irdd roppings or other residue
could result in paintwor kdamag eand cor ro‐
sion at alater date. #
Cleand irto ffpaint and matt efinish
th oroughly and as soon as possible. Maintenance and care
273
Dat
atransmitted is vehicle information. Fora ny
qu estions about thec ollection, use and sharing
of thee Call sy stem data, please contact MBU‐
SA 's Cus tomer Assis tance Center at 800-FOR-
MERC.
Fo rC anada, please contact MBC’ sCustomer
Assis tance Center at 1-800-387-0 100.
Cust omer requ ests forc ove redi nformation
should be submitted via thes ame channels.
Fo ra ccident clarificatio npurposes ,the following
measures can be take nu ptoa nhour af tert he
emergency call has been initiated:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be de ter‐
mined
R Avoice connection tothev ehicle occupants
can be es tablished Flat tire
Note
sonf lat tires &
WARNING Risk of an accident whe ndriv‐
ing wi thaflat tire
Af lat tir egreatl yimp airsd rivin gc haracteris‐
tics, as well as steering and braking. #
Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire. #
Remo vethef lat tir eand ins tallthe
spar ewheel or consult aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. In
thee vent of aflat tir eyou ha vethef ollowing
possibilities depending on your vehicle's equip‐
ment:
R Vehicles with Mercede sPRO connec t:in
th ee vent of aflat tire, youc an call Roadside
Assis tance via theR oadside Assis tance call
button in theo verhead cont rolp anel
(/ page185).
R Allv ehicles: chang ethe wheel
(/ page313). Battery
Note
sont he12Vb attery &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he bat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb attery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This can lead
tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
ev ant sy stems, fore xamp lethel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) or ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram). The ope rating
saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R when braking
R inthee vent of ab rupt steering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions #
Inthee vent of ashortcircui tora simi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Alwaysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. R
Further information on ABS (/ page138)
R Further information on ESP ®
(/ page139)
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh ave the
12 Vb atter yreplaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Should youw ant toreplace theb atter yyourself,
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Alwaysr eplace adefectiv ebatter ywithab at‐
te ry whic hfulfills thev ehicle's specific
requ irements.
R Use de tach able parts suc hasthevent hose,
elbo wfittin gort erminal co verfromt he bat‐
te ry to be replaced.
R Mak esuret hat thev ent hose is alw aysc on‐
nected toits original openin gonthe battery
side.
Ins tallthe existin gorn ewlysupplied stop
plugs.
Otherwise, gases or batter yacid could
escape.
R Mak esuret hat thed etachable parts ar econ‐
nec tedint he same wayasb efore.
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use bat teries that ha vebeen tested
and appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These batteries pr ovide inc reased impact pr otec‐
tion topreve ntvehicle occupants from suf fering
aci db urns should theb atter ybed amaged in an
accident. 280
Breakdown assis tance
Information on noise or unusua
ldriving
ch aracteristics
Whil edriving, pa yattention tovibrations, noises
and unusual driving characteristics, e.g .pullin gto
one side. This ma yindicat edamag etothe wheels
or tires. If yous uspect that at ireisd efective,
re duce your speed. Stop thev ehicle as soon as
possible tocheckifw heels and tires ha vebeen
damaged or ar enolonger functioning properly.
Hidden tir edamag ecould also be causing the
unusual drivin gcharacteristics. If no signs of
dama gecan be de tected, ha vethet ires and
wheels checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. Note
sonr egular lyinspecting wheels and
tires &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tir epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc oul dlose control of your
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tires regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tires
immediatel y. Chec
kthe wheels and tires of your vehicle for
damag eregular ly,i .e. at leas tevery twow eeks,
as well as af terd riving off-road or on rough
ro ads. Damaged wheels can lead toaloss of tire
pressure.
Look out fort he following types of damage, for
ex ample:
R cutsint he tires
R punctures in thet ires
R tear sint he tires
R bulges on tires
R deformation or se vere cor rosion on wheels &
WARNING Risk ofhydroplaning because
tir et read is tool ow
Insuf ficient tir etread will result in reduced
tir et raction .The tir etread will no longer be
able todissipat ewater.
This increase sthe risk of hydroplaning on wet
ro ad sur faces, pa rticularly when tra veling at
an inappropriat espeed. If
th et irep ressur eist oo high or tool ow ,tires
ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at dif fer‐
ent locations on thet iret read. #
Regular lych eckt he tir etread dep thand
th ec ondition of thet iret read across
th ee ntir ew idthofa ll tires.
Minimum tread dep thforu se:
R In summer: 00CEin (3 mm)
R In winter: 00CFin (4 mm) #
Fors afet yr easons, ha vethet ires
re placed befor ethe legally prescribed
limit fort he minimum tir etread dep this
re ached. Conduct
thef ollowing checks regular lyon all
wheels, at leas tonce amonthorasr equired, e.g.
befor ealong journe yorwhen driving off- road:
R checkt he tir epressur e(/ pag e296)
R checkt he valvec aps
Va lves mus tbeprotected from moistur eand
dir tw ithv alvec apss pecifically appr oved by
Mercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
R visually inspect thet read dep thand thet ire
tread across thew hole tir ewidth
Fo ru se in summer ,the minimum tread dep th
is 00CE in (3 mm) and foru se in winter 00CFin
(4 mm). Markings
1showinw hichp laces theb ar indica‐
to rs (ar row )are integ ratedi ntot he tir etread.
The yarevisible as soon as thet read dep this
appr oximately 00CDin (1.6 mm). Information on driving wit
hsummer tires
At temp eratures belo w50°F(10°C) summer
tires lose elasticit yand therefor etraction and
braking po wer.Chan gethet ires on your vehicle
to M+S tires. Using summer tires at very cold
te mp eratures could cause tear stof orm, thereby
damaging thet ires permanentl y.Mercedes-Benz 294
Wheels and tires
canno
tacce ptresponsibility fort his type of dam‐
age.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he summer tires youh ave installed
(/ page307).
Onc eyou ha veinstalled thes ummer tires:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e296)
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page302) Information on M+S tires
Use winter tires or all-season tires at temp era‐
tures belo w50°F(10 °C). Bo thtypes of tir eare
identi fied bytheM +S marking.
Onl ywinter tires bearing the004D snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad conditions.
Onl ythese tires will allo wdriving saf etys ystems
suc hasA BS and ESP ®
to function optimal lyin
winter .These tires ha vebeen de veloped specifi‐
call yfor driving in sno w.
Use M+S tires of thes ame mak eand tread on all
wheels tomaintain saf ehandling characteristics.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he M+S tires youh ave installed
(/ page307).
If yo ui nstall M+S tires that ha vealowe rmaxi‐
mum permissible speed than them aximum
design speed of thev ehicle, af fixana ppropria te
wa rning sign in thed rive r's field of vision. Yo u
can obtai nthis at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Once youh avei nstalled thew inter tires, take the
fo llowing measures:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e296)
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page302) Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct ins tallation of sno wchains
Ve hicles with rear-wheel drive: ifyo uh ave
ins talled sno wchains tothef ront wheels,
th ey ma ydraga gains tthe vehicle body or
ch assis components.
This could cause damag etothevehicle or the
tires. #
Neverins tall sno wchains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyins tall sno wchains on ther ear
wheelsinp airs. #
Vehicles with twin tires: installthe
sno wchains totheo uter wheels. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable sn ow chains
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel driv edonothave suf‐
fi cient clea rance on thef ront axle forc om‐
mercial lyavailable sn ow chains.
When youi nstall commerciall yavailable sn ow
ch ains ,the sno wchains ma ycom eloose and
damag echassi scomponent sorbrake hoses. #
Only ins tall sno wchains appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzf orthese tires. Fo
rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nlyu se sn owchains that ha vebeen
ch eckeda nd appr oved.Youc an obtain informa‐
tio na bout sn ow chains from an yqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km). This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
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