Re
ar towing eye( vehicles wit hpassenger vehicle
appr oval)
% Re
ar towing eye2is permanentl yattached
to thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Do no ttow st artv ehicles wit hautomatic
transmission. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoo verloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrica
lcomponents or sy stems could be
damaged byincor rect fuses. #
Only use fuses whi chhave been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd which
ha ve thec orrect fus erating. Th
ee lectrica lfus es in your vehicle switc hoff
defectiv ecircuits. If afuse blo ws,allth ec ompo‐
nent sont he circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced wit hfuses of an
equivalent specification ,whic hyou can de ter‐
mine bythec olor and fuse rating .The fuse allo‐
cation charta nd fur ther information on thee lec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the" Fuse
allocation chart" supplement.
* NO
TEDama geor malfunction scaused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ew fuse whic hhas been inser teda lso
blo ws,have thec ause traced and rectified at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mak esureoft hefollowing befor ereplacing a
fuse:
R thev ehicle is secured suc hthat it does not
ro llaw ay
R all electrical consume rsares wit ched off 290
Breakdown assis tance
R
thei gnition is switched off
The fuses ar elocated in various fuse bo xes:
R fuse bo xinthe front-passenger foot we ll
(/ page291 )
R fuse bo xinthe seat base of thed rive r's seat
(/ page291 ) Opening
thef useb oxinthes eat base of the
dr iver's seat #
Toopen: press down and unclip fasteners 1
on thec over. #
Remo vethec ove r. #
Toclose: pressthec over firm ly in tothes eat
base until fasteners 1clip in. Opening
thef useb oxinthef ront-passenger
fo ot we ll #
Unlocking andremoving thes towa ge com‐
partment co verint he front-passenger foot‐
we ll (/ page291). #
Remo veinsert 1withthe vehicle tool kit. Ve
hicl etool kit Information on
thev ehicle tool kit The
vehicle tool kit is located in thes towa ge com‐
partment in thef ootwell on thef ront-passenger
side (/ page291).
The vehicle tool kit contains:
R atow ing eye
R ascrew driver wit hTorx, Phillips and slotted
bits
The vehicle tool kit ma yalso contain thef ollow‐
ing, fore xamp le:
R an open-en dwrench
R awheel wrench Un
locking and removing the stow agec om‐
partment co ver Breakdown assis
tance 291
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Switc hOff Lights
0049 Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page290).
0049
Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som ewarning and indicator
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These warning and indicator lamps onl ysignal a
malfunction if they light up or flash, onc ethe
engine has been star tedort hevehicle is in oper‐
ation.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page80)
0060 Pa
rking light (/ page80)
0057 High beam (/
page81)
003E003D Tu
rn signal (/ page81)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page80)
00E9 Saf
etyb elt no tfas tened
(/ page365)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page360)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page360)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page360)
0025 ABS malfunctioning (/
page360)
002E Off-road
gear 00E5
ESP®
(/ page360)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page360)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stdeactivated
(/ page140)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page360)(/pag e360)
0024 Canada: Electric parkin
gbrake
applied (red) (/ page360)
(/ page360)
0024 Electric parkin
gbrake (yellow)
(/ page360) (/ page360)
00CC Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunc‐
tionin g(/ pag e365)
003D Elect
rical malfunction
(/ page 366)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page360)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page366)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nindicator (/ page366)
00AC Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (/ page366)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page365)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 359
Gene
rald rivin gtips .......................... 106
Hyd roplaning .................................... 11 0
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 109
Pa rking brak e................................... 109
We troad sur faces ............................ 109
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 121
No tes. ............................................... 121
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ................................. 95E
E10 ....................................................... .326
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) .................................................. .140
ECOd isplay
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 4
Re setting. ......................................... 171
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 13 5
App lying automaticall y..................... 13 5
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 13 6
Emer gency braking ........................... 137
No tes. ............................................... 13 5
Re leasing automaticall y................... .136
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 47
Opening wit hbutton ........................... 48
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 49
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .49
Prog ramming thek ey ........................ .49
Re setting. ........................................... 50
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .50
Electrical closing assist Notes. ................................................. 47
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 43
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .53
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 53
Fu nctio n............................................. 53
Obs tacle ............................................. 53
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .53
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 322 Emer
gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 16
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 278
Saf etyv est. ....................................... 278
Wa rning lam p................................... 278
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .137
Manual parking brak e....................... 13 5
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .279
Informatio n....................................... 278
Manual emer gency cal l..................... 279
Overvie w.......................................... 278
Emer gency engine start ..................... .290
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 105
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 30
En gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 11 8
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .117
Engaging reve rseg ear ........ .................. 11 7
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...12 0
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .323
Jump -star ting .................................... 281
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 13 3
Problems .......................................... 12 8
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 105
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............1 05
Engine data Showing .......................................... .205
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................3 22
Engine number ..................................... 323
Engine oil .............................................. 267
Ad ditiv e........................................... .329
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .267
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ 266
Fillin gcapacity ................................. 330
To pping up ........................................ 267
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 24
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............122
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 2
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 24
Manually inflating air bello ws........... 12 5 Index
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