Re
placing interio rlight bulbs Re
placing rear interior lamps
Re quirements:
% Fo
rthe standar dbulb failur eindicator func‐
tion towo rkcor rectly ,only lights bulbs must
be use dthat ar ethe same type and po weras
th ose ins talled during production. #
Swit chofft he interior lighting. #
Press in catc hspring of lens 1withas uita‐
ble object e.g. ascrew driver ,and then le ver
of ft he lens wit hthe lam phousing. #
Topull bac klen sf romt he lam phousing:
press thel ugs of lens 2inwa rds. #
Remo velight bulb 3from thel am ph ousing. #
Inser tthe ne wlight bulb. #
Inser tthe lens in thel am ph ousing until it
engages. #
Place thel ens wit hthe lam phousing in posi‐
tion and engag eit. Wi
ndshield wipers Switching
thef ront windshield wiper sonand
off 1
00D4 Singlew ipe/wiping wit hwashe rfluid
0047 005AWindshield wipe rsoff
0048 0062 Intermittent wiping, normal
Ve hicles wit hrain sensors: automatic wiping,
normal
0049 0063 Intermit tent wiping, frequent
Ve hicles wit hrain sensors: automatic wiping,
frequent
004A 00AA Continuous wiping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor re‐
sponding position 0047–004B. #
Single wipe/washing: presstheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Single wipe
R 00D4 Wipes wit hwashe rfluid 88
Light and vision
Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off 1
00E2 Single wipe/wash
2 00C5 Intermittent wiping #
Single wipe: press button1tothep oint of
re sis tance. #
Wiping with washer fluid: press button 1
be yond thep oint of resis tan ce. #
Toswitc hintermittent wiping on or off:
press button 2.
If th er ear windo wwiper is swit ched on, the
00C5 symbol will appearont he Instrument
Displa y. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. %
If
th ew iper blades ar eworno ut, they will not
wipe thew indshield proper ly.R eplace the
wiper blades twic eayear,prefera blyin
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from thew indshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and tur nthe wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthed irection of
th ea rrow asfarasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2upwards in thed irection of the
ar row until it engages. #
Fold bac kthe wiper blade ont othe wiper arm. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from wiper arm. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take intoa ccount thed iffe re nt
lengths of thew iper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R Front-passenger side: shor twiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wardsu ntil it engages. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. Light and vision
89
&
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af tert he ignition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent parts ,e.g.t he
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
component parts unde rvoltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection sys‐
te mw orku nde rhigh voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunde rvoltage,
yo uc oul drecei vean electric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcomponent parts of the
ignition sy stem or thef uel injection sys‐
te mw hen thei gnition is switched on. Liv
ec omponents of thef uel injection sy stem
include thei njec tors,for example.
Liv ec omponent softhe ignition sy stem include
th ef ollowing:
R Ignition coils
R Spar kplug connec tors
R Diagnostic soc ket &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap R
Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. #
Park thev ehicle in asafel ocation and on a
le ve ls urface if possible. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen theh ood
is opened
When youo pen theh ood, it ma ysuddenly
drop int othe end position.
Ther eisar isk of injur yfor an yone in the
hood's rang eofm ovement. #
Befor ereleasing theh ood, ensur ethat
th es uppor tisfirmlyseatedint he
holder. #
Open theh ood onl ywhen ther eisn o-
one in theh ood's rang eofm ovement. #
Toopen: pull handle 1torelease theh ood. #
Reachi ntot he gapa nd push theh ood catch
handle upwards. #
Open theh ood and hold it up. Maintenanc
eand care 181
Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa int
R
Insect remains: soak wit hinsect
re mo vera nd then wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and
th en wash off.
R Remo vecoolant, tree resin, oils,
fuels and greases: rubg entl ywitha
clo thsoaked in petroleum ether or
lighter fluid.
R Brak efluid: wash of fwithw ater.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver. R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
R
Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tpolish thev ehicle and alloy
wheels.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that
end swithah otwa xtreatment in
au tomatic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or
polishing products, or gloss preserv‐
ers, e.g. wax.
R Have paint repair scarried out in a
qu alified specialis tworks hop onl y. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. 19 0
Maintenance and care
0076Sea
tbeltw arning lamp
fl ashes .............................................. 279
0076 Seatbeltw arning lam plights
up .................................................... .279
0024The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 275
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .281
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .282
Wa rranty ................................................. 24
Wa rranty termsand conditions ............ 20
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 189
Wheel rotation ...................................... 226
Wheel siz ecategories .......................... 227
Wheel wrench ...................................... .227
Wheels Care ................................................. 19 0
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 222
Checking .......................................... 209
Checking thet irep ressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 216
Definitions ........................................ 223
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ................................................. 221
Flat tir e............................................. 19 5
Ins talling .......................................... 230
Load inde x....................................... .222
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 222
Maximum tir eload ............................ 221
Maximum tir epressur e................... .222
No ise ................................................ 209
No tesoni nstalling .......................... .225
Overvie woftirel ab eling ................... 220
Re moving ........................................ .230
Re placing .................................2 25, 228
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. .................................................... 217
Ro tating ............................................ 226
Selecting .......................................... 225
Size designatio n............................... 222
Sno wchains .....................................2 10
Spee drating ..................................... 222
St oring ............................................. 227
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 220 Ti
re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .217
Ti re pressur e(notes) .........................2 11
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 215
Ti re pressur etable ............................ 212
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 220
Tr action grade .................................. 220
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 220
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics ........ 209
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag .......................... 32
Wi ndo ws
see Side window
Wi ndo ws(care) .................................... .190
Wi ndshield ..............................................89
Re placing thew iper blades ................89
Re placing thew iper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) .................................. 89
Wi ndshield
see Windshield
Wi ndshield washer fluid
Information ....................................... 24 8
Wi ndshield washer fluid (no tes) ......... 247
Wi ndshield wipers
Re placing thew iper blades ................89
Re placing thew iper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) .................................. 89
Switching on/o ff................................ 88
Wi nter driving (sno wchains) .............. .210
Wi nter tires ...........................................2 10
Setting apermanent speed limita‐
tion ................................................... 14 2
Wi per blades
Ca re ................................................. 19 0
Re placing (rear window) .....................90
Re placing (WET WIPER SYSTEM) ........ 89
Re placing (windshield) ........................ 89
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes. .................................77
Mobile phone .....................................78
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop Index
301