&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
lation du ring thec harging process and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alwayst hawaf roze nb atter youtfirst
befor echarging it or per form ing starting
assis tance. If
th ew arning /indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument displa yaround or belo wfreezing
point, it is very likel ythat thed ischarged battery
has frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R thes ervice lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R thes tart-u pb ehavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R it is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R onlyuse undamaged jumper cables/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-sectio nand
insula tedt erminal clamps
R non-insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb attery/jump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint
R thej umper cables/charging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wit hanyparts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running
R alwa ys mak esuret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectros tatically charged
R alwaysk eep away from fire and open flames
R do no tlean overab attery
R when charging: onlyuseab atter ychar ger
th at has been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndread theo perating
instruction sfor your charge rb efor echarging
th eb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R thev ehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisswitched
on (/ page114). #
Secu rethev ehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page173). Breakdown assis
tance 191
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
The load condition of thed iesel particulat efilter is over50%a nd
th em essag estilla ppear sonthe instrument clus ter. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. DEF (Diesel Exhaus
tFluid) Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E2
Refill Additive See Opera-
tor's Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00E2 DEFindicator lam plight supont he
instrument clus tera nd aw arning tone sounds.
The DEF supply ha sfallen belo wthe firs tw arning thre shold. #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e129).
The 00E2 DEF indica torlamp onl ydisappea rswhen thev ehicle
is stationar y,at thel ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as you
switc hont he ignition or star tt he engine af tert opping up.
00E2
Refill Additive Starts
until Emerg. Op.: XXX
See Operator's Manual *I
na ddit ion, they ello wD EFindicator lam plight supa ndaw arning
to ne sounds.
The DEF supply ha sfallen belo wthe reser vemar k.
Af tert he messag eappear sfor thef irst time ,the remaining DEF sup‐
ply willl astfor appr oxima tely 12 00 mile s(19 00 km) .The engine can
th en onl ybestarted ano ther 16 times. The numbe rofremaining
engine starts XX(16to1)iss hown inthem essag eevery time the
engine is star ted. #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e129). The 00E2DEF
indica torlamp onl ydisappea rswhen thev ehicle is stationar y,at
th el ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as yous wit ch on thei gni‐
tion or star tt he engine af tert opping up.
00E2
Refill Additive Emer-
gency Op.: XXX mph See
Operator's Manual *
In addition, they ello wD EFindicator lamp 00E2lightsupont he
instrument clus tera nd aw arning tone sounds.
If the Refill Additiv eEmergency Op.: XXX mph See Operator's Man-
ual displa ymessag eisshown, youc an only driv ethe vehicle at a
maximum speed of 5mph (8 km/h). #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e129).
The DEF indica torlamp 00E2 only disappea rswhen thev ehicle
is stationar y,at thel ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as you
switc hont he ignition or star tt he engine af terr efilling.
0099
Additive System Fault
See Operator's Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
The DEF reducing agent is con taminated, diluted or is no tcompliant
wit hISO 222 41 . #
Have theD EFsuppl ytank cleaned an drefilled at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
0099 Additive System Fault
Starts until Emerg. Op.: *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
The DEF reducing agent is con taminated, diluted or is no tcompliant
wit hISO 222 41 . Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 259
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently Unavail-
able See Operator's Man-
ual *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tistemporarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (/ page81). #
Continue driving.
Whe nthe causes ha vebeen eliminated, thes ystemw ill be avail‐
able again. The displa ymessage AdaptiveHighbeam Assist Now
Available appears.
Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
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(/ page199).
0049
Check Lef tLow
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 (/ page79)
0060 Pa
rking light (/ page79)
0057 High beam (/
page80)
003E003D Tu
rn signal (/ page80)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page79)
00E9 Saf
etyb elt no tfas tened
(/ page272)
0027 and
004D US
A: Brakes (red )(/pa ge267) 266
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Compl ywithi nstruction stoswitchESP®
of f(/pag e138).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunc‐
tioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely
impaired. The brakin gdista nce in an emergency braking situation
can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched
off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Continue driving carefully. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Seat belt
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone
sounds.
The driver or co-d rive rd oes no thave their belt on during thet rip
(speeds abo ve15 mp h(25 km/h)). #
Put on thes eat belt (/ page31).
The reareo bjects on thef ront-passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bject sfromt he front-passenger seat.
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The seat belt
redw arning lam plight supo ncet he engine has star ted.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Whe nthe vehicle is stationary: The seat belt warning lam premind sdriv‐
er sa nd front-passenger toput on their seat belt. #
Puttin gonthe seat belt (/ page31).
Objects on thef ront-passenger seat ma ypreve nt thes eat belt warning
lam pfromg oing out. 272
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet empera‐
tur es cale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise: #
Leavethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until the
engine has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel(/ page177). #
Ensu rethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstructed. #
Without subjectin gthe engine toexc essiv estrain, continue tothe
nea rest qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant tem‐
peratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
003D
Electrical malfunction
wa rning lamp The elect
rical malfunction redw arning lam plight sup.
Am alfunction has occur redint he electrics. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y.
00D4
Fu elreser vewarning
lamp The fuel
reser veyello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
The fuel supplies ha vereached ther eser veleve l. #
Refuel.
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
Am alfunction has occur redint he engine, thee xhau stsystem or the
fuel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhaveb een exceeded and thee ngine may
be running in eme rgency operation mode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. Ti
res Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressure
loss/malfunction) flashes forr oughly one minut eand then lights up per‐
manentl y.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning. 274
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps
ECO display
Functio n............................................ 11 3
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 13 4
App lying automaticall y..................... 13 4
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 13 5
Emer gency braking ........................... 13 6
No tes. ............................................... 13 4
Re leasing automaticall y................... .135
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 46
Opening wi thbutton ...........................47
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 48
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .48
Prog ramming thek ey ........................ .48
Re setting. ........................................... 49
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .49
Electrical closing assist Notes. ................................................46
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 42
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .52
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 52
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Obs tacle ............................................. 52
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .52
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 230
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 16
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 187
Saf etyv est. ....................................... 187
Wa rning lam p................................... 187
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .136
Manual parking brak e....................... 13 4
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .188
Informatio n....................................... 187
Manual emer gency cal l..................... 188
Overvie w.......................................... 187
Emer gency engine start ....................... 19 9
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 104
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 29 En
gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 11 7
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .116
Engaging reve rseg ear ........ .................. 11 6
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...11 9
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .231
Jump-s tarting .................................... 19 0
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 13 2
Problems .......................................... 127
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 104
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............1 04
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 30
Engine number ..................................... 231
Engine oil ............................................... 176
Ad ditiv e........................................... .237
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .176
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .175
Filling capacity ................................. 238
To pping up ........................................ 176
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 23
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............. 121
Fu nctio n............................................ 121
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 23
Manually inflatingair bello ws............ 124
Problems .......................................... 12 5
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 23
Environmental pr otection
No tes. ................................................. 18
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.............................. 13 8
Tr ailer stabilizatio n........................... 13 9
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram) ...13 8
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 13 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 13 8
Exhaus temission moni toring .............1 07
Exterior lighting Care................................................. 183
Exterior lighting see Lights Index
283
003DElectrica
lmalfunctio nwarn‐
ing lam p........................................... .274
00B9 Engine diagnosi swarning
lam p................................................. 274
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p........... 271
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ...... 271
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. ...2 71
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p....... .274
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 273
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes ............................................ .268
0024Re delect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. 267, 268
0049Re delect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes ............................................ .268
0049Re delect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up ............................................ .267,2 68
0024Re dparkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....2 69
0049Re dparkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 269
0075Re stra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 270
0076 Seat bel twarning lamp
fl ashes .............................................. 272
0076 Seatbeltw arning lam plights
up .................................................... .272
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 268
0077Ti repressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .274
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .275
Wa rranty .................................................24
Wa rranty term sand conditions ............ 20
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes) Wa
shing byhand (care) ....................... 182
Wheel rotation ...................................... 219
Wheel size categori es.......................... 220
Wheel wrench ...................................... .220
Wheels Care ................................................. 183
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 215
Checkin g......................................... .202
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 209
Definition s........................................2 16
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) .................................................. 214
Fla ttire. ............................................ 188
Ins talling .......................................... 223
Load inde x....................................... .215
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 215
Maximum tir eload ............................2 14
Maximum tir epressur e..................... 215
Noise ................................................ 202
No tesoni nstalling ............................ 218
Overvie woftirel abeling ...................2 13
Re moving ........................................ .223
Re placing .................................. 218, 221
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. ................................................... .210
Ro tating ............................................ 219
Selecting ........................................... 218
Size designation ............................... 215
Sno wchains .....................................2 03
Speed rating ..................................... 215
St oring ............................................. 220
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 213
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .210
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 204
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 208
Ti re pressur etable .......................... .205
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 213
Tr action grade .................................. .213
Tr ead weargrade .............................. 213
Unusu al drivin gcharacteristics ........ 202
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag .......................... 32
Wi ndo ws
see Side window
Wi ndo ws(care) .................................... .183
Wi ndshield ..............................................89
Re placing thew iper blades ................89
Re placing thew iper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) .................................. 89 Index
293