Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tir emarke dM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa ge
neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page210)
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e215 )
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page225) Note
sonr otating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the Wheels and tires
219
#
Immedia tely rinse su rfaces that com ein
con tact wi thDEF when filling wit hwater
or remo veDEF wi thad am pcloth and
col dw ater.
If DEF has alread ycrystallized, clean using a
spon geand col dwater. If
yo uo pen theD EFtank ,small amounts of
ammoni avapor ma ybereleased. Do no tinhale
an ya mmonia vapor that ma ybereleased. Fill the
DEF tank only in well-ventilated areas.
DEF consum ption and filling capacity
DEF consum ption
Lik efuel consum ption, DE Fconsum ption is highly
dependent upon driving stylea nd operating con‐
ditions. DEFc onsumption is usuall ywithin a
ra ng eof0a nd10%oft he fuel consum ption. If
necessar y,DEF mu stbe refilled in acco rdance
wit hthe instructions when ther efill messag eis
displa yedint he instrument clus ter.This ma yalso
be necessar ybetwe en thes cheduled mainte‐
nance.
To tal capacity of DEF tank Ve
hicl eT otal capacity
All model s5 .8gal(22 liter s) Exhau
stgasa ftertreatment
The exhaus tgas af tertre atment sy stem mus tbe
operated in conjunction wit hDEFif it is tofunc‐
tion cor rectl y.
If yo uo perat ethe vehicle without DEF or with
emissions-rele vant malfunctions ,the legal MOT
appr oval is in validated. Youw illthen probably no
longer be permitted tooperat ethe vehicle on
public roads.
It ma ybei mproper or punishable in som ecoun‐
tries tooperat eavehicle that uses no DE Forone
th at does no tcompl ywitht he specifications of
th ese operating instructions.
Engine management monitor sthe exhaus tgas
af te rtre atment component sfor compliance with
emiss ions la wsand regulations. If youa ttem ptto
operat ethe vehicle without DEF ,withd iluted DEF
or wit hadiffe re nt reducing agent ,this will be
de tected bythee ngine management sy stem.
Other emissions- releva nt malfunctions ,e.g.
me tering malfunctions or sensor er rors,a re also
de tected and log ged. The engin
emanagement sy stem subsequently
pr eve nts thee ngine being restar teda fter issuing
aw arning message.
Therefor eadd DE Ftank regular lyduring vehicle
operation or ,atthe latest, af terr eceiving thef irst
wa rning messag eviathei nstrument clus ter. Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page233). *
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R intheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yentering
th ed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Te
ch nica ldata 237
Fr
ont axle load ,rear axl eload, gross weight of vehicl ecombinatio n(series, optional)
Ve hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 8550 lbs (3.8 78t) and
9050 lb s(4.10 5t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
41 00 lbs (1.860 t) 4)
5360 lbs (2.431t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 5360lbs (2.43 1t) Ve
hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 9480 lbs (4.300 t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 5360lbs (2.43 1t) Ve
hicl etype 3500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9900 lbs (4.490 t) (For Canad aonly)
and 9990 lbs (4.53 1t)(Fo rU SA only) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4080 lbs (1.85 1t)4)
7060 lbs (3.202 t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 7060lbs (3.202 t) Ve
hicl etype 3500 XD with amax. permissible gross weight of 11,03 0lbs (5.00 3t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4080 lbs (1.85 1t)4)
7720 lbs (3.502 t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 7720 lbs (3.502 t) Ve
hicl etype 4500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 12,125 lbs (5.500 t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4630 lbs (2. 100t )7 935 lbs (3.599 t)3)
Maximum permissible gross weight of vehicle
and trailer combination.
4) No tinc ombination wit hall-wheel driv e(4x4)
and no tincombination wit hmodel series 90
7.74 5( combination vehicles wit havehicle
lengt hof2 74.3 in (696 7mm))
Gross weight of vehicl ecombination, traile rload, tongue weight
Ve hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 8550 lbs (3.8 78t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 550 lbs (6. 146t )5 000 lbs (2.270 t) 500 lbs (0.22 7t) Te
ch nica ldata 243
Climat
econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 95
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing ...................................................... 96
Air distribution setting s..................... .97
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................... 97
Au xilia ryheating ................................. 99
Cargo compartment ventilation ........ 102
Clearing fogged up windo ws............... 97
Control panel for3 -zone auto matic
clima tecontrol ................................... 95
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol .......................... 94
Controllin gautomaticall y................... .96
Hot- wate rauxiliary heater ................1 00
Re frigerant ........................................ 241
Setting thea ir distribution .................. 97
Switching ai r-re circulation mode
on/of f................................................ 98
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel) ......................... 97
Switching theA /C function on/of f....96
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f................................. 98
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f................................................ 98
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) ..................................... 54
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ................. 98
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ............ 99
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................... .99
Cockpit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 54
Con venience opening ............................. 54
Con versions ............................................ 19
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 24 0
Coolan t(engine)
Che cking le vel. ................................ .177
No tes. .............................................. 239
Copyright License ............................................... 27
Tr ademar ks......................................... 27
Cornering light ...................................... .80Crosswind Assist
Function/no tes. ............................... 13 8
Cruise control ...................................... .141
Ac tivating ......................................... 14 2
Buttons ............................................. 14 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .142
Deactivating ..................................... 14 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 141
Re quirements .................................. .142
Selecting .......................................... 14 2
Setting thes peed ............................. 14 2
St oring aspeed ................................ 14 2
Sy stem limitations ............................1 41
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 24
Cus tomer Relations Department ..........24 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 25
Dealership see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 22
DEF ................................................ 127, 236
Ad ditiv e................................... .127,236
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .128
Filling capacity ................................. 237
Purity ........................................ 127, 236
Ra nged ispl ay ................................... 12 8
To pping up ........................................ 12 9
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) .............216
Diagnostics connection .........................22
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ............... 234
No tes. .............................................. 234
Diesel particulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 11 4
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Digita lspe edome ter............................. 16 2
Dimming thei nsid erearvi ewmirror .... 91
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................ 11 5
Engaging driv eposit ion. .................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
call y................................................. .116
Engaging reve rseg ear ....................... 11 6 Index
279
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
Using
asun visor .................................... 92
Using kickdown .................................... 11 8V
Ve hicle ................................................... 104
Cor rect us e........................................ 23
Dat arecording ................................... 25
Diagnostic sconnection ...................... 22
Equipment .......................................... 20
Implie dwarrant y. ................................ 24
Locking (auto matic) ............................ 45
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) .. 45
Lo we ring ........................................... 224
Maintenance ....................................... 21
Notify ing problems ............................ .24
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 13 2
Pa rking forane xtende dperio d........ 13 6
QR code rescue car d.......................... 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............23
Ra ising .............................................. 221
Re gistration ........................................23
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 104
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............1 04
Switching on po wersupply (s tart/
st op button) ...................................... 103
Un lockin g(from inside )..................... .44
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ...... 54
Ve hicl ecom ponents whic hreceive
and/or transmit radio waves
Declaration of conformity ................... 22
Ve hicl edata
Ve hicle height ................................... 241
Ve hicle lengt h................................... 241
Ve hicle widt h.................................... 241
Wheelbase ........................................2 41
Ve hicl edata memory
Electronic control units ...................... 25
Service pr ovider s............................... 26
Ve hicl edata storage
Event data recorder s.......................... 26
Ve hicl edimensions .............................. 241
Ve hicl eidentification number
see VIN
Ve hicl eidentification plate
EU general operating pe rmit num‐
ber .................................................... 231
Gross axle weight rating ................... 231
Pa int code ........................................ 231
Pe rm issible gross mass .................... 231
VIN .................................................. .231 Ve
hicl eidentification plate
see Mode lseries
Ve hicl ekey
see Key
Ve hicl elevel
Lo we ring ........................................... 12 3
Ra ising .............................................. 12 3
Ve hicl em aintenance
see ASS YSTP LUS
Ve hicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ................20
Ve hicl etool kit ............................ .198, 200
Ve hicl etool kit stow agec om part‐
ment ...................................................... 200
VIN ......................................................... 231
Identification pla te........................... 231
Re adin gout ...................................... 231
Seat .................................................. 231
Wi ndshield ........................................ 231 W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overvie w......................................... .266
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 187
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 7
0025AB Swarning lam p................... .272
0024 and .................. 267, 268, 269, 270
004D Brakesystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .269
004DBrak ewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) .......................................... .270
0027Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA) ................................................ 270
00AC Coolan twarning lam p............. .273
00BA Distance warning lam p............. 273
0024 Electric pa rking brak eapplied
re di ndicator lam p(Canada) does
no tlight up .......................................2 67
0049 Electric pa rking brak eapplied
re di ndicator lam p(USA) does not
light up .............................................2 67
0024 Electric pa rking brak emal‐
functioning yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup. .................................. 267, 268292
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