*
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
its operatin gtemperature. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightly. #
Have thec ause rectified immedia tely at
aq ualifie dspecialis tworks hop. Exhaus
temission monitoring
Specific engine sy stems ar edesigned tokeep
poisonous components of exhaus temissions
within legal limits.
These sy stems onl yworko ptimally if they are
main tained exactly according tomanufacturer's
specifications. It is fort his reason that all work
on thee ngine should onl ybeperform ed byquali‐
fi ed and authorized Mercedes-Benz Center tech‐
nicians.
Under no circum stances shoul dengine settings
be changed. In addition ,all specific main tenance
wo rkmus tbep erform ed at regular inter vals and
in complianc ewitht he service regulations of the
dealer named in thei mp rint. Refe rtot he mainte‐
nance bookle tfor de tails.
Information about short-distance trips
If th ev ehicle is predominantl yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving, fue lmayaccumulat einthe engine
oil and cause engine damage.
If yo um ainlydriv eshor tdista nces, yous hould
driv eonaf reew ay or go forac ountr ydrive for20 minutes
every300 km (480 miles). This facili‐
ta test he rege neration of thed iesel particulat efil‐
te r.
Note sont he speed limitation &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. As
thed rive r,yo um ustfind out about them axi‐
mum permissible speed fort he tires (tir eand tire
pressure). In particular ,obser vethel egal requ ire‐
ments fort ires fort he countr yyou ar ein.
Yo uc an permanently limit thes peed of your vehi‐
cle.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsaqualified special‐
is tw orks hop forp rogramming thes peed limita‐
tion.
Befor eovertaking, take intoc onsideration that
th ee ngine speed limiter pr events thes peed
increasing be yond thep rogrammed speed limita‐
tion.
On downhill gradients, thes peed limitation may
be exc eeded. Appl ythe brakes if necessar y.
Displ aymessages indica tethat youa reapproach‐
ing thel imit speed.
Information about fore ign trips
Service
An extensiv eMercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services or spar eparts ma ynotbe available
immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directories
ar ea vailable from an authorize dMercedes-Benz
Center.
Fu el
In some countries, onl yfuels wit hanincreased
sulfur con tent ar eavailable.
Uns uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. In for‐
mation abou tfuel can be found in the" Fuel" sec‐
tion (/ page234). Driving and parking
107
0025Cur
rentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manual ........................... 252
00E5Curr ently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual ............................ 251
00AFDon' tForge tY our Key .............. .261
Driver' sDoorO pen&T ransmission
No tinPR isk ofVehicle Rolling
Aw ay ................................................ 265
00B3Engine Oil Le velC ann otBe
Measured ........................................ .256
00B2 Engine Oil Le velL ow Stop
Ve hicle Turn Engine Off .................... 256
00B2Engine Oi lPressur eStop
Switc hOffEngine ............................. 256
00B2 EngineO ilRe duce Oil Le vel.....2 56
0075Fr ont LeftMalfunction
Service Required (e xample).............. 247
00D4 Fuel Le velL ow ........................ .255
0024Incline TooS teep See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .248
003BInope rativ eB atter yLow ........... 263
003B Inoperati veRefuel Vehicle .......2 63
0025 Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ............................................. 252
00E5Inope rativ eS ee Operator's
Manual .............................................. 251
007A Inoperati veSee Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. .251
003B Inoperativ eSee Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 263
00AFKe yNotDe tected (red dis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................2 61
00AF KeyN otDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).................................. 262
0075Lef tSide Cur tain Airbag Mal‐
function Service Required (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .247
0049 Malfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 266
00CB Maximum Speed Exceeded ..... 253
NP ermanentl yActiv eRiskofR oll‐
ing Away ........................................... 264
00AF ObtainaNewKey .................... 262 00B2
Off.......................................... .253
00D9 Off.......................................... .254
Onl yShiftto' P' when Vehicle is
St ationary ........................................ 264
0024Pa rking Brak eInoperative ........24 8
0024 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 24 9
00AF Place theK eyintheM arked
Space See Ope rator's Manual .......... 261
0077Please Cor rect Tire Pressure ....261
Ra dar Sensor sDirty See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 250
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eEmer gency
Op.: XXX mphS ee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................2 59
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eSee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 59
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eStartsu ntil
Emerg. Op. :XXX See Operator's
Manual ............................................ .259
Re generation no tpossible ................ 258
009E Replace Air Filter .....................2 55
00AFRe placeKeyB atte ry ................. 262
Re versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .......................................... .264
003D See Ope rator's Manual ........... 257
Service Required Do No tShift
Gear sVisit Dealer ........................... .264
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine ...... 263
SO SN OTREADY .............................. 250
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .......................................... .248
00CC Steering Malfunction
Incre ased Ph ysical Ef fort See
Ope rator's Manual ........................... 263
00CC Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................2 63
St ep No tExtended Se eOperator's
Manua lorstepn ot ex tende dm al‐
function ............................................ 265
003DSt opVehicle Lea veEngine
Ru nning ............................................ 257 Index
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