To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page402). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D.
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e404). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page44 3). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page405). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71 ). Br
eakdo wnassis tance 40
3
#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page90) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e18 4). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e403). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e400). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing. 40
4
Breakdo wnassis tance
Plas
tichub cap #
Toremo ve:tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
Toins tall: makesur eth at thecent ercover
of thehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Position thehub capand turnth ecent er
co vercloc kwise untilthehub capengages
ph ysicall yand audibly .
Alum inum hubcap #
Toremo ve:po sitio nsoc ket2 onhubcap
1. %
The socketcan befound inthetir e-c hang e
to ol kit. #
Position wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwheelwr enc h3, turnhu bcap 1
cou nter-clo ckwise andremo veit. #
Toins tall: posit ionhub cap1and turnunt il
it is com pletely flush withth ewheel. #
Position socket2 onhubcap 1. #
Attach wheel wrenc h3 tosoc ket2 and
tig hten thehub capclockwise.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 20lb-ft
(2 7Nm). Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page43 4).
R The hub caps have been remo ved
( / pag e434). Im
por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approved byMer cedes-Ben zto raise
th eve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Wheels
andtires 435
#
Position jack2 atjac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Turn ratche t3 clockwise untiljac k2 sits
com pletely on jacksuppor tpoint 1and the
base ofthejac klies evenlyon thegr ound. #
Turn ratche t3 unti lth etir eis raised amaxi‐
mum of1.2 in (3 cm) from thegr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page43 7). Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page435).
Ve hicl eswith AMG ceramic high-pe rfor m‐
ance composit ebr aki ng system:
* NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. Whe
nch ang ingawheel, avoidapplyin gan yfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g. *
NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Unscr ew theupper mostwheel boltcom‐
ple tely. #
Screw align mentbolt 1intoth eth re ad
ins tead ofthewheel bolt. #
Unscr ew there maini ngwhee lbolts com‐
ple tely. #
Remo vethewheel. Wheels
andtires 43
7
#
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C))
Co olant capacity
Capa city Mode
lC apacity
Mer cedes -AMG GT53
4MA TIC+ 14
.8 US qt
(1 4.0 lite rs)
All other models 16.2 US qt
(1 5.3 lite rs) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page44 5). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page44 5). 45
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Tech nica lda ta
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trally lockth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 6).
Pl ac ethe Key inthe
Ma rked SpaceSee Opera -
tor' sMa nua l *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 6).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone also sou nds. Thismes sage reminds youto take your keywit hyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle. 460
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù Rear AxleSteering Cur-
rent lyUnavailable *T
herear-ax lesteer ing istemp orarily una vailable. Theturnin gcir cle maybecom ewider . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockInoperative *T
heelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ino perativ e. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockCurrently
Unavaila ble *T
hemo torof theelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lis ove rheating. #
Letth eelectr onicrear axle lockin gdif fere ntia lcool down bydriving defensiv ely.
Rear Spoiler ControlSys-
tem Inoper ative *T
herear wing cannotre ac hth eend position during retracti onand extends again if po ssi ble.
The vehicle's speedmaybe restrict ed.
If re tracti onofthere ar wing isbloc ked, e.g. byice: #
Ensur eth at thecause ofthebloc kage has been remo ved. #
Switc hof fth eengine andlockth eve hicle. #
Startth eve hicle afte ra fe w min utes.
The rear wing willmovetotheinitial position . 466
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th epr oblem persistsor thecause cannotbe detected: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Rear Spoiler Inoperative
Limit ###mph *T
hevehicle's speedislimit edtotheva lue displa yed. Ther efor e, there ar wing cannotre ac hth eend position during
ex tensi on and only extends asfaras ispossi ble.
If ex tensi on ofthere ar wing isbloc ked, e.g. byice: #
Ensur eth at thecause ofthebloc kage has been remo ved. #
Switc hof fth eengine andlockth eve hicle. #
Startth eve hicle afte ra fe w min utes.
The rear wing willmovetotheinitial position .
If th epr oblem persistsor thecause cannotbe detected: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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