Un
ifor m Tire Quality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orm standar dto grade thequ alit yof tires
wit hre ga rd totrea dqu alit y,tiretracti onand
te mp eratur ech aract eristic s.The qualit ygr adin g
asses smentismade bythemanuf acturerfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU. S. government. The
qu alit ygr ade ofatir eis im print ed on theside
wa llof thetir e.
Re comm endedtir epr essu re:th ere comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ureis thetir epr essur especif ied
fo rth etir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa c‐
to ry.
The tireand information table con tains there c‐
omme ndedtirepr ess ures forcold tires, themax‐
imum permissible loadandthemaximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble con tains there comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ures forcold tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of theve hicle.
Incr eased vehicl ewe ight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ecombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable forth eve hicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th eve hicle ornot.
Rim: thepar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleWe ight Ratin g):th eGA WR
is themaximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustne verexc eed the
gr os saxle weight rating .The gross axlewe ight
ra ting canbefound ontheve hicle identif ication
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
Speed ratin g:thespeed rating ispa rtof thetir e
identif ication .It specif iesthespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
GV W(Gr oss Vehicl eWe ight ):th egr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle
including fuel,tools, thespar ewheel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg ageand thetrailer
dr aw bar nose weight ,if applicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustno texc eed thegr oss vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedontheve hicle
identif ication plateon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eWe ight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthemaximum permitt edgross weight of
thefully laden vehicle (weight oftheve hicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thetrailer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sve hicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
B‑pil laron thedr iver's side.
Maxim umweight ofthelad envehicl e:the
maximu mwe ight isthesum ofthecurb weight
of theve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccesso ries, the
maximu mloa dand thewe ight ofoption aleq uip‐
men tins talled atthefa ct or y.
Kilop ascal(kP a):metric unit fortir epr essu re.
6.9 kPacor responds to1psi .Ano ther unit for
tir epr es su re isbar .10 0kilop ascal(kP a)equals
1 bar .
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition totheload-bear ing
inde x,theload indexma yalso beimprint ed on
th eside wallof thetir e. This specif iestheload-
bear ingcapacity ofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Cur bwe ight :th ewe ight ofave hicle withstand‐
ar deq uipme ntinc ludin gth emaximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant .It also includes theair
con ditionin gsy stem and option aleq uipment if Wheels
andtires 41
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NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Inf
ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 8).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els1 .8gal(7 .0 liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 8). 430
Tech nica lda ta
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sCa pLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap. #
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B2 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (/ page356 ). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OLmalfu nc‐
tion (/page498)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/page499) 003D
Electr
icalmalfu nction(/ page499)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page499) 00AC
Coolant
tooho t/c old (/ page499)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page502) Saf
etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GThe reisrisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels couldlockwhen braking
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase .In additio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 49
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
*Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC Coola ntwa rning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsupply tothera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 500
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps
Cann
otStartEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual................................................ 465
0027Chec kBr ak eFluid Level.............. 446
Chec kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 446
Chec kCoolan tLe velSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 463
00B2Chec kEn gine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 467
00B2Che ckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 468
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 486
Chec kTire Pressur eSoon ...................4 73
Chec kTire Pressur eThen Restar t
Ru nFla tIndi cator <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......473
0077 CheckTire s ................................. 475
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 483
0059 Convertible TopLo we ring ........... 485 0059
Convertible TopOper ation Pos‐
sible to37 mph................................... 485
00ACCoolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 462
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 461
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 462
0025C urrentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 437
00E5Cur rentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 438
Dec rease Speed.................................. 477
Á Don't Forget Your Key.................. 479
Dr ive More Slowly ............ ............. ......455
Dr iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 470
Engi neCanNo wBe Started ................ 466
00B3En gineOilLevelCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...470
00B2 EngineOilLe velLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ............. .....468 00B2Engi
neOilPr es su re Stop Switc h
Of fEngin e...........................................4 69
00B2Engine OilReduce OilLevel.........4 69
0075Fr ontLeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 47
006F Front LeftSeat Backres tNo t
Lo cked (Exam ple) ................................ 483
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 448
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 449
00B6 FuelLevelLo w .............................4 67
00B6 GasCap Loose............................ 467
0049 HazardWa rning Flashe rsMal‐
funct ioning .......................................... 487
0025Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 438
00E5Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 439 Inde
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