Wheel
chock...... ................................327
Wheel s
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................326
Che cking ........................................ 305
Cl eani ng...... ...... ............................. 282
Emergency sparewhe el...... ........... 331
Important safetynotes .................. 305
Informatio non drivi ng...... ..............305
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0044[ nging................ 326
Mou nting anew whee l...... .............329
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 329
Storing ...........................................327
Tig htening torque....... .................... 330
Whee lsize/tire size.......................330
Whee lsand tires
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 327
Windo wcurtain airbag
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 212
Opera tion......................................... 47
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windsh ield
Defrosting ......................................120
Windsh ieldwashe rsyste m
Addi ngwasher fluid....... ................277
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 339
Windsh ieldwi pers
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 229
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 112
Rea rwi ndow wiper ....... .................110
Rep lacing thewiper blades ....... ..... 110
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 109
Winte rdrivin g
Slip pery road surfaces....... ............ 153
Snow chains....... ........................... 308
Winte roperatio n
Gene ralnotes ................................ 307
Winte rtires
M+S tires.......................................307
Wiper blades
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 283
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 110
Rep lacing (rearwi ndow) ................112
Woo dentrim (clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................285
Worksho p
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Switchi ngon/off ........................... 120 In
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Tail
lamps
X Loosen screws0087using ascrewdriver.
X Remove thebulb holder fromthetaillamp. Bulb
holder
0085 Turn signals
0083 Brake lamp
X Tur nsignal: pressthebulb gently intothe
bulb holder, turnitcount er-clockwise and
remove itfrom thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder and
turn itclock wise.
X Bra kelamp :remove thecorrespon ding
bulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Insert thebulb holder intothetaillamp and
screw itfirmly intoplace usingscrews 0087.
X Insert thetaillamp intothevehicle.
X Tighten fendernut0043and re-est ablish con-
tact with conn ector 0044.
X Close theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). Windshield
wipers Switching
thewindshield wipers
on/off
! Do
not operate thewindshield wipers
when thewindshield isdry, asthis could
damage thewiper blades. Moreover, dust
that hascollected onthe windshield can
scratc hthe glass ifwiping takesplacewhen
the windshield isdry.
If it is necessary toswitch onthe windshield
wipers indry weather conditions,alway suse
washer fluidwhen operating thewindshield
wipers.
! If
the windshield wipersleavesmears on
the windshield afterthevehicle hasbeen
washed inan automatic carwash, waxor
other residues maybethe reason forthis.
Clean thewindshield usingwasher fluid
after washing thevehicle inan automatic
car wash. Combination
switch
0047 003F Windshield wiperoff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Intermitt entwipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuous wipe,slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wipe,fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/00D4 Wipesthewind-
shield usingwasher fluid
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Turn thecombinat ionswitch tothe corre-
sponding position.
! Vehicles
witharain sensor: ifthe wind-
shield becomes dirtyindry weather condi-
tions, thewindshield wipersmaybeactiva-
ted inadverten tly.This could thendamage Windshield
wipers
109Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0066 The
hoodis open .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The open hoodmay blockyour viewwhen theveh icleis in mot ion.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Clos eth ehoo d. 0051 At
least onedoor isopen .A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Clos eall thedoor s. 00CC
Pow erSteering Mal‐ Pow
erSteering Mal‐
fun ctionSee Opera‐ fun
ctionSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
powe rst eer ing ismalf unction ing .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
You willneed touse morefor ce tosteer .
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Chec kwhet heryou areable toapply theex tra for ce req uire d.
If you areabl eto steer safely:
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
If you areuna bletosteer safely:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Pho
neNoServic e Pho
neNoServic e Your
vehicleis out side thene two rkpro vider'strans mitter/ rec eiver
ran ge.
X Wait untilth emob ilepho neoper ationalread inesssymb ol
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay. 00B2
Che ckWasher Fluid Che
ckWasher Fluid The
wash erflui dlev elin thewash erfluid reservoir has dropped
belo wthemin imum .
X Ad dwash erflui d(Y page 277). Wip
erMalfuncti on‐ Wip
erMalfuncti on‐
ing ing The
windsh ield wiper sare malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Haz
ard Warning Haz
ard Warning
Fla shersMalfun c‐ Fla
shersMalfun c‐
tio ning tio
ning The
hazard warn inglamp sare fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
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G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
Windsh ieldwas herconcentrate ishigh ly
flamma ble.If winds hieldwas herconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwinds hieldwas herconcen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck. X
To open :pul lcap 0043upw ards bythe tab.
X Add thepremi xedwasherfluid.
X To clo se: press cap0043onto thefiller neck
until itengag es.
If the was herfluidleve ldrops below the rec-
ommended minimumof 1liter, amessa ge
app ears inthe multi function displayprompti ng
you toadd washerfluid(Y pag e229) .
Further informati onon winds hieldwas her
flui d/antifree ze(Y pag e339). ASSY
STPLU S Servic
emessag e
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
informs youofthe next service duedate.
You canfind informati ononthe type ofservice
and service intervalsin the Maintenance Book-
let.
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter orat
http://www.mb usa.com (USA only).
i The
ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
does notshow anyinformati ononthe
engine oilleve l.Observe thenotes onthe
engine oilleve l(Y pag e275).
The multi function displayshow sa service
messa gefor severa lseconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain ..days Service
Ain ..days
R Service Adue Service
Adue
R Service Aoverdue by..days Service
Aoverdue by..days
Dependi ngon the opera tingconditions ofthe
vehicl e,the remai ningtime ordista nceuntil
the next service duedate isdisp layed.
The letter A A
or B B,
possi blyinconnection witha
number oranother letter,indicatesthe type of
service .A A
stands foraminor service andB B
for
a major service .
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval displaydoes
not take intoaccount anyperiods oftime dur-
ing whichthe battery isdisconnected.
Mai ntaining thetime-dep endentservice sched-
ule :
X Note downthe service duedate displayed in
the multi function displaybefore disconnect-
ing the battery .
or X After reconnecting thebattery ,sub tract the
battery disconnectio nperi ods from theser-
vice date show non the disp lay. Hiding
aservi cemessag e
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing whee l. 278
ASS
YST PLUSMainten anceandcare
data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide theright -handfron tseat toits rear-
most position .
X Fold floor cover ing0043upwards.
You willsee VIN 0044.
The VINcanalso befound onthe vehicle iden-
tific ation plate(Ypage 334).
The VINcanalso befound atthe lower edgeof
the windshield (Ypage 335). Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield)
0087 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.Only useproduct srecom mended by
Mercedes -Benz.Damage whichiscaused by
the use ofproduct swhich havenotbeen rec-
ommen dedisnot cover edbythe Mercedes -
Ben zwarrant yor goodwill gestures.Product s
approved byMercedes -Benzare listed inthis
Operator 'sManual inthe appropriate section.
Inf ormat ionontest edand approved products
can beobtained ataMercedes -BenzServ ice
Center oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canrecogniz eserv iceproduc tsapprove d
by Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc ription
on the contain ers:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .5).They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
335Technical data Z