Def
initio nof term sfo rtir es and loading ...... 476
Chan gingawheel ...... .................................4 79
Emerg encysparewheel .............................. 488 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 490
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 490
Ve hicle electr onics ......... .................. ..........4 90
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. .......... 492
Opera tingfluids .......................................... 494
Ve hicle data... ............ ................................. 500
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 503
Displa ymessag es............................ ...........5 03
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 552 Inde
x................ ......................................... 568 4
Contents
Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinthesaf etyve st
com partments inthedr iver's andfront
passeng erdoor stow agecom partment s. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tsa fety vest bag 1by
loop 2. #
Open safetyve st bag 1and pulloutthe
saf etyve st.
% Ther ear ealso safetyve st com partments in
th ere ar door stow agecom partment sin
whic hsaf etyve stscan bestor ed. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st The
requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclos ed.
The safetyve st mus tbe replaced inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ty
R themaximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exc eeded
R thefluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 43
7
Alt
ernati vely,co nsu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page438).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo ucan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page439).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eov erhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page38 7). R
Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page483).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. #
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e: R
ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐ 43
8
Brea kdo wnassist anc e
Pr
eceding letter 1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanma nuf actu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc ktir es acc ordin gto US manu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirepr essur eth at areon lyde signe dfo r
te mp orar yuse inan emer gency .
As pec tra tio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee ntir ehe ight and tirewi dthin pe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirewi dth).
Tir eco de 4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"ra dial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirewit hamaximum speedabove
14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5:
The diam eter ofthebead seat(notth ediame ter
of therim flang e).The rim dia me teris specif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies themaximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofatir e(e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthetir emus tbe at
leas thalf theper missible axleload ofyour vehi‐
cle. Donotove rload thetir es by exc eeding the
specif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(/ page46 7)
R Max imum tireload (/page47 3)
R Load inde x
Sp eed ratin g7 7:
Spe cifiesth eappr ovedmaximum speedofthe
tir e. %
Anelectr onicsp ee dlimi terpr eve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur eth at your tires have there qu ired
speed rating .Yo ucan obtain informat iononthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Qu pto 100mp h(1 60 km/h)
Ru pto 106mp h(170 km/h)
Su pto 112mp h(1 80 km/h)
Tu pto 118mp h(1 90 km/h)
Hu pto 130mp h(210 km/h)
Vu pto 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
Wu pto 168mp h(2 70 km/h)
Yu pto 186mp h(3 00 km/h) Whee
lsand tires 47
5
Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir emar kedM+S forall
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page460) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page46 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e47 4)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page46 1)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page48 8) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. Wheels
andtires 48
1
&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tighteningto rq ue. #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warn‐
ing system (/ page466).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page465).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page460) Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson the emer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. Ch
eckth etir epr essur eof theemer gency spare
wheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas neces ‐
sar y.
The maximum permissible speedwithan emer‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do notins tallth eemer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains . 488
Wheelsand tires
Re
place theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thetir epr essur emonit oring system
cann otfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w min utes
af te ran emer gency sparewheel isins talled,
th esy stem mayst ill displa yth etir epr essur e
of there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy s‐
te m again when theemer gency sparewheel
has been replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page460)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page46 7)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page46 1) Re
mo ving the eme rgency sparewheel The
eme rgency sparewheel isfastened inthe
cargo compartment under thecar gocom part‐
ment floor . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmount ingtires
(/ page47 9). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Remo vetheemer gency sparewheel. Wheels
andtires 489
Ra
ising theve hicle .............................. 484
Changing awheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 163
Manually ..............................................1 63
Chang inghub caps ................................. 483
Char acterentr y
On theto uc hpad .... .............................3 02
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehi cle) .................................. 447
USB port.......................................... ....1 24
Cha ssis leve l(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Se tting ............................................ .....2 08
Chil dsaf etyloc k
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ................................................ 315
Re ar door ...............................................6 1
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 62
Chi ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 53
Basic instructions ..................................4 8
fr ont-passe nger sea t(no tes) ................. 59
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 55 No
teson risk sand dang ers ............ .......4 9
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 0
Secu ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 58
To pTe ther ....................................... .......5 7
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............4 9
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..............48
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 54
Choc k.......................................................4 82
St or ag elocation .............................. ....4 82
Cho ck
see Choc k
Cig arette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................ ....1 21
Re ar passe nger com partment .............. 121
Cleani ng
see Care
Clim atecontr ol........................................ 141
3-zone automatic climatecontr ol
pa nel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>141
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............142
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 42 Ac
tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (multimedia system) .............. 143
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 144
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 144
Air dist ribution settings .......................1 43
Air -recir cula tion mode ......................... 144
Au tomatic control..... ...........................143
Callin gup theair con ditionin gmenu ...142
Climat est yle func tion .......................... 143
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Defr osting thewindshield .................... 141
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ...................5 00
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............146
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem) .................................... 145
Ionization ............................................. 145
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 141
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............147
Re ar oper atingunit .............................. 141
Re frig er ant .......................................... 499
Re frig er ant filling capac ity...................5 00 57
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