R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page41 9). Eng
inecom partment Ope
ning/clos ing the hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 420
Maintenanc eand care
Pe
rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withmanual transmission Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h)
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock.
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page44 9). #
Makesur 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. 450
Breakdo wnassis tance
%
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 e452). 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 distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe 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(/ page492). #
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(/ page453). #
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
(/ page70). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page87 ). #
Deac tivateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e18 9). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 45
1
&
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 e450). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
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 e44 7). #
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.
AMG vehicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tive
Dam ping System 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.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 452
Breakdo wnassis tance
#
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: 18lb-f t
(25 Nm). 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(/ page48 3). Im
por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approvedby Mer 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 . Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta il‐
ga te. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. 48
4
Wh eelsand tires
Po
sition ofjac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac ksuppor tpoint ofthe
ve hicle, thejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jackis design edexclu sively for
jac king uptheve hicle atthejac ksup‐
por tpoint s. #
Take thera tche tou tof thetir e-c hang eto ol
kit and place iton thehe xagon nutofthe
jac kso that theletter s"A UF" arevisible. #
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 (/page486). Wheels
andtires 485
Coolant
capacit y
Coolant capacit y Mod
el Capacity
All mode ls 9.5US qt(9.0liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page49 4). &
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
(/ page49 4).
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. Te
ch nica lda ta 499
Saf
etysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive car efully onasuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car efully . 50
4
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps