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
#
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. Re
quirement s:
R The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,
th eengine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit h
th eon- boar dcom puter(/ page423).
Depen dingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and take itout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. 422
Maintenanc eand care
R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain offexc ess
engine oil.Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R Warm uptheengine
R Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face
R Lea vetheengine running atidling spe ed On-bo
ardcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLeve l
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. Maint
enanceand care423
Engine
oil Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 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 (/ page423 ).
No teson engine oil(/ page496).
00B3
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page423) .
No teson engine oil(/ page496). 53
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......5 22
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ..................... ...................5 52
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 51
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 551
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 537
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ...................5 37
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 519
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........519
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 550
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 539
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 522
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ...... .......5 24
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative..... .......... 524 Blind
SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................5 24
Cann otStartEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual................................................ 532
0027Chec kBr ak eFluid Level...............5 13
Chec kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual .................................................5 13
00BD CheckCoolan tLe velSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 529
00B3Chec kEn gine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 534
00B3Che ckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 534
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 549
Chec kTire Pressur eSoon ...................5 39
Che ckTire Pressur eThen Restar t
Ru nFla tIndi cator <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........540
0077 CheckTire s ................................. 542 00B2
CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 549
00AC Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 528
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 528
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 528
0025C urrentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 504
00E5Cur rentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 505
Dec rease Speed.................................. 543
Á Don't Forget Your Key.................5 46
Dr ive Mor eSlo wly ...............................522
Dr iver's Door Open &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 537
Engine CanNo wBe Started ................ 532
00B3En gineOilLevelCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>..536
00B3Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................535 57
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