#
Swi ngthecar gocom partmen tfloor down
and fold out rear sec tion7. #
Position rubber band 9under fastener 8. #
Folddo wn rear sec tion7 ofcar gocom part‐
men tfloor 1and press itint oth eloc k.
% Toavo iddamagin gth eside trim inthecar go
com partmen t,ke ep suf ficie ntdist anc efrom
th eside trims inthecar gocom partmen t
when remo ving orinser tingthecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor . EAS
Y-PA CK load- secur ingkit No
teson thesnap -inmod uleforthe cargo
com partmen t(t el es co pic rods)
The EASY-PA CK load-s ecuringkitallo wsyouto
use your car gocomp artm ent fora va riet yof pur‐
pos es.The comp onent sar elocat edinthestow ‐
ag espac eunde rth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . 1
Telesco picrodwit hmount ingelement sand
holder s Ins
talling ate lescopic rod &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive when thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isopen, object scould bethrow nar ou nd
and ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants. There
is arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntof
su dd en braki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ec‐
tio n. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. Sea
tsand stow ing 11
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No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. #
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. Obs
erve thefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewaterand acid-free whee lclea ners. R
Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo vebrak edus t.
This could damag ewheel boltsandbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion ofthebr ak ediscs andbrak epads, drive
th eve hicle fora fe w min utes afte rclea ning beforepar king
it. The brak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryout .
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthewindo wsontheinside andoutside usingadam p
clo thand cleanin gag ent sre comme ndedbyMer cedes-Ben z.Do
notuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an theinside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam pclo th.D ono tclean thewiper blades tooof ten. Ma
intena nce and care43
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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
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e
Six
mar ks1 showwher eth ebar indicat ors
(ar row )ar eint egr ated intoth etir etread. They
ar evisible onceatread depthofappr oximat ely
00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components. This
couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
NO
TEDama getothewheel trim from
mount edsno wch ains If
sn ow chains aremoun tedto steel wheels,
th ewheel trims can bedamag ed. #
Remo vethewheel trims ofsteel wheels
bef oremount ingsnowch ains . Obse
rveth efo llo wing noteswhen usingsnow
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur ve
hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled.
R Vehicl eswith leve lcontr ol:Ifsno wch ains
ar eins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle
le ve l.
% Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e18 3). This allo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Wheels
andtires 459
St
artin gth eve hicle .............................. 151
Re por ting malfun ctionsre leva nt to
saf ety .... ...................................................... 26
Re scue card............................................... 27
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 496
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ...... 319
Re sidual heat...........................................1 44
Re stor ing (fact oryse ttings)
see Resetfunction (multimedia system)
Re stra int system .......................................3 2
Basi cins tructi ons forch ildr en ...............4 8
Fu nctio nin an acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
Fu nctio nality <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>33
Ma lfunctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>33
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 2
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 2
Sel f-tes t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 33
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 33
Re versege ar
Inser ting.............. ............................ .... 162
Rims (Care) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>433Ro
adside Assistan ce ....... .......................... 21
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfun ction
Ro ller sunblind .......................................... 85
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 85
Ro ofcar rier
At tach ing .............................................1 18
Loadi ng............................................. ... 118
Ro ofload .................................................. 501
Ro ofload display
In fo rm atio n.................................... ...... 159
Ro ute ...... .......................................... 334,339
Ac cep ting ade tour recomme ndation
af te ra pr om pt <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 336
Ac tivati ng acomm uter route .......... .....3 40
Alt ernativ ero ute(q uic k-acc ess) .......... 346
Calculat ing.......................................... 334
Dis playing destinatio ninf ormat ion ...... 338
Dis playing thero utelis t.......................3 39
Editing ast or ed route .................... ...... 342
Ex tern al ...............................................3 49
Pla nning .......................................... .... 338
Re cor ding aro ute ................................ 341
Sa vin gare cor ded route .................. .... 342 Sel
ect ing atyp e.................................. 335
Sel ect ing analternat ive ro ute .............3 39
Selecti ngnotificati ons .........................337
Selecti ngoptions ................................ 336
Sho wing ast or ed routeon themap ..... 341
St artin gasa ve dro ute .........................3 41
St artin gth eaut omatic service sta‐
tio nsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 341
Swi tching theaut omatic gasst atio n
sear chon/of f...................................... 340
Wi th intermediat edes tination s...........3 39
Ro uteguidanc e...... ................................. 342
Ca nceling ............................................347
Cha nging direction .............................. 343
Des tination reac hed ............................ 346
Fr ee wa yin fo rm atio n............................ 345
Fr om anoff-r oad location .................... 348
Lane recomme ndations <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 344
No tes .................................................. 342
Of f-road ............................................... 348
To an off-ro ad des tinatio n...................3 48
Ro uteguidanc ewith augment edreal‐
ity ....... ....................................................... 354
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 354 Inde
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