
*
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er sis
av ailable atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation :
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp R
ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng inesE ngineoilspecif ica‐
tions
All models 229.51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Capa
city Model
Capacity
All models 6.3US qt(6.0liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page49 6). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. 498
Tech nica lda ta

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 6). &
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 6).
* 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. 500
Tech nica lda ta

#
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The instruction labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 1
Hazar dand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity 3
Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 warnofthefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Having service workcar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop
Re frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 50
1

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 (/ page42 4).
No teson engine oil(/ page49 7).
00B3
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve 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(/ page42 4).
No teson engine oil(/ page49 7). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 55
1

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilReduce OilLevel *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 En gine OilLevel LowStop
Vehicle TurnEngine Off *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page42 4). #
Che cktheengine oilleve l.
No teson engine oil(/ page49 7). 552
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilPressure Stop
Switc hOff Engine *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoilpr ess ureis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure #
Avoid driving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B3 Engine OilLevel Cannot Be
Measured *T
heelectr icalconn ection totheoil leve lsen sor has been interru pte dor theoil leve lsen sor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof indicat orand warning lam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som eindic ator and
wa rning lam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This beha
viorisno n-cr itical. Thes eind icat orand
wa rning lam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey
light uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 553

Maneuv
ering assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 238
Pa rking ................................................ 234
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 32
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 204
Disp lay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 204
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>204
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................2 07
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............209
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............. 210
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 209
Disp lays intheIns trument Display.......2 11
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>207
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 07
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>133
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 134
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 255 Ad
diti ves.................................................. 497
En gine oil............................................. 497
Fu el ..................................................... 497
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Ad vanced soundsystem ......................4 19
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 17
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 17
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 17
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 18
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Ad vanced soundsystem ......................4 18 Bur
mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 17
ADS PLUS damp ing system
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL
Ad vanced sound system
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating automatic
vo lume adjustment .............................. 418
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader................4 19
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............ .................................... 418
Callin gup thesound menu .................. 418
Inf ormation ..........................................4 18
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
AIR BODY CONT ROL.................................2 14
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 216
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 214
Air cond itioning menu
Callin gup ............................................ 146
Air cond itioning system
see Climat econ trol In
de x 569

Car
pet(Car e)...........................................4 35
Chang eof addr ess ....................................23
Cha ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 23
Changing awheel
Pr epar ation ......................................... 483
Ra ising theve hicle .............................. 484
Changing awheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 169
Manually ............... ...............................1 69
Chang inghub caps ................................. 483
Char acterentr y
On theto uc hpad .................................. 311
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) .............................. .... 447
USB port.......................................... ....1 27
Cha ssis leve l(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Se tting ............................................ .....2 16
Child safetyloc k
Re ar door .............................................. 62
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 63Chi
ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 54
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..............49
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes) ......... ........ 60
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 56
No teson risk sand dang ers ............ .......5 0
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 1
Secu ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 59
To pTe ther ....................................... .......5 8
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............5 0
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..............49
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 55
Ch ock ........... ............................................ 482
St or ag elocation .............................. ....4 82
Cho ck
see Choc k
Cig arette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................ ....1 24
Re ar passe nger com partment .............. 124
Cleani ng
see Care
Clim atecontr ol........................................ 145
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............146 Ac
tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 46
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (multimedia system) .............. 147
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 148
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 148
Air dist ribution settings .......................1 47
Air -reci rculati onmod e.........................1 48
Au tomatic control..... ........................... 147
Callin gup theair con ditionin gmenu ...146
Climat est yle func tion .......................... 147
Con trol pan elfor3-zone automatic
clima tecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........145
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Defr osting thewindshield .................... 145
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ...................5 01
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............150
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem) .................................... 149
Ionization ............................................. 149
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 145
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............151 57
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