#
Donotsw allo w fuel or letit come into
cont actwith skin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el Inf
orma tion onaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page49 6).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
All mod els1 .8gal(7 .0 liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page49 6). Te
ch nica lda ta 49
7
*
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
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
00B3
EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...553
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................552
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 553
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........ 552
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................5 06
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 519
00B6 GasCap Loose............................ 519
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................5 39
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... .............. ........................... 540
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... .......... .................................. 541
0053 Inoper ative.... .............................5 43
î Inoper ative....... .......................... 537
0049 Intell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e... 513 Á
KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 10
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 510
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...5 07
00C5 Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ............529
ä Malfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
mp h..................................................... 529
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................5 12
00C4 Max.Speed 12mp h...................5 30
î Max.Speed 25mph...................5 37
î Notin Cur r.Dr ive Pr og ............. ..537
Á Obtain aNe wKe y.......................5 09
ç Off....... .......................................536
00D9 Off....... .......................................535
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 522
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 548 0049
Please Release Parking Brak e.... 525
006F Rear Lef tBac kres tNo t
La tched (exa mp le) ...............................5 17
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 510
003D SeeOperator's Manua l..... ......... 544
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 506
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... .................................................. 515
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ....5 15
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....545
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 545
00C4 Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w ..... 530
ç Suspended ................................. 536
0049 SwitchOf fLights ........................ 513
0049 SwitchOn Hea dlamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 512 57
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