Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinstow agespac es
in thefront door . #
Take thesaf etyve st bag outofstow age
spac e1. #
Open thesaf etyve st bag and pulloutthe
saf etyve st.
% Safetyve stscan also bestor ed inthere ar
door stow agespac es. 1
Max imum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 This isaclass 2ve st
The requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d in thefo llo wing cases :
R Ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect size
R The safetyve st isfull yclos edwhils tbeing
wo rn Re
place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R The reflect ive st rips aredamag edordir ton
th ere flect ive st rips can nolong erbe
re mo ved
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceed ed
R The fluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-f lat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 37
2
Brea kdo wnassista nce
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)
(/ page37 3).
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 (/ page37 4).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:yo u
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page31 9).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page41 8). %
The emerg encysparewheel 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 uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
3
If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thetrunk floor .
Mer cedes vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin the
Sup pleme nt.Other wise, youma yno tre cogni ze
da ngers. 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R Enc losed TIREFIT sticke r R
Tire inflation compressor
R Disp osable glov es
Yo ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly
th ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use
TIRE FITin out side temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant
In thefo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular ,th e
tire sealant isuna ble to prov ide sufficie nt
br ea kdo wnassista nce, asitis una ble to seal
th etir epr oper ly:
R Ther ear ecuts orpunct ures inthetir e
lar gerth an those prev iousl ymen tioned.
R The wheel rim isdama ged.
R Youha ve driven atvery low tirepr essur e
or on aflat tire. #
Donotdr ive on . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 37
4
Brea kdo wnassista nce
#
Push theplug ofhose 5intoflang e6 of
tir esealan tbo ttle 1 untilth eplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 1 head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir einf lation compres‐
sor . #
Remo vethecap from valve 7 onthefa ulty
tir e. #
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. #
Insertcon nector4 intoa12 Vsoc ketin
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press onand offswitc h3 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor .
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof eigh tminut es.
The tireshou ldthen have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t18 0kP a(1 .8 bar/26 psi).
If tir esea lant lea ksout, makesur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e.
If atire pres sur eof 180kP a(1 .8 bar/26 psi)
has notbeen attained afte rei ght minutes : #
Swi tchof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof eigh tminut esthetir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t18 0kP a(1 .8 bar/
26 psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing ach‐
ie ve d
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
Dama gedtir es and atir epr essur eth at istoo
lo w can significan tly im pair brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Donotdr ive on . 37
6
Brea kdo wnassista nce
The
tirepr essur esarealr eady being moni‐
to re d. #
Com pareth etir epr essur ewit hth ere com‐
mend edtirepr ess urefo rth ecur rent operat‐
ing cond ition (/ page 396). Observeth e
no teson tirete mp eratur e(/ page395).
% The values displa yedin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla yma yde viat efrom those ofthetir epr es‐
sur ega ug eas they referto sea leve l.At high
altitudes, thetir epr essur eva lues indic ated
by apr essur ega ug ear ehigh erthan those
sho wnbytheon- boar dcom puter.In this
case, donotre duce thetir epr essur e.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page395)
Re star ting thetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectl y
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating condition on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(/ page39 5). Re
star tth etir epr essur emonit oring system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Use Current Pressures asNew Refer-
ence Values? messageis sho wninthemulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Press 0076 toconf irm there star t.
The Run FlatIndicat orRest arted mes sageis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Cur rent wa rning mess ages aredele tedand
th e0077 yello wwa rning lam pgoes out.
Af teryo uha ve driven fora fe w min utes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thecur rent tirepr es‐
su resar ewit hin thespecif iedrang e. The cur‐
re nt tirepr ess ures areth en accep tedas ref‐
er ence values andmon itor ed. Mak
esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page395) 400
Wheels andtires
Callin
gup ............................................ 258
De letin g...............................................2 59
Mo ving ................................................ 259
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...258
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>259
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ......................... .... 136
Flat tire .....................................................3 72
Chan gingawheel .................................4 18
MOExt ended tires ................................ 373
No tes ................................................... 372
TIREFIT kit............................................ 374
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 119
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 167
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 32
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 426 Fr
eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 234
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)...... 41
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 96
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ...... ...... 96
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 31
Ad ditiv es........................................ ...... 431
E1 0 ...................................................... 430
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 431
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 430
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 430
Re fuel ing ............................................. 156
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 430
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............431
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 32
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu nction seat(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment)
see Seat (rear passeng ercom partmen t) Fu
ses ........................................................ 389
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 389
Dashboar dfuse box.............................3 91
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 89
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 390
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 391
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 392
No tes .................................................. 389
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 162
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 62
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 159
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 162
Re sol ving problems .............................. 161
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 61
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 281
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 287
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 287 Inde
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