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Using
reversegear You
canadjust theexterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sidetoaposition thatallows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage therever segear. Thissettingcan be
stor edusing memor ybutt onM0085.
X En sure thattheSmart Keyisin position 0048
in the ignit ionlock .
X With theexterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sideactiv ated, usebutton0087 to
adjust theexterior mirror .The rear wheel
and thecurb should bevisible inthe exterior
mirror .
X Press memor ybutt onM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutt on0087 within three secon ds.
The parkin gposition isstor edifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofposition ,repeat
the steps .
Calling upastor edpar king position
sett ing X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Selec tthe exterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sideusing button0044.
X En gage reversegear.
The exterior mirror onthe fron t-passenger
side moves tothe stor edparkin gposition .
The exterior mirror onthe fron t-passenger side
moves backtoits original position :
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(1 5km/ h)
R ifyou press button0043 for the exterior mirror
on the drive r'sside Mem
oryfunct ion Stor
ingsett ings G
WARN
ING
If you usethememo ryfunc tion onthe driv-
er's side while driving,you could losecon-
tr ol of the vehic leas aresult ofthe adjust -
men tsbeing made. Thereisarisk ofan acc i-
dent .
Only usethememo ryfunc tion onthe driv-
er's side when thevehic leisstat ionar y. G
WARN
ING
When thememo ryfunc tion adjust sthe seat,
you and othervehic leocc upant s– part icu-
larly childr en–could becom etrapped. There
is arisk ofinjury.
While thememo ryfunc tion ismakin gadjust -
men ts,make surethatnoone hasany body
part sin the sweep ofthe seat.
If someo nebecom estrapped, pressamem-
ory posit ionswitc hor seat adjust ment
switc himmed iately. G
WARN
ING
Children couldbecom etrapped ifthe yact i-
vat ethe memo ryfunc tion,part icularly when
unat tended. There isarisk ofinjury.
Never leavechildrenunsuper visedinthe
vehic le. Mem
oryfunct ion
107Seats,steer ingwheel andmirrors
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The
operating safetyofyour vehicle maybe
restr icted.
You could losecontrolofthe vehicle, for
example:
R when braking
R in the event ofabrupt steeringmaneuvers
and/or whenthevehicle's speedisnot
adapted tothe road condit ions
There isarisk ofan accident .
In the event ofashort circuit orasimilar
incident ,cont actaqualified specialist work-
shop immediately. Donot drive anyfurther.
You should haveallwork involving thebat-
tery carried outataqualified specialist
workshop.
For further informationabout ABSandESP®
,
see (Ypage 60)and (Ypage 65). G
WARNIN
G
Elect rostat icbuild-up canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks, whichcouldignite thehighly
explosive gasesofabattery. Thereisarisk
of an explosion.
Before handling thebattery, touchthevehi-
cle body toremove anyexistin gelectrost atic
build-up.
The highly flammable gasmixt ureforms when
charging thebattery aswell aswhen jump-
start ing.
Always makesurethatneither younorthebat-
tery iselectrost aticallycharged. Abuild-up of
electrost aticcharge canbecaused, forexam-
ple:
R by wearing clothingmade fromsynthet ic
fibers
R due tofrict ionbetween clothingand seats
R ifyou push orpull thebattery acrossthe
carpet orother synthet icmaterials
R ifyou wipe thebattery withacloth G
WARNIN
G
During thecharging process,abattery pro-
duces hydrogen gas.Ifashort circuit occurs
or sparks arecreated, thehydrogen gascan
ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explosion. R
Make surethatthepositive terminalof a
conn ected battery doesnotcome into
cont actwith vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools ona
battery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve the
described orderofthe battery terminals
when connectin gand disconn ectingabat-
tery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthe
battery poleswithidentical polarityare
conn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve the
described orderwhen connectin gand dis-
conn ectin gthe jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconn ectthe battery
termin alswhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNIN
G
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothin g.Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean
over thebattery. Keepchildren awayfrom
batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner .Take discharged
batteries toaqualified spe-
cialist workshop ortoacol-
lection pointforused bat-
teries. 286
Bat
tery (vehicl e)Breakdown assistance
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data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Move thefron t-passenger seatasfar back
as possible.
X Fold upfloor cover ing0043infron tof the
fron t-passenger seat.
You willsee VIN 0044.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 324)
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 323) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swith respect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. 324
Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnical data