2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS tires

Fea
ture s................ ................ .............. 255 Main
tenanceand care ................ ......268
Engine compartment ................ ...........268
Over viewof the engi necompa rt-
ment ................ ....................................272
ASSYST PLUS................ ......................272
Ca re................ .....................................273 Breakdo
wnassi stanc e................ .....279
Whe rewillIfind ...?................ .............. 279
Fla ttire ................ ................................ 281
Battery (vehicl e)................ ..................285
Ju mp-sta rting................ .......................288
Tow ingand tow-s tarting................ ......291
Fus es................ ...................................293 Whee
lsand tires ................ ............... 296
Impo rtant safety notes ................ ........296
Ope ration................ ............................296
Winte rope ration................ ..................298
Tir epre ssu re................ .......................299
Loa ding the vehi cle................ .............. 306
All abou twhe elsand tires................ ...309
Ch angi ngawhe el................ ................ 316
Whe eland tirecombi nations............... 321 Tec
hnical data ................ ...................322
Informa tionregarding techni caldata
................ ................................ .............322
Veh icleelectroni cs................ .............. 322
Ide ntifica tionplates ................ .............323
Servi ceprod ucts andfilling cap aci-
ties ................ ......................................324
Veh icleda ta ................ .........................330 Co
nten ts
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Important
safetyinformation ........... 66
Warning lamp.................................2 39
ETS/ 4ETS (Elec tronic Traction
Syste m)....... ......................................... 66
Exhaus tche ck....... ............................ 151
Exhaus tpipe (clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................278
Exte riorlighting
Setting options....... .......................109
see Ligh ts
Exte riormirrors
Adjusting ....................................... 105
Ca lling up astored parking posi-
tion ................................................ 107
Dippi ng(automa tic)....... ................106
Fold inginwhe nlocking (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 204
Fold ingin/ou t(el ectrical ly)........... 105
Ou tof pos ition (tro ublesho oting )... 105
Setting andstori ngthe parking
pos ition for reve rsegear................ 107
Setting andstori ngthe parking
pos ition using the memo rybut-
ton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 106
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Stori ngthe parking position .......... 106
Ey eg las sesco mpartmen t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 253 F
Fav orites
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 248
Fi ller cap
see Refue ling
Fi llin gcapa citie s(Te chn ical data) ...324
Fi rst-ai dkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 279
Fl at tire
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 281
Pre paring thevehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 281
TIR EFIT kit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 282
Fl ex ible Fue lve hic les<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Fl oo rmats <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 266
Fre quen cies
Mob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 322
Tw o-w ayrad io<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 322
Fro nt-pas seng er seat
Adju sting fromthedriver' ssea t....... 99Fue
l
Add itives <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Co nsu mpti onstatisti cs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 195
Disp laying the current consu mp-
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 195
Disp laying the rang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 195
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 150
E10 <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 325
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Gra de(gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 325
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 147
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 145
Ta nk content/re servefue l............. 325
Fue lfil lerflap
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 146
Fue lle ve l
Ca lling upthe rang e(o n-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 195
Fue ltank
Ca pacity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 325
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 147
Fus eall ocatio ncha rt(vehi cle too l
kit) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 280
Fus es
All oca tion chart<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Befo recha nging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 294
Das hboard fusebox <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 294
Fus ebox inthe engi necomp art-
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 294
Fus ebox inthe rearcomp art-
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 295
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293 G
Garag edoo rope ner
Cl ea ring thememo ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 265
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 262
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 263
Ope ning/ closing the garag edoo r.. 265
Pro blems when pro grammi ng........ 264
Pro grammi ng(butto nin the rear-
vie wmir ror) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 263
Synch ronizing therolling cod e....... 264
Gea rin dic ator (on-b oard com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehic les) ....... 205
Gen uineparts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 24 In
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Knee
bag.............................................. 47 L
Lam ps
see Warn ingand indicat orlamps
Lane Keepi ngAssis t
see Active Lan eKee pingAs sist
Lap time(RACET IMER)...................... 205
License platelam p(di splay mes -
sag e)...................................................2 20
Lig htfunc tion,activ e
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Lig htsen sor (display messag e)....... 220
Lig hts
Activating/d eactivating theinte-
rior lighting delayed swi tch-off .......203
Active light function .......................111
Automa tichea dlamp mode ............ 109
Corne ringlight function .................111
Hazard warning lamps ................... 111
High beamflasher .......................... 110
High-b eamheadlamps ................... 110
Ligh tswi tch ....... ............................ 109
Low-b eamheadlamps .................... 110
Parki nglamps ................................110
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ....... ...............................202
Standing lamps ..............................110
Switchi ngthe daytime running
la mps on/off (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ....... ...............................202
Switchi ngthe exterio rlig hting
del ayed swi tch-off on/off (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 202
Switchi ngthe surro undlighting
on/off (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ...202
Turn signa ls....... ............................ 110
see Interior lighting
see Replacing thebulbs
Lo ading aid(trunk)
Ra ising/low eringtheroof .............. 254
Lo cki ng
see Centra llocking
Lo cki ng (doo rs)
Automa tic....... ................................. 81
Emergency locking........................... 81 From
inside(central lockingbut-
ton) ..................................................80
Locking centrally
see Cent rallock ing
Locking verifica tion signa l(on-
boar dcomp uter) ...............................2 03
Lo w-be amheadlamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 110
Lugg agecover
see Trunk partition M
M+S tires ............................................298
MAGI CSKY CONTROL ......................... 94
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displ aymessa ges
Matte finish(clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................276
Mec hanic alkey
Function/notes ................................76
Gene ralnotes .................................. 76
Inserting .......................................... 76
Locking vehicle....... .........................81
Rem oving ......................................... 76
Unlocking thedrive r'sdoor .............. 81
Media Interface
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Memory card(audio )....... ..................198
Memory function ...............................107
Merce desmeconne ct
Ca llprio rity....... .............................261
Gene ralnotes ................................ 258
Info callbutton ..............................261
Merced es-Benz emergencycall..... 259
Rem oteVehi cleHeal thChe ck....... 262
Roa dside Assista ncecallbutton ....260
Self-di agnosis....... ......................... 258
System .......................................... 258
Merce des-Be nzInte lligen tDriv e
Active BlindSpotAssist .................186
Active Distance Assist
DISTRONI Cwi th Active Steering
Assist .............................................164
Active LaneKeepingAssist ............ 189
ATTENTION ASSIST........................185 In
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PRE-S
AFE®
PLUS (anticipat ory
occupant protectionPLUS) .............. 56
Rear viewcamera .......................... 181
Message memory(on-board com-
put er).................................................. 207
Messages
see Display messages
Mirr ors
see Exterior mirrors
Mobile phone
Connec ting(Bluetooth ®
inter -
face) ............... ...............................2 49
Frequ encies ................................... 322
Install ation....... ..............................322
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 198
Transmi ssionoutp ut(ma ximum ).... 322
Modify ingthe programming
(SmartKe y)....... ....................................75
MOExte ndedtires.............................. 281
Mountin gwhe els
Lowe ringthevehicl e..... .................320
Mounting anew whee l..... .............. 319
Prepa ringthevehicl e..... ................3 16
Ra ising the vehi cle....... ..................317
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 319
Securi ngthe vehi cleaga inst roll-
ing away ....... ................................. 317
MP3
Opera tion.......................................198
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
Multifun ctiondisplay
Function/notes .............................194
Perma nentdispla y....... ..................201
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel
Opera tingtheon-boa rdcom-
pute r....... .............. .........................193
Overvi ew....... ................................... 34
Multime diasyste m
Switchi ngon and off....... ...............247
Music files
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... .............. .............................246 N
Navigati on
Entering adesti nation .................... 248 Menu
(on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 196
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
Navigati onmenu
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 196
NECK -PROhead restraints
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 55
Opera tion......................................... 55
Res etting triggered....... ................... 55
Notes onbreaki ng-inanew vehi-
cl e ....... ................................................ 125 O
Occ upant Classi fication System
(OC S)
Cond itions ....................................... 48
Fau lts....... ........................................ 51
Opera tion......................................... 48
Self-test ...........................................50
Occupant safety
Air bags ...........................................4 5
Auto matic mea sures after an
acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[.....56
Bel twa rning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 44
Ch ildre nin the vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ..57
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 40
Introd uctiontothe restrai ntsys-
tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 40
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Pets inthe vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 59
PR E-SAFE ®
(antici patory occu -
pa nt pro tectio n)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 55
PR E-SAFE ®
PLU S(antici patory
occu pant pro tectio nPLU S).............. 56
Re stra intsystem warning lamp ........ 41
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
OC S
Fau lts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 51
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 50
Odo mete r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 195
Oi l
see Engine oil 14
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DOT
(Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................314
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationNu mbe r
(T IN) ............ ................................... 313
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) ............ ..................314
GV W(Gros sVe hicle Weight) (def-
ini tio n)............ ...............................314
GV WR (Gros sVe hicle Weight
Ra ting )(d efi niti on) ............ .............314
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 296
Increase dvehi cleweight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 314
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 296
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 315
Lab eling (ove rview )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 315
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 312
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 315
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 298
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 315
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 298
Opti onaleq uipme ntwe ight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
PSI (pou nds persqu are inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 316
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 297
Sid ewall(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 314
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 314
Sum mer tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 298
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 310
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ti re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 315
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 314 Ti
re size (data )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 310
Ti re trea d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 297
Ti re trea d(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 315
Tota llo ad limit (defi niti on) ............. 316
Tra ctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Tra ctio n(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 316
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 321
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 293
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 291
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 292
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 291
Insta lling the towingeye................ 291
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 292
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 293
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 292
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 293
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Traffi cSi gn Assist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 225
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 136
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 195
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 195
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 196
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 8620
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Activ
eBra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ......244
Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 244
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[.......238
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Wash erflu id
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Wea ther display (COMA ND)
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
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00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
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0011001100110011001100110011[ 271
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011> 277
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which 24
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have
notbeen approved byMercedes-Ben z.
This could leadtomalfunctions insafety-rele-
vant systems, e.g.thebrake system. Useonly
genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts orparts ofequal
qual ity.Only usetires, wheels andaccessories
that have been specifically approvedforyour
vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts aresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed, manufactured orselected
for and adapted toMercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts areavaila blefor
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply ofgenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddi-
tion, strategically locatedpartsdelivery cen-
ters provide quickandreliabl eparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-
Benz parts (Ypage 323). Operat
or'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmod-
els and allstandard andoptional equipment
of your vehicle availableatthe time ofgoing
to print. Country-specific differencesare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle may
not feature allfunct ionsdescribed here.
This also appli estosafety-relevant systems
and funct ions. Theequipment inyour vehi-
cle may therefore differfromthatshown in
the descriptions andillustrations .
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenanc e
Booklet areimportant documents andshould
be kept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Warr
anty
The implied warranty foryour vehicle applies
in accordance withthewarranty termsand
conditions inthe Service andWarranty Infor-
mation booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter will
replace andrepair allfactory-in stalledpartsin
accordance withthefollowing warrantyterms
and conditions :
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemWarranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R Cali fornia, Connect icut,Maine, Massachu-
setts, NewYork, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland
and Vermont Emission ControlSystem War-
ranty
R State warranty enforcem entlaws (lemon
laws)
Repla cement partsandaccessories arecov-
ered bythe Mercedes-Ben zParts andAcces-
sories warranties. Theseareavaila bleatany
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
i Should
youlose your Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet, haveanauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter arrange fora
replacement. Thenew Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet willbeposted toyou. Informat
ionforcustomers inCalifor-
nia
Under California lawyou may beentit ledtoa
replacement ofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter areason-
able number ofrepair attempt sMercedes-
Benz USA, LLCand/or itsauthorized repairor
service facilities failtofix one ormore sub-
stant ialdefects ormalfunctions inthe vehicle
that arecovered byits express warranty.
During theperiod of18 mont hsfrom original
delivery ofthe vehicle orthe accumulation of
29,000 km(approximately 18,000miles)on
the odometer ofthe vehicle, whichever occurs
first, areasonable numberofrepair attempt s
is presumed foraretail buyer orlessee ifone
or more ofthe following occurs:
(1) thesame substantial defectormalfunc-
tion results inacondition thatislikely to Service
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