X
Thoroughly hosedown thevehicle witha
gentle jetofwater.
X Do not point thewater jetdirectly towards
the airinlet orthe edges ofdecorative foils.
X Use plenty ofwater andrinse outthe
sponge frequent ly.
X Rinse thevehicle withclean water anddry
thoroughly withachamois.
X Do not letthe cleaning agentdryonthe
paintwork orthe decorative foils.
Carefully removealldeposits ofroad saltas
soon aspossible whendriving inwinter.
Power washers G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnozzle (dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordam-
age tothe tires orchassis compon ents.
Component sdamaged inthis way may fail
unexpect edly.There isar isk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged
tires orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Vehicles
withdecorative film:parts ofyour
vehicle arecovered withdecorative film.
Maintain adistance ofat least 27.5in
(70 cm) between thefilm-c overed partsof
the vehicle andthenozz leof the power
washer.
Infor mation aboutthecorrec tdistance is
availabl efrom theequipment manufacturer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
The water temperat ureofthe power washer
must notexceed 140‡(60 †).
! Always
maintain adistance ofat least
12 in(30 cm) between thevehicle andthe
power washer nozzle. Infor mation aboutthe
correc tdistance isavailabl efrom theequip-
ment manufact urer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
Do not aim directly atany ofthe following:
R Tires
R Door gaps, roofgaps, joints,etc.
R Elect ricalcompon ents R
Batt ery
R Plug-type couplings
R Light bulbs
R Seals
R Trim elements
R Vent ilation slots
Damaged sealsorelectric alcompon ents
can lead toleaks orfailures.
! If
you clean thetank fillerrecess whenitis
open, donot use apower washer. Thiscan
cause damage tothe seals orother compo-
nent s.
Cleaning thepaint work !
Do
not affix:
R stick ers
R films
R magnetic platesorsimilar items
to painted surfaces. Youcould otherwise
damage thepaintwork .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffected
by corrosion anddamage causedbyinade-
quate carecannotalway sbec ompletely
repaired. Insuch cases, visitaqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover
and rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
X Remove treeresin, oils,fuels andgreases by
rubbing gentlywithacloth soaked inpetro-
leum ether orlighter fluid
X Remove coolantandbrake fluidwithamoist
cloth andclear water.
X Use tarremover toremove tarstains.
X Use silicone remover toremove wax.
If water nolonger forms"beads" onthe paint
surface, usethepaint careproducts recom-
mended andapproved byMercedes- Benz.This
is the case approximately everythreetofive
mont hs,depending onthe climate conditions
and thecare product used.
If dirt has penetr atedthepaint surface orif
the paint hasbecome dull,thepaint cleaner
recomm endedandapproved byMercedes-
Benz should beused. 248
CareMaintenance
andcare
Where
willIf ind...? Refle
ctive safety jacket
Removi ng/replac ingrefle ctive safety
jackets The
refle ctive safetyjackets areloca tedinthe
safe tyjacket compartments inthe stowa ge
compa rtments ofthe front doors .There are
als os afe tyjacket compartments inthe stow-
age compa rtments ofthe rear doors ,inw hich
refle ctive safetyjackets canbestowed .
X To remove :pul lout safe tyjacket bag0043
with therefle ctive safetyjacket bythe loop .
X Open safetyjacket bag0043and pullout the
refle ctive safetyjacket.
X To stow :fold therefle ctive safetyjacket,
roll itup and stow itin safe tyjacket bag0043.
X Slid esafe tyjacket bag0043along the lower
edge ofthe armres tinto thesafe tyjacket
compa rtment. Meanwhil e,ensure thatthe
loop hangs outwellwithi nreach.
i Remo
vean ew refle ctive safetyjacket
from itspacka gingmateri albefore sliding it
into thesafe tyjacket compartment. The
packa gingmateri almay otherw isecaus eit
to slipo utor make removi ngitdiffi cult.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try. Notes
onthe refle ctive safety jacket 0043
Maxim umnumbe rofw ashes
0044 Maxim umwash tempera ture
0087 Donot bleach
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot use alau ndry dryer
0084 Donot dry-cl ean
006B This isac lass2v est
R The refle ctive safetyjackets meetthe
requ ireme ntsdefined bythe lega lstanda rd
only if:
- the correct sizeisuse dand
- the refle ctive safetyjacket iscorrectly
fastened
R Before use,ensure thattherefle ctive safety
jacket isclea nand intact. Thespeci alprop-
erties mayotherw isebecompromi sed.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe
stored intheir originalpacka ginginad ry
pla ceaway from sourcesofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnumbe rofw ashes speci fied
is not theonly factor influencing thelife
spa nofthe refle ctive safetyjackets. Their
life spanalsod epe nds onuse ,care, storage ,
etc.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe dis-
pose dofand repl aced withnewones:
- after 15washes, and/or
- ifthe refle ctive strips havebecome
scratched ,and/or
- ifthe backing materialand/or reflective
strips havebecome soiledand cannot be
clea ned off,and/or
- the refle ctive safetyjacket's fluorescence
has fade d,e.g. due tothe effects ofsun-
lig ht
R Dispos eofthe refle ctive safetyjacket inan
environmenta llyrespo nsiblemanner. Todo 252
Where
willIf ind...?Breakdown assistance
Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remov eanyforeign objectswhich
have penet rated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,the accom -
panying TIREFITstic ker and thetire inflat ion
compr essorfromthestowage wellunder-
neat hthe trun kfloor (Ypage 253).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREF ITstic ker tothe
inst rumen tclust erwithin thedriver' sfield of
vision .
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREF ITstic ker near the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Remove fillerhose 0084and plug 0087from the
bott omsect ionofthe tire inflat ioncompr es-
sor housing.
X Slide theyellow fillerhose connectorinto
the mount ingonyellow cap0083oftire seal-
ant bott le0043 until theplug engages.
X With thesealing ringsinfron t,slide yellow
cap 0083oftire sealant bottle0043 intot he
mount ingoftire inflat ioncompr essor0044.
The capmust engage inboth hooks . X
Remove thecap from valve 006Bonthe faulty
tire.
X Sc rew filler hose 006Contothe valve.
X Ins ert plug 0087intot he cigaret telighter
sock et(Y page 230)orintoa1 2Vp ower
sock etinyour vehicle (Ypage 230).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock .
X Press onand offswitc h0085 onthe tire infla-
tion compr essortoON.
The tireinflat ioncompr essorisswitc hedon.
The tireisinflat ed.
First ,tire sealant ispumped intot he tire.
The pressure maybriefly risetoapprox-
imately 500kPa(5.0 bar/7 3psi).
Do not switch offthe tirei nflat ioncom-
pr essor during this phase.
X Let the tire inflat ioncompr essorrunfora
maximum often minut es.The tireshould
then have attained apressure ofat least
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If at ire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9psi)is
achieved afteramaximum often minut es,see
(Y page 257).
If at ire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)is
not achieved afteramaximum often minut es,
see (Ypage 257).
If tire sealant hasescaped, cleanitoff affec ted
areas asquickly aspossible. Itis prefer ableto
use clean water.
If your clothes aresoiled withtiresealant ,
have them cleaned withperch loroet hylene ata
dry cleaner assoon aspossible. 256
Flat
tireBr eakd ownassist ance
Rim
Thi sist he partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Risthe maxi mum grossaxlew eigh t
rati ng. The actu alloa do nana xlem ustn eve r
excee dthe gros saxlew eigh trati ng. The gros s
axl ew eigh trati ng can befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cleW eight)
The gros svehi cle weigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,a cce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cle weigh tm ustn ot excee d
the gros svehi cle weigh trati ng GVW Rasspeci-
fie do nthe vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' sside.
GVWR (GrossVehi cleW eight Ratin g)
The GVW Risthe maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tofa fullyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding alla cce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cle weigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' sside.
Maxi mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tist he sumo f:
R the curb weigh tofthe vehi cle
R the weigh tofthe acce ssories
R the loadlim it
R the weigh tofthe facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cunitf or tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1p si.A nother unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1b ar. Lo
ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte donthe sidewallo f
the tire.Thiss pecifi esthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tofa vehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,but doe snot
incl udep asse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum loadrating isthe maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tink ilogra msorlbsf or whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl et ire press ure
Ma ximu mpermis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onet ire
Ma ximu mloado nonetire .Thisi sc alcul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa do fone axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
As tand ardunitofm easure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sisp ressu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in
pou nds persquare inch (psi) ,ink ilopa scal
(kPa )orinb ar.T he tire pressu resho uldo nly
be corre ctedwhenthe tire sarecold .
Co ldtire press ure
The tiresarecold :
R ifthe vehi clehasb eenp arked with the tires
ou to fdirect sunli ght foratleas tthree hours
and
R ifthe vehi clehasn otbee ndriven further
than 1mile( 1.6 km) 288
Al
la bo ut wh eelsand tiresWhee lsand tires
Clean
thec ontac tsurf aces ofthew heel and
th eb rak edisc thoro ughly everytim eaw heel
is rot ate d.Chec kthe tirep ressur eand,ifn ec-
ess ary, restartthe tirep ressur eloss warn ing
syst emorthet irep ressur emonito r. Direct
ionofrot ation
Tire swithas pecifiedd irection ofrot atio nhave
addit ionalben efits,e.g .ift he re isar isko f
hydr oplan ing.Thes eadvan tagescan onlybe
gain edifth et ires are install ed correspo nding
to thed irection ofrot atio n.
An arrow onthes idew allofthet irei nd icat es
its correct dire ction ofrot atio n. St
ori ng wheels
St ore wheel sthata re notb ein gu sed inac ool,
dry and preferably dark place.Pro tect thet ires
fr om oil,grease, gaso linea nd diese l. Mou
nting awheel
Pr epa ringthe vehi cle X
Stop thev ehicle onsolid ,non -slipp ery and
leve lground.
X Ap ply thee lectric park ingbrak emanually.
X Bring thef ront wheel sintot he straigh t-
ahead position.
X Sh ift thet rans mis sion toposi tion005D.
X Swit choff thee ngine.
X Veh icles withoutKEYLESS- GO:remove
th eS martKey from thei gn ition lock.
X Veh icles withKEYLESS- GO:open thed riv-
er' sd oor .
The vehicle elec tron ics nowh ave status 0.
This isthes ame astheS martKey having
been removed.
X Veh icles withKEYLESS- GO:remove the
St art /S topb utto nf romt heignition lock
(Y page 118).
X Ifinc luded inthev ehicle equipm ent,rem ove
th et ire- ch ang etoolkitfrom thev ehicle .
X Saf eguar dthe veh icle again stroll ing away.
i Due
todiff ere nces inveh icle equipm ent,
no ta llveh iclesareequipp edwithat ire-
ch ang etoolkit.F or inform ationonw hich to
ols are required toper formaw heel
ch ang eonyour vehicle,con sul tana uth or-
ize dM erced es-Ben zCenter.
Nec essary tire-ch ang ingtools can include,
for example :
R Jack
R Whee lcho ck
R Lug wren ch
Secur ingthev ehi cle toprevent itfrom
rol ling away If
your vehicle isequipp edwithaw heelchoc k,
it can befoun dint he tire-ch ang etoolkit
(Y page 253).
The foldingwheel choc kisa na ddit ionalsafe ty
meas uretopre ven tthe veh icle from rolling
away, forexample whenchang ingawheel .
X Fol db othp lates upward s0043.
X Fol do utlower plate0044.
X Guide thel ugs onthel ower platefully into
th eo pen ingsinb ase plate0087. X
Plac echockso rother suit able items unde r
th ef ront and rear ofthew heel that isdiago-
nall yoppo sitet he wheel youwish to
ch ang e. 290
Cha
nging awheelWh eels andtires
X
Fold cover 0044upwa rds. X
Pos itionjack 0085atjacking point0087. X
Make surethe foot ofthe jack isdir ectly
bene aththe jacking point.
X Tu rn crank 0083clockw iseuntil jack0085sits
compl etelyonjacking point0087.T hebase of
the jack mustlie evenl yonthe grou nd.
X Tu rn crank 0083until thetire israi sed amaxi-
mum of1.2 in(3 cm )from thegrou nd.
Remov ingawheel !
Do
not placewhe elbol tsinsand oron a
dir tysur face .The boltand whe elhub
threa dscou ldother wise be damag edwhe n
yo us crew them in. X
Unscrew theupper most wheelbol tcom-
ple tely .
X Screw alignme ntbol t0043 into thethrea d
instea dofthe whe elbol t.
X Unscrew therema ining wheelbol tsful ly.
X Re move thewhe el.
Moun tinganew whe el G
WARNI
NG
Oil ed orgrea sedwheelbol tsor damag ed
whe elbol ts/hu bthrea dscan causethe
whe elbol tsto come loose. Asaresu lt,you
cou ldlos eaw heelwhi ledri ving. Thereisa
risk ofacci dent.
Neve roilor grea sewhe elbol ts. Inthe event
of damag etot he threa ds,contact aquali-
fie ds pecia list wor kshop immediately .Have
the damag edwhe elbol tsor hub threa ds
rep laced/re newed.Do not continu edriving. G
WARNI
NG
If yo ut igh ten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleisrai sed ,the jack couldtip
over .The re isar isk ofinjur y.
Only tighten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleison the grou nd.
Alw aysp ayattenti ontothe instru ctions and
saf ety notes inthe "Chang ingawheel" secti on
(Y page 289 ).
Only usewheelbol tsthat havebeend esigne d
for the whe eland thevehi cle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyou
only usewheelbol tswhi chhav ebeen
ap prov edfor Merce des-Benz vehicles andthe
resp ective wheel. 292
Chan
ging aw heelWhee lsand tires
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
Slide thefron t-passenger seatasfar forward
as possible.
X Fold trim0043upwards.
VIN 0044can beseen.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 298)
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 299) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intot he cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smaybe poisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct sonthe
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product soutofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sina ne nvir 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 swithrespect
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- Benzbythe 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 ationsorrec omme ndations indi-
cat eal evel ofquality oras pecif ication in
acco rdanc ewithanMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dbyM ercedes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
299Technical data Z
inf
ormat ionabout recomme ndedadditiv es
can beobtain edfroma nyauthor ized
Merc edes- BenzCent er.
Merc edes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse
bran dedfuels thathave additiv es.
The fuel quality available insome countries
may notbesuffic ient.Residue couldbuildup
in the fuel inject ion syst emasaresult .Ins uch
cases ,and incon sultat ionwith anauthor ized
Merc edes- BenzCent er,the fuel may bemix ed
with theclean ingadditiv erecomme ndedby
Merc edes- Benz.You must observethe notes
and mixing ratio sspec ified onthe contain er. Engine
oil
Gener alnotes !
Do
not use engin eoilor an oilfilter with
spec ificat ionsdeviat ingfromt hose
expr essly require dfor the presc ribed service
int ervals .Don otchan gethe engin eoilor oil
filt er inorder toset replac ementint ervals
long erthan thosepresc ribed. Thiscould
oth erwise causedamage tothe engin eor
exhaus tgas aftert reat men t.
Follow theinstruct ions onthe serv iceinter-
val display forchan gingtheengin eoil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engin eorexhaus tgas aftert reat men t.
When handlin gengin eoil,obser vethe impor -
tan tsafet ynotes on serv iceproduc ts
(Y page 299).
The engin eoilsare matc hedtothe perf orm-
anc eofM ercedes- Benzengin esand service
int ervals .You should therefo reonly useengin e
oils and oilfilters that areapprov edfor vehi-
cles with maint enancesyst ems.
For alist ofapprov edengin eoilsand oilfilters,
con sult anauthor izedMerc edes- BenzCent er. Or
visit thewebsit e
htt p:/ /bev o.mercedes- benz.com .
The table shows whichengineoilshave been
approv edfor your vehic le. Model MB
-Freigabe or
MB -App roval All
mod els 229
.5 i
MB
approv alisindic ated onthe oilcon -
tain ers.
Filling capacities The
followin gvalues refertoa no ilchan ge
inc luding theoilfilter. Model Capa
city SLC
300 6.
7U Sqt(6.3l ) Mer
cedes-AM G
SLC 43 6.
9U Sqt(6.5l ) Add
itives !
Do
not use anyadditiv esinthe engin eoil.
This could damage theengin e. Br
ake fluid G
WARN
ING
The brak efluid constan tlyabsorbs moisture
fro mt heair. This lowers theboiling pointof
the brak efluid. Ifthe boiling pointofthe
brak efluid istoo low, vapor pocketsmay
for mi nthe brak esyst em when thebrak es
are applied hard.Thiswould impair braking
effic iency.There isar isk ofan acc ident .
You should havethebrak efluid renewed at
the spec ified intervals .
When handlin gbrak efluid, obser vethe impor -
tan tsafet ynotes on serv iceproduc ts
(Y page 299).
The brak efluid chan geintervals canbefoun d
in the Maint enanceBook let.
Only usebrak efluid approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben zina ccordan cewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval331.0. 302
Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnica ldata