Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When youoper ateorpro gram thed oor with
th ei ntegr atedgara gedoor opener,per son s
in ther ange ofmov eme ntofthed oor may
bec ome trapped orbe struc kbythe door .
Ther eisar isko finjury.
When usingthe integr atedgara gedoor
open er,always makesuret hatn obody is
wit hin ther ange ofmov eme ntofthed oor . G
DANG
ER
Comb ustion engin esemit poisonous
ex haust gasessucha scarbon mon oxide.
In halin gthese exhaust gasesish azardo usto
healt hand can result inpois oning .Ther eisa
ris ko ffatal inj ury. Ther efore, never leav ethe
en gin erunnin gane nclosed spac ewithout
adequat eventilat ion .
Pr ogr amming Pr
ogr amming theb utton s
Pay attention tothe" Impor tantsafet yn otes "
( Y page 236). Garag
edoor remotec ontro l0083 isno tinc luded
wit hthe integr atedgara gedoor opener.
X Turn theS martKey topos ition 0048inthei gn i-
ti on lock(Ypage 118).
X Se lec tone ofbut tons 0044 to0085 touse to
co ntrol theg ara gedoor drive. X
To star tp rogram ming mod e:pre ssand
hold oneo fbutto ns 0044 to0085 onthei ntegr a-
te dg ara gedoor opener.
The gara gedoor openerisno wi np rogram -
min gm ode.Afteras horttime, indicat or
lamp 0043ligh tsup yellow .
In dic ato rlamp 0043ligh tsup yellow assoo n
as but ton0044, 0087or0085 isstore dfor thef irst
ti me. Ifth es ele cted but tonh asalre ady
been program ed,indicat orlamp 0043will only
ligh tupy ellow aftertens econ ds hav e
elaps ed.
X Releas ebutto n0044, 0087or0085.I ndicato r
lamp 0043flas hes yellow .
X To progr am ther em ote cont rol:poin t
gara gedoor remotec ontro l0083 towards but-
to ns 0044 to0085 onther ear -view mirror ata
dist anceof2t o8in(5 to 20 cm).
X Pre ssand hold button0084 onrem otec ontro l
0083 untilind icat orlamp 0043ligh tsup gre en.
When indicat orlamp 0043ligh tsup gre en:
pro gram mingisf inishe d.
When indicat orlamp 0043flas hes green:p ro-
gram mingwassuc cessf ul. The next step is
to syn chron izet he rollingc ode
( Y page 236).
X Releas ebutto n0084 onrem otec ontro l0083 for
th eg ara gedoor drivesyst em.
If ind icat orlamp 0043ligh tsup red :rep eat the
pro gram ingprocedure forthec orrespo nding
but tono nthe rear -view mirror.W hen doing
so, varythe dist ancebetween remotec on-
tr ol 0083 and ther ear -view mirror.
The require ddistanc ebetween remotec on-
tr ol 0083 and thei ntegr atedgara gedoor
open erdepe ndso nthe gara gedoor drive
syst em. Sever alatt emp tsmig htbe neces-
sar y.You should test eve rypos ition forat
least 25sec onds bef ore trying another pos i-
ti on .
Syn chroniz ingther olling code
Pay attention tothe" Impor tantsafet yn otes "
( Y page 236).
If th eg ara gedoor systemuses arollin gc ode,
you willalso havetos ynch ron izet he gara ge
door systemwiththe integr atedgara gedoor
open erinther ear -view mirror.Tod othisy ou
will need touse thep rogram mingbutto no n
th ed oor drivecontro lpan el. The program ming
but tonm aybe locate dind iffer entp lac es
depe nding onthem anufac turer. Itis usually 236
Feat
uresSt owage andfeatures
locat
edon the door drive unitonthe garage
ceilin g.
Familiar izeyourself withthegarage doordrive
operat inginst ruct ions ,e.g. under "Program-
min gaddition alremo tecon trols", befor ecarry-
ing out thefollowin gsteps.
Your vehic lemust bewithin reachofthe
garage doororgate openerdrive .Make sure
that neither your vehic lenor any perso ns/
obje ctsa represen twithin thesweep ofthe
door orgate.
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Get outofthe vehic le.
X Press theprogr ammin gbutton onthe door
drive unit.
Usually, younow have 30seco ndstoinit iate
the nextstep.
X Get intot he vehic le.
X Press previously programed button0044, 0087
or 0085 onthe integrat edgarage dooropener
repeat edlyuntilthe door closes.
The rollin gcode sync hronization isthe n
com plete .
Not eson progra mmingther em ote con-
tr ol
Canadian radiofrequenc ylaws require a
"break "(or interrupt ion)ofthe transm ission
sign alsafterbroadc astingfor afew seco nds.
There fore,the sesign alsmay notlast long
enoug hfor the integrat edgarage dooropener.
The signalisnot recogn ized durin gprogr am-
min g.Comparable withCanadian law,some
U.S .garage dooropenersalso feature a
"break ".
Proc eedasfollows:
R ifyou liveinCanada.
R ifyou have difficulties programmin gthe
garage dooropener(regar dlessofwhere
you live) when followin gthe progr ammin g
ste ps.
X Press andhold oneofbutt ons 0044to0085 on
the integrat edgarage dooropener.
Af ter ashor ttim e,indic atorlamp 0043light s
up yellow.
X Release thebutt on.
Ind icat orlamp 0043flashes yellow.
X Press button0084 ofgarage doorremotecon -
tr ol 0083 for two seco nds, thenrelease itfor
two seco nds. X
Press button0084 again fortwo seco nds.
X Repeat thissequen ceon butt on0084 of
remo tecon trol 0083 untilindic atorlamp 0043
light supg reen .
When indicatorlamp 0043light supg reen :
progr ammin gisf inished.
When indicatorlamp 0043flashes green:pro-
gramm ingwas succ essful.The nextstepi s
to sync hronizethe rollin gcode.
X Release button0084 ofremo tecon trol 0083 of
the garage doordrive.
When indicatorlamp 0043light supred:
repeat theprogr ammin gproc ess forthe cor-
respo ndingbutton onthe rear- view mirror.
When doingso,vary thedistancebetwee n
remo tecon trol 0083 and therear- view mirror.
The require ddistanc ebetwee nremo tecon -
tr ol 0083 and theintegrat edgarage door
open erdepen dson the garage doordrive
syst em. Several attempt smight benec es-
sary. Youshould testever yposit ion forat
least 25seco ndsbefor etrying anot herposi-
tion .
Problem swhen progra mming
If you areexper iencingproblem sprogr ammin g
the integrat edgarage dooropeneron the rear-
view mirror,takenoteo fthe followin ginst ruc-
tion s:
R Check thetransm itter freq uenc yused by
garage doordrive remotecon trol 0083 and
wheth eritis support ed.The transm itter fre-
quenc ycan usually befoun donthe back of
remo tecon trol 0083 for the garage doordrive.
The integrat edgarage dooropeneriscom -
patible withdevic esthat have unitswhich
operat eint he freq uenc yrang eof280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatt eries ingarage doorremote
con trol 0083.T hisincreases thelikelih oodthat
garage doorremotecon trol 0083 will transm it
as trong andprec isesign alto the integrat ed
garage dooropener.
R When programmin g,hold remo tecon trol 0083
at varyin gdistanc esand angles fromb ut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogr ammin g.
Try various anglesatad istanc ebetwee n
2and 8inches (5to2 0cm) oratthe same
angle butatvaryin gdistanc es.
R Ifaf urt her remo tecon trol 0083 isavailable for
the same garage doordrive,repeat the
same programmin gsteps with thisremo te
con trol 0083.B efore perf ormin gthese ste ps, Featu
res
237Stowage andfeatures Z
make
surethatnew batterie shave been
install edingara gedoor drive remote control
0083.
R Note thatsome remote controls onlytrans-
mit foralimi ted amou ntoftime (theindica -
tor lamp onthe remote controlgoesout).
Press button 0084onremote control0083aga in
before transmissi onends.
R Align theantenna cableofthe gara gedoor
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/transmissio n.
Openi ng/closing thegarage door After
ithas been progra mmed, theintegrated
gara gedoor opener performs thefunction of
the gara gedoor system remote control. Please
als oread theopera tinginstructions forthe
gara gedoor system.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press either button 0044,0087or0085 whi chyou
have progra mmed toopera tethe gara ge
door.
Gara gedoor system withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043ligh tsup green.
Gara gedoor system witharolli ng code: indi-
cator lamp0043flash esgreen.
The transmitter willtransmit asignal aslong
as the button ispresse d.The transmissi on
is hal ted after amaximu moften seconds
and indica torlamp 0043ligh tsup yellow .
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 aga inifneces-
sary .
Cle aring thememory Make
surethatyouclear thememory ofthe
integrated garagedoor opener beforeselling
the vehicl e.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press andhold buttons 0044and 0085.
The indica torlamp initiallyligh tsup yellow
and then green.
X Rel ease buttons 0044and 0085.
The memory ofthe integrated garagedoor
opener inthe rear-vie wmirror iscleare d. Compass
Call ingupthe compass Comp
ass0044disp laysthe compass directionin
which thevehicl eisc urrently traveling:N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To receive acorrect displayinrear-vie wmir-
ror 0043,t hecompass mustbecali brated and
the magnetic fieldzone set. 238
Fe
atur esStow ageand features
If
you need todo any work inside theengine
compartment:
R switch offthe ignition
R never reach intothearea where thereisa
risk ofdanger frommoving components,
such asthe fanrotation area
R remove jewelryandwatches
R keep items ofclothing andhair, forexam-
ple, awayfrom moving parts G
WARNING
The cooling systemispressu rized,particu-
larl yw hen themotor iswarm. Ifyou open
the cap, youcould bescalde difh ot coolant
spray sout. There isar isk ofinjury.
Let the engine cooldown before youopen
the cap. Wear protective glovesandprotec-
tive eyew earwhen opening. Openthecap
slow lyto relea sepressu re. Example
X Park thevehicle onalevel surface.
Only check thecoolant levelwhen thevehi-
cle ison alevel surface andtheengine has
cooled down.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
On vehicle swithKEYLESS- GO,press the
Start/St opbutton twice(Ypage 118).
X Check thecoolant temperature gageinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
The coolant temperature mustbebelow
158 ‡(70 †).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0092
(Y page 118)inthe ignition lock. X
Slowl yturn cap 0043half aturn counter-clock-
wise toallow excess pressureto escape .
X Turn cap0043further <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
If the coolant isat the level ofmarker bar
0087 inthe fillerneck when cold,there is
enough coolant incoolant expansion
tank 0044.
If the coolant levelisappro ximately 0.6in
(1.5 cm)above marker bar0087inthe filler
neck when warm, thereisenough coolant in
expansion tank0044.
X Ifnecessary ,add coolant thathasbeen tes-
ted and appro vedbyMercedes-Benz.
X Repl acecap 0043and turn itclockwise asfar
as itwil lgo.
Further information oncoolant (Ypage 303).
Windshie ldwashe rsystem G
WARNING
Certai ncomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the follow ing. G
WARNING
If you open thehood when thedrive system
has overhea tedorduri ngafire inthe engine
compartment, youcould come intocontact
with hotgases orother escapi ngopera ting
flui ds. There isar isk ofburns.
Let the overhea tedcomponents cooldown
before opening thehood. Inthe event ofa
fire inthe engine compartment, keepthe
hood closed andcallthefire service. G
WARNING
Windshi eldwash erconcentrate ishighl y
flamma ble.Ifwindshi eldwash erconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury. 244
Eng
inecompar tmentMaintenanc eand care
teri
stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
Info rma tiono nchangi ng and mou nting wheels
(Y page 289 ).
X Stop thevehicleo nsolid ,n on-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,asf ar aw ay aspossi blef rom
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dw arning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away
(Y page 134 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle sw itho ut KEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfromt heigniti onlock.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: open the driv-
er' sd oor.
The vehiclee lectro nics aren ow inpo sitio n
005A.T hisi st he same asthe Sma rtKeyhaving
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromt heigniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsaren ot
end angeredastheyd oso.Ma kesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rareaw hile a
wh eelisb eing cha nge d.Anyo newhoisn ot
di rectl yassisting inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge toutofthe vehicle. Pa ya ttentio ntot raf-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wanyclearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo uc an reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedm arking which appe arso nthe
si de wa llof the tire.You willfin dt hism arking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee di nd ex
(Y page 284 ). MOExte
ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
junc tionw itha na ctive tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mo rwitha na ctive tire pressu remon-
ito r.
If ap res sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laym es-
sa ge s(Ypa ge202 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin go n,ob serve the followi ng note s
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles( 80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehiclei sp artia llyl ad en and appro x-
im ate ly19 miles( 30 kilome ters)whent he
veh iclei sf ully lade n.
In additio nt ot he veh iclel oa d, the drivin gd is-
tance possi bled epends upon:
R Veh icles peed
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
ma ybereduce dbyextre medrivin gc ond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedt hro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is cou nted fromt hemom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo um ustn ot exce edam axim um design
sp ee do f50m ph(80 km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneorallt ire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e" MO Exte nded"ma rking
If at ire hasg onef lata nd cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire,as tanda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyou uset he pro pers izea nd type(summ er
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op,
for exa mpl e. 25
4 Fl
at tireBreak downassistanc e
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
Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehicle
and itsweight isgre atertha nt he permi ssi-
bl eg ross we ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyec ouldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationc ouldrol l-
ove r.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehi-
cle ,its we ight sho uldn otbe gre atertha n
the permi ssibleg ross we ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ilso nthe permi ssibleg ross veh iclew eigh t
of your veh iclec an be fou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 298 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBrake Assi st,Activ eDistance
Assi stDISTR ONICorthe HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the veh icleb rakes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
the sesystem sint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysecuret he tow ropeortow bara tthe
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclec ouldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not uset he tow ingeyef or reco very,
thi sc ouldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclew ithac rane.
! Wh
entow ing,pulla wa yslowly and
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epoweristoo high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eequipm ent.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,use the key instea dofthe Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwises hift to positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdoor,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cparkin gb rake
is rel eased .Ift he electri cparkin gb rake is
fa ulty, visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
! Yo
um aytow thevehiclef or am axim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).At ow -
ing spee do f30m ph(50 km/h )mustn ot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30m iles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclem ustb e
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyoua retow -sta rtingortow ing
ano thervehicle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssibleg ross we ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehiclet ransp orte d
tha ntoh avei ttow ed away.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehiclei sb eing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno tturnt he Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshift the automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe veh iclei st ow ed (Ypage 179 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwiseb eloc ked outw henp ushing
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingt he tow inge ye
In stal ling the towinge ye G
WA
RNING
The exhaust tai lpipem aybe veryhot. The re
is ar isko fburns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Takep artic u-
la rc arew henr em oving the rearcove r. 26
4 Tow
inga nd tow -starti ngBreak downassistanc e
The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 253).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 264). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofab reakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Towing
andtow-sta rting
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