Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. Halogen headlamps
1 High beam/d aytime running lights:
H1 555W /15W
2 Lowb eam/pe rime terl ights: H7 55 W/W 5W
3 Turn signal lights: 345 7NAK 28 W
Re placing halo genh eadla mps
Re quirements:
R Lowb eam: bulb type H7 55 W
R High beam/daytim erunnin glamps: bulb
type H1 555W/15W
R Perime terl ights: bulb typ eW5W
R Turn signal lights: bulb type 3457NAK
28 W 1
Lowb eam/perime terl igh thousing co ver
2 High beam/daytim erunnin glamps housing
co ver
3 Turn signal light soc ket #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. #
Lowb eam/perime terl ight: remo vehousing
co ver 1towa rdst he rear. #
Pull out thes ockettow ards ther ear. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Align and inser tthe soc ket. #
Attach housing co ver1. #
High beam/daytime running lamps:
re mo vehousing co ver2towa rdst he rear. #
Turn thes ocketc ounter-clo ckwise and pull it
out. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthes ocketa nd tur nitclock wise. #
Attach housing co ver2. #
Turn signal light: #
Turn soc ket 3counter-clo ckwise and
re mo veit. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Inser tsocket 3and tur nitclock wise. Light and vision
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Obs
tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive ov er obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page207).
R Befor edriving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Vehicles with DSR: activateDSR when you
ar ed rivin gd ownhill (/ page127).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: activatethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e125) and, if necessa ry,
activat ethe LOWR ANGE transmission ratio
(/ page 126).
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp orarily deactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away ( / pag e148).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly .W alkin gpace is
necessar yinmanys ituations.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get outoft hevehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Ru les forf ording off-road (all-wheel drive
ve hicles)
R Obser vethes afet yn otes and general no tes
on driving off-road.
R Chec kthe dep thand characteristic softhe
body of waterbefor efording. The watermust
no tbed eeper than 23.6 in (60 cm).
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched off
(/ page101). R
The auxiliar yheating is switched off
(/ page106).
R Activat eall-whee ldrive ( /page 125) and
activat eitonv ehicles wit hthe LOWR ANGE
transmission ratio (/ page 126).
R Restrict thes hiftrang eto1or 2.
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Driv eslowl yand smoo thly at no mor ethan a
wa lkin gpace.
R Ensur ethat no bo wwavef orms while driving.
R Afterf ording, dr ythe brakes.
Af terd riving thro ugh abody of waterdeeper than
19 .7 in (50 cm) ,makes uretoc heckallve hicle
fl uids fora ny signs of penetration bywate r.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly an dreduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughl ybefor edriving on public roads.
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Obser vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Vehicles with DSR: deactivateDSR
(/ page127).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: deactivat ethe all-
wheel driv e(/ pag e125).
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 148).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe 11 8
Driving and pa rking
#
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he operating instructions of
th em anufacturer of thet railer coupling and the
ball nec k.
Place your vehicle/trailer combination on sur fa‐
ces that ar ease vena spossible and secu reit
agains trolling away ( /pag e140). Coupl eand
uncoupl ethe trailer carefully.
When backing up thet ow ing vehicle, ensur ethat
th er eisn o-one between thev ehicle and the
traile r.
If yo udon otcouple thet railer tothet ow ing vehi‐
cle cor rectly ,the trailer ma ybecome de tach ed.
Onceith as been coupled and is roadwor thy, the
traile rmustbeinah orizontalp osition behin dthe
to wing vehicle.
No tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible.
R Neverfall belo walegally prescribed minimum
to ngu eweight ;the tongu eweight must
alw aysbep ositive.
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permissible
to ngu eweights –this mus tbeobservedd ur‐
ing loading and unloading of thet railer.
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
city
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
unbraked trailer sis1,653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet railer R
Perm issible grosscombination mass
R Maxi mump ermissible speed of thet railer
The releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page247).
Yo ur vehicle will beha vediffere ntly wi thatrailer
re lativ etow ithout atrailer:
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be heav‐
ier.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be
re stricted in its acceleration and climbing
ability.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha vean
inc reased brakin gdista nce.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be more
susceptible tocrosswind gu sts.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will require
mor esensitiv esteering.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha ve a
lar gerturning circle.
This ma yimp airt he vehicle's driving characteris‐
tics.
When drivin gwithav ehicle/trailer combination,
alw aysa dap tyour speed tothec urrent road and
we ather conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ke ep asuffi‐
cient saf edista nce.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum speed of 49 mph
(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h) ,eveninc oun‐
trie sinw hich highe rspeed sareperm itted for
ve hicle/trailer combinations.
Comply wit hthe legally prescribed maximum
speed forv ehicle/trailer combination sinforce in
th ec ount ry,s tate or Canadian pr ovinc einq ues‐
tion. Befor esetting off, consult thet railer's vehi‐ Driving and parking
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Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page240).
0049 Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofindicator and warning lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som eindicator and warning
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These indicator and warning lamps indicat ea
malfunction onl yiftheylight up or flash af tert he
engine has been star tedord uringajourne y.
Indicator and warning lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page84)
0060 Pa
rking lamps (/ page84)
0057 High beam (/
page 85)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights (/ page85)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page84) 00E9
Seat bel
tnotfast ened
(/ page318 )
0027 and
004D US
A: Brakes (red )(/pa ge312)
004D Canada
:Brake s( red) (/ page312 )
004D Brakes (yell
ow)(/ pag e312 )
0025 ABS malfunctio
n(/pa ge312)
002E Off-
road gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page312 )
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page312 )
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page149)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page312 ) Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 311
Changing
abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................2 67
Preparing .......................................... 263
Ra ising thev ehicle ........................... 264
Re moving awhee l............................ 266
Changing address .................................. 23
Changing bulbs ....................................... 90
High beam. ......................................... 91
Indicator (front) .................................. 91
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 94
License plate lamp............................. 93
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 91
Lo wb eam ........................................... 91
No tes. ................................................90
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .93
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........94
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner .....................................23
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .257
Cha rging
Bat tery ............................................. 231
Mobil ephone (wireless )..................... 82
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 44
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................ 40
Basic instructions ...............................36
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 43
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) .......... 41
No tesonr isksa nd danger s................37
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .43
Secu ring on thef ront passenger
seat ....................................................43
Secu ring on ther ear seat ................... 42
To pT ether .......................................... 42
Children Avoiding danger sinthevehicle ..........37
Basi cinstructions ............................... 36
Special sea tbeltr etra ctor .................. 40
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 79
Cleaning see Ca re
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox ............................................ .220
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 101Ad
justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing .................................................... 102
Air di stribution settings .................... 103
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................. 103
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 05
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 108
Clearing fogged up windo ws............. 103
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ....................... 100
Controllin gautomaticall y................. .102
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. .............. .106
Operating unit for3 -zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ........................ 101
Re frigerant ....................................... 284
Setting thea ir distribution ................1 03
Switching air- recirculation mode
on/of f.............................................. 104
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel )...................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/of f..1 02
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f.............................. .104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f..............................................1 04
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 60
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ............... 104
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 05
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .105
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Contacts ................................................ 197
Callin gup. ........................................ 197
Del eting ............................................ 197
Downloading (from mobil ephone). ... 197
Information ....................................... 197
Making acall .................................... 197
Na me form at .................................... 197
Con venience closing .............................. 60
Con venience opening ............................. 60
Con versions ............................................ 21
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 283
Coolan t(engine)
Che cking le vel. ................................ .218 Index
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