%
If
th ef ront axle is damaged, raise thev ehicle
at thef ront axle and if ther ear axle is dam‐
aged, raise thev ehicle at ther ear axle.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear-wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page217).At ow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page214). #
Thep rope ller shaf tsto thed rive axles must
be remo vedift he maximum permissible tow‐
ing dis tance is exceeded. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page215,216 ). #
Con nect thet ow bar tothet ow ing eyetol oad
th ev ehicle. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission: in
th ee vent of damag etothe electrics, the
automatic transmissio nmaybe loc kedin
position 005D.Toshifttop osition 005C,provide
th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( / pag e209). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Only secur ethe vehicle bythew heels. Ve
hicles with all-wheel drive/vehicles with
automatic transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tpositio nthe vehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetoimproper
loading An all-wheel driv
evehicle ma ybedamaged if
it is tilted, pushed or mo vedw hile being loa‐
ded using ahydraulic plat form. #
When loading avehicle wit hall-wheel
drive, thev ehicle should onl ybemoved
and positioned byits ownp owe r. #
The vehicle and thes urface it is posi‐
tione dons hould no longer be mo ved
when thek eyisremo vedorift he door
is open. To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit in
th ef ront-passen gerfootwell (/ page219). Breakdown assis
tance 217
Anti-thef
tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Ashtr ays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment ............................................ 79
ASR (acceleration skid cont rol) .......... .147
Assistance graphic (on-board com‐
puter) ..................................................... 172
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................ 19 2
Batter ydisconnection period s.......... 19 2
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 19 2
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 19 2
Re gular maintenance work ............... 19 2
Special service requirements .......... .192
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) .............. .61
Ac tivating/deactivating thei nterior
motion sensor .................................... 63
Fu nctio n.............................................. 61
Interior motion sensor function .......... 63
St opping thea larm. ............................ 62
Switching thet ow -awa ya larm
on/of f............................................... .62
To w- aw ay alar mfunction .................... 62
At tachments .......................................... .21
AT TENTION ASSI ST............................... 15 6
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 157
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 56
Au dio settings
Balance and fader ............................ 180
Equalizer ........................................... 180
Playbac koptions .............................. 182
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ........................ 84
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ 12 2
Engaging driv eposit ion. ................... 12 3
Engaging neutral ............................... 12 2
Engaging reve rseg ear ...................... 12 2
Kickdown .......................................... 124
Re stricting thes hiftrang e................ 124
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 23
Tr ansmission position displa y........... 12 2
Tr ansmission position s..................... 12 2
Au xiliar yheating ..................................1 05
Fu nctio n........................................... 105
Axle load .............................................. .252 B
Bac ksupport
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................. 14 6
Battery Charging ........................................... 209
Charging avehicle batter y................2 09
Disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
in thee ngine compartmen t.............. 214
Disconnecting thes tarter batter y..... 212
Jump-s tarting (vehicle) ..................... 209
Ke y. .................................................... 47
No tes( vehicle) ................................. 208
Re moving or ins talling thes tarter
batter y.............................................. 213
St arterb atter y.................................. 211
Batter ymain switch
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Switching po wersupply on/of f......... 121
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bel twarning
see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist .................................. 157
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 15 9
Fu nctio n........................................... 157
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert. ................... 15 9
Sy stem limitations ............................1 57
Blue tooth ®
audio equipment
St artin gplaybac k............................. .181
Bottle holder ........................................... 78
Brake ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........ 14 6
Ac tivating/deactivating theH OLD
function ............................................ 15 5
Ac tiveB rake Assi st........................... 14 8
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 14 6
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :. ............ .114
Downhil lgradien t.............................. 11 4
Driving no tes. ............................ 111,114
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48
Heavy and light loads ........................ 11 4
HOLD functio n.................................. 154
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 11 4
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 14
We troad sur faces ............................ .114
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem) Index
301
Summer tires ................................... 222
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 233
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .231
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 224
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 228
Ti re pressur etable .................. .225, 228
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 233
Tr action grade .................................. 233
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 233
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics ........ 222
Wheel size categories ....................... 24 0
To ol
see Removing thev ehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit stowagec ompartment
To pT ether ............................................... 42
To pping up the windshield washer
sy stem .................................................. .198
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer .......................... 17 0
To ws tarting .......................................... 218
To w- aw ay alarm
Fu nctio n............................................. 62
Switching on/o ff................................ 62
To wing away .......................................... 215
Ra ised front or rear axle .................. .216
To wing eye
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .218
St orag elocation ................................ 217
To wing eye( stora gelocation)
see Vehicle tool kit
To wing me thods .................................. .214
Tr ac ki nformation
Showing .......................................... .182
Tr actio ngrade ...................................... 233
Tr af fica nnouncements
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 181
Tr aile rhitch
Care ................................................. 202
General no tes. .................................. 263
Information ....................................... 16 6
Information aboutt railer operation .. 16 2
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... .167
Po we rsupply ................................... .168
Soc ket. ............................................. 16 5
Tr aile rloads .......................................... 263 Tr
aile roperation
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t............... 161
Coupling/Decouplin gthe trailer .......1 65
Gross axle weight rating ................... 252
Informatio n....................................... 16 6
Lane Keeping Assis t.........................1 60
No tes. ............................................... 16 2
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... .167
Po we rsupply ................................... .168
Soc ket. ............................................. 16 5
Tr ailer loads ...................................... 263
Tr aile rstabilization ............................... 14 8
Tr ansmissio nposition display .............12 2
Tr ansmissio nratio
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
Tr ansmissio nratio
see Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE
Tr anspo rtby rail .................................... 11 4
Tr anspo rting (vehicle breakd own) ...... 217
Tr ead weargrade ................................. 233
Tr im element (care) .............................. 204
Tr ip
Displa ytotal dis tance ....................... 173
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 173
Tr ip computer
Re setting. ......................................... 174
Showing ............................................ 173
Tr ip distance ........................................ .173
Showing ............................................ 173
Tr ip odom eter
Re setting. ......................................... 174
Tr ip odom eter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal light
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 91
Tw in co-driver's seat .............................. 71
Tw o-w ayradio telephone
see Mobile phone
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ...................................... 251
Ins tallation no tes. ............................. 251
Tr ansmission output (maximum )....... 251 U
Un locking setting .................................. .47316
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