*
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts thro ugh theu se of tire-ins talling
to ols Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ther ea reelectronic component
parts in thew heel. Tire -ins talling tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
Otherwise, thee lectronic componen tparts
could be damaged. #
Alwaysh ave tires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ac
cessories that ar enotappr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or ar enotbeing used cor‐
re ctly ,can impair ope rating sa fety. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tires mar kedM +S
fo ra ll wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum per‐
missible speed, this mus tbeindicated in an
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires: 232
Wheels and tires
#
Immedia tely rinse su rfaces that com ein
con tact wi thDEF when filling wit hwater
or remo veDEF wi thad am pcloth and
col dw ater.
If DEF has alread ycrystallized, clean using a
spon geand col dwater. If
yo uo pen theD EFtank ,small amounts of
ammoni avapor ma ybereleased. Do no tinhale
an ya mmonia vapor that ma ybereleased. Fill the
DEF tank only in well-ventilated areas.
DEF consum ption and filling capacity
DEF consum ption
Lik efuel consum ption, DE Fconsum ption is highly
dependent upon driving stylea nd operating con‐
ditions. DEFc onsumption is usuall ywithin a
ra ng eof0a nd10%oft he fuel consum ption. If
necessar y,DEF mu stbe refilled in acco rdance
wit hthe instructions when ther efill messag eis
displa yedint he instrument clus ter.This ma yalso
be necessar ybetwe en thes cheduled mainte‐
nance.
To tal capacity of DEF tank Ve
hicl eT otal capacity
All model s5 .8gal(22 liter s) Exhau
stgasa ftertreatment
The vehicle mus tbeoperated wit hDEF if the
ex haus tgas af tertre atment sy stem is tofunction
cor rectl y.
If yo uo perat ethe vehicle without DEF or with
emissions-rele vant malfunctions ,the legal MOT
appr oval is in validated. The vehicle could be pro‐
hibited from publicr oad usebyan of ficia lordi‐
nance.
It ma ybei mprop eror punishable in some coun‐
tries tooperat eavehicle that uses no DE Forone
th at does no tcompl ywitht he specifications of
th ese operating instructions.
Engine management monitor sthe exhaus tgas
af te rtre atment component sfor compliance with
emiss ions la wsand regulations. If youa ttem ptto
operat ethe vehicle without DEF ,withd iluted DEF
or wit hadiffe re nt reducing agent ,this will be
de tected bythee ngine management sy stem.
Other emissions- releva nt malfunctions ,e.g.
me tering malfunctions or sensor er rors,a re also
de tected and log ged. The engin
emanagement sy stem subsequently
pr eve nts thee ngine being restar teda fter issuing
aw arning message.
Therefor eadd DE Ftank regular lyduring vehicle
operation or ,atthe latest, af terr eceiving thef irst
wa rning messag eviathei nstrument clus ter. Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page247). *
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R intheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yentering
th ed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Te
ch nica ldata 251
Ve
hicl etype 3500 XD with amax. permissible gross weight of 11,03 0lbs (5.00 3t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4080 lbs (1.85 1t)5)
7720 lbs (3.502 t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 1) Ve
hicl etype 4500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 12,125 lbs (5.500 t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4630 lbs (2. 100t )7 935 lbs (3.599 t)1)
Front axle wit hincreased load capacity.
5) No tinc ombination wit hall-wheel driv e(4x4)
and no tincombination wit hmodel series
90 7.74 5( combination vehicles wit havehicle
lengt hof2 90 inc h(7,36 7m m))
Gross weight of vehicl ecombination, traile rload, tongue weight
Ve hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 8,550 lbs (3.8 78t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 550 lbs (6. 146t)
5000 lbs (2.268 t) 2)
500 lbs (0.22 7t)2) Ve
hicl etype 2500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,050 lbs (4. 105t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 930 lbs (6.3 19t)
5000 lbs(2.268 t) 2)
500lbs (0 .227t) 2) Ve
hicl etype 2500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,480 lbs (4.300 t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) ––258
Tech nica ldata
Special sea
tbeltr etra ctor .................. 40
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 79
Cleaning see Ca re
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox .............................................. 191
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 101
Ad 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 ....................................... 255
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
Con venience closing .............................. 60
Con venience opening ............................. 60
Con versions ............................................ 21
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 254 Coolant (engine)
Checkin glevel .................................. 189
No tes. .............................................. 254
Copyright License ............................................... 29
Trademar ks........................................ 29
Co rnering light ...................................... .85
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Cruise control ...................................... .151
Ac tivating .......................................... 151
Buttons ............................................. 151
Callin gupas peed........................... .151
Deactivating ...................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Re quirements .................................. .151
Selecting ........................................... 151
Setting thes peed .............................. 151
St oring aspeed ................................. 151
Sy stem limitations ............................1 51
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 26
Cus tomer Relations Department .......... 26 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 27
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 24
Wi reless vehicle components. ............24
DEF ................................................ 136, 250
Ad ditiv e................................... .136, 250
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .137
Filling capacity .................................. 251
Pu rity ........................................ 136, 250
Re filling ............................................ 137
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............ 230
Diagnostics connection .........................25
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ................2 48
No tes. ............................................... 24 8
Diesel pa rticulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 12 0
Displ aying load ................................ .120
No tes. ............................................... 12 0296
Index
Driving on
flooded roads .................. .115
Driving on wetroads .........................1 15
Hyd roplaning .................................... 11 5
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 127
No tes. ............................................... 12 6
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ............................... 100E
E10 ........................................................ .248
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) .................................................. .148
ECOd isplay
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 9
Re setting. ......................................... 174
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 14 3
App lying automaticall y..................... 14 3
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 14 4
Emergency braking ........................... 14 4
No tes. ............................................... 14 2
Re leasing automaticall y................... .143
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Opening wi thbutton ...........................52
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 54
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .54
Programming thek ey ........................ .54
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .54
Electrical closing assi st
No tes. ................................................52
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 47
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .58
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 57
Fu nctio n............................................. 57
Obs tacle ............................................. 57
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .57
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 24 4
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 18
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 19 9Saf
etyv est. ....................................... 19 9
Wa rning lam p................................... 19 9
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .144
Manual parking brak e....................... 14 2
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .200
Informatio n....................................... 19 9
Manual emer gency cal l.................... 200
Overvie w.......................................... 19 9
Tr ans ferred dat a...............................2 00
Emer gency engine start ....................... 211
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ........................... 11 0
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
En gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 12 3
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .122
Engagin greverse gear ......................... 12 2
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...12 6
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .245
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 14 0
Problems .......................................... 13 5
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
St artin gassis tance ......................... .202
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 44
Engine number .................................... .245
Engine oil .............................................. 188
Ad ditiv e........................................... .251
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .188
Che cking theo il le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .187
Filling capacity ................................. 252
To pping up ........................................ 188
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 25
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............128
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 8
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 29
Manually inflatingair bello ws........... 13 2
Problems .......................................... 13 3
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 29
Entering and exiting .............................. .50 300
Index
Tr
im element (care) .............................. 197
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 ...................................... 24 4
Ins tallation no tes. ............................. 24 4
Tr ansmission output (maximum )......2 44 U
Un locking setting .................................. .47
Un locking/locking
Swit ching automatic lockin gfea‐
tur eo n/off. ........................................ 50
Unl ockin gand opening front doors
from inside ........................................ .49
USB soc ketint he rear passenger
comp artment .......................................... 81
Using asun visor .................................... 98
Using kickdown .................................... 124V
Ve hicle ................................................... 11 0
Cor rect us e........................................ 26
Dat arecording ................................... 27
Diagno stics connection ...................... 25
Equipmen t......................................... .22
Limited Warrant y............................... .27
Locking (auto matic) ............................ 50
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) .. 50
Lo we ring .......................................... 238
Maintenance ...................................... 23
Notifying problems ............................. 26
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 14 0
Pa rking forane xtende dperio d........ 14 4 QR code
rescue car d.......................... 27
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............25
Ra ising ............................................ .235
Re gistration ........................................25
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
Switching on po wersupply (s tart/
st op button) ...................................... 109
Un lockin g(from inside) ...................... 49
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ...... 60
Ve hicl ecom ponents that receive
and/or transmit radio wave s(decla‐
ra tio nofc onform ity) .............................. 24
Ve hicl ecom ponents whic hreceive
and/or transmit radio waves
Declaration of conformity ................... 24
Ve hicl edata
Ve hicle height ..................................2 55
Ve hicle lengt h................................... 255
Ve hicle widt h.................................... 255
Wheelbase ........................................2 55
Ve hicl edata memory
Electronic control units ...................... 27
Service pr ovider s............................... 28
Ve hicl edata storage
Event data recorder s.......................... 29
Ve hicl edimensions .............................. 255
Ve hicl eidentification number
see VIN
Ve hicl eidentification plate
EU general operating pe rmit num‐
ber .................................................... 24 5
Gross axle weight rating ................... 24 5
Pa int code ........................................ 24 5
Pe rm issible gross mass .................... 24 5
VIN ................................................... 24 5
Ve hicl eidentification plate
see Mode lseries
Ve hicl ekey
see Key
Ve hicl elevel
Lo we ring ........................................... 12 9
Ra ising .............................................. 12 9
Ve hicl em aintenance
see ASS YSTP LUS
Ve hicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ................22
Ve hicl etool kit .............................. 210, 212 Index
309