&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
lation du ring thec harging process and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas can be released. #
Alwaysa llowab atterytot hawb efore
ch argin gitorp erform ing startin gassis‐
ta nce. If
th ew arning /indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument displa yaround or belo wfreezing
point, it is very likel ythat thed ischarged battery
has frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R Do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R The service lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R The start-up behavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R It is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. When jump-s
tarting and chargin gthe batteries,
obser vethef ollowing points:
R Onlyuse undamaged jumper cables/ charging
cable swithas ufficient cross-sectio nand
insula tedt erminal clamps
R Non-insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb attery/jump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint
R The jumper cables/chargin gcable smustn ot
com eintoc ontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running
R Alwaysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectros tatically charged
R Alwaysk eep away from fire and open flames
R Do no tlean overab attery
R When charging: only use abatter ychar ger
th at has been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndread theo perating
instruction sfor your charge rb efor echarging
th eb atteries
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R The vehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R Vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisinserted
( / pag e120) #
Secur ethe vehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page185). Breakdown assi
stance 203
Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshoul donlybec orrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securel yonthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. Wheels and tires
231
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(/ page211).
0049 Check Left Low
Beam (examp 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
(/ page289)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page283)
0025 ABS malfunction (/
page283)
002E Off-road
gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page283)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page283)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page148)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page283) 282
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
0024
Canada: Elect
ricp arkin gb rake
applied (red) (/ page283)
0024 Electric parkin
gbrake (yellow)
(/ page283)
00CC Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunction
(/ page289)
003D Elect
rical malfunction
(/ page 290)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page283)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page290)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page290)
00AC Coolant
tooh ot/cold (/ page290)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page289)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor Saf
etys ystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(USA) does no tlight
up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(Canada) does not
light up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam pdoes no tlight up. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndi‐
cator lam plight sup.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The redi ndicator lam pdoes no tlight up: thee lectric parking
brak ehas been released.
R The yello wi ndicator lam plight sup:thee lectric parking brak eis
malfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,consult aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
Park thev ehicle only on le velg round and secur eitagains trolling
aw ay ( /pag e143). Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 283
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: ther ed and yello we lect ric
parking brak eindicator lamps light up.
* Meaning of thei ndicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lec‐
tric parking brak ehas been applied.
R The electric parking brak eyello windicator lam plight sup:the
electric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,consult aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
If it is no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake, do not
driv ethe vehicle.
0024 and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) flashes
0024 Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) flashes
0024
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam pflashes. The electric parkin gbrake yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam pflashes: thea ctiva‐
tion status of thee lectric parking brak eisunknow n.
R The electric pa rking brak eyello windicator lam plight sup:the
electric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Enga geand release thee lectric parking brak eusing thes witch
while depressing theb rake pedal. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,parkt he vehicle on le velg round and
secur eitagains trolling away ( /pag e143). #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
When ther ed indicator lam pflashes, thev ehicle mus tnotbe
driven as theb rake system ma yoverheat. 284
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 The electric parking
brak emalfunctioning yel‐
lo wi ndicator lam pdoes
no tlight up Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam plight sup. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lec‐
tric parking brak ehas been applied.
R The electric parking brak eyello windicator lam pdoes no tlight up:
th er ea reno faults wit hthe electric parking brake. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thee lectric parking brak ehas been
applied.
0024 and
0049
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(USA) lights up
0024
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(Canada) lights up Ve
hicles with manual parking brake: thep arking brak ered indicator
lam plights up.
* Meaning of thei ndicator lamp:
R The parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thep arking brake
has been applied. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thep arking brak ehas been applied.
004D
Brak esystemw arning
lam p(yellow) The brak
esystemy elloww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system mal‐
function
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristic smay
be impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 285
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully at an adjus teds peed and at asufficient dis‐
ta nce from thev ehicle in front. #
Ifth em ultifunction displa yshows adispla ymessage, compl ywith
it. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA)
004D
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) The brak
esystemr edwarning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* Po ssible causes:
R The brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning.
R The EBD (electronic brak eforce distribution) is malfunctioning.
R Ther eisn otenough brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yifbrake forc eb oosting
is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal
fo rc em aybe necessar yfor braking .The braking characteristics
ma ybei mpaired. The brakin gdista nce can increase in emergency
braking situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if theE BD (electronic brake
fo rc ed istribution) malfunctions
If th eE BD malfunctions, thew heels ma yloc kd uring braking.
The braking characteristic smaybe impaired.
The brakin gdista nce can increase in eme rgency situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb rak‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop. 286
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA) Onl
yint he USA: The brak esystem redw arning lam plight supw hilethe
engine is on.
* Po ssible cause:
R The brakepads ha vereached their wear limit. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etorestricted braking po wer
When theb rake pads ha vereached their wear limit ,the braking
po we rm aybe restricted. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
restra int sy stem redw arning lam pislit while thee ngine is on.
*The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem compo‐
nent smaybe triggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yasi nten‐
ded during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning
Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 287