Uns
uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. In for‐
mation abou tfuel can be found in the" Fuel" sec‐
tion (/ page248).
In fo rm atio nabout transpor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from any
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Note sonb rakes &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. Downhill
gradients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R Invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page124).
% Cha
nget he shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page111).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y. Heavy and light loads
If
th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This
ma yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R Alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brake‐
pads can increase braking dis tances consid‐
erably ,orbraking ma yhappen on only one
side
R Maintai nanespecially larg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R Appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R Carefully depress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regular lymonitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look forp ad material wear.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor. 11 4
Driving and pa rking
It is also
strongly recommended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when ever thew heels are
re mo ved.
Ne wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af tera pproxima tely
10 0m iles( 10 0k ilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Ve
hicles with amanual parking brake
When driving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Information about driving on
wetroads
Hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning because
tir et read istool ow
Depending on thed epth ofthew ater on the
ro adw ay,a qu aplaning can occur despit esuffi‐
cient tir etread dep thand lo wspeed. #
Avoid tir eruts an dbrake carefully. The
refore ,inh eavy rain or other conditions in
whic hhydroplaning can occu r,driv easf ollows:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Brak ecarefully
Drivin gonflooded roads
Bear in mind that vehicles tr aveling in front or in
th eo pposit edirection creat ewaves. This may
cause them aximum permissible dep thofwater
to be exc eeded. These no tesm ustbeo bserved
unde rall circum stances. Otherwise, youc an
damag ethe engine, electrics and transmission.
If yo uh ave todriv eons tret ch es of road on which
wate rhas collected, please bearinm indthef ol‐
lowing:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
Obser vethen otes on ford ing while off- road for
all-wheel driv evehicles (/ page116).
Infor matio nabout drivin ginwinter &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. Driving and parking
11 5
&
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. Ve
hicles wit hautomatic transmissions ma yroll in
neutra lposition 005Cforo nly ashor ttime. Allowing
th ew heels torollfo rl onger ,e.g. when towing,
causes transmission damage.
If th ev ehicle thre atens toskid, or canno tbestop‐
ped when tr aveling at alow speed, youc an stabi‐
lize thev ehicle using thef ollowing measures:
R Shif tthe automatic transmission toneutral
position 005C.
R Trytom aintain control of thev ehicle using
cor rectiv esteering.
Driv eparticularly carefull yonslipperyroads.
Av oid sudden acceleration, steering and braking
maneuvers.
Ha ve your vehicle winterized at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop in good time at theo nse tofw in‐
te r.
Obser vethen otes on sno wchains
(/ page216).
Re gular lych eckt he vehicle and remo vesno wor
ice when tr aveling in wintr yconditions.
An accumulation of sno wand ice, particular ly
when frozen, in thea reaa round thea ir intake,
moving parts, thea xles and thew heel housing,
ma ycause thef ollowing problems:
R Obstruction of thea ir intake
R Damag etovehicle parts
R Malfunction sdue torestriction of mobility
intende dbythe design (e.g. reduced steering
mo vement)
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. Information about driving off-road &
WARNING Risk of accident if youdon ot
ke ep toline of fall on inclines
If yo ud rive at an angle or tur nonanincline,
th ev ehicle could slip side ways,tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alwaysd rive on inclines in thel ine of fall
(straight up or down) and do no tturn. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toacceler‐
atin gforce during off-road driving
When driving off-road on une vens urfaces,
th ef orce of thev ehicle's acceleration af fects
yo ur body from all directions.
Yo uc ould, fore xamp le, be thro wn from your
seat. #
Alwaysw ear aseat belt when driving
off- road. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto theh ands
when driving overobstac les
If yo ud rive over obs tacles or in tir eruts ,the
st eering wheel ma yfold bac kand cause inju‐
ri es totheh ands. #
Steering wheel mus talway sbeh eld
securely wit hbothh ands. #
When driving overobstac les, expect
increased steering forc es at short
notice. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. 11 6
Driving and pa rking
*
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfa‐
ces, fore ign bodies suc hasstones and
branches could become trapped on thev ehi‐
cle underside, on wheels and tires, causing
damag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tank or
th eb rake system.
R Disturb theb alance and cause vibrations. #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, suc has
st ones and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road on steep inclines, youm ust
mak esuret hat theD EFtank is su fficientl yfilled.
Therefore, ensur ealevelofatl eastten liters
befor eoff-road driving.
When driving off-road and on con stru ction sites,
sand ,mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has
go tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake sy
stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everse gear.
When loadin gyour vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Chec kthe fuel and DEF le vels (/ page169)
and refill if necessar y(/pag e133).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e188) .Before drivin gupor
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page234).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e234), a
wo oden underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow
ro pe, afolding spade and awheel chock
(depending on equipment) ar ecarried in the
ve hicle.
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e215)and thet irep ressure
(/ page223).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Driving and pa
rking 117
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
(/ page178).
R Before driving 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 ,ifnecessa ry,
activat ethe LOWR ANGE transmission ratio
(/ page 126).
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp orarily deactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away .
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 waterm ust
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
ac tivat eitonv ehicles wit hthe LOWR ANGE
transmission ratio (/ page 126).
R Restrict thes hiftrang eto 1or 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 oroughly befor 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®
.
R Clea nthe exterior lighting, particular lythe
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 sincrease sthe saf etyofy 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
wheels and tires or ma
ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilar lydirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately. Fu
nction of theE CO display The EC
Odispla ysums up your drivin gcharacter‐
istics from thes tart to thee nd of thet ripa nd
supports aconsum ption-optimized driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption as follo ws:
R Anticipa teroad and traf ficc onditions.
R Obser vetheg earshif trecommendation. Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay
The segment's lettering lights up brightl y,the
outer edg elights up and thes egment is filled
when thev ehicle is driven wit hthe following char‐
acteristics:
R 1 ACCELERATION:m oderate acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:c onsistent speed
R 3 COASTING:g entledeceleration and roll‐
ing The segment's lettering is gr
ay,the outer edg eis
dar kand thes egment is em ptied when thev ehi‐
cle is driven wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1 ACCELERATION:s porty acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:s peedfluctuations
R 3 COASTING:h eavy braking
Yo uh aved rive ninac onsumption-optimized man‐
ner when:
R The thre es egment shave been comple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R The edg eofallth re es egment slights up. Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edis‐
play
The bar swillfill up when thev ehicle is driven
wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1Moderat eacceleration
R 2Consis tent speed
R 3Gentle deceleration and rolling
The bar swill em ptyw hen thev ehicle is driven
wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1Spo rtya cceleration
R 2Speed fluctuations
R 3Heavy braking
The displ aywill also sho wthe additional range
(4 Bonu sXXX mi Fr. Start orXXX mi From
Start)t hatyouh ave achie vedw ithy our driving
st ylec ompared wit hadrive rw ithav erys porty
driving style. This rang ed oesn otcor respond to
an yf ixed consum ption saving. Driving and parking
11 9
Diesel pa
rticulat efilter Note
sonr egeneration &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignite. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. Re
generation wi thout inter ruption take sa ppr ox.
15 minutes.
If th ev ehicle is predominantl yused fors hor tdis‐
ta nce driving or extende dnon-operationa ltimes,
th is could lead toam alfunctio ninthe automatic
cleaning function fort he diesel particulat efilter.
As aresult, permanent blocking of thed iesel par‐
ticulat efilter ma yoccur .and fuel ma yalso accu‐
mulat einthe engine oil and cause engine failure.
If yo um ainlydriv eshor tdistan ces, yous hould
driv eonaf reew ay or go forac ountr ydrive for20
minutes every500 km (300 miles). This facili‐
ta test he diesel particulat efilter's burn-of fproc‐
ess.
* NO
TEDama gedue tohote xhau stgases During
rege neration, extremely ho texhau st
ga ses escape from thet ailpipe. #
During rege neration, maintai namini‐
mum di stanc eof7ft(2m)f romo ther
objects, e.g. par kedv ehicles. Displaying load
On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Consumption Info
The load of thed iesel particulat efilter is dis‐
pla yed. Load displa
yat75% load #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
Bear in mind thef ollowing related topic:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer
(/ page120) Batter
ymain switch Note
sont he batter ymain switch *
NO
TEDama getothee lectrical sy stem If
yo ur emo vetheb atter ymain switch, it
could lead tothee lectrical sy stem becoming
damaged. #
Mak esuret hat thei gnition is switched
of fa nd that at leas t15minutes ha ve
passed befor eremoving theb attery
main switch. Otherwise, electrical sys‐
te mc omponents could be dama ged. Yo
uc an use theb atter ymain switc htodiscon‐
nect thec urrent toall your vehicle's consumers.
This will pr event uncontrolle dbattery discha rge
caused byquiescent cur rent consumers.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hanauxiliary bat‐
te ry inthee ngine compartmen torinthe base of
th ec o-driver's seat, youm ustd isconnec tboth
batteries. Onl ythen is thee lectrical sy stem fully
disconnected from thep owe rsupp ly. 12 0
Driving and pa rking
%
Only disconnect thev ehicle from thep ower
supply using theb atter ymain switc hinthe
fo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is stationar yfor along time
R It is absolutely necessar ytodisconnect
th ev ehicle from thep ower supply
Af ters witching on thep owe rsupp ly,y ou will
need torese tthe side windo ws (/pag e58)
and thee lectric sliding door (/ page55). Switching
thep owe rsuppl yon/off Swit
ching of fthe po wersupply Batter
ymains witch
* NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar ybatter yin
ve hicles wit harear wheel driv eand auto‐
matic transmission If
th eb atter ymain switc hisremoved, the
auxiliar ybatter ycould be damaged byheavy
discharging. #
Do no tremo vetheb atter ymain switch. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop
to put thev ehicle out of use. %
No
tether emaining time befor ethe next
service due dat eand oil chang e.T he time
re cording is also dis rupted if thep ower sup‐
ply is disconnected. #
Swit chofft he ignition and wait at least
15 minutes. #
Remo vecover 1.Todot his,take hold of the
co veratt he upper edge, mo veit outwards in
th ed irection of thed rive r's door and lif titoff. #
Press and hold button 3. #
Pull plug 2out of theg round pin. #
Push plug 2asfarasp ossible in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow sothat it canno tmakec on‐
ta ct wi th theground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer saredisconnec‐
te df romt he po wersupp ly.
Switching on thep owe rsupply Batter
ymains witch #
Press plug 2ontothe ground pin until you
fe el it engag eand plug 2is in full contact
wit hthe ground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer sarereconnec‐
te dtot he po wersupply. #
Fasten co ver1.Todot his, place thec over
on from abo ve. #
Press thec over int othe neighboring switch‐
ing console on ther ight hand side. Driving and parking
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