#
Toremo ve: unscr ewscrews 3and remo ve
trim 2. #
Remo vefloor co vering 1. #
Toinstall: insertfloor co vering 1 and align
it at theb ase of thed rive r's seat and at the
door sill. #
Put trim 2in place and scr ewscrews 3
bac kin. Disconnecting
thes tar terb attery *
NO
TEDama getoelectrical assemblies Elect
rical assemblies could be damaged if the
st ar terb atter yisd isconnected whil ethe
engine is running. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. Then, release the
batter yclamps of thes tarter batter y. #
Alwaysd isconnect thes tarterb atter yin
th eb atter ycase in thel eftf ootwell firs t.
Otherwise, electrica lassemblies, e.g.
th ea lternator ,could be damaged. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle's electron‐
ics If
yo udon otdisconnec tthe batter yasdescri‐
bed here, thev ehicle's electronics could be
damaged. #
Alwaysd isconnect thes tarterb atter yin
fo llowing thes equence, and do not
re ve rset he batter yterminals under any
circums tances. Otherwise, thev ehicle's
electronics could be damaged. Ve
hicles wit hrear wheel drive %
If
th ev ehicle is expected tobe par kedf or an
ex tende dperiod or ou tofuseforl onger than
fo ur we eks, obser vethei nformation on park‐
ing thev ehicle forane xtende dperiod
(/ page 144). #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch:
re mo vethem ain switc hofthe battery
(/ page121). #
Vehicles without abatter ymain switch:
switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and thep ower suppl y. #
Remo vethef loor co vering (/ page 204). #
Remo vescr ews 1and slide batter ycover
2 inthed irection of thea rrow.
The scr ewsm ustp rotrud eoverthe lar ger
re cesses. #
Remo vebatter ycover 2upwards. #
Firstloosen and remo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pont he batter ysothatthec lam pisno
longer in contact wit hthe term inal. #
Remo vethep ositiv eterminal clam pcover. #
Loose nthe positiv eterminal clam pand fold it
up tothes ide, toge ther wit hthe prefuse box. Breakdown assis
tance 205
Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Ins
talling and removing thef ront towing eye #
Toinstall thef ront towing eye: press the
to poft he co vera nd remo vethec over. #
Screw intowing eye1clockwise tothes top
and tighten. #
Toremo vethef ront towing eye: unsc rew
to wing eye1counter-clockwise. #
Inser tthe co verw itht he tabs at thet op and
push in at theb otto muntilthec ove rengages. Re
ar towing eye( vehicles wit hpassenger vehicle
appr oval)
% Re
ar towing eye2is permanentl yattached
to thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to
incor rect use of thet ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Do no ttow st artv ehicles wit hautomatic
transmission. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoo verloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrica
lcomponents or sy stems could be
damaged byincor rect fuses. #
Only use fuses whi chhave been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd which
ha ve thec orrect fus erating. Th
ee lectrica lfus es in your vehicle switc hoff
defectiv ecircuits. If afuse blo ws,allth ec ompo‐
nent sont he circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced wit hfuses of an
equivalent specification ,whic hyou can de ter‐
mine bythec olor and fuse rating .The fuse allo‐
cation charta nd fur ther information on thee lec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the" Fuse
allocation chart" supplement. Breakd
owna ssis tance 211
*
NO
TEDama geor malfunction scaused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ew fuse whic hhas been inser teda lso
blo ws,have thec ause traced and rectified at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mak esureoft hefollowing befor ereplacing a
fuse:
R thev ehicle is secured suc hthat it does not
ro llaw ay
R all electrical consume rsares wit ched off
R thei gnition is switched off
The fuses ar elocated in various fuse bo xes:
R fuse bo xinthe front-passenger foot we ll
(/ page212 )
R fuse bo xinthe seat base of thed rive r's seat
(/ page212 ) Opening
thef useb oxinthes eat base of the
dr iver's seat #
Toopen: press down and unclip fasteners 1
on thec over. #
Remo vethec ove r. #
Toclose: pressthec over firm ly in tothes eat
base until fasteners 1clip in. Opening and closing
thef useb oxinthec o-
driver's foot we ll Opening
thef useb ox #
Unlocking andremoving thes towa ge com‐
partment co verint he co-driver's foot we ll
(/ page213). Example
:vehicle tool kit insert #
Liftthe inser tatmarke dp ositions 1. #
Pull thei nser tout of clips 2.
Closing thef useb ox #
Slide thei nser tint oc lips 2. #
Close thei nser tbyp ressing on mar kedp osi‐
tions 1. #
Put on thes towa ge compartment co verint he
co-d rive r's foot we ll and loc kit(/pag e213). Ve
hicl etool kit Information on
thev ehicle tool kit The
vehicle tool kit is located in thes towa ge com‐
partment in thef ootwell on thef ront-passenger
side (/ page213).
Th ev ehicle tool kit contains:
R atow ing eye
R ascrew driver wit hTorx, Phillips and slotted
bits
The vehicle tool kit ma yalso contain thef ollow‐
ing, fore xamp le:
R an open-en dwrench
R awheel wrench 212
Breakdown assis tance
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
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
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