
Matt
efinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 330) .The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e. Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr oved for
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. Maint
enanceand care33
1

No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components.
This couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
NO
TEDama getocom pone ntsofthe
ve hicle body orchassis duetomount ed
sno wch ains If
yo umoun tsn ow chains tothefront wheels
of 4MA TICvehicles, youma ydamag eco mp o‐
nent sof theve hicle body orchassis . #
Onlymount snowch ains tothere ar
wheels of4MA TICvehicles. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteswhen usingsnow
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled.
R Vehicl eswith leve lcontr ol:Ifsno wch ains
ar eins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l
( / pag e18 8).
% Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e15 8).Thi sal lo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Ti re swit heit her toolow or toohigh apr es‐
sur epr esent thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R thetir es could burst
R thetir es could wearexcess ively and /or
une venly
R thedr iving charact eristic sas wellas
st eer ing and braking charact eristic sma y
be severely im pa ired #
Observeth ere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand checkth etir epr essur eof all
tir es including thespar ewheel:
R mont hly
R ifalt ering theload ontheve hicle
R prior tolong journeys
R ifth eoper ating conditions chang e,for
ex am ple when drivin gof f-ro ad 358
Wheelsand tires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
007A
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. 436
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Pr
ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.......................................... .....2 50
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes... ............................................. .......2 1
Pr otection agains tcollision .....................2 02
Pull ingaway
see Driving tips Q
QR code
Re scue card.... ........................................2 9
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................... 27 R
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age...... ............ ...............................155
Ra dio
Ac tivati ng........... ................................. ...311
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating radio text......... 314
Callin gup thest atio nlis t.......................3 13
Del eting statio ns.................................... 313 Dir
ect frequency entry.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 313
Dis play ing informatio n........................... 314
Dis play ing radio te<005B005700110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Managing favo rite s.. .............................. 313
Managing statio npr ese ts................ ...... 313
Mo ving statio ns................................ .....3 13
Ov ervie w.. .......................................... ....3 12
Sea rching forst atio ns............................ 313
Se tting ach ann el................................... 313
Se tting thewa veband.. .................... ...... 313
St or ing radio statio ns............................ 313
Swi tching theHD Radio func tion on/
of f.................................................... ...... 313
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m)....... ................................................ 218
Ra dio ope ratin gper mits <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ....389
Ra in-closing featur e
Slid ingsunr oof........... ..............................81
Re ading lamp
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Car e).......................................3 33
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 113 Re
ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamer a
Ca re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 332
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>189
Opening thecamer aco ver(360°
Ca mer a)..... ............................................ 194
Se tting favo rite s(360° Camer a)... ......... 194
Re ar windo wheat er......... ......................... 124
Re fle ctive sa fety vest<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 335
Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes... .................................................. 397
Re fueli ng
Re fuel ingtheve hicle. ............................1 45
Re mo teOnline
Char ging thest ar terbatt ery........ .......... 131
Coolin gor heat ingtheve hicle interior... 130
St artin gth eve hicle ................................ 131
Re por ting safetydef ects..... ....................... 28
Re scue card................................................. 29
Re ser ve
Fu el....................................................... 394 486
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