ASS
YS
ASS YSTPL
TPL US ser
US ser vice int
vice int erv
erval display
al display F
F
unction of t
unction of t he ASSYS
he AS SYSTPL
TPL US ser
US ser vice int
vice int erv
erval dis-
al dis-
play
play The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yont he
inst rument displa yinforms youoft he next regular
service due date.
Depending on theo perating conditions of the
ve hicle, ther emaining time or distance until the
next service due dat ewillbed isplayed.
Yo uc an hide this service displa yusing theb ack
button Gonthel eT-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain information concerning thes ervic-
ing of your vehicle from aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop, e.g .aMercedes-Ben zservice cent re. Displa Displa
ying t
ying the ser
he ser vice due date
vice due date On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Service 5
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
T
T oe
oe xit t
xit t he displa y:
he displ ay:press theb ackb utton
G onthel eT-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Bear in mind thef ollowing related topic:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer
(/ page248). Inf
Inf
or
ormation on r
mation on r egular maint
egular maint enance w
enance work
ork *
N
NOOTE
TE Prematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Main
tenanc eworkw hichisn otcar ried out at
th er ight time or incomple tely can lead to
increased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Adher etot he prescribed service inter-
va ls. #
Alwaysh avet he prescribed main tenance
wo rkcar ried out at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. *
N
NOOTE
TE Irre parable damag etothe high-volt-
ag eb atter ydue tomaintenance worknot
being ca rried out The high-voltag
ebatter yiss ubject towe ar.
Main tenanc eworkw hichisn otcar ried out in
time can lead toirre parable damag etothe
high- voltag ebatter y. #
Alwayso bser vethew arnin gmessages
about theh igh-voltag ebatter yand
immediatel yconsult aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. #
Have then ecessar ymaintenance work
on theh igh-voltag ebatter ycarried out at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop. N
No
ot
tes on special ser
es on special ser vice r
vice req
equir
uir ements
ements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor-
mal operation of thev ehicle. Maintenance work
will nee dtobep erform ed mor eoTen than speci-
/ed if thev ehicleiso perated under arduou scon-
dition sorincreased loads. This is thec ase forf re-
qu ent operation in mountainous terrain or on poor
ro ad sur faces, fore xamp le. 300
300
Main
tenanc eand ca re
R
Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl yw ithac loth soaked in petro-
leum ether or lighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit had amp
clo thand clean water.
R Tars tains: use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: use silicone remo ver.
R Do no tattac hstick ers, /lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave /lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Matt
Matt /nish
/nish
R Onlyuse car eproduct sappr oved for
Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tattac hstickers,/ lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave/ lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Do no tpolish thev ehiclea nd light-alloy
wheels.
R Onlyuse car washes that cor respond tothe
latest engineering standards. R
Do no tuse car wash prog rammes wit ha/nal
ho tw ax treatment.
R Do no tuse pain tcleaners, bu1ng or polishing
products, gloss preser vers,e .g.w ax.
In thee vent of paintwor kdamage:
R Alwaysh avep aintwor krepair scarried out at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop.
R Mak esuret he radar sensor sfunction
(/ page196). N
No
ot
tes on cleaning decor
es on cleaning decor ativ
ativef
efoils
oils Obser
vethen otes on matt /nis hcareint hechap-
te r" No tesonp aintwork/mat t/nish paintwork
care" (/ page307) .Theya lso appl ytomatt dec-
orativ efoils.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning decora tivef oils to
av oid vehicle damage.
Cleaning
Cleaning R Forc leaning, use plenty of watera nd am ild
cleaning agent without additives or abrasive
substances, e.g. acar shampoo appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible,
whils tavoiding rubbing tooh ard. Ther eisoth-
erwise arisk of damaging thed ecorativ efoil
ir re parabl y.
R Ifth er eisd irtont he /nish or if thed ecorative
fo il is dull: Use theP aint Cleaner recommen-
ded and appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
ri nse o. thet reated areas aTer wards.
R Birdd roppings: Soak wit hwater and rinse o.
aTer wards.
R Topreve ntwa ters tains, dr yafoil-wrapped
ve hicle wit hasoT, absorbent clo thaTer every
car wash.
A
A v
voidin gdamag
oidin gdamag et
etot
ot he decor
he decor ativ
ativef
efoil
oil
R The service lif eand colou ring of decorative
fo ils ar eimp aired by:
- Sunlight
- Tempe rature, e.g. ho tair blo wer
- Weather conditions
- Stone chippings and dirt
- Chemicalc leaning agents 308
308
Maintenance and care
-
Oilyp roducts
R Do no tuse polish on matt decorativ efoil. Pol-
ishing will ha vethee .ect of shining thef oil-
wrapped sur face.
R Do no ttreat matt or st ructured decorative
fo ils wit hwax. Perm anen tstains ma yoccur.
Scratches, cor rosiv ed eposits, areas a.ected by
cor rosion and damag ecaused byincor rect care
canno talway sbec omple tely rep aired. In such
cases, visi taquali/ed specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc an obtain mor einformation on car eand
cleaning products from them anufacturer.
In thec ase of foil-wrapped sur faces, optical di.er-
ences ma yoccur between thes urfaces that we re
no tp rotected byad ecorativ efoil aTer removin ga
decorativ efoil.
% Have workor repair stod ecorativ efoils car-
ri ed out at aquali/ed specialist workshop,
e.g .inaM ercedes-Ben zService Cent re. N
N
oo t
tes on car
es on car eofcar par
eofc ar par ts
ts &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment if thew ind-
screen wiper sareswitched on while the
windscreen is bein gcleaned
If th ew indscreen wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleaning thew indscreen or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc ho.the windscreen wipe rs
and thed rive system befor ecleaning the
windscreen or wiper blades. To
avo id damag etothevehicle, obser vethen otes
on cleaning and car eofthefollowing vehicle
parts:
Wheel sand r
Wheel sand r ims ims
R Use watera nd acid-free allo ywheel cleaners.
R Do no tuse acidic allo ywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust.This could damag ewheel
bolts and brak ecomponents.
R Toavo id cor rosion of theb rake disk sand
brakepads, driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminu tes aTer cleaning befor
eparking it. The brake
disk sand brakepads warm up and dr yout.
W W indo ws
indo ws
R Clean thew indo wsinside and outside wit ha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent recom-
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-
based cleaning agents toclean thei nside of
windo ws.
% ATe rchanging thew iper blades or treating
th ev ehiclew ithw ax, clean thew indscreen
th oroughl ywithc leaning agents recommen-
ded forM ercedes-Benz. Failur etoo bservethe
applicatio ninstructions ma yresult in damage,
smear mar ksor dazzlin gspots.
% Remo veextern al fogging or dir tonthe wind-
screen in front of them ultifunction camera.
Otherwise, driving systems and driving saf ety
systems ma ybeimpaired or no tavailable
(/ page196).
W
W iper blades iper blades
R Movethew iper arms int othe replacement
position (/ page145). Maintenance and care
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309
Plas
Plasti
ctr
tic tr im
im
R Clea nwithad ampm icro/br ecloth.
R Forh eavy soiling: Use acleaner recommen-
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tattac hstickers,/ lms or similar materi-
als.
R Do no tallowc osmetics, insect repellent or
sun cream tocome in contact wit hthe plastic
trim.
R
R eal w
eal w ood and tr
ood and tr im elements
im elements
R Clea nwitham icro/br ecloth.
R Blackpiano-lacquer look: Clean wit hadamp
clo thand soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soiling: Use acleaner recommen-
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tuse sol vent-based cleaning agents, pol-
ishes or waxes.
R
R oof lining
oof lining
R Clean wit habrush or dr yshampoo.
Car
Car pet
pet
R Use acarpe tand textil ec leaning agent recom-
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz. S
S
t
teer
eer ing wheel made of g
ing wheel made of g enuine leat
enuine leather or DINA-
her or DINA-
MICA
MICA
* NO
NOTE
TEDamag ecaused bywrong cleaners #
Do no tuse sol vent-based cleaning
agents suc hastarremo verorw heel
cleaner ;neither should youu se polishes
or wa xes. Otherwise youm aydamage
th e/ nish. R
Clean wit hadampc loth and 1% soap ywater
solution and then wipe wit hadryclo th.
R Forh eavy soiling: Use acleaner recommen-
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R Leather care: Use aleather car eagent that
has been recommended forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tallowt he leather tobecome tood amp.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth.
% Leather is anatural product. It has natural
sur face properties, suc hasdi.erences in
st ru cture, mar kscaused bygrow thand injury
or subtle colou rdi.erences. These sur face
properties ar echaracteristics of leather and no
tm aterial faults. What's more, leather is
subject toan atural agein gprocess during
whic hthe sur face properties change.
Genuine leat
Genuine leat her seat cov
her seat covers
ers
R Clean wit hadampc loth and then wipe wit ha
dr yc loth.
R Leather care: Use aleather car eagent that
has been recommended forM ercedes-Benz.
R Do no tallowt he leather tobecome tood amp.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth.
% Regula rcleaning and care ofthel eather
re duces soiling, wear mar ksand agein gdam-
ag ea nd thus signi/cant lyex tends its life
span. Clo thing that can lea vestains ,e.g.
jeans ,can leav ed iscolouration on thel eather.
DIN
DINAMIC AMIC Aseat cov
As eat cov ers
ers
R Clean wit hadampc loth.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth.
Imit
Imit ationleat
atio nleat her seat cov
her seat cov ers
ers
R Clea nwithad ampc loth and 1% soap ywater.
R Do no tuse am icro/br ecloth. Maintenanc
eand ca re
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311
Fi
rs t-aid kit (soT sided) 1is under thel oad com-
partment 0oor. R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he
he/ree
/r ee xtinguisher
xtinguisher &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toan
inco rrectl ysecured /r eextinguisher in the
driver's foot we ll
A/ reextinguisher ma yimp ede peda ltra ve lor
bloc kad epressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road saf ety
of thev ehicle.
The /r eextinguisher ca nbe0unga round and
injur ethe driver or other vehicle occupants. #
Alwayss tore and secur ethe /r eextin-
guisher in theb rack et. #
Do no tremo vethe/ reextinguisher while
driving. #
LeT-hand LeT-hand dr driv
ivev
ev ehicle:
ehicle: pulltab1upwards. #
Right-hand dr Right-hand dr iv ivev
ev ehicle:
ehicle: pulltab1down-
wa rds. #
Remo ve/ree xtinguisher 2. Flat ty
re
Flat tyre N
No
ot
tes on
es on 0at
0attyr
tyres
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toa0 at
tyre
A0 at tyr eseverel ya.ects thed riving charac-
te ristics as well as thes teering and braking of
th ev ehicle. T
T
yr
yr es wit
es wit hout r
hout r un-0at c
un-0at c har
haract
acter
eristics:
istics: #
Do no tdrive wit ha0 at tyre. #
Chang ethe 0at tyr eimmediatel ywithan
emer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel.
Alternativel y,consul taquali/ed special-
ist workshop.
T
T yr
yr es wit hr
es wit hrun-0at c
un-0at c har
haract
acter
eris
istics:
tics: #
Obser vethei nformation and warning
no tesonM OExtended tyres (run-0at
tyres). In
thee vent of a0at tyre, thef ollowing options are
av ailabl edependin gonyourvehicle' sequipment:
R V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swithM OExt
hM OExt ended tyr
ended tyr es:
es:it is possible
to continu ethe journe yfor as hor tperiod of
time. Mak esurey ou obser vethen otes on
MOEx tended tyres (run-0at tyres)
(/ page316).
R V
V ehicle swit
ehicle swithaT IREFIT kit:
haT IREFIT kit: youc an repair the
tyr esot hat it is possibl etocontinu ethe jour-
ne yfor as hor tperiod of time. Todo this, use
th eT IREFIT kit (/ page317). Breakdown assistance
315
315
V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit hfr
hfront wheel dr
ont wheel dr ive
ive P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th eg round Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h*, onl yforwa rdsw ith
th ed rive rint he cockpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s, maximum 50 km *at
50 km/h
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang ec an be signi/cantl ylower
depending on thea ctiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
environmental conditions. 4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles
ehicles P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th eg round Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h*, onl yforwa rdsw ith
th ed rive rint he cockpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang ec an be signi/cantl ylower
depending on thea ctiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
environmental conditions. T
T
o
o wing t
wing t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit hbot
hb otha xles on t
ha xles on t hegr
he ground
ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (/ page324). #
Mak esuret hat the12Vb atteryisc onnected
and charge d. Obser
vethef ollowing points when the12Vb at-
te ry is disconnected or dischar ged:
R thed rive system canno tbestarted
R thee lectric parking brak ecanno tber eleased
or applied
R thet ransmission canno tbeshiTed toposition
i orj
In thef ollowing situations, onl ytransporting the
ve hicle is permitted:
R ifth et ransmission canno tbeshiTed toi
R ifth e12Vb atteryisd isconnected or dis-
ch arged
R ifth ed ispla yint he inst rument clus terisn ot
wo rking
R ifthe á Towing not permitted See Own-
er's Manual messageisdisplayed
R ifthe + Top up coolant See Owner’s
Manual messageisdisplayed
R ifthe d Stop Switch off the vehicle mes-
sag eisd isplayed Breakd
owna ssistance
325
325
&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during thet ow ing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions ar elimited or no lon-
ge ra vailabl eint hefollowing situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. #
Transpo rtthev ehicle( /page327).
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe driv esystemd ueto
incor rect towing The
vehicle ma ynotbe towe dint hefollowing
situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning. R
thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoexcessiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullawa ysharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles coul dbe
damaged. #
Pullawa ys lowly and smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( / pag e324). #
Connect thet ow ing device tothet ow ing eye
in order toload thev ehicle. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition i.
% The transmission ma ybelockedinp osition
j inthee vent of damag etothe electrics. To
shiT toi ,provide theo n-boar delectrical
system wit hpowe r(/ pag e324). #
Load thev ehicleo ntot he transpor ter. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hadap
ha dap tiv
tived am
ed amping adjus
ping adjustment tment &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles wit hadaptiv edamping
adjustment
When transpo rting vehicles with adaptive
dampin gadjustment, thev ehicle/traile rcom-
bination ma ybegin torock and star ttoskid. #
Load thev ehiclec orrectl yo ntot he
transpor ter. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheels
wit hs uitable tensioning straps. #
Do no texceed them aximum permissible
speed of 60 km/h when transporting. Breakdown assistance
327
327
*
N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etothevehicle from secur-
ing it inco rrectly #
ATer loading, thev ehiclem ustbe
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehiclec ould be damaged. #
Am inimum dis tance of 20 cm upwards
and 10 cm down wardsm ustbek eptto
th et ranspor tplatform. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheels aTer
loading. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axles come
to rest on thes ame transpor tation vehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe driv etrain due to
incor rect positionin gofthevehicle #
Do no tposition thev ehiclea bove the
connectio npointoft he transpor tvehi-
cle. T
T
o
o wing ey
wing eyest
est or
orag
ag el ocation
el ocation To
wing eyeisu nderthel oad compartment 0oor. F
F
itting and r
itting and r emo
emoving t
ving t heto
he towing eye
wing eye #
Press them arkonc over1inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eyec lockwise as farasit
will go and tighten. #
Mak esuret hat co ver1 engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye. 328
328
Breakdown assistance