th
ei mp rove dc hargin gperform ance and better
ch argin ge1ciency o.ered.
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Alw ayss towt he vehicle chargin gcable in the
ch argin gcable bag pr ovided and secur eitinthe
boo torl oad compartment of your vehicle.
Otherwise, thec hargin gcable is no tsu1ciently
secured.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The po weroutput of theh igh-voltag ebatter ymay
be impaired bythef ollowing:
R High or lo woutside temp eratures
R Electrical auxiliar yconsumer sinthevehicle
bein gswitched on, e.g .operatin gthe air con-
ditionin gsystem
R Extended periods without charging
The chargin gtime of theh igh-voltag ebatter ymay
be increased bythef ollowing:
R High or lo woutside temp eratures
R Extended periods without charging R
The maximum availabl echar gecur rent of the
ch argin gfacility
R The setting softhechargin gprocess in the
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tes on c
es on c har
harging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
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yatt he
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mains soc ke
mains soc ket(mode 2)
t( mode 2) &
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DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjur yfromi ncor-
re ctl yins talled component parts
Connecting thec hargin gcable toam ains
soc ketu sing incor rectl yins talled component
parts could cause a/reor an electric shoc k,
fo re xamp le. #
Onlyconnect thec hargin gcable to a
mains soc ketthat:
R Has been proper lyinstalled and
R Has been inspected byaq uali/ed elec tri-
cian #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse thec harging
cable supplied wit hthe vehicle or an
original Mercedes-Ben zchargin gcable. #
Purchase these parts at aMercedes-
Benz Service Centr eand obtain advice
th ere.
Mercedes-Benz thoroughl ytest sthese original
ch argin gcables fort heir suitability forh igh-
vo ltag echargin gofyourvehicle. #
Neveru se ad amaged chargin gcable. #
Do no tuse:
R Extension cables
R Extension reels
R Multiple soc kets #
Neveru se soc keta dapter stoc onnect
th ec hargin gcable tothem ains soc ket.
The onl yexception bein gifthe adap ter
has been tested an dapprove dbyt he
manufacturer forc hargin gthe high-volt-
ag eb atter yofane lectricvehicle. #
Obser vethes afet yn otes in theo perat-
ing inst ruction sfor thes ocketa dapter. Onl
ythe following chargin gcables ma ybeused:
R The chargin gcable supplied wit hthe vehicle. 174
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Driving and parking
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
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