No
teson driving through wateron the road
sur face
Wa terwhi chhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmiss ion.
Wa tercan alsoent ertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm,ma yonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at wa lkin gpace atmos t,other wise
wa tercan entertheve hicle interior orengine
com partment .
R Vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yexc eed the
maximu mper missi bledep thofthewa ter.
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to
th etraf fic condi tions untilbr aki ng powe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. No
teson off-r oad driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifyo udo not
ke ep toline offallon inclines
If yo udr ive at an ang leor tur non anincline,
th eve hicle could slipside ways,tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alw aysdr ive on inclines intheline of
fa ll(s traight upordown) and donot
tur n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material, inpar ticular . #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. When
driving off-r oad, sand, mudandwateror
wa termix edwithoil ma yget intoth ebr ak es.
This maylead toare duction inbraking effect or
tot albrak efa ilur eas are sult ofincr eased wear.
The brakin gch aract eristic swill vary dependin g
on themat erial that has entered thesy stem.
Clean thebr ak es afte rdr iving off-r oad .If yo u
th en notice reduced braking effect or hea r
scr aping nois es,have thebr ak esy stem checked
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Adaptyo ur
dr ivin gst yle to thech ang edbrakin gch aract eris‐
tic s.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bydriving over
obs tacle s The
vehicle canbedamag edby:
R driving upont ohigh curbs orunpaved
ro ads.
R quickl ydr ivin gove robs tacle ssu ch as
cur bs, spee dbum psorpotholes. 15
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Driving and parking
Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
% Atvery low outs idetemp eratur esbelo w
appr ox.-4 °F (-20 °C),yo uma yno tbe able
to shif tth etra nsmiss ionfrom 005Dtoano ther
tra nsmiss ionposition whentheengine is
switc hedoff.Ifth is isthecase, onlych ang e
th etransmission positionwhiletheengine is
ru nning . En
gaging drive position D #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
Whe nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,on the
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Pr
obl ems with thetransm ission Th
etransm ission hasafa ulty gear shif t
Po ssible cause:
R The transmission islosing oil. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. The
accel eration charact eristics getwo rse,
and thetransm ission nolong ershif ts.
Po ssible cause:
R The transmission isin emer gency operati on
mod e. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra f‐
fi c condi tions. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Waitat leas tte nseco nds. #
Startth eengine again. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Manual
gearshif ting Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Dr
iving and parking 15
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R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page27 0). Eng
inecomp artment Open
ing/clos ing thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. Maint
enanc eand care27
1
#
Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th elef tas faras itwil lgo (pa lmdown wards).
Lif tth ehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised
by thepneumatic spring. #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle forc e
unt ilit en gage scor rectly . En
gine oil Che
cking theengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoille ve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han activ edr iving style.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion displa
yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis‐
pla yfo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themulti‐
func tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:The oil
le ve lsen sor isdef ective or notcon nected. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail. #
Close thehood. Maint
enanc eand care27
3
Engine
oil Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page27 4).
No teson engine oil(/ page343).
00B3
Engine OilRedu ceOil Level *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced. 396
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
00BD
CheckCoolan tLe velSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 363
00B3 CheckEn gine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 396
: CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 356
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 392
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................3 62
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 363
00CE Current lyUn available Camera
Vi ew Restrict ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......380
ç Current lyUn available Radar
Sen sorsDir ty ...................................... 379
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... .........................384
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l..... ...... ....................385
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 355 00B3
Engin eOil LevelCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...398
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ............. .....397
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 397
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........ 396
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................. 351
00D4 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 364
00D4 GasCap Loose ...........................3 64
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................3 85
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 386
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 387
0053 Inoper ative....... .......................... 388
î Inoper ative....... .......................... 381
: Intell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e.. 357 Á
KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................3 55
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................3 54
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...3 51
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h..................................................... 375
: Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 356
î Max.Speed 25mph...................3 81
î Notin Cur r.Dr ive Pr og ............. ..381
Á Obtain aNe wKe y.......................3 54
ç Off..............................................3 82
00D9 Off....... .......................................380
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... ..........................................3 69
0077 Please Correct Tire Pressur e...... 392
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.....3 72
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 354 Inde
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