2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS parking brake

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ifth ec amera lens is co vered, dirty or fogged
up.
R if cameras, or vehicle components in which
th ec amera sareins talled, ar edamaged. Ha ve
th ec ameras, their position sand their setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% The media displa
ycontra stma ybei mpaired
due todirect sunlight or other light sources.
In this case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ha
ve them edia displa yrepaired or replaced
if, fore xamp le, pixel er rors considerably
re strict its use.
% Objects that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.T his
includes, fore xamp le:
R theb umper of avehicle par kedb ehind
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all nec kofat railer hitch
R thet ail-en dofat ruck
R slanted posts
Onl yusetheg uide lines of thec amer aimage
fo ro rientation. Do no ttrave lfur ther than the
lo west horizontal guide line when approach‐
ing objects. Youm ayotherwise damag eyour
ve hicle and/or theo bject. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic hautomaticall ylocates
and measures parking spaces on bo thsides of
th ev ehicle when youa redrivin gforwa rdsuptoa
speed of appr oximately 22 mph(35 km/h).
If al lrequirements ar emet,t he Ç display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.The sy stem
th en independentl ylocates and measures parallel
and perpendicular parking spaces on bo thsides
of thev ehicle.
When ActiveP arking Assis thas de tected pa rking
spaces ,the È displa yappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y.The ar rowsshowonw hichs ide
of ther oad free parking spaces ar elocated.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tdispla ysparking spaces on
th ec o-driver side as standard. The parking
spaces on thed rive r's side ar eonlyd ispla yedif
yo uo perat ethe tur nsignal on thed rive r's side.
When parking on thed rive r's side, youm usto per‐
at et he tur nsignal until youh aves tarted active parking assis
tancebypressing the0076 steering-
wheel button.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tcan assis tyou wit han
activ esteering inter vention and brak eappli cation
du ring pa rking and exitin gthe parking space.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attention tothes urroundings.
Yo ua realw aysr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at no persons, animals or object setc. ar einthe
pat hofy ourvehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tiscanceled in thef ollowing
cases, among others:
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R Yous teer.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Parking using ActiveP arking Assis tisnolon‐
ge rp ossible.
R Youe xceed aspeed of 6mph (1 0km/h).
R Awheel spins and ESP ®
inter venes or fails.
R Youe ngag etransmission position 005D.
R Youo pen adoor or thet ailgate/rear-end
door ,oru nfasteny our seat belt, on vehicles
wit hana utomatic transmission.
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated fort he rear area
when youh aveat railer coupled up and es tablish
an electrical connection between your vehicle
and thet railer .Activ eParking Assis tisthen not
av ailable.
Sy stem limits
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured. They
ar ea lso no ttaken in toaccount when thep arking
maneuver is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhangs or loadin gramps of truc ks,ort he
boundaries of parking spaces. In some circum‐
st ances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurely. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobject sabove or belo wthe de tec‐
tion range, thef ollowing situations ma yarise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R The vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects. Driving and parking
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This could cause
acollision. #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spac ebeingm easured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartiall yoccupied bytraile rdraw‐
bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbemeas‐
ured incor rectly .Only use ActiveP arking Assist
on le vel, high-grip ground.
Do no tuse ActiveP arking Assis tinthefollowing
situations ,amon gothers:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuchasi ce,
pac keds noworinh eavyrain
R When cornering
R Forp arking space swhicha renotont he
same le velast heroad, e.g .not on thep ave‐
ment
R When transporting aloa dt hat pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle
R When sno wchains ar einstalled
Ac tiveP arking Assis tmayalso displa yparking
spaces that ar enotsuitable forp arking, for
ex ample:
R Parking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited
R Parking spaces on unsuitable sur faces
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces perpendicular tothed irection of
tra velint hefollowing situations:
R If tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immediately
next toeac hother
R Ifth ep arking space is immediatel ynexttoa
lo wo bstacle suc hasac urb
R Ifyo ua reparkin gforwa rds
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces parallelorp erpendiculartothe
direction of tra velint hefollowing situations:
R Ifth ep arking space is on acurb
R Ifth es ystemd eems thep arking space tobe
bloc ked, suc hasbyf oliageorg rass paving
bloc ks
R Ifth ea reaist oo small fort he vehicle to
maneuver into
R Ifth ep arking space is bordered byan obs ta‐
cle, e.g. atree, ap ostora trailer Park
ing using Activ eP arkin gAssist &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi ciently secu ring thev ehicle agains troll‐
ing away when exitin gthe vehicle
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat when thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveP arking Assis tonly,
it could rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply.
R ifth ee lectrical sy stem in thee ngine com‐
partment, theb atter yort he fuses are
ta mp ered with.
R ifth eb atter yisd isconnected.
R ifth ev ehicle is accelerated, e.g. byavehi‐
cle occupant. #
Befor eleaving thed rive r's seat, alw ays
secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. #
Bring thev ehicle safel ytoastopw hen the
parking symbol wit hanarrow sho ws the
desired parking space. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollide wi thobjects
or other road users. #
Paya ttention toobject sand other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005E.
The multifunction displa yshows the Start
Parking Assist ?Yes: OK No: ~message
and thel ocation of thep arking space. #
Tocancel thep rocess: pressthe~
st eering-wheel button or driv eoff.
or #
Topar kusing acti veparkin gassistance:
press the0076 steering-wheel button.
The Parking Assist Active Accelerate and
Brake Observe Surroundings messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y. #
Release thes teering wheel. 12 6
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Reverset he vehicle, being ready tobrak eat
all times. Reverses lowl y,and do no tdrive
fast erthan 6m ph (1 0km/h). Parking assis‐
ta nce is otherwise canceled and ActiveP ark‐
ing Assis tisstopped.
When thev ehicle approaches ther ear border
of thep arking space, ActiveP arking Assist
can brak eittoas tandstill. #
Stop at ther ear border of thep arking space.
St op when PARKTRONI Csounds thec ontinu‐
ous warning tone, if no tbefore.
Maneuverin gmaybe requ ired in tigh tparking
spaces .Obser vethem essages on them ultifunc‐
tion displa y.
On completion of thep arking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist Finished messageappears
and an acoustic signal sounds. ActiveP arking
Assis tnolonger supports youw iths teering inter‐
ve ntions and brak eappli cations.
Exiting aparkin gspac ewithA ctive Parking
Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been par kedp arallel tothe
direction of tra velu sing ActiveP arking Assist.
R The border of thep arking space mus tbehigh
enough at thef ront and ther ear ;ac urb, for
ins tance, is no tsufficient.
R The border of thep arking space mus tnotbe
to ow ide. Your vehicle can be maneuvered
int oap osition at amaximum angle of 45° to
th es tartin gp osition in thep arking space.
R Am aneuvering dis tance of at leas t40in
(1 m) mus tbea vailable.
Please no tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi‐
cle and sur rounding sduring thee ntir eparking
procedure. #
Startt he vehicle. #
Switc hont he tur nsignal on thes ide you
intend toexitth ep arking space. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or exitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings out and can driv eontoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollide wi thobjects
or other road users. #
Paya ttention toobject sand other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Bor005E.
The multifunction displa yshows the Start
Parking Assist ?Yes: OK No: ~message
and thel ocation of thep arking space. #
Tocancel thep rocess: pressthe~
st eering-wheel button or driv eoff.
or #
Toexitth ep arking space usin gactive
parking assistance: pressthe0076 steer‐
ing-wheel button.
The Parking Assist Active Accelerate and
Brake Observe Surroundings messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y. #
Release thes teering wheel. #
Pull away and be ready tobrak eata ll times.
Re verses lowl y,and do no tdrive fast erthan
6m ph (1 0km/h). Parking assis tance is oth‐
erwise canceled and ActiveP arking Assis tis
st opped.
When thev ehicle approaches ther ear border
of thep arking space, ActiveP arking Assist
can brak eittoas tandstill.
Maneuvering ma yberequired in tight parking
spaces. Obser vethem essages on them ultifunc‐
tion displa y.
On completion of thep arking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist Finished messageappears
and an acoustic signal sounds. ActiveP arking
Assis tnolonger supports youw iths teering inter‐
ve ntions and brak eappli cations.
The pa rking assis tance function of ActiveP arking
Assis tisstopped. Youw illthen ha vetosteer and
mer geintot raf ficony ourown.PA RKTRONI Cis
st ill available. AT
TENTION ASSI ST Fu
nction of ATTENTION ASSI ST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tcan assis tyou on long,
mono tonou sjou rney s, e.g. on highw aysa nd trunk
ro ads. If ATTENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator sof
fa tigue or increased lapse sinconcentration on
th ep artoft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cannot
alw aysd etect dr owsiness or increased lapses in Driving and parking
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yous teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavoid an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
R youc utthec orner on ashar pcurve. Tr
aile roperation Note
sont railer operation &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryif
th et ongue weight is exceeded
The car rier sy stem ma ydetac hf romt hevehi‐
cle, thereb yendangering other road users. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he permissible
to ngu eweight when using acarrier. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable ball neck
If yo ui nstall an unsuitable ball nec k,the
traile rhitch and ther ear axle ma ybeoverloa‐
ded.
This can significantl yimp air thed riving char‐
acteristic sand thet railer ma ybecome loose.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Only ins tallab all nec kthat complies
wit hthe permissible dimensions and is
designed fort he requ irements of trailer
operation. #
Do no tmodif ythe ball nec korthe
trailer hitch. Yo
uc an find specifications rega rding theb all
nec kont he trailer's identification plate. Youc an
fi nd specifications rega rding thet railer on the
to wing vehicle's identification plat eand in the
te ch nica ldata( /pag e233). &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectly ins talled ball cou‐
pling
If th eb all coupling is no tins talled and
engaged cor rectl y,it ma ybecom edetached
during tra vela nd endan gero ther road users.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
incor rectl yins tal led and secured ball
coupling
If th eb all coupling has no tbeen cor rectly
ins talled and secured, thet railer can become
de tach ed. #
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. Yo
uc an attac hcarrier sy stems suc hasabicycle
ra ck or load-bearing implement totheb all nec k.
When using car rier sy stems on theb all nec k,the
maximu mloadc apacity is 165lb( 75kg).
Be sur etocomply wi th theoperating instructions
of them anufacturer of thet railer coupling and
th eb all nec k.
Place your vehicle/trailer combination on sur fa‐
ces that ar ease vena spossible and secu reit
agains trolling away ( /pag e108). Coupl eand
uncoupl ethe trailer carefully.
No tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible.
R Neverfall belo walegally prescribed minimum
to ngu eweight ;the tongu eweight must
alw aysbep ositive.
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permissible
to ngu eweights –this mus tbeobservedd ur‐
ing loading and unloading of thet railer.
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
city
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
unbraked trailer sis1,653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross weight of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible grossweight of thet railer
R Perm issible grosscombination weight
R Maximum permissible speed of thet railer Driving and parking
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The
releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr oved bythem anufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page207).
If yo ur equir eexplanations rega rding thei nforma‐
tion in theO perator's Manual, contact a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum permissible speed of
50 mph(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), even
in countries in whic hhigher speeds ar epermit ted
fo rv ehicle/trailer combinations.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation ,including that of thet railer
electrics, is available from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer hit ches.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rhitch es or any
ot her de tach able trailer hit ches totheb umpers.
Re duce ther isk of damag etothe ball nec k.Ifyou
do no tneed theb all nec k, removeit from theb all
nec km ount.
% During trailer operation,
remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Re
quirements:
R The ball nec kmustbee ngaged in asecurely
loc kedp osition.
Tr ailer swith7 -pin plugs can be connec tedtot he
ve hicle using thef ollowing adap ters:
R Adapterp lug
R Adapterc able
Coupling atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothes tarter batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe star ter
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Toinstall an ada pter: open thec ove roft he
soc ket. #
Inse rtthep lug wit htab 1 intot he soc ket's
groo ve3 . #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2tother ight as far
as it will go. #
Letthe co vere ngage. 13 2
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Attach thec able tothet railer wit hcable ties
(onl yint he case of adap terc able). #
Mak esuret hat thec able is alw ayss lac kfor
ease of mo vement during cornering. #
Establish all electrical and other connections
to thet railer .Inthe process, attac hthe trail‐
er's break away cable tothee yeletont he ball
nec k. #
Chec kthat thet railer's lighting sy stem works
properly. #
Indicat einbothd irections and checkw hether
th ec orresponding tur nsignal light on the
traile risflashing.
At railer is de tected only if thee lectrical con‐
nection is es tablished cor rectl ya nd thel ight‐
ing sy stem is in working order .The function
of other sy stems also depends on this, e.g.
ESP ®
,P ARKTRONIC, ActiveP arking Assist,
Blin dSpotA ssis torL aneKeeping Assist.
Even if thet railer is connected cor rectly ,am es‐
sag em aynevertheless appear on them ultifunc‐
tion displa yinthefollowing cases:
R LED shave been ins talled in thet railer's light‐
ing sy stem.
R The cur rent ha sfallen belo wthe trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Yo
uc an connec taccesso ries up toam axi‐
mum of 240Wtot he permanent po wersup‐
ply. #
Remo veobject sordevices that pr event the
traile rfromr olling, e.g. choc ks. #
Release thet railer's parking brake.
Obser vethem aximum permissible trailer dimen‐
sions (widt hand length).
Mos tstatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains shoul dberouted in a
criss-cross patter nunde rthe dr awbar .They
mus tbec onnected tothet railer hitc hand not
to theb umper or tothev ehicle's axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This also
allo wsfors har pcornering.
R Asepa rate brak esystemf or speci fict railers.
R Safetys hutof ffor braked trailers. De term ine
th es pecific requirements acco rding tothe
re leva nt la ws. If
th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet ys hutof fwill activat ethe
trailer brakes.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrailer wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gina
st at eofo verrun Uncou
pling in astate ofoverru nc an damage
th ev ehicle. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Appl ythe trailer's parking brake. #
Further secur ethe trailer agains trolling away
wit haw heelchoc kors imilar object. #
Remo vethet railer cables and saf etyc hains. #
Uncouple thet railer. Information about
towing atrailer Operatin
gatrailer is subject toman ystatutory
re gulations suc hasspeedrestrictions.
Man ystatesa lso requ ireana uxiliaryseparate
functional brakin gsystem when towing aweight
th at exc eeds acertain limit .For your saf ety, it is
re commended touse aseparat efunctional brak‐
ing sy stem on an ytowe dvehicle.
Mak esuret hat your trailer combinatio nmeets
local regulations. This no tonlya pplies to your
plac eofr esidence, but also to your destination.
In fo rm atio nont his can be obtained from the
police and local authorities.
Compl ywitht he following when driving wit ha
trailer:
R Practice cornering, stopping and backing up
in at raffic-free location. In this wa y,yo uw ill Drivin
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To
avo id damag etothevehicle, follo wt he
instructions forc leaning and car eofthefollowing
ve hicle parts:
Wheels and rims
R Use watera nd acid-free alloy wheel cleaner.
R Do no tuse acidic allo ywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel bolts
and brak ecomponents could be damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and brake‐
pads, driv efor afew minutes af terc leaning
befor eparking thev ehicle. The brak ediscs
and brakepads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thew indo wsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent recom‐
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolvent-
based cleaning agents toclea nthe inside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper blades
wit had ampcloth.
R Fold wiper ar mawayfromt herear wind ow
( / pag e87).
R Do no tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting
R Clean thec oversw ithaw etspong eand mild
cleaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents or clo thss uitable
fo rp last ic co vers.
Sensors R Clean thes ensor sinthe front and rear bump‐
er sw ithas oftc loth and car shampoo
(/ page110).
R When using apowe rwashe r,ke ep am inimum
dis tance of 12in (30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamera
R Vehicles with atailgate: switc hont he igni‐
tion and shif tthe transmission tothe 005Eposi‐
tion toopen thec amera co verw hen the
engine is switched of f(/pag e110).
R Usec lean wate rand asoftc loth toclea nthe
camer alens.
R Do no tuse ap owe rwashe r. Sliding door
R Remo vefore ign object sfromt he vicinity of
th ec ontact plates and contact pins of the
sliding door.
R Cleant he contact plates and contact pins
wit ham ild cleaning agent and asoftc loth.
R Do no toilor grease thec ontact plates and
th ec ontact pins.
Ta ilpipes
R Clean wit hacleanin gagent recommended for
Mercedes-Benz, especially in thew inter and
af te rw ashing thev ehicle.
R Do no tuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitch
Obse rvet he no tesonc areint he trailer hitch
manufacturer's operating instructions. Note
soni nterior care &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based care products
Ca reand cleaning products con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When thea irbags are
deplo yed, plastic parts ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclea nthe
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. To
avo id damag etothevehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing instructions forc leaning and care:
Seat belts
R Clean wit hlukewa rmsoap ywater.
R Do no tuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Do no tdryby heating abo ve176°F( 80 °C)
or in direct sunlight. Maintenance and care
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It is imperativ
etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following wheel size categories: Wheel size categor
y1
19 5/65 R16C
205/65 R16C
225/60 R16C
225/55 R17C
225/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL Wheel size categor
y2
225/55R17XL
235/55R17XL
24 5/55 R17XL
24 5/45 R18XL
24 5/50 R18XL
24 5/45 R19XL %
Mercedes-Benz
recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units. Due
tothel egall yprescribed accuracy of the
speedome tera nd odome terd ispla ys,the follow‐
ing tires ar enotpermit tedf or taxis and hir ecars:
R Wheel size catego ry 1
- 195/65 R16C
R Whee lsize categor y2
- 225/55 R17XL
- 245/45 R18XL
If th ew heel size categor ychanges, youm ust
ha ve your vehicle's contro lunit srecoded at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Information on
thed irection of thet ires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill only gain these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Requ
irements:
R The tire-chang etool kit is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. 218
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