2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS brake

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Immedia tely rinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughly wit hplenty of clean waterand
seek medica lattention immediately. St
arting assistance
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Do no
tuse arapid chargin gdevicetos tart the
ve hicle. If your vehicle's batter yisdischar ged,
th ee ngine can be jump-s tarted from ano ther
ve hicle or from adonor batter yusing jumper
cables. Forthis purpose, thev ehicle has ajump-
st ar tc onnectio npointint he engine compart‐
ment.
When jump-s tarting, obser vethef ollowing points:
R The batter yisnotaccessible in all vehicles. If
th eo ther vehicle's batter yisnotaccessible,
st artin gassis tance is tobe pr ovided using a
dono rbatter yoras tartin ga ssis tance device.
R Youm ayonly jump-s tart thev ehicle when the
engine and exhaus tsystema recold.
R Do no tstart thee ngine if theb atter yisfro‐
zen.L ettheb atter ythawf irst.
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V.
R Onlyuse jumper cables that ha veas ufficient
cross-sectio nand insula tedt erminal clamps.
R Ifth eb atter yisfully dischar ged, attac hthe
donor batter yfor afew minutes before
attem pting tostart. This charge st he dis‐
ch arge db atter yalittle.
R Mak esuret hat thet wo vehicles do no ttouch.
Jumper cables and fur ther information rega rding
st artin gassis tance can be obtained at an yquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Ensur ethe following befor econnectin gthe
jumper cables:
R The jumper cables are no tdamaged.
R Partsoft heterm inal clamps whic harenot
insulated do no tcom eintoc ontact wi thother me
talp arts while thej umper cables ar econ‐
nected totheb atter y.
R The jumper cables do no ttouc hm ovingp arts
when thee ngine is star teda nd while it is run‐
ning ,suc hast heV-belt pulle yorthefan. #
Apply thep arking brake. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers, e.g. audio
device, blo wer. #
Switc hoffthei gnition immediately and
re mo vethek ey. #
Open theh ood (/ page176).
Connec tinga nd disconnecting the jumper
cables Example: jump-s
tart connection point #
Push contact pr otection co ver1ofthe
jump-s tart connection point towa rdst he rear
of thev ehicle agains tthe spring pressur eas
fa rasitw illg o.
The jump-s tart connection point is visible. 19 2
Breakdown assis tance

To
wing or tow- starting Overvie
wofpermissible towing me thods &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R The ignition is switched off.
R The brak esystemorp owersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R The energy supp lyor theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
wit hsteering wheel lock
Yo uw ill no lon gerbea bletos teer thev ehicle
if th es teering wheel loc kisengaged. #
Alwayss witc hont he ignition when tow‐
ing thev ehicle wit hatowcable or atow
bar. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etotowing
aw ay avehicle that is tooh eavy
If th ev ehicle being tows tarted or towe da way
is heavier than thep ermissible gross weight
of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
R The towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R The vehicle/trailer combination ma yeven
tip ove r. #
Befor etow st artingort owing away a
ve hicle, checkt hat it does no texceed
th ep ermissible gross weight. De
tails on thep ermissible gross vehicle weight of
yo ur vehicle can be found on thev ehicle identifi‐
cation plat e(/pag e226). *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due toauto‐
matic braking When
thef ollowing function sareactivated,
th ev ehicle brakes automatically in cer tain sit‐
uations:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
R HOLD function
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
When towing #
Inac arwa sh *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion of thet ow bar or improper use of the
to wing device #
Onlyconnec tthe towr ope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes or thet railer towh itch. #
Do no tuse thet ow ing eyes toreco vera
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gedue topulling forc eb eing
to oh igh If
yo up ullaway abruptl y,exc essiv epulling
fo rc ec ould damag ethe vehicles. #
Pull away as stra ight ,slowl yand
smoo thly as possible. *
NO
TEDama gedue toimproper towing
wit hat ow ro pe If
yo ui gnor esafet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures
when towing wit hatowrope, this can result
in damag etothevehicle.
Obser vethef ollowing points: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles. #
Secur ethe towr ope tothet ow ing eyes. #
Do no texceed thel egall yprescribed
lengt hoft hetowr ope. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (12x12in
(30 x30c m)). This will mak eother road
user sawarethat av ehicle is being
to we d. #
During thej ourne y,obser vetheb rake
lamps of thet ow ing vehicle and main‐ Breakdown assis
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Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page46). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e115). #
Deactivat eActiv eDistan ce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 117, 119). #
Shif tthe transmission toposition
005C(/ page105). #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109).
Re covering avehicle that is stuck
* NO
TEDama gedue topulling forc eb eing
to oh igh If
yo up ullaway abruptl y,exc essiv epulling
fo rc ec ould damag ethe vehicles. #
Pull away as stra ight ,slowl yand
smoo thly as possible. If
th ed rive wheels gettrapped on loose or muddy
ground, reco verthe vehicle wit hthe utmos tcare,
especially so if thev ehicle is laden. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Nevera ttem pttoreco verav ehicle that is
st uc kw hen atrailer is attached. #
If possible, pull thev ehicle out backwards
using thet rack sitm ade befor eitbecame
st uc k. To
wing thev ehicle wit hthe axl eraised Wi
th th erear axl eraised #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps
(/ page78). #
Deacti vate thet ow -awa ya larm( /pag e60). #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Fixt he steering wheel in thec enter position
wit has teering wheel loc k. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k. #
Take thek eywit hyou when leaving thev ehi‐
cle.
Do no texceed atow ing speed of 31mph
(50 km/h). Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect attach‐
ment The
vehicle ma ybedamaged when lashing to
ch assis components. #
Only lash thev ehicle at thew heels. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). #
Toload thev ehicle ont oatrailer or trans‐
por ter,use thet railer towh itch orthet ow ing
ey e.
Befor eloading thev ehicle #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005C. #
Release thep arking brak e(/pag e109). #
Loadthe vehicle ont othe transpor ter.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive train due to
incor rect positioning of thev ehicle #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
Af terl oa din gthe vehicle #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Disar mthetow- aw ay alar m(/ pag e60). #
Turn thek ey to position 005Ainthei gnition lock
and remo veit from thei gnition loc k. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Secu rethev ehicle bythew heels. Breakdown assis
tance 19 9

The
Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dcon‐
ta ins ther ecommended tir epressures forc old
tires, them aximum permissible load and the
maximu mpermissible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. load and/or speed of
th ev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipmen tavailable fort he vehicle,
re ga rdless of whe ther it is actually ins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eightRating): GAWR is the
gross axle weight rating .The actual load on an
axl em ustn eve rexceed theG ross Axle Weight
Ra ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exceed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y. Cur
bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re.
Aspec tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshould onl ybecorrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securely on thew heel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐ Wheels and tires
215

cation code
,tires ize,tiret ypec ode and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants overdesignated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or components in
th eb rake system and in thew heel suspen‐
sion ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEPossible wheel and tir edamage
when driving overobstac les Lar
gewheels ha vealow er tir esection width.
As thes ection widt hdecreases, ther isk of
wheel sand tires being damaged when driving
ove robstacles increases. 216
Wheels and tires

#
Avoid obs tacles or driv eoverthem with
particular care. #
Reduce speed when driving overcurbs,
speed bumps, manhol ecoversa nd pot‐
holes. #
Avoid especially high curbs. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts thro ugh theu se of tire-ins talling
to ols Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ther ea reelectronic component
parts in thew heel. Tire -ins talling tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
Otherwise, thee lectronic componen tparts
could be damaged. #
Alwaysh ave tires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ac
cessories that ar enotappr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or ar enotbeing used cor‐
re ctly ,can impair ope rating sa fety.
Befor epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tires) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F (10°C) use win‐
te rt ires or all-season tires wit hthe M+S
marking on all wheels. Wi
nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum per‐
missible speed, this mus tbeindicated in an
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e206)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e213 )
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page222) Note
sonc hanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the
degree of wear.E nsuret hat thed irection of rota‐
tio nism aintained. Wheel
sand tires 217

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
Wheels and tires

#
On le velter rain: place choc ks orother suita‐
ble objects under thef ront and rear of the
wheel that is diagonall yopposit ethe wheel to
be changed. #
On sligh tinclines: placechoc ks orother
suitable objects under thew heels on the
front and rear axle sopposit ethe wheel tobe
ch anged. #
If included in thev ehicle equipment, take the
tire-chang etool kit out of thev ehicle tool kit
(/ page202). #
If included in thev ehicle equipment, remo ve
th es par ew heel from thes par ew heel brac ket
( / pag e223). #
If necessar y,remo vetheh ub cap. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts/
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthew heel
bolts/nuts comple tely. #
Raise thev ehicle (/ page219). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otposition thej ackc orrectl yatt he
appropriat ejackin gpointoft hevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking point of thev ehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ustbep ositioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom vehicle tip‐
ping
On slopes, thej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle
ra ised. #
Neverc hang eaw heel on aslope. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacks uppor tpoin toft hevehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehicle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle is prepared forc hanging awheel
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Impo rtant no tesonu singthej ack:
R Onlyusethev ehicle-speci ficj ackt hat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle. If thej ackisu sed incor‐
re ctl y,it could tip overwhilet he vehicle is
ra ised.
R The jac kisdesigned onl ytoraisethev ehicle
fo ras horttime whil eawheelisb eing
ch anged and is no tsuitable forc arrying out
maintenance workunde rthe vehicle.
R Avoid changing awheel on uphill and downhill
slopes.
R The jac kmustbep lacedonaf irm,flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
fl at, load bearing and non-slip unde rlay.
R The base of thej ackisp ositioned vertically
under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Saf etyi nstruction swhile thev ehicle is raised:
R Do no tputyour hands or feet unde rthe vehi‐
cle.
R Do no tlie underneat hthe vehicle.
R Do no tstart thev ehicle and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoors. Wheels and tires
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