&
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
from operating mobil ecommunications
equipment
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle.
The probability of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent inc reases greatl yifyou operat emobile
communication equipment when driving. #
Only operat emobile communication
equipment when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on lyoperat emobile communi‐
cations equipment when thet raffic conditions
permit it. Youm ayotherwise be distracted
from thet raffic condition sand cause an acci‐
dent, inju ring yourself and others.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
its operatin gtemperature. Exhaus
temission monitoring
Specific engine sy stems ar edesigned tokeep
poisonous components of exhaus tgases within
legal limits.
These sy stems onl yworko ptimally if they are
main tained exactly accordin gtomanufacturer's
specifications. It is fort his reason that all work
on thee ngine should onl ybeperform ed byquali‐
fi ed and authorized Mercedes-Benz Commercial
Va nC entert echnicians.
Under no circums tances shoul dengine settings
be changed. In addition ,all specific main tenance
wo rkmus tbep erform ed at regular inter vals and
in complianc ewitht he service regulations of the
dealer named in thei mp rint. Refe rtot he Mainte‐
nance Bookle tfor de tails. Note
sont he limit speed &
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. As
thed rive r,yo um ustfind out about them axi‐
mum permissible speed fort he tires (tir eand tire
pressure). Obser vethel egal requirements for
tires fort he countr yinwhichyou ar estayi ng.
Yo uc an permanently limit thes peed of your vehi‐
cle.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsaqualified special‐
is tw orks hop forp rogramming thel imit speed.
No tethat youc anno texceed aprogrammed limit
speed when overtaking.
On downhill gradients ,the limit speed ma ybe
exc eeded. Appl ythe brakes if necessar y.
Displ aymessages indica tethat youa reapproach‐
ing thel imit speed.
Information about driving abroad
Service
An extensiv eMercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services or spar eparts ma ynotbe available
immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directories
ar ea vailable from aMercedes-Ben zCommercial
Va nC enter.
Fu el
In some countries, onl yfuels wit hanincreased
sulfur con tent ar eavailable.
Uns uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. Yo u
can find fur ther information under "Fuel"
(/ page228).
Information about transpor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter. Driving and pa
rking 99
Yo
uw illfind atable wit hthe recommended tire
pressures forv arious vehicle loads on thei nside
of thev ehicle's fuel filler flap or unde r"Tire pres‐
sur etables" (/ page207).
Chec ktirep ressur eregular lyand onl ywhen the
tires ar ecold.
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Alwayse quipthev ehicle wit htires of the
same size on agiven axle (left/right)
R Alwaysi ns tallth es ame type of wheels on
yo ur vehicle at agiven time (summer tires,
winter tires)
Yo uc an obtain information about this from a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
% No
tallwheel/tir ecombinations can be
ins talled at thef actor yina llcountries.
Tires
R17 Tires
Steel wheels
225/5 5R17C1 04/102H (106N) 6.5Jx17H2ET50
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07H( 104H) 6.5Jx17H2ET50
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07T(10 4T) 6.5Jx17H2ET50 R17
Tires
Alloywheels
225/55 R1 7C104/102H (106N) 7Jx17H2ET51
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07H( 104H) 7Jx17H2ET51
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07T(10 4T) 7Jx17H2ET51Spar
ewheel Note
sont he eme rgency spar ewheel and
spar ewheel Spar
ewheel: wheel and tir edimension saswell
as thet ype of tir ecorrespond totheo ther ins tal‐
led wheels.
Emer gency spar ewheel: wheel and/or tire
dimension saswell asthet ype of tir earediffer‐
ent from thew heel tobe replaced. Alabel wit ha
speed limit can be found on thee mer gency spa re
wheel.
An ins talled emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel changes thed riving characteristic sand
bear srisks. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
Whe nthe emergency spar ewheel or the
spar ewheel is ins talled, driving characteris‐
tic sm aybe se verely af fected.
The reis an inc reased risk of an accident.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Once thes par ew heel or thee mer gency
spa rewheel has been ins talled, check
th et irep ressur eand adjus tifneces‐
sar y. #
The emer gency spa rewheel ma yonly
be used temp oraril yand mus tbe 222
Wheels and tires
Re
frigerant (air conditioning)
No tes.................................................. 231
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle..........................1 06
Re gistration
Ve hicle..................................................18
Re gulating headlam prange .................... 78
Re placing awheel
Ins talling anew wheel........................ 220
Re placing bulbs
Ta il lam ptypes.................................... .83
Ta il lamps............................................ .83
Re placing light sources
Ad ditional tur nsignal light.................... 83
Daytime running la mps........................ .81
High beam............................................ 81
Ins talling/ removing thec over
(front wheel ar ch).................................81
Lo wb eam............................................. 81
Re ar compartment and cargo com‐
partment lamps................................... .84
St anding/parkin glamps....................... 81
Sur round lighting.................................. 84
Tu rn signal light.................................... 81
Re porting saf etyd efects......................... 19
Re scue card.............................................. 20
Re sidual heat utilization
Ac tivating/deactivating........................ 95
Re stra int sy stem
Basic instructions forc hildren.............. 33
Fu nctio ninana ccident........................ 24
Fu nctionality......................................... 24
Malfunction.......................................... 24
Pr otection limited.................................24
Pr otection pr ovided............................. .24
Self-test................................................ 24
Wa rning lamps...................................... 24
Re strictin gthe shi ftrange .................... 106
Ro adside Assistance (breakdown).......... 15
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfunction
Ro of car rier
see Roof luggag erack
Ro of luggag erack.................................. 234
Ro ute
Calculating......................................... 15 9
No tes.................................................. 15 8
Planning wit hmyTrips........................ .160
Selecting adetour.............................. 15 9
Selecting options................................ 15 9St
artin gand ending............................ 15 8 S
Saf etys ystems
see Drivin gsafet ys ystem
Saf etyv est............................................. .187
Satellit eradio
Ac tivating/deactivating TuneS tart™. .. 16 5
Del eting user data............................. .165
Information........................................ .164
Logging in........................................... 16 4
Sea rching unsubscribed channels...... 16 5
Selecting acatego ry........................... 16 5
Using playbac kmode......................... 16 5
Seat belt Adjusting theh eight............................. 27
Car e................................................... 185
Fa stening.............................................. 27
Pr otection impaired.............................. 26
Pr otection pr ovided............................. .25
Re leasing.............................................. 28
Wa rning lamps.................................... .28
Seat co ver(ca re) .................................... 185
Seat/bunk combination Notes................................................... 70
Seats 4-waylumbar suppor t.......................... 65
Ad justing (electrically).......................... 64
Ad justing (manually). ............................ 62
Ad justing armrests............................... 66
Ad justing theh ead restra ints
mechanically........................................ 72
cor rect driver's sea tposition............... 62
Ope rating them emor yfunction........... 65
Securing luggage.. .................................. 16 6
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff....................................... 31
Sensor s(care) ........................................1 84
Service see ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald isplay
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Service products Refrigerant (ai rconditioning).............. 231
Setting thea irflow.................................. .93
Setting thed ate( vehicle wit hsteer‐
ing-wheel but tons) ................................. 14 8 Index
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