to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories instal-
led, occupa nts,luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. 312312
Wheels
andtires
Mer
cedes-Be nzrecommen dshavin gth eoil
ch ang edataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse engineoils appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mer cedes-Be nz.
Qua lityand capac ityofengine oil Qua
lityand capac ityofengine oil
Engine oil Engine
oilspe ci/cation spe
ci/cation Mode
l Mode
l MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
All mod els 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1*,
229.7 2 *
Re commen dedforth elowe stpo ssible fue lco n-
su mp tion.
To achie vethelowe stpo ssible fue lco nsum ption,
it is recommen dedtouse theengine oilspeci/c a-
tion smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA Evis-
cosity class.Observeanypossibl ere str iction sof
th eappr ovedSA Eviscosity classes. Engi
neoil Engi
neoil/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
All models 5.8USqt(5.5 liter s) The
speci/ed /llingcapacity refers to an oil
ch ang ewit hth eoil /lter. NNo o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
No
tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page330). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid replaced regula rly at aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page330). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. 334334
Te
ch nica ldat a
Inf
ormati onlabel (exa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Sym bols1 indicat eth efo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Havin gmaint enanceworkcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop F F
illi ng capacit yf illi
ng capacit yfor r or
ref r ef
rig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
R R
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
All models 20.8±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
All models 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) VV
ehicle data ehicle
data VV
ehicle dimensio ns ehicle
dimensio ns The
heights speci/ed mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment V V
ehicle dimensions ehicle
dimensions All
models All
models
Ve hicle length1 84.6in
(4688 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl udin goutsi de
mir rors 78.7
in
(1999 mm)
Ve hicle height 57.0in
(1447 mm)
Wheel base 107.4in
(2729 mm)
Tu rning radius 36.4T
(11.1 m) WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Bear
inmind that items ofoptio nal equipm ent
incr ease thecurb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ve hicle-spe ci/cweight information canbefound
on theve hicle identi/cation plate. Te
ch nica ldat a
337 337
Calling
upthefuel consum ption indi-
cat or....... ............................................... 142
Con/ guring drive pr og ram I.... ................1 41
Displa yingengine data.......... .................142
Displa yingvehicle data.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 142
Dr ive pr og ram displa y.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 140
Dr ive pr og rams .................................... .. 140
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 140
Ope ra<0055004A004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F> 140
Selecting thedr ive pr og ram.. .................1 40 EE
E10 E10........
...................................................... 332
Easy entr Easy
entryf y
featur e eatur
e
Fu nctio n/no tes... .....................................9 9
Se tting .... .... ........................................... 100
Ea sy e Ea
sy exi tf xi
tfea tur e ea
tur e
Fu nctio n/no tes... .....................................9 9
Se tting .... ............................................... 100
EBD (elec tr EBD
(elec troni cbr oni
cbr ak ak
ef e
for orce
dis ce
distr tr
ib uti on) ib
uti on)
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 161
EC EC
Odispla y O
displa y
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 139EC EC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfuncti on op
functi on
Switc hingo./o n<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> .................139
Ele ctr Ele
ctricpar ic
par king br king
brak e ak
e
Appl ying automa tically. <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 153
Appl ying/r eleasing manua ll<005A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> 155
Emer gency brak ing .......... ......................155
Re leasing automaticall y.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 154
Elec tr Elec
tronic St onic
Stabili tyPr abili
tyProg r og
ram am
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabili tyProg ram)
Emer g Emer
gency ency
Assis tance overview... ...... ........................ 18
Fi rs t-aid kit(soT side <0045000A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 275
Re 0ectiv esaf etyve st.... .........................2 74
Re mo vingth ewa rning tr<004A0042004F0048004D0046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> ....274
Se tting upthewa rning tr<004A0042004F0048004D0046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> ....275
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
.............................. ........155
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
see BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
Emer g Emer
gen cy call en
cy call
see Mercedes-Benz emergency callsy stem
Eme rg Emer
gency key ency
key
Loc king/unloc kingthedoor s....... ............ 72 Emer
g Emer
gency oper ency
operation mode ation
mode
St artin gth eve hicle. ...............................1 31
Emer g Emer
gency r ency
release elease
Tr unk lid(from inside) ...............................77
Emer g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel
In0a ting.................................................3 24
No tes... .................................................. 323
Em erg Em
ergenc yT en
cy Ten sion ing De en
sion ing De vices vi
ces
Ac tivation <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 38
Engine Engine
Engine number <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 329
St artin g(emer gency operation mode ).... 131
St artin g(R emo teOnlin e)........................ 133
Engin edat a Engin
edat a
Displa ying........ ...................................... 142
Engin enumber Engin
enumber... .......................................... 329
Engin eoil Engin
eoil
Ad ditiv es..... ........ ................................... 333
Capacity ............ .................................... 334
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter..... ................................ 262
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval.... .............. 334
Quali ty... ................................................ 334
Re /lling ............ ...................................... 263 Ind
ex
413 413