The
tirepr ess urelos swa rning system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsi bilityto setth etir e
pr essur eto there commen dedcold tirepr essur e
suit able forth eoper ating situation andtocheck
it.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page302)
R Displ aymessag esabout thetir es
(/ page390)
R R
est est
ar ar
ting t ting
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning syst ning
system em
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The recommen dedtirepr essur eis cor rectl y
se tfo rth ere specti veoper ating status onall
wheels.
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situations:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wly installed. On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson theTo uc hContr olon the
leT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem Active
Restart messageis sho wninthedispla y. #
Tobegin restar t,pr es sth eTo uc hContr olon
th eleT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis sho wn
in thedispla y. #
Sele ctYes . #
Tocon/r mrestar t,pr es sth eTo uc hContr olon
th eleT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Run FlatIndicator Restarted messageis
sho wninthedispla y.
ATe ryo uha ve driven fora few minut es,the
tir epr ess ureloss warning system monit ors
th ese ttir epr essur esofall thetir es.
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing rela-
te dto pic:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page302) Loadi
ngt Loadi
ngthe v he
vehicle ehicle
NNo o
t t
es on T es
on Tir ir
e and Loadi ngInf e
and Loadi ngInfor or
matio nplacar d matio
nplacar d &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tfr om overloa-
ded tires
Ov erloaded tires ma yove rheat and burstas a
conseq uence. Overloaded tires can also
im pair thesteer ing and handling charact eris-
tics and lead tobrak efa ilur e. #
Obser vetheload rating ofthetir es. #
The load rating must beatleast halfth e
per missible axleload oftheve hicle. #
Neverov erload thetir es by exceedin g
th emaximum load. The
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar dis on the
B-pi llaron thedr iver's side oftheve hicle. 308308
Wheel
sand tires
we
llon thego vernment courseasatir egr aded
100.
The relativ eper form ance oftires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howev er,and
ma ydepar tsign i/can tly from thenor mdue tovar-
iations indriving habits, service practices anddif-
fe re nces inroad charact eristics and climat e.
T T
r r
actio ngr actio
ngr ade ade
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofacciden tdue toinade-
qu atetractio n
The tractio ngr ade assign edtothis tireis
based onstraight-ahead braking traction
te sts . #
Alwaysadap tyo ur driving styleand drive
at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin gtra1c
and weather cond itions. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ivet ra in from
wheelsp in #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction grades, from highe stto lowe st, are
AA ,A, B,and C.Tho segrades repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasur ed
under controlled conditi onsonspeci/ed govern-
ment test surfaces ofasphalt andconcr ete. Atir e
mar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ance.
T T
em em
per per
atur atur
egr e
gr ade ade
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tfr om tireove r-
heati ngand tirefa ilur e
Ex cessiv espeed, underin0ation, orexcessiv e
loadin g,eit her separ atelyor incombin ation,
can cause excessiv eheat build-upand possi-
ble tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere commen dedtirepr essur e. #
Regula rly ch eckth epr essur eof all the
tir es. #
Adjust thetir epr essur e,ifnecessar y. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highe st), B,
and C,repr esentin gth etir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner atio nof hea tand itsability todissipat eheat
when tested und ercontroll edcond itio ns on a
sp ec i/ed indoorla bo ratory test wh eel.Sust ained hi
gh temp eratur ecan cause themat erial ofthe
tir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and exces-
siv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tirefa ilur e.
The grade Ccor respond sto aleve lof per form -
ance whichall passen gercar tires must meet
under theFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar dNo .
109. Grades Band Arepr esent higher leve ls of
per form ance onthelabor ator yte st wh eelth an
th eminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T DO
T, T ,
Tir ir
e e
Ident i/cation Ident
i/cationNumber (TIN) Number
(TIN) US
tirere gula tions stipula tethat everytir emanu-
fa ctur eror retread ermus tim print aTIN inor on
th eside wallof eac htir epr oduced. 314314
Wheels
andtires
#
Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R Onthehttps://www .mbusa.com(USAonl y)
N No o
t t
es on additiv es
on additiv esing es
ingasoline asoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336).
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsu itable
addit ives Ev
en small amoun tsof thewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Residue could buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere c-
ommen dedbyMer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk .
T T
ank cont ank
cont entand r ent
and rese rv eser
ve fuel e
fuel
To t To
tal capacit yand r al
capacit yand reser v eser
ve fu el t e
fu el tank ank
Mod
el Tot Mode
lT otal capacit y al
capacit y
All model s2 1.1gal(80.0 liter s) ModelModel
Ofwhic Of
whic hr h
reser ve eser
ve
All mod els 3.2gal(12.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336). *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. Te
ch nica ldat a
339 339
*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theex terior lightin gdue
to unsuit ablewindshield washer 0uid Un
suit able windshield washer 0uidmaydam-
ag eth eplastic surface oftheex terior lightin g. #
Onlyuse windshield washer 0uidwhichis
also suitable foruse onplastic surfaces,
e.g .MB Sum merF itor MB WinterF it. *
N NO O
TE TE
Bloc kedspr aynozzles cause dby
mixing windshield washer 0uids #
Donotmix MBSummerF itand MBWin-
te rF itwit hot her wind shield washer 0u-
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde-i onized water. Ot her -
wise, the/ll leve lsensor maybe trigg ered erro ne-
ous ly.
Re commen dedwindshi eldwasher 0uid:
R Above freez ing point :e.g. MBSum merFit
R Below freez ing point :e.g. MBWinterF it
Fo rth ecor rect mixin gra tio, referto theinf orma-
tion ontheantifr eeze container . Mix
washer 0uidwithwind shield washer 0uidall
ye ar round. RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
NNo o
t t
es on r es
on refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336) .
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect refrig er ant If
anon- appro vedre frig er ant isus ed ,th ecli-
mat econtr olsystem maybe damag ed. #
US US
A: A:
use onlyR‑134a refrig er ant . #
Canad a: Ca
nad a:useonl yR‑12 34yfre frig er ant . *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama getotheclimat econtr olsys-
te m due toincor rect refrig er ant comp res-
sor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant comp ressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
co mp ressor oilwithadi.er entrefrig er -
ant comp ressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econtr olsystem maybe car -
ri ed out onlyby aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
All applic ableregula tions ,as wellas SAEstandar d
J639, mustbeadher edto.
The informa tion labelforth eclimat econtr olsys-
te m rega rding there frig er ant type and there frig-
er ant comp ressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
inside ofthehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber 342342
Te
ch nica ldat a
5
GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
orma tionlabe l(e xa 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 The needto have ser vice workcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop only
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
Capacity Capacity
Model
R Model
Refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
All models 20.8±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) Model
PA Mode
lP AG oil G
oil
All models 4.9±0.4 oz
(140 ±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 Missing
values werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress. Te
ch nica ldat a
343 343
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es es
IntrIntr
oduction oduction
NNo o
t t
es about displa es
about displaymessag y
messag es es
Displa ymessag esappear ontheinst rument dis-
pla y.
Displa ymessag eswithgr aphic symbols aresim-
pli/ed intheOper ator's Manual andmaydi.er
fr om thesymbols ontheinst rument displa y.The
instr umentdis pla ysh ow shigh- prior ity displa y
messag esinred. Cer tain displa ymessa gesar e
accom paniedbyawa rning tone.
Plea seactin accor danc ewit hth edispla ymes-
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin theOper -
at or's Manual.
Fo rsome displaymessag es,symbols willalso be
sho wn:
R Õ Further informatio n
R 00A4 Hidedispl aymessag e
Wi th theleT-h andTouc hContr ol,youcan select
th ere specti vesymbol byswipin gto theleT or
ri ght. Press ing Õ displa ysfur ther information onth
emedia display.Press the00A4 symbol tohide
th edispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing thebac kbutt onG ortheleT-h and
To uc hContr ol.The displa ymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctif yth ecause ofadispla ymessag eas quickl y
as possible.
High-pr iority displa ymessa gescann otbe hidden.
The instrument displaywill showthese displa y
messag esper manentl yuntil thecause ofthedis-
pla ymessag ehas been recti/ed.
Callin gup sav Callin
gup saved displa ed
displa ymessag y
messag es es
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,No Messag es
will appear ontheinst rument displa y. #
Scroll thro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip-
ing upw ards ordown wardson theleT-h and
To uc hContr ol. #
T T
o e o
exit t xit
the messa g he
messa ge memor y e
memor y: :
pr ess thebac k
butt onG. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
345 345
Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
0075
SRS Malfunction Service
Req uired *T
herestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 34). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 34). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Left SideCu rtai nAirb ag
Ma lfunction Service
Re quire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 34). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toamalf unct ioninthewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
accident. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 346346
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Service RequiredDo Not
Shift GearsVisit Deale r *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no longerpossible tochang eth etransmission position. #
Iftransmission position005Bisselect ed,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etransmission
position. #
Forall other transmi ssionpositions,par kth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop orbreakdo wnservice .
Re vers ingNot Possible
Servi ceRequire d *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no tpossibl eto select transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
Tra nsmi ssion Malfunction
Stop *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The transmi ssionshiTs toneutr al005C automa tically. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Stop VehicleLea veEngine
Ru nning WaitTra nsmi ssion
Co oling *T
hetransmi ssionisove rheating. Pullingawayma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Leavetheengine running. #
Waituntil thedispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n(whit edispl aymessag e)*V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Theauxiliar ybatt eryfo rth etransmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
363 363