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 inst al-
led, occupants, 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. Wheels
andtires
319 319
#
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen 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 s spe
ci/cation s Ga
sol ine engines Ga
sol ine engines MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
CL S450 4MATIC 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1
229.7 2*
All other model s2 29.51,229.52,
229.61
229.71* *
Re commen dedforlo we stpo ssible fue lco n-
su mp tion (lowe stSA Eviscosity classineac h
case; observepossible restr iction sof the
appr ovedSA Eviscosity classes).
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.Possible restr iction sof theappr oved
SA Eviscosity classesmustbeobser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,incl ud-
ing theoil /lter.
Engine oil Engine
oil/lling /lling
capac ity capac
ity ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
CL S450 10.0USqt(9.5 liter s)
CL S450 4MATIC 9.0USqt(8.5 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
Obser
vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page336). &
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 regula rly re placed ataqu 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
(/ page336). 340340
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
Emer
g Emer
gency ency
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Re 0ectiv esaf etyve st.. ........................... 281
Re mo vingth ewa rning triangle..... .......... 281
Se tting upthewa rning triangle.......... .....282
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking..
.................................... 161
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
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Emer g Emer
gency oper ency
operation mode ation
mode
St artin gth eve hicle. ...............................1 36
Emer g Emer
gency r ency
release elease
Tr unk lid(from inside).... ...........................74
Emer g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel
No tes... .................................................. 330
Em erg Em
ergenc yT en
cy Ten sion ing De en
sion ing De vices vi
ces
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Engine Engine
Engine number <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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artin g(emer gency operation mode ).... 136
St artin g(R emo teOnlin e)........................ 137
Engin edat a Engin
edat a
Displa ying.............................................. 148
Engin enumber Engin
enumber. ............................... .............3 35
Engine oil Engine
oil
Ad ditiv es..... ............ ............................... 339
Capacity.. ................ .............................. 340
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter...... ...............................2 70
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval.. ................3 40
Quality..... .............. ................................340
Re /lling .................................................. 271
Er r Er
ror mes sage or
mes sage
see Displaymes sage
ES C(Ele ctr ES
C(Ele ctronicSt onic
Stabili tyCon tr abili
tyCon trol) ol)
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabili tyProg ram)
ESP ESP
® ®
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ESP ESP
® ®
(El ectr (El
ectronic St onic
Stabili tyPr abili
tyProg r og
ram) am)
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Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 165 Ext Ext
er er
ior lightin g ior
lightin g
Car e................. .....................................2 77
Ext Ext
er er
ior lighting ior
lighting
see Lights
Ext Ext
er er
ior mir r ior
mir ror s or
s
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function. .......... 126
Pa rking position....... .............................. 125 FF
F F
atigue det atigue
detection ection
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
F F
ir s ir
st-aid kit t-ai
dkit (soT (s
oT sided) sid
ed)............. ....................282
Fla con Fla
con
Ins erting/r emoving...... .......................... 131
Fla ttir e Fla
ttir e
Cha nging awh eel......... .......................... 324
MOEx tended tires.......... ........................283
No tes... ............ ...................................... 282
TI RE FITkit.... ...... .................................... 284
Fl at to Flat
towing wing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats Floor
mats.. ............ .....................................1 09
F F
og light (enhanced) og
light (enhanced).... ................................. 115 Inde
x
425 425