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1 Maxim umpermissib legross vehicle weight
2 Maximum permissible front axle load
3 Maximum permissible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identi/cation number) Ve
hicle identi/cation plate(Canada only)
1 Maxim umpermissibl egr oss vehicle weight
2 Maximum permissible front axle load
3 Maximum permissible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identi/cation number)
The maximum permissible gross vehicle weight is
made upoftheve hicle weight, allvehicle occu-
pant s,thefuel and theload. Themaximum gross
axle weight rating isthemaximum weight that can
be car ried on one axle (front orrear axle). Te
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ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT ONMENT
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NOTE TE
Pollution ofthe
en vironment duetoirre sponsi bledisposal
of oper ating0uids Incor
rect disposal ofoper ating0uids can
cause consid erable damag eto theen viron-
ment. #
Dispose ofoper ating 0uids inan environ-
ment allyre sponsi blemann er. Oper
ating0uids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricants
R Coolant
R Brak e0uid
R Windsh ieldwasher 0uid
R Clim atecont rolsy stem refrig er ant
Onl yus eproduc tsappro vedby Mer cedes-Be nz.
Dam ageca use dby theuse ofproducts that have
no tbee napp rove dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Be nzwarrant yor good willgestu res. The
oper ating0uids approvedby Mer cedes-Be nz
ca nbe iden ti/e dby thefo llo wing inscriptions on
th econt ainer :
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB-F reigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval (e.g .MB -Appr oval 229. 51)
Fu rther informatio non appr ovedoper ating 0uids:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cations forOper -
ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/reor explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl y0amma ble. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Beforeand during refuel ing, switcho.
th eve hicle and,ifins talled, thestation-
ar yheat er. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit come into
cont actwithskin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enawa yfrom fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed during
th ere fuel ingproces s.
If yo uor other peopl ecome intocont actwith
fu el, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Immedia tely rinse fuel o.your skin with
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur eyes,
immediat elyrinse them thor oughl ywit h
clean water. See kme dica lat tention
imm ediately. #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medical atten-
tion immediat ely. Do notinduce vomit-
ing. Te
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#
Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. Fle
xible -fuel vehicles canberefuel edwith thefo l-
lo wing fueltypes:
R Unleaded premium grade gasolin e
R E85 fuel
R Amixtu reofE85 fueland unleaded premium
gr ade gasolin e
Fle xible -fuel vehicles canbeidenti/ed bythe
Et Et
hanol upt hanol
upto E85 o
E85 sticke ron theinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap.
Depending onthecountr y,thefuels youcan use
in your vehicle maydi.er from theinf ormation in
th eOper ator's Manual. Thefuels that have been
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle canbefound onthe
inst ruction labelontheinside ofthefuel /ller 0ap. FF
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on fuel quality f uality
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withag h
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N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol byvol-
ume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse withE10
fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30, M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailabl efu el isno tsu1cie ntlylo w in sulf ur,
th is can produce unpleasa ntodor s.
Onl yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap.
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or ma ximu mengi neoutpu t: or
max imum engine output: Onlyrefuel using
pr em ium grade unleaded gasolin ewit hat leas t
91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere commen dedfuel
is no tav ailabl e,youma yalso refuel with regula r
unlea dedgasolin ewit hat leas t87 AKI/91 RON.
This mayre duce engineoutput andincrease fuel
consum ption.
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RO N.
* NO NO
TE TE
Prema tureengine wearthro ugh
unleaded regula rga solin e Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform ance
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasolin eis una vail-
able andyouha ve torefuel using unleade d
re gula rga solin e: 346346
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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-
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R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
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N No o
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on additiv esing es
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Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page344).
* 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 .
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depending ontheve hicle equipme nt.
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Mod
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DisplaDispla
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messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
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00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6 Gas Cap Loose *T
hefuel /ller capisno tclosed correctl yor thefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel /ller cap. #
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the fuel he
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Only Shiftto 'P' when Veh i-
cle isStati onary *I
tis pos sibleto select thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstation ary. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstation ary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005B,005Eorneutr al005C. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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Engi
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Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/consequences and uences
and0050 0050
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Che ckEngine OilAtNext
Ref ueling *T
heeng ineoilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagecaused bydriving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
Chec kth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (/ page278).
No teson eng ineoil(/ page347).
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Ch eck Engine OilLeve l
(Add 1qu art) *D
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The engine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagecaused bydriving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
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0075 Restr aint system (/ page 407)
00E9 Seatbelt(/page407)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page408)
ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e(/ page409)
00B9 CheckEngine (/page409)
003D Electricalmalfunction (/page409) 00B6
Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca -
tio nind icat or (/ page 409)
0049 USA:electr icpar king brak e(red)
(/ page413)
0024 Canada:electricpar king brak e(red)
(/ page413)
0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w)
(/ page413)
00C6 USA:Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem
(/ page413)
004D Canada:brak es (yello w)
(/ page413)
0027 USA:brak es (red) (/ page413)
004D Canada:brak es (red) (/ page413)
L Distance warning (/ page416)
Ó ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page416)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page416)
ä AIRBOD YCO NTR OL(/ page416 )
ä DYNAMI CBOD YCO NTR OL
(/ page416 )
0025 ABS(/ page417 ) 00E5
ESP®
(/ page417 )
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page417 )
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system
(/ page420)
0060 Parking lights (/page119)
0058 Lowbeam (/page119)
0057 Highbeam (/page120)
003E003D Turn sign allights (/ page120)
005E Rear fogligh t(/ page119) 406406
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and0050 0050
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00B9
Engin ediagnosis warning
lam p *T
he yello wChec kEngine warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
A ma lfunct ionhasocc urredin theengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceeded andtheengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som estat es, legalrequ irements stipulateth at youmust immediat elyconsult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop assoon
as theye llo wChec kEngine warning lamplights up. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
003D
Elect rical malfu nctionwarn-
ing lamp *T
heredelectr icalmalfuncti onwarning lampis lit.
Ther eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Notethemessag eson theinstr ument display.
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0as hes *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lamplights upwhile youar edr iving.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel /ller capisno tclosed correctl yor thefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel /ller cap.
If th efuel /ller caphasalready been closed correctl y: #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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