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. 328328
Wheels
andtires
Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ationca nbe
high lybene/cia l.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOExt ended tires)
and thesame make.
R Onlyinst allwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leTandright) .
It is onl yper mis sibleto inst alladi.er ent
wheel sizeintheev ent ofa0at tirein order to
dr ive to thespecialist workshop.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Allinstalled wheels mustbeequipped
wit hfunctionin gsensor sfo rth etir epr essur e
monit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win-
te rtir es orall-season tires mar ked004D M+S
fo rall wheels.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebest possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions. R
ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires withth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires inst alled.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this must beindicat edbyan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's /eld ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds forth e
/r st 60 miles (100km).
R Replace thetir es aTer sixyearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R When r When
replaci ngwit eplaci
ngwithtir h
tir es t es
that dono hat
donotf t
featu r eatu
re e
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
vehicles with
MOExt endedtires areno teq uipp edwitha
TIR EFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip theve hicle
wit haTIR EFIT kitaTer replacing withtir es that
do notfe atur eru n-0at charact eristics, e.g.
wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwheels andtires, cont act
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page311) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page318)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page325)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page313)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page338) NNo o
t t
es on rot es
on rotatin gt atin
gthe wheels he
wheels &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh di.er ent
wheel sizes
Ro tating thefront and rear wheels can
se verely im pair thedr iving charact eristics.
The wheel brak es orsuspen sioncomponen ts
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyif th e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen-
sions. The
wearpatt erns on thefront and rear wheels
di.er :
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder 332332
Wheels
andtires
Lo
w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehic le ehic
leaTer aTer
awhee lc a
whee lc hang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The newwhee lhas been installed
(/ page336). #
T T
o low o
lower t er
the v he
vehic le: ehic
le:plac eth era tche tont o
th ehe xagon nutofthejac kso that theletter s
"AB" arevisible andturncount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
an initial maximum forc eof 59 lb-T (80Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with th
especi/ed tightening torq ue of96 lb-T
(1 30 Nm) . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacc iden tdu eto incor -
re ct tightenin gto rq ue
Th ewheels couldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed torq ue . #
Ensur eth at thewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue . #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vetheve hi-
cle. Contact aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetight ening torq ue
ch eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wly installed
wheel andadjust itifnecessar y.
% The follo wing does notappl yif th ene wwheel
is an emer gency sparewheel. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit htir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy nin
gsy s- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (/ page317). #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring sys-
te m (/ page316). Emer
g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the emer g he
emer gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident causedby
incor rect wheel andtiredimen sions
The wheel ortiresizes andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydi.er .The emer -
ge ncy sparewheel orspar ewheel cansigni/-
cantl yim pair drivi ng charact eristics ofthe
ve hicle.
To prev ent hazar dous situations: #
Drive car efull y. #
Neverinst allmor eth an one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that di.er s
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y . 338338
Wheels
andtires
FF
uel uel
NNo o
t t
es on fuel q es
on fuel quality f uality
for v or
vehicles wit ehicles
withag h
agasoline asoline
engine engine
No tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page346).
* NO NO
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. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased.
F F
or maximum engineoutput: or
maximum engineoutput: Onlyre fuel using
pr em ium -gra de unleaded gasolin ewit hat leas t
91 AKI/95 RON.
If th ere commen dedfuelis no tav ailabl e,youma y
also temp orarily use regula runlea dedgasolin e
wit han oct ane num berofatleas t87 AKI/
91 RON.This mayre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasolin ewit han even lowe r
RO N. *
N NO O
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: #
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 US US
Aonl y: A
onl y:At http s://www .mbusa.com 348348
Te
ch nica ldat a
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 s spe
ci/cation s 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
(/ page346). &
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
(/ page346). &
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. 350350
Te
ch nica ldat a
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 38). &
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 38). &
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 38). &
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. 356356
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
Front PassengerAirbag Dis-
abl ed See Opera tor'sMan-
ual *T
hefront passen gerairbag hasbeen disabled even though anadult oraper son ofadult buildison thefront passeng er
seat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toadisabl edfront passen gerairbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan accid ent
and canno tper form itsintended protectiv efunction .
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth eve hicle' sint erior ,espe-
ciall yif th eper son issitting tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.(/ page47). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passen gerairbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion inthefo llo wing situations:
R Even when ach ild, aper son ofsmaller statur eor an object weighing lessthan thesy stem weight thre shold isloca-
te don thefront passeng erseat
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
357 357
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen usingach ild restr aint system while th efront passeng erairbag isena-
bled
If yo usecur each ild inach ild restr aint system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theev ent ofan accident.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restr aint on ase at pro tected byan ACTIV EAIRBA Gin front ofit,DEA THor
SERIO USINJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.(/ page47). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfuncti oning. #
Consult aqu ali/ ed spec ialis two rkshop. 358358
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps