#
Drain o.anyex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, consult aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLeve lSwi tch Ignition On #
Switchon theve hicle tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLevel System Inoperative: Theoil
le ve lsensor isdef ectiv eor notconnect ed. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop.
R Engine OilLeve lSys tem Currentl yUnav ail. #
Close thehood.
T T
opping upengine oil opping
upengine oil &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reand injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oilcomes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspill ed
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Allo wtheengine tocool o.and thor -
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po-
nent partsbef orestar ting theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /lterswhic h
do notcor respond tothespeci/c ations
ex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth eser vice inter-
va ls. #
Followtheinst ruction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byre/lli ng too
muc hengi neoil To
omuc hengin eoil can damag eth eengine or
th ecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. %
Depen dingon drivi ng style, theve hicle con-
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liter) ofoil per
600 miles (1000 km).Theoilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uentl ydr ive at high engine
speeds. Maint
enance andcare
279 279
#
Turn cap 1count er-cloc kwise andremo veit. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page278). ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap, youcould bescalde d. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand safetygl asses. #
Open thecap slowly torelease pressur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Chec kth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
inst rument cluster.
The coolant temp eratur emust beinthebo t-
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. 280280
Main
tenanc eand care
#
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolant leve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm)overth emar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolan tth at has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
% Further informatio non coolan t(/ page350) RR
e/lli ng e/lli
ngt t
he wind shield w he
wind shield washer syst asher
system em
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tpar tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom
windshield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. Itcould igniteif it comes intocont act
wit hho tengine component partsor the
ex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shield washer
conce ntrate spill sout next to the/ller
opening. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher 0uid.
% Further informatio nabout thewindshield
wa sher 0uid(/page351) Main
tenanc eand care
281 281
KK
eeping t eeping
the air he
air-w -w
at at
er duct fr er
duct free ee
#
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
wind shield free ofdeposi ts,e.g.ice, snowand
lea ves. ChecChec
kingt king
the br he
brak ak
epad t epad
thic hic
kness kness #
Bring theve hicle andwheels intoasuit able
posit ionsothat youcan position thega ug e.
% The positioning ofgaug e3 depends onthe
ve hicle equipme nt.The gaug eis positioned at
point 3,whic his locat edeither inthecent er
of thebr ak epad orattheupper endtothe
side, depen dingon thebr ak ecaliper . #
Switc ho. theengine. #
Secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Take thega ug eout oftheve hicle docume nt
wa lletin theglo vebox. #
Place thega ug ebe tween thewheel's spokes
in position 3onthebr ak epad. #
Hold thega ug eve rticall yto thebr ak edisc and
slide measur ingpin 2ontobr ak edisc 1. #
Chec kwhic hcolor /eld4thear ro w on
measur ingpin ispoin tingto .
Gr Gr
een: een:
thebr ak epad thickness issu1cien t.
R R
ed: ed:
thebr ak epad thickness isno tsu1cien t.
Ha ve thebr ak epads checkedat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop. %
Toavo idan inaccur atemeasur ement:
R Mak esur eth ewheels aresuit ablyposi-
tioned.
R Inthecase ofper fora tedbr ak ediscs, do
no tput themeasur ingpin onone ofthe
bor esinthebr ak edisc. Cleaning
andcare Cleaning
andcare NNo o
t t
es on w es
on washing t ashing
the v he
vehicle inacar w ehicle
inacar wash ash
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident dueto
re duced braking e.ect aTerwashing the
ve hicle
The braking e.ect isreduced aTerwashing
th eve hicle. #
ATer theve hicle hasbeen washed, brak e
car efull ywhile paying attent ion tothe
tr a1 cco nd itio ns untilth ebr aking e.ect
has been fullyre stor ed . 28
2 28
2 Ma
intena ncean dca re
R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
thefront
imag eis activ ated aTer approx.eight seconds.
If one ofthese tting scanno tbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere specti veset-
tin g.
Ab oveaspeed of12 mph(2 0km /h)ca rwa sh
mode isaut omati callydeacti vated.
The follo wing settings arere se twhen carwash
mode isdeacti vated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded out.
R The rain sensor isactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isactiv ated.
R The aircondi tioningsystem isse tto fres hair
mo de.
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisrese tto the
pr ev iousl yselect edsetting.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
thefront
imag eis deactiv ated atspeeds above11 mph
(18 km/h ). AA
cti v cti
vati ng/de activ ati
ng/de activati ng aut ati
ng aut omat iccar w omat
iccar wash mode ash
mode RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle isstation ary.
R The engine isrunning.
Multim ediasystem:
4 © 5
Set tings 5
Quick Access
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating aut ating
automa ticcarw oma
ticcarw as hmod e as
hmod e #
Selec tAut omat icCar Wash Mode. #
Selec tSt art.
If one ofthese tting scanno tbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere specti veset-
tin g.
% Foran overvie wof these tting smade when
activ ating automatic carwash mode
(/ page282).
Deacti v Deacti
vatin gaut atin
gaut omati ccar w omati
ccar wash mode ash
mode #
Select Stop.
The automati ccar wash setting sar ere se t. %
The automati ccar wash mode isaut omati cally
deacti vatedas soon asaspeed of12 mph
(20 km/h )is exceeded. NNo o
t t
es on using apo w es
on using apo wer w er
washer asher
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden twhen using
po we rwa sher swit hro und-spr aynozzles
The waterje tcan cause extern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yun ex-
pect edlyfa il. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spr aynozzles . #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l-
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) awa yfrom theve hicle. Other wise,
th eta ilg atecould openunintentionall y. 284284
Maint
enance andcare
R
Maint ainadist anceof atlea st11.8 in(30 cm)
to theve hicle.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hdecor h
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil: oil:
Parts of your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il.
Maint ainadist ance ofatleast 27.6in(70 cm)
be tween thefo il-co veredpar tsof theve hicle
and thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher .Mo vethe
po we rwa sher nozzlearoun dwhils tclean ing.
The waterte mp eratur eof thepo we rwa sher
mus tno tex ceed 140°F(60° C).
R Obser vetheinf ormation onthecor rect dis-
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper -
ating instruction s.
R Donotdir ect thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensi tivepar ts,suc has tires, gaps,
electr icalcom ponent s,batt eries, light sources
and ventila tion slits. WW
as hing t as
hing the v he
vehi cle b ehi
cle by ha nd y
ha nd *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue towa tering ress #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ irements, e.g.inanumber
of countr ies,washing byhand isonl yper mitt edin
special lydesignat edwash bays. #
Use amild clean ingagent ,e.g .car sham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewarm wa terusing a
soT carspong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefull yhose theve hicle o.withwa terand
dr yusing ach amois.
% Obser vetheno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page287). NNo o
t t
es on pain tw es
on pain twor or
k/mat t k/mat
te e
/nish /nish
paintw pain
twor or
kcar e k
car e To
avo iddamaging thepaintw orkand interfering
wit hth edr iving assist ancesystems, please
obser vethefo llo wing notes: P P
aint aint
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywit haclo thsoak edinpe tro-
leum ether orlighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains: usetarre mo ver.
R Wax:use silicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsti ckers, /lms orsimilar materi-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qua li/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e.
Mat t Mat
te e
/nish /nish
R Onlyuse carepr oduct sappr oved for
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Main
tenanc eand care
285 285
R
Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat est engineer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash prog ram wit ha/nal hot
wa xtreatme nt.
R Donotuse pain tclean ers, bu1ng orpoli shing
pr oduct s,glo sspreser vers,e.g .wa x.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alwaysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfun ction
(/ page172). NNo o
t t
es on cleaning decor es
on cleaning decorativ ativ
ef e
foils oils
Obser
vetheno teson matt e/nish carein the
ch ap ter"No teson pain twork/mat te/nish paint-
wo rkcar e"(/ page285). Theyalso applyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingdecor ativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e. Clean
ing Clean
ing
R Forcleaning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
cleaning agent without additiv esorabr asiv e
subst ances, e.g.acar sham pooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e,
whils tav oiding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis oth-
er wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton the/n ish orifth edecor ative
fo ilis dull: UsethePa int Cleaner recommen -
ded andappr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:Soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Toprev ent waterst ains, drya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasoT, absorbe ntclo thaTer every
car wash.
Av Av
oiding damag oiding
damag et e
to t o
the decor he
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather cond itions
- Stone chippings anddirt
- Chemica lcleaning agents
- Oilypr oducts
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishing willhave thee.ect ofshining the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr eat matt eor stru ctur eddecor ative
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayoccur .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposi ts,areas a.ect edby
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byincor rect car e
canno talw aysbe com pletely repair ed. Insuc h
cases, visitaqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormation oncar eand
cleaning products from themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optical di.er -
ences mayoccur between thesur faces that we re
no tpr otect edbyadecor ativefo ilaTer remo vinga
decor ativefo il. 286286
Maint
enance andcare
Ke
ep childr enawa y. Obser
vethis Oper ator's Manual.
If yo udo notint end touse theve hicle over an
ex tended period oftime :
R Activatestandb ymode ,or
R Connect thebatt eryto abatt erych arge r
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Be nz,or
R Cons ultaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop todis-
connect thebatt ery NNo o
t t
es on st es
on star ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 he
12
V batt V
batt ery er
y When
chargin gth ebatt eryand during star ting
assist ance, alwaysuse thejum p-st artconnection
point intheengine compartment. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thebatt eryfrom over-
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabatt erych arge rwit hout
a maximum chargin gvo ltag e, thebatt eryor
th eon-boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamaxi-
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion duetoigniting
hy drog en gas
If th er eis ashor tcir cuit orspar ksstar tto
fo rm when chargin gabatt ery, ther eis adan-
ge rof thehy drog en gasign iting . #
Take car eth at thepositiv ete rm inal ofa
connect edbatt erydoes notcome into
cont actwithve hicle parts. #
Neverplace metalobjects ortools ona
batt ery. #
When connecting anddisconnecting the
batt ery, alw aysobser vetheseq uence of
batt eryte rm inals descr ibed. #
Alwaysta ke car eto conn ectonlybatt ery
te rm inals ofidentical polaritywhen jump
st ar ting ave hicle. #
Duringstar tin gassis tance, itis ess entia l
to obser vetheseq uence describedfor
conn ectingand discon nectingthe
jum per cable s. #
Donotco nnec tor dis connec tth ebat-
te ry term inals while theengine isrun-
ning. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion duetoamix-
tur eof explosiv ega ses
A mixtu reofexplosiv ega ses can escape from
th ebatt erydur ing chargin gand jump star tin g. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tve ntila -
tion. #
Donotst and overth ebatt ery. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
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