th
elow tirepr essur ete lltale illuminat es,you
should stop and checkyo ur tires assoon as
possible, andin0ateth em tothepr oper pres-
sur e.Driving onasign i/can tlyu nde r-in0 ated
tir ecauses thetir eto overheat andcanlead
to tirefa ilur e.Under -in0at ion also reduces fuel
e1ciency andtiretread life, and maya.ect
th eve hicle ’shandl ingand stoppin gabili ty.
Ple ase note that theTPMS isno ta substitut e
fo rpr oper tiremaint enance, anditis thedr iv-
er ’s responsi bilityto maint aincorrect tire
pr essur e,even ifunder -in0at ion has not
re ac hed theleve lto trigg erillum inatio nof the
TPMS low tirepr ess urete lltale.
Yo ur vehicle hasalso been equipp edwith a
TP MS malf unct ionindicat ortoindicat ewhen
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPMS malfunction indicatoris combined with
th elow tirepr essur ete lltale. When thesy stem
de tects amalfu nction, thete lltale will 0ashfo r
appr oximat elyone minut eand then remain
contin uouslyillumin ated. This sequence will
contin ueupon subseq uentvehicle star t-ups as
lon gas themalfunction exists. When
themalfunction indicatorisilluminat ed,
th esy stem mayno tbe able todetect or sign al
lo w tirepr essur eas intende d.TPMS malfu nc-
tion sma yoccur fora va riet yof reasons,
incl udin gth einst allation ofreplacement or
alt ernat etir es orwheels ontheve hicle that
pr eve nttheTPMS from function ingproper ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es inst alled ontheve hicle by
means ofatir epr essur esensor .
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur eappear
in theon-boar dcom puter(/ page356).
If th er eis asubst antial pressur eloss orifth etir e
te mp eratur eis excessiv e,youwill bewarned with
displa ymessag es(/ page449) orthe0077
wa rning lampin theinst rument cluster
(/ page471).
The tirepr essur emonit oring system isonl yan aid.
It is thedr iver's responsi bilityto setth etir epr es-
sur eto there commen dedcold tirepr essur esuit a-
ble forth eoper ating situation.
In most cases ,th etir epr essur emonit oring sys-
te m will automaticall yupdat eth ene wrefere nce va
lues aTer youha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan, howev er,also updat eth ere fere nce val-
ues byrestar ting thetir epr essur emonit oring sys-
te m manuall y(/ page357).
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfun ction
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Incor rect refere nce values weretaught in
R Sudden pressur eloss caused byafo re ign
object penetrating thetir e, forex am ple
R Ther eis amalf unct ioncaused byano ther
ra dio signal source
Chec Chec
kingt king
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
ewit e
wit ht h
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur e essur
e
monit monit
or or
ing syst ing
system em
R R
eq equir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
Tires
One ofthefo llo wing displa ysappear s:
R Current tirepr ess ureand tirete mp eratur eof
th eindividual wheels: 356356
Wheels
andtires
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
369 369
R
Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wit htir es that have toolittle tread
dep th.This signi/ can tly re duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and rear
wheels, rotate thewheels accordingtotheint er-
va ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant ybook in
yo ur vehicle docume nts. Ifth is is no tav ailabl e,
ro tate thetir es every3,000 to6,000 miles
(5,000 to10,000 km),depending onthewe ar.
Ensu rethat thedir ection ofrotation ismai n-
ta ined.
Obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Chang ingawheel" whendoingso (/ page374). NNo o
t t
es on st es
on stor or
ing wheels ing
wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing notes:
R ATer remo vingwheels, stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer abl ydar kplace.
R Protect thetir es from cont actwithoil, grease
or fuel. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tir he
tire-c e-c
hang hang
et e
tool kit ool
kit Apar
tfr om some country-sp eci/c variant s,vehi-
cles areno teq uipp edwithatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhic hto ols arere qu ired
and appr ovedto per form awheel chang eon your
ve hicle, consu ltaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hanging tools mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder thecar go
com partment 0oor.
% Depending onthemodel, thetir ech ang eto ol
kit maybe locat edinother posit ionsund er
th ecar gocom partment 0oor. The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack
R Lugwr enc h
R Whe elstuds
R Extensio natt achme ntforwheel studs, ifnec-
essar y(depending onvehicle version)
R Folding choc k
R Ratche twr enc h PrPr
epa r epa
ring t ing
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor awhe elc or
awhe elchang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R The vehicle isno ton aslope. 374374
Wheel
sand tires
VV
ehicle ehicle
identi/cation ident
i/cationplat plat
e,VIN and engine num- e,
VIN and engine num-
ber ov ber
over er
vie w vie
w
V V
ehicle ehicle
identi/cation ident
i/cationplat e plat
e Ve
hicle identi/cation plate(US Aonl y)
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 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)
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). 388388
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ch nica ldat a
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ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
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
- Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop &
W W
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. &
W W
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. 390390
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ch nica ldat a
#
Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. Fle
xible -fuel vehicles canberefuel edwith thefo l-
lo wing fueltypes:
R Premium grade unleaded gasolin e
R E85 fuel
R Amixtu reofE85 fueland premium grade
unl eaded 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
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
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389). *
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(/ page 179). Other wise, engine
output canbereduced andfuelconsum ption
incr eased.
If y If
you w ou
want maximum engineoutput ant
maximum engineoutput: :
Onl yre fuel
wi th premium-g rade unleaded gasolin ewit han
oct ane num berofatleas t91 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.
Ne verre fuel using gasolin ewit halowe rRO N.
* NO NO
TE TE
Prema tureengine wearthro ugh
unleaded regula rga solin e Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform ance
of theengine. Te
ch nica ldat a
391 391
If
unl eaded premiu mgrade 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 Onthehttps//www .mbusa.com (USAonl y)
N No o
t t
es on additiv es
on additiv esing es
ingasoline (v asoline
(vehicles wit ehicles
witha h
a
g g
asoline engine) asoline
engine)
No tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page389). *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsui table
additiv es Ev
en small amounts ofthewrong 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. Deposi tscould 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 fuelr ent
and fuelrese rve eser
ve
F F
uel t uel
tank tot ank
total capacit y al
capacit y Mod
el Mod
el
All model s2 2.5gal(85.0 liter s) RR
eser v eser
ve fuel t e
fuel tank ank
ModelModel
All models 2.4gal(9.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389). 392392
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ch nica ldat a
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Waituntil theengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair suppl yto thera diat orisno tobstr ucted. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
her eis amalf unct ionintheengine cooling system. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
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. #
Ift If
the fuel he
fuel /ller /ller
capw cap
was alr as
already pr eady
proper l oper
ly closed: y
closed: consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
417 417