is
connect edtothebatt ery/jum p-startcon-
nection point.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustnot
come intocont actwithan ypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning.
R Alwaysmak esur eth at nei ther younor thebat-
te ry iselectr ostaticall ych arge d.
R Keep awa yfrom /reand open 0ames.
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points when
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc-
tion sbef orech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points during
st ar ting assist ance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonl ybe prov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jump star t
de vice swit hanomi nalvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h. R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withag h
agasoline engine: asoline
engine: jump-startth e
ve hicle onlywhen theengine andexhaus tsy s-
te m arecold. SS
t t
ar ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y RR
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmiss ion: ansmiss
ion:The
tr ansmiss ionisin position 005D.
R The vehicle andallelect rical consume rsare
switc hedo..
R The hood isopen . Ex
am ple: enginecom partmen t #
Slide cover1 ofPOSITIVE contact2onthe
jum p-st arting connec tionpoi ntinthedir ection
of thear ro w. #
Connect POSITIVE contact2onyour vehicle
to thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor battery
using thejum per cable/c harging cable. Br
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341 341
Alw
aysbegi nwit hPOS ITIVE contact2on
yo ur ow nve hicle /rst. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
star tth eengine of
th edonor vehicle andrunat idle speed. #
Conne cttheneg ativete rm inal ofthedonor
batt eryand ground point 3ofyour ow nve hi-
cle byusing thejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor battery/r st. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
star tth eengine of
yo ur ow nve hicle. #
Dur Dur
ingt ing
the c he
char har
gingpr gin
gpr ocess: ocess:
star tth ech arg-
ing process. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
letth eengines run
fo rse veralminut es. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
beforedisconnect-
ing thejum per cable, switchon anelectr ical
consumer onyour ow nve hicle, e.g.th ere ar
wind owheat eror lightin g.
When thestar ting assist ance/c harging process is
com plete,per form thefo llo wing steps: #
Firs t, re mo vethejum per cable/c harging cable
fr om ground point 3and theneg ativete rm i- nal
ofthedonor battery, then POSITIVE con-
ta ct 2 and thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor
batt ery. Begin each time withth econt acts on
yo ur ow nve hicle /rst. #
ATer remo vingth ejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofPOSITIVE contact
2.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop. RR
eplaci ngt eplaci
ngthe 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y #
Obser vetheno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page338).
Mer cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop, e.g.at an aut hor izedMer cedes- Benz
Cen ter.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa nttoreplace
th ebatt eryyo urself:
R Alwaysre place afa ulty batterywit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespeci/c vehicle requ ire-
ments. The
vehicle iseq uipp edwithan AGMtech nol-
ogy battery (Absor bentGlass Mat)or alith-
ium -ionbatt ery. Fu llve hicle funct ionalityis
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbat tery or lith-
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes-
Ben zre commen dsthat youonl yuse batteries
whic hha ve been tested andap pro vedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Be nz.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo w/tting sor term inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alw ayscon-
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con-
nect edinthesame way. 342342
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eakdo wnassist ance
#
Vehicles withaut omati ctransmi ssion
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withan aut omati ctransmi ssionmust
no tbe tow- star ted. ElectrElectr
icalfuses ical
fuses NNo o
t t
es on electr es
on electr icalfuses ical
fuses &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo umanipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher amper -
ag e, theelectr icline could beove rloaded.
This could result ina/r e. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses withspeci-
/ed newfuses containing thecor rect
am per age. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect fuse s Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyincor rect fuse s,or their function -
ality maybe sign i/can tly im pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Be nzand which ha ve the
cor rect fuse rating. Blo
wn fuses mustbereplaced withfuses ofthe
same rating, whichyoucan recogn izebythecolor
and thelabel. Thefuse ratings andfurther infor-
mation tobe obser vedcan befound inthefuse
assignment diagram.
F F
use assignmen tdiag r use
assignmen tdiag ram: am:
onthefuse boxin the
car gocom partmen t(/ page350) .
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eor malfu nctions caused by
moist ure Mois
turema ycause damag eto theelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfun ction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse box. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid ispositioned cor-
re ctl yon thefuse box. If
th ene wly inser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cause traced andrecti/ed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelec trica lcons umersareswitc hedo..
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
The elect rical fuse sar elocat edinvarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartment onthe
leT-h andside oftheve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ection oftrav el (/ page349)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page349)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page349) 348348
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eakdo wnassist ance
R
Fuse boxin thecar gocom partment onthe
ri ght-h andsideof theve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ection oftrav el (/ page350) Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the engine he
engine
com com
par par
tment tment
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ement ement: :
R Youneed adr yclo thand ascr ewdriver .
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page348) .
Openi ng Openi
ng &
W W
AR NING AR
NING Riskofinjuryfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforeopen ingthehood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmoistur efrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws2 and remo vefus ebo xlid 1
fr om theto p.
Closing Closing
#
Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in thelid. #
Inser tth elid intoth ebr ac ketat there ar ofthe
fus ebo x. #
Folddo wn thelid ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews2. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the coc he
coc kpit kpit
R
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page348) .
The fuse boxis on thedr iver's side ontheside of
th ecoc kpit under aco ver. #
Toopen andclose it,consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the fr he
front ont
passeng passeng
erf er
foo oo
tw tw
ell ell
#
Cont actanaut hor ized Mercedes-Ben zCent er
fo rfur ther information. Br
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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
Te
ch nica ldat a
Ne
verex ceed themaximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight orthemaximum gross axle weight
ra ting forth efront orrear axle.
VIN infr VIN
infront oft ont
ofthe fr he
front seat ont
seat 1
VIN (vehicle identi/cation number) A A
ddit ionalplat ddit
ionalplat es es
1
Platewit hinf ormatio nabout emissionstest-
ing ,inc ludi ng con/r mati onofem issions
gu idelin es attheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCalif ornia
2 Engine number stam ped intoth ecr ankcase
3 VIN (vehicle identi/cationnumber) asalabel
at thelowe redg eof thewindshield OperOper
ating ating
0uids 0uids
NNo o
t t
es on oper es
on oper ating ating
0uids 0uids
*
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom oper ating
0uids harmfu lto your healt h
Oper ating 0uids maybe poisonous andharm-
ful toyour healt h. #
Obser vethete xt on theor iginal contain-
er swhen using, stor ing ordisposing of
oper ating 0uids. #
Alwaysst or eoper ating0uids sealed in
th eir original container s. #
Alwayske ep childr enawa yfrom oper at-
in g 0uid s. Te
ch nica ldat a
389 389
#
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
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