&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . &
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GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
ve hicle orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat. 162162
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iving andparking
Spe
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cruis eco ntr uis
eco ntrol ol
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unc tionof cr unc
tionof cruis eco ntr uis
eco ntrol ol
Cr uis eco ntrol regula testh espeed totheva lue
select edbythedr iver .
If yo uacceler ateto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed spee dis no tde lete d. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal aTerovertaking ,
cr uise controlwill resume speed regula tion back
to thestor ed speed.
Yo ucan stor ean yspeed above15 mph
(20 km/h )up tothemaximum designspeed.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page190) .
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Cruise controlis availa-
ble uptoamaximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h ).
Displa y Displa
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in the Ins he
Inst r tr
ument Display ument
Display
R h (gra y): cruise control issele cted but not
yet activ ated.
R h (gre en): cruise contr olisactiv e. A
stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis-
pla y.
% The segm entsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upinthe
speedo meter.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr uis eco ntrol maybe una ble to maint ainthe
st or ed spee don uphillgr adien ts.The stor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adien tev ens out.
Chang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeonlongand
st eep downhil lgr adien ts.Take par ticular note of
th is when driving aladen vehicle. Bydoin gso, you
will mak euse oftheengine' sbr aking e.ect.This
re lie vesth eload onthebr ak esy stem and pre-
ve nts thebr ak es from overheating andwearing
to oqu ickl y.
Do notuse cruise contr olinthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R Intra1c situations whichre qu ire freq uent
ch ang esofspeed, e.g.in hea vytra1c, on
wind ingroads R
Onslipp eryro ads. Acceler atingcan cause the
dr ive wheels tolose traction andtheve hicle
could then skid.
R When visibility ispoor
Oper Oper
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetostor ed
sp ee d
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed, theve hicle
decel erates. #
Take intoaccount thetra1c situation
bef orecalling upthestor ed speed. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R ESP ®
must beactiv ated, but notint erve ning.
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mph
(20 km/h ).
R The trans missionis in pos ition005B. Dr
iving andparking
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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent due 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
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es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389). &
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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. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection.
Inf ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1 -
Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
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R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop.
Pr opor tionofant ifre eze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C)) 394394
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
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Coolant warning lamp(red) *T
he redcoolant warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunctionin g
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobstr ucted
R The radiat orfan is faulty
R The engine coolant pumpis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan overheat edengine or/rein theengine compartment, thefo llo wing situations
ma yoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine compartment, keep thehood closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Stop immediat elyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. theve hicle. Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . 460460
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps