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When
theve hicle isat transpor tle ve l,it is low‐
er ed again inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When driven faster than 25 mph(4 0km/h).
R The 12Vbatt eryis disc harg ed. The
vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ eleve l.
Tr anspo rting theve hicl e #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Swi tchof fth eengine andthepo we rsupp ly. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
4MA TICvehicl es #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ive train due to
inc orrect pos itioning oftheve hicle #
Donotposition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. Un
loading theve hicl e #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle israised totrans ‐
po rtleve lbef oreunloadin g(/ page35 7).
Lo we ring theve hicl eaf te runl oad ing #
Swi tchon thepo we rsupp ly. #
Startth eengine. #
Swipe upwardin thetranspor tse ttings to
select Standard levelandpress 0076.
The vehicle issetto theheight ofthelas t
activ eleve land theVehicle lowering display
messag eis sho wn. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen lowe red, press the
G buttonforat lea sttwose cond s.
The trans portsettin gsareclosed. Br
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To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 islocat edunder thetrunk floor .
Depending ontheve hicle equipment, theto wing
ey ema ybe locat edatano ther position inthe
tr unk . In
stalli ng theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eyeor tra iler
hitc h When
ato wing eyeor tra iler hitchis used to
re co vera ve hicle, theve hicle maybe dam‐
ag ed inthepr ocess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitch
to tow aw ay ortow star tth eve hicle. #
Donotuse theto wing eyeor tra iler
hitc hto tow theve hicle during reco very. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow- star tin g To
w- star tin gth eve hicle candamag eth e
aut omat ictransm ission. #
Donotto w- star tth eve hicle. #
Donotto w- star tth eve hicle. 360
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Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zedbythe
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
Fu se assignment diagram: intheve hicle docu‐
ment wallet.
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away. R
Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed inthefo llo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (/page36 1)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page363)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page36 4)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright-h andside
of theve hicle, when viewe din thedir ect ion
of tra vel(/ page36 4) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page36 1).
R Have thefo llo wing tools readil yav ailable:
- Adr yclo th Br
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-
Ascr ewdriver wit han appr opriatehead
Opening
% Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, access
to thefuse boxma ybe limit ed.Mer cedes-
Benz recomme ndsconsu lting aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Release thero tary catc hesoncover1 and
pul lth eco verup and out. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, ther e
ma ybe anelectr icalcom ponen t2 onthe
fuse boxlid .If pr esent, unscrewscrew 3
and putthecom ponen tto theside without
discon nectingtheelectr icalconnect ion. #
Ifpr esent ,re lease hoses 4from there tain‐
ing clips onthefuse boxand vehicle body. 362
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#
Ifpr esent, release hoses 5from there tain‐
ing clips intheengine compartmen tand
ve hicle body. #
Unscr ew screws6 and fold out bar7. #
Unscr ew screws8 and remo vefuse boxlid
9 totheside.
Closing #
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 9. #
Placelid 9 onthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews8. #
Foldbac kbar 7and tightenscr ews6. #
Ifpr esent, engagehoses 5inthere tainin g
clips intheengine compartmen tand vehicle
body . #
Ifpr esent, engagehoses 4inthere tainin g
clips onthefuse boxand vehicle body. #
Ifpr esent, insertelectr icalcom ponent 2
int oth eholder onthefuse boxlid and
tight enscrews3. #
Inser tco ver1 and engageth ero tary
catc hes. Ope
ningand clos ing the fuse boxin the
co ckpit Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page36 1). Br
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Pr
epar ingtheve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd .
R There qu ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailable.
% Ifyo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually . #
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Vehicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page24 9). #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Remo vethehub capifneces sary
(/ page388). #
Raise theve hicle (/page388). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng thewheel trim/h ub
cap s Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora whee lch ang e
(/ page38 8).
Alum inum hubcap #
Toremo ve:po sitio nsoc ket2 from thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit onhub cap1. #
Position wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwheelwr enc h3, turnhu bcap 1
cou nter-clo ckwise andremo veit. #
Toins tall: follo wtheins truction sabo vein
re ve rseor der .
% Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 18lb-f t
(25 Nm). Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page38 8).
R The hub caps have been remo ved
( / pag e388).
Im por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approved byMer cedes-Ben zto raise
th eve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea 388
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wheel
isbein gch ang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface.
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsand /or feet unde r
th eve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e. R
Donotopen orclose anydoor sor thetrunk
lid. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. Po
sition ofjac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectly at
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. Wheels
andtires 389
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#
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Unscr ew and remo vethealignment bolt. #
Tight enthelas twheel boltuntil itis fing er-
tig ht. #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page392). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page39 1).
* NO
TERisk oftrap ping thejac k If
th eAIRMA TICsystem has released air
when raising theve hicle, thejac kcan
become trapped whentheve hicle islowe red. #
Startth eengine. Thisadap tstheve hi‐
cle leve l. #
Remo vethejac kfrom under theve hi‐
cle. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:pla cethera tche tont o
th ehe xagon nutofthejac kso that thelet‐
te rs "AB "ar evis ible and turnco unt er-cloc k‐
wise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
an init ialmax imum forc eof 59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
th especif iedtight ening torq ue of111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed torq ue. #
Ensu rethat thewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Contactaqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlyins talled
wheel andadjus tit ifnec essar y.
% The follo wing does notappl yif th ene w
wheel isan emer gency sparewheel. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page37 1). 39
2
Wh eelsan dtir es