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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
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All models 1.3gal(5.0 liter s) Engine
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on engine oil
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Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Te
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messag es es
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NNo o
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es about displa es
about displaymessag y
messag es es
Displa ymessag esappear ontheinst rument dis-
pla y.
Displa ymessag eswithgr aphic symbols aresim-
pli/ed intheOper ator's Manual andmaydi.er
fr om thesymbols ontheinst rument displa y.The
instr umentdis pla ysh ow shigh- prior ity displa y
messag esinred. Cer tain displa ymessa gesar e
accom paniedbyawa rning tone.
Plea seactin accor danc ewit hth edispla ymes-
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin theOper -
at or's Manual.
Fo rsome displaymessag es,symbols willalso be
sho wn:
R Õ Further informatio n
R 00A4 Hidedispl aymessag e
Wi th theleT-h andTouc hContr ol,youcan select
th ere specti vesymbol byswipin gto theleT or
ri ght. Press ing Õ displa ysfur ther information onth
emedia display.Press the00A4 symbol tohide
th edispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing thebac kbutt onP ortheleT-h and
To uc hContr ol.The displa ymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctif yth ecause ofadispla ymessag eas quickl y
as possible.
High-pr iority displa ymessa gescann otbe hidden.
The instrument displaywill showthese displa y
messag esper manentl yuntil thecause ofthedis-
pla ymessag ehas been recti/ed.
Callin gup sav Callin
gup saved displa ed
displa ymessag y
messag es es
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,No Messag es
will appear ontheinst rument displa y. #
Scroll thro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip-
ing upw ards ordown wardson theleT-h and
To uc hContr ol. #
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o e o
exit t xit
the messa g he
messa ge memor y e
memor y: :
pr ess thebac k
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Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
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SRS Malfunction Service
Req uired *T
herestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 38). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 38). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Left SideCu rtai nAirb ag
Ma lfunction Service
Re quire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 38). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toamalf unct ioninthewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
accident. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 338338
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ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Front PassengerAirbag Dis-
abl ed See Opera tor'sMan-
ual *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled even though anadult oraper son
of adult buildison thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects
ma ybe toolow. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toadisabl edfront passen gerairbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan accid ent
and canno tper form itsintended protectiv efunction .
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth eve hicle' sint erior ,espe-
ciall yif th eper son issitting tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.(/ page47). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tionin the
fo llo wing situations:
R Even when ach ild, aper son ofsmaller statur eor an object weighing lessthan thesy stem weight thre shold isloca-
te don thefront passeng erseat
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied Displa
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
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ons
Pla cethe Key inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera -
tor's Manua l *S
mar tKey detection ismalfu nctionin g. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar ting theengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e129). LightsLights
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ymessag y
messag es P es
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
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:
Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor respond inglight sour ceisdef ecti ve. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
% LED light sources: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor respond inglight appear sonl ywhen allthelight-emittin gdiodes
in thelight arefa ulty .
: Malfu nction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lightin gis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aquali/ edspecialist workshop. Displ
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
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ons #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Close thehood.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen . &
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexhaus tga spoison ing
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can entertheve hicle
int erior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theve hicle isrunning, especiallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle beforeopen ingthetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. #
Close thetrunk lid.
00B2 Check WasherFluid *T
hewasher 0uidleve lin thewa sher 0uidreser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher 0uid(/page263) .
Wi per Malfunctioni ng
*Thewind shield wipersar emalf unct ioning. Displ
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Tra nsmi ssion Malfunction
*Thetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The cause couldbeanove rheat edclutc hor bloc kedge ars. #
Letth etransmission cooldown. #
Ifth edispla ymessag estill appear sfo llo wing are star t,co nsulta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
0080 Tra nsmi ssion Oil Over hea-
ted Drive with Ca ution *T
hetransmi ssionisove rheating. Whenthedispla ymessag eis activ e,star t-up anddriving charact eristics maybe tem-
por arily im pair ed. #
Drive at low engi nespeed. #
Avoid spor tydrivin g. #
Beforepulling awayon uphi llgr adien ts,letth etransmission cooldown until thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Parking LockInoperative
Apply Parking Brake *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The parkposit ion005Dcann otbe select ed. #
Park theve hicle safely. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains trol ling awa y.
Teaching inTransmission
Operate SelectorLever
Apply Brake forXXsRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *T
hetransmi ssionisbein gta ught in.Ther eis arisk oftheve hicle rolling away. #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal untilthete ac h-in process hasbeen completed.
The electr icpar king brak eis applied automaticall ydur ing thete ac h-in process. #
Switchon theve hicle. Displ
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Sensors areDirty *F
ront and corner radar sensor s(her eaTer "sensor s")aremalfuncti oning.Po ssible causes:
R The senso rsaredir ty
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extended countrydr iving without other tra1c, e.g.in thedeser t
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stem sma ybe malf uncti oni ng ortemp orarily una vailable. Thebrak esy stem, steer -
ing and drive sy stem will continue tofunc tionnor mally. #
Drive on.
Once thecauses ofthepr oblem areno long erpresent, thedr iving systems anddriving safetysy stem swi llbe availabl e
ag ain and thecor respond ingsymbols willbeswitc hedo..
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Clean allsensor covers from outside (/ page 155). #
Restar tth eve hicle. Displ
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