#
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and thedr ive sy stem beforecleaning the
wind shield orwiper blades. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
W W
indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws. %
ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
(/ page180).
W W
iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page131).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen.
Ext Ext
er er
ior lightin g ior
lightin g
R Clean thelenses withawe tspo ngeand mild
clea ning agent, e.g.carshampoo. R
Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forplastic lenses.
V V
ehicle socke ehicle
socket(h igh-v t
(h igh-v olt olt
ag ag
ebatt e
batt er er
y) y)
R Use cleanwa terand asoT clothtoclean the
ve hicle socket.
R Donotuse powe rwa sher sor clean ingagent s,
suc has soap.
Se nsor s Se
nsor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear bum p-
er swit hasoT clothand carsham poo
(/ page180) .
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,main tain amini-
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
R R
ear vie ear
viewcamer w
camer aand surr a
and surround vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page218).
R Use clean waterand asoT clothtoclean the
camer alens.
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher . 290290
Main
tenanc eand care
NN
o o
t t
es on car es
on car eof t e
of the int he
inter er
ior ior
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom plastic parts
br eaking o.aTer theuse ofsol vent-ba sed
ca re products
Car eand cleaning products containing sol-
ve nts canca use surfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plastic partsma ybr eak away. #
Donotuse anycar eor cleaning products
cont aining solvents toclean thecoc kpit. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ies
fr om bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, cause seatbeltsto tear
or failin an accident. #
Neverbleac hor dyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l-
lo wing noteson clean ingand care: Se
atbelt s Se
atbelt s
R Clean withluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Donotdr yby heati ngthem toove r176°F
(80°C) orexposing them todirect sunlight.
Displa y Displa
y
R Switc ho. thedispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efully wit hamicr o/ber
clo thand asuit able displaycar epr oduct (TFT-
LC D).
R Donotuse anyot her agent s.
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display
R Cleanwithaso T, non-st atic,lint- free cloth.
R Donotuse cleaning agents.
Plas Plast
ictr tic
trim im
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber cloth.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. R
Donotallo wcosme tics,insectrepellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwithth eplastic
tr im.
R R
eal w eal
wood andtr ood
andtrim elements im
elements
R Clean withamicr o/ber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lacq uerlook: Clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning agents, pol-
ish es orwa xes.
Head liner Head
liner
R Clean withabr ush ordrysham poo.
Car Car
pet pe
t
R Use acar petand textil eclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
St St
eer eer
ing wheel madeofg ing
wheel madeofgenuine leat enuine
leather orDINA - her
orDINA -
MIC A MIC
A
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning
ag ents suchas tarre mo veror wheel Maint
enance andcare
291 291
Fi
rs t-aid kit(soT side d)1 isunder thecar go
com partment 0oor. Flat
tire Flat
tire NNo o
t t
es on es
on 0at 0at
tir tir
es es
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoa0at
tir e
A 0at tirese verely a.ects thedr iving charac-
te risti cs aswellas thesteer ing and braking of
th eve hicle.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
without hout
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Donotdr ive wit ha0at tire. #
Chang eth e0at tireimmediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consul ta qu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
with h
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Obser vetheinf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt endedtires (run-0at
tir es). In
theev ent ofa0at tire, thefo llo wing options are
av ailabl edepen dingon your vehicle' seq uipme nt:
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith MOExt h
MOExt endedtir end
edtires: es:
itis possibl e
to cont inueth ejour neyfo ra shor tper iod of
time. Makesur eyo uobser vetheno teson
MOExt endedtires (run-0at tires)
(/ page295) .
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haTIR EFIT kit: h
aTIR EFIT kit:youcan repair the
tir eso that itis possibl eto cont inueth ejour -
ne yfo ra shor tper iod oftime. Todo this, use
th eTIREFIT kit(/ page297).
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withMer h
Mer cedes meconnect: cedes
meconnect: youcan
mak eacall forbr eakdo wnassist anceviathe
ove rhead contr olpanel inthecase ofabr eak -
do wn (/ page263).
R Allv All
vehicles: ehicles:
chang eth ewheel (/page337).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailabl e
in cer tain countr ies. NNo o
t t
es on MOExt es
on MOExt ended tir ended
tires es
(r (r
un- 0at un-
0at tir tir
es) es)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whendriving in
lim p-home mode
When driving inemer gency mod eth ehandling
ch aract eristics areim pair ed. #
Donotex ceed thespeci/ed maximum
speed oftheMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and drivin g
maneuv ersas wellas driving over obst a-
cles (curbs, potholes, o.-road). This
appli es,inpar ticu lar,to aloaded vehicle. #
Stop drivin gin theemer gency mod eif
yo uno tice:
R Banging noise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhi chsmell slik eru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntion
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
ATer driving inemer gency mod e,have
th erims checkedby aquali/ed specialist Br
eakdo wnassis tance
295 295
Ve
hicles withth re ero ws ofseats
1 Tire sealan tbo ttle
2 Tire in0 ation com pressor
Depending onthemodel, theTIREFIT kitmayalso
be locat edinother places underthetrunk 0oor . Using
t Using
the TIREFIT kit he
TIREFIT kit RR
eq eq
uir uir
ed t ed
tools: ools:
R Tire sealan tbo ttle
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Sticke rwit hde tails ofthemaximum permissi-
ble speed R
Tire in0 ation com pressor
R Gloves
TIRE FITkitstor ag eloc ation: (/ page296)
Yo ucan useTIREFIT tiresealant toseal perfora -
tion damageof up to0.16 in(4 mm) ,par ticular ly
th ose inthetir econt actsurface. Youcan use
TIREFIT inoutside temp eratur esdown to-4°F
(-20° C). &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident whenusing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant maybe unabl eto seal thetir e
pr oper ly,especi allyin thefo llo wing cases :
R Ther ear elar ge cuts orpunct ures inthe
tir e(la rger than damag epr ev iousl ymen-
tioned)
R The wheel rims have been damag ed
R ATer journeys wit hve ry low tirepr essur e
or wit h0at tires #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryand poison ing
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfu land causes irrita -
tion. Donotallo witto come intocont actwith
th eskin, eyes orclo thing, and donotsw allo w
it. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.Keep the
tir esea lant awayfrom childr en.
If yo ucome intocont actwithth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse o.thetir esealant from your skin
immediat elyusing water. #
Iftir esealan tget sint oyo ur eyes, thor -
oughl yrinse outtheey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir esealan thas been swallo wed,imme-
diat elyrinse outthemout hth or oughl y
and drink plenty ofwa ter. Do notinduce
vo mitin gand seek medical attenti on
immediat ely. #
Chang eout ofanyclo thes cont aminat ed
wit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifalle rgic reactio nsoccur ,seek medic al
att ent ion immed iately. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
297 297
*
N N
O O
TE TE
Overhea ting duetothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th estic keron thetir esealant bottle.
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqua li/ed
specialist workshop every/v eye ars. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign objects whichha ve
ent ered thetir e. #
Remo vesticker 1 from thetir ein0 ation com-
pr essor housing anda1x itto theinst rument
clust erwit hin thedr iver's /eld ofvision. #
Remo vesticker 2 from thetir esealant bottle
and a1x itnear theva lve on thewheel with
th efa ulty tire. #
Pull plug 7withth ecable and/ller hose 3
out ofthetir ein0 ation compressor housing. #
Inser ttir esealant bottle 9insoc ket6 of
th etir ein0 ation compressor insuc hawa y
th at there dar ro w on tiresealan tbo ttle9
matc hesthere dar ro w on thetir ein0 ation
com pressor . 298298
Br
eakdo wnassist ance
VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withfr h
front wheel dr ont
wheel drive iv
e PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km) at30 mph
(50 km/h )*,onl yfo rw ards
wit hth edr iver inthecoc kpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km)*at 30 mph(5 0km /h)
Re ar axle
ra ised No*The
towing rang eca nbe signi/c an tly lo we r
depending ontheactiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
en vironment alconditions. 4MA 4MA
TICv TIC
vehicles ehicles
PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km) at30 mph
(50 km/h )*,onl yfo rw ards
wit hth edr iver inthecoc kpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang eca nbe signi/c an tly lo we r
depending ontheactiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
en vironment alconditions. TT
o o
wing t wing
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
withbo t h
bo th axles ont h
axles onthe gr he
ground ound
#
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page305). #
Mak esur eth at the12 Vbatt eryis connect ed
and charge d. Obser
vethefo llo wing points whenthe12 Vbat-
te ry isdisconnect edordisc harged:
R The drive sy stem canno tbe star ted
R The electric par king brak eca nno tbe released
or applied
R The transmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition
005C or005D
In thefo llo wing situations, onlytranspor tingthe
ve hicle isper mitt ed:
R Ifth etransmission cannotbe shiTed to005C
R Ifth e12 Vbatt eryis disconnect edordis-
ch arge d
R Ifth edispla yin theins trument clusterisno t
wo rking
R Ifth eá TowingNot Permitted SeeOper-
ator's Manua lmessag eis displa yed
R Ifth e00BD Check CoolantLevel SeeOpera-
tor's Manua lmessag eis displa yed
R Ifth e0080 StopSwitch OffVehicle message
is displa yed 306306
Br
eakdo wnassist ance
R
The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g. #
Insuc hcases ,do notto w theve hicle. #
Transpo rttheve hicle (/page308) .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive sy stem due to
incor rect towing The
vehicle mayno tbe towe din thefo llo wing
situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g. #
Insuc hcases ,do notto w theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toexcessiv etractiv e
po we r If
yo upull awayshar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pullawa yslo wly and smoo thly. Loading
t Loading
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor tr or
transpo rt anspo
rt #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e305). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005C.
% The transmission maybe lockedin position
005D intheev ent ofdamag eto theelectr ics.To
shiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon-boar delectr ical
sy stem withpo we r(/ page305). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withadap h
adap tiv tiv
edam e
dam ping adjus ping
adjustmen t tment
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withadap tivedam ping
adju stmen t
When transpo rting vehicles withadap tive
dam pingadju stmen t,theve hicle/ trailer com-
bin ation maybeg into rock and star tto skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
speed of35 mph(6 0km /h)wh en tran s-
po rting. 308308
Br
eakdo wnassist ance
*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle from secur -
ing itinco rrectl y #
ATer loading, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheels. Other wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Amin imum distance of8in (20 cm)
upw ards and 4in (10 cm) down wards
must bekept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheels aTer
loading. #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axles come
to rest on thesame transpor tation vehicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive train due to
incor rect positi oningof theve hicle #
Donotposit iontheve hicle abovethe
conn ectionpoin tof thetranspor tve hi-
cle. TT
o o
wing ey wing
eyest e
stor or
ag ag
elocation e
location To
wing eyeis under thecar gocom partment 0oor. InstInst
alling andr alling
andremo emo
ving t ving
the to he
towing eye wing
eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwise asfaras it
will goand tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 engages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
309 309