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R
Opens thehood →
282
S 0024 Electricpar king brak e →
177
T Light switch →
124 88
At
aglan ce–Coc kpit
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Intheev ent that theengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle' sbatt eryis ch arge d), thesy s-
te m isno toper ational. Contactanaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Be nzCent eror call
1-800 -FOR -MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). AA
T T
A A
(an ti-t (an
ti-theT heT
alar alar
msyst m
system) em)
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe AT he
ATA syst A
sy stem em
If th eATA system isarmed, avisu aland audibl e
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situations:
R When adoor isopened
R When theta ilg ateis opened
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page89)
R When theto w- awa yalar mistrig ge red
( / pag e89)
The ATA system isarmed automati callyaTer
appr oximat elyte nsec onds inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey R
ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO Indi
catorlam p1 0ashes whentheATA system is
ar med.
The ATA system isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situations:
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe run lock ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO R
ATer pressin gth estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page146)
% When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
(/ page271).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page146)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. 8888
Open
ingand closin g
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vo
ltag eelectr icalsystem maybe damag ed
alt hough thedamag eis no tvisible. #
Nevermak ean ymodi/ca tionsto the
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem. #
Donotswitc hon oruse theve hicle ifits
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem
com ponents have been modi/ed ordam-
ag ed. #
Neverto uc hdamag edcom ponents of
th ehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsys-
te m. #
ATer anaccident, donotto uc han ycom-
ponents ofthehigh-v oltageon-boar d
electr icalsystem. #
ATer anaccident, have theve hicle trans-
por tedawa y. #
Have thecom ponents ofthehigh-v oltage
on-boar delectr icalsystem checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop and
re placed ifnecessar y. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
Onl ydisconnect thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin thefo llo wing situations:
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lamplights
up intheInstr ument Display,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle isbadl ydamag ed,e.g.aTer an
acciden t,and there str aint system comp o-
nent sha ve notbee ntrigg ered.
Ope r Ope
rating t ating
the high -v he
high -volt olt
ag ag
edis conne ctde e
dis conne ctdevice vice
Onl ydis conne ctthehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin theabo ve-mentio nedsit-
uatio ns. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Open thehood. #
Press release tab1 inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and pullitout. #
Pullhigh- voltag edisconnect device 2inthe
dir ection ofthear ro w unt ilit eng ages.
The high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem is
switc hedo..
All workon thedr ive sy stem (including aTerdis-
connecting thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr ical 144144
Dr
iving andparking
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In
these orsimilar operating conditions, have the
int erior air/lter chang edmor efreq uen tly. The
tir es must becheckedmor efreq uentl yif th eve hi-
cle isoper ated und erincr eased loads. Further
inf ormatio ncan beobt aine dat aqu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop.
The ASSYST PLUS service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi bil-
ity asrega rdsto whe ther maint enance work
need sto be per form ed mor eoTen than speci/ed
based ontheactual operating conditions and/or
loads. BattBatt
er er
ydisconnection per y
disconnection periods iods
The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla ycan cal-
culat eth eser vice duedateonl ywhen thebatt ery
is connect ed. #
Displa yand note down theser vice duedate
on theinst rument displa ybef oredisconne ct-
ing thebatt ery(/ page281). Engine
com Engine
compar par
tment tment
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the hood he
hood &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetodriving
wit hth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood is
loc ked. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjury
when openingand closin gth ehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position.
Ther eis arisk ofinjuryfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er eis
a per son inthehood's rang eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjurydue tooverheat ed
ve hicle
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove r-
heat edvehicle or/rein theengine compart-
ment, thefo llo wing situations mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her
escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Intheev ent ofove rheating or/rein the
engine compartment, keep thehood
closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Allo wtheov erheat edvehicle tocool
do wn /rst ifyo uneed toopen thehood. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: 282282
Main
tenanc eand care
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#
Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponents intheengine compart-
ment canbevery hot,e.g .th edr ive sy stem
and thecooler . #
Allo wthedr ive sy stem tocool down and
to uc honl yth ecom ponents described
belo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yfrom 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 theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. #
Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th eleT asfaras itwill go(palm down wards).
LiT thehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised by
th epneumatic spring.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood andletit dr op from aheight of
appr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). Maint
enance andcare
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#
Ifth ehood canstillbeliTed slightl y,open the
hood again and close itwit halit tle forc euntil
it eng ages cor rectl y. ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap when thedr ive sy stem is
at oper ating temp eratur e,youma yscald your-
self. #
Allo wtheve hicle tocool beforeopen ing
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand protectiv eey ewe ar. #
Torelease thepr essur e,slo wly open the
cap. #
Onlyha ve thecoolant checkedor re/ll ed ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. AA
ddin gw ddin
gwasher asher
0uid 0uid
t t
o t o
the wind shield w he
wind shield washer sy asher
sys- s-
t t
em em
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponents intheengine compart-
ment canbevery hot,e.g .th edr ive sy stem
and thecooler . #
Allo wthedr ive sy stem tocool down and
to uc honl yth ecom ponents described
belo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk of/reand injur yfrom
wind shield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. #
Avoid /re, open 0ames, smoking andthe
cr eation ofspar kswhen usingwind shield
wa sher conce ntrate. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher 0uid.
% Further informatio nabout thewindshield
wa sher 0uid(/page348) 284284
Main
tenanc eand care
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The
electrica lfuse sar eloc ated invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartment onthe
leT-h andside oftheve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ection oftrave l(/ page311)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page312)
R Fuse boxin thecent erofthecar gocom part-
ment (/page313) 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
ements: ements:
R Adr yclo thand ascr ewdriver areav ailabl e.
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page310) . Openi
ng Openi
ng &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom 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. #
Open thehood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmoistur efrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws1. #
Press clam ps2 and liTthefuse boxlid up
and out.
The fuse assignment diagram isin are cess onthe
side ofthefuse box. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
311 311
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ClosingClosing
#
Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in thelid. #
Place thelid on thefuse box. #
Mak esur eth at clam ps2 engage. #
Tight enscrews 1. #
Close thehood. 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
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page310). Openi
ng Openi
ng #
LiT carpet1 inthedir ection ofthear ro w. #
Loosen screws2 and remo vethefuse box
lid from theto p.
Closing Closing
#
Place thelid on thefuse box. #
Tight enscrews 2. #
Foldbac kth ecar pet. 312312
Br
eakdo wnassist ance