TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods (nonplug-inh hods
(nonplug-inhybr ybr
id) id)
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byaut omati cbr ak -
ing If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isactiv ated,
th eve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain sit-
uations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing . #
Inacar wash. Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dstranspor tingyo ur
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rather than
to wing itawa y. Fo
rto wing ,use ato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axles onthegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission ansmission
PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31miles
(50 km) at31 mph(5 0km /h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
/x ed inthecent erposition
wit hasteer ing wheel lock 4MA4MA
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 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mph(5 0km /h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No TT
o o
wing wit wing
withar h
araised axle: aised
axle:towing should beper -
fo rm ed byato wing company. 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. #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis connect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing points whenthebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The vehicle cannotbe star ted. 298298
Br
eakdo wnassist ance
R
theelectr icpar king brak ecanno tbe released
or applied
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmiss ion: ansmiss
ion:The
tr ansmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition 005C
or 005D.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Ifth e
tr ansm ission canno tbe shiTed toposition 005C
or ifth edispla ydoes notsho wan ything,
tr anspor tth eve hicle (/page300) .A towing
ve hicle withliTi ng equipme ntisrequ ired for
ve hicle transpor tation.
* NO NO
TE TE
Dam agedue totowing away at
ex cessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis-
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen towing
at excessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong distan-
ces. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(5 0km /h)
mu stno tbe exceeded. #
Atowing distance of30 mile s(50 km)
must notbe exceeded. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe dawa y
is hea vier than theper missible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llo wing situations can
occur :
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmay
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star ting ortowing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we dawa yex ceeds theper missible
gr oss mass. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe dawa y,its
per missible gross mass mustnotex ceed theper -
missible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Informatio non theper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle identi-
/cation plate(/ page341) . #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmi ssion: ansmi
ssion:Do not
open thedr iver's door orfront passeng er door
;th etransmission other wise automati -
call yshiTs toposition 005D. #
Inst alltheto wing eye(/ page302). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page70). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page85). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page187). #
V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission: ansm
ission: ShiTto
position 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
299 299
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due tolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein 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.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signi/cantl y
mor ee.or tma ybe requ ired tosteer and
br ak eth an isnor mall yre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreel ybe fore towing theve hicle
awa y. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue 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 e298). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
shiTthe
aut omati ctransmi ssiontoposition 005C.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
the
aut omati ctransmi ssionmaybe lockedin posi-
tion 005Dintheev ent ofdamag eto theelectr i-
cal system. ToshiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon- boar
delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e296). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
shiTthe
aut omati ctransmi ssiontoposition 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
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS (A US
(Adap dap
tiv tiv
eDam e
Dam ping Sy ping
Sys- s-
t t
em PL em
PLUS) US)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withAd aptiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles withAdaptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationmaybeg 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 . 300300
Br
eak down assist anc e
5
Alignm entbolt
6 Socketwr enc hfo rra tche t PrPr
epar epar
ingt ing
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor awhe elc or
awhe elchang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid ,non -slipper yand leve l
gr ound.
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailabl e.
% Ifyo ur vehicle isno teq uipp edwithth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop to/nd outabou tsui table tools. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanuall y. #
Movethefront wheels tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page197). #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items underthe
fr ont and rear ofthewheel that isdiag onal ly
opposit eth ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Ifnece ssary,remo vethewheel trim/hub caps
(/ page330). #
Raise theve hicle (/page331). RR
emo emo
vingand inst vin
gand installin gt allin
gthe wheel tr he
wheel trim/ hub caps im/
hub caps RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts emen
ts
R The vehicle isprepar edfora wheel chang e
(/ page330) .
Plas Plas
tichub cap tic
hub cap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
mak esur eth at thecent ercoverof
th ehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Positi on thehub capand turnth ecent ercover
cloc kwise untilth ehub capengages physicall y
and audibl y. Alum
inum hubcap Alum
inum hubcap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pos itionso cket 2 from thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit on hub cap1. #
Positi on wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwhe elwr enc h3, turnhub cap1
count er-cloc kwiseand remo veit. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
follo wtheinst ruction sabo vein
re ve rseor der .
% Speci/ ed Speci/
edtight tight
ening t ening
torq orq
ue: ue:
18lb-T (25Nm) . 330330
Wheels
andtires
1
Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear fender s
On there ar fender s,itis recommen dedthat you
inst alltheant enna ontheside oftheve hicle clos-
es tto thecent erofthero ad.
Use Tech nica lSp eci /cation ISO/T S2160 9(R oad
Ve hicles –"EMC sfo rinst allation ofaTer market ra
dio freq uency transmittin geq uipment") when
re tro/tti ngtwo-wa yra dios. Complywit hth eleg al
re qu irements forde tach able parts.
If yo ur vehicle hasinstalling fortw o-w ayradio
eq uipment, usethepo we rsuppl yand antenna
connect orspr ov ided inthepr e-ins tallation.
Obser vethemanuf acturer'ssupplements when
inst alling.
T T
w w
o-w a o-w
ay r y
radio tr adio
transmission output ansmission
output
The maximum transmission output(PEAK) atthe
base oftheant enna must notex ceed theva lues in
th efo llo wing table.
Fr Fr
eq eq
uency bandandmaximum tr uency
bandandmaximum transmission out- ansmission
out-
put put
FF
r r
eq eq
uency band uency
band Maximumtr Maximum
transmis- ansmis-
sion output sion
output
Shor twa ve
3 -54 MHz 100
W
4 m freq uency band
74 -88 MHz 30
W FF
r r
eq eq
uency band uency
band Maximumtr Maximum
transmis- ansmis-
sion output sion
output
2 m freq uency band
144 -174 MHz 50
W
Te rrestr ialTrunk ed
Ra dio (TETRA )
380 -460 MHz 10
W
70 cm freq uency band
400 -460 MHz 35
W
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/4G) 10
W The
follo wing canbeused intheve hicle without
re str iction s:
R two-wa yra dios withamaximum transmission
output ofup to100 mW
R RFtransmitt erswit htransmitt erfreq uencies in
th e380 -410 MHz freq uency bandanda
maximum transmission outputofup to2W
(TETRA)
R mobile phones (2G/3G/4G) Te
ch nica ldat a
339 339
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6 Gas Cap Loose *T
hefuel /ller capisno tclosed correctl yor thefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel /ller cap. #
Ift If
the fuel he
fuel /ller /ller
capw cap
was alr as
already pr eady
proper l oper
ly closed: y
closed: consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. TT
r r
ansmissi on ansmissi
on Displ
a Displ
ay messag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/ conseq ossible
causes/ consequen ces and uen
ces and 0050 0050
Sol utions Sol
utions
Only Shiftto 'P' when Veh i-
cle isStati onary *I
tis pos sibleto select thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstation ary. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstation ary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005B,005Eorneutr al005C. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
367 367
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
Engine *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dorneutr al005C and intoano ther transmission posi-
tion. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Chang eth etransmission position.
Apply Brake toShift to'R'
*Youhave attem pted toselect transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005E.
Driver's DoorOpen &
Transmissi onNot inPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *T
hedriver's door isno tfu lly closed andtransmi ssionposition005B, 005Eorneu tral 005C isselect ed.
The vehicle mayro llawa y. #
Sele ctpark position 005Dwhen switchingo.theve hicle.
N Per mane ntlyActive Risk
of Ro lling Awa y *W
hiletheve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr iving, neutral005C has been engaged. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstation ary. #
Tocont inuedr ivi ng ,select transmissio npositi on005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dDo Not
Shift Gears VisitDeal er *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no longerpossible tochang eth etransmission position. #
Iftransmission position005Bisselect ed,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etransmission
position. 368368
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Forall other transmi ssionpositions,par kth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop orbreakdo wnservice .
Re vers ingNot Possible
Servi ceRequire d *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no tpossibl eto select transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
Tra nsmi ssion Malfunction
Stop *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The transmi ssionshiTs toneutr al005C automa tically. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Stop VehicleLea veEngine
Ru nning WaitTra nsmi ssion
Co oling *T
hetransmi ssionisove rheating. Pullingawayma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Leavetheengine running. #
Waituntil thedispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n(whit edispl aymessag e)*T
heauxili arybatt eryfo rth eaut omatic transmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposit ion005Dmanu allybef oreyo uswitc ho. theve hicle. #
Beforelea vingth eve hicle, applyth eelectr icpar king brak e. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
369 369