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Ifatireinflationpressurecheckis
required
Message
AsymbolwithaCheckControlmessageap#j
pearsontheControlDisplay.SymbolPossiblecauseInflationwasnotcarriedoutaccord#j
ingtospecifications,forinstance
whenthetirehasnotbeensuffi#j
cientlyinflatedorinthecaseofa
naturalsteadytirepressureloss.
Measure
Checkthetirepressureandcorrectasneeded.
Ifthetireinflationpressureistoo
low
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmes#j sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisatireinflationpressureloss.
Measure
1.Reducethevehiclespeed.Donotexceedaspeedof80mph/130km/h.2.Atthenextopportunity,forinstanceatagasstation,checkthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresandcorrectifnecessary.Ifthereisasignificantlossoftire
inflationpressure
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwiththeaffectedtireap#j
pearsinaCheckControlmessageontheCon#j
trolDisplay.SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossin tireinflationpressure.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.2.ReadthedescriptiononWhattodoincaseof aflattire.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire,referto page 332.
Messages:fortireswithspecial
approval
Generalinformation AlowtireinflationpressuremaycausetheDSCDynamicStabilityControltobeswitchedon.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire
inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas steeringandbrakingresponse.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Donotcontinuedriving.Repairthe flattireorreplacethewheel.
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Ifatireinflationpressurecheckis
required
Message
AsymbolwithaCheckControlmessageap#j
pearsontheControlDisplay.Symj
bolPossiblecauseInflationwasnotcarriedoutaccord#j
ingtospecifications,e.g.,thetirehas
notbeensufficientlyinflated.
Thesystemhasdetectedawheel
change,butnoresetwasdone.
Thetireinflationpressurehasfallen
belowthelevelofthelastreset.
Noresetwasperformedforthesys#j
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
1.Checkthetirepressureandcorrectas
needed.2.Performasystemreset.
Ifthetireinflationpressureistoo
low
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedintheinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmes#j
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisatireinflationpressureloss.
Noresetwasperformedforthesys#j
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.Measure1.Reducethevehiclespeed.Donotexceeda speedof80mph/130km/h.2.Atthenextopportunity,forinstanceatagasstation,checkthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresandcorrectifnecessary.3.Resetthesystem.
Ifthereisasignificantlossoftire
inflationpressure
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwiththeaffectedtireap#j
pearsinaCheckControlmessageontheCon#j
trolDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossin tireinflationpressure.
Noresetwasperformedforthesys#j
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously. Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.2.ReadthedescriptiononWhattodoincaseof aflattire.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire,referto page 332.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,forinstanceusingthetirepressuregage
ofaflattirekit.
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TirePressureMonitormaynothavebeenre#j
set.Inthiscase,performthereset.
Iftiredamagecannotbefound,contacta
dealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorby changingthewheel.
Useofsealant,forinstancefromtheflattire
kit,maydamagethewheelelectronics.Have
theelectronicsreplacedatthenextopportu#j nity.
Systemlimits
Temperature
Thetireinflationpressuredependsonthetire's
temperature.
Drivingorexposuretothesunwillincreasethe
tire'stemperature,thusincreasingthetireinfla#j
tionpressure.
Thetireinflationpressureisreducedwhenthe tiretemperaturefallsagain.
Thesecircumstancesmaycauseawarning
whentemperaturesfallverysharply.
Suddentirepressureloss
Thesystemcannotindicatesuddenserioustire
damagecausedbyexternalcircumstances.
Failureperformingareset
Tireswithspecialapproval:thesystemwillnot
functioncorrectlyifaresetwasnotperformed,
forexampleaflattiremaybeindicatedalthough
thetireinflationpressuresarecorrect.
Malfunction Message Theyellowwarninglightflashesandis
thenilluminatedcontinuously.ACheck
Controlmessageisdisplayed.Itmaynot
bepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Measure'xAwheelwithoutwheelelectronicsis
mounted:havethewheelschecked,if
needed.'xInterferencecausedbysystemsordevices
withthesameradiofrequency:afterleaving theareaoftheinterference,thesystemauto#j
maticallybecomesactiveagain.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:thesystem
wasunabletocompletethereset.Performa
systemresetagain.
Malfunction:havethesystemchecked.
DeclarationaccordingtoNHTSA/
FMVSS138TirePressure
MonitoringSystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided)should
becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflatedto theinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehi#jclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardortirein#jflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresof
adifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedontheve#j
hicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,you
shoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpres#j sureforthosetires.)Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatirepres#jsuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormoreof
yourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accord#j
ingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumi#j nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtotheproper
pressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflated
tirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadto
tirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreducesfueleffi#j
ciencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehi#j
cle'shandlingandstoppingability.Pleasenote
thattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver'sresponsibility tomaintaincorrecttirepressure,evenifunder-
inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerillu#j
minationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMSmalfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthe
systemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMS
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malfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtirepressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi#j
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemal#j functionexists.Whenthemalfunctionindicatoris
illuminated,thesystemmaynotbeabletode#j
tectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.
TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyof
reasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacement
oralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethat
preventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Al#j wayschecktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafter
replacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourve#j
hicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternate
tiresandwheelsallowtheTPMStocontinueto
functionproperly.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Concept
Thesystemdetectstireinflationpressureloss
onthebasisofrotationspeeddifferencesbe#j
tweentheindividualwheelswhiledriving.
Intheeventofatireinflationpressureloss,the diameterandthereforetherotationalspeedofthecorrespondingwheelchanges.Thediffer#jencewillbedetectedandreportedasaflattire.
Thesystemdoesnotmeasuretheactualinfla#j
tionpressureinthetires.
Functionalrequirements
Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:
'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aninitializa#j
tionwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinfla#j
tionpressure.'xAfterthetirepressurewasadjustedtoanew value,aninitializationwasperformed.Statusdisplay
ThecurrentstatusoftheFlatTireMonitorFTM
canbedisplayed,forinstancewhethertheFTM isactive.1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."FlatTireMonitor"
Thestatusisdisplayed.
Initializationrequired
Aninitializationmustbeperformedinthefollow#j
ingsituations:
'xAfterthetireinflationpressurehasbeenad#j
justed.'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.
Performinginitialization
Wheninitializing,thesettireinflationpressures
serveasreferencevaluesinordertodetectaflat tire.Initializationisstartedbyconfirmingthetireinflationpressures.
Donotinitializethesystemwhendrivingwith snowchains.
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."FlatTireMonitor"4.Switchondrive-readystateanddonotdrive off.5.Starttheinitializationwith:"Performreset"6.Driveaway.
Theinitializationiscompletedwhiledriving,whichcanbeinterruptedatanytime.
Theinitializationautomaticallycontinueswhen drivingresumes.
Messages Generalinformation
Whenaflattireisindicated,DSCDynamicSta#j bilityControlisswitchedon,ifneeded.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas
steeringandbrakingresponse.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Donotcontinuedriving.Repairthe flattireorreplacethewheel.
Indicationofaflattire
Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedintheinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmes#j sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossintireinflationpressure.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneu#j
vers.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Todothis,checkthetireinflationpressurein allfourtires,forinstanceusingthetirepres#jsuregageofaflattirekit.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave
beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesys#j tem.
Ifidentificationofflattiredamageisnotpos#j
sible,pleasecontactadealer#ssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorby changingthewheel.Systemlimits
Thesystemcouldbedelayedormalfunctioninthefollowingsituations:'xAnatural,eventireinflationpressurelossinallfourtireswillnotberecognized.Therefore,
checkthetireinflationpressureregularly.'xSuddenserioustiredamagecausedbyexter#j nalcircumstancescannotberecognizedinadvance.'xThesystemhasnotbeeninitialized.'xWhendrivingonasnowyorslipperyroadsur#j
face.'xSportydrivingstyle:spinningtractionwheels, highlateralacceleration(drifting).'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Changingwheels/tires
Generalinformation
Whenaflattirekitisused,animmediatewheel
changewhenthereisalossoftireinflationpres#j sureintheeventofaflattireisnotalwaysneces#jsary.
Ifneeded,thetoolsforchangingwheelsare availableasaccessoriesfromadealer#ssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Thevehiclejackisonlyprovidedforshort-term liftingofthevehicleforwheelchanges.Evenif
allsafetymeasuresareobserved,thereisarisk oftheraisedvehiclefalling,ifthevehiclejack
tipsover.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Ifthevehicleisraised,donotlieunderthe
vehicleanddonotstarttheengine.
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DANGER
Supportssuchaswoodenblocksundertheve#j
hiclejackreducethecapacityofthevehicle
jacktobearweight.Theyhavethepotentialto
exerttoomuchstrainonthevehiclejack,caus#j ingittotipoverandthevehicletofall.Thereis
ariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotplace
supportsunderthevehiclejack.
Warning
Thejack,issuedbythevehiclemanufacturer,is
providedinordertoperformawheelchangein
theeventofabreakdown.Thejackisnotde#j
signedforfrequentuse;forexample,changing
fromsummertowintertires.Usingthejackfre#j
quentlymaycauseittobecomejammedor
damaged.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyusethejacktoattach anemergencyorsparewheelintheeventofa
breakdown.
Warning
Onsoft,unevenorslipperyground,forexample snow,ice,tiles,etc.,thevehiclejackcanslip
away.Thereisariskofinjury.Ifpossible,
changethewheelonaflat,solid,andslip-re#j
sistantsurface.
Warning
Thevehiclejackisoptimizedforliftingthevehi#j cleandforthejackingpointsonthevehicle only.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotliftanyothervehicleorcargousingthevehiclejack.
Warning
Whenthevehiclejackisnotinsertedintothe jackingpointprovidedforthispurpose,theve#j hiclemaybedamagedorthevehiclejackmay
slipwhenitisbeingcrankedup.Thereisarisk
ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.When
crankingupthevehiclejack,ensurethatitisin#j
sertedinthejackingpointnexttothewheel
housing.
Warning
Avehiclethatisraisedonavehiclejackmayfall offofthejackiflateralforcesareexertedonit.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto property.Whilethevehicleisraised,donotex#jertlateralforcesonthevehicleorpullabruptlyonthevehicle.Haveastuckwheelremovedby
adealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Securingthevehicleagainst
rolling
Generalinformation
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendstoaddi#j
tionallysecurethevehicleagainstrollingaway
whenchangingawheel.
Onalevelsurface
Placewheelchocksorothersuitableobjectsin
frontandbehindthewheelthatisdiagonaltothe wheeltobechanged.
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Onaslightdownhillgradient
Ifyouneedtochangeawheelonaslightdown#j
hillgrade,placechocksandothersuitableob#j
jects,forinstancerocks,underthewheelsof
boththefrontandrearaxlesagainsttherolling
direction.
Lugboltlock
Concept
Thewheellugboltshaveaspecialcoding.The lugboltscanonlybereleasedwiththeadapter
whichmatchesthecoding.
Overview Theadapterofthelugboltlockisintheonboard
vehicletoolkitorinastoragecompartmentclose totheonboardvehicletoolkit.
'xLuglockbolt,arrow1.'xAdapter,arrow2.
Unscrewing
1.Attachtheadaptertotheluglockbolt.2.Unscrewtheluglockbolt.3.Removetheadapterafterunscrewingthelug
bolt.
Screwingon
1.Attachtheadaptertotheluglockbolt.Ifnec#j
essary,turntheadapteruntilitfitsonthelug lockbolt.2.Screwontheluglockbolt.Thetightening
torqueis140Nm.3.Removetheadapterandstowitafterscrew#j
ingonthelugbolt.
Preparingthevehicle
'xParkthevehicleonsolidandnon-slipground atasafedistancefromtraffic.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSettheparkingbrake.'xEngageagearormovetheselectorlevertopositionP.'xAssoonaspermittedbythetrafficflow,have
allvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevehicle andensurethattheyremainoutsidetheim#j
mediateareainasafeplace,suchasbehinda
guardrail.'xDependingonthevehicleequipment,get
wheelchangetoolsand,ifnecessary,the
emergencywheelfromthevehicle.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleorport#j ablehazardwarninglightatanappropriatedistance.'xSecurethevehicleadditionallyagainstrolling.'xLoosenthelugboltsahalfturn.Seite3378heelsandtiresMOBILITY337
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Jackingpointsforthevehicle
jack
Thejackingpointsforthevehiclejackarelo#j catedattheindicatedpositions.
Jackingupthevehicle
Warning
Handsandfingerscanbejammedwhenusing
thevehiclejack.Thereisariskofinjury.Com#j
plywiththedescribedhandpositionanddonot changethispositionwhileusingthevehicle
jack.
1.Holdthevehiclejackwithonehand,arrow1, andgraspthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithyourotherhand,arrow2.2.Insertthevehiclejackintotherectangularre#jcessofthejackingpointclosesttothewheel
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3.Extendthevehiclejackbyturningthevehicle
jackcrankorleverclockwise.4.Takeyourhandawayfromthevehiclejackas soonasthevehiclejackisunderloadandcontinueturningthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithonehand.5.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstandsverticallyandatarightanglebeneaththe
jackingpoint.6.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstands verticallyandperpendicularlybeneaththe
jackingpointafterextendingthevehiclejack.7.Crankthevehicleup,untilthevehiclejackis withtheentiresurfaceonthegroundandthe
relevantwheelismaximum1.2inches/3cm aboveground.Mountingawheel
Mountoneemergencywheelonly,asrequired.1.Unscrewthelugbolts.2.Removethewheel.3.Putthenewwheeloremergencywheelon andscrewinatleasttwolugboltsinacross#jwisepatternuntilhand-tight.
Whennon-originallight-alloywheelsofthe
vehiclemanufactureraremounted,theac#j
companyinglugboltsmayhavetobeusedas well.4.Hand-tightentheremaininglugboltsand
tightenalllugboltswellinacrosswisepat#j tern.5.Turnthevehiclejackcrankcounterclockwise
toretractthevehiclejackandlowerthevehi#j
cle.6.Removethevehiclejackandstowitsecurely.
Afterthewheelchange
1.Tightenthelugboltscrosswise.Thetighten#j
ingtorqueis101lbsft/140Nm.2.Stowthenonworkingwheelinthecargoarea,
ifnecessary.
Thenonworkingwheelcannotbestoredun#j
derthecargofloorpanelbecauseofitssize.3.Checktireinflationpressureatthenextop#j
portunityandcorrectasneeded.4.ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
ResettheTirePressureMonitoragain.5.Checktomakesurethelugboltsaretight
withacalibratedtorquewrench.6.Havethedamagedtirereplacedatthenear#j estdealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
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EnginecompartmentVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Overview
1Fillerneckforwasherfluid2Jump-starting,positivebatteryterminal3Coolantreservoir,chargeair4Coolantreservoir,engine5Oilfillerneck6Jump-starting,negativebatteryterminal7VehicleidentificationnumberSeite340MOBILITYEnginecompartment340
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