MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Clean
theco ntact surf aces ofthewheel and
th ebrak edisc thoro ughly everytim eawheel
is rot ate d.Chec kth etir epre ssur eand ,if ne c-
ess ary, restartth etir epre ssur eloss warn ing
syst emorthetir epre ssur emon itor. Direct
ionofrot ation
Tire swit haspec ifieddire ction ofrot atio nhave
addit ionalben efits,e.g .if th ere isaris kof
hydr oplan ing.Thes eadvan tagescan onlybe
gain edifth etir es are install ed correspo nding
to thedire ction ofrot atio n.
An arrow onthesidew allofthetir eind icat es
its correct dire ction ofrot atio n. St
ori ng wheels
St ore wheel sth at are notbein gused inaco ol,
dry and preferably dark place.Pro tect thetir es
fr om oil,grease, gaso lineand diese l. Mou
nting awheel
Pr epa ringth evehi cle X
Stop theveh icle onsolid ,no n-slipp eryand
leve lgro und.
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
X Bring thefron twheel sint oth est raigh t-
ahead position.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion toposi tion005D.
X Swit choff theen gin e.
X Veh icles withoutKEYLESS- GO:remove
th eSm artKey from theign ition lock.
X Veh icles withKEYLESS- GO:open thedriv -
er' sdoor .
The vehicle elec tron ics nowhave status 0.
This isthesame astheSm artKey having
been removed.
X Veh icles withKEYLESS- GO:remove the
St art /S topbut tonfrom theign ition lock
(Y page 118).
X Ifinc luded intheveh icle equipm ent,rem ove
th etir e-ch ang eto ol kit from theveh icle.
X Saf eguar dth eveh icle again stroll ing away.
i Due
todiff ere nces inveh icle equipm ent,
no tall veh iclesare equipp edwithatir e-
ch ang eto ol kit .For inform ationon whic h to
ols are required toper formawheel
ch ang eon your vehicle,co nsult anauth or-
ize dMer cedes-Ben zCen ter.
Nec essary tire-ch ang ingtools can include,
for example :
R Jack
R Whee lch oc k
R Lug wren ch
Secur ingthevehi cletoprevent itfrom
rol ling away If
your vehicle isequipp edwithawheel choc k,
it can befoun din thetir e-ch ang eto ol kit
(Y page 252).
The foldingwheel choc kis an addit ionalsafe ty
meas uretopre ven tth eveh icle from rolling
away, forexample whenchang ingawheel .
X Fol dbot hplat esupward s0043.
X Fol dout lower plate0044.
X Guide thelugs onthelower platefully into
th eopen ingsin base plate0087. X
Plac ech oc ks orother suitable items unde r
th efron tand rear ofthewheel that isdiago-
nall yoppo siteth ewheel youwish to
ch ang e. Cha
nging awheel
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Rais
ingthe vehic le G
WARNI
NG
If yo udo not position the jack corre ctlyat
the appro priate jacki ngpointofthe vehicle,
the jack couldtip ove rwi th the vehicle
rai sed .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Only position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. The base ofthe
jack mustbe pos itioned vertically,di rectl y
und erthe jacki ngpointofthe vehicle.
! Only
position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. Othe rwise, you
cou ldda mag ethe vehicle.
Obs erve thefollowi ng when raising thevehi-
cle :
R To raise the vehicle, only usethe vehicle-
spe cificjack thathasbee nteste dand
ap pro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.Ifus ed inco r-
rectl y,the jack couldtip ove rwi th the vehi-
cle raised .
R The jack isdes igned only toraise and hold
the vehiclefor asho rttime while awh eel
is bei ng cha nged .It mus tnot beused for
per formi ngmai ntenance workund erthe
veh icle.
R Avoi dcha nging thewheel onuphilland
dow nhillslo pes .
R Befo reraising thevehicle, secu reitfrom
rol ling away by applying the parking brake
and inserting wheel chocks .Do not disen-
ga ge the parking brakewhile the vehicleis
rai sed .
R The jack mustbe place don afirm ,fla tand
non-sl ipsurfa ce. Onaloose surfa ce, alarge ,
fla t,load -bea ring underlay mus tbe used. On
a sli pp ery surfa ce, anon-sl ipund erlay mus t
be used, e.g. rubber mats .
R Do not usewo ode nblocks orsim ilar obje cts
as ajack underlay.Othe rwise, the jack will
not beableto ach ieve its load -bea ring capa-
city dueto the restricte dhei ght.
R Ma kesure that thedistance betweenthe
und erside of the tiresand theground does
not excee d1.2 in(3 cm).
R Neve rpl ace your hands and feetund erthe
rai sed vehicle.
R Do not lie und erthe vehicle.
R Do not startthe engi newhen the vehicleis
rai sed . R
Do not openor clo seadoo ror the trunk lid
wh en the vehicleis rai sed .
R Ma kesure that noper sons arepresent in
the vehiclewh en the vehicleis rai sed . X
Usi nglug wre nch 0043,loose nthe boltson
the wheel youwi sh tocha nge byabou tone
ful lturn. Donot unscrew theboltscom-
pl etel y. The
jacki ngpoints are locate djust behindthe
front wheel hou sing sand just infront ofthe
rea rwh eel hou sing s(a rrow s).
Vehi cles with AMG equipmen t:the vehicle
ha scove rsinsta lled topro tect thevehicle
bod ynext tothe jacki ngpoints onthe outer
sil ls. 29
0 Cha
ngingawh eelWhe elsand tires

X
Fold cover 0044upwa rds. X
Pos itionjack 0085atjacking point0087. X
Make surethe foot ofthe jack isdir ectly
bene aththe jacking point.
X Tu rn crank 0083clockw iseuntil jack0085sits
compl etelyon jacking point0087. The base of
the jack mustlie evenl yon the grou nd.
X Tu rn crank 0083until thetire israi sed amaxi -
mum of1.2 in(3 cm )from thegrou nd.
Remov ingawhe el !
Do
not placewhe elbol tsinsand oron a
dir tysur face .The boltand wheelhub
threa dscou ldother wise be damag edwhe n
yo uscrew themin. X
Unscrew theupper most wheelbol tcom-
ple tely .
X Screw alignme ntbol t0043 into thethrea d
instea dof the whe elbol t.
X Unscrew therema ining wheelbol tsful ly.
X Re move thewhe el.
Moun tingane wwhe el G
WARNI
NG
Oil ed orgrea sedwheelbol tsor damag ed
whe elbol ts/hu bthrea dscan causethe
whe elbol tsto come loose. Asaresu lt,you
cou ldlos eawhe elwhi ledri ving. Thereisa
risk ofacci dent.
Neve roil orgrea sewhe elbol ts. Inthe event
of damag eto the threa ds,contact aqu ali-
fie dspe cialist wor kshop immediately .Have
the damag edwhe elbol tsor hub threa ds
rep laced/re newed.Do not continu edri ving. G
WARNI
NG
If yo utigh ten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleisrai sed ,the jack couldtip
over .The reisarisk ofinjur y.
Only tighten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleison the grou nd.
Alw ayspa yattenti ontothe instru ctions and
saf ety notes inthe "Chang ingawhe el"secti on
(Y page 288 ).
Only usewheelbol tsthat havebee ndes igne d
for the whe eland thevehi cle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyou
only usewheelbol tswhi chhav ebee n
ap prov edfor Merce des-Benz vehicles andthe
resp ective wheel. Chan
ging awhe el
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!
To
prevent damage tothe paintwork, hold
the wheel securely againstthe wheel hub
while screwing inthe first wheel bolt. X
Clea nthe wheel andwheel hubcont actsur-
faces.
X Slide thewheel tobe mounted ontothe
alignment boltandpush iton.
X Tighten thewheel boltsuntiltheyarefinger-
tight.
X Unscrew thealignment bolt.
X Tighten thelast wheel boltuntil itis finger-
tight.
X Vehicles
withacoll apsible sparewheel:
inflate thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295).
Only thenlower thevehicle.
Low ering thevehicl e G
WARNING
The wheels couldcome looseifthe wheel
bolts orwheel nutsarenot tightened tothe
prescribed tighteningtorque.Thereisarisk
of an accident.
Ensure thatthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
are tightened tothe prescribed tightening
torque.
If you arenot sure, donot move thevehicle.
Contact aqual ified speciali stworkshop and
have thetightening torquechecked immedi-
ately.
! Vehicles
withacoll apsible spare
wheel :before lowering thevehicle, inflate
the collapsi blespare wheel withthetire
inflation compressor. Thewheel rimcould
otherwise bedamage d. X
Turn thecrank ofthe jack counter-c lockwise
until thevehicle isonce againstanding
firmly onthe ground.
X Place thejack toone side. X
Tighten thewheel boltsevenly inacross-
wise pattern inthe sequence indicated(0043
to 0083). Thespecified tightening torqueis
96 lb-ft (130 Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initial position.
X Stow thejack andtherest ofthe vehicle
tools inthe trunk again.
X Vehicles withAMG equipment: insertthe
cover intotheouter sill.
X Check thetire pressure ofthe newly moun-
ted wheel andadjust itifnecessary.
Observe therecommended tirepressure
(Y page 270).
When youaredriving withthecollapsi ble
spare wheel mounted, thetire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cannot function reliably.Only restart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monitor whenthedefective wheelhasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withatire pressure controlsys-
tem: allinstalled wheelsmustbeequip ped
with functioning sensors. Wheel
andtirecombination s
You canaskforinformation regardingpermit-
ted wheel/tire combinations atan authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
! For
safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends thatyouonly usetires andwheels
which havebeen approved byMercedes-
Benz specificall yfor your vehicle. 292
Wheel
andtirecombin ationsWheels andtires

These
tireshave been specially adaptedfor
use with thecont rolsystems, suchasABS
or ESP ®
,and aremarked asfollows:
R MO =Mercedes- BenzOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended
(tires featuring run-flatcharact eristics)
R MO1 =Mercedes- BenzOriginal (onlycer-
tain AMG tires)
Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended tiresmay
only beused onwheels thathave been spe-
cifically approved byMercedes- Benz.
Only usetires, wheels oraccessories tested
and approved byMercedes- Benz.Certain
charact eristics, e.g.handling, vehiclenoise
emissions orfuel consumpt ion,may other-
wise beadversely affected.Inaddition,
when driving withaload, tiredimension var-
iations couldcause thetires tocome into
cont actwith thebodywork andaxle compo-
nent s.This could result indamage tothe
tires orthe vehicle.
Mercedes- Benzaccepts noliabil ityfor dam-
age resulting fromtheuse oftires, wheels
or accessories otherthanthose testedand
approved.
Infor mation ontires, wheels andapproved
combinat ionscanbeobtained fromany
qualified specialist workshop.
! Retreaded
tiresareneither testednor rec-
ommended byMercedes- Benz,since previ-
ous damage cannotalway sbe detect edon
retreaded tires.Asaresult, Mercedes- Benz
cann otguarantee vehiclesafetyifretreaded
tires aremounted. Donot mount usedtires
if you have noinform ationabout theirprevi-
ous usage.
The recomm endedpressures forvarious oper-
ating condit ionscanbefound:
R on the Tire andLoading Information placard
on the B-pillar onthe driver's side
R in the tire pressure tableonthe fuel filler
flap
Observe thenoteson recomm endedtirepres-
sures under various operating conditions
(Y page 270).
Check tirepressures regularly,andonly when
the tires arecold. Comply withthemainte-
nanc erecomm endations ofthe tire manufac-
turer inthe vehicle document wallet. Notes
onthe vehicle equipment –alway s
equip thevehicle:
R with tires ofthe same sizeonagiven axle
(left andright)
R with thesame typeoftires atagiven time
(summer tires,winter tires,MOEx tended
tires)
Exc eption: itis permissible tomount adif-
ferent typeormake inthe event ofaflat
tire. Observe the"MOExt endedtires(tires
with run-flatcharact eristics)" section
(Y page 253).
Vehicles equipped withMOEx tended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREFIT kitatthe factor y.
It is therefor erecomm endedthatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flatcharac-
terist ics,e.g. winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay be
obtained fromaqualified specialist workshop. Emergency
sparewheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The wheel ortire size aswell asthe tire type
of the spare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel andthewheel tobe replaced maydif-
fer. Mountin gan emergenc yspare wheel
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics. There isarisk ofan accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R adapt yourdriving styleaccording lyand
drive carefully.
R never mount morethanonespare wheel
or emergenc yspare wheel thatdiffers in
size.
R only useaspare wheel oremergenc y
spare wheel ofadifferent sizebriefly.
R do not switch ESP®
off.
R have aspare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel ofadifferent sizereplaced atthe
nearest qualified specialist workshop.
Observe thatthewheel andtiredimen-
sions aswell asthe tire type must becor-
rect . Emergency
sparewheel
293Wheels andtires Z

When
usinganemergen cyspare wheel or
spare wheel ofadifferen tsize, youmust not
exceed themaximum speedof50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Sno wchains mustnotbemount edon emer-
gency sparewheels. General
notes
You canaskforinform ationregarding permit-
ted emergen cyspare wheels atan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .
You should regularly checkthepressure ofthe
emergen cyspare wheel, particularly priorto
long trips, andcorrectthe pressure asneces -
sary (Ypage 270). Thevalue onthe wheel is
valid.
An emergen cyspare wheel mayalsobemoun-
ted against thedirect ionofrotat ion.Observe
the time restriction onuse aswell asthe
speed limitation specifiedonthe emergen cy
spare wheel.
Replace thetires after sixyears atthe latest,
regardless ofwear. Thisalso applies tothe
emergen cyspare wheel.
When youaredriving withthecollapsible
spare wheel mounted,the tire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cann otfunct ionreliably. Onlyrestart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monit orwhen thedefect ivewheel hasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepressu remonitor :after
mount inganemergen cyspare wheel, thesys-
tem may stilldisplay thetire pressure ofthe
removed wheelforafew minutes .The value
displayed forthe mount edemergen cyspare
wheel isnot thesame asthe curren ttire pres-
sure ofthe emergen cyspare wheel. Removing
theemergency spare
wheel
Vehicles withacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsible sparewheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrun kfloor
(Y page 227). X
Turn retainin gscrew 0044count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Remove collapsible sparewheel 0043.
Always observe theinstruction sand safety
not esinthe "Mountin gawheel" section
(Y page 289). Stowing
theemergency sparewheel
! Only
place thecollapsible sparewheel in
the vehicle whenitis dry. Other wise, mois-
ture may getinto thevehicle.
Take thefollowing stepstostow aused col-
lapsible sparewheel. Otherwise, thecollapsi-
ble spare wheel willnotfitinthe trun kin the
inten dedmann er.Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouhave thiswork carried outata
qualified specialist workshop.
X Unsc rewthevalve capfrom thevalve.
X Ifpossible, unscrewthe valve insert from
the valve andrelease theair.
Fully deflating thetires cantake afew
minutes .
X Scr ew the valve insert backintothevalve.
X Scr ew the valve capback on.
X Pull theprotec tivesheet provided withthe
spare wheel overthecollapsible spare
wheel.
X Stow the collapsible sparewheel inthe
emergen cyspare wheel wellunder the
trun k.
X Use theretainin gscrew topierce thepro-
tect ivesheet andfasten thecollapsible
spare wheel inplace. 294
Emergency
sparewheelWheels andtires

Infla
ting thecolla psible sparewheel
! In
flat eth eco llaps iblespar ewhee lusin g
th etire inflat ion compr essorbef ore lower ing
th eveh icle. The whee lrim could other wise
be damag ed.
! Do
notoper atethetire inflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tmin utesat atime
wit hout abre ak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
X Moun tth eco llaps iblespar ewhee las desc ri-
bed (Ypage 289).
The collaps iblespar ewhee lmust bemoun -
te dbef ore itis inf lat ed.
X Remo vethetire inflat ion compr essorfrom
th est owage spaceund erthetrunk floor
(Y page 252). X
Pull plug 0085out ofthehous ing.
X Tak eth efill er hos eout ofthehous ing.
X Inser tth eyellow hoseco nn ectorof thefill er
hos eint oth eguide inthehous ingand push
it int oth efix tur eunt ilth ehos eco nn ector
en gage s.
X Remo vethecap from thevalv eon theco l-
lapsi blespar ewhee l.
X Sc rew unio nnut 0043onthefill er hos eon to
th evalv e.
X Mak esur eth etire inflat ion compr essor's
on /o ffswit ch0083 isset toOFF .
X Inser tplug 0085intoth esoc ketof thecig a-
ret teligh teror intoa12 Vpower socketin
your vehicle.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 118). X
Pre sson/o ffswit ch0083 onthetire inflat ion
co mpr essortoON .
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed. The tire pre ssur eis
sho wnonpre ssur egauge 0087.
X Inflat eth etire to thespec ifiedtire pre ssur e.
The spec ifiedtire pre ssur eis prin tedon the
yellow labeloftheeme rgencyspar ewhee l.
X When thespec ifiedtire pre ssur ehas been
reac hed, presson/o ffswit ch0083 toOFF ,on
th etire inflat ion compr essor.
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched off.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0092intheign i-
ti on lock.
X Ifth etire pre ssur eis high erthan thespec i-
fie dpre ssur e,pre sspre ssur erel ease but-
to n0044 untilth eco rrec ttire pre ssur ehas
been reached.
X Un screw unio nnut 0043onthefill er hos e
fr om thevalv e.
X Sc rew thecap onto thevalv eof theco llaps i-
ble spar ewhee lagain . X
To rem ove thefill er hos efrom thetire infla-
ti on compr essor,push down theroc ker
swit chon thehos eco nn ectorand pullout
th efill er hos e.
X Stow plug 0085and thefill er hos ein thelower
sec tion oftheco mpr essorhous ing.
X Stow thetire inflat ion compr essorinthe
veh icle. Emer
gency sparewheel
295Wheels andtire s Z

Infor
mation reg ardin gtech nicalda ta
i The
datast ate dher espec ifically refers to
a veh iclewit hstand ard equipm ent.Con sult
an auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCen terfor the
dat afor allveh iclevar iantsand trim levels. Veh
icle elect ronics Ta
mp ering with theengin eelect ron-
ics
! Hav
eth een gin eelec tron ics and asso ci-
ate dpart s,suc has control unit s,sen sors,
act uati ngcompo nentsor elec tric cab les
ser viced onlyat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.Veh icleco mpo nentsmay other wise
wear morequic klyand theveh icle's oper at-
ing permit may beinvalidat ed. Inst
alling two- way radio sand mob ile
ph ones (RFtrans mitters ) G
WAR
NING
The electromag netic radi ation from two-way
radi oscan interf ere withth eveh icleelec -
tr on ics iftwo -way radiosare man ipulat edor
ret rofitte dinc orrectly. This could jeopar dize
th eoper ating safetyof theveh icle. Ther eis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
You should haveall wor kon elec trical and
elec tron icco mpo nentscar ried outata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you incorrectly oper atetwo-way radiosin
th eveh icle, theelec tromag netic radi ation
may interf ere withth eveh icleelec tron ics ,
for exampl eif:
R thetwo -way radiois no tco nn ectedto an
ex terio rant enna
R theex terio rant enna isno tco rrec tly
moun tedor isno tlow- reflec tion
This could jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t. Hav
eth elow- reflec tion exterio rant enna
ins talled ataqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Alw ays conn ecttwo -way radiostothelow-
ref lec tion exterio rant enna when operating
in theveh icle.
! The
oper ating per mit may beinvalidat edif
th eins truct ionsfor installation and useof
two -way radiosare notobs erved.
In part icular,thefol lowin greq uire men ts
must becompli edwith:
R on lyappr ovedwave bandsmay beused
R obs erveth emax imum permis sible output
in these wave bands
R on lyappr ovedant enna pos ition smay be
used
Ex ce ssiv elev els ofelec tromag netic radi ation
may causedamag eto your healthand the
healt hof other s.Usi nganexterio rant enna
tak esintoacc oun tcur ren tsc ien tific disc us-
sion srel ating tothepos sible healthhaz ards
th at may result from elec tromag netic fie lds.
The followin gant enna pos ition smay beused if
RF trans mitters hav ebeen properlyins talled: Ap
pro ved antenna pos ition s
0043 Rear fender s
i On
therear fender s,itis rec omm ended to
ins tallth eant enna on theside oftheveh icle
clo ses tto thece nter oftheroad .
Use theTec hnical Specific ation ISO/ TS 21609
when retrofitti ng RF trans mitters (Road Vehi-
cle s-EM Cguide lines for installation ofaft er-
mar ketradi ofrequen cytrans mitting equip-
men t).Obs erveth elegal require men tsfor
acc essory part s.
If your vehiclehas installation sfor two -way
radi oequipm ent,use thepower supplyor
ant enna conn ection sint ended foruse withth e 296
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icle electr onicsTechnical data

basic
wiring. Besure toobserve themanufac -
turer' sSupplemen twhen installing.
Deviat ionswith respect tofrequen cybands,
maximum transmission outputsoranten na
position smust beapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.
The maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequ
encyband Maxim
um
tr ansm ission
outp ut Shor
twave
3 -54 MHz 100
W 4
m waveband
74 -88 MHz 30
W 2
m waveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunk
edradio system/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
communications
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restrictions:
R RF tran smitt erswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF tran smitt erswith transmitt erfrequen cies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband andamaxi-
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(trun kedradio/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/ 4G)
There isno rest riction foranten naposition son
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunk edradio system/ Tetra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Identificat
ionplat es Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver' sdoor.
You willsee vehicle identification plate0043. Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Vehicle model Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identifica-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This Identificat
ionplat es
297Technical data Z

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide thefron t-passenger seatasfar forward
as possible.
X Fold trim0043upwards.
VIN 0044can beseen.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 297)
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 298) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swith respect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. 298
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