MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with Base Radio Operator’s Manual

Overvie
wand operation Overvie
wofthe multi media sy stem 1
Cont rolk nob
Tu rn:a djusts thev olume
Press brief ly:s witches sound off
Press and hold: switches them ultimedia sys‐
te mo n/off
If th em edia source is switched on: pause or
playback
2 Three-line display
3 Control knob
Turn:o pens thes tatio norm edia list
Mar ksthen extorp reviou smenue ntry
Press brief ly:c alls up thes tatio nlistort rack
list, selects amenue ntry or accepts acall
4 Back
Press brief ly:m ove supo ne menu or folder
le vel
Press and hold: calls up them ain menu for
th ea pplication
5 USB- Cport
6 Press brief ly:n exts tatio nors kips forw ards a
track
Press and hold: statio nsear chfunction for‐
wa rdsorf astfor wa rd
7 Press brief ly:p reviou sstatio nors kips bac ka
track
Press and hold: statio nsear chfunction back‐
wa rdsorf astrew ind
8 Press brief ly:c alls up sy stem settings
Press and hold: calls up radio text or ID3 tag9
Press brief ly:c alls up thet elephone, accepts
or ends acall
Press and hold: calls up thec all list
A Calls up USB mode, iPod ®
mode or Blue‐
to oth ®
audio mode
Re quiremen t:them edia source is connected
wit hthe multimedia sy stem.
B Press brief ly:c alls up radio in theo rder FM -
DA B-AM( ifDA Bisa vailable) or FM -AM
Press and hold: updates theD AB station
landscape (if DABisa vailable)
C Press brief ly:c alls up statio npresets
Press and hold: sa vesas tatio nint he open
st atio npresets
Alternative: wit hthe statio npresets open
press and hold 3
% Note
for5:only us eaUSB-C toLightning
cable certified byApple ®
to connect an
iPod ®
. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe multimedi asys‐
tem #
Press and hold thel eftc ont rolk no b.
Depending on its status them ultimedia sys‐
te misa ctivated or deactivated. MB audio sy
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Ad
justin gthe volume #
Toincrease volume: turnthe volume control
clockwise. #
Todec rease volume: turnthe volume con‐
trol coun ter-clockwise. #
Tomute: pressthev olume control. Sy
stem settings Au
dio settings Setting the sound
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 SETUP 5
Audio settings 5
Sound
Equalizer #
Select Bass,Middle orTreble . #
Chang ethe settings.
Balance and fader #
Select Balance orFader. #
Chang ethe settings.
Re setting audio settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 SETUP 5
Audio settings #
Select Reset Audio Settings. #
Confir mwithYES.
The audio settings ar ereset. Setting
thet imeformat Multimedia sy
stem:
4 SETUP 5
Clock #
Select am/pm or24h. Re
setting to factorysettings Multimedi
asystem:
4 SETUP #
Select Factory settings. #
Confir mthe prom ptwith Yes.
The settings ar erese ttot hefactor ysettings. Showing the softwar
eversion Multimedia sy
stem:
4 SETUP #
Select Software Version: .
The cur rent softwar eversion is displa yed. Ra
dio Setting the frequency band
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 002A #
Press the002A button repeatedl yuntil the
desired transmission rang eiss et.
The transmissio nrang echanges in this order :FM
-D AB -AM.
% The
DABtransmission rang eisn otavailable
in all countries. Selecting
aradio station Multimedi
asystem:
4 002A
Setting astatio nusingthe frequency #
Press the0055 or0054 button tochang ethe
frequency.
% Press brief
ly:then extorp reviou sstatio nis
set.
Press and hold: scrollsstep-b y-step thro ugh
th ef requ encies.
Setting astatio nfromt hestation list #
Press or tur nthe right-han dside control
knob.
The statio nlistiss hown. #
Select astation.
The statio niss et.
Selecting stations via thes tatio npresets #
Call up thes tatio np resets (/ page179). #
Select astation.
The statio niss et. Saving
astatio nasa favo rite Re
quirements:
R DABorFMiss etas thet ransmission range
(/ page 180).
Mul timedi asyst em:
4 002A #
Setas tation #
Pres sthe f button.
The statio npresets ar eshown. #
Select aposition ,then press and hold f
or ther ight cont rolk no b.
The statio nselec tediss aved. 18 0
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Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe traf fici nforma‐
tion service Multimedi
asystem:
4 SETUP 5
Radio Settings 5
TA
When thef unction is switched on atraffic
announcemen twill inter rupt thec urrently acti va‐
te dr adio or media source. #
Select ONorOFF. Setting
DABtraffic information The
DABtransmission rang eisn otavailable in all
countries.
Multimedi asystem:
4 SETUP 5
Radio Settings
5 DABt raffic information #
Select one or mor esettings. Selecting Intellit
ext™ Re
quirements:
R DABiss etas thet ransmission range
(/ page 180).
Mul timedi asyst em:
4 SETUP 5
Radio Settings
5 DABS ettings 5
Intellitext™
If th er espectiv estatio ns upports In tellit ext™, you
can ha veadditional information shown suc has
ne ws ,w eather information and sports alerts. A
re qu iremen tfor receiving this is thep rovision of
th ec orresponding information bytheb roadcast‐
ing or ganization. Intelli text™ is only available is
som ecountries. #
Select acategor y,fore xamp le:
R News
R Weather
R Sports
If the News categor yisselected, thre es ub-cate‐
gories can be selected: #
Select Business ,Politics orHealth.
Intellit ext™ fort he categor yselected is
shown. Showing
thec urrent prog ramp revie w( EPG) Re
quirements:
R DABiss etas thet ransmission range
(/ page 180).
Mul timedi asyst em:
4 SETUP 5
Radio Settings
5 DABS ettings 5
EPG #
Select astation.
The program pr eviewiss hown fort his sta‐
tion. #
Press thel eftc ont rolk no b.
The progra mprevie wiss hown. Media
St
arting playbac kofaUSB device Re
quirements:
R AUSB device is connec tedw itht he multime‐
dia sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 00FD #
Press the00FD button repeatedl yuntil the
USB is thea ctiv em edia source. #
Press or tur nthe lef tcont rolk no b. #
Selec tafolder. #
Select atrac k.
Playbac kstarts. St
arting playbac kofBluetooth ®
equipment Requ
irements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated
R Blue tooth ®
audio equipmen tisconnec ted
wit hthe multimedia sy stem (/ page183).
Multim ediasystem:
4 00FD #
Press the00FD button repeatedl yuntil Blue‐
tooth ®
is thea ctiv em edia source. #
Press or tur nthe lef tcont rolk no b. #
Select Playlists ,Artists orAlbums .
% These categories ar
enotavailable fort he
iPhone ®
. #
Select atrac k.
Playbac kstarts. MB audio sy
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St
arting playbac kofaniPod® Re
quirements:
R An iPod ®
is connec tedw itht he multimedia
sy stem.
% Onl
yuseac ertified USB- CtoLightning cable
to connect an iPod ®
.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 00FD #
Press the00FD button repeatedl yuntil iPod ®
is thea ctiv em edia source. #
Press or tur nthe lef tcont rolk no b.
The following categories ar edispla yed:
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks #
Select acategor y. #
Select atrack.
Playbac kstarts. Showing trac
kinformation Re
quirements:
R Playbac kfromaU SB device is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 00FD #
Press and hold theSETUP button.
Information on albums, artists and track
names is shown. Controling playback
Re
quirements:
R Playbac kfromaU SB device or Blue tooth®
audio equipmen tisactive. #
Toselect then exttrack: press 0055. #
Toselect thep revious trac k:press0054.
% If
th ec urrent trac khasalre ady been playing
fo rm oret han eigh tsecond sthen youw ill
skip bac ktothe beginning of thet rack. #
Topause playback: pressthel eftc ont rol
knob. #
Tofast forw ard/r ewind: press the0054 or
0055 button until thed esired position is
re ached. Setting playba
ckoptions Multimedia sy
stem:
4 SETUP 5
Audio settings 5
Play Mode
Ac tivating/deactivatin grandom playback #
Select Mix.
Depending on its pr evious status thef unction
is activated or deactivated.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe repeat function #
Select Repeat.
The following settings ar epossible:
R OFF :nor epetition.
R ALL:t he comple tepla ylistisr epeated.
R ONE:t he current trac kisrepeated. #
Press repeatedl yuntil thed esired setting is
re ached. Te
lephone Te
lephony Note
sont elephony &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommunication equipment
integ ratedint hevehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
Mobile communication sdevices distract the
driver from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould
also cause thed rive rtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Asthed rive r,onl yoperat emobile com‐
munications devices when thev ehicle is
st ationar y. 18 2
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#
Asavehicle occupant, onl yuse mobile
communication sdevices in thea reas
intended fort his purpose, e.g. in the
re ar passenger compartment. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating mobil ecommunication equipment in
th ev ehicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter or at:http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBluetooth ®
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B #
Select Bluetooth.
Switching on #
Select ON.
Switching off #
Select OFF.
Switching on visibility of them ultimedia sys‐
tem
Re quirements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on them ultimedia
sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B #
Select Make visible .
Connecting amobile phone
Re quirements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on them obile phone
(see them anufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on them ultimedia
sy stem.
R The visibility of them obile phone is switched
on (see them anufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R The visibility of them ultimedia sy stem is
switched on. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 002B 5
Pair device
Au thorization using Secur eSimple Pairing #
Selec tamobile phone.
Ac ode is displa yedint he multimedia sy stem
and on them obile phone. #
Ifth ec odes match: selectYESonthem ulti‐
media sy stem. #
Confir mthe code on them obile phone.
Switching mobile phones
Re quirements:
R Atleas ttwo mobile phones ar eauthorized on
th em ultimedia sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B 5
Select Device #
Select amobile phone.
Ad justin gthe call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B 5
Settings #
Select Volume. #
Setthe volume forRingtone orCall.
Setting ther ingtone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B 5
Settings #
Select Ringtone. #
Setthe ringtone forCar orPhone.
Disconnecting amobilep hone
Multimedi asystem:
4 002B 5
Delete Device #
Select amobile phone. #
Select Yes. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B
Making acall #
Select Dial Number . #
Ente ran umber. #
Select 0097.
The call is made.
% Yo
uc an also mak eacall usin gthe call lis tor
th ep hone book. MB audio sy
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Ac
ceptin gacall #
Select 0097.
or #
Brief lypress the002B button.
Re jectin gacall #
Select 005A.
or #
Press and hol dthe 002B button.
Ac tivatin gfunctions durin gacall
Endin gacall #
Select 005A.
or #
Brie flyp ress the 002B button.
Tr ansfer ring acall tothem obil ephone (pri‐
va te mode) #
Select #.
Sending DTMF tones #
Select _. #
Ente rthe numbers.
Ad justin gthe volume #
Setthe volume using thec ont rolk nob
( / pag e179).
Ac cepting/rejecting awaiting call
Requ irements:
R Ther eisana ctivecall (/ page183).
If yo ur ecei veac allw hile al ready in acall, am es‐
sag eisd isplayed. #
Toaccep t:select 0097.
The incoming call is active. The pr evious call
is on hold. #
Toreject: select 005A. #
Toselect acall: select #(1) or #(2).
% This function and behavior depends on
your
mobile phon enetwo rkprov ider and the
mobil ephone (see them anufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions). Phone book
Downloading mobile phone contacts man‐
ually
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 002B 5
Settings
The function is also available. When connecting
th em obile phone wit hthe multimedia sy stem,
contacts ar edownloaded automaticall y. #
Select Phonebook download .
Sea rching forc onta ctsint he phone book
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B 5
Phonebook #
Select thec ontact.
Se veralp hon enumbe rscan be shown for
contacts. Cal
llist Making
acall from thec all list
Multimedia sy stem:
4 002B 5
Call Lists
Wi thin thec all lis tthe following ent ries ar eavaila‐
ble fors election:
R Dialled calls
R Received calls
R Misse dcalls #
Select an entr y.
The stored calls ar eshown. #
Select an entr y.
The call is made.
% Alternatively
,you can call up thec all lis tby
pressing and holding the002B button. 184
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Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot
al wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt hetailpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe and tailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come int ocontact
wi th th ese parts of thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trims and
supervise children especially close lyin
th is area. #
Allowvehicle parts tocool down before
to uchin gthem. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack ( /pag e267).
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etransportin gaload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ov er thef ront edg eoftheroof. Therefore, make
sur ethat thel oad does no toverhang bymore
th an 16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution.
Therefore, please obser vethef ollowing no tes
when loading:
R When transportin gaload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐
pants). The values ar especified on thev ehi‐
cle identification plat eonthe B-pillar.
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R If possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment. Tr
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R
Fasten thel oad tothet ie-down eyes and dis‐
tribut ethe load evenlya mong them.
R Use tie-down eyes and fastening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad. Load distribution
* NO
TERisk of damag etothefloor co ver‐
ing Excessiv
epoint loading on thec argo com‐
partmen tfloor or on thel oad area can nega‐
tivel yaffect thed riving characteristic sand
could damag ethe floor co vering. #
Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: dis‐
tribu tethel oad uniformly .When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasl owand
close tothec enter as possible and
between thea xles near ther ear axle. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: distrib‐
ut et he load uniforml y.When doing so,
ensur ethat theo verall cen terofg ravity
of thel oad is alw aysasl owand close to
th ec enter as possible and between the
axles. Fo
rC argo Vans, buses and Passenger Vans:
R Alwayst ranspor tloads in thec argo compart‐
ment.
R Alwaysp lace thel oad agains tthe seat backr‐
ests of ther ear benc hseat.
R Movelarge and heavy loads as fart ow ards
th ef ront of thev ehicle as possible in the
direction of tra vela ga ins tthe rear ben ch
seat. Stow loads flush wit hthe rear ben ch
seat.
R Alwaysa dditionally secur ethe load wit hsuita‐
ble load securing aids or tie downs.
R The load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R Transpor tloads behin dseat sthat ar enot
occupied.
R Ifth er ear benc hseat is no toccupied, insert
th es eat belts crosswise int othe seat belt
buckle of theo pposit eseat belt. Securing loads
Note
sonl oad securing &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoi ncorrect use of thel ashing stra ps
If yo ua ttac hthe lashing stra pi ncor rectly
whe nsecu ring loads, thef ollowing ma yoccur
in thee vent of abrup tchanges in direction,
braking maneuver or an accident:
R The tie-down eyes ma ybecome de tach ed
or thel ashing stra pm aytear if thep er‐
missible load is exceeded.
R The load cann otbe restra ined.
This ma ycause thel oad toslip, tip overorbe
fl ung about ,striking vehicle occupants. #
Alwayst ension thel ashing stra ps in the
proper manner and onl ybetwe en the
described tie-down eyes. #
Alwaysu se lashing stra ps designed spe‐
cificall yfor thel oads. %
Obser
vethei nformation relatin gtot he maxi‐
mum loading capacity of thei ndividual cargo
tie-down point. If youc ombin evarious cargo
tie-down points tosecur eaload, alw ayst ake
th em aximum loading capacity of thew eak‐
es tc argo tie-down poin tint oa ccount .During
maximum full- stop braking, forc es ma yact
whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad.
Alw aysu se se veralc argo tie-down point sto
distribut eand spread thel oad. Spread the
load evenly between thec argo tie-down
points or tie-down eyes.
Alw ayso bser vetheo perating instruction sorthe
lashing stra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor the
operation of thel ashing stra p.
Obser vethei nformation relatin gtot he maximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down points
(/ page267).
As thed rive r,yo ua re re sponsible fore nsuring the
fo llowing:
R The load is secured agains tslipping, tipping,
ro lling or falling off.
Ta ke usual traf ficc onditions as well as swerv‐
ing or full brak eapplication and bad roads
int oa ccount.
R The applicable requ irements and guidelines
re latin gtol oad-securing practices ar emet.
If th is is no tthe case, this ma yconstitut ea
punishable of fense, depending on local legis‐ 18 6
Transporting

lation and an
yensuin gconsequences.
Obser vecountr y-specific la ws.
Mak esuret hat thel oad is secur ebefor eevery
jou rney and at regular inter vals during along
journe y.Ad jus tthe load securing as necessar y.
Information on ho wtosecureloads cor rectly can
be obtained from them anufacturer sofload
securing aids or tie downs forl oad-securing, for
ex ample.
When securing loads, obse rvet he following:
R Fill spaces between thel oad and thec argo
compartmen twalls or wheel wells. Forthis
purpose, use rigid load securing aids, suc has
we dges, wooden fixing sorp adding.
R Attach secured and stabilized loads in all
directions.
Use thec argo tie-down points or tie-down
ey es and thel oading rails in thec argo com‐
partmen toronthe load sur face.
Only use tie downs, suc haslashing rods, lock
ro ds or lashing nets and lashing stra ps, which
has been tested in accordance wit hcurrent
st andards (e.g. DI NEN). Alw aysu sethec argo
tie-down points closes ttothe load; pad sharp
edges.
Loads, and heavy loads in particular ,should
preferably be secured using thet ie-down
ey es.
% Yo
uc an obtain tie downs tested in accord‐
ance wit hcurrent standards (e.g. DI NEN)
from an yspecialis tcompan yorfromaq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Note sont he partition
Wi thout apartition ,vehicles that ar eappr ove das
commercial vehicles (N1 ,N2) do no tfulfill ISO
27 956, whi chdescribes thee quipment forp rop‐
erly securing aloa dind elivery vehicles. If the
ve hicle is used totranspo rtgoods, retrofitting the
partition is stro ng lyrecommended ,asprope rly
securing thel oad in vehicles without apartition
will alw aysbeac omplexoperation.
% Yo
um ustn otstor ea nything in thea rea
between theb ackoft he seats and thep arti‐
tion. Overvie
wofcargo tie-down points Cargo tie-down points (e
xample:Passenger
Va n)
1 Tie-down eyes Cargo tie-down points (e
xample: Cargo Van
without loadin grails)
1 Tie-down eyes
Secur eloose loads wit hanapprove dlashing net
or atarps.
Alw aysf astent he lashing ne tortarptoa llav aila‐
ble cargo tie-down points .Makes uret hat thef as‐
te ning hoo ksares ecured agains tacciden tal
opening.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hloading rails in
th ec argo compartmen tfloor ,you can place lash‐
ing rods directly in front of and behind thel oad.
The lashing rods directly absorb thep otential
shifting forc es.
Securing loads on thec argo compartmen tfloor
by lashing them down is onl yrecommended for Tr
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light
weight loads. La yanti-slip mats underneath
th el oad tosecur ethe load additionally. Installing and
removing tie-down eyes #
Toinstall: slidethet ie-down eyet hrough a
re cess in thel oading rail close tothel oad
until locking mechanism engages in the
re cess.
% Whe
nyou pull locking mechanism up and out
of ther ecess, thet ie-down eyeisa bleto
mo vewithin thel oading rail. Mak esuret hat
locking mechanism is alw ayse ngaged in a
re cess. #
Che ckthet ie-down eyef or firm seating. #
Toremo ve: pull lo cking mechanism up and
pull thet ie-down eyet ow ards thel ocking
mechanism and out of thel oading rail
th ro ugh arecess. Car
rier sy stems Information abou
tthe roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tothem axi‐
mum roof load being exceeded
When youp laceal oad on ther oof as well as
all outer and inner attachments, thev ehicle's
center of gr avity will rise and thef amiliar driv‐
ing characteristic saswell asthes teering and
braking characteristic swillch ange. When
drivin garound bends, thev ehicle will tilt
mor eheavily and ma yreact mor esluggishly
to steering mo vements.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teering
and braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. 1
Mountin grails
Informatio nabout them aximum roof load can be
fo und in the" Tech nical data" section
(/ page267).
Obser vethef ollowing points fora ssembling roof
ra ck s:
R Tighten ther oof rack 's scr ewstoat orque of
6.0 lb-f t(8N m)–7.4 lb-f t(10 Nm) in thed es‐
ignated groo vedp lates.
R The tightened scr ewsshould no ttouc hthe
ra ils.
R Ensur ethat theg roove dplates ar enotloca‐
te dint he areas around thep lastic caps.
R The groo vedp lates mus thave ther ight cross-
sectio n.
R The insides of them ounting rails mus tbefree
of dirt.
R Re-tigh tent he scr ewsu niformly af tera round
300 mile s(500 km).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youu se on ly
ro of rack st hat ha vebeen tested and appr oved
fo rM ercedes-Benz. These help topreve ntvehicle
damage.
If yo uw ant toretrofit them ounting rails, ha ve
th em ins talled at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise, youc oul dd amag ethe vehicle.
If yo ur vehicle is ins talled wit hmountin grails on
th er oof, youc an install aroof rack on ther oof.
Special fastener s(sliding bloc ks)a re available as
accesso ries fort his purpose.
These fastener sareavailable from an yauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. 18 8
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