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missed .If Tu ne Startis act ivat ed and youch ang e
to ano ther Smar tFa vorite sst atio n,themusic
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tio nor skip forw ardor bac kwardin thetimelin e.
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por aryst or ag e. #
Tofast forw ard/r ewind: turnth econ troller
count er-cloc kwise orcloc kwise/swipe leftor
ri ght ontheto uc hpad. #
Tojum pto thepr ev ious/ne xtsong: press
th econ troller leftor right/swipe leftor right
on theto uc hpad. #
Topause playbac k:sel ect 00CF. #
Toretur nto livemod e:navig ateto theend
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Multimedia system

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Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood untilitopens automaticall y.
Closing thehood #
Lowe rth ehood toaheigh tof aroun d8 in
(20 cm)and then allo witto fall, appl ying a
litt leforc eas youletit go. #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. Re
quirement s:
R The engin ehas anoildips tick.Ifno t,th e
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth e
on-boar dcom puter(/ page304) . Depending
ontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. Ma
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Donotus eapo we rwa sher withro und-
spra yno zzles. #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno tex ceed 140°F
(60°C ).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
tan ceintheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s. R
Donotdir ect thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar ts,e.g. tires, gaps,
elect rical com pone nts,batter ies, light sour‐
ces and ventil ation slits. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue towa ter
ing ress #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectly towa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois . %
Obse rveth eno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page31 1). No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint work
car e Obse
rveth eno teson cleaning andcareto avo id
damagin gth epaintw ork.
Pa int
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywi th aclo thsoak edinpe tro‐
leum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible. Maint
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Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethe
no teson cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehi‐
cle parts:
Wheels andrims
R Use waterand acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleanersto
re mo vebrak edus t.This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w
minut esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dry
out . Wi
ndo ws
R Clean thewindo wsinsid eand outs idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placemen t
position (/page12 0).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page15 8). Mai
ntenance andcare 31
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When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page19 5).
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to become
porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plas ticpar tsma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing noteson cleaning andcare:
Seat belts
R Clea nwit hluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yby heating them toove r17 6°F
(80°C )or exposing them todirect sunlight .Displa
y
R Switc hof fth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber
clo thand asuit able displa ycar epr oduc t
(TF T-LC D).
R Donotus ean yot her agents.
Plas tictrim
R Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Donotallo wcos metics,ins ect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwith theplas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od and trim elemen ts
R Clean withamic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz. 31
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WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
Ther eis adang erofhydrog en gasigniting
when chargin gth ebatt eryif th er eis ashor t
cir cuit orspar ksstar tto form . #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
The descr ibedorder ofthebatt ery
clam psmus tbe obser vedwhen con‐
nec tingand discon nectingth ebatt ery. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cable. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All vehicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. 32
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Breakdo wnassis tance

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Slide cover2 ofposi tiveclam p3 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row .
St arting assistance #
Connect positivecont act3onyour vehicle
to thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor battery
using thejum per cable. Alwaysbegin with
positiv eclam p3 onyour ow nve hicle firs t. #
Startth eengine ofthedonor vehicle andrun
it at idling speed. #
Conn ecttheneg ativete rm inal ofthedonor
batt eryto grou nd point 4 ofyour vehicle
using thejum per cable. Beginwithth edonor
batt eryfirs t. #
Startth eengine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Letth eengines runfo rse veralmin utes. #
Beforedisco nnect ing thejum per cables,
switc hon anelectr icalconsumer inyour ow n
ve hicle, e.g.there ar wind owheat eror the
light ing.
When thest ar tin gassis tance proce dure iscom ‐
ple te: #
First,re mo vethejum per cables from ground
point 4and theneg ativete rm inal ofthe
donor battery, then from positiv econ tact 3
and thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor bat‐
te ry.Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts on
yo ur ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cables, close
co ver2 ofposi tivecont act3. #
Closecover1. Fu
rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop.
Char ging #
Connect positivecont act3oftheve hicle to
th epositiv ete rm inal ofthech arge rusi ng the
ch argin gcable .Alw aysbegin withpositiv e
cont act3oftheve hicle. #
Connect theneg ativete rm inal ofthech arge r
and grou nd point 4 ontheve hicle withth e
ch argin gcable .St artwit hth ech arge r. #
Startth ech argin gpr oce ss.
When thech argin gpr oce ssiscom plete: #
First,re mo vethech argin gcable from groun d
poin t4 and theneg ativete rm inal ofthe
ch arge r,th en from positiv econ tact 3 and
th epositiv ete rm inal ofthech arge r.Begi n
ea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts oftheve hicle. #
Afterre mo ving thech argin gcable ,clo se
co ver2 ofposi tivecont act3. #
Closecover1.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. 326
Breakdo wnassis tance

Use
asuit able pressur ega ug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes
no tper mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir e
pr essur e.
Onl ycor rect tirepr ess urewhe nth etir es are
cold. Condition sfo rcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es
out ofdir ect sunlight forat lea stthre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrave led less than 1mile
(1 .6 km ).
The vehicle's tires heat upwhen driving. Asthe
te mp eratur eof thetir es incr eases, sotoodoes
th etir epr essur e.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: Youcan also checkth etir epr essur eusing
th eon- boar dcom puter.
The tirepr essur ere comme ndedforincr ease d
loa d/spee din thetir epr essur eta ble can affect
th eride comf ort. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable accessories ontireva lves
If yo umoun tuns uitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe ove rloaded and
malfunct ion,whic hcan cause tirepr essur e
loss. #
Onlyscr ew standar dva lve caps orvalve
cap sspe cifica llyapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle onto
th etir eva lve. Ti
re pres sur etab le The
tirepr ess ureta ble ison theinside ofthe
fuel filler flap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisexam ple
dat a. If
on eor mor etir esiz es prece deatir epr essur e,
th efo llo wing tirepr essur einf ormatio nis onl y
va lid forth ose tiresizes andtheir respectiv e
load condition.
The load conditions "partially laden" and"fully
laden" aredef ined intheta ble fordif fere nt num ‐
be rs of passeng ersand amounts oflugg age. The
actual number ofseats maydif ferfr om this. 338
Wheels andtires