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Type identificationplate
see Vehicl eide ntificatio nplate
U
Unlocking
Emergency unlocking ....................... 82
From insid ethe vehicl e(central
unlocking button) ............................. 81
US Bd evices
Connecting to the Media Inter-
face ...............................................2 67
V
Vanity mirror (in the sun visor)........275
Vehicle
Correct use ...................................... 29
Data acquisition ............................... 30
Display message ............................ 243
Equipment ....................................... 26
Individua lsettings .......................... 211
Limited Warranty .............................3 0
Loading .......................................... 326
Locking (in an emergency) ............... 82
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 74
Lowering ........................................ 340
Maintenance .................................... 27
Operating safety .............................. 28
Parking .......................................... 152
Parking for along period. ............... 155
Pulling awa y................................... 134
Raising ........................................... 337
Reporting problems ......................... 29
Securing from rolling away ............ 336
Towing away .................................. 310
Transporting .................................. 312
Unlocking (i nanemergency) ........... 82
Unlocking (SmartKey )...................... 74
Vehicl edata. .................................. 349
Vehicl edata
Roof load (maximum) ..................... 349
Trunk load (maximum) ................... 349
Vehicl edimensions ........................... 349
Vehicl eemergencyl ocking ................ 82
Vehicl eidentificatio nnumber
see VIN
Vehicl eidentificatio nplate .............. 343 Vehicl
elevel
AIRMATIC. ..................................... 172
Displa ymessage ............................ 236
Vehicl etoolkit.................................. 300
Video
Operating the DVD ......................... 209
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 258
VIN
Seat. .............................................. 344
Type plate ...................................... 343
Voice ControlS ystem
see Separate operating instructionsW
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 249
Brakes ........................................... 248
Check Engine ................................. 252
Coolant .......................................... 253
Distance warning ........................... 255
ESP
®.............................................. 249
ESP®OFF ....................................... 251
Fue ltank ........................................ 252
Genera lnotes ................................ 246
Overview .......................................... 34
Parking brake ................................ 252
PASSENGER AIR BAG ...................... 42
Reserve fue l................................... 252
Restraint system ............................ 252
Seatb elt. ....................................... 247
SPOR Thandling mod e................... 251
Steering ......................................... 257
Tire pressure monitor .................... 256
Warranty .............................................. 26
Washer fluid
Displa ymessage ............................ 245
Wheel and tire combinations
Tires ............................................... 340
Wheel bolt tightenin gtorque ........... 340
Wheel chock ...................................... 336
Wheels
Changing awheel .......................... 335
Checking ........................................ 317
Cleaning ......................................... 295
Important safety notes .................. 316
Information on driving .................... 316
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Interchanging/changing ................ 335
Mountinganew whee l................... 339
Mounting awheel. ......................... 336
Removing awheel. ......................... 339
Snow chains .................................. 319
Storing ........................................... 336
Tightening torque ........................... 340
Wheel size/tire size ....................... 340
Window curtai nair bag
Displa ymessage ............................ 228
Operation ......................................... 49
Windows
see Sid ewindows
Windshield
Defrosting ...................................... 124
Windshiel dwasher fluid
see Windshield washers ystem
Windshiel dwasher system
Adding washerf luid ....................... 290
Important safety notes .................. 348
Windshiel dwipers
Problem (malfunction) ................... 119
Replacing the wipe rblade s............ 116
Switching on/of f........................... 116
Winter driving
Important safety notes .................. 318
Slippery roa dsurfaces ................... 160
Snow chains .................................. 319
Winter operation
Radiato rcove r............................... 288
Summer tire s................................. 318
Winter tires
M+S tire s....................................... 318
Wipe rblades
Cleaning ......................................... 295
Important safety notes .................. 116
Replacing ....................................... 116
Replacing (windshield) ................... 117
Wooden trim (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 297
Workshop
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
22Index
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It may be best to deactivate ESP®in the follow-
ing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
iActivate ESP®as soon as the situations
describeda bove no longer apply. ESP®will
otherwise not be abl etostabilize the vehicle if
the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin.
!Avoid spinning the driven wheel sfor an
extended period with ESP®deactivated. You
could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
You can deactivate or activate ESP®via the on-
board computer (Ypage 212)
ESP®deactivated:
The å ESP®OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
ESP
®activated:
The å ESP®OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Characteristic swhen ESP®is deactivated
If ESP®is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the ÷ESP®warning lamp in the
instrument cluster flashes. In such situations,
ESP
®wil lnot stabilize the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®:
RESP®no longer improves driving stability.
REngine torque is no longer limited and the
drive wheel sare abl etospin.
The spinning of the wheel sresults in acutting
action for better traction on loose surfaces.
RTraction control is still activated.
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSISTisnol onger
available; nor is it activated if you brake firmly
with assistance from ESP
®.
RPRE-SAFE®is no longer available, nor is it
activated if you brake firmly and ESP®inter-
venes.
RPRE-SAFE®Brake is no longer available, it is
also not activated if you brake firmly and ESP®
intervenes.
RESP®still providess upport when you brake
firmly.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles)
Important safety notes
iObserve the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
You can select betwee nthe following states of
ESP
®:
RESP®is activated.
RSPORT handling mode is activated.
RESP®is deactivated.
GWARNING
When SPORT handling mode is activated,
there is agreater risk of skidding and acci-
dents.
Only activate SPORT handling mode in the sit-
uations describedint he following.
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle.T here is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
!Avoid spinning the driven wheelsf or an
extended period with ESP®deactivated. You
could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
In the following situations, it may be better to
activate SPORT handling mode or deactivate
ESP
®:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Ron specially designated roads when the vehi-
cle's own oversteering and understeering
characteristics are desired
Driving in SPORT handling mode or without
ESP
®requires an extremely qualifieda nd expe-
rienced driver.
iActivate ESP®as soon as the situations
describeda bove no longer apply. ESP®will
otherwise not be abl etostabilize the vehicle if
the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin.
68Driving safety systems
Safety
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Deactivating/activating ESP®
XTo activate SPORT handling mode:briefly
press butto n:.
The M SPORT handlin gmodew arnin g
lamp in th einstrument cluster lights up. The
SPORT handling mod e
message appears in
th em ultifunction display.
XTo deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefl ypress butto n:.
The M SPORT handlin gmodew arnin g
lamp in th einstrument cluster goe sout.
XTo deactivate ESP®:press butto n: until
th eå ESP®OF Fw arnin glamp lights up in
th ei nstrument cluster.
The ÷ OFF
message appears in th emulti-
function display.
XTo activate ESP®: briefl ypress butto n:.
The å ESP®OF Fw arnin glamp in th e
instrumen tcluster goe sout.T he ÷ ON
message appears in th emultifunction display.
Characteristics of activate dSPORT han-
dling mode
If SPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated and on eor
mor ewheels start to spin ,the ÷ ESP®warn -
in gl amp in th einstrument cluster flashes .ESP®
only stabilizes th evehicl etoal imiteddegree .
Whe nSPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated:
RESP®only improves drivin gstabilit ytoa limi-
te dd egree .
RTraction control is still activated.
REnginetorque is no longer limite dand th e
drive wheels are able to spin .
The spinning of th ewheels result sinacutting
action fo rbette rtraction on loos esurfaces.
RESP®still provides support when you brak e
firmly.
Characteristics when ESP®is deactivate d
If ESP®is deactivated and on eormorew heels
start to spin ,the ÷ ESP®warnin glamp in th e
instrumen tcluster doe snotflash. In suc hsitua-
tions, ES P
®will notstabiliz ethe vehicle.
If you deactivat eESP®:
RESP®no longer improves drivin gstability.
REngin etorque is no longer limite dand th e
drive wheels are able to spin .
The spinning of th ewheels result sinacutting
action fo rbette rtraction on loos esurfaces.
RTraction control is still activated.
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST is no longer
available; no risitactivated if you brak efirmly
wit ha ssistanc efromE SP
®.
RPRE-SAF E®is no longer available, no risit
activated if you brak efirmly and ES P®inter-
venes.
RPRE-SAF E®Brake is no longer available, it is
also no tactivated if you brak efirmly and ES P®
intervenes.
RESP®still provides support when you brak e
firmly.
ESP®trailer stabilization
General information
ES P®trailer stabilization is no tavailable in
Mercedes-AMG vehicles.
If your vehicle/trailer combination begin sto
swerve, ES P
®assistsyou in this situation .ESP®
slows th evehicl edown by brakin gand limiting
th ee ngineo utput until th evehicle/trailer com-
bination has stabilized.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNIN G
If roa dand weather condition sare poor,
trailer stabilization will no tbeable to preven t
th ev ehicle/trailer combination from swerv-
ing. Trailer swithah ighc enter of gravit ycan
ti po verb efore ES P
®can detec tthis. There is
ar iskofana ccident.
Always adapt your drivin gstyle to th eprevail -
in gr oada nd weather conditions.
If your vehicl ewitht railer (vehicle/trailer com-
bination )begin stol urch, you can only stabiliz e
Driving safetysystems69
Safety
Z
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Vehicles with aluminum hub cap:
XTo remove:take socket;and lu gwrench
= from the vehicl etool kit (Ypage 300).
XPosition socket ;on hubc ap:.
XPosition lu gwrench =on socket ;.
XUsing lugwrench =,turn hubc ap: coun-
ter-clockwise and remove it.
XTo install: before installing, check hubc ap:
and the wheel are afor soiling and clean if
necessary.
XPuth ubcap :in position and turn unti litisin
the right position.
XPosition socket ;on hubc ap:.
XAttach lu gwrench =to socket ;and
tighten hubc ap:.
The tightening torque mus tbe
18 lb-ft (2 5Nm).
iNote that the hubc ap shouldbetightened
to the specified torque of 18 lb-ft (25 Nm).
Mercedes-Benz recommend sthat yo uhave
the hubc ap installed at aquali fied specialist
workshop.
XUsing lu gwrench =,loosent he bolts on the
wheel yo uwishtoc hange by abouto ne full
turn. Do not unscrew the bolts completely.
The jacking points are locate djust behind the
front wheel housing sand jus tinfront of the rear
wheel housing s(arrows).
Mercedes-AMG vehicle sand vehicle swith
AMG equipment: to protect the vehicl ebody,
the vehicl ehascovers installed next to the jack-
ing points on the outer sills.
XMercedes-AMG vehicle sand vehicles
with AMG equipment: foldc over ?
upwards.
XPosition jack Bat jacking point A.
338Changingawheel
Wheelsand tires
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XClean thewheel and wheel hub contact sur-
faces.
XSlid ethe wheel to bemounte dontot he align-
men tbolt and push iton.
XTighte nthe wheel boltsuntilthey are finger-
tight.
XUnscrew th ealignmen tbolt.
XTighte nthe last wheel boltuntil it is finger-
tight.
Lowering th evehicle
GWAR NING
The wheelsc ouldwork looseift hewheel nuts
and boltsare no ttightened to th especifie d
tightening torque. Thereisar iskofa cciden t.
Hav ethe tightening torque immediately
checked at aqualified specialist workshop
after awheel ischanged.
XTurn th ecrank of th ejackc ounter-clock wise
unt ilth ev ehicle is once again standing firmly
on th eground.
XPlacet hejacktoo neside.
XTighte nthe wheel boltsevenly inac rosswise
pattern inthes equenc eindicated (: toA). The specifie
dtightening torque is 96lb-ft
(1 30 Nm) .
XTurn th ejackb ack to its initial position.
XStow th ejac ka nd th erestoft hevehicle tools
in thet runk again.
XMercedes-AM Gvehicles and vehicles
with AMG equipment: insert thecover into
th eo uter sill.
XCheckt hetirep ressureoft henewly mounted
wheel and adjust it if necessary.
Observ ethe recommended tir epressure
(
Ypage 319).
When you are driving withthe collapsible spare
wheel mounte d,thet irep ressurel oss warning
system or th etirep ressurem onitorcanno tfunc-
tio nr eliably. Only restartthe tirep ressurel oss
warning system or tir epressurem onitorwhen
th ed efective wheel has been replace dwitha
ne ww heel.
Vehicles with atirep ressure control sys-
tem: all installed wheelsm ust be equippedwith
functioning sensors.
Wheel-tire combination
You can ask for informatio nregardin gpermitted
wheel-tire co mbinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
!For safety reasons, Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
men dsthat you only use tires and wheels
whic hhave been approvedbyM ercedes-Benz
specifically for your vehicle.
Theset ires have been specially adapted for
use witht hecontrol systems ,suchasA BSor
ESP
®,a nd are marke dasfollows:
RMO= Mercedes-Ben zOriginal
RMOE = Mercedes-Ben zOriginal Extended
(tires featurin grun-flat characteristics)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Ben zOriginal (only cer-
tain AM Gtires)
Mercedes-Ben zOriginal Extende dtires may
only be used on wheelst hath ave been spe-
cificall yapprove dbyMercedes-Benz.
Only use tires, wheelsora ccessoriestested
and approve dbyMercedes-Benz. Certain
characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle noise
emissionsorf uel consumption,m ay other-
wise be adverselyaffected. In addition,w hen
driv ingwithal oad, tir edimension variations
could caus ethe tires to come int ocontac t
340Wheel-tirec ombination
Wheels and tires