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377
Operation
En gine comp artm ent
Wit hthe oil dipst ick
Example (C L500)
1 Oil dipst ick
2 Maxim um mark
3 Minimum mark
6 Rem ovedips tick 1.
6 Wipe thedips tick cl ean.
6 Insert the dipstic kba ck into thedip-
st ick tu be as far as thest op and re-
move it again.
The oil le vel is corre ct if theleve l is be-
twe enlower mark3 and upper
mark 2.
6 Top up the oil asrequired
( = page 37 8). i
The differ ence in vol umeb etwe en the
lo we rm ark and the upper mark is approximately
2l itres.
Via the on-board computer
(C L6 00 only)
i Youw ill find a menuoverview on
(= page 275).
6 Make sure the key isin pos ition 2in
the ignition lock.
6 Press &or( tosele ct the
"Ser vice" menu.
6 Press %or$ tosele ct
"E ngine oil leve l".
6 Press #.
The fol lowing me ssag eap pe arsin the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay:
"Engine oil level Measuring now
Measu reme nt accurate onlyifvehicl eis
level"
The measur ement take sa momen t.Yo u
wi llse eo ne of thefollowing messag es in
the multi-fun ction di spla y:"Engine oil level
OK" or"Top up 1l engine oil at filling sta-
tion"
6 Top up th eoil asrequired
( = page 378). Ot
her message s in the multi-func tion
display
If th eengine is at normal ope rating tem-
perature and the engine contains too much
oi l, yo uw ills ee the follo wing messag e:
Engine oil level Reduce oil level .
6 Hav eex ce ss oilsi ph oned off.
! Thereis a ris kof da magetothe en gine or
th eca talytic conver ter if the re is exc esso il in the
engine.
If the following messag eisdisplayed:
"For engine oil leve l,tu rn on ignition"
6 Turn the key to pos ition 2in the ig ni-
tion lock (
=page 229).
If yo uh aven ot ob served the required wait-
ing ti me,yo uwi llsee the following mes-
sage:
"W aiting period engine oil le vel not ob-
served"
6 Repeat the measurem entaf ter about
five mi nutesif the engine isat normal
op erating te mperature.
6 If the engine isnot at norm alop erati ng
te mp eratur e,repeat the measu reme nt
af ter about 30minutes to allow ti mefor
th eeng ine to reach normal operat ing
te mp eratu reinthe mean time .
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383
Operation
Ty res andwh eels
Ty re pressure chan ges by approxim ately
0. 1b ar for eve ry10 °C chang ein ambient
te mp eratur e.
If yo umeasure thetyre pr essureindo ors
wh ere the te mperature differ sf rom the
outside te mperature, yo u will have to cor-
re ct the meas ured value acco rdingly.
Wh en the vehicle isdri ven, the tyre te m-
pe ratur e,an dw ith it the tyr epressure ,will
in cr ea se depe nding on the road speed and
the load on the tyres. Wh
ile the vehicle is inmo tion the tyre pres-
su re loss wa rningsyst emmonitors th etyre
pressure se t by evaluat ing the spe edof the
indi vidual wheels. Thesyst em can there-
fo re reco gnise any signific ant loss oftyre
pressure inawheel.
If th ewh eelspee dcha nges due todeclin-
in gt yrepressure ,a co rre spon ding warning
me ssag ewi ll appear in th emulti-f un ction
display.
Operat iono fthe tyre pres sure loss warn-
ing syst em is limitedor delayed if:
! snow chains are fi tted on your vehic le
! ther ear ewint er ro adcond itio ns
! youar e drivin gonaloos esurface
(e .g.s and or gravel)
! youha ve adop tedave ry sporty driving
st yle (driv ingo nabend athigh speed
or driving wi thahigh rate ofacce lera-
tion)
! youar e drivin gaheavy lo ad Restartin
gthe ty repres sure loss wa
rning syst em
Resta rtthe tyre pressure loss wa rning sys-
te m if:
! you have chan ged the tyre pre ssure
! youha ve chan gedth ewh eels ortyres
! you have fitted new wh eelsor tyres G
Risk of accide nt Ch
eckty re pressur ere gu larly, at least every
two week s.Ifth etyre pressu reis inc orrect,
you rveh icle ’s handl ing charact eristics cou ld
be alte re d or thet yrecou ld ex plode. Ty
re pr essur e lo sswa rning syst em G
Risk of acc ident Th
et yrep ressure loss warnin g systemdoes
not wa rnyou of an incorrec tly set tyr epr es-
su re.The tableinthe fu elfiller flap will help
you dec ide wh ether thety re pres su res
sh ould be co rrec ted.
Th et yrep ressure loss warnin g systemdoes
no trepl ace the need toregul arly ch eck the
ty re pr essure, sin ceaun ifor m pressu re loss
in all fourtyres cannot be identi fied bythe
ty re pres sure loss wa rningsyst em.
Th etyre pr essure loss warning syst emis not
abl eto warn you of asudde nloss ofpre s-
sure, e.g. following penetration bya foreign
object.
If this occu rs, bring th e ve hicle to ahalt by
br ak ingc arefully. Do not make any sudd en
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384 Operation
Tyres
andwh eels
6 Before restar ting, use the tablein the
fu el filler flap toensu retha tthe tyre
pressure is set corre ctly for the opera t-
in gc ircu ms tances in allfour tyr es.
6 Obs erve th enote sin the Tyre pres-
su res (
=page 382) secti on.
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% toselect
"Ty r.pr ess .".
6 Press #.
The following messag e isdisplayed:
"R un Flat Indicator active
Restart possible with OK" .Conf
irmi ng a re start
6 Press # .
The followi ngmessa geappe ars in the
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay:
"T yre pressur enow OK?".
6 Press $ or% to select "Yes".
6 Press # .
The followi ngmessa geappe ars in the
mult i-fu nc tion display: "Run Flat Ind ica-
tor restarted" .
After atea ch-inp hase, the tyre pres-
sure loss warning syste mwillmo nitor
the tyres forp ressure loss.
Ca ncel ling a restart
6 Press theL button.
or
If th efol lowing messag eappear sin the
mult i-fu nc tion display: "Tyre pr essure now
OK?"
6 Press $ or% to select "No".
6 Press # . Th
ety re pres sure mo nitor only fu nctio ns if
th eco rre ctwh eelelec troni csunits ar efit-
te dt oallwh eels .The se mo nitor the pres-
su re in all four tyres which youse twh en
you started the tyr epre ssuremo nitor. The
tyr epressure monitor warns you if the
pre ssuredrops inone or more of the ty res.
i Youwillfind a menu overv iew on
( = page 275).
6 Make sure the key is inposition 2in
the ignition lock.
6 Press ( or& to sele ctthe
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $ or% to sele ct
"Tyr.pr ess." .
6 Press # .
i Youcannot read thecu rrent tyre pressures
un tilth eve hicle is in motion. The following mes-
sage is display edinstea d ifthe vehicl e is st ation-
ary: "Tyre pressures displayed aft erdriv ing a few
mi nu tes". G
Risk of acc ident Th
etyr epressure loss warning syste mcan
only gi vereli able warning sifyou hav eset
the correc ttyre pre ssure. Ifan inco rrect tyre
pr es su re isset, th ese incorr ect values will
be mo nitore d. Checkin
gthe ty repres sure
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385
Operation
Ty res andwh eels
i Thetyre pressure values indi ca ted in theon-
board computermaydiffe r from those measured
at a filling station with a press urega uge. The on-
board computer will generally giv eamo re ac cu-
rat eva lue. i
The operat ion of thety re pressure monitor
ca nsu ffer int erferenc eif radio tran sm itting
eq uipm ent,e. g. wi reles she adphones or two-w ay
radios ,is be ing ope rated in or near theve hicl e.
i Ifyo uco rrec tth ety re pressure or change
th ew heels, this is usually det ecteda utomatical-
ly by thety re press uremo nitor. After a few
minute sof dr iving,thewa rning th resh olds for
th ep ressure los swarning are adapt edtothe
new tyre pressure. Atyre pressure warning is
th en clea red au tomatically. Res
tartin gthe ty repres sure monitor
Al lexis ting wa rning messag esare clea red
an d the warning lamp goesout when you
restart the tyre pressure monitor. The cur-
rent tyre pressure sse t then be come the
refere nceva lues used bythe monito ring
syst em.
Yo uma yrestart th etyre pressure monitor
in thef ollo wing situati ons:
! After th etyr epressure ha sbee nmo di-
fied
! After awheel or tyre cha nge
i Youw ill find a menuoverview on
(= page 275). 6
Make sure the key is in po sition 2in
the ignition lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% toselect
"Ty r.pr ess .".
6 Press #.
Th ec urrent pressure in ea chindividual
tyre isdisp layed, orthefo llowing
message appears: "Tyre pres suresd is-
played after driving a few minutes" .
6 Press %.
Th efo llowing message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Use current
press urevalu esas new reference val-
ues" .
6 Press #.
Th efo llowing message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Tyre pressure
monitor restarte d".
Afte rafew minu tesof driving, the cu r-
rent tyre pressure swill beadopted as
new re fere nc evalues and will be moni-
tor ed. G
Risk of accide nt The
tyre pres su re mo nito r does notwarn
you of an incorrectly set tyre pressure. The
ta ble in the fuel fillerflap will help you de-
cid e whet her thetyre pressu res sho uld be
cor rected.
The tyre pres sure monitor isno t able to
warn you of asudde nloss ofpressure, e.g.
fo llowi ngpenetratio nby afo reig nobject .If
th is occ urs, bring the ve hiclet oaha ltby
br ak ing ca refully. Do notma keany sudd en
st ee ring movemen ts whendoing th is.
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386 Operation
Tyres
andwh eels
Cance llingares tart
6 Press theL button.
or 6 Press $toexit themenugrap hic.
Oth ermes sages in the multi-f unction display
If
th efol lowi ng message appears in the
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay: "Rectif yty re pres-
sure( s)":
6 Check th epressures ofallfo ur tyres
an d co rrect them if neces sary.
i Ifth ewh eels on the veh iclewere inte r-
changed, the press ures may be show nin
th ew rong positions for a short time. This will be
correc ted af ter driving a few mi nu tesand the
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393
Operation
Servi ce
AS SYST PLUS ,th eAc tiveService Syste m,
tells yo uwh en the next servic eisdue.
Appro xima telyone month be fore thenext
se rvice isdue, oneof the fo llowing mes-
sa ge sw illa pp ear in themulti-func tio ndis-
pl ay while yo uare dri ving or whi lethe
ig ni tion is sw itche don:
"Next servic eA in .. days"
"Next servic eA in .. km"
"Service A due"
Th e letter following "Service" info rms the
workshop howlong is required for th eserv-
ice work to be carried out. The servic
eduedateis disp laye dindays or
kilo metres de pendi ngon the dista ncetra v-
el led.
Per iods wh enthe batter yis dis conn ected
fr om electrica lco nsumers are not reco rd-
ed by th eser vice indicator. You mu st
the refore subtr act the seperiods of di scon-
nection from the servi ce duedate yourself
to ens urethat you have the vehicle serv-
iced atthe correct tim e.
6 Press theL button.
If yo uha ve missed th eservice due date,
the following messag eswillap pe ar in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay:
"Ser vice A due"
"Service A overdue by .. .days"
"Se rvice A overdue by .. km" A qualified specialist
worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre, will reset
the servi ce indi cator wh enitca rries out
the necessary servic ework.
i Failure tohave the servi ceperform edbythe
specified dat emay invalidat ewarrant yand ex
gratia claims as well as entitlement toMo bilo-
Li fe ben efits.
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Make sure the key is in po sition 2in
the ignition lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% to select"ASSYST
PLUS" .
6 Press #.
Th eservic edue da teappears in the dis-
play. Servi
ce Ac
tive Servi ceSystem
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"A"
minor service
to
"H" major servi ce Cle
arin g the service indic ator Mis
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404 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges
Th eon-board com puter shows warnings or
malfunct ions inthemu lti-fu nc tion disp lay.
Ce rta inme ssag es ar eac compani edbya
warn ing tone.
Hi gh -prior ity me ssag es are displayed in
red in the multi-f un ction dis play ,w hile me-
dium-priority messag es are displ ayed in
yell ow and low-p rior ity messages inwh ite.
Pl ease respon din ac cordance with the
messages and follow thead ditional not es
in this Owner’sM anua l.
You can con firm low-p rior ity messag es
wi th # orL .Th ese are then stor ed
in the messag emem oryand can be called
up if necessar y (
=page 285).Yo uca nnot
conf irm me ssag es of the highe stpriority.
If yo uselect the "Messa ges" entry in the
"Se rvice" me nuinthe on-board compu ter
( = page 285), you cansc roll th rough the
messages bypres sing the $ or%
bu ttons on the multi-f un ction ste ering
whe el. i
Turnin g the keytoposition 2in the ignition
lock or press ingt he KEY LESS GO*button twice
ac tiva tes all the warning and indicator la mps
(except for thetu rn signal indicator lamps) and
th e mul ti-func tion display. Pleas emake sure that
th ey are working properly before comm encing a
jour ney. Th
ef ollo wing tables show all the display
me ssag es. Th emessages arediv ided into
se ctions to make itea sier to fi ndthere-
spectiv eme ssage:
! The text-style messag es from
( = page 405) onward s are displ ayed al-
ph abeti cally
! Symbol messages from ( =pa ge 414)
onwa rds Display
messages G
Risk of accident No
messages can be displ ayed ifth ere is a
failure ofthe inst rumen tcl uster an d/orthe
mu lti-fun ction display. Youwill not then be
ab leto see inf orma tion about the vehi cle
stat us, such as spee dan dou tside te mp era-
ture, warning an dindi cato rlam ps,malfu nc-
ti on and warning messages orthef ailu reof
syste ms. The vehicle’ s handling chara cter is-
ti cs ma ybe affe cted.
Imme diately consu ltaqu alified specialist
wo rksh op whic hhasthen ecessary special-
is tk now ledg e an dto ols tocarry out the
wo rk re quired. Mercedes -Ben zre co mmends
th at youu seaMe rcedes -Ben zS ervice Cen-
tr e fo rthis purpose .In particu lar,workrele-
va nt to safety or on safety-rel at ed syst ems
mu stbe ca rried out at aqualifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. 216_R
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406 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Distr
onic override Yo
uha ve depressed th eacceler ator
pedal ,Di stronic* isno longe rcontrol-
li ng the speed oftheve hicl e. 6
Release the accelerator pe dal. - -
-km /h Yo
uat tempted to activate Distronic* at
a sp eed below 30km /h. 6
Drive fas terth an 30 km /h andstor ethe
spee d. ESP
®
is de activa ted. 6
Activate ESP®
. Tran
smissi onposition P,R or Nhas
been selected. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio n sele ctor lever
to D. Th
eve hicl eis se cu red with th eelectric
parki ngbrake. 6
Release the electric parki ngbrake. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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408 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Distr
onic Plus override Yo
uha ve depressed th eacceler ator
pedal, Di stronic Plus *is no longe rcon-
trolling the speed of the vehicle. 6
Release the accelerator pe dal. - -
-km /h Yo
u ha veatte mp ted to activa te
Distr onicPlus *at a speed below
30 km /h without th eve hicle in front
bein gdisplayed in themulti-func tion
display ( =page 302). 6
Drive faste rtha n30 km /handac tiv ate
Di stro nicPl us again. ESP
®
is de activa ted. 6
Activate ESP®
. Tran
smissi onposition P,R or Nhas
been selected. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio n sele ctor lever
to D. Th
eve hicl eis se cu red with th eelectric
parki ngbrake. 6
Release the electric parki ngbrake. Th
e dri ver’s door and/ or the bonnet is
ope n. 6
Clos ethe driver’ sdoor and /or the bon-
net. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. DI
STRO NICand
Sp eedtronic
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni c*arefa ulty. 6
Have Speedtr onican d Distroni c*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Distr
onic Plus
and SPEEDT RONIC
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni cPl us* are
faul ty. 6
Have Spe edtron icor Distronic Plus*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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410 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Par
k As sist cur
rently un available
See Owner'sM anual Pa
rk Ass ist* isdeacti vated and istem-
po rari lyno to perationa l.Pa rk Assis t*is
de activated if:
! its radar sensor system*is te mpo-
ra rily notop era tiona l,e. g. due to
elec trom agnetic radi ation emit ted
by nearby TV or radio stat ions
! the areas around th e sensors inthe
bumper s (=
page 397)are dirty
! the batt eryvo ltag eis insuffici ent 6
Clea nthe bu mpers ( =page 397).
6 Wai t until the battery voltage ha sretur ne d
to nor mal.
Pa rkAs sist* willbe opera tion alagai n without
yo u ne eding to start the eng ine if:
6 thedir tloos enswh ile the vehicle is in mo-
ti on
6 thesyste mdetectsthat the sensors are
ful lyavailable again
6 theme ssage inthemu lti-fu nc tio ndi sp lay
disapp ears
Yo uca nu sePark Assist* agai nin theusual
way. in
op erative Pa
rk Ass ist* isuna vailab ledue to a
mal func tion. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Pa
rkin gGu ida nce in
op erative Pa
rking Guida ncefa ilure 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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