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489
Practical advice
Flat tyre Raising the ve
hicle
6 Prev ent the vehicle from rolling away
usin gch ocks or simi lar.
On a level road:
6 Plac ec hocks infront of and behind
th ewh eelwh ich is diag ona llyoppo-
si te the wheel yo uwis hto cha nge.
On uphill gra dien ts:
6 Plac ec hock s behind both wheels
on the other axle. 1
Whe elwrench
6 Take whe elwrench 1out of the ve hi-
cl e too lkit.
6 Loosen thew heelbo ltso nth ew heelto
be chan ged by about one tur n,bu t do
not unscrew the m. 1
Jacking point
2 Jack
3 Cra nk
6 Pos itio n jack 2atjack ing point 1.
6 Make sure tha tthe base of the ja ckis
loc ated dire ctly und erjac king po int1. Do
not start theengi neatanytime whilethe
wheel is beingc hang ed.
Do notlie un der th eve hicle whe nitis be ing
su ppo rted bythe ja ck.If you donot rais ethe
ve hicleas descr ibed, itcou ldslip off the jack
(e .g. if th e en gine isstarte dor a door or the
boot lid is ope nedor close d). G
Risk ofaccide nt Po
sition the jack only atoneof the approp ri-
at ejack ingpoints.
If you donotp osi tionthe jack cor rectly,t he
ve hicle can:
! slip off the jack
! inju re you or others
! be damagedP4
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Fl
at tyre
6 Turn the jack back to the ou t-of-us epo-
si tion.
6 Stow th ewhe elwre nch, centrin g pin
an d jack in the ve hicle tool kit in the
boot.
The MOExtend ed run-flat syste mmayonly
be used incomb inat ion with th etyr epres-
sure loss warning syste m.
! The max imum distance yo umay driv ein ru n-
flat mode depends onthelo ad in theve hicle. Itis
approxi mately 50 km if theve hicle is partially
laden and approximat ely 30 km iffully laden.
The max imum distanc et obe driven in run-f lat
mo de begins from themo me ntthety re pressure
loss warning appears in themu lti-f un ction dis-
play.
Yo um ustno tex ce ed a max imum spee d of
80 km /h. i
By using TIRE FIT before startin gthe run-flat
mo de, the ma ximu mdistan cecanbe in creased
co nsiderably .If TIRE FITca nn ot sealthety re due
to the ty pe of damage, you may still continue
dri ving up to the maximum possible distanc ein
run-flat mode.
iIf you chang eone or all of the tyres, ma ke
sure that you only use tyres lab elled "MOE xtend-
ed" in the size specified for the veh icle. G
Risk of acc ident Ha
vethe ti ghtening torq uechecke dimmed i-
at elyafter a wheel isch anged. Thewheels
co uld work lo oseifthey are nottightened to
a to rque of150 Nm . MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* G
Risk of accident The han
dlingcharact eristics of your vehicle
de teriorate in run-flat mo de, for exam ple:
! when cornering
! when brakin g
! when acce lerati ngrapidly
You mus tthere fore adap tyou rdrivi ngstyle
ac cordi nglyan dav oid su dden chan ges indi-
re ction oracceleration, aswell asdriving
ov er obsta cles (ker bs, pot holes , of f-ro ad).
This is particu larlythe cas ewhen the vehicle
is heav ily la de n.
Th edist ance that canb edr iven in ru n-flat
mode depe ndsto alarg e ext enton the lo ads
exe rted on the vehi cle. Itca n therefore be
much less duet os peed,lo ad ,d rivi ng ma-
noeu vres ,ro ad surface condition, ou tside
tempe rature,et c. or also grea terif you drive
care fully. Run-
flat mode must be ended if:
! youhear bang ingn oises
! the vehi cles tart sto sh ake
! smok e iscreated and ther ei sa sm ellof
ru bber
! ESP®
is interve ningconstantly
! there aretear sin the side walls ofthe
ty re
After driving in run-flat mo de,you mu sthave
th ewh eel checked for damage ataqu alifie d
spe cial ist workshop whichha s th ene ces-
sary spe cial ist know ledge and tools to car ry
out the workrequire d. Thefault ytyremu st
alwa ysbe repla ced.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
po se.In pa rticular, work relevant to saf ety
or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car-
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493
Practical advice
Batter ies
Yo ur vehicle isfitted with two batteri es:
! Star terbattery in the eng ine com part-
ment
! Con sume rbattery in the boot for elec-
tr ica lco nsum ers
In order for the batteries to achieve th eir
max imum possible service life ,th ey must
alwa ysbe sufficiently char ged.
Hav eth eba tte ry char gecheck edmo re fre-
qu ently if you use the vehicle mai nlyfor
sh orttr ips orifyo u leav eitparked upfora
le ng thy pe riod.
To prevent da magefrom corros ion, only
repl acethe batter ieswith ones th athave a
centr alventi lation cover. Merce des-Benz
re co mm ends th at,fo rs afet y reasons, you
onl y use batteri eswh ich ha vebeen tes ted
an dap proved for your vehicl eby
Me rced es-Ben z.
If yo uwi sh toleav eyo ur vehicl epark ed
up fora long period of time, cons ult a
Me rced es-B enz Servi ceCentre. Batter
ies G
Risk ofinju ry Co
mp ly with saf etypr ec aution sand take
protec tive me asure swh en han dlingb atte r-
ies. Ri
sk ofexplosion Fire
,na ked flam esandsmok-
in g are prohib ited when han-
dl ing th e ba ttery . Avoid
creating spa rks. Battery
acid is caus tic. Av oid
co ntac t with the skin ,ey es or
clot hing .
Imme diately rins e ac idsplash-
es off with clea nwater. Con-
sult adoctor if necessary. G
Risk of inj ury We
ar eye protec tion. Ke
ep out of the reach of chil-
dr en. Ob
serve the inst ru ctions in
this Ow ner’s Manual. H
Environ mental no te Do
not disp ose of batter ieswith the hous e-
ho ldrubb ish. Disp oseof def ective batter ies
in an enviro nmentall yre sp on sibl ema nne r.
Ta ke them toaMe rcede s-Be nz Service Cen-
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494 Practical advice
Batteries
!Switc hof ft he engine and the internal func-
ti on sof the vehicle net work ( =page 495) before
dis connecting or re moving thete rm inal clamps
of the ba ttery. You may ot herwise des troy elec-
tr on iccomponent ssu ch asthe al ternator.
Ha ve thest art er ba tter yc hecked and, if neces-
sary ,replaced at a qualified spe cialist work shop,
e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre ,every two
years or 20,000 km.
! Donot connect cons umersdi re ctl yto the
start erbat tery.Th iswo uld dis charge thest art er
bat tery.
i Only replac eadefective bat tery with a bat-
te ry recom mended by Mercedes-Benz. Th econ-
su me rba tte ry is fitte d in theboot in a way
de signe dto affo rd it maximum protection
agains tdamage in the ev entof a collision. i
Remove thek ey when you have parked the
ve hicle and do not require any elec trical con-
sum ers. The vehicle th en req uires only a minimal
amount of energy and theco nsumer bat tery is
co nserve d.
St arter battery
1 Negative terminal
2 Positive terminal
i Ifth eco nsu mer ba ttery is disc harged, it will
be nece ssaryto unloc kth eve hicleu sing the
emergenc ykey elemen t.Ho wev er, it is still pos-
sibl eto star tth ev ehicle be cause it has a sepa-
ra te start erbat tery. G
Risk of inj ury Me
rcedes -Ben zre co mmend sthat ,fo rsa fety
re asons, you only use batteries which have
bee nte sted andap proved for your vehicle
by Me rced es-Benz .Thes eba tterie spr ovide
in crea sedim pact prot ection topreve ntvehi-
cl eo ccupants from su ffer ing ac id bu rns
shou ldthe batter ybe damaged in the event
of an ac cide nt.
To prevent acidbur ns, obse rveth efoll owing
sa fety not es when handl ingb atteries:
! Donot lean ov erbatteries.
! Donotpl ace any me talob jec tson aba t-
te ry. You could othe rwis eca useashor t
ci rc uit an dthe battery’ shighly flamma-
ble ga smi xture could ign ite.
! Make su re thatyou do no tcreate elec-
tr ost atic ch arge, e.g. bywearings yn-
thetic cloth ingo r as are su ltof frict ion
on fabri cs.Yo ushou ldnot the refore pu ll
or slid eth ebattery over carpets or ot her
syn thetic ma terials. !
Neve r touchthe batter y first. Todis-
ch arge a po ssible elec trost atic charge,
step out ofthe vehicle first andt ouch
th e bodyw ork.
! Do no twipe th eba ttery using ac loth .
Th eb attery ma yexpl odeas aresultof
elec trostatic charge or throug hthe cre-
ation of spark s.
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Batteries
i
Have the ba tter ies charged at a qualifi ed
speciali st workshop. Mercedes-Benz recom-
me nds that you use a Mercedes-Benz Servi ce
Ce ntre for this purpose .If yo u are charging the
bat teries yourself, observe the opera ting inst ruc-
ti ons for you rbatte ry charge r.
! Onlyus e ba tter y ch arge rs with ama ximum
vo ltage of 14.8 V. Sta
rter battery
6 Make sure that the battery charger is
swi tche doff and connec tit to the ter-
mi nals on the star ter battery .Observe
the note sin the oper ating inst ruc tions
fo r the battery charger wh endoing so.
6 Refitt he charged sta rterbatter yand
fo ld the bar do wn. 6
Fit the st arte r battery inthe engine
co mp artment.
6 Fold the retainer down.
! Makesure that the ba seplate and the ba t-
te ry sec uring rings are fit tedse cu rely.
! Alway sconnect the ba ttery in theord erde-
scribed below. Nev erswap thete rminal clam ps.
You may ot herwise dam ageth ev ehicle elec tron-
ics. Rec
onne ctingt he starter battery
6 Make sure that the consu mer batter yis
fi tted andc onnecte dco rrectly in the
boot.
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck andrem ove it.
6 Connect the pos itiv e ter minalcl amp
an dse cur ethe cov er.
6 Connect th ene gative termina lcl am p.
6 Fit the bre athe rhose.
! Makesure that a cellca p is fitte dbet ween
th e ba tter y and thebreat herh ose.
6 Switch ontheigni tion.
6 Startthe engine.
6 Check the vehicle func tio ns. G
Riskofacid bu rns There is a
risk of ac idbu rnsdu ring the
ch argin gp roce du re due to th ega sesw hich
es cap e from the battery. Do not leanover
th eba tter ywhen it isbe ing char ged. Fitting
thestarter battery Re
conn ecting the battery G
Risk of accident Do
not drive unle ssthec onsu merbatt eryis
fitted and conne cted correc tly.
Ha ve wo rkcarrie dout on the consu merbat-
tery at aqualifie dspecial istw orks hop, e.g. a
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Fuses
The
fuses inyour vehicle se rveto clo se
down faulty circuits. If afuse blows ,all
co mp onentso n the circuitan d their func-
tion swil lfa il.
i Blown fuses mustbe replaced byfuses of
th e sa meratin g(id entifiable bythe co lourand
amperage) and with th e amperages spe cified in
th e fuse alloc ationchart .A Me rcedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre will be happy toadvise you. If
anew lyfitted fuse blows ,have the cause
tra cedan d rectified at aqualified specialist
wor ksho p, e.g. a Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice
Centr e.
Th efo llowing implem entsare avai lable for
chang ing the fuses:
! Fuse allo cation chart
! Spare fuses
! Fuse extra ctor
! Only use fuses that have been approved for
Me rced es- Benz vehicles andwh ich ha ve theco r-
re ct amperag efor the system concerned. Othe r-
wis e, el ectrical comp onent sor systems could be
damag ed.
! Switchoff the in ternal fu nctions of thevehi-
cl e ne twork ( =page 495 ) before wor king with
fuses.
Th efuses areloca ted in variou sfuse bo x-
es:
! Fuse bo xin the en gine comp artment
on the le ft-h an d side wh enviewe din
the dire ction of tra vel (
= pa ge 503)
! Fuse bo xin the en gine comp artment
on the rig ht-han d side whe nviewe din
the dire ction of tra vel (
= pa ge 503)
! Fuse box in the re arcom partm ent
( = page 503) !
Fuse boxes on the right andlef t-ha nd
side of the dash board (
=pa ge 504) Fuse
allo ca tion cha rt
Th e fus eallo cation cha rtis in the vehicle
too lki ti nt he stowage we ll under the boot
fl oor (
=pag e401). Thef useam per age is
also in dicatedin this char t. Spare fuses
Sp
arefu ses arewith the veh icletoolkitin
the stowage we llun der the boot floor
( = page 401). Fuse ext
ractor
Th e fus eext ractor iswith theve hicle tool
kit inthe stowa gewellun der the bootfloor
( = page 401).
6 Park theve hicle.
6 Switch off all electric al co nsumers.
6 Rem ove the key from the ignition lock. Fuses
G
Risk of fire On
lyuse fus esthat have been approve dfor
Me rcedes -Ben zveh iclesan d whic hhave the
co rrect amperage for thes yst em con-
ce rned .Do notattempt to repairor bridge
fa ulty fus es. A circuit overlo adcould othe r-
wi se ca usea fire. Havetheca uset race dan d
re ctifie dat a qualifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p,
e.g .aM erce de s-Be nz Service Cen tre. Imple
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