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The maximum permissible speed for vehicle/
trailer combinations depends on the type of
trailer. Before beginnin gthe journey, check
the trailer's document stosee what the max-
imum permitted speed is. Observe the legally
prescribed maximum speed in the relevant
country.
For certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the max-
imum permissible rear axle load is increased
when towing atrailer. See the "Technical
data" section to find out whether this applies to your vehicle (Y page 484). If you utilise any
of the added maximum rear axle load when
towing atrailer, the vehicle/trailer combina-
tion may not exceed amaximum speed of
100 km/hf or reasons concerning the oper-
ating permit. This also applie sincountrie sin
which the permissible maximu mspee dfor
vehicle/trailer combinations is above
100 km/h.
When towing atrailer, you rvehicle's handling
characteristics wil lbedifferent in comparison
to whe ndriving without atrailer and it will
consume more fuel.
Change into alower gea ringood time on long
and steep downhill gradients.
i This also applie
sifyou have activated
cruis econtrol, SPEEDTRONIC or
DISTRONIC PLUS.
This wil luse the braking effect of the engine,
so less braking wil lberequired to maintain
vehicle speed. This relieves the loa donthe
brake system and prevents the brake sfrom
overheating and wearing too quickly. If you
need additiona lbraking, depress the brake
pedal repeatedl yrather than continuously.
Driving tips If the trailer swings from side to side:
X Do not accelerate.
X Do not countersteer.
X Brake if necessary. R
Maintain agreater distance to the vehicle in
front than whe ndriving without atrailer.
R Avoid braking abruptly .Ifpossible ,brake
gently at first to allow the trailer to run on.
Then, increase the braking force rapidly.
R The values give nfor gradient-climbing
capabilities from astandstil lrefer to sea
level. When driving in mountainous areas,
note that the power outpu tofthe engine,
and consequently the vehicle's gradient-
climbing capability, decrease with increas-
ing altitude. Foldin
gout the ball coupling G
WARNING
If the bal lcoupling is not correctly engaged,
the trailer can detach .There is arisk of an
accident.
Always engag ethe bal lcoupling as described. G
WARNING
If you release the bal lcoupling or it does not
engag ecorrectly whe nfolding in, it wil lswing
out. Withi npivoting range of the bal lcoupling,
there is an increased risk of an accident and
injury.
Only release the bal lcoupling if the pivoting
range is unobstructed. Always make sure that the bal lcoupling engages whe nfolding in. Saloon
Before you can tow
atrailer with you rvehicle,
you must fold out the bal lcoupling. 268
Towing
atrailerDriving and parking
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Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle
while drivin gwill distract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose contro lofthe
vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate thes edevices if road traffic con-
dition spermit .Ifyou are unsure about the
surrounding conditions, pull over to asafe
locatio nand make entries only while the vehi-
cle is stationary.
You must observ ethe legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving when operatin gthe on-board computer. G
WARNING
If the instrumen tcluster has failed or mal-
functioned, you may not recognise function
restrictions relevan ttosafety. The operating
safet yofy our vehicle may be impaired. There
is ar isk of an accident.
Driv eonc arefully. Have the vehicle checked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows messages
or warnings from certain system sinthe mul-
tifunction display. You should therefore make
sure your vehicle is operatin gsafely at all
times. If the operatin
gsafet yofy our vehicle is
impaired, park the vehicle safely as soon as
possible. Contact aqualified specialist work-
shop.
HYBRID vehicles :make sure that you read the
"HYBRID "Supplement. You could otherwise
fail to recognise dangers ,e.g. due to high
voltage.
For an overview; see the instrumen tcluster
illustration (Y page 34). Displays and operation
Coolant temperatureg
auge G
WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engin eis
overheating or while ther eisafire in the
engin ecompartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is adanger of injury.
Allow an overheating engin etocool down
before openin gthe bonnet. If ther eisafire in
the engin ecompartment, leave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade.
The coolan ttemperature gauge is in the
instrumen tcluster on the left-hand side
(Y page 34).
Under normal operatin gcondition sand with
the specified coolan tlevel, the coolan ttem-
perature may rise to 120 †.
At high outside temperature sand when driv-
ing uphill, the coolan ttemperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Rev counter
! Do not drive in the overrevvin
grange.
Doin gsow ill damage the engine.
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevvin grange.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engin ewhen the red band is reached. 276
Displays and operationOn-boar
dcomputer and displays
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Depending on the equipment fitte
dinthe
vehicle, yo ucan cal lupthe following menus:
R Trip
Trip menu (Y page 280)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Y page 281)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 283)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone )(Ypage 284)
R Assist.
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y page 286)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 288)
R Settings
Settings menu (settings )(Y page 289)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 296)
The Audio
Audio, Navi
NaviandTel
Tel menu sdiffe rs ligh tly
in vehicles with Audio 20 and in vehicles with
COMAND Online .The examples given in this
Owner' sManualapply to vehicles equipped
with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering whee lunti lthe Trip Trip menu with
tri pm eter :and tota ldistance
recorder ;is shown.
Trip compute r"From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Driving time =
Averag espeed
? Averag efuelconsumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect theTrip Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Fro mstart
Fro mstart orFro mreset
Fro mreset.
Th ev alues in the Fromstart
Fro mstart submenu are
calculate dfromt he start of ajourney whilst
the values in the Fromreset
Fro mreset submenu are
calculate dfromt he last tim ethe submenu
wa sreset (Y page 281).
The Fromstart
Fro mstart tripc ompute risautomati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition ha sbeens witched off for more
tha nfourh ours
R 999 hour shaveb eene xceeded
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded
The Fromreset
Fro mreset tripc ompute risautomati-
cally reset if the valu eexceed s9,999 hour sor
99,999 kilometres.
EC Od isplay X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect theTrip Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ECO DISPLAY
ECO DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
tha nfourh ours, the ECO displa ywillbea uto-
maticall yreset.
Furthe rinformation on the ECO display
(Y page 208). 280
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
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Displaying th
erange an dcurrent fuel
consumption Fue
lconsu mption is no tdisplayed in AMG
vehicles.
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: buttontoselectthe
curren tfue lconsu mption and approximate
range.
The approximat erange that can be covered is
calculated accordin gtoyour curren tdriving
style and th eamount of fue linthetank .If
there is only asma ll amount of fue llef tint he
fue ltank, thed isplay shows avehicle being
refuelled Cinstead of th erange.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: buttontoselectthe
digita lspeedometer.
In addition ,the multifunction display may
sho wag earshift recommendation Z.
Observ ethe information on gearshift rec-
ommendation Zfo rm anual transmission
(Y page 189) or fo rautomatic transmission
(shiftin gmanually) (Y page 197).
AM Gvehicles :agearshift recommendation
is shown in th estatu sbar of th emultifunc-
tion display and no tinthedigita lspeedom-
eter display. Reset
svalues X
Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: buttontoselectthe
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :buttontos electYes
Yesand
press the abuttontoc onfirm.
You can reset th evalues of th efollowing func-
tions:
R Trip meter
R "From start "tripc om puter
R "From reset "tripc om puter
R EC Od isplay
i If you reset th
evalues in th e"EC Od is-
play", th evalues in th e"From start "trip
compute rare also reset .Ifyou reset the
values in th e"From start "tripc om puter,
th ev alues in th e"EC Od isplay" are also
reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi
Navimenu, th emultifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Observ ethe additional information on navi-
gation in th eseparat eAudio 20 or COMAND
Onlin eoperatin ginstructions.
X Switc honA udio 20 or COMAN DOnline;
see th eseparat eoperatin ginstructions.
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Navi Navi menu. Menus an
dsubmenus
281On-boardcompu tera nd displays Z
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions 4
Check eng
.oil
Check eng .oil
lev .w henn ext
lev .w henn ext
refuelling refuelling The engin
eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
! Avoid lon
gjou rneys when there is to olittl ec oolan tint hecool-
in gs ystem. Otherwise th eenginew ill be damaged.
X Chec kthe oil level when next refuelling, at th elatest
(Y page 381).
X If necessary, to puptheengin eoil (Y page 381).
X Hav ethe engin echecked ataq ualified specialist workshop if the
engin eoil needs toppin gupmoreo ften than usual.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from any
qualified specialist workshop or on th eInterne tathttp://
bevo.mercedes-benz.co m.4
Add 1 Add 1
litre
litre engine
engine
oil
oil when
when next
next refu‐
refu‐
elling
elling AMG vehicles: the engine oil level is too low.
!
Avoid long journeys when there is too little coolant in the cool-
ing system. Otherwise the engine will be damaged.
X Check the oil level when next refuelling, at the latest
(Y page 381).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 381).
X Have the engine checked at aqualified specialist workshop if the
engine oil needs topping up more often than usual.
Information on approved engine oils can be obtained from any
qualified specialist workshop or on the Internet at http://
bevo.mercedes-benz.com. 4
Engine oil level Engine oil level
Stop vehicle Stop vehicle
Switch engine off Switch engine off The engine oil level is too low. There is
arisk of engine damage.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying attention to road and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away( Ypage 205).
X Check the engine oil level (Y page 381).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 381).8
Reserve fuel level Reserve fuel level The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
Operation of the auxiliary heating is deactivated if the fuel level
drops into the reserve range.
X Refuelatt he nearest filling station. C There is very little fuel in the fuel tank.
The auxiliary heating cannot be operated.
X Refuelatt he nearest filling station without fail. Display messages
313On-board computer and displays Z
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ¸
Please Please
replace
replace air
air
filter
filter Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: th eenginea ir filte risdirty and must
be replaced.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. !
Clean Clean
the
thefuel
fuel fil‐
fil‐
ter
ter Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: there is water in th efuel filter. The
water mus tbedrainedoff.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ¯
Refill AdBlue at Refill AdBlue at
workshop See Own‐ workshop See Own‐
er'
sM anual
er' sM anual The AdBlue
®
level has fallen belo wthe reserv erange. Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Hav eAdBlue ®
refilled as soo naspossibleataq ualified spe-
cialist workshop. ¯
Refill AdBlue at Refill AdBlue at
workshop No start workshop No start
in .. km in .. km The AdBlue
®
level is only sufficien tfor thei nd icate ddistance. A
warnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Hav eAdBlue ®
refilled as soo naspossibleataq ualified spe-
cialist workshop. ¯
Refill AdBlue at Refill AdBlue at
workshop Eng. workshop Eng.
start not possible start not possible The AdBlue
®
tan kise mpty. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds. You can
no longer start th eengine.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. ¯
Check AdBlue See Check AdBlue See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ¯
Eng. Eng.
start
start not
notpos‐
pos‐
sible in ..km
sible in ..km The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. ¯
Eng. Eng.
start
start not
notpos‐
pos‐
sible
sible The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds. You can no longer start th eengine.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 314
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions j
Check trailer Check trailer
hitch lock hitch lock The trailer to
whitch is no tcorrectly engaged.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
If th eball couplin gisnotengaged, th etrailer may come loose.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traf-
fic conditions, and switch of fthe engine.
X Apply th eparkin gbrake.
X Engage th etrailer coupling's ball couplin gintheendp osition
(Y page 268). &
inoperative Bat‐ inoperative Bat‐
ter
yl ow
ter yl ow th
eo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow The auxiliar yheatin ghas switched
itself of forcannotbes witched on (Y page 168).
X Drive fo raconsid erable distance.
The battery charges. The auxiliar yheatin gisoperational again as
soo nast heon-boar delectrica lsystem voltag eissufficient. &
inoperative inoperative
Refuel
Refuel
vehicle
vehicle There is to
olittl efue lint hefuel tank. The auxiliar yheatin gcannot
be switched on (Y page 168).
X Refuel at th eneares tfillin gstation. &
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner'
sMan.
Owner' sMan. The auxiliar
yheatin gistemporarily malfunctionin gorfaulty.
X Whe nthe vehicl eisonal evel surfac eand th eengineh as cooled
down ,makeuptof oura ttempts to switch on th eauxiliar yheat-
ing, waitin gseveral minute sbetween eac hattempt
(Y page 168).
X If th eauxiliar yheatin gdoes no tswitch on ,consu ltaq ualified
specialist workshop. Ð
Power Power
steering
steering mal‐
mal‐
function See Own‐
function See Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual The powe
rsteerin gassistanc eisfaulty.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
You will need to use mor eforce to steer.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Chec kwhether you are able to apply th eextra forcerequired.
X If you ar eabletos teer safely: carefully drive on to aqualified
specialist workshop.
X If you ar eunable to steer safely: do notdrive on .Contac tthe
neares tqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
327On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z
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Engine
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ;
The yellow engin
ediag-
nostics warning lamp
light supw hile the
engin eisrunning. Ther
emay be afault ,for example:
R in th eenginem anagement
R in th efuel injection system
R in th eexhaust system
R in th eignition system (for vehicle swith petrol engines)
R in th efuel system
The emission limit values may be exceeded and th eenginem ay be
runnin ginemergency mode.
X Hav ethe vehicle checked as soon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. Vehicle
swithadiese leng ine: th efuel tan khas been run dry
(Y page 204).
X Afte rrefuellin gstart th eenginet hree to four times.
If th eyellow engin ediagnostics warning lamp goes out ,emer-
gency runnin gmode is cancelled. The vehicle need no tbe
checked. 8
The yellow reserv
efuel
warning lamp is on
while th eengineisr un-
ning. The fuel leve
lhas dropped int othe reserv erange.
Operatio noftheauxiliar yheating is deactivate difthefuel level
drops int othe reserv erange.
X Refuel at th eneares tfillin gstation. ?
The red coolant warn-
ing lamp light
supwhile
th ee ngineisr unning
and th ecoolant tem-
perature gauge is at the start of th escale. The temperatur
esensor for th ecoolant temperatur egauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperatur eisnolonger bein gmonitored. Ther eisa
risk of engin edamage if th ecoolant temperatur eistoohigh.
X Stop th evehicle immediately, paying attentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off th eengine. Do no tcontinue driving
unde rany circumstances.
X Safeguard th evehicle against rolling away (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop. 336
Warning and indicator lamps in th
einstrumen tclusterOn-boar dcomputer and displays
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Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Engine compartment
Bonnet
Important safet ynotes G
WARNING
An unlocked bonnet may open up when the
vehicle is in motion and block your view. There is ar isk of an accident.
Never unlock the bonnet when driving. Before
every trip, ensure that the bonnet is locked. G
WARNING
When being opened and closed, the bonnet
may suddenly fall int othe closed position.
There is arisk of injury to person sinthe range
of movement of the bonnet.
Open and close the bonnet only when nobody
is in the range of movement. G
WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engin eis
overheating or while ther eisafire in the
engin ecompartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is adanger of injury.
Allow an overheating engin etocool down
before openin gthe bonnet. If ther eisafire in
the engin ecompartment, leave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade. G
WARNING
There are movin gcomponents in the engine
compartment. Certain components may con-
tinue to move or suddenly move again even
after the ignition has been switched off, e.g.
the radiator fan. There is arisk of injury.
If you have to carry out work in the engine
compartment:
R switc hoff the ignition
R neve rtouc hthe dangerous areas surround-
ing movin gcomponents, e.g. the rotation
area of the fan
R remov ejewellery and watches
R keep items of clothing and hair, for exam-
ple, away from movin gparts. G
WARNING
The ignition system and the fuel injection sys- tem operate with ahigh voltage. If you touch
the live components, you could receiv ean
electric shock .There is adanger of injury.
Never touc hcomponents of the ignition sys-
tem or the fuel injection system when the
ignition is switched on. G
WARNING
Hybrid vehicles :ensure that you read the
"HYBRID "supplement .You could otherwise
fail to recognise dangers.
Active bonnet (pedestria nprotection) Operating principle
! An activ
ebonnet that had been triggered
must be repaired at aqualified specialist
workshop. The activ ebonnet function will
then be available again. The additional
pedestrian protection provided by the
activ ebonnet will then be restored.
! Do not try to press down the raised bon-
net at the back. Otherwise, the bonnet
could be damaged. 378
Engine compartmentMaintenance and care
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Scratches, corrosiv
edeposits, areas affected
by corrosio nand damag ecaused by inade-
quate care canno talway sbec ompletely
repaired .Insuchc ases, visit aquali fied spe-
cialist workshop.
X Remove impuritie simmediately, where
possible ,whilst avoiding rubbing too hard.
X Soa kinsect remains with insect remover
and rins eoff the treated areas afterwards.
X Soa kbirdd ropping swithw ater and rinse
off the treated areas afterwards.
X Remove coolant, brake fluid ,tree resin,
oils, fuels and greases by rubbing gently
with acloth soaked in petroleu metheror
lighte rfluid.
X Use tar remover to remove tar stains.
X Use silicone remover to remove wax.
Care and treatment of matt paintwork !
Neve
rpolish the vehicl eorthe light alloy
wheels. Polishing make sthe paintwork
shiny.
! The following may cause the paint to
become shiny and thu sreduce the matt
effect:
R Vigorous rubbing with unsuitable mate-
rials.
R Frequent us eofcar washes.
R Washing the vehicl eindirect sunlight.
! Neve
ruse paint cleaner, buffing or pol-
ishing products, or gloss preserver, e.g.
wax. These products are onl ysuitabl efor
high-gloss surfaces. Their us eonvehicles
with matt finish lead stoconsiderable sur-
face damag e(shiny ,spotted areas).
Alway shavep aintwork repairs carrie dout
at aq uali fied specialist workshop.
! Do not us
ewashp rograms with ahot wax
treatment under any circumstances.
Observe thes enotes if your vehicl ehas a
clear matt finish. Thi swillh elpy ou to avoid
damag etothe paintwork du etoincorrect
treatment. These notes also appl
ytolight-alloy wheels
with aclear matt finish.
i The vehicl
eshoul dpreferabl ybewashed
by hand using asoft sponge, car shampoo
and plenty of water.
i Use onl
yinsect remover and car shampoo
from the rang eofrecommended and
approved Mercedes-Benz care products. Cleanin
gvehicle parts
Cleanin gthe wheels G
WARNING
The water jet of circular-jet nozzle s(dirt grind-
ers )can cause damag enot visible from the
outsid etotyresorc hassi scomponents .Com-
ponents damaged in this wa ycan unexpect-
edly fail. There is ariskofana ccident.
Do not us ehigh-pressure cleaners with circu-
lar-jet nozzle stoclean the vehicle. Hav edam-
aged tyre sorchassiscomponents replaced
immediately.
! Do not us
eacidi cwheel cleaning products
to remove brake dust. Thi scould damage
wheel bolts and brake components.
! Do not park up the vehicl
efor an extended
perio dstraight afte rcleaning it, particularly
afte rhaving cleane dthe wheel swithw heel
cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause
increased corrosio nofthe brake discs and
brake pads/linings. For this reason, you
shoul ddrive for afew minutes afte rclean-
ing .Braking heats the brake discs and the
brake pads/linings, thu sdrying them. The
vehicl ecan then be parked up.
Cleanin gthe windows G
WARNING
If the windscreen wipers are set in motion
when cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, yo ucould become trapped. There is a
danger of injury. 388
CareMaintenanc
eand care