MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owners Manual

Disp
laying service messa ges
X Swi tchon theign ition .
X Press the0059 or0065 buttonto sel ectth e
Ser v. Ser
v.men u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ectth e
ASS YST PLUS ASS
YST PLUSsubm enuand confirm by
pre ssing the0076 button.
The servicedue dateappe arsinthemult i-
fun ction display. Inf
orma tion about Service
Res etting theASSYS TPLUS service
int erva ldi sp lay !
If
th eAS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis -
play hasbeeninadv ertently res et,th is set -
ti ng can becorrec tedat aqualif iedspecial-
ist wor kshop .
Hav eser vicewor kcar riedout asdes cribed
in theMain tenan ceBooklet .Thi smay other -
wise leadtoincr ease dwear anddam ageto
th emaj orass emb liesortheveh icle.
A qualif iedspecialis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor -
iz ed Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter, will resetthe
AS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis play afterthe
ser vicewor khas beencar riedout .You can
also obtain further info rm ation onmain te-
nan cewor k,forex amp le.
Sp ecia lser vice requ irem ent s The
specifie dmain tenan ceinte rval take son ly
th eno rm alope ration oftheveh icle into
acc oun t.Un der arduous operating co nd ition s
or incr ease dload ontheveh icle, main tenan ce
wor kmus tbe car riedout morefreque ntly, for
ex amp le:
R reg ular city dri vin gwit hfreque ntinte rm edi-
at est ops
R ifth eveh icle ispri mar ilyused totrave lsho rt
dis tanc es
R use inmo unt ainous terrain oron poo rro ad
sur faces
R ifth een gin eis ofte nlef tidli ng forlon gper i-
ods
R in par ticul arly dust yco nd ition s,or ifair-
rec irculat ionmodeisfreque ntly used
In these orsim ilar ope rating co nd ition s,hav e
th einte rio rfil te r, en gin eair clean er,engin eoil and
oilfilte r, forex amp le,chang edmo refre-
quen tly. Un der arduous operating co nd ition s,
th etires mus tbe checke dmo reofte n. Fur ther
in fo rm ation can beobt ained ataqualif iedspe-
ci alis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor ized Mer cedes -
Be nz Cen ter.
Dri vin gab road An
extens ive Mer cedes -Ben zSe rvice ne twork
is also available inother count ries.You can
obt ain further info rm ation from any author ized
Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter. Car
e Gen
eral not es H
Envi
ronm ent alnot e
Di spo seofemp typac kagin gand clean ing
cl ot hs inan environ men tally res pon sible
man ner.
! Whe
nclean ing your car,do notuse:
R dry, coars eor har dclot hs
R abr asiv eclean ing agen ts
R sol ven ts
R clean ing agen tscontain ing sol ven ts
Do notsc rub .
Do notto uch thesur facesand films with
har dobj ects,e. g. rin gs orice sc rap ers.Ot h-
erw ise,you may scrat ch ordam agethesur -
fac esand films .
! Do
notpar kyour vehicle fora lon gper iod
of time directly aft erclean ing, par ticul arly
aft erclean ing th ewhee lrim withwhee l
cl ean er.Whe elclean ercan lead tothe
in cr ease dco rrosi on ofthebra kediscsand
pads .The refore, dri ve fora fe w min utes
aft erclean ing. By heat ing up thebra kes,the
bra kediscsand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be par kedfo ra lon gper iod oftime.
Regul arcar eof your vehicle isaco nd ition for
ret ain ing th equalit yin thelon gte rm .
Use carepro duc tsand clean ing agen tsrec om-
men dedandappr oved byMer cedes -Ben z. Car
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Washing
thevehi cle and cleani ng
the paintwo rk
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isredu cedafter washing
the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accid ent.
After thevehicl ehas been washed ,brake
carefu llywhi lepay ing attention tothe traffic
conditio nsuntil fullbraki ngpow eris
restored .
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiva ted,thevehi-
cle brakes automatica llyincertain situa-
tions.
To avoi ddama getothe vehicl e,dea ctivate
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimi larsit-
ua tions:
R when towing thevehicl e
R in the carwash
! Never
cleanyou rvehicl ein aTou chless
Automati cCa rWas has these usespeci al
clea ning agents. These cleaning agents can
dama gethe paintwork orpla stic parts.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmiss ion
is in transmiss ionposi tion 005Cwhe nwa shing
you rvehicl ein atow-throu ghcar wash. The
vehicl emay bedama gedinanother trans-
missi onposi tion.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windowsandsliding sunroo fare
close dcomple tely
R the blower isswi tched off
R the wind shieldwip erswi tch isin posi tion
0092
R the 360° camera orthe rear view camera
is dea ctivated
The vehicl emay otherw isebedama ged.
You cancleanthe vehicl eat an automatic car
wa sh from thevery start.
Prefera blyclea nthe vehicl eat automatic car
wa shes thatusetextile washing elements
witho utbrus hes. Thiswillpreve ntfine
scratches tothe paintwork ordecora tivefilms .
If the vehicl eis very dirty,pre-wa shitbefore
clea ning itin an automatic carwash. After
using anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wa xfrom thewind shieldand thewiperbla des.
This willpreve ntsmea rsand redu cewip ing
noises causedbyresid ueon the wind shield.
i Vehi
cles with decora tivefilm: selecta
wa sh progra mwitho uthot waxat the auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries ,wa shing byhand isonly
all owe dat speci allyequ ipped washing bays.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try.
X Do not use hotwater and donot wash the
vehicl ein dire ctsunli ght.
X Use asoft sponge toclea n.
X Use amild cleaning agent,such asacar
shamp ooapp roved byMerced es-Benz.
X Thoro ughlyhose downthe vehicl ewith a
gentle jetofwa ter.
X Do not pointthe water jetdire ctly towa rds
the airinlet orthe edge sof decora tivefoils.
X Use plenty ofwa ter and rinse outthe
sponge frequently.
X Rinse thevehicl ewith cleanwa ter and dry
thorou ghlywith achamoi s.
X Do not letthe clea ning agentdry onthe
pai ntwork orthe decora tivefoils.
Ca reful lyremove alldepo sitsofroad saltas
soon aspossi blewhe ndrivi nginwinter.
Pow erwashe rs G
WARNING
The water jetfrom acircul arjet nozzle (dirt
bla sters) cancaus einvisi bleexterior dam-
age tothe tires orchassi scomponents.
Comp onents damagedinthis waymay fail
unexpe ctedly.There isarisk ofan accid ent.
Do not use pow erwa shers withcircul arjet
nozzles toclea nthe vehicl e.Have damaged
tires orchassi scomponents replaced imme-
dia tely .
! Vehi
cles with decora tivefilm: parts ofyou r
vehicl eare covered withdecora tivefilm.
Mai ntain adista nceofat lea st27.5 in
(70 cm) betwe enthe film-cove redparts of 280
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vehicleand thenozzl eof the powe r
wa she r.
Info rma tionab ou tthe corr ectdista nce is
av ailabl e fro mthe equipme ntma nuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
The water temp eratureof the powe rwa she r
mu stnot exce ed140 ‡(60 †).
! Alw
aysma inta inadi sta nce ofat leas t
12 in(30 cm) betwe enthe vehicleand the
po we rwa she rnozzl e.Info rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectdista nce isavailabl e fro mthe equip-
ment manuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
Do not aim directl yat any ofthe followi ng:
R Tires
R Doo rga ps,roo fga ps,joi nts, etc.
R Ele ctri cal comp onents
R Batte ry
R Plug -typ ecou pling s
R Light bulbs
R Sea ls
R Tri m eleme nts
R Ven tilati on slots
Dam aged sealsor electri calcomp onents
can lead toleaks orfailur es .
Cl ea ning the pain twork !
Do
not affix :
R sti cker s
R films
R ma gne ticplate sor simi larite ms
to painte dsu rfa ces .Yo ucou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe paintw ork.
Scra tches,corr osive depo sits, area saf fecte d
by corr osion and dama gecau sedby ina de-
qu ate carecann otalwa ysbe comp letel y
rep aired .In such cas es,vis itaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
X Re mov edirt im med iatel y,wh ere possi ble,
wh ile av oidi ng rubb ing too hard.
X Soa kins ect rem ains with ins ect rem over
and rinse off the trea tedarea saf terw ards .
X Soa kbird dro pping swi th wa ter and rinse off
the trea tedarea saf terw ards . X
Re mov etree resin,oils,fu elsand greases by
ru bb ing gently with aclo thsoa ked inpe tro-
le um etheror lighte rflu id
X Re mov ecoo lant and brakefluidwith amoi st
clo thand clearwa ter.
X Use tarrem overto rem ove tarstains.
X Use silicone removerto rem ove wax.
If wa ter nolonge rfor ms "bea ds"on the paint
su rfa ce, usethe paint carepro ducts recom-
mend edand appro ved byMe rce des-Be nz.This
is the caseap pro xim atelyeve rythre eto five
month s,de pendi ng on the clima tecond itions
and thecarepro duct used .
If dirt ha spe netra tedthepaint surfa ce orif
the paint hasbe come dull, the paint cleane r
rec omm endedand appro ved byMe rce des-
Benz should be used .
Do not usethe secar epro ducts inthe sunor
on the hoodwh ile the hoodis hot.
X Use asu ita ble tou ch-u psti ck, e.g.MB
To uch -Up Stick, torep airsl ig ht dama geto
the paintw orkquickl yand provisional ly.
Matte finish ca re !
Nev
erpolish the vehicleor the light allo y
wh eels.Po lishi ng cau sesthe finish to shi ne.
! Th
efol lowi ng can give the paint agloss y
ap pe arance andthusred uce thematt
eff ect:
R Ru bbing hard with uns uitab leag ents
R Wa shing the vehiclein direc tsu nli ght
! Nev
erusepa int cleane r,bu ffing orpolish-
ing products, orgloss preserve r,e.g .wa x,
for the purpo seofpaintw orkcare.These
pro ducts areonl ysu ita ble for high- gloss sur-
fa ces .Th eirus eon veh icles with ma tte
pa intw orklead sto cons idera ble su rfa ce
da ma geor, mor esp eci fically,to shi ny, spot-
ted area s.
Alw aysha ve paintw orkrepairs car riedou tat
a qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
yus eau toma ticcar washe swh ich cor-
res pond tothe lates ttech nologica lsta nd-
ar ds .Nev erusewa sh pro grams which finish
by trea ting thevehiclewi th hot wax.
Ob serve thesenote sif yo ur veh icleha sa cle ar
ma tte finish. Thiswillhe lpyouto avoid da m-
ag eto the paintw orkdueto inco rrecttrea t-
ment. Ca
re
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These
notesalso apply tolight alloy wheels
with aclear mattefinish.
Use only insect remover andcarshampoo
from therange ofcare products approved by
Mercedes- Benz.
Cleaning thedecorative film !
The
following mayhave aneffect onthe
service lifeand color ofdecorative film:
R sunlight
R temperat ure,e.g.hot-airfan
R weather conditions
R ston eimpacts anddirt
R chemical cleaningagents
R greasy substances
! Do
not use anytypes ofpolish onmatt
decorative film.Polishing surfacescovered
with filmgives itashiny finish.
! Do
not treat mattorstruct ureddecorative
film with wax. Thismay lead tomarks that
cann otbe removed.
Observe thenotesinthe section onthe care
and treatm entofmatte paintwork
(Y page 281), these notesalso apply tomatte
decorative film.
To clean, useplenty ofwater andamild clean-
ing agent without additional orabrasive prod-
ucts, e.g.useacar shampoo approved for
Mercedes- Benz.
X Dry vehicles coveredwithfilmusing asoft,
absorbent clothafterevery wash.
Water marks couldotherwise form.
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffected
by corrosion anddamage causedbyinade-
quate carecannotalway sbe completely
repaired. Insuch cases, visitaqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
The decorative filmmay beirreparably dam-
aged.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover
and rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
The Paint Cleaner cleaning product, whichhas
been approved andrecomm endedby
Mercedes- Benz,should beused when dirthas penetr
atedthedecorative filmsurface orthe
decorative filmhasbecome dull.
The manufact urercanprovide youwith infor-
mation onspecial careandcleaning products.
Laminated surfacesmayexhibit optical differ-
ences tosurfaces whichwerenotprotec tedby
a decorative filmwhen thedecorative filmis
removed.
i Have
workorrepairs ondecorative film
carried outataqualified specialist work-
shop. Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyou
use anauthorized Mercedes-BenzCenter for
this purpose. Cleaning
thevehicle parts
Cleaning thewheels G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnozz le(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordam-
age tothe tires orchassis compon ents.
Component sdamaged inthis way may fail
unexpect edly.There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged
tires orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Do
not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brakedust.Thiscould damage
wheel boltsandbrake compon ents.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Cleaning thewindows G
WARNIN
G
You could become trappedbythe wind-
shield wipers ifthey start moving while
cleaning thewindshield orwiper blades.
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Alw
ayssw itch offthe windsh ield wipe rs and
the igniti onbefore cleani ng the windsh ield
or wipe rbl ad es.
! Onl
yfol dthe windsh ield wipe rs aw ay from
the windsh ield wh en ver tica l.Othe rwise, you
wi llda ma gethe hood.
! Do
not usedry cloths, abrasive pro ducts,
sol vents orcle ani ng agents conta ining sol-
vents tocle an the inside of the windo ws.Do
not touchthe insides ofthe windo wswith
ha rd objects, e.g.an ice scra peror ring .
The reisothe rwisearis kof dama ging the
wi ndo ws.
! Cl
ea nthe water drainage cha nnel sof the
wi ndsh ield and therearwi ndo wat reg ular
inte rvals.Dep ositssuch asleav es, petal s
and pollen ma yund ercerta incirc umstances
pre vent water from draining away.Thi scan
le ad tocorr osion dama geand dama geto
el ectro niccomp onents.
X Clea nthe inside and outside ofthe windo ws
wi th ada mp clothand acle ani ng pro duct
tha tis reco mme ndedand appro ved by
Mer cedes-B enz.
Cl ean ingwi per blades G
WA
RNING
Yo ucou ldbe come trappedby the wind-
shi eld wi pe rs ifthey startmovi ngwhile
cle ani ng the windsh ield or wipe rbl ad es.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Alw ayssw itch offthe windsh ield wipe rs and
the igniti onbefore cleani ng the windsh ield
or wipe rbl ad es.
! Onl
yfol dthe windsh ield wipe rs aw ay from
the windsh ield wh en ver tica l.Othe rwise, you
wi llda ma gethe hood.
! Do
not pullthe wipe rbl ad e. Othe rwise, the
wi pe rbl ad ecou ldbe dama ged .
! Do
not clean wipe rbl ad es too ofte nand
do not rubthem toohard. Othe rwise, the
gra phitecoa ting couldbe dama ged .Thi s
cou ldcau sewipe rnoi se.
! Hol
dthe wipe rar m sec urelywh en folding
ba ck. The windsh ield cou ldbe dama ged if
the wipe rar m sma cksagainst itsu dd enl y. X
Fol dthe windsh ield wipe rar ms away from
the windsh ield .
X Ca ref ully cle an the wipe rbl ad es with a
da mp cloth.
X Fol dthe windsh ield wipe rar ms back again
be fore switch ingonthe igniti on.
Cl ean ingthe exteri orlighti ng !
Onl
yus ecle ani ng agents orcle ani ng
clo ths thatar esu ita ble for plas tic lenses .
Ca ustic, irrita nt or othe rwiseuns uitab le
cle ani ng agents orcle ani ng cloths could
scra tchordama gethe exte riorlighti ngplas -
tic lenses .
X Clea nthe plas tic lenses ofthe exte riorlights
wi th awe tspo nge and amil dcle ani ng
ag ent, e.g.Mer cedes-B enzcarshampo oor
cle ani ng cloths.
Cl ean ingthe mirro rturn sign als !
Onl
yus ecle ani ng agents orcle ani ng
clo ths thatar esu ita ble for plas tic lenses .
Unsu itable cle ani ng agents orcle ani ng
clo ths couldscra tchordama gethe plas tic
le nses ofthe mirror turn signa ls.
X Clea nthe plas tic lenses ofthe mirror turn
si gna lsin the exte riormir ror hou sing using a
we tspo nge and mildcle ani ng agent, e.g.
Mer cedes-B enzcarshampo oor cle ani ng
clo ths.
Cl ean ingthe sens ors !
If
yo ucle an the sens orswith apo we r
wa she r,ma kesure tha tyo ukee padi sta nce
of at leas t11.8 in(30 cm)be twe enthe vehi-
cle and thepowe rwa she rnozzl e.Info rma -
tio nab ou tthe corr ectdista nce isavaila bl e
from theequipme ntma nuf actu rer. Care
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X
Clean sensors0043 ofthedriv ingsyst ems
wit hwate r,car sham pooandasof tclo th.
Clean ingtherea rview camera !
Do
notcle an thecam eralensand thearea
aroun dth erear view camerawithapower
washe r. X
Mak esure that theveh icle isat ast and still
and theSm artKey isin posi tion0048 inthe
ign ition lock.
X Open thecam eracover forcleanin gvia the
mult imed iasyst em(see Digital Oper ator's
Man ual).
X To clean therea rview camera:use clear
wate rand asof tclo thto cle an cam era
len s0043. Clean
ingtheexha ustpipes G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you come intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yours elf.Ther eis aris kof burn s.
Alwa ysbe part icular lycar eful andsuper vise
ch ildr enclosely aroun dth eex haust pipeand
th eex haust pipetrims .All ow these compo -
ne ntsto cool down before touch ingthem.
! Do
notcle an theex haust pipewithacid -
based cleanin gagen ts,suc has bat hro om
cle ane ror wheel cleane r.
! Mer
cedes‑AM Gveh icleswit hblac ktail -
pipes :blac kch rom etrims must notbe pol-
ishe dwit hach rom epolis has this will caus e
th em tolose their blac kshin e.For optimal
car e,thefac eplat essho uld berubbe dwit ha
light lyoiled clothaft ereve rycar wash. Com-
mer ciall yavailab leen gin eoils and careoils
are suitable foruse.
For heav iersoili ng,you can apply afin e
pain tworkpolis hwit hamic rofiber cloth.
Remo vetheex ces spolis hres idue afterpol-
ishin g.
Imp urities combin edwithth eeff ect sof road
grit and corrosiv een viron men talfactors may
caus eflas hrust tofor mon thesurf ace. You
can restore theorig inal shineof theex haust
pipe bycleanin git reg ularly, especiallyin win-
te rand afterwashin g.
X Clean theex haust pipewithacar epro duct
te sted and appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z. Int
erior car e
Clean ingthedis pla y !
For
cleanin g,do notuse anyofthefoll ow-
ing :
R alco hol-based thinn eror gaso line
R abras ivecleanin gagen ts
R co mm ercially- availab lehous eholdcle an-
ing agen ts
Thes emay damag eth edispl aysurf ace. Do
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when
cleaning.This could leadtoirre parable
damage tothedisplay.
X Bef ore clean ingthedisplay, makesure that
it is swit chedoff and hascooleddown .
X Clean thedisplay surface using acom mer-
cially available microfiber clothand
TFT /LCD display cleaner.
X Dr yth edisplay surface using adry micro-
fiber cloth.
Cleaning thepla stic trim G
WAR
NING
Care produc tsand clean ingagen tscon tain -
ing solv entscause surfaces inthecoc kpit to
beco meporo us.Asaresult ,plast icpart s
may comeloose intheeven tof air bag
deploym ent.Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Do not use anycareproduc tsand clean ing
agen tsto clean thecoc kpit .
! Nev
eratt ach thefollo wing toplast icsurf a-
ces :
R stick ers
R film s
R perf ume oilcon tain eror similar
You could otherwise damage theplast ic.
! Do
not allow cosmet ics, insect repel lentor
suns creen tocom eint ocon tactwith the
plast ictrim. This main tainsth ehigh- quality
look ofthesurf aces .
X Wipe theplast ictrim with adamp, lint-free
clot h,e.g .a mic rofiber cloth.
X Heav ysoiling: usecareand clean ingprod-
uct srec omm endedand approv edby
Merc edes- Benz.
The surface may chan gecolo rtem porar ily.
Wait untilth esurf ace isdry again.
Cleaning thesteer ingwheel andgear
or selector lever X
Thor oughly wipewithadamp clothor use
leath ercar eagen tsthat have been recom-
men dedandapprov edbyMerc edes- Benz. Cleaning
genuinewoodandtrim ele-
ment s !
Do
not use solvent-bas edclean ingagen ts
such astar rem over ,wheel cleaners,pol-
ishes orwaxes .Ther eis oth erwise arisk of
damagin gth esurf ace.
! Do
not use chrome polish ontrim piec es.
The trim piec eshave achr ome lookbutare
most lymade ofanod izedalumin umand can
lose their shin eif chr ome polish isused.
Use adamp, lint-free clothins tead when
clean ingthetrim piec es.
If th echr ome- platedtrim piec esare very
dirt y,you can useachr ome polish .If you
are unsur eas towhet herthetrim piece sare
chr ome- platedor not ,con sult anautho rized
Merc edes- BenzCent er.
X Wipe thewooden trim and trim piec eswith
a damp, lint-free cloth,e.g .a mic rofiber
clot h.
X Heav ysoiling: usecareand clean ingprod-
uct srec omm endedand approv edby
Merc edes- Benz.
Cleaning theseat covers Gener
alnotes
! Do
not use amic rofiber clothto clean cov-
ers made outofreal leath er,artific ialleath er
or DINA MICA .If used often, these can dam-
age thecov er.
Not eth at regular careis essen tialtoens ure
th at theappearan ceand comfortof thecov ers
is ret ained overtime.
Genu ineleat her seat covers
! To
retain thenat ural appearan ceofthe
leath er,obser vethefollo wing clean ing
ins truct ions :
R Clean genuine leath ercov ers carefully
with adamp clothand then wipe thecov -
ers down withadry cloth.
R Make surethat theleath erdoes not
beco mesoak ed.Itmay otherwise become
rough andcrack ed.
R On lyuse leath ercar eagen tsthat have
been tested and approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben z.You canobtain these fromaquali-
fied spec ialist workshop.
Leat herisanat ural produc t. Car
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It
exhibi tsnatural surface characteristics, for
example :
R differences inthe texture
R marks causedby growth andinjury
R sligh tnuances ofcolor
These arecharacteristics oflea ther andnot
materia ldefects.
Seat covers ofother materials
! Observe
thefollow ingwhen cleaning:
R clean artificia llea ther covers withacloth
moistened withasolu tion containing 1%
detergent (e.g.dishwash ingliquid).
R clean clothcovers withamicrofiber cloth
moistened withasolu tion containing 1%
detergent (e.g.dishwash ingliquid). Rub
careful lyand always wipeentire seatsec-
tions toavoid leaving visibl elines. Leave
the seat todry afterwa rds.Cleaning
resul tsdepend onthe type ofdirt and
how long ithas been there.
R clean DINAMICA coverswithadamp
cloth. Makesurethatyouwipeentire seat
sections toavoid leaving visibl elines.
Cle aning theseat belts G
WARNING
Seat belts canbecome severelywea kened if
blea ched ordye d.This could cause theseat
belts totear orfail ,for instance, inthe event
of an accident. Thisposes anincreased risk
of injury orfatal injury.
Never bleachordye theseat belts.
! Do
not clean theseat belts using chemical
cleaning agents.Donot drythe seat belts
by heating attemperature sabove 176‡
(80 †)orindirect sunlight.
X Use clean, lukewarmwater andsoap solu-
tion.
Cle aning theheadline rand carpets X
Headline r:ifit is very dirty, useasoft brush
or dry shampo o.
X Carpets: usethecarpet andtextile cleaning
agents recommended andappro vedby
Mercedes-Benz. 286
CareMaintenanc
eand care

Where
willIfind...? Refle
ctive safety jacket
Removi ng/replac ingthe refle ctive
safety jacket The
refle ctive safetyjackets areloca tedin
front doorstowa gecompa rtments 0043.Reflec-
tive safetyjackets canalsobe stored inthe
rear door stowa gecompa rtments.
X To remove :pul lout thesafe tyjacket bag
containing therefle ctive safetyjacket.
X Open thesafe tyjacket bagand pullout the
refle ctive safetyjacket.
X To stow :fold therefle ctive safetyjacket,
roll itup and stow itin the safe tyjacket bag.
X Rep lace thesafe tyjacket baginto stowa ge
compa rtment 0043.
i Remo
veanew reflective safetyjacket
from itspacka gingmateri albefore sliding it
into thestowa gecompa rtment. Thepacka g-
ing materi almay otherw isecaus eit to slip
out ormake removi ngitdiffi cult.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try. Info
rmation onrefle ctive safety jack-
ets 0043
Maxim umnumbe rof wa shes
0044 Maxim umwash tempera ture
0087 Donot bleach
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot use alau ndry dryer
0084 Donot dry-cl ean
006B This isaclas s2 vest
R The refle ctive safetyjackets meetthe
requ ireme ntsdefined bythe lega lstanda rd
only :
- ifthe correct sizeisuse dand
- ifthe refle ctive safetyjackets arecor-
rectly fastened
R Before use,ensure thattherefle ctive safety
jackets areclea nand intact. Thespeci al
prope rtiesmayotherw isebecompromi sed.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe
stored intheir originalpacka ginginadry
pla ceaway from sourcesofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnumbe rof wa shes speci fied
is not theonly factor influencing thelife
spa nof the refle ctive safetyjackets. Their
life spanals odepe ndsonuse ,care, storage ,
etc.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe dis-
pose dof and replaced withnewones:
- after 15washes, and/or
- ifthe refle ctive strips havebecome
scratched ,and/or
- ifthe backing materialand/or reflective
strips havebecome soiledand cannot be
clea ned off,and/or
- ifthe fluorescence hasfade de.g. due to
the effects ofsunli ght
R Dispos eof refle ctive safetyjackets inan
environmenta llyrespo nsiblemanner. Todo Where
willIfind...?
287Breakdown assistance

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes Vehicles
withaTIREFIT kit:the TIREFIT kitis
located inthe stowage wellunder thecargo
compartment floor.
Vehicles withatire-change toolkit:the tire-
change toolkitisin the stowage wellunder
the cargo compartment floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich tirechanging toolsare
required andapproved toperform awheel
change onyour vehicle, consultaqual ified
speciali stworkshop.
Tools required forchanging awheel may
include, forexample:
R Jack
R Wheel chock
R Lug wrench
R Alignment bolt
Vehicle swith aTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire inflation compressor
0044 Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0087 Towing eye X
Open thetailgate.
X Lift the cargo compartment floorup
(Y page 257).
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 290)orremove
it.
Towing eye0087islocated undertireinflation
compressor 0043.
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible.
Vehicle swith atire-change toolkit X
Open thetailgate.
X Lift the cargo compartment floorup
(Y page 257).
X Remove thetire-change toolkit.
The tire-change toolkitcont ains:
R Jack
R Lug wrench
R Pair ofgloves
R Folding wheelchock Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R MOExt ended tires(tires withrun-flat proper-
ties) (Ypage 289)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R aTIREFIT kit(Ypage 288)
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac-
teristics, e.g.winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay be
obtained fromaqual ified speciali stworkshop.
Information onchanging andmounting wheels
(Y page 326).
X Stop thevehicle onsolid, non-slippery and
level ground, asfar awa yas possible from
traffic.
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps.
X Secure thevehicle againstrolling away
(Y page 145).
X Ifpossible ,bring thefront wheels intothe
straight-ahead position.288
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tireBreakdown assistance