service MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 Owner's Manual

operational.
Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton .If any ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation ,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372)or1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-923-8367
General notes
An emergenc ycall isdialed automatically ifan
air bag orEmergen cyTensionin gDevice istrig-
gered.
i You
cann otend anautomatically triggered
emergenc ycall yourself.
An emergenc ycall can also beinitiated man-
ually .
As soon asthe emergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, theindicator lampinthe SOS button
flashes. Themultifunct iondisplay showsthe
Connecting Call Connecting
Callmessage.
The audio output ismuted.
Once theconn ection hasbeen made, the
Call Connected Call
Connected messageappearsinthe mul-
tifunc tiondisplay .
All important informationonthe emergenc yis
transm itted,forexample:
R Current location ofthe vehicle (asdeter-
mined bythe GPS system)
R Vehicle identificat ionnumber
R Infor mation onthe severity ofthe accident
Short lyafter theemergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, avoice connection isautomatically
established betweentheCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.
R Ifthe vehicle occupant sare responsive, the
Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCenter
attempt sto get more informat iononthe
emergenc y.
R Ifthere isno response fromthevehicle
occupant s,an ambulance isimmediately
sent tothe vehicle
If no voice connection canbeestablished to
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter, thesystem hasbeen unable toinitiate an
emergenc ycall. This
canoccur, forexample, ifthe relevant
mobile phonenetwork isnot availa ble.The
indicator lampinthe SOS button flashes con-
tinuously.
The Call Failed Call
Failed message appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay andmust beconf irmed.
In this case, summon assistance byother
means.
Making anemergency call X
To
initiate anemergency callmanua lly:
press cover 0043briefly toopen.
X Press SOSbutton 0044briefly.
The indicator lampinSOS button 0044flashes
until theemergenc ycall isconc luded.
X Wait foravoice connection tothe
Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter.
X Aft erthe emergenc ycall, close cover 0043.
i If
the mobile phonenetwork isunavailabl e,
Mercedes meconn ectisnot able tomake
an emergenc ycall. Ifyou leave thevehicle
immediately afterpressing theSOS button ,
you donot know ifMercedes meconn ect
has successfully madetheemergenc ycall.
In this case, alwayssummon assistance by
other means. Featur
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Break
downass istanc ecal lbutto n X
Pre ssRoadside Assi stance callbu tton 0043.
Thi sini tia tes acal lto the Mer cedes-B enz
Cu stom erAssi stance Center.
The indicator lamp inRo adside Assi stance
cal lbu tton 0043flashe swh ile the callis
acti ve.The multifunc tiondispl aysho wsthe
Con nectingCal l Con
nectingCal lmes sage. The audio ou t-
pu tis mu ted .
If aconne ctioncan bemade,the CallCon ‐ Cal
lCon ‐
nec ted nec
ted message appe ars inthe multifunc tion
di spl ay.
If amob ile pho nenetw orkand GPSrece ption
are availab le,the system transfersdata to the
Mer cedes-B enzCustom erAssi stance Center,
for exa mpl e:
R Cu rre ntlocati onofthe vehicle
R Veh icleidenti ficationnum ber
i The
displ ayofthe multimed iasystem indi-
cate stha ta cal lis acti ve.Duri ngthe call,
yo ucan change tothe navi gatio nmenu by
pre ssing the NAVI button onthe multimed ia
sy stem ,for exa mpl e.
Voi ceoutpu tis not availab le.
A voi ce conne ctionis esta blished betwe enthe
Mer cedes-B enzCustom erAssi stance Center
and thevehicleoccu pants.
From therem otemalfunctio ndiag nosi s,the
Mer cedes-B enzCustom erAssi stance Center
can ascerta inthe natu reofthe problem
(Y page 267 ).
The Mercedes-B enzCustom erAssi stance Cen-
ter either send sa qu alifi ed Mer cedes-B enz
techni cianor ma kes arrang eme ntsforyour
veh icleto be trans ported tothe nearest
Mer cedes-B enzServ iceCenter.
Yo uma ybe cha rgedfor service ssu ch as
rep airwo rkand /or towing. Yo
ucan obtainfur ther informa tionfrom your
Mer cedesme conne ctma nua l.
i The system hasnot been ableto initia te a
Ro adside Assi stance call,if:
R the indicator lamp forRoadside Assi s-
tance callbu tton 0043isfla shi ng conti nu-
ou sly.
R no voice conne ctionto the Mer cedes-
Benz Custom erAssi stance Center has
be en esta blished .
Thi scan occu rif the releva ntmob ile pho ne
netw orkisnot availab le,for exa mpl e.
The CallFai led Cal
lFai led message appe ars inthe
mu ltifunc tiondispl ay.
X To endacal l:pre ssthe 0076 button onthe
mu ltifunc tionstee ring wheel.
or X Pre ssthe corr espond ingmultimed iasystem
bu tton forend ingapho necall.
MB Info cal lbutto n X
Pre ssMB Info callbu tton 0043.
Thi sini tia tes acal lto the Mer cedes-B enz
Cu stom erAssi stance Center.
The indicator lamp inMB Info callbu tton 0043
fla she swh ile the conne ctionis be ing made.
The multifunc tiondispl aysho wsthe Con‐ Con
‐
nec tingCal l nec
tingCal lmes sage. The audio sy stem
is mu ted .
If aconne ctioncan bemade,the CallCon ‐ Cal
lCon ‐
nec ted nec
ted message appe ars inthe multifunc tion
di spl ay. 26
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If
amobil ephone network andGPS reception
are avai lable,the system transfers datatothe
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
for example :
R Curre ntlocation ofthe vehicle
R Vehicle identifica tionnumber
i The
displ ayofthe multimed iasystem indi-
cates thatacall isactive. During thecall,
you can change tothe naviga tionmenu by
pressing theNAVI button onthe multimed ia
system, forexample .
Voice outputis not avai lable.
A voice connection isestabl ishedbetween the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
and thevehicle occupants.
You receive information aboutopera tingyour
vehicle ,abou tthe nearest Mercedes-Benz Ser-
vice Center andabou tother productsand
services fromMercedes-Benz.
USA only: youcan find further information on
the Mercedes meconnect systemunder"Own-
ers Online" athttp://www.mbusa .com.
i The system hasnotbeen ableto initiate an
MB Info call, if:
R the indicator lampinMB Info callbut-
ton 0043isflashi ngcontinuously .
R no voice connection tothe Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Centerhas
been establ ished.
This canoccur ifthe releva ntmobil ephone
network isnot avai lable,for example .
The Call Failed Call
Failed message appearsinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
X To end acall: press the0076 button onthe
multifu nctionsteering wheel.
or X Press thecorresponding multimediasystem
button forending aphone call.
Call priority When
service callsareactive, e.g.Roadside
Assistance orMB Info calls ,an emergency call
can stillbeinitiated .In this case, anemer-
gency callwilltake priori tyand override all
other active calls.
The indicator lampofthe respective button
flashe suntil thecall isended. An
emergency callcan only beterminated by
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-
ter.
All other callscanbeended bypressing:
R the 0076 button onthe multifu nctionsteer-
ing wheel
R the corresponding buttoninthe multime dia
system toend thevoice call
i When
acall isinitiated ,the audiosystem
is muted. Themobil ephone isno longer
connected tothe multime diasystem. How-
ever, ifyou want touse yourmobil ephone,
do soonly when thevehicle isstationary
and inasafe location.
Do wnl oading destination sin COMA ND Dow
nloadin gdestination s
Download ingdestinations givesyouaccess to
a datab asewith over 15mill ion points ofinter-
est (POIs). Thesecanbedownlo adedonthe
naviga tionsystem inyou rvehicle .If you know
the destination, theaddre sscan bedownlo a-
ded. Alternatively ,you can obtain thelocation
of Points ofInterest (POIs)/important destina-
tions inthe vicinity.
Furthermore, youcan downlo adroutes withup
to 20 way points.
You areprompted toconfirm routeguidance
to the addre ssentered.
The system calculatestheroute andsubse -
quently startstheroute guidance withthe
addre ssentered.
i If
you select No No,
the addre sscan besaved
in the addre ssbook.
i The
Destination Downloadfunctionis
avai lableifthe releva ntmobil ephone net-
work isavai lableand data transfer ispossi-
ble.
i The
Destination Downloadfunctioncan
only beused ifthe vehicle isequi pped with
a naviga tionsystem.
Route Assistance
This service ispart ofthe Mercedes mecon-
nect PLUS Package andcannot beobtained
sepa rately .
i You
canalso usetheRou teAssistance
function ifyou rvehicle isnot equi pped with
a naviga tionsystem. Fe
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Within
theframework ofthis service, you
receive aprofession aland reliable formofnav-
igation support withouthavingtoleave your
vehicle.
The custom erservice represen tativefinds a
suitable routedepending onyour vehicle's cur-
rent position andthedesired destinat ion.You
will then beguided livethrough thecurren t
route section.
Search andSend General
notes
i To
use "Search &Send", yourvehicle must
be equipped withMercedes meconn ectand
a navigation system.Additionally,a
Mercedes meconn ectservice subscript ion
must becomplet ed.
"Search &Send" isadestinat ionentryservice.
A destinat ionaddress foundonGoogle Maps™
can betran sferred viaMercedes meconn ect
direct lyto your vehicle's navigation system.
Specifying andsending thedestinat ion
add ress
X Go tothe website http://
<005A005A005A001100500044005300560011004A00520052004A004F00480011
0046[ omand enteradestina-
tion address intotheentryfield.
X To
send thedestinat ionadd ress tothe e-
mail address ofyour Mercedes mecon-
nect account: clickthecorr esponding but-
ton onthe website.
i Ex
ample:
If you select 'Sendto vehicle' andthen
'Mercedes- Benz',the destinat ionaddress
will besent toyour vehicle.
X Ifthe "Send" dialogwindow appears: in
the corr esponding fieldenterthe e-mail
address thatyouspecified whensettingup
your Mercedes meconn ectaccount .
X Click "Send".
i Inf
ormation onspecific comman dssuch as
"Address entry" or"Send" canbefound on
the website.
Calling updestinat ionadd resses
X Switc hon the ignition .
The destinat ionaddress isloaded intothe
vehicle's navigation system. A
display message appears,askingwhether
navigation shouldbestart ed.
X Select Yes Yes
byturn ing00790052007A orsliding 009500520096
the cont roller andconf irmwith 0098.
The system calculates theroute andsubse-
quently startsthe route guidance withthe
address entered.
i If
you select No No,
the address canbesaved
in the address book.
i If
you have sentmore thanonedestin ation
address, eachindividual destinationmust be
conf irmed separately.
i Dest
ination addresses areloaded inthe
same orderasthe order inwhich theywere
sent .
If you have multiple Mercedes- Benzvehicles
with Mercedes meconn ectand active
Mercedes meconn ectaccount s:
If multiple vehicles areregister edunder the
same e-mail address, thedestin ationwillbe
sent toall the vehicles.
Vehicle remoteopening You
canusethevehicle remoteopening ifyou
have unintentionally locked yourvehicle anda
replacement SmartKeyisnot available.
The vehicle canbeunlock edbythe Mercedes-
Benz Customer AssistanceCenter .
The vehicle canbeimmediately unlocked
remot elywithin fourdays ofthe ignition being
turn edoff. Afterthis time, theremot eunlock -
ing may bedelayed by15 to60 minutes .Aft er
30 days, thevehicle cannolonger be
unlock edremot ely.
X Contac tthe following servicehotlines :
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assis-
tanc eCenter at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-8 00-367- 6372 )or 1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-923-8367
You willbeasked foryour password.
X Return toyour vehicle atthe time agreed
upon withtheMercedes-B enzCustomer
Assist anceCenter. 266
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USA
only: alternatively, thevehicle canbe
opened via:
R the Intern et,under the"Owners Online"sec-
tion
R telephone applications (e.g.foriPhone ®
,
Android ®
)
To do this, youwillneed youridentification
number andpassword .
i Vehicle
remoteopening isonly possible if
the corresponding mobilephonenetwork is
accessible.
Vehicle remoteclosing The
vehicle valetlocking featurecanbeused
when youhave forgotten tolock thevehicle
and youarenolonger nearby.
The vehicle canthen belocked bythe
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Center.
The vehicle canbeimmediately locked
remotely uptofour days after theignition was
last switched off.After thistime, valetlocking
may bedelay edby15 to60 minutes. After
30 days thevehicle cannolonger belocked
remotely.
X Contact thefollowi ngservice hotlines:
R USA: Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssis-
tance Center at1-800 -FOR-MERCedes
(1-800- 367-6372)or1-866 -990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-888 -923-8367
You willbeasked foryour password .
The next time youareinside thevehicle and
you switch onthe ignition, theDoors Locked Doors
Locked
Remotely Remotely
messagewillappea ron the multi-
function display.
USA only: alternatively, thevehicle canbe
locked via:
R the Intern et,under the"Owners Online"sec-
tion
R telephone applications (e.g.foriPhone ®
,
Android ®
)
To do this, youwillneed youridentification
number andpassword .
i The
vehicle valetlocking featureisavail a-
ble when therelevant mobilephonenetwork
is avail able anddata connec tionispossible .Stolen
vehiclerecove ryservice If
your vehicle hasbeen stolen:
X Notify thepolice.
The police willissue anumbered incident
report.
X This number willbeforwarded tothe
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Center
together withyour PIN.
The Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance
Center thentriestolocate thesystem. The
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Center
cont acts youand thelocal lawenforcement
agency ifthe vehicle islocated.
However, onlythelaw enforcement agency
is informed ofthe location ofthe vehicle.
i If
the anti-theft alarm system isactivated
for longer than30seconds, Mercedes me
connec tautomaticall ynotifies the
Mercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance Cen-
ter.
Vehicle HealthCheck With
theVehicle HealthCheck, theCustomer
Assistance Centercanprovide improved sup-
port forproblems withyour vehicle. Duringan
existing call,vehicle dataistransferred tothe
Customer Assistance Center.Thecustomer
service representative canusethereceived
data todecide whatkindofassistance is
required .You arethen, forexample, guidedto
the nearest Mercedes-Benz ServiceCenteror
a recovery vehicleiscalled.
If vehicle dataneeds tobe transferred during
an MB Info calloraRoad sideAssistance call,
this isinitiated bythe Customer Assistance
Center. Youwillsee theRoadside Assis‐ Roadside
Assis‐
tance Connected tance
Connected messageonthe multimedia
system display.Ifthe vehicle remote malfunc-
tion diagnosis canbestarted, theRequest Request
for vehicle diagnosis received. for
vehicle diagnosis received.
Start vehicle diagnosis? Start
vehicle diagnosis? message
appea rsinthe displa y.
X Confirm themessage withYes Yes.
X When theVehicle diagnosis: Please Vehicle
diagnosis: Please
start ignition start
ignition messageappears,turn
the SmartKey toposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 125).
X When thePlease followtheinstruc‐ Please
followtheinstruc‐
tions received byphone andmove tions
received byphone andmove
your vehicle toasafe position your
vehicle toasafe position mes- Features
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sage
appea rs,follow thecustomer service
representative's instructions.
The message inthe displa ydisapp ears.
If you select Cancel Cancel
theremote malfunction
diagnosis iscanceled completely.
The vehicle operating statecheck begins.
You willsee theVehicle diagnosis Vehicle
diagnosis
activated. activated.
message.
When thediagnosis iscompleted, theSend Send
vehicle diagnostics data(Voice con‐ vehicle
diagnostics data(Voice con‐
nection maybeinterrupted during nection
maybeinterrupted during
data transfer) data
transfer) messageappears.The vehi-
cle data cannow besent tothe Customer
Assistance center.
X Press OK OK
toconfirm themessage.
The voice connection withtheCustomer
Assistance Centeristerminated.
You willsee theVehicle Diagnosis: Vehicle
Diagnosis:
Transferring data... Transferring
data...message.
The vehicle dataissent tothe Customer
Assistance Center.
Depending onwhat thecustomer servicerep-
resentative agreedwithyou,thevoice connec-
tion isre-established afterthetransfer iscom-
plete. Ifnecessary, youwillbecont acted ata
later timebyanother means,e.g.bye-mail or
phone.
Anot herfunction ofthe Vehicle HealthCheck
is the transfer ofservice datatothe Customer
Assistance Center.Ifaservice isdue, themul-
timedia systemdisplayshows amessage to
this effect together withinformation aboutany
special offersatyour workshop.
USA only: thisinformation canalso becalled
up under "Owners Online"athttp: //
www.mbusa .com.
Information onRoad sideAssistance
(Y page 26).
Dow nloading routes Downloading
routesallowsyou totransfer and
save predefined routesinthe navigation sys-
tem. Todo this, anSD memory cardmust be
inserted intothemultimedia system.Ifno SD
memory cardisinserted, youmust insert the
card intothecard slotonthe multimedia sys-
tem before savingtheroute.
A route canbeprepared andsent either bya
customer servicerepresentative orvia the
Mercedes meconn ectportal onthe Intern et. Each
route caninclude upto20 way points.
Once aroute hasbeen received bythe naviga-
tion system, youwillsee the name>
has been saved tomemory card.Do has
been saved tomemory card.Do
you want tostart routeguidance? you
want tostart routeguidance? mes-
sage inthe multimedia systemdisplay.The
route issaved tothe SDmemory card.
X To start route guidance: selectYes Yes.
An overview ofthe route isshown inthe dis-
play .
i If
you select No No,
the saved routecanbe
called uplater viathe navigation menu.
X Select Start Start.
Route guidancestarts.
i Downloaded
andsaved routes canbe
called upagai nin the multimedia system.
You canfind information aboutthisinthe
separate operating instructions.
Speed alert You
candefine theupper speed limit,which
must notbeexceeded bythe vehicle.
If this selected speedisexceeded bythe vehi-
cle, amessage willbesent tothe Customer
Assistance Center.TheCustomer Assistance
Center thenforwards thisinformation toyou.
You canselect theway inwhich youreceive
this information beforehand. Possibleoptions
include textmessage, e-mailoran automated
call.
The data youreceive contains thefollowi ng
information:
R the location wherethespeed limitwas
exceeded
R the time atwhich thespeed limitwasexcee-
ded
R the selected speedlimitwhich wasexcee-
ded
Geo fenci ng Geo
fencing allowsyou toselect areaswhich
the vehicle shouldnotenter orleave. Youwill
be informed ifthe vehicle crosses thebounda-
ries ofthe selected areas.Youcanselect the
way inwhich youreceive thisinformation
beforehand. Possibleoptionsincludetextmes-
sage, e-mail oran automated call.
The area canbedetermined aseither acircle
or apolyg onwith amaximum often corners. 268
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You
canspecif yup toten areas simult ane-
ously. Differe ntset tings are possible foreach
area.
USA only: theseset tings can becalled up
under "Owner sOnlin e"athtt p:/ /
www.mbusa. com.
Alt ern ative ly,you can trigger anMB Infocall
and inform thecust omer servicerepre senta-
tiv ethat youwish toact ivate geofencing.
Curren tlyinac tiveareas canbeact ivate dby
tex tmessag e.
Tr iggering thevehicle alarm With
thisfunc tion,you can trigger thevehic le's
panic alarm viatextmessag e.An alarm
sounds andtheexterior lightingflashes .
Depen dingonthe setting,the panic alarm
lasts fiveorten seco nds. After wards, the
alarm switchesoff. Gar
age door opener
Genera lnotes The
Hom eLink®
garage dooropene rint egrat ed
in the rear- view mirrorallows youtooperat e
up tothr ee diffe rentdoor andgate syste ms.
Use theintegrat edgarage dooropene ronly on
garage doorsthat:
R have safetysto pand rever sefeat ures and
R meet currentU.S.feder alsafet ystan dards
Onc eprogr amed, theintegrat edgarage door
opene rin the rear- view mirrorwill assume the
func tion ofthe garage doorsyste m'sremo te
con trol. Please alsoread theoperat inginst ruc-
tion sfor the garage doorsyste m.
When programmin gagarage dooropene r,
park thevehic leoutsid ethe garage. Donot
leave theengin erunn ingwhile programmin g.
Cert aingarage doordrives areincompat ible
with theintegrat edgarage dooropene r.Ifyou
have difficultyprogr aming theintegrat ed
garage dooropene r,con tacta Merc edes- Benz
Ser vice Cent er. Alt
ern ative ly,you can callthefollowin gtele-
phon eassist anceserv ices:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustom erAss istan ce
Cent erat1-800 -FOR-ME RCedes
R Canad a:Custom erSer vice at
1- 800 -387- 010 0
R Hom eLink®
hot line 1-800 -355- 351 5(free of
char ge)
More informat iononHom eLink®
and/ orcom -
patible productsisalso available onlineat
htt p:/ /www.h omelink.com.
Not eson the declar ationofcon form ity
(Y page 27).
USA :FCC ID:CB2H MIHL4
Canada: IC:279 B-HMI HL4
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
When youoperat eor progr amthe door with
the integrat edgarage dooropene r,person s
in the rang eof move mentof the door may
becom etrapped orbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrat edgarage door
opene r,always makesurethatnobo dyis
within therang eof move mentof the door. G
DANGER
Combust ionengin esemit poison ous
exhaust gasessuchascarbo nmon oxide.
Inh aling theseexhaust gasesishazar dous to
health andcanresult inpoison ing.There isa
risk offatal injury. Theref ore,neverleave the
engin erunn inganenc losed space without
adequate ventilat ion.
Progr amming Progr
amming thebut tons
Pay attent ion tothe "Impor tantsafet ynot es"
(Y page 269). Featu
res
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Engine
compartm ent Hood
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th ehood isunlat ched, itmay open up
when theveh icle isin mot ionand blockyour
view. Thereis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Nev erunlat chthehood while driving.Bef ore
ever ytrip, ens ure that thehood isloc ked. G
WAR
NING
When openingand closingth ehood ,it may
sudde nlyfall intoth eclo sed posit ion.Ther e
is arisk ofinjury topers onswith inran geof
mov emen tof thehood .
Open andclosethehood onlywhen noone
is with inits ran geofmov emen t. G
WAR
NING
Open ingthehood when theeng ineisove r-
heat edorwhen there isafir ein theeng ine
com partmen tcoul dexp ose you tohot gases
or other servicepro duct s.Ther eis arisk of
inj ury.
Let anove rheatedeng inecoo ldown before
open ingthehood .If th ere isafir ein the
eng inecom partmen t,ke ep thehood closed
and contactth efir edepar tment . G
WAR
NING
The enginecom partmen tcon tain smov ing
com ponents.Cert aincom ponents,suc has
th eradiat orfan ,may continue torun orstart
again sudde nlywhen theign ition isoff .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
If you needto do any work inside theeng ine
com partmen t:
R swit choff theign ition
R nev erreac hint oth earea whereth ere isa
risk ofdang erfrom mov ingcom ponents,
suc has thefan rotatio narea R
rem ove jewelry andwatc hes
R ke ep items ofclo thing and hair, forexam -
ple, away from mov ingpart s G
WAR
NING
The ignition syst emand thefuel inject ion
syst emwork underhigh voltage. Ifyou
to uch com ponentswhic hare unde rvolt age,
you couldget anelec tric shoc k.Ther eis a
risk ofinjury.
Nev ertouch com ponentsof theign ition sys-
te m or fuel inject ion syst emwhen theign i-
tio nis swit ched on.
To ens ure theflow offresh airthroug hth eair
ven tsint oth eveh icle interio r,please observe
th efoll owin gno tes(Y page 123):
Open ingthehood G
WAR
NING
Cert aincom ponentsin theeng inecom part-
men t,suc has theeng ine,radiat orand parts
of theexh aust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theeng inecom partmen t
pose sa risk ofinjury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheeng inecoo ldown
and touch onlythecom ponentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewind shield
wiper sare setinmot ion,you can beinjured
by thewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo reopen ingthehood .
! Mak
esure that thewind shieldwiper sare
no tfold edaway from thewind shield.You
coul dot her wise damag eth ewind shieldwip-
ers orthehood . 274
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G
WARNING
Functions relevant tosafety arerestricted or
no longer available if:
R the engine isnot running
R the brake system orthe pow ersteering is
malfu nctioning
R there isamalfu nction inthe pow ersup ply
or the vehicl e'selectrica lsystem
When yourvehicl eis towed awayor towed
started, youmay requireconside rablymore
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk of
an accide nt.
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayor tow started, makesurethe
steering movesfreely. X
Pul loil dip stick 0043out ofthe dipstick guide
tube.
X Wip eoff oildip stick 0043.
X Slowl yslid eoil dip stick 0043into theguide
tube tothe stop, andtake itout again.
If the leve lis betwe enMIN mark 0087and
MAX mark 0044,theoilleve lis correct.
X Ifthe oilleve lhas dropp edtoMIN mark 0087
or bel ow, add 1.1USqt(1.0 l)of engine oil.
Adding engineoil G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
pose sa risk ofinjury . Where
possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwater ways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.add ingtoo much
engine oilcan resu ltin dama getothe
engine ortothe catal yticconverter. Have
excess engineoilsiph oned off. 276
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G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
Windsh ieldwas herconcentrate ishigh ly
flamma ble.If winds hieldwas herconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwinds hieldwas herconcen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck. X
To open :pul lcap 0043upw ards bythe tab.
X Add thepremi xedwasherfluid.
X To clo se: press cap0043onto thefiller neck
until itengag es.
If the was herfluidleve ldrops below the rec-
ommended minimumof 1liter, amessa ge
app ears inthe multi function displayprompti ng
you toadd washerfluid(Y pag e229) .
Further informati onon winds hieldwas her
flui d/antifree ze(Y pag e339). ASSY
STPLU S Servic
emessag e
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
informs youofthe next service duedate.
You canfind informati ononthe type ofservice
and service intervalsin the Maintenance Book-
let.
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter orat
http://www.mb usa.com (USA only).
i The
ASSYST PLUSservice interval display
does notshow anyinformati ononthe
engine oilleve l.Observe thenotes onthe
engine oilleve l(Y pag e275).
The multi function displayshow sa service
messa gefor severa lseconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain ..days Service
Ain ..days
R Service Adue Service
Adue
R Service Aoverdue by..days Service
Aoverdue by..days
Dependi ngon the opera tingconditions ofthe
vehicl e,the remai ningtime ordista nceuntil
the next service duedate isdisp layed.
The letter A A
or B B,
possi blyinconnection witha
number oranother letter,indicatesthe type of
service .A A
stands foraminor service andB B
for
a major service .
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom an
au thorized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The ASSYST PLUSservice interval displaydoes
not take intoaccount anyperiods oftime dur-
ing whichthe battery isdisconnected.
Mai ntaining thetime-dep endentservice sched-
ule :
X Note downthe service duedate displayed in
the multi function displaybefore disconnect-
ing the battery .
or X After reconnecting thebattery ,sub tract the
battery disconnectio nperi ods from theser-
vice date show non the disp lay. Hiding
aservi cemessag e
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing whee l. 278
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YST PLUSMainten anceandcare