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is
halted afteramaxim umoften seco nds
and indic atorlamp 0043light sup yellow.
X Press button0044, 0087or0085 again ifnec es-
sary.
Clear ingthemem ory Make
surethatyouclear thememo ryof the
int egrat edgarage dooropenerbefor esellin g
the vehic le.
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press andhold buttons 0044and 0085.
The indic atorlamp initially lightsup yellow
and thengreen .
X Release buttons 0044and 0085.
The memo ryof the integrat edgarage door
open erinthe rear- view mirroriscleare d. Comp
ass
Calling upthecomp ass 0043
Rear viewmirror
0044 Compass display
0087 Open ing
The com pass displays inwhich compass direc-
tion thevehic leiscurr entlytravelin g:N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To rec eive acor rectcom pass display reading,
the magn eticfield zonemust beset and the
com pass calibrat ed. Sett
ingthecomp ass X
Set your locationusing themagn eticfield
zon emaps (Ypage 273).
X Push aroun dpen intoopen ing0087for
approx imatelythr ee seco nds.
The magn eticfield zonecurr entlyselec ted
appears incom pass display 0044.
X To select thema gnetic fieldzone: pusha
roun dpen intoopen ing0087untilthe desire d
magn eticfield zoneis selec ted.
If, aft erafew seco nds,the display incom -
pass display 0044chan gesdirec tion,the mag-
net icfield zonehas been selected.
Calibr ating thecomp ass Not
es
In order tocalibrat ethe com pass correctly, do
the followin g:
R calibrat ethe com pass inthe open andnotin
the vicin ityofste elstr uct ures orhigh- volt-
age transm ission lines.
R switc hoff elect ricalconsumer ssuch asthe
climat econ trol, windsh ieldwipers orrear
window defroster.
R clos eall doors andthetailgat e.
Calibr ating
X Make surethatthereissuffic ientspace for
you todrive inacirc lewitho utimpedin g
tr affic .
X Swit chon the ignit ion.
X Push aroun dpin intoopen ing0087for
approx imatelysix seco nds,unt ilsymbol C C
is
shown incom pass display 0044.
X Dr ive your vehic lein afull circ leat approx -
imate ly3mph (5km /h) to6mph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibrat ionhas been successfully
com plete d,the curr entdirec tionisshown in
com pass display 0044. 272
Featu
resStowage andfeatures

Magne
ticfiel dzone maps North
Americ a South
Americ a Flo
ormats G
WARNING
Objects inthe drive r'sfootwel lcan restrict
the peda ltravel orobstru ctadepre ssed
peda l.The opera tingandroad safety ofthe
vehicl eis jeopa rdized .There isarisk ofan
accide nt. Make
surethatallobjects inthe vehicl eare
stowed correctly ,and that they cannot enter
the drive r'sfootwel l.Install thefloorma ts
secure lyand asspeci fiedinorder toensure
suffi cient clearance forthe peda ls.Do not
use loosefloorma tsand donot placefloor-
mats ontop ofone another. X
Slide theseat back.
X To instal l:pla cethe floorma tin the foot-
wel l.
X Press safety catchknobs 0043onto retain-
ers 0044.
X To remove :pul lthe floorma toff retain-
ers 0044.
X Remo vethe floorma t. Fe
atures
273Stowageand features Z

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
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare

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
CareMainten
anceandcare

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
e
285Maintena nceand care Z

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
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance

Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remov eany foreign objectswhich
have penet rated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,the accom -
panying TIREFITstic ker and thetire inflat ion
compr essorfromthestowage wellunder-
neat hthe cargo compar tmentfloor
(Y page 288).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREF ITstic ker tothe
inst rumen tclust erwithin thedriver' sfield of
vision .
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREF ITstic ker near the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Pull connector0085with thecable andhose
0083 out ofthe tire inflat ioncompr essorhous-
ing.
X Sc rew hose 0083ontoflange 0084oftire sealant
bott le0043.
X Place tiresealant bottle0043 head down into
reces s0044 ofthe tire inflat ioncompr essor. X
Remove thecap from valve 006Bonthe faulty
tire.
X Sc rew filler hose 006Contovalve 006B.
X Ins ert plug 0085intoa12 Vsock etinyour
vehicle.
Observ ethe noteson sock ets(Ypage 261).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press onand offswitc h0087 onthe tire infla-
tion compr essortoI.
The tireinflat ioncompr essorisswitc hedon.
The tireisinflat ed.
First ,tire sealant ispumped intothe tire.
The pressure canbriefly risetoapprox-
imately 500kPa(5bar/7 3psi).
Do not switch offthe tireinflat ioncom-
pr essor during this phase.
X Let the tire inflat ioncompr essorrunfora
maximum offive minut es.The tireshould
then have attained apressure ofat least
180 kPa(1.8 bar/2 6psi).
If apressure of180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)has
been attained afterfiveminut es,see "Tire
pressure reached" (Ypage 292).
If atire pressure of180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)
has notbeen attained afterfiveminut es,see
"Tire pressure notreached" (Ypage 292).
If tire sealant hasescaped, cleanitoff affec ted
areas asquickly aspossible. Useplain water if
possible.
If your clothes aresoiled withtiresealant ,
have them cleaned withperch loroet hylene ata
dry cleaner assoon aspossible. Flat
tire
291Breakd ownassist ance Z

Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
apre ssu reof180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)ha s
not been atta inedaf ter fivemin utes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:ver yslow lydri ve the vehiclefor -
wa rds orrev ers eap pro xim ately30 ft
(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama xim um offivemi nute sthe tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t180 kPa(1.8 bar/
26 psi). G
WA
RNING
If the required tire pressu reisnot reache d
af ter the speci fiedtim e,the tire istoo badly
da ma ged. The tiresealant cann otrep airthe
tire inthi sins tance .Dam aged tire sand a
tire pressu retha tis too low can signi ficantl y
im pairthe vehicle'sbra king anddrivin g
cha racteri stics. The reisaris kof acc ident.
Do not conti nuedrivin g.Co ntact aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op.
Tire pres sure reached G
WA
RNING
A tire temp orarilyse aled with tire sealant
im pairs the vehicle'sdri vin gcha racteri stics
and isnot suita ble for drivin gat highe r
sp ee ds.The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Ada ptyour drivin gsty leacc ordinglyand
dri ve car efully. Do not exce edthe maxim um
pe rmi ssible sp ee dfor atire sealed with tire
se alant.
US Aon ly:The maxim um permi ssible sp ee d
for atire sealed with tire sealant is50 mph
(80 km/h ).The upperpa rtof the TIREFIT
sti cker mustbe affix ed tothe instrument clus-
ter inthe driver 'sfie ldof vis ion. If
atire pressu reof180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)
ha sbe en atta inedaf ter fivemi nute s:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant mayes cap ewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:Stow thetire sealant bottle and
the tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
X Pul law ayimme diately.
X Stop after drivin gfor appro xim atelyten
mi nute sand checkthe tire pressu rewith
the tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
The tirepressu remu stnow beatleas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
WA
RNING
If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot
rep airthe tire inthis insta nce. Dama ged
tire sand atire pressu rethat istoo low can
sig nifi cantl yimp airthe vehi cle'sbra king and
dri ving characte ristics. Thereisaris kof
acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i USA
only: Incase ssu ch asthe one men-
tione dab ove, contact anauthori zed
Merce des-Benz Center. Orcall
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a).
X USA only: Corre ctthe tire pressu reifit is
stil lat leas t130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).See
the Tire and Loading Infor mationplaca rdon
the driver' sside B-pi llar or the tire pressu re
tab lein the fuelfil lerfla pfor values.
X To incre ase thetire pres sure :sw itch on
the tire inflation comp ressor . 29
2 Fl
at tireBreakdo wnassis tan ce

Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Fun ctio nsreleva ntto safety areres tric ted or
no longe rav ailabl e if:
R the engineisnot running
R the brakesystem orthe powe rstee ringis
ma lfunctio ning
R the reisama lfunctio nin the powe rsu pp ly
or the vehicle's electri calsystem
Wh enyour veh icleis tow edaway ortow ed
sta rted ,yo uma yreq uire cons idera blymor e
eff ort tostee rand brake. Thereisaris kof
an acc ident.
In such cas es, useatow bar.Befo rebeing
tow edaway ortow started ,ma kesure the
stee ringmov esfreely. G
WA
RNING
Yo ucan nolonge rstee rthe vehicleif the
stee ringwh eello ck hasbe en eng aged .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Alw ayssw itch offthe igniti onwhen tow ing
the vehiclewi th atow cableor atow bar. G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh icle
and itsweight isgre atertha nthe permi ssi-
bl e gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyecou ldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationcou ldrol l-
ove r.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh i-
cle ,its weight sho uld not begre atertha n
the permi ssible gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ils on the permi ssible gro ssveh iclewe ight
of your veh iclecan befou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 334 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBra keAssi st,Activ eDis tance
Assi stDISTR ONICor the HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the vehiclebra kes automa tically
in certa insitua tions. To
avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
the sesystem sin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cpa rkin gbra ke
is rel eased .If the electri cpa rkin gbra keis
fa ulty, visitaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
ysec urethe tow ropeor tow barat the
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclecou ldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not usethe towingeyes for reco very
pu rpo ses asthiscou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
If in do ubt,reco verthe vehiclewi th acra ne.
! Wh
entow ing,pu llaw ay slow lyand
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epo we ris too high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! The
vehiclecan betow edama xim um of
30 miles(50km) .The towingspee dof
30 mph (50km/h) mustnot beexce eded.
If the vehicleha sto be tow edmor etha n
30 miles(50km) ,the frontaxl emu stbe
ra ised orthe entireveh iclera ised and trans-
po rted .
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eeq uipme nt.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe key instea dof the Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwise shi ftto positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion.
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not bestarted bytow -sta rting.Thi scou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe transmi ssion.
It is be tter tohave the vehicletra nsp orte d
tha nto have ittow edaway.
If the vehiclecan nolonge rbe driven becau se
of an acc ident orbre akd own,youha ve the fol-
lo wi ng optio ns:
R Tra nsp ortingthe vehicle.
As aru le,yo usho uld ha ve the vehicletra ns-
po rted .
R To wing the vehiclewi th atow ropeor tow
ba r.
Onl ytow thevehiclein exce ptiona lcas es. Tow
ingand tow-starti ng
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