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Vehicl eidentification number (VIN)
A Maximum permissible gross vehicle
weight
B Gross combination mass
C Maximum permissible front axle load
D Maximum permissible rear axle load
E Paint code Vehicle identification number (VIN)
In addition to being stamped on the vehicle
identification plate, the vehicle identification
number (VIN) is also stamped onto the vehicle
body. It is located in the lower part of the
right-han dA-pillar. X
Ope nthe front right-hand door.
X Open cover :in the direction of the arrow
and remove it.
You will see the vehicle identification num-
ber (VIN). Engine number
The engin enumber is stamped into the crank-
case. More information can be obtained from
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Service products and capacities
Important safety notes
Service products include the following:
R fuels (e.g. petrol, diesel)
R additives for exhaust gas aftertreatment
(AdBlue ®
)
R lubricants (e.g. engine oil, transmission oil)
R coolant
R brake fluid
R windscreen washe rfluid
Vehicle component sand thei rrespective
lubricants must match. Mercedes-Ben zrec-
ommends that you use products that have
been tested and specially approved by
Mercedes-Ben z.These product sare listed in
this Mercedes-Be nzOwner's Manual in the
relevant section.
You can recognise service product sapproved
by Mercedes-Ben zbythe fol lowinginscrip-
tion on the cont ainers:
R MB-Freigabe (e.g. MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB Approva l(e.g. MB Approval 229.51)
Other designation sorrecommendations
relat etoal evel of qualit yoras pecification in
accordance wit hanMBSheet number (such
as MB 229.5). They hav enot necessaril ybeen
approved by Mercedes-Benz.
You can obtain further information from any
Mercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre. G
WARNING
Whe nhandling, storing and disposing of any
servic eproducts, please observe th erelevant
regulations, as you could otherwise endanger
yourself and others.
Keep servic eproducts awa yfrom children.
To protect your health ,donot allow service
products to com einto contact with your eyes
or ope nwounds. See adoctor immediately if
any service product is swallowed. H
Environmental note
Dispose of service products in an environ-
men tally-responsible manner. Service products and capacities
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Diesel engines MB Approval
228.51,
229.31 ,229.51 engine oils on the Interne
tat
http:/ /bevo. mercedes -benz.com by enter-
ing the designation, e.g. 22 9.5.
i If the engine oils listed in the table are not
available ,you ma yadd the followin gengine
oil su ntil the next oil change:
R vehi cles with apetrol engine: MB
Approval 22 9.1orA CEAA3
R vehicles wit hadiesel engine: MB
Approval 229.1 or ACE AC3
Engine oil may only be adde donce, and no
mor ethan 1. 0lmay be added.
Capacities The following values refer to an oil change
including the oil filter. Model Capacity
7.0 l
7.8 l
8.0 l
Additives
!
Do not use additive sinengine oil .This
could damage the engine.
Engine oil viscosity Viscosit
ydescribes the flow characteristi cs
of afluid. If an engin eoil has ahigh viscosity
rating, it flows slowly; the lower the viscosity,
the faster it flows.
Engine oil selection is based on the respective
outside temperatures and in accordance with
the SA Eclassification (viscosity). The table
below shows you which SA Eclassifications are to be used. The low-temperature proper-
ties of engin eoils can be significantly
impaired durin goperation due to, for exam-
ple, ageing or soot and fuel accretion. It is
therefore strongly recommende dtoobserve
regula roil changes using an approved engine
oil with the appropriate SA Eclassification. Brake fluid
G
WAR
NING
Over aperiod of time, the brak efluid absorbs
moisture fro mthe air ;This lower sits boiling
point.
If the boiling point of the brake fluid is too low,
vapour pockets may form in the brake system
when the brakes are applied hard (e.g. when
driving downhill). Thi simpairs brakin geffi-
ciency.
Yo us hould hav ethe brake fluid renewed at
regular intervals. The brake fluid change inter-
vals can be found in the Servic eBooklet.
Only use brak efluid approved by Mercedes-
Benz .Information abou tapproved brak eflu-
ids can be obtained from any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centr eoronthe Internet at
http://bevo. mercedes-benz.com
i There is usuall yanoticeint he engine
compartmen ttoremin dyou when the next
brake fluid change is due. 376
Service products and capacitiesTechnical data
You can cal
lupanoverview of ap proved
ML
350 BlueTEC 4MATIC
Vehicles wit
hadiesel particle filter
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
ML 350 4MATIC
ML 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC
ML
250 BlueTEC 4MATIC

All models
Wheelbase
2915 mm
Unladen weight
Maximu
mroofload 10
0kg Vehicle height
178
8mm Ground clearance
191 mm
1796 mm
Ground clearance
202 mm
Tailg
ateo pening dimensions Models with: :
Opening
height ;
Maximum
headroom Stee
lsuspen-
sion 2195 mm 1987 mm
Steel suspen-
sion
33 2187 mm 1980 mm
AIRMATIC
package
34 2140 –
2215 mm 1931 –
2006 mm Traile
rtow hitch Mounting dimensions
G
WARNING
Only have atrailer tow hitch retrofit tedata
qualified specialist workshop which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you use aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre for thi spurpose. In particular,
work relevant to safety or on safety-related
systems must be carried out at aqualified
specialist workshop.
! If you have atrailer to whitchr etrofit ted,
changes to the cooling system and drive
train may be necessary, depending on the
vehicle type.
observe the anchorage points on th echas-
sis frame.
! trailer tow hitc hfitted retrospectively with-
out changing the engine cooling system
and the drive train ,the braked and
unbraked tota ltowing weight (trailer
weight plus load weight) is reduced. Miss-
ing values wer enot available at tim eof
going to print. If higher towin gweight sare
used ,this can result in damage to your
vehi cle's engine. An ydamage that may
33
34 On vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package, the value increases by 30 mm. 378
Trailer tow hitchTechnica
ldata
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
ML 350 4MATIC
Vehicle height
ML
350 BlueTEC 4MATICC
ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC:if you have a
If you have
atrailer to whitchr etrofit ted,
ML 25 0BlueTE C4MATIC.

occur is not covered by the warranty or the
implied warranty .Therefore, ensur ethat
you always comply with the reduce dtotal
towin gweight. Example
:anchorag epoints for the trailer tow hitch
: Anchorage points
; Overhang dimension
= Rear axle centre line
For trailer tow hitches fit tedatt he factory, the
overhang dimension includin gprotective cov-
ering is 1122 mm. Traile
rloads
Missing values were not available at time of
going to print. All models
Permissible trailer load,
unbraked
750 kg
Permissible trailer load,
braked
35 All models
Maximu
mdrawbar nose-
weight 36 Permissibl
erear axle
load when towing atrailer 35
At am inimum gradient-climbing capability of 12% from astandstill.
36 The drawba rnoseweight is not included in the trailer load. Trailer tow hitch
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24-G
Hzradar sensor system (country overview)
The 24 GHz radar sensor sys temr equir esseparat eapproval fo reach coun try. Whe nyou are
dri ving in acoun tryinw hichthe ra dar sensor system is no tapproved, you must deacti vate
the syste musing the on-boar dcompu ter( Ypage 24 9).T he curren tcountry over view can be
obtain ed fromaMercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre.
Vehicles with anavigation system: the radar sensor system is deactivated automatically
near radio tele scope facilities.
The currently active systems ar eautom atically deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page174)
R Blind Spo tAssist (Y page 208)
R Activ eBlind Spot Assist(Y page212)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page45)
Ad isplay message appears in the multifunction display to tell you that the radar sensor system
is being switched off (Y page 272).
BA SP LUS (Y page 62) is then also unavailable.
If th edeactiva tion does not occur automatically ,you must deactiva tethe radar sensor system
using the on-board computer (Y page 249).
Vehicles withou tnavi gation and vehicles for Australia: you must deactivate the radar
sensor system using the on-bo ardc omputer when you are near aradio telescop efacility
(Y page 249). Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographical latitude and
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from the facility Egypt – – –
Andorra – – –
Australia Parkes 32°59'59
"S,14 8°1 5'44" E 10 km
Narrabri 30°18'52" S,149°32'56" E 10 km
Canberra 35°23'54" S,148°58'40" E 3km
Western Australia 26°3
7'13"S,117°30'40" E 10 km
Bahrain – – –
Belgium – – –
Bosnia-Herzego-
vina – – –
Bulgaria – – –
Den
mark – – –
Germany Effelsberg 50°31'32" N, 06°53'00" E 6.5 km380
24-GHz radar sensor syste
m(countr yoverview)Technica ldata