MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Suspension
tuning
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-A MGvehicles) ............... 205
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off .................................................1 22
Swi tchin gon media mode
Via the devi celist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 251 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 192
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 324
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 322
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 321
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 330
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 261
Emerg encycall<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 259
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 258
MB info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
Ro adsid eAssi stance button .......... 260
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Veh icleHea lthCheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 262
Tel epho ne
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifuncti on
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Auth orizing amob ile pho ne(co n-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne(gen-
era linfo rma tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 198
Nu mbe rfrom thephoneboo k........ 199
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Re jecting /endingacal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 199
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Co olant (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205Engine
oil(o n-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Ou tsid etemp erature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 192
Setting (clima tecontrol )................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 205
Timi ng(RA CETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 302
Ch ecki ngmanu ally <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 302
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Re ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 304
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 303
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 245
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 304
Tire -chang etoo lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 281
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 282
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 280
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 284
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 316
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316 In
dex
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DOT
(Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................314
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationNu mbe r
(T IN) ............ ................................... 313
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) ............ ..................314
GV W(Gros sVe hicle Weight) (def-
ini tio n)............ ...............................314
GV WR (Gros sVe hicle Weight
Ra ting )(d efi niti on) ............ .............314
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 296
Increase dvehi cleweight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 314
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 296
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 315
Lab eling (ove rview )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 315
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 312
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 315
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 298
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 315
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 298
Opti onaleq uipme ntwe ight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
PSI (pou nds persqu are inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 316
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 297
Sid ewall(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 314
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 314
Sum mer tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 298
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 310
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ti re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 315
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 314 Ti
re size (data )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 310
Ti re trea d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 297
Ti re trea d(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 315
Tota llo ad limit (defi niti on) ............. 316
Tra ctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Tra ctio n(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 316
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 321
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 293
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 291
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 292
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 291
Insta lling the towingeye................ 291
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 292
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 293
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 292
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 293
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Traffi cSi gn Assist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 225
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 136
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 195
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 195
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 196
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 8620
In
dex

Important
safetynotes.................... 81
Locking separately ........................... 86
Opening/closi ng(au tomaticall y
from inside ).... .................................. 85
Opening/closi ng(au tomaticall y
from outsid e).... ............................... 83
Opening/closi ng(from outsid e,
HANDS -FREEACCESS) .................... 84
Opening/closi ng(manua llyfrom
outsid e).... ........................................ 82
Overview .......................................... 81
Powe rclosing .................................. 81
Trunk lid
Displa ymessag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 330
Trunk partition
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 92
Insta lling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 93
Ope ning/ closing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 93
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 93
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 322
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 322
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 322
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidentif ication plate U
Umbre lla hol der <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 253
Un locki ng
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 81
From insidethe vehicle(ce ntral
unl ocki ngbutton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 80
Ups hiftin dic ator (on-b oard com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehic les) ....... 205
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 251V
Vehi cle
Co rrect use<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 28
Data acquisiti on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29Disp
laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Ele ctroni cs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 322
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 306
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 81
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 320
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 150
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 317
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 317
Tow -star ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 291
Tow ingaway <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 291
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 293
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 81
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 74
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 330
Vehi cle batte ry
see Batte ry(ve hicle )
Vehi cle data <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 330
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 330
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 81
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 323
Vehi cle le ve l
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 172
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 280
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 324
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 323 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239 In
dex
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Activ
eBra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ......244
Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 244
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[.......238
Ch eck Engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ...............242
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ......242
Dis tance warning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ .........244
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[..........239
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ...240
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[....242
Ge nera lnote s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..............236
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..............241
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ....41
Re ser vefuel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 242
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..........241
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[....236
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 241
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 245
Warni ngtrian gle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 279
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 234
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 320
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 317
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 277
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 296
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 296
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 316
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 319
Mou nting awh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 319
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 320
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Win dsc ree n
Ele ctrica lwi nd scre en<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 94
Win dow s
see Sidewi ndow s Win
dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 120
Win dshi eld was herfluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsy stem
Win dshi eld was hersystem
Add ingwashe rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 271
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 329
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 234
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 115
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 114
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 113
Win terdrivi ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 298
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 154
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 298
Win terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 298
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 298
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 277
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 114
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 114
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 12022
In
dex

Int
rod uction
The printedOper ator'sMan ualprovide sinf or-
mat ionabout thesaf eoper ation ofyour vehi-
cle .The Digit alOper ator'sMan ualprovide s
co mpr ehen siveand spec ifically adapt edinfor-
mat iononyour vehicle's equipm entand mult i-
med iasyst em. You cancalluptheDi git al
Oper ator'sMan ualviathemult imed iasyst em.
i You
willnotinc urany costswhen calling
up theDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualwor kswit hout conn ect-
ing totheIn te rn et.
Ther eare three ways toacc ess theto pic sof
th eDi git alOper ator'sMan ual:
R Vis ualsea rch
The visual sear challows youtoexplor eyour
veh icle"vir tual ly". Start ing from either the
veh icleex terio rvie wor interio rvie w, you
can access man yof thedif fer entto pic sco v-
ere dby theDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.To
acc ess theveh icleint erio rsec tion ,sele ct
th e"Veh icleint erio r"vie w.
R Keywor dsea rch
The keyword searchallows youtosear chfor
a ke yword byenterin gch arac ters.
R Cont ents
You canselectind ivid ual section sin the
co nten ts.
i The
Digit alOper ator'sMan ualisdeac tiva-
te dfor safetyreas onswhile driving. Op
era tion Call
inguptheDigit alOp era tor's
Ma nua l
X Pre ssthe00D4 buttonin thece nter con-
sole .
The overview relating totheveh icleappear s.
X Se lec tth e"Oper ator'sMan ual" menuitem
by turnin g3 orpre ssin g7 theco ntrol -
ler.
X Con firm 7 themes sage about thewarn ing
and safetyno tes.
The basic menufor theDi git alOper ator's
Man ualappear s. Op
era ting theDigit alOp era tor's
Ma nua l
Gener alnot es Pleas
eobs erveth einf orm ation about the
oper ation oftheco ntrol ler (Ypage 247).
Cont entpages The
conten tpages canbeacc essedbymean s
of avis ual sear ch,a ke yword searchorusin g
th eco nten ts. X
To scr ollforwar ds/bac kwards: tur n3
th eco ntrol ler.
X To
dis pla yin full-scr een orani ma tion:
slide 8 theco ntrol ler tothelef t0043.
X To
select inform ation textsor sav ebook -
ma rks: slide 9 theco ntrol ler tothe
rig ht 0044.
X To select alink :slide 6theco ntrol ler
down wards 0087.
X To exit acont entpage: sele ct0038 sym-
bol 0085.
X To
call upthebas icmen uof theDigit al
Op era tor'sMa nua l:sele ct00DA symbol
0083.
X To
swit chfunct ions tothemu ltim edi a
sys tem using thebut tonson thecent er
consol e:pre ssthe002A, 002B,00FDor
00BE button.
The selected men uappear s.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualrem ainsopen inthe
bac kgroun d. Digit
alOp era tor'sMa nua l
23

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

have
notbeen approved byMercedes-Ben z.
This could leadtomalfunctions insafety-rele-
vant systems, e.g.thebrake system. Useonly
genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts orparts ofequal
qual ity.Only usetires, wheels andaccessories
that have been specifically approvedforyour
vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts aresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed, manufactured orselected
for and adapted toMercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts areavaila blefor
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply ofgenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddi-
tion, strategically locatedpartsdelivery cen-
ters provide quickandreliabl eparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-
Benz parts (Ypage 323). Operat
or'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmod-
els and allstandard andoptional equipment
of your vehicle availableatthe time ofgoing
to print. Country-specific differencesare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle may
not feature allfunct ionsdescribed here.
This also appli estosafety-relevant systems
and funct ions. Theequipment inyour vehi-
cle may therefore differfromthatshown in
the descriptions andillustrations .
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenanc e
Booklet areimportant documents andshould
be kept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Warr
anty
The implied warranty foryour vehicle applies
in accordance withthewarranty termsand
conditions inthe Service andWarranty Infor-
mation booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter will
replace andrepair allfactory-in stalledpartsin
accordance withthefollowing warrantyterms
and conditions :
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemWarranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R Cali fornia, Connect icut,Maine, Massachu-
setts, NewYork, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland
and Vermont Emission ControlSystem War-
ranty
R State warranty enforcem entlaws (lemon
laws)
Repla cement partsandaccessories arecov-
ered bythe Mercedes-Ben zParts andAcces-
sories warranties. Theseareavaila bleatany
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
i Should
youlose your Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet, haveanauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter arrange fora
replacement. Thenew Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet willbeposted toyou. Informat
ionforcustomers inCalifor-
nia
Under California lawyou may beentit ledtoa
replacement ofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter areason-
able number ofrepair attempt sMercedes-
Benz USA, LLCand/or itsauthorized repairor
service facilities failtofix one ormore sub-
stant ialdefects ormalfunctions inthe vehicle
that arecovered byits express warranty.
During theperiod of18 mont hsfrom original
delivery ofthe vehicle orthe accumulation of
29,000 km(approximately 18,000miles)on
the odometer ofthe vehicle, whichever occurs
first, areasonable numberofrepair attempt s
is presumed foraretail buyer orlessee ifone
or more ofthe following occurs:
(1) thesame substantial defectormalfunc-
tion results inacondition thatislikely to Service
andvehicl eoperat ion
25Introduct ion Z

cau
sedea thor seri ousbod ily inju ryifthe
vehi cleisdri ven, thatdefect ormal func-
tion hasbee nsu bject torep airtwo or
more times,and youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz USA,LLCinwri ting ofthe
need foritsrep air.
(2) thesam esu bsta ntialdef ect ormal func-
tion ofaless seri ousnatu rethan categ ory
(1) hasbee nsu bject torep airfou ror more
time sand youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz inwri ting ofthe need for
its rep air.
(3) thevehi cleisou tof serv icebyrea son of
rep airof the sam eor differe ntsubsta ntial
def ects ormal functi onsforacumu lative
total ofmore than30calenda rda ys.
Ple ase send your wri tten notice to:
Merce des-Benz USA,LLC
Cu stome rAssi stance Center
One Merce des-Benz Drive
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328 Main
tenance
The Servi ceand Warranty Bookl etdes crib esall
the neces sarymai ntenance workwhi chsho uld
be done atregu larinterv als.
Alw aysha ve the Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et
wi th youwhe nyo ubri ng the vehi cletoan
au thori zedMerce des-Benz Center. Theservice
ad vis orwillrecor deve ryserv iceforyouin the
Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et. Roads
ideAssis tanc e
The Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Pro-
gra moffe rstechni calhelpin the eventofa
bre akd own.Ca lls to the toll-free Roadsid e
Assi stance Hotlineare answ eredby ourag ents
24 hou rsada y,365 days aye ar.
1-8 00-FOR-MERC edes(1-8 00-367 -6372)
(U SA )
1-8 00-387 -0100(Canada)
For additiona linfo rma tion, referto the
Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Program
bro chu re(USA) orthe "Roa dsi de Assi stance "
secti oninthe Servi ceand Warranty boo klet
(C ana da).You willfind both inyour vehi clelit-
era ture portfoli o. Chan
geofaddress orchan geofow n-
ersh ip
In the eventofacha nge ofaddre ss, plea se
send usthe "Notificati onofAddr essChange "
in the Servi ceand Guara ntee booklet orsim ply
cal lthe Merce des-Benz Custome rAssi stance
Ce nter (USA) atthe hotlinenumb er
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367 -6372)or
Cu stom erServ iceCenter (Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100.Thi swi llas sist us inconta ct-
ing youin atime lymanne rsho uld the need
ari se.
If yo usel lyo ur Mer cedes,plea se leave the
enti relitera ture inthe vehicleso tha tit is
ava ilab leto the next owner.
If yo uha ve purcha sedaus ed car ,pl ea se send
us the "Noti fica tionof Use dCa rPu rcha se"in
the Serv iceand Guara ntee bookletor simpl y
cal lthe Mer cedes-Be nzCustom erAssi stance
Ce nter (USA)atthe hotlinenum ber
1-800-FO R-MERC edes(1-80 0-367-63 72)or
Cu stom erServ ice(Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100. Vehi
cle ope ratio nouts idethe USA
and Canada
Whe nyo uare abroa dwi th your veh icle,
obs erve thefollowi ng points:
R Serv icefaciliti es orrep laceme ntparts may
not berea dily ava ilab le.
R Lea d-fre efue lfor veh icles with acata lytic
conve rtermay notbeava ilab le.Lea dedfue l
can causedamag eto the cata lytic con-
verte r.
R The fuelmay have aconsi derab lylowe r
octa nenum ber.Unsu itable fue lcan cause
engi nedamag e.
Some Mercedes-Be nzmod elsare availab lefor
de livery inEuro pethro ughou rEuro pean Del iv-
ery Program.For detai ls,consu ltan author ized
Mer cedes-Be nzCenter orwri teto one ofthe
fol lowi ng addre sse s.
In the USA
Mer cedes-Be nzUSA, LLC
Euro pean Del iveryDep artm ent
One Mercedes-Be nzDriv e
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328
In Can ada
Mer cedes-Be nzCanad a,Inc. 26
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Eur
opeanDel iveryDep artment
98 Vande rhoofAvenu e
To ronto ,Onta rioM4G 4C9 Po
ssible dang erdue tosub stan ces
hazardo ustohealth
In comp liance with Pro positio n65 (“Pro p65 ”),
the followi ng detach ablelabe lha sbe en adde d
to each veh iclesol din Ca lifor nia : Ope
ratin gsaf ety Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo udo not have the prescri bedser vice/
ma inte nance workor any required repairs
car riedou t,thi scan resultin ma lfunctio ns
or system failur es. The reisaris kof an acc i-
de nt.
Alw aysha ve the prescri bedser vice/ma inte-
nance workas wellas any required repairs
car riedou tat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. G
WA
RNING
Fla mma ble ma teri alsuch asleav es, grassor
twi gsma yig nite ifthe ycome intoconta ct
wi th hot parts ofthe exhaust system .The re
is aris kof fire.
Wh endrivin gon anunp aved roa dor off-
roa d,che ckthe vehicleund erside reg ular ly.
In partic ular ,rem ove trapped plant parts or
othe rfla mma ble ma teri al.Co ntact aqu ali- fie
dsp eci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel yif da m-
ag eis de tecte d. G
WA
RNING
Mod ificati ontoelectro niccomp onents, their
sof twa reor wirin gcou ldimp airthe irfunc-
tio nand /or thefunctio nof othe rnetw orked
comp onents. Inpartic ular ,sy stem srel eva nt
to safety couldalso be affecte d.As ares ult,
the sema yno longe rfu nctio npro perly
and /or jeopardi ze the opera ting safety of
the vehicle. The reisan incr eased riskof
acc ident and injury.
Yo umu stnot tamperwi th wirin g,electro nic
comp onents, orthe irsof twa re.Yousho uld
ha ve allwo rkon electri caland electro nic
comp onents carriedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
! The
reisaris kof dama getothe vehicleif:
R the vehiclebe come sstu ck, e.g.on ahigh
cur bor an unp aved roa d
R youdri ve too fast ove ran obsta cle,e.g .a
cur b,asp ee dbu mp orapo thol ein the
roa d
R ahe avyob ject strikes theunderbodyor
pa rts ofthe chassis
In situa tions like this,the body,the under-
bo dy,cha ssispa rts, wheelsor tire scou ldbe
da ma gedwi thou tthe dama gebeing visible.
Co mpo nents dama gedin thi swa ycan unex-
pe cted lyfailor, inthe caseof an acc ident,
no longe rwi thsta ndthe load sthe yar e
de signe dto.
If the underbodypa nel ing isda ma ged, com-
bu stible ma teri alssu ch asleav es, grassor
twi gscan gathe rbe twe enthe underbody
and theunderbodypa nel ing.If the sema teri -
al scome inconta ctwith hot parts ofthe
exh aust system ,the ycan catc hfir e.
In such situa tions, have the vehicleche cked
and repaired imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.If on conti nuing your jou r-
ney younoti cetha tdri vin gsa fety is
imp aired ,pu llove rand stop thevehicle
imm ediatel y,pa ying atte ntionto roa dand
tra fficcond itions. Insuch cas es, cons ulta
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Ope
ratin gsaf ety
27Introduc tion Z

Decla
rations ofconf ormi ty
Ve hicl ecom ponentswhich receive
an d/o rtr an sm itra diowav es USA:
"Thewireles sdev ices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywit hPar t15 oftheFCC Rules .Ope ra-
ti on issubj ectto thetw ofo llow ing tw oco nd i-
ti on s:1) The sedev ices may notcau sehar mful
in te rfere nce, and 2)The sedev ices mus t
acc ept any inte rfere ncerec eived, includin g
in te rfere nceth at may causeund esired opera-
ti on .Chan gesormo dificat ion sno tex pre ssly
appr oved bythepar tyres pon sibleforco mpl i-
anc eco uld void theuser ’saut hor ity to ope rate
th eequip ment."
Can ada:"The wireles sdev ices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywit hIndust ryCan ada licen se- exemp t
RSS stand ard(s).Ope ration issubj ectto the
fo llow ing tw oco nd ition s:(1) The sedev ices
may notcau seinte rfere nce, and (2)The se
dev ices mus tacc ept any inte rfere nce, includ-
in g inte rfere nceth at may causeund esired
ope ration ofthedev ice. " Diag
nosticsconne ction
The diagnostics co nn ection isused forco n-
ne cting diag nostic equip mentat aqualif ied
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If you conn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, itmay affectth e
ope ration ofveh icle sys tems .As ares ult,
th eope rating saf etyof theveh icle co uld be
aff ected. The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
On lyco nn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, whic his appr oved
fo ryour vehicle by Mer cedes -Ben z. G
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Obj ects inthedri ver 'sfoot well may restric t
th eclear anc earo und thepeda lsor bloc ka
depr essedpeda l.Thi sje opar dizes theope r-
at ing and road safetyof theveh icle. The reis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
St ow allobj ects sec urelyin theveh icle so
th at they do notget into thedri ver 'sfoot -
well. Whenusin gflo ormat sor car pet s,mak e sur
eth at they are properlysec uredso that
th ey do notslip orobs truct thepeda ls.Do
no tplac esev eralflo ormat sor car pet son
to pof oneano ther.
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th een gin eis swit ched offand equip -
men ton thediag nostics co nn ection isused ,
th est art erbat tery may discharg e.
Con necting equip mentto thediag nostics co n-
ne ction can lead toemi ssionsmo nito rin g
in fo rm ation bein gres et,fo rex amp le.Thismay
lead totheveh icle fail ing to mee tth ereq uire -
men tsof thene xt emi ssionste st dur ing th e
main inspe ction . Qu
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An author ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen teris a
qualif iedspecialis twor kshop .It has thene ces-
sar yspe cialis tkn owle dge,to ols and qualif ica-
ti on sto correc tly car ryout thewor kreq uire d
on your vehicle. Thisis esp ecially thecas efo r
wor krel eva ntto saf ety.
Obs erveth eno tesin theMain tenan ceBook-
let .
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an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter:
R wor krel eva ntto saf ety
R ser viceand main tenan cewor k
R rep airwor k
R alt era tion s,inst allat ionwor kand modifica-
ti on s
R wor kon elec tron icco mpo nents Cor
rect use
If you removeany warn ing st icke rs,you oroth-
ers could failtorec ogn ize ce rtain dan gers.
Lea vewarn ing st icke rs inpos ition .
Obs erveth efo llow ing info rm ation when driv-
in g your vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this man ual
R tech nical datafo rth eveh icle
R traff icrule sand regulat ions
R laws andsafetyst and ardsper taining to
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