battery MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Closing
thefu el filler flap X
Replac eth ecap onthefille rne ck and turn
clo ckwise untilit en gages audibly.
X Close thefuel fillerflap.
i Close
thefuel fillerflap before lockin gth e
veh icle. i
If
you aredrivingwithth efuel fillercap
open ,th e00B6 reservefuel warn inglamp
flas hes. The00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn ing
lamp mayalsolight up.Ames sage appear s
in themult ifunction displ ay(Y page 224).
For further inform ationon warn ingand indi-
cat orlamps intheins trumen tclus ter, see
(Y page 242). Pr
oblem swith fuel and thefu el tank Pr
oblem Possi
blecauses/con sequences and0050 0050
Solu tions Fuel
isleak ingfrom the
veh icle. The
fuel lineor thefuel tankis fault y.
G WAR
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Risk ofexplos ionorfire.
X Turn theSm artKey imm ediat elytoposi tion0092 intheign ition lock
(Y page 126)and remove it.
X Do notres tartth een gin eunde rany circum stanc es.
X Con sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop. The
fuel fillerflap can-
no tbe open ed. The
fuel fillerflap isno tunlo cked.
X Un loc kth eveh icle (Ypage 74). The
SmartKey battery isdisc harg edornearly discharg ed.
X Un loc kth eveh icle usin gth emec hanical key(Y page 76). The
fuel fillerflap isunlo cked, but theopen ingmec hanism isjam -
med.
X Con sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop. Par
king Imp
ortant safety notes G
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Flam mable material suchas leave s,gras sor
twi gsmay ignite ifth ey com eint ocon tact
wit hhot part sof theex haust systemor
ex haust gasflow .Ther eis aris kof fire.
Park theveh icle sothat no flam mable mate-
rials comeint ocon tactwit hpart sof the
veh icle whic hare hot.Tak epart icular care
no tto park ondry gras slandor harv ested
grain fields. G
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NING
If you leave childre nuns uperv isedinthe
veh icle,th ey coul dset itin mot ionby,for
ex ample :
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e.
R shif tth eauto matictrans mis sion outof
th epark ingposi tionP.
R start theen gin e.
In addit ion,th ey may operatevehicle equip-
men tand become trapped. Thereis aris kof
an acc iden tand injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle. Par
king
147Drivingand parking
Z

Dur
ing braking :
R awa rning tone sounds
R the ReleasePar kingBra ke Rel
easePar kingBra kemes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleha sbe en bra ked toasta nd-
sti ll, the electri cpa rkin gbra keisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefora lo ng peri od
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
fou rwe eks ,the battery maybe dama gedby
exh austive disch arging.
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
si x we eks ,the vehiclema ysu ffe rda ma geasa
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opand
see kad vic e.
i Yo
ucan obtaininfo rma tionab ou ttric kle
cha rgersfro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
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If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav ailabl e
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scou ld
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringand
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort tostee rand brake.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g. G
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RNING
Mob ile comm unicati ons equipme ntdistra cts
the driver fromtra fficcond itions. Inaddi-
tio n,the driver couldlose contro lof the
veh icle. The reisaris kof an acc ident. As
adri ver ,us emob ile comm unicati ons
eq uipme ntonl ywh en the vehicleis at a
sta nds till.
As aveh icleoccu pant, usemob ile comm uni-
cati ons equipme ntonl yin the designa ted
ar ea ,e.g .the rearpa sse nge rcomp artment.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youar edri vin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tthe driver fromusing amob ile ph one
wh ile dri vin gaveh icle.
If yo uma keacal lwh ile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freemod e.Onl yop era tethe telephon e
wh en the trafficsitua tionpe rmi ts.Ifyo uar e
uns ure, pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
be for eop era ting thetelephon e.
Bea rin min dtha tat asp ee dof onl y30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately14 m)per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –sav efue l Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipsto save fuel:
R The tiressho uld alwa ysbe inflate dto the
reco mme ndedtire pressu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlow eng inespee ds.
R Avoi dfre quent accelera tionor bra king .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletor inthe serviceinte rvaldi s-
pl ay .Hav eallthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAG regulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dwe ath er, instop -starttra fficand inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
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Drin king anddrivin gand /or takingdru gs
and drivin gar ever yda nge rouscomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,pe rcep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of aser ious oreve nfa tal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youdri nk
or take drugsand drive. 15
0 Dr
ivi ng tipsDrivi ng andparki ng

X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theTrip Trip
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect thedisplay
with approximate range0043and curren tfuel
cons umption 0044.
Approx imaterange 0043that canbecovered
is calculated accordingto your curren tdriv-
ing style andtheamount offuel inthe tank .
If there isonly asmall amount offuel leftin
the fuel tank ,a vehicle beingrefueled 00A8
appears insteadofapproximate range0043.
Recuperation display0087shows youif
energy hasbeen recuperated fromthe
kinet icenergy inoverrun modeandsaved in
the battery. Recuperation display0087
depends onthe engine installed andis
theref orenot availabl ein all vehicles.
Digital speedomet er X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theTrip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect the
digital speedometer.
A gearshift recommendation 0097may also
appear inthe display.
Observe theinform ationongearshift recom-
mendation whenshiftin gmanually
(Y page 144).
Mercedes- AMGvehicles: agearshift recom-
mendation isshown inthe status barofthe
multifunc tiondisplay andnotinthe digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theTrip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect the
funct ionthat youwish toreset.
X Press 0076toconf irmyour selection .
X Press 0064toselect Yes Yes
andpress 0076to
conf irm.
You canreset thevalues ofthe following func-
tions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start"trip computer
R "From Reset" tripcomputer
R ECO display
If you reset thevalues inthe ECO display, the
values inthe "From Start"trip computer arealso
reset. Ifyou reset thevalues inthe "From
Start "trip computer ,the values inthe ECO dis-
play arealso reset. Naviga
tionsystem menu
Displaying navigation instructions In
the Navi Navi
menu, themultifunc tiondisplay
shows navigation instruction s.
Observe theadditional informationonnaviga-
tion inthe Digital Operator's Manualofthe
multimedia system.
X Switc hon the multimedia system(seethe
Digital Operator's Manual)
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theNavi Navi
menu.
Rout eguidance notactive 0043
Direct ionoftravel
0044 Current road
Rout eguidance active No
change ofdirection announced 0043
Dist ance todestinat ion
0044 Dist ance tothe next change ofdirection
0087 Current road
0085 "Follow theroad's course" symbol 196
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AC
Coo lantToo Hot Coo
lantToo Hot
Sto pVeh icleTur n Sto
pVeh icleTur n
Eng ine Off Eng
ine Off The
coolan tis toohot .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
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NING
Do notdri ve when yourengin eis ove rheated.This cancaus esom e
flui dswhic hmay haveleak edintoth een gin eco mpar tmentto cat ch
fir e.
St eam from theove rheateden gin ecan also causeser ious burns
whic hcan occur justby open ingthehoo d.
The reisaris kof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Leav eth eveh icleand keep asaf edist ancefrom theveh icleunt il
th een gin ehas cooled down .
X Mak esur eth at theair supp lyto theen gin eradi atoris no t
bloc ked, e.g. by snow, slushor ice .
X Do notst art theen gin eagain untilth edisp laymes sage goesout
and theco olan tte mpe rature gage isbelo wtheH mar king
(Y page 193). Other wise ,th een gin eco uld bedamag ed.
X Pay attention totheco olan tte mpe rature gage ,obs erving the
warn ingnotes(Y page 270).
X Ifth ete mpe rature increas esagain ,vis itaqualif iedspecialist
wor kshop immediat ely.
Un der norm aloper ating cond ition sand attheco rrec tco olan tlev el,
th eco olan tte mpe rature gage mayriseto theH mar king
(Y page 193). 003D
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
battery isno tbein gch arg ed.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R adef ective altern ator
R ato rn poly- V-belt
R amalf unction intheelec tron ics
! Do
notdri ve any further. Other wise theen gin emay overheat.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 222
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laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 003D
Sto pVeh icleSee Sto
pVeh icleSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
battery isno longer bein gch arg edand theco nd ition ofcharg e
is toolow.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Obs erveth eins truct ionsin the003D SeeOperator'sMan ual See
Operator'sMan ual
disp laymes sage .
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
At NextRef uel ing At
NextRef uel ing The
engin eoil levelhas dropped tothemin imum level.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 269).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 269).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
Lev el(Add1 qua rt) Lev
el(Add1 qua rt) Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 269).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 269).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Eng ine OilLevel Eng
ine OilLevel
Low StopVeh icl e Low
StopVeh icl e
Tur nEng ine Off Tur
nEng ine Off Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
The reisaris kof engin edamag e.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Chec kth een gin eoil level(Y page 269).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 269). Disp
laymes sage s
223On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Onl
ySel ect Park Onl
ySel ect Park
(P) WhenVeh icle (P)
WhenVeh icle
is Stationary is
Stationary The
vehicleis mov ing.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D. App
lyBraketo App
lyBraketo
Sel ect R Sel
ect R You
haveatt emp tedto shi ftfrom position 005Btopos ition 005E.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005E. Ser
viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired
Do Not ShiftGears Do
Not ShiftGears
Vis itDealer Vis
itDealer You
cannotch ang eth etrans mis sion position due toamalf unction .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If trans mis sion position 005Bissele cted:
X Dr ive toaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop without shifting thetrans -
mis sion from position 005B.
If pos ition 005E, 005Cor005D issele cted:
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Rev
ersing NotPos‐ Rev
ersing NotPos‐
sib leService sib
leService
Req uired Req
uired You
cannolonger shiftto trans mis sion position 005Edue toamal-
fun ction .
Tran smission pos ition s005D, 005Cor005B continu eto be avail able.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Tra
nsmission Mal‐ Tra
nsmission Mal‐
fun ctionStop fun
ctionStop A
malf unction has occur red inthemec hanical trans mis sion compo -
ne nts.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.The trans mis sion shifts auto matically
to pos ition 005C.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Sto
pVeh icleLea ve Sto
pVeh icleLea ve
Eng ine Running Eng
ine Running
Wai tTra nsmission Wai
tTra nsmission
Coo ling Coo
ling The
trans mis sion hasoverheated.Pullin gaway canbetempo rarily
imp aire dor notpos sible.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Wait untilth edisp laymes sage disap pearsbef ore pullin gaway. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop atthene xt oppo rtuni ty.
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. 232
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Obt ain aNew Key Obt
ain aNew Key The
SmartKey needs tobe rep lace d.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00AF
Rep laceKey Battery Rep
laceKey Battery The
SmartKey battery isdisc harged.
X Chan gethebat tery (Y page 77). 00AF
Don 'tForget Your Don
'tForget Your
Key Key The
SmartKey isno tin theign ition lock.You haveopen edthedri v-
er' sdoor withth een gin eswit ched off.
The mult ifunction disp laysho wsthedisp laymes sage amax imum of
60 sec onds and issim plyarem inder.
X Tak eth eSm artKey withyou when youleaveth eveh icle. 00AF
Key NotDetect ed Key
NotDetect ed
(re ddisp laymes sage ) The
SmartKey isno tin theveh icle.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If th een gin eis swit ched off,you can nolonger lockth eveh iclece n-
tr ally orstart theen gin e.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Loc ate theSm artKey.
X Pre ss0076 onthest eer ing whee lto confirm thedisp laymes -
sage . Be
caus eth ere isint erf ere ncefrom ast ron gsour ceofradi owave s,
th eSm artKey isno tdet ectedwhils tth een gin eis run ning.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand bring intoke y
mod e. 00AF
Key NotDetect ed Key
NotDetect ed
(whit edisp laymes sage ) The
SmartKey iscur ren tly und etec ted.
X Chan getheloc ation oftheSm artKey intheveh icle.
If th eSm artKey still can notbe det ected:
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand turnit to the
des iredpos ition . 00AF
Rem ove 'Start'But ‐ Rem
ove 'Start'But ‐
ton andInsert Key ton
andInsert Key The
SmartKey isco ntinu ally undetec ted.
KE YLE SS-GO istempo rarily malf unction ing orisdef ective. Awarn -
ing tone also soun ds.
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand turnit to the
des iredpos ition .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
235On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Socket
inthe front- passenger footwell X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043.
Socket inthe trunk X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton. Ifany 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 8-92 3-8367 Short
lyafter successfully registeringwiththe
service, auser IDand password willbesent to
you bypost.
USA only: youcan usethis password tolog
onto theMercedes meconn ectarea under
"Owners Online"athtt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100500045005800560044001100460052
0050>.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phonenetwork is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavaila ble
R the starter battery issufficiently charged
i Determ iningthelocation ofthe vehicle on
a map isonly possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded to
the Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or
X Use thevolume controller ofCOMAND.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
USA only: youcan find information anda
description ofall availa blefeatures under
"Owners Online"athttp: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, the
system carriesoutaself-diagnosis.
A malfunction inthe system hasbeen detec-
ted ifone ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button does
not come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ebutton doesnotlight upduring
self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagno-
sis ofthe system. 258
FeaturesStowage
andfeatu res

Make
surethatwindshield washerconcen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck . Example
X To open: pullcap 0043upwa rdsbythe tab.
X Add thepremixed washerfluid.
X To close :press cap0043onto thefiller neck
until itengages.
If the washer fluidlevel drops below therec-
ommended minimumfluidlevel of1US qt
(1 liter), amessage appearsinthe multifunc-
tion display prompting youtoadd washer fluid
(Y page 234).
Further information onwindshield washer
fluid/antifreeze (Ypage 329). Overview
ofthe engine compart -
ment Example
engine
0043 Oildipstick
0044 Brake fluidreservoir
0087 Engin eoil cap
0085 Coolant expansion tank
0083 Washer fluidreservoir ASSYST
PLUS Service
display
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayindi-
cates theremaining timeperiod orthe remain-
ing distance tothe next regular service due
date.
Inform ationonthe type ofservice andservice
intervals (seetheseparate Maintenanc eBook-
let).
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter orat
http: //www.mbusa.com (USAonly).
i The
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
does notshow anyinformation onthe
engine oillevel. Observe thenotes onthe
engine oillevel (Ypage 269).
The multifunction displayshowsaservice dis-
play forafew seconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain ..Days Service
Ain ..Days
R Service ADue Service
ADue
R Service AExceeded by..Days Service
AExceeded by..Days
Depending onthe operating conditionsof the
vehicle, theremaining timeordistance until
the next service duedate isdisplay ed.
The letter A A
or B B,
possibly inconn ection witha
number oranother letter,shows thetype of
service. A A
stands foraminor service andB B
for
a major service.
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Depending onhow thevehicle isused, the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displaymay
reduce theservice interval, e.g.inthe follow-
ing situations:
X the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
X ifthe engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
X ifthere arefrequent coldstart phases
Mercedes-Ben zrecommen dsyou avoid such
operating conditions.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displaydoes
not take intoaccount anyperiods oftime dur-
ing which thebattery isdisconnec ted. 272
ASSY
STPLUSMaintenance andcare

Maintaining
thetime-dependent servicesched-
ule:
X Note down theservice duedate display edin
the multifunction displaybeforedisconnec t-
ing the battery.
or X Aft erreconn ectingthebattery, subtract the
battery disconnec tionperiods fromtheser-
vice date shown onthe display . Hiding
service displays
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing wheel. Showing
servicedisplays
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect theASSYST ASSYST
PLUS PLUS
submenu andconfirm bypressing the
0076 button.
The service duedate appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Informat
ionabout Service
Resetting theASSYST PLUSservice
interval display !
If
the ASS YST PLUS service interval dis-
play hasbeen inadvertent lyreset, thisset-
ting canbecorrect edataqual ified special-
ist workshop.
Have service workcarried outasdescribed
in the Maintenanc eBooklet. Thismay other-
wise leadtoincreased wearanddamage to
the major assemblies orthe vehicle.
A qual ified specialist workshop, e.g.anauthor-
ized Mercedes-Ben zCenter, willreset the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displayafterthe
service workhasbeen carried out.Youcan
also obtain further information onmainte-
nance work,forexample. Special
servicerequirements The
specified maintenanc einterval takesonly
the normal operation ofthe vehicle into
account. Serviceworkwillneed tobe per-
formed moreoften ifthe vehicle isoperated
under arduou scondition sor increased loads.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayis
only anaid. Thedriver ofthe vehicle isrespon-
sible forwhether serviceworkwillneed tobe
performed morefrequently thanrequired asa
result ofthe actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples ofarduou soperating conditions:
R regular citydriving withfrequent intermedi-
ate stops
R the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
R frequent useinmountainous terrainoron
poor roadsurfaces
R the engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
R particularly dustycondition s,or ifair-recir-
culation modeisfrequently used
In these orsimilar operating conditions,have
the interior filter,airfilter, engine oiland oilfil-
ter, forexample, changedmorefrequently.
Under arduou soperating conditions,the tires
must becheck edmore often. Further informa-
tion canbeobtained ataqual ified specialist
workshop.
Driving abroad An
exten siveMercedes-Ben zService network
is also availa bleinother countr ies.You can
obtain further information fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zService Center. Care
Notes
oncare H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofempty packaging andcleaning
cloths inan environm entallyresponsible
manner.
! When
cleaning yourcar,donot use:
R dry, coarse orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagents Care
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