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Mobile
phone:
X Act ivate Bluetooth ®
and, ifnecessary, Blue-
tooth ®
visibili tyfor other devices (seethe
manufacturer's operatinginstructions).
The Bluetooth ®
device names forallofone
manufacturer's productsmightbeidentical. To
make itpossible toclearly identify yourmobile
phone, change thedevice name(seetheman-
ufacturer's operatinginstructions).
If the mobile phonesupports thePBAP (Phone
Book Access Profile) andMAP (Message
Access Profile)Bluetooth ®
profiles, thefollow-
ing information willbetransmit tedafter you
conn ect:
R Phone book
R Call lists
R Text messages ande-mail
i Further
information onsuitable mobile
phones canbefound at:http://
www .mer<004600480047004800560010004500480051005D001100460052005000120046
0052> nnect
i In
the USA, youcan getintouch withthe
Mercedes-Ben zCustomer AssistanceCenter
on 1-80 0-FO R-MERCedes
(1-800 -367-637 2).
In Canada ,you can getintouch withthe
Customer Relations Center on
1-80 0-387-0100.
Searching forand auth orizing (con-
necting) amobile phone Before
usingyourmobile phonewiththemulti-
media system forthe first time, youwillneed
to search forthe phone andthen authorize
(connec t)it. Depending onthe mobile phone,
authorization eithertakesplacebymeans of
Secure SimplePairing orby enterin gapass-
key. Themultimedia systemautomatically
makes theprocedure thatisrelevant foryour
mobile phoneavailable.Themobile phoneis
alwa ysconn ected automatically afterauthori-
zation. Further information onusing amobile
phone withthemultimedia system(seethe
Digital Operator's Manual).
If the multimedia systemdoesnotdetect your
mobile phone, thismay bedue toparticular
security settingson your mobile phone(see
the manufacturer's operatinginstructions).
Only onemobile phonecanbeconn ected to
the multimedia systematany one time.
Searching foramobile phone Multimedia
system:
X Select Tel/ Tel/00A7007BConn. Conn.
Device Device007BSearch
forPhones Search
forPhones007BStart Start
Search Search.
The availa blemobile phones aredisplay ed.
Symbols inthe device list Sym-
bol Explanation
00D3
New
mobile phonefound, notyet
authorized. 00DC
Mobile
phoneisauthorized, butis
not conn ected. Conne
ctingamobile phone
Authorizat ionusing Secure SimplePairing:
X Select mobile phone.
A code isdisplay edinthe multimedia sys-
tem andonthe mobile phone.
X Ifcodes match:select Yes Yes
onthe multime-
dia system.
X Confirm codeonthe mobile phone. Depend-
ing onthe mobile phoneused,confirm the
conn ection tothe multimedia systemand
for the PBAP andMAP Bluetooth ®
profiles.
The prompt toconfirm maytake uptotwo
minutes tobe display ed(see themanufac-
turer's operating instructions).
X Ifthe codes aredifferent: selectNo No
on the
multimedia system.
The process iscanceled.
Repea tauthorization.
Authorizat ionbyenterin gapasskey (pass-
code):
X Select theBluetooth ®
name ofthe mobile
phone.
The input menu forthe passkey isdisplay ed.
X Choose aone tosixteen- digitnumber com-
bination asapasskey.
X Ent erthe passkey onthe multimedia sys-
tem.
X Press 0054toconfirm .
X Ent erand confirm thepasskey onthe
mobile phone. Depending onthe mobile
phone used,confirm theconn ection tothe
multimedia systemandforthe PBAP and
MAP Bluetooth ®
profiles. Theprompt to
confirm maytake uptotwo minutes tobe 250
Operat
ingsystemMultim ediasystem

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
273Maintenance andcare Z

There
isarisk ofan accident .
Do not drive thevehicle. Contact aqualified
specialist workshop. G
WARNIN
G
The tiresealant isharmful andcauses irrita-
tion. Itmust notcome intocontactwith your
skin, eyesorclothin gor be swallowe d.Do
not inhale TIREFIT fumes.Keeptiresealant
away fromchildren. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
If you come intocontactwith thetire seal-
ant, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe tire sealant fromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Ifthe tire sealant comesintocontactwith
your eyes, immediately rinsethem thor-
oughly withclean water.
R Iftire sealant isswallowe d,immediately
rinse yourmouth outthoroughly anddrink
plenty ofwater. Donot induce vomitin g,
and seek medical attentionimmediately.
R Immediately changeoutofclothin gwhich
has come intocontactwith tiresealant.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal atten tionimmediately.
! Do
not operate thetire inflation compres-
sor forlonger thaneight minutes atatime
without abreak. Itmay otherwise overheat.
The tireinflation compressor canbeoper-
ated again onceithas cooled down.
Comply withthemanufact urer’ssafety instruc-
tions onthe stick eron the tire inflation com-
pressor. Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remove anyforeign objectswhich
have penetr atedthetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,theaccom-
panying TIREFITstickerand thetire inflation
compressor fromthestowage wellunder-
neath thetrunk floor(Ypage 280).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREFIT stickerto the
instr ument cluster withinthedriver's fieldof
vision.
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREFIT stickernear the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Pull plug 0085with thecable andhose 0083out
of the housing.
X Scr ew hose 0083ontoflange 0084oftire sealant
bottle 0043.
X Place tiresealant bottle0043head down into
recess 0044ofthe tire inflation compressor . Flat
tire
283Breakdown assistance Z

stantly,
thetire pressure monitorismalfunc-
tioning.
In addition tothe warning lamp,amessage
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Observe
the information ondispla ymessages
(Y page 230).
It may take uptoten minutes foramalfunc-
tion ofthe tire pressure monitortobe indica-
ted. Amalfunction willbeindicated bythe tire
pressure warninglampflashing forapprox-
imately oneminute andthen remaining lit.
When themalfunction hasbeen rectified, the
tire pressure warninglampgoesoutafter a
few minutes ofdriving.
The tirepressure valuesindicated bythe on-
board computer maydiffer fromthose meas-
ured atagas station withapressure gage.The
tire pressures shownbythe on-board com-
puter refertothose measured atsea level. At
high altitudes, thetire pressure valuesindica-
ted byapressure gagearehigher thanthose
shown bythe on-board computer. Inthis case,
do not reduce thetire pressures.
The operation ofthe tire pressure monitorcan
be affected byinterferen cefrom radio trans-
mitting equipment (e.g.radio headphones,
two-way radios)thatmay bebeing operated in
or near thevehicle.
Checki ngthe tire pressure electroni-
cally X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin position
0048 (Ypage 126)inthe ignition lock.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure.
X Press 0076.
The current tirepressure ofeach tireis
shown inthe multifunction display.
If the vehicle hasbeen parked forover
20 minutes, theTire pressure willbe Tire
pressure willbe
displayed afterdriving afew minutes displayed
afterdriving afew minutes
message appears.
Aft erateach-in process, thetire pressure
monitor automatically detectsnewwheels or
new sensors. Aslong asaclear allocation of
the tire pressure valuetothe individua lwheels
is not possible ,the Tire Pressure Monitor Tire
Pressure Monitor
Active Active
displaymessage isshown instead of
the tire pressure display.The tirepressures
are alread ybeing monitored. Tire
pressure monitorwarning mes-
sages The
tirepressure monitordetectsapressure
loss inone ormore tires:
R Ifthe tire pressure monitordetectsapres-
sure lossinone ormore tires,awarning
message isshown inthe multifunction dis-
play .The yellow tire pressure warninglamp
then lights up.
R Ifthe Please Correct TirePressure Please
Correct TirePressure
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play ,the tire pressure inat least onetireis
too low. Thetirepressure mustbecorrect ed
when theopportunity arises.
R Ifthe Check Tires Check
Tiresmessage appearsinthe
multifunction display,the tire pressure inat
least onetirehas dropped significantly. The
tires must bechecked.
R Ifthe Warning TireMalfunction Warning
TireMalfunction mes-
sage appea rsinthe multifunction display,
the tire pressure inat least onetirehas
dropped suddenly .The tires must be
checked.
Observe theinstruct ionsandsafety notesin
the displa ymessages inthe "Tires" section
(Y page 230).
If the wheel positions onthe vehicle arerota-
ted, thetire pressures maybedispla yedfor
the wrong positions forashort time.Thisis
rectified afterafew minutes ofdriving, andthe
tire pressures aredispla yedforthe correct
positions.
Restart ingthe tire pressure monitor When
yourestart thetire pressure monitor,all
existing warning messages aredeleted andthe
warning lampsgoout. Themonitor usesthe
currently settire pressures asthe reference
values formonitoring. Inmost cases, thetire
pressure monitorwillautomaticall ydetect the
new reference valuesafteryouhave changed
the tire pressure. However, youcan also set
reference valuesmanuall yas described here.
The tirepressure monitorthenmonitors the
new tirepressure values.
X Set thetire pressure tothe value recom-
mended forthe corresponding drivingsitua-
tion onthe Tire andLoading Information
placard onthe driver's sideB-pillar
(Y page 299). 304
Tire
pressur eWheels andtires

Treadw
earindic ators
Na rro wba rs (tre adwearbars) thatar edistri b-
ute dove rthe tire trea d.Ifthe tire trea dis level
wi th the bars, the wearlimit of00CD in(1.6 mm)
ha sbe en rea che d.
Oc cupant distrib utio n
The distri butio nof occu pants inaveh icleat
thei rde signa ted seating positio ns.
Total load limit
Nom inallo ad and lugga geload plus 68 kg
(150 lbs) mu ltiplied by the num berof sea tsin
the vehicle. Ch
ang ingawh eel Fl
at tire
The "Breakdo wnassista nce" section
(Y page 281 )conta insinfo rma tionand note s
on how todealwith afla ttire .Info rma tionon
dri ving with MOExte ndedtire sin the eventofa
fla ttire can befou ndund er"M OExtend edtire s
(ti res with run-fla tcha racteri stics"
(Y page 281) . Rotati
ngthe wheels G
WA
RNING
Ro tati ngthe fron tand rearwh eelsifthe
wh eelsor tire sha ve diffe rent dimens ions
ma ysev erelyimp airthe driving characteri s-
tics .The servicebra keorwh eelsu spe nsion
comp onents mayal so be dama ged. The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Ro tate front andrearwh eelsonl yif the
wh eelsand tiresar eof the same dimen-
si ons.
! On
veh icles equipp ed with atire pressu re
moni tor,electro niccomp onents arelocate d
in the wheel.
Ti re-m ounting toolssho uld not beused nea r
the valve .Thi scou ldda ma gethe electro nic
comp onents.
Onl yha ve tire scha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op. Alw
ayspa yatte ntionto the instructio nsand
sa fety note swh en cha nging awh eel
(Y page 316 ).
The wearpatterns onthe fron tand reartire s
di ffe r,de pendi ng on the opera ting cond itions.
Ro tate thewheelsbe fore acle arwe arpattern
ha sform edon the tires.Front tirestyp ically
we armor eon the shoulde rand reartire sin
the cente r.
On veh icles tha tha ve the same size front and
rea rwh eels,yo ucan rotatethe wheelsacco rd-
ing tothe intervalsin the tire manuf actu rer's
wa rranty book inyour veh icledo cum ents. Ifno
wa rranty book isavaila bl e, the tiressho uld be
rota tedevery3,0 00 to6,0 00 miles(5,000 to
10, 000 km).Dep endingontire wear,thi sma y
be req uired earlier. Do not change thedirec-
tio nof wh eelrota tion.
Cl ea nthe conta ctsurfa ces ofthe wheeland
the brakedisc thor oughl yeve rytime awh eel
is rota ted.Ch eck thetire pressu reand reacti-
va te the tire pressu remoni torifnece ssary. Di
rec tionof rotati on
Ti res with aspe cified directi onofrota tionha ve
ad ditio nal benefi ts,e.g.if ther eis aris kof
hy dro plani ng. Theseadvantag escan onlybe
ga ine difthe tiresar eins talled corr espond ing
to the directi onofrota tion.
An arrow onthe side wa llof the tire indicates
its corr ectdirecti onofrota tion. Sto
ringwh eels
Store wheelstha tar enot being used inacoo l,
dry and preferablyda rk place .Pro tect thetires
from oil,gre ase, gasol ine and diese l. Mou
nting awh eel
Pre parin gthe vehic le X
Stop thevehicleon solid,non-sl ippe ry and
le vel ground .
X Unl oadthe vehicle. The jack canonlybe
us ed when the vehicleis unl aden.
X App lythe electri cpa rking brakema nua lly.
X Bri ng the fron twh eelsinto thestra ight-
ah eadpo sitio n. 31
6 Ch
ang ingawh eelWhe elsand tires

Mercedes-Ben
z.You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Engine
oil
General notes !
Do
not use engine oiloran oilfilter with
specifications deviatingfromthose
expressly requiredforthe prescribed service
intervals. Donot change theengine oiloroil
filter inorder toset replacement intervals
longer thanthose prescribed. Thiscould
otherwise causedamage tothe engine or
exhaust gasaftertr eatment .
Follow theinstruct ionsonthe service inter-
val display forchanging theengine oil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engine orexhaust gasaftertr eatment .
When handling engineoil,observe theimpor-
tant safety notesonservice products
(Y page 324).
The engine oilsarematched tothe perform-
ance ofMercedes-Ben zengines andservice
intervals. Youshould therefore onlyuseengine
oils and oilfilters thatareapproved forvehi-
cles with maintenanc esystems.
For alist ofapproved engineoilsand oilfilters,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Or visit thewebsite
http: //bevo.m ercedes-benz .com.
The table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Freigabe
orMB-App roval All
models 229.
5 Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles:use only
SAE 0W-40 orSAE 5W-40 engine oils. i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fill ing capacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter.
Missing valueswerenotavaila bleattime of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SL
450 6.9
USqt(6.5l) SL
550 8.5
USqt(8.0l) Merce
des-AMG
SL 63 8.9
USqt(8.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 324 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
or on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
327Tec hnical data Z