ECU MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Workshop Manual

opened,
theloading aidrises automatically.
When theroof isclosed, thetrunk partition
remains inthe open position. Thetrunk par- tition
moves tothe closed position automat-
ically when theroof islowered.
Problems withtheloading aid Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions It
is no longer possible
to lower thestowed
roof inthe trunk using
the loading aid. You
cann otclose thetrunk anymore.
X Call aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Stowage
wellunder thetrunk floor X
To open: opentrunk partition 0044
(Y page 93).
X Swing trunkfloor0087upusing loop0043.
The TIREFIT kit,tire-c hange toolkit,etc. is
located inthe stowage compartm ent. Featur
es Cup
holder
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If object sin the passenger compartmentare
stowed incorrectly, theycanslide orbe
thrown around andhitvehicle occupant s.In
addition, cupholders, openstowage spaces
and mobile phonebracket scann otalway s
retain allobject sthey contain.There isa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection . R
Always stowobject sso that they cannot
be thrown around insuch situations.
R Always makesurethatobject sdo not pro-
trude fromstowage spaces,parcelnetsor
stowage nets.
R Close thelockable stowagespacesbefore
start ingajourney.
R Always stowandsecure heavy,hard,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragileorbulky object s
in the trunk . G
WARNING
The heating elements ofthe cup holder can
become veryhot.Youcould burnyourself on
them.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch thehot heating elements of
the cup holder. Alwaysmakesurethatchil-
dren cannotaccess thehot heating ele-
ment sof the cup holder. Neverleavechil-
dren unsupervised inthe vehicle.
! Only
usethecup holders forcont ainers of
the right sizeandwhich havelids.The
drinks couldotherwise spill.
! Do
not expose drinksbottles inthe cup
holder inthe cent erconsole tocont inuous,
stron gand direct sunlight. Thepassenger
compartm entinthe area ofthe cent ercon-
sole canotherwise bedamaged bythe con-
cent rated andreflect edsunlight. Featur
es
255Stowage andfeatu res Z

Cup
holderinthecent erconsole X
To open :open thest owage compartmen t
(Y page 253).
X To rem ove theinser t:slide catches 0043
inwar dsinthedire ction ofthearr ow.
X Remo vethecup holde rins ert upward s.
X To re-inst alltheinser t:plac eth eins ert in
th est owage space.
X Slid ecat ches 0043 outwards inthedire ction
of thearr ow untilth ey engage.
You canremove thecup holde r'srubbe rmat
for cleanin g.Clean withcle ar, luke warm water
on ly.
Reduc er0044 can berem oved.Lar geand smal l
con tain erscan then be plac edinthecup
hold er.
X To rem ove: graspreduc er0044 and pull
upward sin thedire ction ofthearr ow.
X To inser t:ins ert reduc er0044 intoth ecup
hold erintheoppo sitedire ction ofthearr ow
and pres sit down firmly. Bot
tlehold er
Obse rveth e"Imp ortant safe tyno tes" inthe
"St owage compartmen ts"sec tion
(Y page 252). X
To open :open thest owage compartmen t
(Y page 253).
X To rem ove theinser t:slide catches 0043
inwar dsinthedire ction ofthearr ow.
X Lif tbot tlehold erins ert 0044upand remove.
X To re-inst alltheinser t:plac eins ert 0044in
th est owage compartmen t.
X Slid ecat ches 0043 outwards inthedire ction
of thearr ow untilth ey engage.
The bottlehold erdoes notsec ure thebot tles;
it mer elyprev ents them from tippin gove r. Sun
visor s
Over view G
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If th emir ror coverofthevan itymir ror isfol-
ded upwhen theveh icle isin mot ion,you
coul dbe blin ded byinciden tlight .Ther eis a
ris kof an acc iden t.
Always keep themir ror coverfold eddown
while driving. 0043
Mirr orlight
0044 Brack et 256
Feat
uresSt owage andfeatures

0087
Retaining strip, e.g. for apark inglottick et
0085 Van ity mir ror
0083 Mirror cover Asht
ray X
To open :open stowage compar tment0043
(Y page 253).
X To rem ove theinser t:pull insert 0044upin
th edire ction ofthearr ow, outofthecup
hold er.
X To re-inst alltheinser t:push insert 0044on
th elef t-han dside intoth ecup hold er.
i On
lyre- ins tallins ert 0044onthelef t-han d
side ofthecup hold er. Ciga
retteligh ter G
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You canburn yours elfifyou touch thehot
heat ingelem entor thesoc ketof thecig a-
ret teligh ter.
In addit ion,flam mabl emat erials can ignite
if:
R thehot cigaret teligh terfalls
R ach ild hold sth ehot cigaret teligh terto
obj ects,for exampl e
The reisaris kof fireand injury.
Alw ays hold thecig aret teligh terby the
kn ob. Always mak esur eth at thecig aret te
ligh teris out ofreac hof childr en.Nev er
leav ech ildr enuns uper vised intheveh icle. Your
attention mus talways befoc used onthe
tr aff icco nd ition s.On lyuse thecig aret te
ligh terwhen roadandtraff icco nd ition sper -
mit .
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0048intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 126).
X To open :open stowage compar tment0043
und erthearm rest(Y page 252).
X Pre ssincig aret teligh ter0044.
Cigar ette ligh ter0044 will pop outauto mati-
call ywhen theheat ingelem entis red -hot . 12
Vsocke ts
Gener alnot es X
Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 126).
The sockets can beused foracc essories wit h
a max imum drawof18 0W (15 A).Ac cesso ries
inc lude suchitems ascharge rsfor mob ile
phon es.
If you usethesoc kets for longper iods when
th een gin eis swit ched off,th ebat tery may dis-
ch arge .
i An
eme rgencycut -out ensur esthat theon -
boar dvol tag edoes notdro pto olow. Ifth e
on -board voltag eis toolow, thepowe rto
th esoc kets isauto maticallycut .This
en sur esthat there issuf ficien tpowe rto
st art theen gin e. Feat
ures
257Stowage andfeatures Z

R
The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttonscont inues tolight upred
after thesystem self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadside Assistancecallbutton
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R Aft erthe system self-diagnosis, theInoper‐ Inoper‐
ative ative
orService NotActivated Service
NotActivated mes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
If amalfunct ionisindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpect ed.In
the event ofan emergenc y,help willhave to
be summoned byother means.
Have thesystem checkedatthe nearest
Mercedes- BenzServic eCenter orcont actthe
following servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372 )or 1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-92 3-8367
Emergency call Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
It can bedangerous toremain inthe vehicle,
even ifyou have pressed theSOS button in
an emergenc yif:
R you seesmoke insideoroutside ofthe
vehicle, e.g.ifthere isafire after anacci-
dent
R the vehicle ison adangerous sectionof
road
R the vehicle isnot visible orcann oteasily
be seen byother roadusers, particularly
when darkorinpoor visibility conditions
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Leave thevehicle immediately inthis orsim-
ilar situations assoon asitis safe todo so.
Move toasafe location alongwithother
vehicle occupant s.In such situations, secure
the vehicle inaccordanc ewith national regu-
lations, e.g. with awarning triangle.
A license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated andoperational.
Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton .If any 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 8-923-8367
General notes
An emergenc ycall isdialed automatically ifan
air bag orEmergen cyTensionin gDevice istrig-
gered.
i You
cann otend anautomatically triggered
emergenc ycall yourself.
An emergenc ycall can also beinitiated man-
ually .
As soon asthe emergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, theindicator lampinthe SOS button
flashes. Themultifunct iondisplay showsthe
Connecting Call Connecting
Callmessage.
The audio output ismuted.
Once theconn ection hasbeen made, the
Call Connected Call
Connected messageappearsinthe mul-
tifunc tiondisplay .
All important informationonthe emergenc yis
transm itted,forexample:
R Current location ofthe vehicle (asdeter-
mined bythe GPS system)
R Vehicle identificat ionnumber
R Infor mation onthe severity ofthe accident
Short lyafter theemergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, avoice connection isautomatically
established betweentheCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.
R Ifthe vehicle occupant sare responsive, the
Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCenter
attempt sto get more informat iononthe
emergenc y.
R Ifthere isno response fromthevehicle
occupant s,an ambulance isimmediately
sent tothe vehicle.
If no voice connection canbeestablished to
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter, thesystem hasbeen unable toinitiate an
emergenc ycall. Featur
es
259Stowage andfeatu res Z

All
othe rcal lscan beend edbypre ssing:
R the 0076 button onthe multifu nctio nstee r-
ing wheel
R or the corr espond ingCOMAND button for
end ingatel ephone call
i Whe
nacal lis ini tia ted ,the audio sy stem
is mu ted .The mob ile pho neisno longe r
conne ctedtoCO MAND. However,ifyo u
wa ntto useyo ur mob ile pho ne,dosoonl y
wh en the vehicleis sta tionar yand inasa fe
lo cati on.
Vehi cle Hea lthChe ck Wi
th the VehicleHea lthCheck, theCustom er
Assi stance Center canprovideimp rove dsu p-
po rtfor problems with your veh icle. Dur ing an
exi sting call,veh icleda ta istrans ferred tothe
Cu stom erAssi stance Center. Thecustome r
ser vice representa tivecanusethe rece ived
da ta to decid ewh atkind ofassista nce is
req uired .Yo uar ethen, forexa mpl e,gu ided to
the nearestMer cedes-B enzServ iceCenter or
a reco veryveh icleis cal led.
If veh icleda ta nee dstobe trans ferred during
an MB Info callor aRo adside Assi stance call,
thi sis ini tia ted bythe Custom erAssi stance
Ce nter. Youwi llsee theRoadsideAssis‐ Roa
dsideAssis‐
tan ceConnected tan
ceConnected message inthe COMAND
di spl ay.If the VehicleHea lthCheck can be
sta rted ,the Requestfor vehicledia gno‐ Req
uestfor vehicledia gno‐
sis received. Startvehicledia gno‐ sis
received. Startvehicledia gno‐
sis ? sis
?mes sage appe arsin the displ ay.
X Co nfir mthe mes sage with Yes Yes
.
X Whe nthe VehicleDia gnosis:Ple ase Veh
icleDia gnosis:Ple ase
sta rtignition. sta
rtignition. message appe ars, turn
the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igniti on
lo ck (Ypage 126 ).
X Whe nthe Please follow theinstruc‐ Ple
ase follow theinstruc‐
tio nsreceivedbyphoneand move tio
nsreceivedbyphoneand move
you rveh icleto asaf epos ition you
rveh icleto asaf epos itionmes -
sa ge appe ars, fol low the custome rser vice
rep resenta tive'sins truc tions.
The message inthe displ aydisa pp ears.
If yo usel ect Cancel Can
cel theVehicleHea lth
Ch eck iscance led comp letel y.
The vehicleop era ting stateche ckbegins.
Yo uwi llsee theVehicledia gnosis Veh
icledia gnosis
act ivated. act
ivated.mes sage.
Whe nthe checkiscomp leted ,the Send Sen
d
veh icledia gno sticsdata(Vo ice con‐ veh
icledia gno sticsdata(Vo ice con‐
nec tionmay beinterruptedduring nec
tionmay beinterruptedduring dat
atra nsfer) dat
atra nsfer) message appe ars. The vehi-
cle data can now besent tothe Custom er
Assi stance Center.
X Pre ssOK OK
toconfi rmthe mes sage.
The voice conne ctionwi th the Custom er
Assi stance Center isterm inated .
Yo uwi llsee theVehicleDia gnosis: Veh
icleDia gnosis:
Tra nsferring data... Tra
nsferring data...mes sage .
The vehicleda ta issent tothe Custom er
Assi stance Center.
Dep endingonwhatthe custome rser vice rep-
res enta tiveagree dwi th you, the voice conne c-
tio nis re-e stablished afterthe trans feriscom-
pl ete .If nece ssary,yo uwi llbe conta ctedata
la ter time byano ther means,e.g.by e-ma ilor
pho ne.
Anothe rfu nctio nof the VehicleHea lthCheck
is the trans ferofser vice data to the Custom er
Assi stance Center. Ifaser vice isove rdue,the
CO MAND displ aysho wsames sage abou tva ri-
ou sspe cialoffe rsat your wo rksh op.
USA only:thi sinfo rma tioncan also be called
up und er"Owne rsOnl ine"at http:/ /
ww w.m busa.com.
Info rma tionon the data stor edinthe vehicle
(Y page 29) .
Info rma tionon Roadside Assi stance
(Y page 26). Garag
edoo rope ner
Ge neral notes The
Home Link®
ga rage door opene rinte grated
in the rear-view mirror allo ws youto opera te
up tothre ediffer ent door and gate system s.
Use theintegrated garage door opene ronl yon
ga rage doors that:
R ha ve safety stop andrevers efea ture sand
R mee tcur rent U.S. federa lsa fety standa rds
Once programed ,the integrated garage door
op ene rin the rear-view mirror willas su me the
fu nctio nof the garage door system 'srem ote
contro l.Pl ea se also rea dthe opera ting instruc -
tio ns for the garage door system .
Whe npro grammi ngaga rage door opene r,
pa rk the vehicleou tside the garage. Donot
ru nthe enginewhile pro grammi ng.
Ce rtai nga rage door drives areinco mpa tible
wi th the integrated garage door opene r.Ifyo u
ha ve diffi cul typro graming theintegrated 26
2 Fe
aturesSto wag ean dfe ature s

Setting
thecompass North
America zonemap South
America zonemap
X Set your location usingthezone maps.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 265)forapproximately threesec-
onds.
The zone current lyselected appearsincom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 265).
X To selec tthe zone: pusharound peninto
opening 0087(Ypage 265)untilthedesired
zone isselected.
If, after afew seconds, thedisplay incom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 265)changes direc-
tion, thezone hasbeen selected. Calibrating
thecompass X
Make surethatthere issufficient spacefor
you todrive inacircle without impeding
traffic.
In order tocalibrate thecompass correctly,do
the following:
R calibrate thecompass inthe open andnotin
the vicinity ofsteel struct uresorhigh-volt-
age transm issionlines.
R switch offelectrical consumers suchasthe
climate control,windshield wipersorrear
window defroster.
R close alldoors andthetrunk lid.
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 265)forapproximately sixseconds,
until symbol C C
is shown incompass dis-
play 0044(Ypage 265).
X Drive yourvehicle inafull circle atapprox-
imately 3mph (5km/h) to6mph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibration hassuccessfully been
completed, thecurrent direction isshown in
compass display0044(Ypage 265). Floo
rmats G
WARNING
Object sin the driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedals orblock a
depressed pedal.Thisjeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
a risk ofan accident.
Stow allobject ssecurely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well. When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedals. Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. 266
FeaturesStowage
andfeatu res

X
Reac hint oth egap, pullhoodcat chhan -
dle 0044upand lifthoo d0043.
If you liftthehoo dby appr oximat ely15in
(40 cm), thehoo dis open edand held open
auto maticallyby thegas- filled strut .
Closin gth ehood X
Lowe rth ehoo dand letitfall from aheig ht
of appr oximat ely8in (20 cm).
X Chec kth at thehoo dhas engage dpro perly.
If th ehoo dcan berais edslig htly, itis no t
pro perlyen gage d.Open itagain andcloseit
wit halit tle mor efor ce. Engine
oil
Not eson theoil level De
pen dingon your drivingstyle, theveh icle
co nsumes upto0.9US qt(0.8 lite rs)of oilpe r
60 0mi les(1 ,000 km).Th eoilco nsumpt ion
may behigh erthan this when theveh icle is
ne wor ifyou frequen tlydriv eat high engin e
spee ds.
De pen dingon theen gin e,theoil dipst ickmay
be inadiff ere ntloc atio n.
When check ing theoil leve l:
R park theveh icle onaleve lsurf ace
R theen gin esho uld beswit ched off for
appr oximat elyfivemin utesif th een gin eis
at norm aloper atingte mpe rature
R ifth een gin eis no tat norm aloper atingte m-
per atur e,e.g .if th een gin ewas onlystart ed
brie fly,wait about 30min utesbef ore carry-
ing out themeas urement Check
ingtheoil level usingth eoil dip -
st ick G
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Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
On lytouch thefoll owin gco mpo nentsdesc ri-
bed.
If work isbein gcar ried outonpublic roads,
pay attentio nto theroad andtraff icco nd ition s
and secure thearea asappr opriate . Ex
ample
X Pull outoildipst ick0043.
X Wipe offoildipst ick0043.
X Slo wly slide oildipst ick0043intoth eguide
tub eas far asitwill go,and takeit out
again .
If th eleve lis bet ween MINmark0087 and
MA Xmar k0044, theoil leve lis co rrect .
X Ifth eoil leve lhas dropped toMIN mark0087
or below, add1.1US qt(1l)of engin eoil.
Add ingengine oil G
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Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheen gin eco ol down
and touch onlytheco mpo nentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. Engine
compartm ent
269Maintenan ceand care Z

G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.If the oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lis at or bel ow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga inwith theoildip stick
(Y pag e269) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e327) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gco olan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio nis off.
There isarisk ofinjury . 270
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare

a
dec orat ivefilm when thedec orat ivefilm is
rem oved.
i Hav
ework orrepai rson dec orat ivefilm
car ried outataqualifi edspec ialist work-
shop .Mer cedes-Ben zrec omm endsth at you
use anauth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent erfor
th is purpo se. Cleani
ngthevehi cleparts
Cleani ngthewheels G
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The wate rje tfr om acir cular jetno zzle (dirt
blast ers)can caus einv isible exterio rdam-
age tothetir es orchassis components.
Compo nentsdamage din this way may fail
unex pectedly. Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Do notuse power washer swith circular jet
no zzles tocle an theveh icle.Hav edamage d
tir es orchassis componentsrepl aced imme-
diat ely.
! Do
notuse acidi cwheel cleanin gprod ucts
to rem ove brak edust .This coulddamage
wheel boltsand brak ecom ponents.
! Do
notpark yourvehicle foralon gperi od
of tim edire ctly aft ercle anin g,part icular ly
aft ercle anin gth ewheel rimwith wheel
cle aner .Whee lcle aner canlead tothe
inc reas edcor rosion ofthebrak edisc sand
pads. Therefore, driv efor afew minutes
aft ercle anin g.By heat ingupthebrak es,the
brak edisc sand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be park edfor alon gperi odoftim e.
Cleani ngthewindows G
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You couldbec ome trapped bythewind -
shie ldwiper sif th ey start mov ingwhile
cle anin gth ewind shieldor wiper blades .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo recle anin gth ewind shield
or wiper blades . !
On
lyfold thewind shieldwiper saway from
th ewind shieldwhen vertical. Other wise, you
will damage thehood .
! Do
notuse drycloths, abras iveprod ucts,
solv entsor cle anin gagen tscon tain ingsol-
ven tsto cle an theins ide ofthewind ows. Do
no tto uch theins ides ofthewind owswith
hard object s,e.g .an ice scraper orring.
Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthe
wind ows.
! Clean
thewate rdrain agechann elsofthe
wind shieldand therear wind owatreg ular
int erv als. Deposit ssuc has leave s,pet als
and pollen mayunde rcer tain circum stanc es
prev entwate rfr om drain ingaway. Thiscan
lead tocor rosion damage anddamage to
elec tron iccom ponents.
X Clean theins ide and outside ofthewind ows
with adamp clothand acle anin gpro duct
th at isrec omm endedand appro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Cleani ngwiper blades G
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If th ewind shieldwiper sare setinmot ion
while youarecleanin gth ewind shield,you
can betrapped bythewiper arm.Ther eis a
risk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo recle anin gth ewind shield.
! Do
notpull thewiper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbe damage d.
! Do
notcle an wiper blades toooft en and
do notrub them toohard .Ot her wise, the
grap hitecoat ingcoul dbe damage d.This
coul dcaus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dth ewiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbe damage dif
th ewiper armsmac ksagain stitsudden ly.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsaway from
th ewind shield.
X Caref ullyclean thewiper blades witha
damp cloth.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsback again
befo reswit ching ontheign ition . Car
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277Maintenance andcare Z

Tire
-chan getoo lkit The
tire-cha nge tool kitcan befou ndinthe
stow agewe llund erthe trunk floor
(Y page 255 ). 0043
Bag conta ining the tire-cha nging tool s
Bag 0043with the tire-cha nging tool sconta ins:
R jack
R lug wr ench
R alig nment bolt
R wh eelcho ck
R glove s
Dep endingonthe equipme nt,tool sreq uired
for awh eelcha nge ,su ch asajack oralug
wr ench ,ar enot availabl e in allveh icles. Tools
ap pro ved foryour veh iclear eav ailabl e at a
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Fl
at tire Pre
parin gthe vehic le
Yo ur veh iclema ybe equipp ed with:
R tire swi th run-fl atcha racteri stics
(M OExte ndedtire s)(Y page 281 )
Veh iclepre paratio nis not nece ssaryon
veh icles with MOExte ndedtire s.
R aTIR EFIT kit(Ypage 280 )
Veh icle swi th the Merce des -Benzeme r-
ge ncyca llsys tem: inthe eventofafla ttire ,
yo ucan conta ctthe Merced es-Benz emer-
ge ncy callsy stem custome rcente r.
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Info
rma tionon cha nging and mou nting wheels
(Y page 316 ).
X Stop thevehicleon solid,non-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,as faraw ay aspossi ble fro m
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away
(Y page 147 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle swi tho utKEYLES S-GO :rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :op en the driv-
er' sdo or.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpo sitio n
005A. Thisis the same asthe Sma rtKeyha vin g
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 126 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsarenot
end angeredas the ydo so. Makesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rar ea while a
wh eelis be ing change d.Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sisti ng inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yatte ntionto tra f-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wany clearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo ucan reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedma rkin gwh ich appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfind thisma rkin g
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 310 ).
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu remoni tor. Fl
at tire
281Break downass istanc e