MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Guide
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2019, Model line: SL ROADSTER, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019Pages: 330, PDF Size: 53.05 MB
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Tank
conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 321
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 319
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 318
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 326
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 258
Emerg encycall<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 256
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 255
MB info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 258
Ro adsid eAssi stance button .......... 257
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 255
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 255
Veh icleHea lthCheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 259
Tel epho ne
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifuncti on
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 197
Auth orizing amob ile pho ne(co n-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 247
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne(gen-
era linfo rma tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 246
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 196
Nu mbe rfrom thephoneboo k........ 197
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 197
Re jecting /endingacal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 197
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 191
Co olant (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 202
Engine oil(o n-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 202
Ou tsid etemp erature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 190
Setting (clima tecontrol )................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 202
Timi ng(RA CETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 299
Ch ecki ngmanu ally <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 227
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 299
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 281
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 298Re
ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 281
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 296
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 300
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 301
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 242
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 301
Tire -chang etoo lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 278
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 279
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 279
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 277
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 281
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 281
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 312
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 311
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 312
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 313
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 227
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
DOT (DepartmentofTra nspo rta-
tion) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(T IN) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 310
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
GV W(Gros sVeh icleWei ght) (def-
ini tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
GV WR (Gros sVeh icleWei ght
Ra ting) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Increa sedvehiclewe ight dueto
opti onaleq uipme nt(defi niti on) ...... 311
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 293
Kil opa scal(kPa )(d efi niti on) ........... 312 In
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Labe
ling(overvie w)........................ 307
Load bearing index (definition) ...... 312
Load index .....................................3 09
Load index (definitio n)....... ............ 312
M+S tires.......................................295
Maxi mum loadon atire (defini-
tion) ..................... .......................... 312
Maxi mum loaded vehicleweight
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Maxi mum permi ssibletire pres-
sure (definitio n)....... ......................312
Maxi mum tireload....... ..................310
Maxi mum tireload(de finitio n)....... 312
MOExtended tires.......................... 295
Optio nalequ ipme ntwei ght (defi-
nition) ..................... .......................312
Overvi ew....... ....... .......................... 293
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Rep lacing .......................................313
Service life....... ..............................294
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................312
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........311
Storing ..................... ......................313
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................311
Summer tires................................. 295
Temp erature....... ........................... 307
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............312
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........312
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 311
Tire size (data) ....... ........................318
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea r-
ing capa city, speedrating .............. 307
Tire tread .......................................294
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 312
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 313
Tracti on....... .................................. 306
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................312
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 306
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 306
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 311
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 313
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 318 Whe
elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 311
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 290
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 288
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 289
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 288
Insta lling the towingeye................ 288
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 289
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 290
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 289
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 290
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Traffi cSi gn Assist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 134
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 134
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 135
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 193
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 193
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 194
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 86
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 81
Locki ngsep arately<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 86
Ope ning/ closing (auto mati cally
from inside)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 85
Ope ning/ closing (auto mati cally
from outsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Ope ning/ closing (fro moutsid e,
HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 84
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 82
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 32620
In
dex
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Trunk
partition
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....230
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ...........92
Insta lling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[93
Ope ning /clo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .......93
Re mov ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[93
Turn sign als
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....217
Swi tchi ngon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ....110
Two -way radio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ............319
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..............319
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 319
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti ficationplate U
Umb rellahol der <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..........250
Un lock ing
Emer gency unlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 81
From inside the vehicle(ce ntral
unl ocki ngbutton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ......80
Ups hiftin dic ator (on-b oard com-
pute r,Merc edes-AMG vehic les) ....... 202
US Bdev ices
Co nnecti ngtothe Med iaInter -
fa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[.248 V
Vehic le
Corre ctuse ....... ...............................28
Data acquisition ...............................29
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 228
Electronics .....................................319
Equi pment ....................................... 25
Indivi dualsettings .......................... 199
Limi tedWarr anty .............................29
Loadi ng.......................................... 303
Locking (inanemergency) ............... 81
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 74
Loweri ng........................................ 317
Mai ntenance .................................... 26
Parking foralong perio d.... ............ 149
Pul ling away<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 314
REAC HRe gulation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29Secu
ringfrom rolling away ............ 314
Tow -star ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 288
Tow ingaway <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 288
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 290
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 81
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 74
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 326
Vehi cle batte ry
see Batte ry(ve hicle )
Vehi cle data <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 326
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 326
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 81
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 320
Vehi cle le ve l
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..168
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 170
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 277
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 320 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 236
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 241
Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 241
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 235
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 239
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 241
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 236
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 237
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 238
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 41
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 239
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 238 In
dex
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Sea
tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 233
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 238
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 242
Warni ngtrian gle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 276
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Washe rflui d
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Whe eland tirecombin ations
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 318
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 317
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 314
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 293
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 313
Mou nting anew wheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 316
Mou nting awh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Re movi ngawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 313
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 317
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 318
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
Addi ngwashe rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 268
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 325
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
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[ 295
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 153
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 295Win
terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 295
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 295
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 114
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 114
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see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
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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 244).
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
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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
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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 320). 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
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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 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 ons toelectro niccomp onents,
the irsof twa reas wellas wirin gcan impair
the irfunctio nand /or thefunctio nof othe r
netw orkedcomp onents. Inpartic ular ,sy s-
tems releva ntto safety couldalso be affec-
ted .As ares ult, the sema yno longe rfu nc-
tio nas inte ndedand /or jeopardi ze the oper-
ati ng safety ofthe vehicle. The reisan
incr eased riskof an acc ident and injury.
Nev ertam perwi th the wirin gas wellas elec-
troni ccomp onents orthe irsof twa re.You
sho uld ha ve allwo rkto electri caland elec-
troni ceq uipme ntcar riedou tat aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo 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. De
clarati onsof confo rmity
Veh icle co mpon ents wh ich rec eive
and/ ortrans mitradio waves US
A:"The wirel ess devic es ofthisveh icle
comp lywith Part15 ofthe FCC Rules. Op era -
tio nis su bje ctto the two followi ng two cond i-
tio ns: 1)The sedevic es ma ynot causeharmfu l
inte rferenc e,and 2)The sedevic es mu st
acc eptany interferenc erece ived,incl uding
inte rferenc etha tma ycau seund esired opera -
tio n.Ch ang esormod ificati ons notexpressly
ap pro ved bythe party responsi ble for comp li-
ance couldvoi dthe user’ sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt."
Ca nada :"T he wirel ess devic es ofthisveh icle
comp lywith Indu stry Canad alicens e-exemp t
RSS standa rd(s).Op era tionis su bje ctto the
fol lowi ng two cond itions: (1)The sedevic es
ma ynot causeinte rferenc e,and (2)The se
de vic es mu stacc eptany interferenc e,incl ud- Ope
ratin gsaf ety
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ing
interfe rencethat may cause undesir ed
operat ionofthe devic e." Diagnost
icsconnection
The diagno sticscon nection isused forcon -
nec tingdiagno sticequipmen tat aqualified
spec ialist workshop. G
WARN
ING
If you connectequipmen tto adiagno stics
con nection inthe vehic le,itmay affec tthe
operat ionofvehic lesyst ems. Asaresult ,
the operat ingsafet yof the vehic lecould be
affec ted.There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Only connectequipmen tto adiagno stics
con nection inthe vehic le,which isapprov ed
for your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz. G
WARN
ING
Obj ectsin the drive r'sfoot well may restrict
the clearan cearound thepedals orblock a
depres sedpedal. Thisjeopardiz esthe oper-
atin gand road safetyof the vehic le.There is
a risk ofan acc ident .
St ow allobje ctssecur elyinthe vehic leso
that theydo not getintothe drive r'sfoot -
well. When usingfloormats orcarpe ts,make
sure thattheyare proper lysecur edsothat
the ydo not slip orobst ruct thepedals. Do
not place severalfloor mats orcarpe tson
top ofone anot her.
! If
the engin eis switc hedoffand equip-
men ton the diagno sticscon nection isused,
the star terbatt erymay disch arge.
Conn ecting equipmen tto the diagno sticscon -
nec tion canlead toemiss ionsmonitoring
inf ormat ionbeing reset,for exam ple.This may
lead tothe vehic lefailing tomeet therequire -
men tsof the nextemiss ionstestdurin gthe
main inspection. Qua
lified speciali stworksh op
An author izedMerc edes- BenzCent erisa
qualified specialist workshop. Ithas theneces-
sary specialist knowledge, toolsand qualifica-
tion sto cor rectlycarr yout thework require don
your vehic le.This isespec iallythecase for
work relevanttosafet y.
Obser vethe notesinthe Maint enanceBook -
let.
Always havethefollowin gwork carriedout at
an author izedMerc edes- BenzCent er:
R work relevanttosafet y
R serv iceand maint enancework
R repair work
R alter ation s,inst allation workandmodif ica-
tion s
R work onelect roniccom pone nts Corr
ectuse
If you remo veany warnin gstic kers,you oroth -
ers could failtorec ogn izecertain danger s.
Leave warnin gstic kersin posit ion.
Obser vethe followin ginf ormat ionwhen driv-
ing your vehic le:
R the safet ynot esinthis manual
R tec hnic aldata forthe vehic le
R traffic rules andregulat ions
R laws andsafet ystan dards pertainin gto
mot orvehic les Inform
ation about theREACH decree
The REACHregulat ion(Regulation (EC)no.
190 7/200 6,Artic le33) lays down aninforma-
tion obligat ionforsubst ancesofvery high con-
cer n(SVH C).
Daimle rAG actsin good faithto avoid using
the seSVH Csand toallow thecust omer to
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with supplier informat ionand intern alproduc t
inf ormat ionfromDaimle rAG, SVH Csthat
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of indiv idual produc tsinthis vehic leare
kn own.
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followin gaddress es:
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vers ion)
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