ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

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solvents
R cleaning agentscontaining solvents
Do not scrub.
Do not touch thesurfaces andfilms with
hard objects, e.g.rings orice scrapers. Oth-
erwise, youmay scratch ordamage thesur-
faces andfilms.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Regu larcare ofyour vehicle isac ondition for
retaining thequal ityinthe long term.
Use care products andcleaning agentsrecom-
mended andapproved byMercedes-Benz . Washing
thevehicl eand cleani ng
the paintwork
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thereisar isk ofan accident.
Aft erthe vehicle hasbeen washed, brake
carefully whilepayingattent iontothe traffic
conditions untilfullbraking poweris
restored.
! When
DISTRONIC PLUSorthe HOLD func-
tion isactivated, thevehicle brakesauto-
matically incertain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUSandtheHOLD function in
the followi ngorsimilar situations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! It
is preferable touse carwashes with
adjustable high-pressure pre-cleaningthat
corresponds tothe specification forthe
Cabri oletprogram. Incar washes thatuse
high water pressures, thereisar isk that a
small amount ofwater mayleakintothe
vehicle. !
Lock
thecarifyou wash itin an automatic
car wash. Otherwise, thevehicle mightbe
damaged .
! Never
cleanyourvehicle inaT ouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts.
If you have yourvehicle cleaned inah igh-
pressure automatic carwash, small
amounts ofwater mayenter thevehicle.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmission
is in position Nwhen washing yourvehicle
in at ow-through carwash. Thevehicle could
be damaged ifthe transmission isin another
position.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windows androof arecompletely
closed
R the climate controlblower isswitched off
R the windshiel dwiper switch isin position
0
The vehicle mayotherwise bedamaged .
You canclean thevehicle atan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
Preferably cleanthevehicle atautomatic car
washes thatusetextilewashing elements
without brushes. Thisprevents finescratches
from forming onthe paintwork andfilm.
If the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wash itbefore
cleaning itin an automatic carwash.
Aft erusing anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wax from thewindshiel dand the wiper blades.
This willprevent smearsandreduce wiping
noises caused byresidue onthe windshiel d.
i Vehicles
withdecorative film:select a
wash program withouthotwax atthe auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washingbyhand isonly
allow edatspeciall yequip ped washing bays.
Observe thelegal requirements ineach coun-
try.
X Do not use hotwater anddonot wash the
vehicle indirect sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge toclean.
X Use amildcleaning agent,suchasac ar
shampoo approved byMercedes-Benz . Care
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Do
not uset hese car eprodu cts inthe suno r
on the hoodwhile the hoodish ot.
X Use asuita blet ouch-u pstick, e.g.M B
To uch -Up Stick, torep airs ligh td am aget o
the paintw orkquickl yand pro visional ly.
Matte finishc are !
Nev
erpolish the vehicleo rthe light allo y
wh eels.P olish ing causes thefinishtoshi ne.
! The
followi ng can give the paint agloss y
ap pe arance andthusreduce thematt
eff ect:
R Ru bbing hard with uns uitab leag ents
R Wa shing the vehiclei nd irect sunli ght
! Nev
erusep aint cle ane r,bu ffing orpolish-
ing products, orgloss preserver,e.g.w ax,
for the purpo seofpaintw orkcare.The se
pro ducts areo nlys uita blef or high- gloss sur-
fa ces .The irus eo nvehicles with ma tte
pa intw orklead st oc ons idera bles urface
da ma geor, mor especific ally,t os hiny, spot-
ted area s.
Alw aysh avep aintw ork repairs car riedo utat
aq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
! Onl
yuseautoma ticcar washe swhich cor-
res pond tothe latest technologica lstand-
ar ds .N ever usew ashp rogra ms which finish
by trea ting thevehiclew ithh otwa x.
Ob ser vethe senote sify ou rv ehicleh asac lear
ma tte finish. Thisw illh elpy ou toavoidd am-
ag et ot he paintw orkduet oinco rrecttrea t-
ment.
The senote salsoa pplyto light allo yw heels
wi th ac lear ma tte finish.
i Use
onlyins ect rem overand car shampo o
fro mt herange ofreco mme ndedand
ap pro ved Merced es-Benz careprodu cts.
Cl ean ingt he dec orati vefilm !
The
followi ng ma yhavea ne ffect onthe
ser vicelifea nd colorofdecora tivefilm:
R sunli ght
R temp erature,e.g .hot-a irfan
R we ath ercond itions
R stone impacts anddirt
R che micalcle ani ng agents
R gre asys ubstance s !
Do
not usea nytyp esofpolish on matt
de cora tivefilm. Polishi ng surfa ces cove red
wi th filmg ives itas hiny fini sh.
! Do
not trea tmatto rstru ctur eddecora tive
fil mw ithw ax.T hism aylead toma rks that
canno tberem ove d.
Ob ser vethe note sint he sec tiono nthe car e
and treatment ofma tte paintw ork
(Y page 249 );the senote salsoa pplyto ma tte
de cora tivefilm.
To clean, usep lenty ofwa ter and amildc lean-
ing agent withou tadditio nal orabrasive pro d-
ucts ,e.g.ac arsha mpo oapproved by
Me rced es-Benz.
X Dry vehicles cove redwith filmu sing asoft,
ab sor bent clo thafter eve rywa sh.
Wa ter marks couldothe rwisef orm.
Scra tches,corr osive depo sits, area sa ffecte d
by corr osion and dama gecau sed byina de-
qu ate carecanno talway sb ec omp letel y
rep aired .Ins uchc ases, visitaq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
X Re mov edirti mm ediatel y,wh ere possi ble,
wh ilea voidin grubbing too hard.
The decora tivefilmm aybe irrep arab lyda m-
ag ed .
X Soa kinsect rem ains with ins ect rem over
and rinse off the trea tedarea sa fterw ards .
X Soa kbirdd ropp ing sw ithw ater and rinse off
the trea tedarea sa fterw ards .
The cleani ng pro duct, Paint Clea ner, which has
be en appro ved and reco mme ndedby
Me rced es-Benz, shouldb eusedw hend irth as
pe netra tedthedecora tivefilms urface orthe
de cora tivefilmh asbecome dull.
The manuf actu rercan providey ou with info r-
ma tiono nspecial car eand cleani ng pro ducts.
La min atedsurfaces mayexhibit op tica ldiffe r-
ence stos urfaces which werenot protecte dby
ad ecora tive filmw hent he decora tivefilmi s
rem oved.
i Hav
eworko rrep airs on decora tivefilm
car riedo utataq ualifi ed speci alistw ork-
sho p.Me rced es-Benz recomme ndsthatyou
us ea na uthor izedM erced es-Benz Center for
thi sp urpo se. Ca
re
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Clean
ingthem irror turn signa ls !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thst hata re suit able forplast iclen ses .
Un suit able cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thsc oul dscratch ordamag ethe plast ic
len ses ofthem irror turns ign als.
X Clean thep last iclen ses ofthem irror turn
sign alsinthee xteri or mir ror hous ingusin ga
wet spon geand mild cleanin gagen t,e.g .
Mer cedes-Ben zcarsham pooorwit hc lean-
ing cloths.
Clean ingthes ensor s !
If
you clean thes ensor sw ithap ower
washe r,mak esure that you keep adistanc e
of at least 11.8in(30 cm)betwe en the vehi-
cl ea nd thep ower washer nozzle. Infor ma-
tio na bout thec orrec tdistanc eisa vailabl e
fr om thee quipm entman ufacturer. X
Clean sensors0043 ofthed riving syst ems
with water,car sham pooandasoftc loth .
Cleani ngther earv iew cam era !
Do
notc lean thec am era lensand thea rea
aroun dthe rear view camerawith apower
washer . X
Open thec am era flap (Ypage 160).
X Use clean wate rand asoftc loth to cle an
cam eralens0043.
The cam eraflap closes:
R ifth ei gn ition isswit ched off
R ifth ec am era syst emisdeac tivate d
R start ing atveh icle spee dsabov e6.2mph
(10 km/h)
Cleani ngthee xha ust pipe G
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The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot.Ify ou com eintoc ontac t
with these partsofthe veh icle,you coul d
burn yours elf.Ther eisar iskofburn s.
Always bepart icular lycar eful andsuper vise
ch ildre nclosely aroun dthe exh aust pipeand
th ee xhaust pipetrims. Allowthese com po-
nen tsto coo ldown beforetouchi ngthem.
! Do
notc lean thee xhaust pipewithacid-
based cleanin gagen ts,s uc ha sbathro om
cle aner orwheel cleaner .
X Clean thee xhaust pipewithachrom ecare
prod ucttested and appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben z.
Imp urities com bined with thee ffect sofroad
grit and corrosive env iron men talfactors may
caus eflash rusttofor mo nthe surf ace. You
can restore theo riginal shineofthe exh aust
pipe bycleanin gitreg ularly, especially inwin-
te ra nd afterwashin g. Car
e
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Where
willIf ind...? Refle
ctive safety jacket
Removi ng/replac ingrefle ctive safety
jackets The
refle ctive safetyjackets areloca tedinthe
safe tyjacket compartments inthe stowa ge
compa rtments ofthe front doors .There are
als os afe tyjacket compartments inthe stow-
age compa rtments ofthe rear doors ,inw hich
refle ctive safetyjackets canbestowed .
X To remove :pul lout safe tyjacket bag0043
with therefle ctive safetyjacket bythe loop .
X Open safetyjacket bag0043and pullout the
refle ctive safetyjacket.
X To stow :fold therefle ctive safetyjacket,
roll itup and stow itin safe tyjacket bag0043.
X Slid esafe tyjacket bag0043along the lower
edge ofthe armres tinto thesafe tyjacket
compa rtment. Meanwhil e,ensure thatthe
loop hangs outwellwithi nreach.
i Remo
vean ew refle ctive safetyjacket
from itspacka gingmateri albefore sliding it
into thesafe tyjacket compartment. The
packa gingmateri almay otherw isecaus eit
to slipo utor make removi ngitdiffi cult.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try. Notes
onthe refle ctive safety jacket 0043
Maxim umnumbe rofw ashes
0044 Maxim umwash tempera ture
0087 Donot bleach
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot use alau ndry dryer
0084 Donot dry-cl ean
006B This isac lass2v est
R The refle ctive safetyjackets meetthe
requ ireme ntsdefined bythe lega lstanda rd
only if:
- the correct sizeisuse dand
- the refle ctive safetyjacket iscorrectly
fastened
R Before use,ensure thattherefle ctive safety
jacket isclea nand intact. Thespeci alprop-
erties mayotherw isebecompromi sed.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe
stored intheir originalpacka ginginad ry
pla ceaway from sourcesofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnumbe rofw ashes speci fied
is not theonly factor influencing thelife
spa nofthe refle ctive safetyjackets. Their
life spanalsod epe nds onuse ,care, storage ,
etc.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe dis-
pose dofand repl aced withnewones:
- after 15washes, and/or
- ifthe refle ctive strips havebecome
scratched ,and/or
- ifthe backing materialand/or reflective
strips havebecome soiledand cannot be
clea ned off,and/or
- the refle ctive safetyjacket's fluorescence
has fade d,e.g. due tothe effects ofsun-
lig ht
R Dispos eofthe refle ctive safetyjacket inan
environmenta llyrespo nsiblemanner. Todo 252
Where
willIf ind...?Breakdown assistance

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swithaTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 255).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swithacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 228). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse allocation chart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 254)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 294)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- Flat
tire
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teri
stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
Info rma tiono nchangi ng and mou nting wheels
(Y page 289 ).
X Stop thevehicleo nsolid ,n on-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,asf ar aw ay aspossi blef rom
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dw arning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away
(Y page 134 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle sw itho ut KEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfromt heigniti onlock.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: open the driv-
er' sd oor.
The vehiclee lectro nics aren ow inpo sitio n
005A.T hisi st he same asthe Sma rtKeyhaving
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromt heigniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsaren ot
end angeredastheyd oso.Ma kesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rareaw hile a
wh eelisb eing cha nge d.Anyo newhoisn ot
di rectl yassisting inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge toutofthe vehicle. Pa ya ttentio ntot raf-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wanyclearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo uc an reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedm arking which appe arso nthe
si de wa llof the tire.You willfin dt hism arking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee di nd ex
(Y page 284 ). MOExte
ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
junc tionw itha na ctive tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mo rwitha na ctive tire pressu remon-
ito r.
If ap res sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laym es-
sa ge s(Ypa ge202 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin go n,ob serve the followi ng note s
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles( 80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehiclei sp artia llyl ad en and appro x-
im ate ly19 miles( 30 kilome ters)whent he
veh iclei sf ully lade n.
In additio nt ot he veh iclel oa d, the drivin gd is-
tance possi bled epends upon:
R Veh icles peed
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
ma ybereduce dbyextre medrivin gc ond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedt hro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is cou nted fromt hemom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo um ustn ot exce edam axim um design
sp ee do f50m ph(80 km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneorallt ire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e" MO Exte nded"ma rking
If at ire hasg onef lata nd cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire,as tanda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyou uset he pro pers izea nd type(summ er
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op,
for exa mpl e. 25
4 Fl
at tireBreak downassistanc e

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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When youdriveine me rge ncym ode,the
han dlingcharac teris tics are impa ired.e.g.
when cornerin g,when acceler ating stron gly
and when braking.Ther eisar isko fana cci-
den t.
Do note xcee dt he max imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrup tsteer ing and driving
man euve rsas well asdriv ingoverobstac les
(cur bs,pot hole s,off -road). Thisapplie s,in
part icular,toaloade dvehicle.
St op driv ingineme rgencym odeify ou
no tice :
R ban gingn oise
R veh iclev ibration
R smo kewhic hsme llsliker ubb er
R co ntinuo usESP®
int erv ention
R crack sint he tire side walls
Af terd riving ineme rgencym ode,have the
rim schecked byaq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pwithr egard totheir further use. The
def ective tire must berep lace dine very
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITi sat ires ealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITt os eal pun ctures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icularly those inthet ire
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITa toutside tempe ra-
tur es down to00F84‡( 00F820 †). G
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In thef ollowin gsituati onsinp articul ar,the
ti re sealan tisu nab leto pro vide sufficien t
bre akd own assistanc easitc anno tseal the
ti re pro perly:
R there arecutsorpunctures inthet ire
larg erthan those men tion ed pre viously.
R thew hee lrim isdamag ed.
R you havedriven atver ylow tire pre ssur es
or on aflat tire. Ther
eisar isko fana cciden t.
Do notd rivet he veh icle. Con tactaq ualified
spec ialist workshop. G
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The tire sealan tish armf uland caus esirrita-
ti on .Itm ust notc om eintoc ontac twithy our
sk in, eyes orclo thing orbe swallo wed.Do
no tinh ale TIRE FITf um es. Kee ptires ealan t
away from childr en.Ther eisar isko finjury.
If you come intoc ontac twitht he tire seal-
ant ,observ ethe followin g:
R Rins eoffthet ires ealan tfromy our skin
imm ediat elywithw ater.
R Ifth et ires ealan tcom esintoc ontac twith
your eyes, immediat elyrinse them thor-
ough lywit hc lean wat er.
R Iftire sealan tiss wallo wed, immediat ely
rin se your mout houtthoro ughly anddrink
plen tyof wat er.Do notind uce vom iting ,
and seek medicalattention imm ediat ely.
R Im med iately chang eoutofclo thing whic h
has come intoc ontac twitht ires ealan t.
R Ifan aller gicreac tion occur s,seek medi-
cal attention imm ediat ely.
! Do
noto per ate thet irei nflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tminute satat ime
wit hout abreak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
Comp lywit hthe man ufacturer’s safetyi ns truc-
ti on so nthe stick eron thet irei nflat ion com-
pre sso r. Flat
tire
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Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
at ire pre ssu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sb eena chieved after ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerh osef romt hevalve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sea lant ma yescap ew heny ou
uns crew thefillerh ose.
X Ver yslowly drive forwa rds orrev ers e
ap pro xim ately30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After amaxim um often minutes,the tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t2 00 kPa (2.0 bar/
29 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rthe spe cified time ,the tire istoo badly
da mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repairt he
tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airt he vehi cle'sbra king anddriving
cha racte ristics. Thereisar isko facci dent.
Do not continu edriving .Contact aqualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
Tire press urereac hed G
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At ire tempo rarilys ealedw itht ire sea lant
imp airs the vehi cle'sdri ving characte ristics
and isnot suita blef or driving athig her
spe eds.The re isar isko fana ccident.
Ada ptyour driving styleacco rdingly and
dri ve care fully.D on otexcee dthe maxi mum
per mis siblespe edfor atire sea ledw itht ire
sea lant.
The maxi mum permis siblespe edfor atire
sea ledw itht ire sea lant is50 mph (80km/h ).
The upper partof the TIREFIT sticke rmustb e
affi xed tothe instru ment cluster inthe driver' s
fie ldof vis ion.
! Re
sid ue from thetire sealant may come
ou to fthe fillerh osea fteruse.T hisc ould
cau sestai ns.
The refo re,place thefillerh osei nt he plasti c
ba gw hich contai nedtheTIREFIT kit. H
En
viro nmen talnote
Have theused tire sealant bottl edispo sed
of pro fess iona lly, e.g. ataq ualifi ed spe cial-
ist worksho p.
If tire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sb eena chieved afteram aximum period of
ten minu tes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor.
X Unscre wthe fillerh osef rom thevalve ofthe
fau ltytire .
X Stow thetire sealant bottl eand the tire
infl ation comp ressor.
X Pul laway immedi ately.
X Stop afterdriving forappro xima telyten
minu tesand check thetire pressu rewith
the tire inflation comp ressor.
The tirepressu remus tnow beatleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdriving forashortper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyd am aged. The tiresealant cannot
rep airt he tire inthis insta nce. Dama ged
tire sand atire pre ssu rethat istoo low can
sig nifi cantl yimp airt he vehi cle'sbra king and
dri ving characte ristics. Thereisar isko f
acci dent.
Do not continu edriving .Contact aqualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i In
case ssucha sthe one mentio ned
ab ove, contact anauthori zedMerce des-
Benz Center. Orcall1-800-FOR -MERCedes
(i nt he USA) or1-800-387-0100 (inC anad a).
X Co rrect thetire pressu reifit is stil latlea st
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).See theTirea nd
Loa ding Inform ation placa rdon the driver' s
sid eB -pillaro rthe tire pressu retab lein the
fue lfille rf lapf or val ues.
X To inc reas ethe tire press ure:switch on
the tire inflation comp ressor. Fl
at tire
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X
To reduc ethe tire pres sure :de pre sspre s-
su re release button 0043next topre ssu re
ga ge 0044.
X Whe nthe tire pressu reiscorr ect, unscrew
the fillerh osef rom thevalve ofthe sealed
tire .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealedt ire. X
To rem ove thetire sealant bottle from the
tire inflation comp ressor ,press toge ther the
lo cking tabsonthe yellow cap .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outo fthe tire
infl ation comp ressor .
The fillerh oser em ains atta chedtothe tire
sea lant bottle .
X Driv etot he nea restqualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh opand have the tire changed there.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle and thefiller
hos ereplaced assoo naspossibl ea ta
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou ryears at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. Battery
(vehi cle) Impo
rtant safetynotes
Spe cialtool sand exp ertknow ledge are
req uired when working onthe battery ,e.g.
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo us houldt her efore
ha ve allw orki nvo lving the battery carriedo ut
at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
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Wor kcarrie do utinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to as hortcirc uita nd
thu sdam aget he veh iclee lectro nics .This
can lead tofunc tionr estricti onsapplying to
sa fety -releva ntsystem s,e.g .the lighti ng
sy stem ,the ABS (anti-l ock braking system )
or the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram).
The opera ting safety ofyour veh iclem aybe
res tricte d.
Yo uc ouldlose contro lofthe veh icle, for
exa mpl e:
R wh en bra king
R in the eventofabrupt stee ring maneu vers
and /or when the vehicle's spe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcond itions
The reisar isko fana ccident.
In the eventofas hortcirc uito ra simil ar
inci dent, conta ctaq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho pimm ediatel y.Do not drive any further .
Yo us houldh avea llwo rkinvo lving the bat-
tery carriedo utataq ualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
For further informa tiona bout ABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 57)and (Ypage 60). G
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Ele ctros taticbuild -u pc an lead tothe crea -
tio no fspa rks, which cou ldignite thehighl y
exp losive gases ofab attery .The re isar isk
of an exp losion.
Befo rehandl ing the battery ,tou ch the vehi-
cle body torem ove anyexisting electro static
bu ild-u p.
The highl yflamma bleg asmixtu reform swhen
cha rging the battery aswellas when jump -
sta rting . 25
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Alw
aysm akes uret hatn either youn orthe bat-
tery iselectro statica llyc harge d.Ab uild -u po f
el ectro static cha rge can becau sed,for exa m-
pl e:
R by wearing clothing ma de from syntheti c
fib ers
R du et ofrictio nbetwe en clothing and seats
R ifyo up usho rpullt he battery across the
car peto ro the rsyntheti cmateri als
R ifyo uw ipet he battery with ac loth G
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Dur ing the charging pro ces s,ab attery pro-
du ces hydro gen gas.Ifas hortcirc uito ccu rs
or spa rks arec rea ted ,the hydro gen gasc an
ig nite .The re isar isko fane xplosion.
R Ma kesure tha tthe positive term inalofa
conne ctedbattery does not come into
conta ctwith veh iclep arts.
R Nev erplace meta lobjects ortool sona
ba ttery .
R Itis imp orta nttha tyou obser vethe
de scri bedo rder ofthe battery terminals
wh en conne ctinganddisconne ctingabat-
tery .
R Whe njum p-sta rting,makes uret hatthe
ba ttery polesw ithi de nti cal polarity are
conne cted.
R Itis pa rticu larly imp orta ntto obser vethe
de scri bedo rder wh en conne ctinganddis-
conne ctingthejumperc ables.
R Nev erconne ctor disconne ctthe battery
term inalswh ilet he eng ineisrunning . G
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Batte ryaci disc austic.The reisar isko f
inju ry.
Avoi dconta ctwith ski n,eyes orclo thing. Do
not inhalea nybattery gases .Don otlean
ove rthe battery .Keepc hild ren away from
ba tteri es.Washaway battery acidimm edi-
ate lywith plenty ofcle an water and seek
med icalatte ntio n. H
En
viron men talnote Batte
riesc onta inpo lluta nts.
It is ille ga ltod ispo se of
them with the household
ru bb ish. The ym ustb ec ol-
le cted separate lyand dis-
po sed ofinan envi ronm en-
tal lyres ponsi bler ecy cling
sy stem . Dis
pose ofbatteri esinan
envi ronm entallyr espo nsi ble
ma nner. Take discha rged
ba tteri estoaq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh oportoac ol-
le ctio npoint for used bat-
teri es.
! Hav
ethe battery regular ly che cked ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Co mpl ywitht he ser vice intervalsin the
Ma inte nance Booklet,or conta ctaq ualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksh opfor more informa tion.
! Alw
aysh avew orko nb atteri escar riedo ut
at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Shou ldit, inexce ptiona lcirc um stances ,be
ab sol ute lynece ssaryto disconne ctthe 12-
vol tbattery yoursel f,plea se obser vethe fol-
lo wi ng:
R Secu rethe vehiclet op revent itfrom roll-
ing away.
R Swi tch offthe igniti on.
R Dis conne ctthe negative term inalfirst and
then thepositive term inal.
The trans mission islocked inpo sitio n005D
afte rdisconne ctingthebattery .
After theworkhasb eend one,ins tallthe
ba ttery andreplace the cove rofthe positive
term inalclamp firmly .
Co mpl ywiths afety precau tions and take pro-
tecti vemea sures when handl ing batteri es. Ri
sk ofexp losion. Fir
e,op en flames andsmoking are
pro hibi ted when handl ing the bat-
tery .Avoi dc rea ting sparks. Battery
(vehi cle)
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