fuel cap MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

Rear
viewc amera .......................... 160
Dri ving tips
Ac tive Distanc eAssist
DI ST RONI C....................................1 50
Aut oma tict rans mis sion .................1 28
Brakes .............. .............................139
Break-in period....... .......................117
Downhi llgrad ient....... .................... 140
Drinking anddriving....... ................137
Driving inwinter .............................141
Driving onfloo ded road s....... ....... ..141
Driving onwet road s....... ....... ........141
Exhaus tcheck ...............................138
Fuel ................................................ 137
Gene ral....... ....... ............................ 137
Hydr oplaning ................................. 141
Icy road surfaces....... .................... 141
Limi tedbraking effici ency onsal-
ted road s....... ....... ......................... 140
Snow chains....... ........................... 271
Subjecti ngbra kes toaloa d. ...... .... 140
Wet road surface....... .................... 140
DVD video
Opera ting(on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 174
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....................................218
DY NAMI CSELEC Tb utton ..................124 E
EA SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating .................179
Function/notes ................................91
EA SY-E XITfeature
Cra sh-resp onsive.............................92
Functio n/notes ................ ................ 91
Swi tching on/off ................ ...........179
EBD (electro nicbrake forcedistri -
butio n)
Disp laym essage. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 186
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
EC Od isplay
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
On-bo ardcomp uter.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 171
EC Os tart/ stopfunc tion
Auto maticengi ne start<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 122
Auto maticengi ne switch-o ff.......... 121
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 122Ge
nera linfo rma tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 121
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 121
El ec tron icStab ility Pro gram
see ESP®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram)
Eme rgency
Auto maticmeasures afte ran
acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 53
Eme rgencyr eleas e
Drive r'sdoo r.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 73
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 75
Veh icle. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Eme rgencys pare whee l
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 295
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 294
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 295
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 295
Stow ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 295
Tec hnic alda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 295
Eme rgencyT ension ingD evices
Activa tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 50
Emi ssionsc ontro l
Servi ceand warranty info rma tion ....24
En gine
Ch eck Engine warning lamp ........... 214
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
ECO start/stop function................ 121
Engine number<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Irre gularr unni ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 123
Ju mp-s tarting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 261
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 245
Starti ngpro blems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 123
Starti ngthe engi newith the
Smar tKey<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 120
Starti ngwith KEYL ESS-GO ............. 120
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 135
Tow -star ting(vehicle ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 266
En gine elec tron ics
Note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 297
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 123
En gine oil
Add ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 242
Add itives <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 302
Ch ecki ngthe oillev el <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 242
Ch ecki ngthe oillev el using the
di psti ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 242
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 197
Fil ling cap acity<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302 In
dex
9

Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
It is only partly possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionis
in position 005C.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is ar isk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
ar isk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted.
Do not getinto thevehicle againduring the
refueling process.Otherwise, electrostatic
charge couldbuildupagain. 132
RefuelingDriving
andparking

Do
not getinto thevehiclea gain du rin gthe
ref ueling pro ces s.Othe rwise, electro static
cha rge couldbu ildu pagain.
! Do
not used iese ltor efue lveh icles with a
ga sol ine eng ine.Don otsw itch onthe igni-
tio nifyou acc identa llyr efue lw itht he wrong
fu el.O the rwise, the fuel willente rthe fuel
sy stem .Even sma llam ounts ofthe wrong
fu el cou ldres ulti nd amaget ot he fuel sys-
tem andtheengine.Notifyaq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh opand have the fuel tank and
fu el lines drainedc omp letel y.
! Ove
rfilling the fuel tank couldda ma gethe
fu el system .
! Ta
ke car enottospilla ny fuel on painte d
su rfa ces .You cou ldothe rwised amaget he
pa intw ork.
! Use
afilter when adding fuel fro maf uel
can. Thefuel lines and/or thefuel inje ctio n
sy stem couldothe rwiseb eb locke dbyparti-
cle sfromt hefuel can.
If yo uo verfillthe fuel tank, fuel cou ldspray
ou tw hent he fuel pu mp nozzl eisr em ove d.
For furthe rinfo rma tiono nfueland fuel qu ality
(Y page 300 ). Ref
ueling
Ge neral info rmatio n The
fuel fillerf lapi su nlocke dorloc ked auto-
ma tica llyw heny ou unlock orlock the vehicle
wi th the Sma rtKeyorusing KEYL ESS-G O.
The positio no fthe fuel fillerc ap isdisp laye d
00B6 inthe instrument cluster .The arrow next
to the filling pump indicates the side ofthe
veh icle. On
the insideo fthe fuel fillerc ap,you willfind
info rma tiono nthe reco mme ndedfuel.
Ope ning the fuelfille rf lap 0043
Toopen the fuel fillerf lap
0044 Toinsert the fuel fillerc ap
0087 Tire pre ssu retab le
0085 Instr uctionlabe lfor fuel typ etob erefu-
el ed
X Swi tch the engineoff.
X Re mov ethe Sma rtKeyfromt heigniti on
lo ck.
X Pre ssthe fuel fillerf lapi nt he directi onof
ar row 0043.
The fuel fillerf laps wing su p.
X Tu rn the fuel fillerc ap cou nter-c lockwi se
and remove it.
X Inse rtthe fuel fillerc ap into theholder
bra cket onthe insideo ffue lfille rf lap 0044.
X Co mpl etelyins ert the fillern eck ofthe fuel
pu mp nozzl einto thetank, hookinp lace
and refuel.
X Onl yfillt he tank untilthe pump nozzl e
sw itch esoff.
i Do
not adda nymor efuelafter the pump
stop sfilling for the first time .Othe rwise, fuel
ma ylea ko ut.
Cl os ingt he fue lfille rf lap X
Re place thecap onthe fillern eck and turn
clo ckwi seunti lite ngages audibly.
X Close thefuel fillerf lap.
i Cl
ose thefuel fillerf lapb efor el oc king the
veh icle.
i If
yo ua redrivin gw itht he fuel fillerc ap
op en, the 00B6 reservefuelw arning lamp
fla she s.The 00B9 Check Engi newarning Ref
ueling
133Dr ivi ng andp arki ng Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00B6
Fue lL evel Low Fue
lL evel Low The
fuel levelhas dropped intot he res erverange.
X Refue latthe neares tgas stati on. 00A8 The
reison lyav erys ma llamou ntoffuel inthef uel tank.
X Refue latthe neares tgas stati on without fail. 00B6
Gas CapLoose Gas
CapLoose The
fuel filler cap isno tc losed correc tlyo rthe fuel systemisleak -
ing .
X Chec kthatthe fuel filler cap isco rrec tlyc losed .
If th ef uelfiller cap isnot correctlyc losed :
X Clos ethe fuel filler cap .
If th ef uelfiller cap iscor rectlyc losed :
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Dri
ving system s Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AD
Att ention Assist: Att
ention Assist:
Tak eaB reak! Tak
eaB reak! Bas
edon certain criteri a,AT TENTI ON ASSIST has detectedf atigue
or alack ofconcen trati on onthep art ofthed river .Aw arning tone
also soun ds.
X Ifne cessar y,tak eab reak.
Dur ing longjou rneys, takeregular breaks ingoo dtimes oy ou get
en ough rest. 00AD
Att ention Assist Att
ention Assist
Ino perative Ino
perative AT
TENTI ON ASSIST isino per ative.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00D9
Off Off The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed. The vehiclei ss kiddin g.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
X Reac tivat ethe HO LD function later (Y page 152). 198
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter andd ispla ys

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa ltyp e
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEnginew arning lamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ning.
Ther emaybe am alfunc tion,for exam ple:
R in thee ngine man agem ent
R in thef uel inject ion syst em
R in thee xhaust system
R in thei gn ition syst em
R in thef uel syst em
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andthee ngine may beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi taq ualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som estate s, you must immediat elyvisitaq ualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon asthey ellow CheckEnginew arning lamp lightsup.This isdue tothel egal
requi rementsine ffect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,che ck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsa pply inthes tate inwhic hyou are curren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dro pped intot he res erverange.
X Refuel atthen ear est gas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while thev ehicle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,the 00B9 CheckEnginew arning lamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tc losed correctlyorthef uel syst emisleak ing.
X Chec kthatthe fuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth ef uelfiller capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethef uel fillercap.
X Ifth ef uelfiller capisclosed :visi taq ualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thes tart of thes cale.
The temper aturesensor forthec oolant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureisn olon ger bein gmonito red. Thereisar iskofeng ine
damag eifthe coo lant temper atureist oo high .
X Pull overand stop thev ehicle safe lyand switchoff thee ngine ,payin gatten-
tio nt or oad andtraff iccon dition s.Do notc ontin ue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure thev ehicle again stroll ing away (Ypage 134).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. 214
Indica
torand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

R
Make surethatthepositive terminal ofac onn ected battery doesnotcome intocontactwith
vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sortools onabattery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve thedescribed orderofthe battery terminals whenconnect-
ing and disconnec tingabattery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthebattery poleswithidentical polarityareconn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve thedescribed orderwhenconnecting anddisconnec t-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconnec tthe battery terminals whiletheengine isrunning. G
WARNING
Ad ischarged batterycanfreeze attemperatures belowfreezing point.Whenjump-st artingthe
vehicle orcharging thebattery, gasescanescape fromthebattery. Thereisar isk ofan explo-
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore charging itor jump-st arting.
! Avoid
repeated andlengthy startingattempt s.Otherwise, thecatalytic convertercould be
damaged bythe non- combusted fuel.
If the indicator/warnin glamps donot light upatlow temperatures, itis very likely thatthedis-
charged batteryhasfrozen .Int his case, youmay neither chargethebattery norjump-st artthe
vehicle. Theservice lifeofat hawed-out batterymaybeshorter. Thestartin gcharacterist icscan
be impaired, particularly atlow temperatures. Havethethawed-out batterycheckedataq uali-
fied specialist workshop.
Do not start thevehicle usingarapid charging device.Ifyour vehicle's batteryisdischarged, the
engine canbejump-st artedfromanother vehicleorfrom adonor battery usingjumper cables.
Observe thefollowing points:
R The battery isnot accessible inall vehicles. Ifthe other vehicle's batteryisnot accessible,
jump-st artthe vehicle usingadonor battery orajump-st artingdevice.
R You may onlyjump-st artthe vehicle whentheengine andexhaust systemarecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen .Let the battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-st artfrom batteries witha12V voltage rating.
R Only usejumper cableswhichhaveasufficient cross-sectionandinsulated terminalclamps.
R Ifthe battery isfully discharged, leavethebattery thatisbeing usedtojump-st artconn ected
for afew minutes beforeattempt ingtostart. Thischarges thebattery slightly.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicles donot touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesarenot damaged.
R Bare parts ofthe terminal clampdonot come intocontactwith other metal partswhile the
jumper cablesareconn ected tothe battery.
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontactwith parts which canmove whentheengine is
running, suchasthe V-belt pulleyorthe fan.
X Secure thevehicle byapply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D.
X Make surethattheignition isswitched off.Allindicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster must
be off. When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118). 262
Jump
-startingBr eakdown assistance

Imp
ortant noteson tire pressu re G
WAR
NING
If th et irep ressur edrops rep eatedly, the
whee l,valv eortirem aybe damag ed.Tire
pre ssur ethatist oo low may result inat ire
blow- out.Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
R Chec kthe tire for foreign objects.
R Chec kwhether thew hee lisl osi ng air or
th ev alveisleak ing.
If you areunab leto rec tify thed amag e,con-
tac taq ualifiedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you fituns uitable accessories onto tire
valv es,thet irev alves may beove rloaded
and malf unction ,w hic hc an caus etirep res-
sur eloss .Due totheir desi gn,retrof itte dt ire
pre ssur emonitors keep thet irev alveo pen .
This canalso result intire pre ssur eloss .
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
On lyscrew thes tand ard valvecap orother
valv ecapsa ppr ove dbyM erce des- Benzfor
your vehicleo ntot he tire valv e.
Use asuitable pressur egauge tocheckt he
ti re pre ssur e.The outerappear anceofat ire
does notp ermit any reliable conclusio nabout
th et irep ressur e.On veh icles equipp edwith
th ee lectron ictire pre ssur emonitor, thet ire
pre ssur ecan be checke di nt he on-board com-
put er.
The tire tempe rature and pressur einc reas e
when thev ehiclei sinm otion .This isdepe nd-
en to nthe driv ingspee dand thel oad.
Ther efore, you should onlyco rrec ttirep res-
sur eswhen thet ires are cold.
The tires are cold:
R ifth ev ehicleh asbeen parkedwiththe tires
out ofdire ctsun lightfor atleast three hour s
and
R ifth ev ehicleh asnotb een drivenfurther
th an 1m ile(1.6k m)
The tire tempe rature chang esdepe nding on
th eo utside tempe rature, thev ehicles pee d
and thet irel oad. Ifth et iret em perat ure
ch ang esby 18 ‡(10 †), thet irep ressur e
ch ang esby appr oximat ely10kPa( 0.1b ar/
1. 5p si).T aket hisi ntoa ccoun twhen checkin g th
ep ressur eofwarm tires .Onlyc orrect the
ti re pre ssur eifiti st oo low forthec urren t
oper ating cond ition s.Ifyou checkt he tire
pre ssur ewhen thet ires are warm ,the res ult-
ing value willbehigh erthan ifth et ires were
co ld. This isno rm al. Do notred uce thet ire
pre ssur etot he value specifiedfor cold tires .
The tire pre ssur ewould other wise betool ow.
Obs ervethe rec omm ended tire pre ssur esfor
co ld tires :
R on theT irea nd Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB -pillar onthed river' ss ide
R in thet irep ressur etableon thei nside ofthe
fuel filler flap
R prin tedi ny ellow onther im ofthee me r-
gen cy/ collaps iblespar ewhee l(dep endin g
on veh iclee quipm ent) Und
erinflated orover inflated tires
Und erinflated tires G
WAR
NING
Tir es wit hp ressur ethatist oo low can over-
heat andburs tasa consequen ce.Ina ddi-
ti on ,the ya lso suffer from exce ssiv eand/o r
irr egular wear,whic hc an sev erelyimpa irth e
brak ingproperties and thed riving charac ter-
ist ics .Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Av oid tire pre ssur esthat are tool ow inall
th et ires ,inc ludin gthe spar ewhee l.
Un der inflat ed tires may:
R ove rheat,leadin gtot ired efec ts
R adve rselyaff ecth andlin g
R wear exce ssiv elyand /oru neven ly
R hav eana dve rse effecto nfuel consumpt ion
Over inflated tires G
WAR
NING
Tir es wit he xces siv ely high pressur ecan
burs tbecause they are damag edmor eeas-
ily by road debris,pot hole setc.Ina ddit ion,
th ey also suffer from irregular wear,whic h
can severelyimpa irth eb rak ing properties
and thed riving charac teris tics .T her eisa
ris ko fana cciden t. Ti
re pressu re
273Wheels andtire s
Z

Avoi
dtire pre ssu res thatare too high inall
the tires,incl uding the sparewh eel.
Ove rinflated tiresm ay:
R incr ease the braking dista nce
R ad ver selya ffect handl ing
R we arexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y
R ha ve an adver seeffe cton ridec omf ort
R be more susce ptiblet od amage
Maxi mum tirepres sure s 0043
Exam ple: ma ximu mpermi ssi blet ire pre s-
su re
Nev erexce edthe maximu mpermi ssi blet ire
infl ation pre ssu re.Alw ayso bserve the reco m-
mend edtire pressu refor your veh iclew hen
ad jus ting thetire pressu re(Y page 271) .
i The
actu alvalues for tiresareveh icle-sp e-
cifi cand maydeviate from thevalues inthe
il lu stra tion. Che
ckingt he tire pres sure s
Impo rtant safetynotes The
tirepressu remoni tordoes not warnyou
of:
R inco rrectly settire pressu re
R sudd en loss oftire pressu re,e.g.from afor-
ei gn object thathas penetra tedthetire
Obs ervethe notes ontire pressu re
(Y page 271 ). Info
rma tiono nairpre ssu refor the tireson
yo ur veh iclec an be fou nd:
R on the vehicle's Tire and Loading Info rma -
tio np laca rd on the B-pi llar
R on the tire pressu retab lein the fuel filler
fla p
R in the "Tire pre ssu re" section
Che ckingt ire pres sure smanua lly To
determ ineand setthe corr ecttire pressu re,
pro cee dasfollows :
X Re move thevalve cap ofthe tire thatist o
be che cked .
X Pre ssthe tire pressu regaug es ecurelyo nto
the valve .
X Re ad the tire pressu reand comp arei ttot he
reco mme ndedvalue on the Tire and Loading
Info rma tionp laca rd orthe tire pressu re
tab le(Y page 271 ).
X Ifthe tire pressu reistoo low, incr ease the
tire pressu reto the reco mme ndedvalue.
X Ifthe tire pressu reistoo high, release air.
To do so, pressdown the meta lpininthe
va lve ,using the tipofap en for exa mpl e.
The ncheck the tire pressu reagainu sing the
tire pressu reche cker.
X Screw thevalve cap onto thevalve .
X Re peat thes estep sfor the othe rtire s. Tire
pres sure loss wa rning sys tem
(C anada only)
Ge neral notes Whi
lethe vehiclei sinm otion, the tire pres-
su re loss wa rning system monitorsthesettire
pre ssu reusing the rota tional speedofthe
wh eels.T hise nables the system todetect sig-
nifi cant pressu reloss inat ire.Ift he spe edof
rota tiono fa wheelcha nge sasa resulto fa
lo ss ofpre ssu re,acorresp ond ingwarning
mes sage willap pe ar inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo uc an reco gnizethe tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing bythe Run FlatIndica tor Active Run
FlatIndica tor Active
Pre ss 'OK'toR estar t Pre
ss 'OK'toR estar tmes sage which
ap pe arsi nt he Ser v. Ser
v.menu ofthe multifu nc-
tio nd ispl ay .Info rma tiono nthe mes sage dis-
pl ay can befou ndinthe "Resta rting thetire 27
4 Tire
pres sureWhe elsa nd tire s

Rim
Thi sist he partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Risthe maxi mum grossaxlew eigh t
rati ng. The actu alloa do nana xlem ustn eve r
excee dthe gros saxlew eigh trati ng. The gros s
axl ew eigh trati ng can befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cleW eight)
The gros svehi cle weigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,a cce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cle weigh tm ustn ot excee d
the gros svehi cle weigh trati ng GVW Rasspeci-
fie do nthe vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' sside.
GVWR (GrossVehi cleW eight Ratin g)
The GVW Risthe maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tofa fullyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding alla cce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cle weigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' sside.
Maxi mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tist he sumo f:
R the curb weigh tofthe vehi cle
R the weigh tofthe acce ssories
R the loadlim it
R the weigh tofthe facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cunitf or tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1p si.A nother unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1b ar. Lo
ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte donthe sidewallo f
the tire.Thiss pecifi esthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tofa vehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,but doe snot
incl udep asse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum loadrating isthe maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tink ilogra msorlbsf or whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl et ire press ure
Ma ximu mpermis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onet ire
Ma ximu mloado nonetire .Thisi sc alcul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa do fone axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
As tand ardunitofm easure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sisp ressu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in
pou nds persquare inch (psi) ,ink ilopa scal
(kPa )orinb ar.T he tire pressu resho uldo nly
be corre ctedwhenthe tire sarecold .
Co ldtire press ure
The tiresarecold :
R ifthe vehi clehasb eenp arked with the tires
ou to fdirect sunli ght foratleas tthree hours
and
R ifthe vehi clehasn otbee ndriven further
than 1mile( 1.6 km) 288
Al
la bo ut wh eelsand tiresWhee lsand tires

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide thefron t-passenger seatasfar forward
as possible.
X Fold trim0043upwards.
VIN 0044can beseen.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 298)
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 299) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intot he cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smaybe poisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct sonthe
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product soutofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sina ne nvir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil,tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swithrespect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzbythe followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsorrec omme ndations indi-
cat eal evel ofquality oras pecif ication in
acco rdanc ewithanMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dbyM ercedes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
299Technical data Z