towing MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

Important
safetynotes.................. 258
Jump starting .................................2 61
Overvi ew....... ................................. 258
Rep lacing .......................................261
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 42
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating .................176
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Notes/fu nction..............................164
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor am obilephone ........222
Searchi ngfor am obilephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 223
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....... .............................218
Tel epho ny....... ....... ........................222
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 189
Notes .............. ...............................302
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamps
Adap tive....... ....................................60
Dis play mes sage ............ ................194
Brake s
ABS ............ ........................ ..............57
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st............ .......... 59
BAS ............ ............ ..........................57
Bra kefluid(no tes)............ ............ .302
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 184
EBD .............. ....................................63
High -perfo rmance brakesystem ....141
Impo rtant safety notes ............ ......139
Mai ntenance .................................. 140
Pa rking brake............ ....................135
Ri ding tips............ ............ ..............139
Wa rning lamp ............ .....................211
Breakdo wnassi stanc e
Re flective safety jacket ............ ......252
Whe rewillIf ind...? ............ ............ 252
see Flattire
see Towingaway Brightn
esscontrol (instrumen t
cl uster lightin g)........... ........................32
Bulbs
see Repla cing bulbs C
Cal ifornia
Impo rtant notice forreta ilcus-
tomers andlessee s........... ........... ....24
Cal ling up am alfun ction
see Disp laym essages
Car
see Vehi cle
Care
Carw ash. .......... ........... ..................247
Exhau stpip e........... ........... ............251
Exterior lights ....... ......................... 250
Matte finish................................... 249
Notes .............................................246
Pai nt....... ....................................... 248
Pow erwa sher ................................248
Rea rview camera .......................... 251
Sensors ......................................... 251
Was hing byhand ........................... 247
Whee ls....... ....................................250
Windo ws....... ................................. 250
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 250
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....................................218
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........174
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................179
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .66
Cha nging bulbs
Sid em arkerlamps (rear)...... ......... 103
Child
Rest raintsyst em .............................. 55
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 56
On thef ront-pa sse nger seat ............ 56
Rearwar d-facin grestraint system.... 56 6
Index

Dis
tribu tio no fthe veh icleo ccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) ............ ................289
DOT (Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................287
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationN umber
(T IN) ............ ............ ....................... 286
GAW R(GrossA xle Weight Rat-
ing )(de finiti on) ............ ..................288
GV W( GrossV ehicleW eigh t)(def-
ini tio n)............ ............ ...................288
GV WR (Gros sVehicleW eigh t
Ra ting )(de finiti on) ............ .............288
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 268
Increase dvehi cle weight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 287
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 268
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 288
Lab eling (ove rview ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Loa dbearing index(defi niti on) ...... 289
Loa dind ex <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 286
Loa dind ex (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 288
M+S tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
Ma ximu mloado na tire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mloaded vehiclew eigh t
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mpermi ssi blet ire pre s-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 286
Ma ximu mtireload (defi niti on) ....... 288
MOExte ndedtires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Opti onalequ ipm ent weight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 289
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
PSI (pou nds pers quare inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 289
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 269
Sid ewall( de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 288
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Sum mer tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 283
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 289
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 289Ti
re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 288
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 287
Ti re size (data ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 284
Ti re trea d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 269
Ti re trea d(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 289
Tota lloa dlim it(d efi niti on) ............. 289
Tra ctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Tra ctio n(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 283
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
Wea rind ica tor (defi niti on) ............. 289
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 293
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 288
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 266
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 264
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ing meth ods............ 265
Tow inga way
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 264
Insta lling the towingeye. ............... 264
Re movi ngthe towingeye. .............. 265
Tra nspo rting thevehicle. ............... 266
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 265
Wi th the rearaxler aised ................ 265
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans missionp osition display ......... 125
Transporti ngthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 266
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 171
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 171
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 172
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74 In
dex
19

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 243). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 265)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 265). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutton
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension orthe adaptive adjustable
damping onlyonvehicles withAMG RIDE
CONTROL sportssuspension
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 119). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .After as hort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
af ew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
In city traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded. 124
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt onDriving andparking

permit
ted.Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non-approv edway.
An yu nauthoriz edmodificat iontothis device
could voidtheuser's authorit ytoo perate
the equipment .
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles
R onc oming vehicles andcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC mayneither give warning snor
int erven eins uch situation s.There isar isk
of an acciden t.
Always paycareful attention tothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles (vehicles without
the Driv ingAssist ancepackage)
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles, ifsufficien tdetec -
tion isnot possible (vehicles withtheDriv -
ing Assist ancepackage)
R onc oming vehicles andcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC mayneither give warning snor
int erven eins uch situation s.There isar isk
of an acciden t.
Always paycareful attention tothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARN
ING
Dist ance keepin gassistan tcann otalways
clearly identifyother roadusers andcom-
plex trafficsituation s. In
such cases, distanc ekeepin gassistan t
can:
R accelerat eorbrake thevehicle unexpec t-
edly
R int erven eunexpec tedly
There isar isk ofan acciden t.
Contin uetodrive carefully andbeready to
brake, especially ifdistanc ekeepin gassis-
tant warns you. G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC brakes
your vehicle withupto50% ofthe maximum
possible decelerat ion.Ifthis decelerat ionis
not sufficien t,Ac tive Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC alertsyouwith avisual and
acoustic warning.There isar isk ofan acci-
dent .
Adj ust your speed inthese cases andmain-
tain sufficien tdistanc e.
Apply thebrakes yourself and/ortakeeva-
sive action .
! When
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiv ated, thevehi-
cle brakes automatic allyincert ainsitua-
tion s.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe following orsimilar sit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC canneither
reduce therisk ofan acciden tify ou fail to
adapt yourdriving style,noroverr idethe laws
of physics. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
cann ottake intoa ccoun troad, weather ortraf -
fic con dition s.Ac tive Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC isonly anaid. You arerespon sible
for the distanc etot he vehicle infron t,for
vehicle speed,forbrakin ging ood time andfor
staying inyour lane. Driving
systems
145Driving andparking Z

HOLD
function
Gene ralnote s The
HOLD function canassistthe drive rint he
foll owi ngsitua tions:
R When pulling away,espe ciallyon steep
slop es
R When maneu veringonsteep slopes
R When waiting intraffic
The vehicl eisk ept stationa rywitho utthe
drive rhavi ng todepre ssthe brake pedal.
The braki ngeffect iscancele dand the HOLD
function deactivated whenyoudepre ssthe
accele ratorpedaltop ulla wa y.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the vehicl eiso nly braked using the HOLD
function, thevehicl emayroll awa yint he fol-
low ing situa tions when youleavethe vehi-
cle:
R ifthere isam alfunction inthe system or
in the voltag esupply
R ifthe HOLD function isdea ctivated by
depre ssing theaccele ratorpedalorb rake
peda l,e.g. byavehicl eoccupa nt
There isar isk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysdea ctivate theHOLD function and
secure thevehicl eagainst rolling awa y
before youleaveit.
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiva ted,thevehi-
cle brakes automatica llyincertain situa-
tions.
To avoi ddama getothe vehicl e,dea ctivate
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimi larsit-
ua tions:
R when towing thevehicl e
R in the carwas h
Deactiva tingtheHOLD function (Ypag e152) . Ac
tivation conditio ns You
canactiva tethe HOLD function ifall ofthe
foll owi ngconditions arefulfilled:
R the vehicl eiss tationa ry.
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matica llyswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop function.
R the drive r'sdoor isclosed oryou rseat belt
is fastened .
R the electric parkingbrake isrele ased .
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B,005Eor005C.
R Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea cti-
vated
Ac tivating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactiva tionconditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depressthe brake pedalfurther
until 0043app ears inthe multi function dis-
pla y.
The HOLD function isactiva ted.Youcan
rele ase thebrake pedal.
i If
depre ssing thebrake pedalthe first time
does notactiva tethe HOLD function, wait
brie flyand then tryaga in.
De activatin gthe HOLD function The
HOLD function isdea ctivated automati-
call yif:
R you accele rateandthetransmissi onisin
posi tion 005Bor005E.
R you shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005D.
R you applythe brakes againwith acertain
amou ntofpressu reuntil HOLD HOLD
disappea rs
from themultifunction display.
R you secure thevehicl eusing the electric
parki ngbrake.
R you activa teActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC . 152
Drivi
ngsystemsDriv ingand parking

Making
anemerge ncycall X
To
initiate anemerge ncycallmanually:
press cover 0043brie flytoopen.
X Press SOSbutton 0044brie fly.
The indica torlamp inSOS button 0044flas hes
until theemerge ncycallisconclude d.
X Wai tfor av oice connection tothe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Cen-
ter.
X After theemerge ncycall,close cover 0043.
i If
the mobil ephone network isunava ilable ,
Mercede smeconnect isnot abletom ake
an emerge ncycall.Ify ou leavethe vehicl e
immed iatelyafter pressi ngthe SOS button,
you donot know ifMercede smeconnect
has successfu llymade theemerge ncycall.
In this case, alwayss ummon assistance by
other means.
Breakdown assistance callbutton X
Press Roadsid eAssistance button0043.
This initia tesacalltothe Mercede s-Benz
Cu stomer Assistance Center.
The indica torlamp inRoa dsid eAssistance
button 0043flas hes whilethe call isactive.
The multi function displayshow sthe Con‐ Con‐necting
Call necting
Callmessa ge.The audio outpu t
is muted.
If ac onnection canbemade ,the Call Con‐ Call
Con‐
nected nected
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay.
If am obilephone network andGPS receptio n
are available ,the system transfers datatothe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center,
for exampl e:
R Cu rrent location ofthe vehicl e
R Vehicl eide ntificatio nnumber
i The
displayofthe multi mediasystem indi-
cates thatacallisactive. During thecall,
you can change tothe naviga tionmenu by
pressi ngthe NAVI button onCOMAND, for
exampl e.
i Voice
outputisn otava ilable .
Av oice connection isestabl ishedbetwe enthe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center
and thevehicl eoccupa nts.
From theremote malfunction diagnosis, the
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center
can ascerta inthe nature ofthe probl em
(Y pag e234) .
The Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Cen-
ter either sends aqualified Mercede s-Benz
technician ormakes arrangements foryou r
vehicl etob etransported tothe neares t
Mercede s-BenzService Center.
You may becharge dfor services suchas
repa irwork and/or towing.
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom your
Mercede smeconnect manual.
i The system hasnotbeen abletoinitia tea
Roa dsid eAssistance call,if:
R the indica torlamp forRoa dsid eAssis-
tance callbutton 0043isflas hing continu-
ousl y.
R no voice connection tothe Mercede s-
Benz Customer Assistance Centerhas
been establ ished.
R
This canoccur ifthe relev antmobil ephone
network isnot available ,for exampl e.
The Call Failed Call
Failed messageapp ears inthe
multi function display. Fe
atures
233Stowageand features Z

R
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
247Maintenance andcare Z

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
253Breakdown assistance

Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehicle
and itsweight isgre atertha nt he permi ssi-
bl eg ross we ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyec ouldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationc ouldrol l-
ove r.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehi-
cle ,its we ight sho uldn otbe gre atertha n
the permi ssibleg ross we ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ilso nthe permi ssibleg ross veh iclew eigh t
of your veh iclec an be fou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 298 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBrake Assi st,Activ eDistance
Assi stDISTR ONICorthe HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the veh icleb rakes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
the sesystem sint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysecuret he tow ropeortow bara tthe
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclec ouldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not uset he tow ingeyef or reco very,
thi sc ouldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclew ithac rane.
! Wh
entow ing,pulla wa yslowly and
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epoweristoo high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eequipm ent.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,use the key instea dofthe Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwises hift to positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdoor,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cparkin gb rake
is rel eased .Ift he electri cparkin gb rake is
fa ulty, visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
! Yo
um aytow thevehiclef or am axim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).At ow -
ing spee do f30m ph(50 km/h )mustn ot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30m iles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclem ustb e
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyoua retow -sta rtingortow ing
ano thervehicle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssibleg ross we ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehiclet ransp orte d
tha ntoh avei ttow ed away.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehiclei sb eing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno tturnt he Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshift the automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe veh iclei st ow ed (Ypage 179 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwiseb eloc ked outw henp ushing
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingt he tow inge ye
In stal ling the towinge ye G
WA
RNING
The exhaust tai lpipem aybe veryhot. The re
is ar isko fburns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Takep artic u-
la rc arew henr em oving the rearcove r. 26
4 Tow
inga nd tow -starti ngBreak downassistanc e

The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 253).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 264). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofab reakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Towing
andtow-sta rting
265Breakdown assistance Z