radio antenna MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class 2017 R172 Owner's Manual

Information regardingtechnicald ata
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The dat astate dh eres pecifically refers to a
vehicl ewiths tandard equipment. Consult an
authorize dMercedes-Ben zCente rfor th e
dat afor all vehicl evariants and trim levels.
Vehicle electronics
Tampering with th eenginee lectron-
ics
!
Only hav eworkc arried out on th eengine
electronics and it sassociated parts, suc has
control units, sensors, actuating component s
and connecto rleads ,ataq ualified specialist
workshop. Vehicl ecom ponent smay other -
wise wear mor equickly and th evehicle's
operating permit may be invalidated.
Installing two-way radio sand mobile
phones (RF transmitters)
GWARNIN G
The electromagneti cradiation from modifie d
or incorrectl yretrofitte dRF-transmitters can
interfere wit hthe vehicl eelectronics .This can
compromise th eoperational safet yofthe
vehicle. Ther eisariskofana ccident.
You should hav eall wor ktoe lectrical and
electronic equipmen tcarried out at aqualified
specialist workshop.
GWARNIN G
The electromagneti cradiation from incor-
rectl yoperate dRFtransmitters can interfere
wit hthe vehicl eelectronics ,for example:
Rif th eRFt ransmitte risnotconnecte dwith
an exterio rantenna
Rthee xter iora ntenna has been installed
incorrectl yorisnotalow-reflection typ e
This can compromise th eoperational safet y
of th evehicle. Ther eisariskofana ccident.
Hav ethe low-reflection exterio rantenna
mounte dataqualified specialist workshop.
When operating RF transmitters in th evehi-
cle ,always connec tthe mw itht he low-reflec -
tion exterio rantenna.
!The operating permit may be invalidated if
th ei nstruction sfor installation and use of RF
transmitters are no tobserved.
In particular, th efollowin gconditi onsm ust be
complied with:
Ronly approve dwavebands may be used.
Robserv ethe maximum permissible output
in these wavebands.
Ronly approve dantenna position smay be
used.
Excessiv elevels of electromagneti cradiation
may caus edamag etoyour healt hand th ehealt h
of others. Using an exterio rantenna takes int o
accoun tcurren tscientific discussion srelating
to th epossible healt hhazards that may result
from electromagneti cfields.
The followin gantenna position smay be used if
RF transmitters hav ebeen properly installed:
Approved antenna position s
:
Rear fender
iOn th erear fenders, it is recommended to
position th eantenna on th eside of th evehicl e
closes ttothecenter of th eroad .
Use th eTechnical Specification ISO/TS 2160 9
when retrofitting RF transmitters (Road Vehicles
-E MC guidelines for installation of aftermarket
radi ofrequency transmitting equipment) .
Observ ethe legal requirements for accessory
parts.
If your vehicl ehas installation sfor two-way radi o
equipment, use th epower suppl yorantenna
connection sintended for use wit hthe basic wir-
ing .Bes uretoo bservethe manufacturer' sSup-
plemen twhen installing.
282Vehicle electronics
Technical data

Deviations with respect to frequency bands,
maximum transmission outputs or antenna
positions must be approved by Mercedes-Benz.
The maximum transmission output(PE AK) at the
base of the antenna must not exceed the fol-
lowing values:
Frequenc ybandMaximum
transmission output
Short wave
3-54M Hz100 W
4mwaveband
74 -88M Hz30 W
2mwaveband
144 -174 MHz50 W
Trunked radi osystem/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz10 W
70 cm waveband
400 -460 MHz35 W
Mobil ecommunications
(2G/3G/4G)10 W
The following can be used in the vehicl ewithout
restrictions:
RRF transmitters with amaximum transmis-
sion outpu tofupto1 00 mW
RRF transmitters with transmitter frequencies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband and amaxi-
mumt ransmission outpu tofupto2 W
(trunked radio/Tetra)
RMobil ephones(2G/3G/4G)
There ar enorestrictions when positioning the
antenna on the outside of the vehicl efor the
following wavebands:
RTrunked radi osystem/Tetra
R70 cm waveband
R2G/3G/4G
Identificatio nplates
Vehicle identificatio nplate with vehi-
cl ei dentificatio nnumber (VIN)
XOpen the driver's door.
Youw ills ee vehicl eide ntification plate :.
Example: vehicleide ntification plate (USA only)
:
VIN
;Vehicl emodel
Example: vehicl eide ntification plate (Canada only)
:
VIN
;Paint code
iThe data shown on the vehicl eide ntification
plate is used onl yasanexample. Thi sdatai s
different for every vehicl eand can deviate
Identificatio nplates283
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