MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Clean
ingthevehi cleparts
Clean ingthewheels G
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The wate rje tfr om acir cular jetno zzle (dir t
blast ers)can caus einv isible exterior dam-
age tothetir es orchassis components.
Comp onents damag edinthis way may fail
une xpectedly. Thereis aris kof an acc iden t.
Do notuse power washerswit hcir cular jet
no zzles tocle an theveh icle.Hav edamag ed
tir es orchassis components repl aced imme-
diat ely.
! Do
notuse acidicwheel cleanin gpro duct s
to rem ove brak edust .This coulddamag e
wheel boltsand brak ecom ponents.
! Do
notpark yourvehicle foralon gperi od
of tim edire ctly aft ercle anin g,part icular ly
aft ercle anin gth ewheel rimwithwheel
cle ane r.Whee lcle ane rcan lead tothe
inc reas edcor rosion ofthebrak edisc sand
pads. Therefore, driv efor afew minutes
aft ercle anin g.By heat ingupthebrak es,the
brak edisc sand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be park edfor alon gperi odoftim e.
Clean ingthewind ows G
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You couldbec ome trapped bythewind -
shie ldwiper sif th ey start mov ingwhile
cle anin gth ewind shieldor wiper blades .
Ther eis aris kof injury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shield
or wiper blades .
! Do
notuse drycloths, abras iveproduct s,
solv ents or cle anin gagen tscon tain ingsol-
ven tsto cle an theins ide ofthewind ows. Do
no tto uch theins ides ofthewind owswith
hard object s,e.g .an ice scrape ror ring.
Ther eis other wise aris kof damag ingthe
wind ows.
! Clean
thewate rdrain agechann elsofthe
wind shieldand therear wind owatreg ular
int erv als. Deposi tssuc has leave s,pet als
and polle nmay unde rcer tain circum stanc es prev
entwate rfr om drain ingaway. Thiscan
lead tocor rosion damag eand damag eto
elec tron iccom ponents.
X Clean theins ide and outside ofthewind ows
wit hadamp clothand acle anin gpro duct
th at isrec omm ended andappro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Clean ingwiper blades G
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If th ewind shieldwiper sare setinmot ion
while youarecleanin gth ewind shield,you
can betrapped bythewiper arm.Ther eis a
ris kof injury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shield.
! Do
notpull thewiper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbe damag ed.
! Do
notcle an wiper blades toooft en and
do notrub them toohard .Ot her wise, the
grap hitecoa tingcoul dbe damag ed.This
coul dcaus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dth ewiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbe damag edif
th ewiper armsmac ksagain stitsudde nly.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsaway from
th ewind shield.
X Caref ullyclean thewiper blades witha
damp cloth.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsback again
bef ore swit ching ontheign ition .
Clean ingtheext erior ligh ting !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thsth at are suitable forplast iclen ses .
Caust ic,irritan tor other wise unsuitab le
cle anin gagen tsor cle anin gclo thscoul d
sc rat ch ordamag eth eex terior light ingplas-
tic lenses .
X Clean theplast iclen ses oftheex terior light s
wit hawet spon geand amild cleanin g
agen t,e.g .Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooor
cle anin gclo ths. Car
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Clean
ingthemir ror turn signa ls !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thsth at are suitable forplast iclen ses .
Un suit able cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thscoul dsc rat ch ordamag eth eplast ic
len ses ofthemir ror turnsign als.
X Clean theplast iclen ses ofthemir ror turn
sign alsintheex terior mirror hous ingusin ga
wet spon geand mild cleanin gagen t,e.g .
Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooorwit hcle an-
ing cloths.
Clean ingthesensor s !
If
you clean thesen sorswit hapower
washe r,mak esure that you keep adist ance
of at least 11.8in(30 cm)be tweenthe vehi-
cl e and thepower washer nozzle. Infor ma-
tio nabout thecor rectdist anceis availabl e
fr om theequipm entman ufacturer. X
Clean sensors0043 ofthedriv ingsyst ems
with water,car sham pooandasof tclo th.
Cleani ngtherev ersing cam era !
Do
notcle an thecam eralensand thearea
aroun dth erear view camerawith apower
washer . X
Open thecam eraflap (Ypage 159).
X Use clean wate rand asof tclo thto cle an
cam eralens0043.
The cam eraflap closes:
R ifth eign ition isswit ched off
R ifth ecam erasyst emisdeac tivate d
R start ing atveh icle spee dsabov e6. 2mph
(10 km/h)
Cleani ngtheexha ustpipe G
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The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you com eint ocon tact
with these partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yours elf.Ther eis arisk ofburn s.
Always bepart icular lycar eful andsuper vise
ch ildre nclo sely aroun dth eexh aust pipeand
th eexh aust pipetrims. Allowthese com po-
nen tsto coo ldown beforetouchi ngthem.
! Do
notcle an theexh aust pipewithacid-
based cleanin gagen ts,suc has bat hro om
cle aner orwheel cleaner .
X Clean theexh aust pipewithach rom ecar e
prod ucttested and appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben z.
Imp urities com bined with theeff ect sof road
grit and corrosive env iron men talfactors may
caus eflas hrust tofor mon thesurf ace. You
can restore theorig inal shineof theexh aust
pipe bycleanin git reg ularly, especially inwin-
te rand afterwashin g. 250
Car
eMaintenance andcare

Where
willIfind...? 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 osafe tyjacket compartments inthe stow-
age compa rtments ofthe rear doors ,in whi ch
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
veanew reflective safetyjacket
from itspacka gingmateri albefore sliding it
into thesafe tyjacket compartment. The
packa gingmateri almay otherw isecaus eit
to slipout ormake removi ngitdiffi cult.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try. Notes
onthe refle ctive safety jacket 0043
Maxim umnumbe rof wa shes
0044 Maxim umwash tempera ture
0087 Donot bleach
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot use alau ndry dryer
0084 Donot dry-cl ean
006B This isaclas s2 vest
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 ginginadry
pla ceaway from sourcesofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnumbe rof wa shes speci fied
is not theonly factor influencing thelife
spa nof the refle ctive safetyjackets. Their
life spanals odepe ndsonuse ,care, storage ,
etc.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe dis-
pose dof and replaced 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 eof the refle ctive safetyjacket inan
environmenta llyrespo nsiblemanner. Todo Where
willIfind...?
251Breakdown 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 swith aTIREFIT 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 254).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swith acol lapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 227). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
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 294). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 253)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 293)
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- 252
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance

teri
stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Info rma tionon cha nging and mou nting wheels
(Y page 288 ).
X Stop thevehicleon solid,non-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,as faraw ay aspossi ble fro m
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling 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 swi tho utKEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-G O:open the driv-
er' sdo or.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpo sitio n
005A. Thisis the same asthe Sma rtKeyha vin g
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-G O:rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsarenot
end angeredas the ydo so. Makesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rar ea while a
wh eelis be ing change d.Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sisti ng inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yatte ntionto tra f-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wany clearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo ucan reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedma rking which appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfin dthi sma rking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 283 ). MOExte
ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
junc tionwi th an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mor with an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito r.
If apres sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laymes -
sa ge s(Y page 201 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin gon, observe the followi ng note s
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles(80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehicleis pa rtia lly la de nand appro x-
im ate ly19 miles(30 kilome ters)wh en the
veh icleis fully la de n.
In additio nto the vehicleload ,the drivin gdis-
tance possi ble de pends upon:
R Veh iclesp ee d
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
ma ybe red uce dby extre medrivin gcond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedthro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is cou nted fromthe mom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo umu stnot exce edama xim um design
sp ee dof 50 mph (80km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneoralltire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e"M OExte nded"ma rk
If atire hasgo ne flatand cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire ,a sta nda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyo uus ethe propersi ze and type(sum mer
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op,
for exa mpl e. Fl
at tire
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
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When youdrivein eme rgencymod e,the
han dlingch arac teris tics are impa ired.e. g.
when cornerin g,when acceler ating stron gly
and when braking.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Do notex ce ed themax imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrup tst eer ing and driving
man euve rsas well asdriv ingoverobs tacles
(cur bs,pot hole s,off -road). Thisapplie s,in
part icular,toaloade dveh icle.
St op driv ingineme rgencymod eif you
no tice :
R ban gingno ise
R veh iclevibr ation
R smo kewhic hsme llslikerubb er
R co ntinuo usESP®
int erv ention
R crack sin thetire side walls
Af terdriv ingineme rgencymod e,have the
rim sch ecke dby aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pwit hreg ard totheir further use. The
def ective tire must berep lace din eve ry
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITis atire sealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITto seal punctures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icularly those inthetire
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITat out side tempe ra-
tur es down to00F84 ‡(00F82 0†). G
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In thefol lowin gsit uati ons,thetire sealan tis
unab leto pro vide sufficien tbre akd own
assi stanc e,as itis unab leto seal thetire
pro perly:
R there arecutsor pun ctures inthetire
larg erthan those men tion ed abov e.
R thewhee lrim isdamag ed.
R you have drivenatver ylow tire pre ssur es
or on aflat tire. Ther
eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Do notdriv eth eveh icle. Con tacta qualif ied
spec ialist workshop. G
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The tire sealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita-
ti on .It must notco me intoco ntact withyour
sk in, eyes orclo thing orbe swallo wed.Do
no tinh ale TIRE FITfum es.Kee ptire sealan t
away from childr en.Ther eis aris kof injury.
If you come intoco ntact withth etire seal-
ant ,obs erveth efol lowin g:
R Rins eoff thetire sealan tfr om your skin
imm ediat elywithwat er.
R Ifth etire sealan tco mes intoco ntact with
your eyes, immediat elyrinse them thor-
ough lywit hcle an wat er.
R Iftire sealan tis swallo wed,immediat ely
rin se your mout hout thoro ughly anddrink
plen tyof wat er.Do notind uce vom iting ,
and seek medicalattention imm ediat ely.
R Im med iately chang eout ofclo thing whic h
has come intoco ntact withtire sealan t.
R Ifan aller gicreac tion occur s,seek medi-
cal attention imm ediat ely.
! Do
notoper atethetire inflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tmin utesat atime
wit hout abre ak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
Comp lywit hth eman ufacturer’s safetyins truc-
ti on son thest ick eron thetire inflat ion com-
pre sso r. 254
Flat
tireBr eak down assistance

Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remov eany foreign objectswhich
have penet rated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,the accom -
panying TIREFITstic ker and thetire inflat ion
compr essorfromthestowage wellunder-
neat hthe trun kfloor (Ypage 252).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREF ITstic ker tothe
inst rumen tclust erwithin thedriver' sfield of
vision .
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREF ITstic ker near the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Remove fillerhose 0084and plug 0087from the
bott omsect ionofthe tire inflat ioncompr es-
sor housing.
X Slide theyellow fillerhose connectorinto
the mount ingonyellow cap0083oftire seal-
ant bott le0043 until theplug engages.
X With thesealing ringsinfron t,slide yellow
cap 0083oftire sealant bottle0043 intothe
mount ingoftire inflat ioncompr essor0044.
The capmust engage inboth hooks . X
Remove thecap from valve 006Bonthe faulty
tire.
X Sc rew filler hose 006Contothe valve.
X Ins ert plug 0087intothe cigaret telighter
sock et(Y page 229)orintoa12 Vpower
sock etinyour vehicle (Ypage 229).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock .
X Press onand offswitc h0085 onthe tire infla-
tion compr essortoON.
The tireinflat ioncompr essorisswitc hedon.
The tireisinflat ed.
First ,tire sealant ispumped intothe tire.
The pressure maybriefly risetoapprox-
imately 500kPa(5.0 bar/7 3psi).
Do not switch offthe tireinflat ioncom-
pr essor during this phase.
X Let the tire inflat ioncompr essorrunfora
maximum often minut es.The tireshould
then have attained apressure ofat least
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If atire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9psi) is
achieved afteramaximum often minut es,see
(Y page 256).
If atire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)is
not achieved afteramaximum often minut es,
see (Ypage 256).
If tire sealant hasescaped, cleanitoff affec ted
areas asquickly aspossible. Itis prefer ableto
use clean water.
If your clothes aresoiled withtiresealant ,
have them cleaned withperch loroet hylene ata
dry cleaner assoon aspossible. Flat
tire
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Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sbe en ach ieved after ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X Ver yslow lydri ve forwa rds orrev ers e
ap pro xim ately30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama xim um often minutes,the tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rthe specified time ,the tire istoo badly
da mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repairthe
tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving
cha racte ristics. Thereisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
Tire press urereac hed G
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A tire tempo rarily sea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the vehi cle'sdri ving characte ristics
and isnot suita ble for driving athig her
spe eds.The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Ada ptyour driving styleacco rdingly and
dri ve care fully.Do not excee dthe maxi mum
per mis siblespe edfor atire sealed wi th tire
sea lant.
The maxi mum permis siblespe edfor atire
sea led wi th tire sealant is50 mph (80km/h ).
The upper partof the TIREFIT sticke rmus tbe
affi xed tothe instru ment cluster inthe driver' s
fie ldof vis ion.
! Re
sid ue from thetire sealant may come
ou tof the fillerhos eafte rus e. Thi scou ld
cau sestai ns.
The refo re,place thefillerhos ein the plasti c
ba gwhi chcontai nedtheTIREFIT kit. H
En
viro nmen talnote
Have theused tire sealant bottl edispo sed
of pro fess iona lly, e.g. ataqu alifi ed spe cial-
ist worksho p.
If tire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sbee nach ieved aftera maxi mum period of
ten minu tes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor.
X Unscre wthe fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe
fau ltytire .
X Stow thetire sealant bottl eand thetire
infl ation comp ressor.
X Pul laway immedi ately.
X Stop afterdri ving 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 rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot
rep airthe tire inthis insta nce. Dama ged
tire sand atire pressu rethat istoo low can
sig nifi cantl yimp airthe vehi cle'sbra king and
dri ving characte ristics. Thereisaris kof
acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i In
case ssu ch asthe one mentio ned
ab ove, contact anauthori zedMerce des-
Benz Center. Orcall1-800-FOR -MERCedes
(i n the USA) or1-800-387-0100 (in Ca nad a).
X Co rrect thetire pressu reifit is stil lat least
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).See theTireand
Loa ding Inform ation placa rdon the driver' s
sid eB-pil laror the tire pressu retab lein the
fue lfil lerfla pfor values.
X To inc reas ethe tire press ure:switch on
the tire inflation comp ressor. 256
Fl
at tireBreakdo wnassi stanc e

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 fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe sealed
tire .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealed tire . X
To rem ove thetire sealant bottle from the
tire inflation comp ressor ,pre sstoge ther the
lo cking tabson the yellow cap .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outof the tire
infl ation comp ressor .
The fillerhos erem ains atta chedto the tire
sea lant bottle .
X Driv eto the nearestqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh opand have the tire changed there.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle and thefiller
hos erep laced assoo nas possi ble at a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou rye ars ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. Battery
(vehi cle) Impo
rtant safetynotes
Spe cialtool sand expertknow ledge are
req uired when working onthe battery ,e.g .
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo usho uld ther efore
ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the battery carriedou t
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
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Wor kcar riedou tinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to asho rtcirc uitand
thu sda ma gethe vehicleelectro nics.Thi s
can lead tofunc tionres tricti 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 iclemay be
res tricte d.
Yo ucou ldlose contro lof the vehicle, 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 reisaris kof an acci dent.
In the eventofasho rtcirc uitor asimil ar
inci dent, conta ctaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho pimm ediatel y.Do not drive any further .
Yo usho uld ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the bat-
tery carriedou tat aqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
For further informa tionab ou tABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 57)and (Ypage 60). G
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Ele ctros taticbu ild-u pcan lead tothe crea -
tio nof spa rks, which cou ldignite thehighl y
exp losive gases ofaba ttery .The reisaris k
of an exp losion.
Befo rehandl ing the battery ,tou chthe vehi-
cle body torem ove anyexisting electro static
bu ild-u p.
The highl yfla mma ble ga smixtu reform swh en
cha rging the battery aswellas when jump -
sta rting . Battery
(vehi cle)
257Breakdo wnassis tan ce Z

Alw
aysma kesure tha tnei ther younor thebat-
tery iselectro statica lly cha rged.Abu ild-u pof
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 eto frictio nbe twe enclothing and seats
R ifyo upu sh orpullthe battery across the
car petor othe rsy ntheti cma teri als
R ifyo uwi pe the battery with aclo th G
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Dur ing the charging pro ces s,aba ttery pro-
du ces hydro gen gas.Ifasho rtcirc uitoccu rs
or spa rks arecrea ted,the hydro gen gascan
ig nite .The reisaris kof an exp losion.
R Ma kesure tha tthe positive term inalof a
conne ctedbattery does not come into
conta ctwith veh iclepa rts.
R Nev erplace meta lob jects ortool son a
ba ttery .
R Itis imp orta nttha tyo uob ser vethe
de scri bedord erofthe battery terminals
wh en conne ctinganddisconne ctingaba t-
tery .
R Whe njum p-sta rting,ma kesure tha tthe
ba ttery poleswi th identi calpolarity are
conne cted.
R Itis pa rticu larly imp orta ntto obser vethe
de scri bedord erwh en conne ctinganddis-
conne ctingthejumpercab les.
R Nev erconne ctor disconne ctthe battery
term inalswh ile the engineisrunning . G
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Batte ryaci dis cau stic.The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Avoi dconta ctwith ski n,eyes orclo thing. Do
not inhale any battery gases .Do not lean
ove rthe battery .Kee pchi ldren away from
ba tteri es.Washaway battery acidimm edi-
ate lywith plenty ofcle an water and seek
med icalatte ntion. H
En
viron men talnote Batte
riesconta inpo lluta nts.
It is ille ga lto dispo seof
them with the household
ru bb ish. The ymu stbe col-
le cted separate lyand dis-
po sed ofinan envi ronm en-
tal lyres ponsi ble recy cling
sy stem . Dis
pose ofbatteri esinan
envi ronm entally res ponsi ble
ma nner. Take discha rged
ba tteri estoaqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh oportoacol -
le ctio npo int for used bat-
teri es.
! Hav
ethe battery regular ly che cked ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Co mpl ywi th the service intervalsin the
Ma inte nance Booklet,or conta ctaqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksh opfor more informa tion.
! Alw
aysha ve workon batteri escar riedou t
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Shou ldit, inexce ptiona lcirc umstances ,be
ab sol ute lynece ssaryto disconne ctthe 12-
vol tba ttery yoursel f,plea se obser vethe fol-
lo wi ng:
R Secu rethe vehicleto pre vent itfrom roll-
ing away.
R Swi tch offthe igniti on.
R Dis conne ctthe negative term inalfir st and
then thepositive term inal.
The trans mission islocked inpo sitio n005D
afte rdi sconne ctingthebattery .
After theworkhasbe en done, installthe
ba ttery andreplace the cove rof the positive
term inalcla mp firmly .
Co mpl ywi th safety 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 dcrea ting sparks. 25
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(vehi cle)Breakdo wnassis tan ce