MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2020 Owner's Manual

Alw
aysm akes uret hatn either youn orthe bat-
tery iselectro statica llyc harge d.Ab uild -u po f
el ectro static cha rge can becau sed,for exa m-
pl e:
R by wearing clothing ma de from syntheti c
fib ers
R du et ofrictio nbetwe en clothing and seats
R ifyo up usho rpullt he battery across the
car peto ro the rsyntheti cmateri als
R ifyo uw ipet he battery with ac loth G
WA
RNING
Dur ing the charging pro ces s,ab attery pro-
du ces hydro gen gas.Ifas hortcirc uito ccu rs
or spa rks arec rea ted ,the hydro gen gasc an
ig nite .The re isar isko fane xplosion.
R Ma kesure tha tthe positive term inalofa
conne ctedbattery does not come into
conta ctwith veh iclep arts.
R Nev erplace meta lobjects ortool sona
ba ttery .
R Itis imp orta nttha tyou obser vethe
de scri bedo rder ofthe battery terminals
wh en conne ctinganddisconne ctingabat-
tery .
R Whe njum p-sta rting,makes uret hatthe
ba ttery polesw ithi de nti cal polarity are
conne cted.
R Itis pa rticu larly imp orta ntto obser vethe
de scri bedo rder wh en conne ctinganddis-
conne ctingthejumperc ables.
R Nev erconne ctor disconne ctthe battery
term inalswh ilet he eng ineisrunning . G
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Batte ryaci disc austic.The reisar isko f
inju ry.
Avoi dconta ctwith ski n,eyes orclo thing. Do
not inhalea nybattery gases .Don otlean
ove rthe battery .Keepc hild ren away from
ba tteri es.Washaway battery acidimm edi-
ate lywith plenty ofcle an water and seek
med icalatte ntio n. H
En
viron men talnote Batte
riesc onta inpo lluta nts.
It is ille ga ltod ispo se of
them with the household
ru bb ish. The ym ustb ec ol-
le cted separate lyand dis-
po sed ofinan envi ronm en-
tal lyres ponsi bler ecy cling
sy stem . Dis
pose ofbatteri esinan
envi ronm entallyr espo nsi ble
ma nner. Take discha rged
ba tteri estoaq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh oportoac ol-
le ctio npoint for used bat-
teri es.
! Hav
ethe battery regular ly che cked ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Co mpl ywitht he ser vice intervalsin the
Ma inte nance Booklet,or conta ctaq ualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksh opfor more informa tion.
! Alw
aysh avew orko nb atteri escar riedo ut
at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Shou ldit, inexce ptiona lcirc um stances ,be
ab sol ute lynece ssaryto disconne ctthe 12-
vol tbattery yoursel f,plea se obser vethe fol-
lo wi ng:
R Secu rethe vehiclet op revent itfrom roll-
ing away.
R Swi tch offthe igniti on.
R Dis conne ctthe negative term inalfirst and
then thepositive term inal.
The trans mission islocked inpo sitio n005D
afte rdisconne ctingthebattery .
After theworkhasb eend one,ins tallthe
ba ttery andreplace the cove rofthe positive
term inalclamp firmly .
Co mpl ywiths afety precau tions and take pro-
tecti vemea sures when handl ing batteri es. Ri
sk ofexp losion. Fir
e,op en flames andsmoking are
pro hibi ted when handl ing the bat-
tery .Avoi dc rea ting sparks. Battery
(vehi cle)
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Battery
acidisc austic. Avoid con-
tact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.
Wea rsuitabl eprote ctive clothing,
esp ecia llyg loves, apron and face-
gu ard .
Ri nse anyacids pillsi mme diatel y
wi th clea rwater. Contact aphysi-
cia nifn eces sary. Wea
reye prote ction. Kee
pchildre naway. Obs
erve thisOperator'sManu al.
For safety reasons, Merce des-Benz recom -
mends thatyouo nly use batterie swhich hav e
bee ntested andapprov edfor your vehi cleby
Merce des-Benz. Thesebatterie sprov ide
incre asedimp act prote ction topre vent vehicle
occu pants from sufferi ngacidb urns shou ld
the battery bedamag edinthe eventofan
acci dent.
In orde rfor the battery toachi evethemaxi -
mum possibleserv icelife, itmus talway sb e
suf ficiently charged.
Like other batterie s,the vehi clebattery may
di scha rgeover time ifyo ud on otuse thevehi -
cle. Inthis case ,havet he battery disconnec-
ted ataq ualifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .You can
al so char gethe battery with ac har ger recom -
mende dbyM erce des-Benz. Contact aquali-
fie ds pecia list wor kshop forfurth erinfor ma-
tion.
Have thebattery condi tionofchar gechecke d
more frequently ifyo uu sethe vehi clemai nly
for shor ttrip so rify ou leaveitstand ingidle
for aleng thy period.Consul taq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop ifyo uw isht oleave your vehi -
cle parked foralong period oftime .
Re move theSmartKe yify ou park the vehi cle
and donot require any electrica lconsu mers .
The vehiclewillthen usevery little energ y,
thus conser vingbattery power. If
the pow ersup plyh asbee ninterr upted, e.g.
if yo ur econne ctthe battery ,you willhav eto:
R rese tthe functi onfor automa ticallyf oldi ng
the exteri ormirr orsin/ou tbyfoldi ng the
mirr orsouto nce (Ypage 93)
R set the clock
On vehi cles with am ultimed iasystem, the
time isset automa tically. Charg
ingthe battery G
WARNI
NG
Duri ngchar ging andjump -starti ng,expl osive
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The re is
ar isk ofan expl osion.
Pa rticu larly avo idfire ,ope nf lames, creating
spa rks and smoki ng.Ensure thereissuf fi-
cient ventilation whi lechar ging andjump -
starti ng.Donot leano ver abattery . G
WARNI
NG
Battery acidisc austic. Thereisar isk of
inju ry.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.Do
not inha leany battery gases .Don otlea n
over thebattery .Keepc hildre nawayfrom
ba tterie s.Wa shaway battery acidimme di-
atel ywithp lenty ofclea nwater and seek
med icalattenti on. G
WARNI
NG
Ad ischa rged battery canfreezeattempe ra-
ture sbelow free zing point. Whe njump -start-
ing the vehi cleorchar ging thebattery ,
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The re is
ar isk ofan expl osion.
All ow the frozen battery tothaw outb efore
char ging itor jump -starti ng.
! Only
usebattery chargers with am aximum
char ging voltage of14.8 V.
! On
lycha rge the battery using the jump -
star ting connecti onpoint.
The jump -starti ngconnecti onpointisin the
engi necomp artme nt. 260
Battery
(vehi cle)Breakdo wnassi stanc e

If
the indicator/wa rninglampsdon otlight up
at low temperature s,itis very likely thatthe
discha rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case,
you may neither chargethebattery norjump-
start thevehicle .The service lifeofat hawed -
out battery maybeshorter. Thestarting char-
acteristics canbeimpa ired, particul arlyatlow
temperature s.Have thethawed -outbattery
checked ataq ualifie dspecia listworkshop.
Rea dthe battery charger's operatinginstruc-
tions before charging thebattery.
X Open thehood.
X Connect thebattery charger tothe positive
terminal andground pointinthe same order
as when connecting thedonor battery inthe
jump-starting procedure(Y page 261). Replaci
ngthe 12Vb attery
Observe thenotes onthe 12Vb attery
(Y page 258).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouhave
the 12Vb attery replacedataq ualifie dspe-
ciali stworkshop, e.g.atan authori zed
Mercedes-Benz Center. If
you want torepla cethe battery yourself,
observe thefollow ingnotes:
R Alway srepla cead efective batterywitha
battery whichmeets thespecific require-
ments ofthe vehicle .
The vehicle isequi pped withanAGM
(Absorbent GlassMat) technology battery.
Full vehicle functionality isonly guaranteed
with anAGM battery. Forsafety reasons,
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly
use batteries whichhavebeen tested and
appro vedforyou rvehicle byMercedes-
Benz.
R Use detachab leparts suchasbreather
hoses, angled connecting piecesorterminal
covers fromthebattery whichisto be
repla ced.
R Make surethatthevent hose isalw ays con-
nected tothe origina lopening onthe bat-
tery side.
R Install existing orsupp liedcellcaps topre-
vent gases orbattery acidfrom escapi ng.
R Make surethatthedetachab leparts are
connected againinthe same way. Jump-star
ting
For thejump-starting procedure,use only thejump-starting connectionpointinthe engine com-
partment, consisting ofap ositive terminal andaground point. G
WARNING
Battery acidiscaustic. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Avoid contact withskin, eyesorclothing. Donot inhal eanybattery gases.Don otlea no ver the
battery. Keepchildre nawayfrom batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi atelywithplenty of
clean water andseek medica lattention. G
WARNING
During charging andjump-starting, explosivegases canescape fromthebattery. Thereisa
risk ofan explosi on.
Particul arlyavoid fire,open flames ,creating sparksandsmoking. Ensurethereissufficie nt
ventilation whilecharging andjump-starting. Donot leano ver abattery. G
WARNING
During thecharging process,abattery produceshydro gengas. Ifas hort circuit occurs or
sparks arecreated, thehydro gengascan ignite. Thereisar isk ofan explosi on. Jump-st
arting
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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

X
Swi tch offalle lectri cal consu mers,e.g. rea rwindow defroste r,lighti ng,etc.
X Ope nthe hoo d. Pos
ition numb er0084 identif iest he cha rgedbattery ofthe othe rvehicleo rane quiva lent jump -
star ting device.
X Sli de cove r0043 ofpos itive termi nal0044inthe directi onofthe arrow .
X Co nnect positive termi nal0044onyour veh iclet op ositive termi nal0087ofdono rbattery 0084using
the jump ercab le,a lway sb egin with pos itive termi nal0044onyour ow nv ehiclef irst.
X Start theengi neofthe dono rvehiclea nd run itat idling spe ed.
X Co nnect negativetermi nal0085ofdono rbattery 0084togro und point0083 ofyour veh icleu sing the
jump ercab le,b eginni ngwith dono rbattery 0084first.
X Start theengi ne.
X Befo redisconne ctingthejump ercab les, lett he engi nerun forseve ralminu tes.
X Firs t,remo vethe jump ercab lesf rom ground point0083 and nega tivetermi nal0085,t henfrom
pos itive termi nal0044and positive termi nal0087.B egine acht ime atthe contac tson your ow n
veh iclef irst.
X Close cove r0043 ofpos itive termi nal0044afte rremo ving thejump ercab les.
X Have thebattery checke dataq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Ju mp-sta rtingisnot consi deredtobe anorma lope rati ngcondi tion.
i Ju
mpe rcablesa nd further informa tion regard ing jump -startingcanbeobta ineda tany quali-
fie ds pecia list wo rksho p. Jump-startin
g
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Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
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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
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Trans
portingthe vehic le
Veh icle sw itha uto matic transmission !
Wh
enthe vehiclei sloa ded fortransp ort,
the frontand rearaxles mu stbe stationar y
and onthe same transp orta tionv ehicle.
Po sitio ning overthe conne ctionpoint ofthe
tra nsp ortveh iclei sn otpermi tted .The drive
tra inma yothe rwiseb ed amaged .
Al lv eh icle s !
Yo
um ayonl ysecuret he veh icleb ythe
wh eels,n ot by parts ofthe vehicles ucha s
axl eo rstee ringc omp onents. Othe rwise, the
veh iclec ouldbe dama ged.
The towingeyec an be used topullthe vehicle
onto atrailer or tra nsp orte rfor tra nsp orting
pu rpo ses .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C.
As soon asthe vehic lehas been loade d:
X Pre vent thevehiclef romr olling away by
ap plying the electri cparkin gb rake.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0092 inthe igni-
tio nlocka nd rem ove theSma rtKeyfromt he
ig niti onlock.
X Secu rethe vehicle. Tow
-starti ng(emerg ency engine
starti ng)
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not betow -sta rted .You cou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe automa tictransmi ssion. Yo
uc an find informa tiono n"Jump -star ting "at
( Ypa ge261 ). Fu
ses Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo um anipulate orbridgeaf aulty fuse orif
yo ur eplace itwi th afusew ithah ighe r
am perage ,the electri ccablesc ouldbe ove r-
lo ad ed .Thisc ouldres ulti na fire. The reisa
ris ko fana ccident and injury.
Alw aysr eplace faulty fuses with the speci -
fie dn ew fuses havin gthe corr ectamperage .
Blo wn fuses mustbe rep laced with fuses of
the same rating ,which youc an reco gnizeby
the colorand value. The fuse rating sarelisted
in the fuse allo cati oncha rt.
The fuse allo cati oncha rtis locate dint he veh i-
cle tool kitinthe stow agec omp artment under
the trunk floor (Y page 253 ).
If an ewlyins erte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cau setraced and recti fieda taq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op,e.g.a na uthor izedM erced es-
Benz Center.
! Onl
yusefuses thathaveb eena pproved
for Merced es-Benz vehicles and which have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.O the rwise, comp onents orsystem s
cou ldbe dama ged.
! Ma
kesure tha tnom oistu recan ente rthe
fu se boxw hent he cove riso pen.
! Wh
enclosing the cove r,ma kesure tha tit
is lying corr ectlyonthe fuse box.Moi sture
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwisei mp airt he
op era tiono fthe fuses .
The fuses inyour veh icles erve toclo sedown
fa ulty cir cui ts. Ifaf useb lows ,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circui tand the irfunctio nsstop
op era ting . Bef
ore chang ingaf use
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Swi tch offalle lectri cal cons umers. 26
6 Fu
sesBreak downassistanc e

X
Make surethattheignition isswitched off
(Y page 118).
or
X When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118).
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 134).
All indicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster
must beoff.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compartmen tonthe
left-hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe trunk Fuse
boxinthe engine compart ment
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 266). G
WARNING
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion, youcan beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
turned off.
X Open thehood.
X Use adrycloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Remove fuseboxcover 0043forwards. X
To close :check whether theseal islying
correct lyin cover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe rear ofthe fuse box
into theretainer.
X Fold down cover 0043and close clamps 0044.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe trunk
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 266). The
fuse boxislocated inthe trunk behind the
partition covering.
X Open thetrunk lid.
X To open: release cover0043onthe right and
left-hand sideswithaflat object .
X Open cover 0043downwards inthe direction
of the arrow. Fuses
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you installw hee lsand tires withincorr ect
dime nsion s,thes ervic eb rak eorwhee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsm aybe damag ed.
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires witho nes
th at comply withthe spec ificationso fthe
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
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Af lat tire will severelyaff ectthe driv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthes teer ing and
brak ingofthev ehicle. Ther eisar isko fan
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notd riveo nw ithaf lattire.
R Chan gethef lat tire imm ediat elywitha n
eme rgencys par ew hee lors par ew hee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun-flat charac teris tics :
R Obs ervethe inform ation and warn ing
no teso nM OExten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are nota ppr ove dfor your
veh icleb yM erce des- Benzorare notb ein g
used correc tlyc an impa irth eo per ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingnon-ap prove d
acc essories, visitaq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand ask about :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dunder "Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 293). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dw hee l/tire combin ationsa tana uth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan be foun d:
R on theT irea nd Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB -pillar onthed river' ss ide
(Y page 280)
R in thet irep ressur etablein thef uel filler flap
(Y page 133)
R in the" Tirep ressur e"sec tion Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kthe tire pre ssur ewhen thev ehiclei s
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rtoat rip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingcharac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gtoo neside .This may indicat ethat
th ew hee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec ttha tat irei sd efec tive, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop thev ehiclea ssoona spos-
sible tocheckt he whee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag ecouldalso becaus ing
th eu nus ual han dlingcharac teris tics .Ify ou
fin dn osign sofdamag e,hav ethe tires and
whee lsch ecke da taq ualifiedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esuret hatthe
ti res donotg et def orm edbythec urbo rother
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notb ea voided, drive
ove robstac les suc hascurbs slow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag ethe
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
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Dam aged tires can caus etirei nflat ion pres-
sur eloss .Asar esult ,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eisar isko facciden t.
Chec kthe tires regularly forsign sofdam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. 268
Op
era tionWh eels andtire s