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#
Tomo vether ackr ails: unscr ewstar knobs
7 coun ter-clockwise until they ares lightly
loose. #
Sliderackr ail 2 along roof rail1 tothe
desired position. #
Screw star knobs 7tight clo ckwise. #
Chec kthat ther ackr ail is seated securely.
Moving thes liders &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toinade‐
qu atel ysecured loads
If th es lider of thei nterior roof rack system is
no te ngaged proper ly,t he load ma ycome
loose, fall down and injur epeople, for
ins tance when they enter or load and unload
th ec argo compartment. #
Alwayse ngag ethe slider properly. %
Ring
8of slider 4mus talway sbeatan
angle of 90° torack rail2,sot hat slider 4
is engaged proper ly. #
When ther ing of thes lider is at an angle
of 90° tother ackr ail: pullring 8of slider
4 down an dsimul taneously mo veslider 4
to thed esired position. #
Release ring 8 atthed esired position. #
Moveslider 4slightl yfurther along on rack
ra il2 until slider 4engages automaticall y.#
When ther ing of thes lider is pa rallel to
th er ackr ail: moveslider 4tothed esired
position. #
Position ring 8 of slider 4at an angle of
90° torack rail2.
Slider 4is engaged. Ad
justin gthe belt strap #
Press and hold thel ocking mechanism on
slider 9. #
Pull or release belt strap 5. #
Release thel ocking mechanism on slider 9.
% When securing or loosening
aload, be sure
to nots tand unde rthe load.
Securing and loosening thel oad #
Tosecur ethe load: placethel oad in theb elt
st ra ps of ther ackr ails. #
Fasten thel oad flush wit hthe partition. #
Secur ebelt strap 5. #
Chec kthat thel oad is seated securel y. #
Toloosen thel oad: press and hold thel ock‐
ing mechanism on slider 9. #
Pull ring 8 ofthes lider down and simultane‐
ously mo vethes lider away from thel oad. #
Loosen belt strap 5and at thes ame time
mak esuret hat thel oad does no tfall out of
th eb elt stra ps. #
Remo vethel oad from theb elt stra ps.
Installing cargo tie down rings Tr
ansporting 171
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&
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhotc om‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughly clean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nent parts befor estartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetoincor rect oil
fi lter ,incor rect oil or additi ve #
Do no tuse engine oi loranoilfilter with
specifications deviatin gfromt hose
re qu ired fort he prescribed service
inter vals.
Mercedes-Benz recommends using original or
te sted replacement and service parts. #
Do no tchang ethe engine oil or oil filter
in order tosetc hang einter vals longer
th an those prescribed. #
Do no tuse an yadditive. #
Followt he instructions on thes ervice
inter vald ispla yfor changing thee ngine
oil. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byaddin gtoo
muc hengine oil To
om uche ngine oil can damag ethe engine
or thec atalytic con verter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Engine OM651
Engine OM642
#
Turn cap 1counter-clockwise and remo veit. #
Adde ngin eoil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise until it
engages. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in .C hec kusing theo n-
boar dcomputer (/ page176),ch eckw ith
th eo il dipstic k(/pag e175). Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. Maintenance and care
17 7
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If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from hot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particular lywhen thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopen‐
ing thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otective
gl ove sand saf etyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pres‐
sure. Allo
wthe engine and thee ngine cooling sy stem
to cool down befor echecking thec oolant le velor
re filling coolant.
* NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant If coolant
getsonp ainted sur faces, thep aint‐
wo rkcan be damaged. #
Addc oolant carefully. #
Remo vespilledc oolant. Checking
thec oolant le vel Example: coolant
expansion reser voir #
Park thev ehicle on an even sur face. #
Ope nthe hood (/ page173). #
Slow ly tu rncoolant expansion reser voir cap
1 half aturnc oun ter-clockwise and allow
exc ess pressur etoescape. #
Turn coolant expansion reser voir cap 1fur‐
th er and remo veit. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel.
Ther eise nough coolan tincoolan texpansion
re ser voir if thec oolant reaches theM AX
mar k.
Ad ding coolant #
Refill th ec oolant totheM AX mar konthe
coolant expansion reser voir.
Onl yuse coolan tappr oved byMercedes-Benzto
avo id damagin gthe engine cooling sy stem. #
Replace coolant expansion reser voir cap 1
and tigh tenina clockwise direction. #
Startt he engine. #
Aftera pproxima tely five minutes, switc hoff
th ee ngine again and allo wittocool down. #
Che ckthec oolant le vela ga in and add coolant
if necessar y.
% Obser
veadditional coolant information
(/ page239). 17 8
Maintenance and care
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Example: jump-s
tart connection point
% Right-hand-driv
evehicles: thej ump-s tart
connection points ma ybeonthe opposite
side. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he positiv eterminal
on thed onor batter y. #
First,c onnec tthe positiv eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cables/charging cables tothe
positiv eterminal of theo ther vehicle's bat‐
te ry. #
With positiv eterminal clamp 2ofthe
jumper cable ,slide ther ed pr otectiv ecap on
jump-s tart connection point 1back witha
clockwis eturn. #
Connect thep ositiv eterminal clam ptothe
positiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
point 1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Connect then egativ eterminal of thed onor
batter ytothe ground point of your ow nv ehi‐
cle wit hthe jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter y. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
on your ow nv ehicle. #
When charging: star tt he chargin gprocess. #
During starting assistance: lett he engine
ru nf or afew minutes. #
During starting assistance: beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cable, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging proces sis
comple te: #
First,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from theg round point and negative
te rm inal of theo ther vehicle's batter y,then
from thep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint 1and thep ositiv eterminal of
th eo ther vehicle's batter y.Eac htime ,begin
at thec ontacts on your ow nv ehicle.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tartconnection
point 1.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Installing/removing
thef loor co vering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive) &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Toremo ve: unscr ewscrews 3and remo ve
trim 2. #
Remo vefloor co vering 1. 19 2
Breakdown assis tance
Page 222 of 322

Ve
hicles with all-wheel drive/vehicles with
automatic transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tpositio nthe vehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetoimproper
loading An all-wheel driv
evehicle ma ybedamaged if
it is tilted, pushed or mo vedw hile being loa‐
ded using ahydraulic plat form. #
When loading avehicle wit hall-wheel
drive, thev ehicle should onl ybemoved
and positioned byits ownp owe r. #
The vehicle and thes urface it is posi‐
tione dons hould no longer be mo ved
when thek eyisremo vedorift he door
is open. To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit in
th ef ront-passenger foot we ll (/ page200). Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Ins
talling and removing thef ront towing eye #
Toinstall thef ront towing eye: press the
to poft he co vera nd remo vethec over. #
Screw intowing eye1clockwise tothes top
and tighten. #
Toremo vethef ront towing eye: unsc rew
to wing eye1counter-clockwise. #
Inser tthe co verw itht he tabs at thet op and
push in at theb otto muntilthec ove rengages. Re
ar towing eye( vehicles wit hpassenger vehicle
appr oval)
% Re
ar towing eye2is permanentl yattached
to thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. 19 8
Breakdown assis tance
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Opening
thef useb oxinthef ront-passenger
fo ot we ll #
Unlocking andremoving thes towa ge com‐
partment co verint he front-passenger foot‐
we ll (/ page200). #
Remo veinsert 1withthe vehicle tool kit. Ve
hicl etool kit Information on
thev ehicle tool kit The
vehicle tool kit is located in thes towa ge com‐
partment in thef ootwell on thef ront-passenger
side (/ page200).
The vehicle tool kit contains:
R atow ing eye
R ascrew driver wit hTorx, Phillips and slotted
bits
The vehicle tool kit ma yalso contain thef ollow‐
ing, fore xamp le:
R an open-en dwrench
R awheel wrench Un
locking and removing the stowage com‐
pa rtmen tcover #
Remo vether ubber mat from thef ront-
passenger foot we ll. #
Tounlo ck:turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
counter-clockwise toposition 0047. #
Slightly raise and pull out thec over.
Inserting and locking thec over #
Slide in thec over and press it down wards. #
Press down theq uick-re lease fastener 1
until it engages. #
Tolock: turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
clockwise toposition 0048. Re
moving the vehicl etool kit #
Remo vethev ehicle tool kit from stowage
compartment 1. 200
Breakd owna ssis tance
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Only position
thej ackont he jac ksuppor tpoints
intended fort his purpose. Youc oul do therwise
damag ethe vehicle.
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R Onlyusethev ehicle-speci ficj ackt hat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle. If thej ackisu sed incor‐
re ctly ,itc ould tip over while thev ehicle is
ra ised.
R The jac kisdesigned onl ytoraisethev ehicle
fo ras horttime whil eawheelisb eing
ch anged and is no tsuitable forc arrying out
maintenance workunde rthe vehicle.
R Avoid changing awheel on uphill and downhill
slopes.
R The jac kmustbep lacedonaf irm,flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
fl at, load bearing and non-slip unde rlay.
R The base of thej ackisp ositioned vertically
under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Saf etyi nstruction swhile thev ehicle is raised:
R Do no tputyour hands or feet unde rthe vehi‐
cle.
R Do no tlie underneat hthe vehicle.
R Do no tstart thee ngine and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoors.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive Jack
suppor tpoints
Only use them iddle roda nd thep um pleve rrod
wit hthe larges tdiame terf or thej ackasa lug
wrenc hextension. Only inse rtthem iddle rodon
th el ug wrench, and alw aysasf ar as it will go.
Otherwise, ther ods could bend and defor msomuc
hthat they can no longer be use daspump
le ve rs fort he jac k. #
Toprepar ethe hydrauli cjack: insertthe
th irdr od of pum plever 1fort he jac kinto
th el ug wrenc hextension. #
Close pressur erelease scr ew3. #
Todo this, use thef lattened sectio nonpump
le ver 1totur np ressur erelease scr ew3
clockwise tothes top.
% Do no
tturnp ressur erelease scr ew3 more
th an one or tw ofull turns .Hydraulic fluid
coul dotherwise escape. #
Inser tpum plever 1withthe larges trod into
th er eces sont he jac kand secur ebyturning
it clo ckwise. #
Place thej ackv erticall ybeneat hthe jac ksup‐
por tpoints described belo w. Jac
ksuppor tpoint, front axle 222
Wheels and tires
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Jac
ksuppor tpoint, rear axle (e xamp le:chassis
up to3.5 t) Jack
suppor tpoint, rear axle (e xamp le: Cargo
Va na nd Passenger Vanu pto4 .0 t) Jack
suppor tpoint, rear axle (vehicles 5. 0t) #
Place thej ackb eneat hthe jac ksupport
point. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnjack
spindle 2counter-clockwise as farasitw ill
go. #
Raise thev ehicle until thet ireisr aised amax‐
imum of 1.2in(3c m) offthe ground. #
Loosen and remo vethew heel (/ page223). Re
moving awheel Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page221).
When changing awheel, avoid applying any
fo rc etot he brak ediscs since this could
impair thel eve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre ading from dir ton
wheel bolts #
Do no tplace wheel bolt sinsandorona
dirty sur face. #
Unscr ewthew heel bolts or nuts wit hthe
whee lnut wrench. #
On front wheels wit hwheel nuts, remo vethe
wheel nut co ver. #
Remo vethew heel. Installing
anew wheel Re
quirements:
R The wheel is remo ved( /pag e223). &
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can cause thew heel bolts/wheel
nuts tocome loose.
As aresult, youc oul dlose awheel while driv‐
ing. #
Nevero il or grease thet hreads. #
Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
con tact aq ualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y. #
Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do no tcontinue driving. Wheels and tires
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#
Place thej acktoo ne side. #
Pull ther od wit hthe smalles tdiame tero ffthe
pum pleve r.
The shor tened pu mpleve rs erve sasal ug
wrenc hextension. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Tighten thew heel bolts or nuts evenlyint he
sequence indicated (1 to6 ).
Specified tightenin gtorque:
R Steel wheel bolts: 177l b-f t(24 0N m)
R Whee lnuts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m)
R Alloywheel bolts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m) #
Push thep isto nont hehydraulic jac kinagain
and close thep ressur erelease scr ew. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnthe jack
spindle clockwise as farasitw illg o.
% Yo
uc an no winstallth eh ub caps on steel
wheels wit hwheel bolts. The ins tallation pro‐
cedur edepends on whe ther theh ub cap acts
as atrimt hat co vers thew hole wheel, or just
co vers thec enter. #
Wheel wit hhub cap: position theo pening for
th et irev alveint he hub cap overthe tire
va lve. #
Push thee dgeoft he hub cap ont othe wheel
ri mw ithb othh ands until it engages into
place. Mak esuret he hub cap retaining
cat ches engag eonthesteel wheel. #
Wheel with central hub cap: positionthe
re tainin glugs of thec ent ralh ub cap overthe
whee lbolts. #
Hitthem iddle of theh ub cap toengag eiton
th ew heel. #
Secur ethe faulty wheel in thes par ew heel
brac ket. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
th ed efectiv erear wheel in thel oad area. The
re ar wheel is tool arge fort he spar ewheel
brac ket. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eoft he newl yins talled
wheel and adjus titifnecessar y. #
Retighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts tothe
specified tightening torque af tert he vehicle
has been driven 31miles (50 km). #
When using awhee lors parew hee lwitha
ne worn ewly painted whee lrim, ha vethe
wheel bolt sornutsr etightene dafter appr ox‐
ima tely 620 mile s(1,000 km) to3,10 0m iles
(5,000 km).
% Ve
hicles with thet irep ressur emonitor
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensors.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204) Spar
ewheel Note
sont he spar ewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
Wheel and tir edimensions as well as thet ype
of tir emayvary between thes par ew heel and
th ew heel tobe replaced. When thes pare
wheel is ins talled, driving characteristic smay
be se verely af fected.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Neverins tall mor ethan one spar ewheel
th at dif fers from thew heel tobe
re placed. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel that dif fers
from thew heel tobe replaced fora
shor ttime. #
Do no tswitc hoffESP ®
. #
Have thes par ew heel of adiffe re nt size
re placed at then eares tqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. The wheel and tire Wheels and tires
225
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#
Place ascrew driver int orecesses 2and
th en pr yoffco vers 1 . #
Using thel ug wrenc hfromt hevehicle tool kit,
unscr ewthen ow visible bolts counter-clock‐
wise byappr oximatel y20turns. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int osleeve5 onther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 3. #
Slowl ylow er spar ewhee lcarrier 4 tothe
ground. #
Lift spar ewheel car rier 4 slightl yand pull
th ep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Use thep um pleve rtol iftt he spar ewheel
be yond ther ear edg eofsparew heel car rier
4. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from spare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When thes par ew heel is remo ved, thec enter
of gr avity changes due totheh eavy weight of
th ew heel. The spar ewheel ma yslip down or
tip ove r.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) #
Carefully place thes par ew heel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When youp lacethe spar ewheel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4,t he center of gravity
ch anges due tothew eight of thew heel. The
spar ewheel ma yslip down or tip over. #
Slide thep um pleve rfor thej acki ntos leeve
5 on spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd attac hright-ha ndsafetyh ook 3. #
Slight lyraise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
attac hleft-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Pull thep um pleve rout of slee ve5 . #
Using thel ug wrench, tighten saf etyh ook
bolts 3byturning them clockwise. #
Replace and engag ecovers 1. #
Close ther ear-end doors. Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (vehicl ewithl ow ered chassis) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) #
Ope nthe rear-en ddoors. Wheel
sand tires 227