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Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tir emarke dM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa ge
neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page210)
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e215 )
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page225) Note
sonr otating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the Wheels and tires
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degree of
wear.E nsuret hat thed irection of rota‐
tio nism aintained.
It is imperati vetoobser vethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Wheel size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following thre ew heel size catego‐
ri es:
Wheel size categor y1
R 195/7 5R16 C
R 205/7 5R16 C
R 225/65 R16C
R 235/65 R16C
R 235/60 R17C
Whee lsize categor y2
R 225/7 5R16 C
Whee lsize categor y3
R 225/7 5R16CFA
R 285/65 R16C RA
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units.
If yo uc hang ethe wheel size of your vehicle, for
ins tance when changing wheels forw inter opera‐
tion, checkitisa ssigned tothec orrect wheel
size catego ry.Ift he wheel size categor ychanges,
yo um usth ave your vehicle's contro lunit sreco‐
ded at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise, thed ispla yaccuracy of thes peedom‐
et er and theo dome terw illbeo utsidethe legally
prescribed tolerance. It ma yalso be lo wer,i.e.
th ec urrent road speed is then higher than the
speed shown on thes peedome ter.If ad eviation
is outside ther ang eoft olerance, driving saf ety
sy stems and driving sy stems ma ybeoperation‐
ally impaired or ma ydetect amalfunction and
switc hthemselves off. Information on
thed irection of th etires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill on lyga in these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Overvie
wofthe tire-chang etool kit Necessar
ytire-chang etools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R Jack
R Wheel wrench
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive The tire-chang
etool kit is located in stowage
compartment 1abo vethes tepoft he do-driv‐
er's door and in thes towa ge compartment in the
fo ot we ll on thef ront-passen gers ide. 220
Wheel sand 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
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mus
thave thec orrect dimensions and
th et irem ustbet he cor rect type. Do no
texceed amaximum speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h) if aspar ew heel of adiffe re nt size is
ins talled. &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged spa rewheel wit hSuper Sin glet ires
Ve hicles with Super Single tires
The tir eofthe spar ewheel exposed toabo ve-
ave rage loads af terb eing ins talled on ther ear
axle. If youe xceed them aximum speed or the
maximu mdista nce, or ins tallth es par ew heel
again, thet ireoft he spar ewheel ma ybe
damaged. The tir edamag emaynotbev isible
and no tdetectable.
Ad amaged tir emaycause alossoft irep res‐
sure. Thi scould cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel if it has not
ye tb eeni nstalled on ther ear axle with
th ec urrent tires. #
Ifth es par ew heel had been ins talled on
th er ear axle, ha vethet ireoft he spare
wheel replaced af terc hanging the
wheel again, ir respectiv eofthe dis‐
ta nce. #
Fors afet yr easons, when changing atire
ensur ethat only thet irev alvetype
appr ovedfor thet ires is used. *
NO
TEDama getothet ransmission Ve
hicles with Super Single tires: whenyou
ins tallth es par ew heel on ther ear axle, the
transmission ma ybedamaged bythed iffe r‐
ent rotational speed softhe wheels. #
When thes par ew heel is ins talled on the
re ar axle ,obse rvet he maximum speed
of 34 mph(55 km/h) and them aximum
driving dis tance of 62 miles (100 km). %
The spa
rewheel can be used without restric‐
tions on thef ront axle of avehicle wit hSuper
Single tires.
Re gular lych eckt hat thes par ew heel is secured
and has thes pecified tir epressure
(/ page204). Re
gularly checkt he following, particularly prior to
long trips:
R thet irep ressur eoft he spar ewheel (if neces‐
sar y,adjus tthe tir epressure).
R thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket.
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
% If
yo uh ave installed aspar ew heel, thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem will no tfunction
fo rt his wheel.T he sparewheel is no tequip‐
ped wit hasensor fort he tir epressur emoni‐
to ring sy stem. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) #
Ope nthe rear-en ddoors. 226
Wheel sand tires
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Fr
ont (adjusting mechanically) ............ 61
Ins talling and removing rear ben ch
seat ....................................................66
Memor yfunction ................................ 62
Operating them emor yfunction ......... 64
Setting options ................................... 14
Tu rning (front seat) ............................ .65
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .61
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 59
Securing luggage ............................72,166
Selec torlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(care) ...................................... 183
Service see ASS YSTP LUS
Service (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 161
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Service inter vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Service products Refrigerant (ai rconditioning) ............ 241
Setting thes peed
see Cruise control
Settings (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ .163
Short-distance trips .............................107
Side airbag ..............................................32
Side window ...........................................53
Closin g............................................... 53
Closin g(all) ........................................ 53
Closin gusingthe key. ........................ 54
Con venience closing ......................... .54
Con venience opening ......................... 54
Opening ..............................................53
Opening (all). ...................................... 53
Opening wit hthe key. ........................ .54
Side windo ws
Problem ..............................................55
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Size designation (tire) ..........................215
Sliding door B-pillar door sill (button) ..................... 47
Cen terc onsole (button) ...................... 47
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ 39
Closin g(from inside) .......................... 46
Closin g(from outside) ........................ 45
Opening (from inside) ........................ .46
Opening (from outside) ......................45
Sno wchains ......................................... 203 Soc
ket(12 V) ........................................... 75
Cargo co mpartment .......................... .76
Driver' sseat. ...................................... 76
Fr ont center console .......................... 75
Soc ket(11 5V) ......................................... 76
Lo we rcontrol panel ............................ 76
Spar ewheel
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .226
No tes. .............................................. 225
Special seat belt retractor ..................... 35
Speciali stwo rkshop .............................. 23
Speed limitation, winter tires Setting ..............................................1 42
Spee drating (tire) ................................ 215
Speedome ter( digital) .......................... 16 2
St andb ymode
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 13 6
St art/s topb utton
Pa rking thev ehicle ........................... 13 2
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 104
Switching on thep ower supply or
th ei gnition ....................................... 103
St arting
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star ta ssist
St ationar yheating
Problems .......................................... 101
St ationar yheating/ventilation
Ad justing (on-board computer) ......... 101
St ationar yheating/ventilation
see Auxilia ryheating
see Hot-water auxiliary heater
Ste ering wheel ...................................... 15 9
Ad justing ............................................ 71
Buttons ............................................. 15 9
St opping thea larm (ATA ) ...................... .56
St ow agea reas
see Stow ages pace
St ow agec om partments
see Stow ages pace
St ow ages pace ........................................ 73
Armres t.............................................. 73
Cen terc onsole ................................... 73
Cockpit .............................................. .73
Doo r................................................... 73
Glasse scompartment ........................ .74
Glo vebox. .......................................... 73
Sulfur content ...................................... 234 Index
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Spee
drating ..................................... 215
St oring ............................................. 220
Summer tires ................................... 202
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 213
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .210
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 204
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 208
Ti re pressur etable .......................... .205
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 213
Tr action grade .................................. .213
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 213
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics ........ 202
Wheel size categories ....................... 220
To ol
see Removing thev ehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit stowagec ompartment
To pT ether ............................................... 37
To pping up the windshield washer
sy stem .................................................. .179
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer .......................... 15 9
To ws tarting .......................................... 19 9
To w- aw ay alarm
Fu nctio n............................................. 56
Switching on/o ff................................ 57
To wing away ......................................... 19 6
Ra ised front or rear axle .................. .197
To wing eye
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .198
St orag elocation ...............................1 98
To wing eye( stora gelocation)
see Vehicle tool kit
To wing me thods .................................. .195
Tr actio ngrade ....................................... 213
Tr aile rhitch
Care ................................................. 183
Gene raln otes ................................... 241
Information ....................................... 15 5
Information aboutt railer operation ... 151
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... 15 5
Po we rsupply .................................... 15 6
Soc ket. ............................................. 154
Tr aile rloads .......................................... 24 2
Tr aile roperation
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t............... 15 0
Coupling/Decouplin gthe trailer .......1 54
Gross axle weight rating ................... 231 Informatio
n....................................... 15 5
Lane Keeping Assis t.........................1 49
No tes. ............................................... 151
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... 15 5
Po we rsupply ................................... .156
Soc ket. ............................................. 154
Tr ailer loads ...................................... 24 2
Tr aile rstabilization ............................... 13 9
Tr ansmissio nposition display .............11 5
Tr ansmissio nratio
LO Wr ang e........................................ 11 9
Tr ansmissio nratio
see Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE
Tr anspo rtby rail .................................. .108
Tr anspo rting (vehicle breakd own) ...... 197
Tr ead weargrade .................................. 213
Tr im element (care) .............................. 185
Tr ip
Displa ytotal dis tance ....................... 16 2
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 16 2
Tr ip computer
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Showing ............................................ 16 2
Tr ip distance ........................................ .162
Showing ............................................ 16 2
Tr ip odom eter
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Tr ip odom eter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal light
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 85
Tw o-w ayradio telephone
see Mobile phone
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ...................................... 230
Ins tallation no tes. ............................. 230
Tr ansmission output (maximum )......2 30 U
Un locking setting .................................. .42
Un locking/locking
Swit ching automatic lockin gfea‐
tur eo n/off. ........................................ 45
Unl ockin gand opening front doors
from insid e......................................... 44
USB soc ketint he rear passenger
comp artment .......................................... 77 Index
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003DElectrica
lmalfunctio nwarn‐
ing lam p........................................... .274
00B9 Engine diagnosi swarning
lam p................................................. 274
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p........... 271
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ...... 271
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. ...2 71
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p....... .274
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 273
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes ............................................ .268
0024Re delect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. 267, 268
0049Re delect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes ............................................ .268
0049Re delect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up ............................................ .267,2 68
0024Re dparkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....2 69
0049Re dparkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 269
0075Re stra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 270
0076 Seat bel twarning lamp
fl ashes .............................................. 272
0076 Seatbeltw arning lam plights
up .................................................... .272
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 268
0077Ti repressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .274
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .275
Wa rranty .................................................24
Wa rranty term sand conditions ............ 20
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes) Wa
shing byhand (care) ....................... 182
Wheel rotation ...................................... 219
Wheel size categori es.......................... 220
Wheel wrench ...................................... .220
Wheels Care ................................................. 183
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 215
Checkin g......................................... .202
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 209
Definition s........................................2 16
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) .................................................. 214
Fla ttire. ............................................ 188
Ins talling .......................................... 223
Load inde x....................................... .215
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 215
Maximum tir eload ............................2 14
Maximum tir epressur e..................... 215
Noise ................................................ 202
No tesoni nstalling ............................ 218
Overvie woftirel abeling ...................2 13
Re moving ........................................ .223
Re placing .................................. 218, 221
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. ................................................... .210
Ro tating ............................................ 219
Selecting ........................................... 218
Size designation ............................... 215
Sno wchains .....................................2 03
Speed rating ..................................... 215
St oring ............................................. 220
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 213
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .210
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 204
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 208
Ti re pressur etable .......................... .205
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 213
Tr action grade .................................. .213
Tr ead weargrade .............................. 213
Unusu al drivin gcharacteristics ........ 202
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag .......................... 32
Wi ndo ws
see Side window
Wi ndo ws(care) .................................... .183
Wi ndshield ..............................................89
Re placing thew iper blades ................89
Re placing thew iper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) .................................. 89 Index
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