automatic transmission MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with 7” screen

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In particula r,do no tparkond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed rive‐
train due torolling away #
Alwaysp arky our vehicle safely and
according tolegal requirements. #
Alwaysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryif
parkin gbrake is no tapplied
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in par kposition 005Dand thep arking brak eis
no te ngaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Engaging pa rkposition 005Dis no tafully ade‐
qu ater eplacement fort he parking brake.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away
as desc ribed belo w. Obser
vethef ollowing points toensur ethat the
ve hicle is properly secured agains trolling away
unin tentionally: #
alwa ys appl ythe parking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engag etransmission position 005D. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towa rdst he curb. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: securethe
re ar axle wit hachockorano bject without
shar pedges.
% Yo
uc an operat ethe side windo wsforf ive
minutes af tery ou ha veswitched of fthe vehi‐
cle. Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing
theh andbrak elever &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Driving and parking
141

Fo
rthe automatic functions towo rkcor rectl y,the
driver mus tbeseated in thec orrect sea tposition
(/ page 64).
The function of thee lectric parking brak eis
dependent on theo n-boar delectrical sy stem volt‐
age. If theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eis
lo wort hereisam alfunction in thes ystem, it
ma ynotbe possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak eand they ellow 0024 indicator lam plights
up.
In this case, par kthe vehicle in thef ollowing way:
R Park thev ehicle on le velg roun da nd secur eit
to prev ent it from rolling away.
R Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D.
% The electric parking brak
eisonlya ctually
applied when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA)
or 0024 (Canada) indicator lamps light up
continuousl y.
It ma ynotbe possible torelease aparkin gbrake
if th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eisl owor
if th er eisam alfunction in thes ystem. Infor ma
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
When thee ngine is switched off, thee lectric
parking brak ecarries out afunction test at regu‐
lar inter vals. Noise sarenormal in this process.
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applied when thet ransmission is in position 005D.
In addition, at leas tone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off
R The driver is no tsitting in thed rive r's seat
R The belt buckle is undone To
prev ent thee lectric parking brak efroma pply‐
ing automaticall y,pull switch 1.
The electric parking brak eisalso automatically
applied if ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chas
brought thev ehicle toas tandstill.
In addition ,atleastone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off
R The driver is no tsitting in thed rive r's seat
R The belt buckle is undone
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction
R The po wersupp lyis insuf ficient
R The vehicle is stationar yfor along time
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument displa ylights up.
The electric parking brak eisonlya ctuall yapplied
when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) indicator lamps light up continuousl y.
Re leasing thee lectric pa rking brak eautomat‐
ically
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eofyourvehicle is
re leased when all of thef ollowing condition sare
fulfilled:
R The driver is sitting in thed rive r's seat.
R The driver is belted.
R The engine is running.
R The transmissio nisinposition005Bor005E and
yo ud epress thea ccelera tor.
or
Yo us wit ch from transmission position 005Dto
position 005Bor005E.Y ou mus talso depress the Driving and pa
rking 14 3

Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras horttime
when pulling away on ahill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position 005Bor005E.
R The pa rking brak ehas been released.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tothev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHill StartA ssist. HOLD function
HOLD function
Re quirements:
R The seat occupancy recognition on thed riv‐
er's seat has de tected that thed rive rh as fas‐
te ned thes eat belt.
The HOLD function holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes or
when waitin gint raffic. Whe nyou depress the
accelerator pedal topull away,the braking ef fect
is canceled and theH OLD function is deactiva‐
te d.
The HOLD function is onl yanaid. The responsibil‐
ity fort he vehicle safel ystandi ngstill remains
wit hthe driver.
Sy stem limits
The HOL Dfunction is onl yintende dtoprovide
assis tance when driving and is no tasufficient
means of safeguarding thev ehicle agains trolling
aw ay when stationar y.
R The incline mus tnotbe greater than 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
Requ irements: R
The vehicle is stationar y.
R The engine is running or it ha sbeena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s topf unc‐
tion.
R The driver is seated and belted.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005B,005Eor005C.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisdeacti va‐
te d.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while only theH OLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupp ly.
R Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lorb rake
pedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant. #
Alwaysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously in
cer tains ituations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
Inac arwa sh #
Mak esuret hat thea ctivation conditions are
met. #
Depress theb rake pedal until the00D9 dis‐
pla yappear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The HOLD function is activated. Youc an
re lease theb rake pedal.
% If depressing
theb rake pedal thef irst time
does no tactivate theH OLD function, wait
brief lyand then tr yagain. Driving and parking
15 5

Deactivating th
eHOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated in thef ollowing
situations: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
depress thea ccelerator pedal when thea uto‐
matic transmission is in position 005Bor005E. #
Depress theb rake pedal again wit hsufficient
pressur euntil the 00D9 displa yinthe multi‐
function displa ygoes out. #
Activat eActiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmissio nofyourvehicle shifts
to 005D afte rs ome time. This relie vest he load
on thes ervice brake.
When theH OLD function is activated, thea uto‐
matic transmission automaticall yshifts to005D in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The driver lea vest he driver's seat.
R The driver's door is opened.
R The engine is switched of fwithout theE CO
st art/ stop function. Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electroni cpark‐
ing assis tance sy stem wit hultrasound. It moni‐
to rs thea reaa round your vehicle using six sen‐
sor sont he front bumper and six sensor sonthe
re ar bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC indi‐
ca tesv isuall yand audibl ythe dis tance between
yo ur vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor your attention tothes ur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem aneu ver‐
ing and parking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat
th er ea reno persons, animals or object sinthe
maneuvering area while maneuvering and parking
in/exiting parking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
1. 3ft( 0.4 m) toan obs tacle. Acontinuou stone
sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately 1.0ft
(0.3 m). Youc an se tthe warning tone in them ul‐
timedia sy stem so that it will soun dearlier at a
grea terd ista nce of appr oximately 3.3 ft(1 m)
(/ page156).
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displa yinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If th eP arking Assis tPARKTRONIC displ ayinthe
multimedia sy stem is no tactiv eand an obs tacle is de
tected in thep athoft hevehicle, apop-up
windo wforParking Assis tPARKTRONIC appears
in them ultimedia sy stem at speeds up toappr ox‐
imatel y6mph (10km/h).
Sy stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tnecessarily
ta ke intoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacles bel ow thedetection range, e.g. per‐
sons ,animal soro bjects.
R Obs tacles ab ovethed etection range, e.g.
ove rhanging loads, overhangs or loading
ra mp soft ruck s.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectl y.Clean
th es ensor sregular ly,t aking ca renottos cratch
or damag ethem.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch: Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated fort he rear zone
when youe stablish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
Deactivating/activating Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects at
close range Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer taino bjects at close range. #
Whe nparkin gorm aneuvering thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars.
The vehicle or other objects could oth‐
erwise be damaged. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Select PARKTRONIC On .
The function is activated or deactivated
depending on thep reviou ssetting.
% Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is au tomatical ly
activated when startin gthe vehicle.
Setting thew arnin gtones of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &Parking 5
Set Warning Tones
Ad justin gthe volume of thew arnin gtones #
Select Warnin gTone Volume. 15 6
Driving and pa rking

Overview
When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,an object
is de tected from
behind in them onitor‐
ing range. Displa
yinoutsid em ir‐
ror
When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,ad oor on
th er ele vant sid eof
th ev ehicle is opened.
An object whic his
close to yourvehicle
is de tected in the
monitoring range. Vi
sual and audible
wa rning %
This additional function is onl
yavailable when
Blin dSpotA ssistisa ctivated and up to a
maximu mofthree minutes af tert he drive
sy stem has been switched off. The end of the
av ailabilit yoftheexitwa rning function is indi‐
cated byaseries of flashes in theo utside
mir ror.
The exitwa rning function is onl yanaid and is no
substitut efor thea ttentiveness of thev ehicle
occupants. Responsibility alw aysl ies wit hthe
ve hicle occupants when opening door sand leav‐
ing thev ehicle.
Sy stem limits
Blin dSpotA ssis tand thee xit warning function
ma ybel imited in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy
ra in, sno worspray
R If nar rowv ehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles
R Onvery wide lanes
R Ifve hicles ar enotdriving in them iddle of
th eir lane
% St
ationar yorslowlymovingo bject sarenot
displa yed.
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le truc ks,for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged. The
exitwa rning function ma ybelimited in the
fo llowing situations:
R When thes ensor is bloc kedbya djacent vehi‐
cles in nar rowparking spaces
R When people ar eapproaching
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activat eord eacti vate Blind Spot Assist . Driv
eAwayA ssist Fu
nction of Driv eAwayA ssist
% Driv
eAwayA ssistis onl yavailable forv ehi‐
cles wit hautomatic transmission.
Driv eAwayA ssistcan reduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifano bstacle is de tec‐
te dint he direction of tra vel,th ev ehicle's speed
is brief lyreduced toappr oximately 1mph
(2 km/h). If acritical situation is de tected, asym‐
bol appea rson thec amera imag eofthe multime‐
dia sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofD rive
Aw ayAssi st
Driv eAwayA ssistcanno talway sc lea rlyi den‐
tify objects and traf fics ituations.
In suc hcases, Driv eAwayA ssistmight:
R Warnyouw ithout reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notw arny ou or no tlimit thev ehicle
speed. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trelyo nD rive Away
Assi stalone. #
Be prepared tobrak eors werveasn ec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situation
permit sand that it is saf etotakee va‐
siv ea ction. Driv
eAwayA ssistis onl yana id. It is no tasubsti‐
tut efor your attention tothes urroundings. Yo u
ar ea lway sr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at no persons, animals or object setc. ar einthe
pat hofy ourvehicle. 16 4
Driving and pa rking

R
Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assi st.
R Youh ave adop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
R ESP ®
has been switched off.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,the electrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R Ifal oss of tir epressur eoraf aulty tir ehas
been de tected and displa yed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ther eisp oor visibilit y,e.g. due toinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, high lyvariable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
R Glar efromo ncomin gtraf fic, direct sunligh tor
re flections.
R Ther eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
R No or se veralu nclear lane markings ar epres‐
ent foro ne lane, e.g. in aconstruction area.
R The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small, and therefor ethe lane markings cannot
be de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The roadw ayisvery nar row and winding.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gLaneK eeping Assist
or Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Select Lane Keeping Assist orAct.L ane
Keep Asst .On.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gthe warning #
Select Lane Keepin gAssist orAct. Lane
Keep Asst. On. #
Select Warning. Wo
rkmode AD
R(wo rkings peed control) Fu
nction of ADR (working speed control)
When activated, ADRa utomaticallyincreases the
engine speed toap rese ts peed or aspeed you
ha ve set.
% Af
terac oldstart, thei dle speed of the
engine is increased automaticall y.Ifth ep re‐
se tw orking speed is lo werthan the
inc reased idle speed ,the working speed is
onl yreached once thee ngine has comple ted
th ew arm-up phase.
It is only possible toactivat eADR withthe
ve hicle stationar yand thep arking brake
applied.
On vehicles wit hautomatic transmission, the
selector le verm ustbeinp osition005D.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gADR #
Toactivate: whilethee ngine is running,
press switch 1.
The Working Speed Governo rActive messa ge
appear sinthe multifunction displa y. #
Todeactivate: whilethee ngine is running,
press switch 2.
ADR goe soutautomatical lyin thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R Your elease thep arking brake.
R Youd epress theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle mo ves.
R The contro lunit de tects am alfunction. Driving and pa
rking 167

Obser
vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassistance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R The vehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R Vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsyst em ar ecold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisinserted
( / pag e120) #
Secur ethe vehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page214). Example
:jump-s tart connection
% Right-hand driv
evehicle: thej ump-s tart
connection ma ybeonthe opposit eside. #
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/charging cable ,slide ther ed
pr otectiv ecap on jump-s tarting connection
1 bac kwithac lockwise turn. #
Connect theo ther positiv eterminal clam pto
th ep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Firs t, connect then egativ eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cable/charging cable tothen ega‐
tiv ep ole of thed onor batter y. #
Connec tthe other negativ eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cable/charging cable toag round
po int on your ow nv ehicle (a bar emetal part
in thee ngine compartment). #
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: #
Remo vethej umper cables/charging cables
in reve rseo rder:first then egativ eclam pfrom
th eg round point in thee ngine compartment,
th en then egativ eclam pfromt he donor bat‐
te ry.T he nt he positiv eclam pfromt he posi‐
tiv et erminal of jump-s tart connection 1,
th en thep ositiv eclam poft he donor batter y.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tarting connec‐
tion 1.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information 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. Breakdown assis
tance 233

If
yo uw ant toreplace thes tarter batter yyourself,
obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Alwaysr eplace adefectiv estarter battery
wit has tarter batter ywhichm eets thes pe‐
cific requ irements of thev ehicle.
R Carryove rdetachable parts suc hasthevent
hose, elbo wfittin gort erminal co verfromt he
st ar terb atter ytober eplaced.
R Mak esuret hat thev ent hose is alw aysc on‐
nected toits original openin gonthe battery
side.
Ins tallth ee xisting or newly supplied stop
plugs.
Otherwise, gases or batter yacid could
escape.
R Mak esuret hat thed etachable parts ar econ‐
nec tedint he same wayasb efore. Disconnecting
thea uxiliar ybattery inthe
engine compa rtment *
NO
TEDama getoelectrical assemblies Elect
rical assemblies could be damaged if the
st ar terb atter yisd isconnected whil ethe
engine is running. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. Then, release the
batter yclamps of thes tarter batter y. #
Alwaysd isconnect thes tarterb atter yin
th eb atter ycase in thel eftf ootwell firs t.
Otherwise, electrica lassemblies, e.g.
th ea lternator ,could be damaged. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle's electron‐
ics Incor
rectly disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
can cause damag etothevehicle's electron‐
ics. #
Alwaysd isconnect thea uxiliar ybattery
as described in thef ollowing sequence.
Do no treve rset he batter yterminals
under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethes afet ym easures and pr otection
notices when disconnectin gthe auxiliar ybat‐
te ry ( / pag e231). #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and thep ower suppl y. #
Open theh ood (/ page214). #
Firstloosen and remo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pont he auxiliar ybatter ysot hatthe
cla mp is no longer in con tact wi th thetermi‐
nal. #
Remo vethep ositiv eterminal clam pcover. #
Loose nand remo vethep ositiv eterminal
clamp. To
wing or tow- starting Overvie
wofpermissible towing me thods In
thee vent of abreak down, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that youh ave thev ehicle transpor ted
ins tead of towe d.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. %
Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear-wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page239). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. 236
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Pe
rm issible towing me thods Bo
th axle sont he
gr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hauto‐
matic transmission and
re ar-wheel drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, if thes teering
wheel is fixe dint he
center position wit ha
st eering wheel lock
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel
drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
toww ithar aisedaxle: towing should be per‐
fo rm ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing away thev ehicle wit hbotha xleson
th eg round #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page236). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged, thef ollowing sit‐
uations occur:
R The engine canno tbestarted.
R It is no tpossible torelease or appl ythe elec‐
tric parking brake.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position 005Cor005D.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces. #
Atow ing speed of 30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distanc eof30miles (50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. %
Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D. If
th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page239). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
R The towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R The vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle needs tobe towe dort ow st arted, its
we ight should no tbegreater that thep ermissible
gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thev ehicle's permissible gross
mass can be found on thev ehicle identifica‐
tion plat e(/pag e274). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's or co-driver door ,asthe
automatic transmission will automatically
shif ttop osition 005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e240). #
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*
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion of thet ow bar #
Onlyconnec tthe towr ope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. %
Yo
uc an also secur ethe towing devic etothe
trailer hitch.
* NO
TEDama geand risk of accident when
to wing wit hatow ro pe Ther
eisar isk of an accident if youdon ot
obse rves afet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures when
to wing using atow ro pe.
Obser vethef ollowing points when towing
wit hat ow ro pe: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles, if possible. #
Mak esuret he towr ope does not
exc eed thel egally prescribed length. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (30 x30c m). This
makes other road user sawarethat a
ve hicle is being towe d. #
Obser vetheb rake lamps of thet ow ing
ve hicle while driving. Alw aysm aintain a
dis tance that ensures thet ow ro pe does
no ts ag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. Otherwise, youc oul dd am‐
ag et he vehicle. #
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page50). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e62). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e150). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexc essiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. To
wing avehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised *
NO
TEDama gewhen thei gnition is
switched on If
yo ul eave thei gnition switched on when
to wing thev ehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised, ESP ®
actuation can damag ethe brake
sy stem. #
The ignition mus tbeswitched off. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect remo val
or ins tallation of thep ropeller shafts When ins
talling thep ropeller shafts, they can
be damaged if youdon otuse ne wscrew s.
Alw aysu se ne wscrew sw hen ins talling the
propeller shafts.
Onl yhave thep ropeller shafts ins talled or
re mo vedbyq ualified, skilled personnel. 238
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