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pr
ov ider .The manufacturer has no influenc eon
th ec ontentse xchanged whils tusing these serv‐
ices.
Please ask ther espectiv eservice pr ovider for
de tails on thet ype, extent and pu rpose of the
collectio nand use of persona ldataint he cont ext
of thirdp arty services. Event Data
Recorders US
Ao nly:
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent data
re corder (EDR) .The mai npurpose of an ED Risto
re cord, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esitua‐
tions, suc hasanair bag deployment or hitting a
ro ad obs tacle, da tathat will assis tinundersta nd‐
ing ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed. The EDR
is designed torecor ddatar elated tovehicle
dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hortperiod
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecor dsuch
da ta as:
R Howv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
R Whe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
R Howf ar (if at all) thed rive rw as dep ressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
R Howf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
This dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder standing
of thec ircums tances in whic hcrash es and inju‐
ri es occur .NOTE:ED Rd ataa re re corded byyour
ve hicle onl yifanon-trivial crash situation occurs;
no dat aare re corded bytheE DR under normal
driving conditions and no personal dat a(e.g.
name, gende r,ag ea nd crash location) ar erecor‐
ded. Ho wever,ot her parties suc haslawenforce‐
ment could combine theE DR dataw itht he type
of personally identifying dat aroutinel yacquired
during acrash in vestigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded byan EDR, and spe‐
cial equipmen tisrequired. In addition tothev ehi‐
cle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethes pe‐
cial equipment, suc haslawenforcement, can
re ad thei nformation byaccessin gthe vehicle or
th eE DR.
EDRd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, accident
claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash Data
Re trie valC DR tool that is used toextract da ta
from theE DR is commerciall yavailable, Daimler Va
ns US A,LLC( "DVUSA") expressl ydisclaims
an ya nd all liability arising from thee xtraction of
th is informatio nbyunauthorize dMercedes-Benz
personnel.
DV USAw ill no tshar eEDR dat awitho ther sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner sor,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exceptions tothis representation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvin gDVUS Aor
its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired by
la w.
Wa rning: The ED Risacomponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of su chconflict, the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of December 20 16 ,
17 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs. Co
pyright Information on free and open-source software
Information on licens
efor free and open-source
softwar eused in your vehicle can be found on the
dat astorage medium in your vehicle document
wa lleta nd wit hupdates on thef ollowing website:
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%
When
yous topa utomatic operation upon
opening thed oor ,the door closes when you
press theb utton again.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, youc an press and
hold thec orresponding button. The electric
sliding door mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat, in suc hcircum stances, the
object recognition is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release theb utton. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe key #
Tounlo ck:brie flyp ress the 0042 or0041
button on thek ey. #
Toopen: press and hold the0042 or0041
button on thek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5sec‐
onds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will open automaticall y.#
Toclose: press and hold the0042 or0041
button on thek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5sec‐
onds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will close automaticall y.#
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the0042 or0041 button on thek ey.
The sliding door stops moving.
% When
yous topa utomatic operation upon
opening thed oor ,the door closes when you
press theb utton again. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe doo rhandle #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 2upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page49). #
Press button 1or pull outside handle 3.
The sliding door opens or closes. #
Press button 1again or pull outside handle
3.
The sliding door stops moving. Un
locking thee lectric sliding door manually If
th er eh as been amalfunction or if theb attery
has been disconnected, youc an use release
cat ch2 todisconnect thes liding door from the
electric mo tor.Then, youc an open or close the
door manually. #
Vehicles with comple tesliding door trim:
re mo vethec over from release cat ch2.
Service ope ratio nisa ccessible. 54
Opening and closing

1
Position of motion de tector
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hamotion de tector,
th ec argo compartmen tlighting is also activated
via them otion de tector.
If th em otion de tector de tects mo vement in the
cargo compa rtment whil ethe vehicle is station‐
ar y, thec argo compartmen tlighting will switch
on fora pproxima tely tw om inutes.
The cargo compartment lighting can be switched
on via them otion de tector if:
R The vehicle is stationar y,thep arking brak eis
applied and youa renotd epressing theb rake
pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dand youa re
no td epressing theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle has no tbeen loc kedf romt he out‐
side using thek ey.
If no chang etot hevehicle, suc hasadoor open‐
ing, is de tected over se veralh ours, them otion
de tector will au tomatically switc hoff.T his pre‐
ve nts theb atter yfromd ischarging. Changing bulbs
Instructions
forc hanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation.
When replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing theb ulb, obser vethef ol‐
lowing:
R Do no tuse an ybulb that has been dropped or
has scratches on its glass sur face. Otherwise,
th eb ulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass sur face reduce the
service lif eofthe bulb. Do no ttouc hthe glass
sur face wi thyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass sur face wi thalcohol or spirits
in ac olds tate and wipe it down wit halint-
free clo th.
R Protect bulbs from humidity and do no tbring
th em int ocontact wit hliquids.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hLED lamps, you
can checkt his as follo ws :the light cone will mo ve
from toptob ottomand bac kagain when the
ve hicle starts .For this to wo rk,the lo wbeam
needs tohave been switched on befor ethe vehi‐
cle is star ted.
Bulbs and lamps ar eamajor par tofvehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ularly.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in closed lights that ha vebeen
designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
If th en ew bulb also does no tlight up, consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. 90
Light and vision

*
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
its operatin gtemperature. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightly. #
Have thec ause rectified immedia tely at
aq ualifie dspecialis tworks hop. Exhaus
temission monitoring
Specific engine sy stems ar edesigned tokeep
poisonous components of exhaus temissions
within legal limits.
These sy stems onl yworko ptimally if they are
main tained exactly according tomanufacturer's
specifications. It is fort his reason that all work
on thee ngine should onl ybeperform ed byquali‐
fi ed and authorized Mercedes-Benz Center tech‐
nicians.
Under no circum stances shoul dengine settings
be changed. In addition ,all specific main tenance
wo rkmus tbep erform ed at regular inter vals and
in complianc ewitht he service regulations of the
dealer named in thei mp rint. Refe rtot he Mainte‐
nance Bookle tfor de tails.
Note sons hort-distance trips
If th ev ehicle is predominantl yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving, fue lmayaccumulat einthe engine
oil and cause engine damage.
If yo um ainlydriv eshor tdistan ces, yous hould
driv eonaf reew ay or go forac ountr ydrive for20 minutes
every480 km (300 miles). This facili‐
ta test he rege neration of thed iesel particulat efil‐
te r.
Note sont he speed limit &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. As
thed rive r,yo um ustfind out about them axi‐
mum permissible speed fort he tires (tir eand tire
pressure). In particular ,obser vethel egal requ ire‐
ments fort ires fort he countr yyou ar ein.
Yo uc an permanently limit thes peed of your vehi‐
cle.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsaqualified special‐
is tw orks hop forp rogramming thes peed limit.
No tethat youc anno texceed aprogrammed limit
speed when overtaking.
On downhill gradients ,the speed limit ma ybe
exc eeded. Appl ythe brakes if necessar y.
Displ aymessages indica tethat youa reapproach‐
ing thel imit speed.
% Fo
rb uses, thes peed is limited at thef actory
to 100k m/h. When overtaking, bear in mind
th at thel imit speed cann otbe exc eeded.
Information about driving abroad
Service
An extensiv eMercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services facilitie sors pare parts ma ynotbe avail‐
able immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directo‐
ri es ar eavailable from an authorize dMercedes-
Ben zCenter.
Fu el
In some countries, onl yfuels wit hanincreased
sulfur con tent ar eavailable.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends ins talling afuel fil‐
te rw ithaw ater separator forc ountries wit han
increase dwater con tent in diesel. Driving and parking
11 3

Uns
uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. In for‐
mation abou tfuel can be found in the" Fuel" sec‐
tion (/ page248).
In fo rm atio nabout transpor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from any
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Note sonb rakes &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. Downhill
gradients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R Invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page124).
% Cha
nget he shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page111).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y. Heavy and light loads
If
th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This
ma yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R Alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brake‐
pads can increase braking dis tances consid‐
erably ,orbraking ma yhappen on only one
side
R Maintai nanespecially larg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R Appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R Carefully depress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regular lymonitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look forp ad material wear.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor. 11 4
Driving and pa rking

It is also
strongly recommended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when ever thew heels are
re mo ved.
Ne wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af tera pproxima tely
10 0m iles( 10 0k ilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
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. Ve
hicles with amanual parking brake
When driving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Information about driving on
wetroads
Hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning because
tir et read istool ow
Depending on thed epth ofthew ater on the
ro adw ay,a qu aplaning can occur despit esuffi‐
cient tir etread dep thand lo wspeed. #
Avoid tir eruts an dbrake carefully. The
refore ,inh eavy rain or other conditions in
whic hhydroplaning can occu r,driv easf ollows:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Brak ecarefully
Drivin gonflooded roads
Bear in mind that vehicles tr aveling in front or in
th eo pposit edirection creat ewaves. This may
cause them aximum permissible dep thofwater
to be exc eeded. These no tesm ustbeo bserved
unde rall circum stances. Otherwise, youc an
damag ethe engine, electrics and transmission.
If yo uh ave todriv eons tret ch es of road on which
wate rhas collected, please bearinm indthef ol‐
lowing:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
Obser vethen otes on ford ing while off- road for
all-wheel driv evehicles (/ page116).
Infor matio nabout drivin ginwinter &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. Driving and parking
11 5

*
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfa‐
ces, fore ign bodies suc hasstones and
branches could become trapped on thev ehi‐
cle underside, on wheels and tires, causing
damag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tank or
th eb rake system.
R Disturb theb alance and cause vibrations. #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, suc has
st ones and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road on steep inclines, youm ust
mak esuret hat theD EFtank is su fficientl yfilled.
Therefore, ensur ealevelofatl eastten liters
befor eoff-road driving.
When driving off-road and on con stru ction sites,
sand ,mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has
go tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake sy
stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everse gear.
When loadin gyour vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Chec kthe fuel and DEF le vels (/ page169)
and refill if necessar y(/pag e133).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e188) .Before drivin gupor
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page234).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e234), a
wo oden underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow
ro pe, afolding spade and awheel chock
(depending on equipment) ar ecarried in the
ve hicle.
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e215)and thet irep ressure
(/ page223).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Driving and pa
rking 117

wheels and tires or ma
ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilar lydirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately. Fu
nction of theE CO display The EC
Odispla ysums up your drivin gcharacter‐
istics from thes tart to thee nd of thet ripa nd
supports aconsum ption-optimized driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption as follo ws:
R Anticipa teroad and traf ficc onditions.
R Obser vetheg earshif trecommendation. Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay
The segment's lettering lights up brightl y,the
outer edg elights up and thes egment is filled
when thev ehicle is driven wit hthe following char‐
acteristics:
R 1 ACCELERATION:m oderate acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:c onsistent speed
R 3 COASTING:g entledeceleration and roll‐
ing The segment's lettering is gr
ay,the outer edg eis
dar kand thes egment is em ptied when thev ehi‐
cle is driven wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1 ACCELERATION:s porty acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:s peedfluctuations
R 3 COASTING:h eavy braking
Yo uh aved rive ninac onsumption-optimized man‐
ner when:
R The thre es egment shave been comple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R The edg eofallth re es egment slights up. Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edis‐
play
The bar swillfill up when thev ehicle is driven
wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1Moderat eacceleration
R 2Consis tent speed
R 3Gentle deceleration and rolling
The bar swill em ptyw hen thev ehicle is driven
wit hthe following characteristics:
R 1Spo rtya cceleration
R 2Speed fluctuations
R 3Heavy braking
The displ aywill also sho wthe additional range
(4 Bonu sXXX mi Fr. Start orXXX mi From
Start)t hatyouh ave achie vedw ithy our driving
st ylec ompared wit hadrive rw ithav erys porty
driving style. This rang ed oesn otcor respond to
an yf ixed consum ption saving. Driving and parking
11 9

Diesel pa
rticulat efilter Note
sonr egeneration &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignite. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. Re
generation wi thout inter ruption take sa ppr ox.
15 minutes.
If th ev ehicle is predominantl yused fors hor tdis‐
ta nce driving or extende dnon-operationa ltimes,
th is could lead toam alfunctio ninthe automatic
cleaning function fort he diesel particulat efilter.
As aresult, permanent blocking of thed iesel par‐
ticulat efilter ma yoccur .and fuel ma yalso accu‐
mulat einthe engine oil and cause engine failure.
If yo um ainlydriv eshor tdistan ces, yous hould
driv eonaf reew ay or go forac ountr ydrive for20
minutes every500 km (300 miles). This facili‐
ta test he diesel particulat efilter's burn-of fproc‐
ess.
* NO
TEDama gedue tohote xhau stgases During
rege neration, extremely ho texhau st
ga ses escape from thet ailpipe. #
During rege neration, maintai namini‐
mum di stanc eof7ft(2m)f romo ther
objects, e.g. par kedv ehicles. Displaying load
On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Consumption Info
The load of thed iesel particulat efilter is dis‐
pla yed. Load displa
yat75% load #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
Bear in mind thef ollowing related topic:
R Operating theo n-boar dcomputer
(/ page120) Batter
ymain switch Note
sont he batter ymain switch *
NO
TEDama getothee lectrical sy stem If
yo ur emo vetheb atter ymain switch, it
could lead tothee lectrical sy stem becoming
damaged. #
Mak esuret hat thei gnition is switched
of fa nd that at leas t15minutes ha ve
passed befor eremoving theb attery
main switch. Otherwise, electrical sys‐
te mc omponents could be dama ged. Yo
uc an use theb atter ymain switc htodiscon‐
nect thec urrent toall your vehicle's consumers.
This will pr event uncontrolle dbattery discha rge
caused byquiescent cur rent consumers.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hanauxiliary bat‐
te ry inthee ngine compartmen torinthe base of
th ec o-driver's seat, youm ustd isconnec tboth
batteries. Onl ythen is thee lectrical sy stem fully
disconnected from thep owe rsupp ly. 12 0
Driving and pa rking

%
Only disconnect thev ehicle from thep ower
supply using theb atter ymain switc hinthe
fo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is stationar yfor along time
R It is absolutely necessar ytodisconnect
th ev ehicle from thep ower supply
Af ters witching on thep owe rsupp ly,y ou will
need torese tthe side windo ws (/pag e58)
and thee lectric sliding door (/ page55). Switching
thep owe rsuppl yon/off Swit
ching of fthe po wersupply Batter
ymains witch
* NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar ybatter yin
ve hicles wit harear wheel driv eand auto‐
matic transmission If
th eb atter ymain switc hisremoved, the
auxiliar ybatter ycould be damaged byheavy
discharging. #
Do no tremo vetheb atter ymain switch. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop
to put thev ehicle out of use. %
No
tether emaining time befor ethe next
service due dat eand oil chang e.T he time
re cording is also dis rupted if thep ower sup‐
ply is disconnected. #
Swit chofft he ignition and wait at least
15 minutes. #
Remo vecover 1.Todot his,take hold of the
co veratt he upper edge, mo veit outwards in
th ed irection of thed rive r's door and lif titoff. #
Press and hold button 3. #
Pull plug 2out of theg round pin. #
Push plug 2asfarasp ossible in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow sothat it canno tmakec on‐
ta ct wi th theground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer saredisconnec‐
te df romt he po wersupp ly.
Switching on thep owe rsupply Batter
ymains witch #
Press plug 2ontothe ground pin until you
fe el it engag eand plug 2is in full contact
wit hthe ground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer sarereconnec‐
te dtot he po wersupply. #
Fasten co ver1.Todot his, place thec over
on from abo ve. #
Press thec over int othe neighboring switch‐
ing console on ther ight hand side. Driving and parking
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