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become trapped between
thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. Do no
tuncouple atrailer wit hanoverrun brak ein
as tate ofove rrun. Otherwise, ther ebound of the
ove rrunb rake can damag eyour vehicle. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Appl ythe trailer's parking brake. #
Secur ethe trailer agains trolling away wit ha
wheel choc kors imilar object. #
Remo vethet railer cables and saf etyc hains. #
Uncouple thet railer. Information about
towing atrailer Operatin
gatrailer is subject toman ystatutory
re gulations suc hasspeedrestrictions.
Man ystatesa lso requ ireana uxiliaryseparate
functional brakin gsystem when towing aweight
th at exc eeds acertain limit .For your saf ety, it is
re commended touse aseparat efunctional brak‐
ing sy stem on an ytowe dvehicle.
Mak esuret hat your trailer combinatio nmeets
local regulations. This no tonlya pplies to your
plac eofr esidence, but also to your destination.
In fo rm atio nont his can be obtained from the
police and local authorities.
Compl ywitht he following when driving wit ha
trailer:
R Practice cornering, stopping and backing up
in at raffic-free location. In this wa y,yo uw ill
ga in driving experience and become accus‐
to med tothen ew handling characteristics.
R Befor edriving, checkt he following:
- that thet railer towh itch and ball coupling
ar es ecure
- that thes afet ys wit ch forb rake dt railer sis
functioning cor rectly
- that thes afet yc hains ar esecur eand
undamaged
- that thee lectrical connection saresecure
- that thel ights ar efunctioning cor rectly
- thew heels ford ama geand cor rect tire
pressur e(/ page 215) R
Adjus tthe outside mir rors so that youh avea
clea rviewoft herear sectio nofthe trailer.
R Ifth et railer is equipped wit hanindividual
braking sy stem, checkb efor eeachj ourney
whe ther theb rake sa refunctioning cor rectl y.
R Ifth et railer has electronicall ycont rolled
brakes, pull away carefully wi th thevehicle/
trailer combination .Brake manually using the
brak econtroller and checkw hether the
brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Secu rethel oad on thet railer in line wit hthe
re qu irements and rules forl oad-securing
me thods.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,chec katr egular
inter vals that thel oad is secur eand that the
light sand brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Bea rinm indthat theh andling characteristics
ar em oreu nstable when towing atrailer than
when drivin gwithout atrailer .Avoid sudden
st eering mo vements.
R The vehicle/trailer combination is heavier,
accelerates mor eslowl y,has areduced
climbing ability and an increased braking dis‐
ta nce. It is mor esusceptible toside winds
and requ ires careful steering.
R If possible, do no tbrake suddenl y,but rath er
moderatel yatfirst so that thet railer can acti‐
va te its brakes. Then inc rease thep ressur eon
th eb rake pedal.
R Ifth ea utomatic transmission shifts between
ge arsonu phill or downhill gradients, restrict
th es hiftrange. Select shif trang e4,3,2or1.
Al owe rgear and reduced speed decrease the
ri sk of engine damage.
R When driving on adownhill gradient, shif ttoa
lo we rgear touse thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
Av oid cons tant braking, as this could cause
th ev ehicle brakes and possibly also the
traile rbrake stoo verheat.
R Ifth ec oolant temp eratur eincreases signifi‐
cant lywhen thea ir-conditionin gsystemis
switched on, switc hthe air-conditioning sys‐
te mo ff.
Coolant heat can also be dissipated by
switching thea irflow and thet emperatur eof
th eh eater or air conditioning tothem aximum
le ve l. Open thew indo wsif necessar y.
R When overtak ing, pa yparticular attention to
th ei ncreased overtakin gdista nce of your
ve hicle/trailer combination. 16 6
Driving and pa rking

Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshoul donlybec orrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securel yonthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
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. Wheels and tires
231

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 to9,480 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 e217 )
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page224 )
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e228)
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page239) Note
sonc hanging 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
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 wheel size categories:
Wheel size categor y3
R 225/7 5R16CFA
R 285/65 R16C RA
R LT24 5/7 5R16
R LT21 5/85 R16
% 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, checkt hat it is assigned tothec orrect
wheel size catego ry.Ift he wheel size category
ch anges, youm usth ave your vehicle's control
unit srecoded 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. Wheels and tires
233

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page211).
0049 Check Left Low
Beam (examp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofindicator and warning lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som eindicator and warning
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These indicator and warning lamps indicat ea
malfunction onl yiftheylight up or flash af tert he
engine has been star tedord uringajourne y.
Indicator and warning lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page84)
0060 Pa
rking lamps (/ page84)
0057 High beam (/
page 85)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights (/ page85)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page84) 00E9
Seat bel
tnotfast ened
(/ page289)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page283)
0025 ABS malfunction (/
page283)
002E Off-road
gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page283)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page283)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page148)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page283) 282
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Seat belt
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The seat belt
redw arning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone
sounds.
*The driver or front passenger doe snothave their belt on while the
ve hicle is in motion (speeds abo ve15 mp h(25 km/h)). #
Putont he seat belt (/ page34).
*Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bject sfromt he front passenger seat.
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The seat belt
redw arning lam plight supa fter thee ngine has star ted.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
*Whe nthe vehicle is stationary: The seat belt warning lam preminds
driver sand front passenger stoput on their seat belt. #
Put on thes eat belt (/ page34).
Objects on thef ront passenger seat ma ypreve nt thes eat belt warn‐
ing lam pfromg oing out. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00BA
Dis tance warning lamp The
redd ista nce warning lam plight supw hileyoua redrivin gand a
wa rning tone sounds.
*Y ou ar eapproaching an obs tacle at tooh igh aspeed. #
Beready toappl ythe brakes immediatel y. #
Increase thed ista nce. Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00CC
Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The po
wersteering sy stem redw arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine
is on.
*The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering no longer functions as intended, thev ehicle's oper‐
ating saf etyisj eopardized. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 289

Brakes
Breaking-i nnotes .............................. 111
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................1 11
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 18
Changin gawheel ............................ .234
Ro adside Assis tance ......................... .23
To ws tartin g. .................................... .211
To wing away ..................................... 208
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 10
Breakdown see Fla ttire
Breaking-i nnotes ................................. .111
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 94
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 70C
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .....................................1 93
Care ....................................................... 197
Car wash .......................................... 19 3
Carpe t............................................. .197
Displ ay.............................................. 197
Exterio rlighting ................................ 19 5
Headliner .......................................... 197
Matt efinish ...................................... 194
Pa int ................................................ .194
Plastic trim ....................................... 197
Po we rw ashe r................................... 19 3
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 197
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 19 5
Seat bel t.......................................... .197
Sea tcove r........................................ 197
Senso rs............................................ 19 5
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .195
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 19 5
Wa shing byhand .............................. 194
Wheels/rims .................................... 19 5
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 19 5
Wi per blades .................................... 19 5
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector .................................. 89
Cargo compartmen tventilation
Deactivating .................................... .108
Setting .............................................. 108
Cargo tie-down point ............................180Cargo tie-down points
Info rm atio n..................................... .260
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .197
Central locking Wireless central lockin g..................... 24
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 91
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle ........................ 238
Preparing .......................................... 234
Ra ising thev ehicle ........................... 235
Re moving awhee l............................ 237
Changing address .................................. 23
Changing bulbs ....................................... 90
High beam. ......................................... 91
Indicator (front) .................................. 91
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 94
License plate lamp............................. 93
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 90
Lo wb eam. .......................................... 91
No tes. ................................................90
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .93
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........94
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner .....................................23
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .228
Charging Batter y............................................. 202
Mobile phone (wi reless) .................... .82
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 44
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................ 40
Basic instructions ...............................36
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 43
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) .......... 41
No tesonr isksa nd danger s................37
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .43
Secu ring on thef ront passenger
seat ....................................................43
Secu ring on ther ear seat ................... 42
To pT ether .......................................... 42
Children Avoiding danger sinthevehicle ..........37
Basi cinstructions ............................... 36 Index
295

Ve
hicl etool kit stow agec om part‐
ment ....................................................... 213
VIN ......................................................... 24 5
Identification plate ...........................24 5
Re adin gout ...................................... 24 5
Sea t.................................................. 24 5
Wi ndshield ........................................ 24 5W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overvie w......................................... .282
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 19 9
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 8
0025 ABSw arning lam p................... 288
0024 and. ........ 283, 284, 285, 286, 287
004D Brakesystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .285
004D Brakewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) .......................................... .286
0027 Brakewarning lam p(red)
(USA) ........................................ 286, 287
00AC Coolant warning lam p............. 290
00BA Distanc ewarning lam p........... .289
0024 Electric parkin gbrake
applied redi ndicator lam p(Can‐
ada) does no tlight up ...................... 283
0049 Electricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator lam p(USA)
does no tlight up .............................. 283
0024 Electricp arkin gb rake mal‐
functioning yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup. .................................. 283, 284
003D Electrical ma lfunction warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 290
00B9 Engine di agnosis warning
lam p................................................. 291
00BB ESP®
OF Fw arning lam p......... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .. 287
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p......2 90
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 289 0024
Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. 284, 285
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up ............................................ .284,285
0024 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....2 85
0049 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 285
0075 Restra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 287
0076 Seat bel twarning lamp
fl ashes ............................................ .289
0076 Seat bel twarning lam plights
up .................................................... .289
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 285
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .291
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .291
Wa rranty .................................................27
Wa rranty term sand conditions ............ 22
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 194
Wheel rotation ...................................... 233
Wheel siz ecategories .......................... 233
Wheel wrench ...................................... .234
Wheels Care ................................................. 19 5
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 228
Checking ...........................................2 15
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 223
Definition s........................................2 30310
Index