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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
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ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yont he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag ebyusingthe
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
4 Service 5
ASSYSTP LUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
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 dcom‐
puter(/ page170) Car
rying out maintenance workregular ly *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lea dto
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alwayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal vehicle use. Maintenance workwill need to
be per form ed mor eoften than presc ribed if the
ve hicle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads. Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R Regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops
R Mainly short-dis tance driving
R Frequent operation in mountainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces
R Whe nthe engine is of tenl eftidling forl ong
periods
R Operation in particula rlyd usty conditions
and/o rifair-reci rculation mod eisfrequ ently
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil and
oil filter etc. changed mor efrequ ently .Ifthevehi‐
cle is subjected tohigher loads, thet ires mus tbe
ch eckedm oref requ entl y.Yo uc an obtain fur ther
information at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Batter
ydisconnection periods The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al displa ycan
onl ycalculat ethe service due dat ewhen the
batter yisconnected. #
Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedon
th eI nstrument Displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(/pag e185). Engine comp
artment Opening and closing
theh ood &
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while
driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine
hood is latched. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. Maintenance and care
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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-changing tools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R Jack
R Wheel wrench
% Yo
uw illfind them aximum load capacity of
th ej acks tatedont he adhesiv elabel
attached tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive The tire-chang
etool kit is located in stowage
compartment 1abo vethes tepoft he co-driv‐
er's door and in thes towa ge compartment in the
fo ot we ll on thec o-driver side. Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tire-chang etool is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Take thev ehicle tool kit from thef ootwell on
th ec o-driver side (/ page212). Ve
hicles with rear-wheel drive #
Take thej acka nd thet ire-chang etool kit out
of thes towa ge compartment (/ page234). #
If necessar y,remo vetheh ub cab. #
Assemble thel ug wrenc hextensio nusing the
middl erod and ther od wit hthe lar gest diam‐
et er from thet hree-piece jac kpum pleve r. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts
or bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby 234
Wheels and tires
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#
Immedia tely rinse su rfaces that com ein
con tact wi thDEF when filling wit hwater
or remo veDEF wi thad am pcloth and
col dw ater.
If DEF has alread ycrystallized, clean using a
spon geand col dwater. If
yo uo pen theD EFtank ,small amounts of
ammoni avapor ma ybereleased. Do no tinhale
an ya mmonia vapor that ma ybereleased. Fill the
DEF tank only in well-ventilated areas.
DEF consum ption and filling capacity
DEF consum ption
Lik efuel consum ption, DE Fconsum ption is highly
dependent upon driving stylea nd operating con‐
ditions. DEFc onsumption is usuall ywithin a
ra ng eof0a nd10%oft he fuel consum ption. If
necessar y,DEF mu stbe refilled in acco rdance
wit hthe instructions when ther efill messag eis
displa yedint he instrument clus ter.This ma yalso
be necessar ybetwe en thes cheduled mainte‐
nance.
To tal capacity of DEF tank Ve
hicl eT otal capacity
All model s5 .8gal(22 liter s) Exhau
stgasa ftertreatment
The vehicle mus tbeoperated wit hDEF if the
ex haus tgas af tertre atment sy stem is tofunction
cor rectl y.
If yo uo perat ethe vehicle without DEF or with
emissions-rele vant malfunctions ,the legal MOT
appr oval is in validated. The vehicle could be pro‐
hibited from publicr oad usebyan of ficia lordi‐
nance.
It ma ybei mprop eror punishable in some coun‐
tries tooperat eavehicle that uses no DE Forone
th at does no tcompl ywitht he specifications of
th ese operating instructions.
Engine management monitor sthe exhaus tgas
af te rtre atment component sfor compliance with
emiss ions la wsand regulations. If youa ttem ptto
operat ethe vehicle without DEF ,withd iluted DEF
or wit hadiffe re nt reducing agent ,this will be
de tected bythee ngine management sy stem.
Other emissions- releva nt malfunctions ,e.g.
me tering malfunctions or sensor er rors,a re also
de tected and log ged. The engin
emanagement sy stem subsequently
pr eve nts thee ngine being restar teda fter issuing
aw arning message.
Therefor eadd DE Ftank regular lyduring vehicle
operation or ,atthe latest, af terr eceiving thef irst
wa rning messag eviathei nstrument clus ter. Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page247). *
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R intheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yentering
th ed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Te
ch nica ldata 251