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Contents
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
3 |
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
18 |
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
25 |
Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
75 |
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
199 |
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
251 |
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
337 |
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Index
A
ABC
see Active Body Control (ABC)
ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 64 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Distance warning function . . . . . . . 155 Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 188
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 see Headlamps
Active Body Control (ABC) . . . . . . . . 157
Additives
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitor-
ing System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . . . 220 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Emergency call upon deployment . 188 Front, driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front, passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Head-thorax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 52, 305 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Air conditioning refrigerant and lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Air pressure
see Tire inflation pressure
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 172 AIRSCARF neck-level heating . . . . . . . 94
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Alarm system
see Anti-theft systems
Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 321 Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 356
Antilock Brake System see ABS
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 71 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tow-away alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Aquaplaning
see Hydroplaning
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 97 Automatic central locking . . . . . 81, 140 Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . . 99 Automatic interior lighting control . 104 Automatic locking when driving . . . 140 Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 118 Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 115
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 118 Emergency operation (limp-home
mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Gearshifting malfunctions . . . . . . . 124 Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 157 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Kickdown (manual shift program) . 123 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 121 One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 120 Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 119
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Index
Program mode selector dial
(SL 63 AMG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 121 Program mode selector switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 119, 122 Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Steering wheel gearshift control . . 120 Transmission position indicator . . . 116 Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 116
AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
B
Backrest see Seats
Backup lamps
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 64
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Battery, Vehicle
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Beverage holders see Cup holders
Brake fluid
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Brake lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 311 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Brake pads
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 High-performance brake system . . 239 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 22
California retail buyers and les-
sees, important notice for . . . . . . . . . 19
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Can holders
see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Central locking
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 140 Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 81
Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 81 Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator lamp, passenger front
air bag off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Infant and child restraint systems . . 60 Occupant Classification System
(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Chrome-plated exhaust tip, clean-
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Climate control system
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 167 Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 354 Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 172 Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171 Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 171 Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 172 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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Index
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 231 Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 347
COMAND system
see separate COMAND system operating instructions
Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 126 Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 135
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 128 AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Vehicle status message memory . . 134
Control system submenus . . . . . . . . 128 Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Convenience submenu
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 140
Coolant
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 356 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 280, 282 Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Customer Assistance Center see CAC
D
Dashboard
see Instrument cluster
Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Daytime running lamp mode . . 100, 138
Deep water
see Standing water
Defogging (windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Defroster
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Delayed shut-off
Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Department of Transportation see DOT
Difficulties
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 212
Displays
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Maintenance service indicator . . . . 242 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 141 Vehicle status message memory . . 134 Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 135
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Cleaning system sensor . . . . . . . . . 246 Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Distance warning function . . . . . . . 155 Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
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Index
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Warning and indicator lamps . 149, 300 Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Doors
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 76 Locking/unlocking (SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 76 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 192 Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 307
DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 236 In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 RACE START (SL 63 AMG) . . . . . . . 156 Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 240 With Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driving and parking
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 239
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Driving systems
Active Body Control (ABC) . . . . . . . 157 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 RACE START (SL 63 AMG) . . . . . . . 156
Driving tips, automatic transmis-
sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
E
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . 95, 140 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Electrical system
Improper work on or modifications . 21 Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Electronic Stability Program see ESP®
Emergency, in case of
Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 328 First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 102 Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Emergency calls
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency operations
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 307 Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . . 86 Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Emergency Tensioning Device see ETD
Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Engine
Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 200 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Malfunction indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 302 Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 341 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
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Index
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine coolant see Coolant
Engine oil
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Recommended engine oils and oil
filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 65 ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
ETD (Emergency Tensioning
Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . . . 65
Express operation
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 96 Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26
F
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 55
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 318 Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 347 Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fluids
ABC fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 351 Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 350 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Hydraulic fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287, 288 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Front air bags see Air bags
Front lamps
see Headlamps
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 236 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Capacities, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 141 Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 201 Fuel tank reserve warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 301 Premium unleaded gasoline
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 352, 354 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Fuel tank
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
G
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 40, 193
Gasoline see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 231
Gear range
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 118 Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
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Index
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 115 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Transmission position indicator . . . 116 Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 116
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking see Key, SmartKey
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Gross Axle Weight Rating see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating see GVWR
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 231
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
H
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 248 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 103
Headlamps
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . . 98 Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 99 Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 311 Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 101 Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Headliner, cleaning and care of . . . . 249
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Head-thorax air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Height adjustment
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 101, 311 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 311 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
High-performance brake system . . . 239 Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
I
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 89, 110 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Indicator lamps
see Lamps, indicator and warning
Infant and child restraint systems see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 80
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 124 Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster, Illumination
Instrument panel
see Instrument cluster
Instruments and controls see Cockpit
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 97
Interior storage spaces
see Storage compartments
Intermittent wiping
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
K
Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Key, SmartKey
Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79 Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 77 Global locking (SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 77 Global unlocking (SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 78 Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Restoring to factory setting . . . . 77, 79 Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79 Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 87
Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 88
KEYLESS-GO
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 88 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 123 Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 231
Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
L
Labels
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Emission control information . . . . . 340
Lamps, exterior
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 293 Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Distance warning lamp . 149, 155, 300 Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 33, 302 ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 298 Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 301 High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Passenger front air bag off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 49, 305 Roll bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 296 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 297 Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Language, Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 248
Lighter
see Cigarette lighter
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 100 Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Load assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lock button
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 79
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 78 Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Loss of
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Service and Warranty Information booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Luggage cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Calling up service indicator . . . . . . 242 Clearing service indicator mes-
sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Resetting service indicator . . . . . . 243 Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Service indicator message . . . . . . . 242 Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 242
Manual headlamp mode (Low-
beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 231 Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 231
Maximum permissible tire infla-
tion pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Media interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Menus
see Control system menus
Mirrors
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 97 Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 96 Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 96 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
MOExtended system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
MOExtended tires . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 343
MON (Motor Octane Number) . 201, 354
Motor Octane Number see MON
Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 255
Multifunction display messages
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 265 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Check engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 280, 282 Corner-illuminating lamps . . . . . . . 289 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 279 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Engine service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287, 288 Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Passenger front air bag . . . . . . . . . 258 Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
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Retractable hardtop . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Roll bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 274 Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 277 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 95, 140 Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
N
Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Night security illumination . . . 101, 139 Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 231
Number, vehicle identification
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
O
Occupant Classification System see OCS
Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 55 Infant and child restraint systems . . 60 OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 305 Roll bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 53
OCS (Occupant Classification Sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Oil
see Engine oil
Oil level
see Engine oil, Checking level
On-board computer see Control system
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 246 Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 40
P
Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Panorama roof
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Parking position
Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parktronic
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 247 Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 247 Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 29, 161
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see Passenger front air bag off indicator lamp
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Passenger front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 49, 305
Passenger safety
see Occupant safety
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Phone
see Telephone
Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Power closing assist for trunk lid . . . 87
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Power seats see Seats
Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Door windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Rear side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Problems
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Production options weight . . . . . . . . 232
Program mode selector dial (SL 63 AMG)
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 119 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Program mode selector switch
Automatic shift program . . . . 118, 119 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Proximity key
see Key, SmartKey
PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Push-start
see Tow-start
R
RACE START (SL 63 AMG) . . . . . . . . . 156
RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Radio
Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Rear fog lamp see Fog lamps
Rear lamps
see Tail lamps
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Recommended tire inflation pres-
sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215, 232
Recovery services, Stolen vehicle
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 354
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Reminder, Seat belt
see Seat belts, Telltale
Remote control
see Key, SmartKey
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 192
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 311 High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 311 License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 311 Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Standing lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 22
Research Octane Number see RON
Reserve fuel
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 301 Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 124, 135
Restraint systems see Occupant safety
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Retractable hardtop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Luggage cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232, 343
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 20, 190
Roll bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Lowering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
RON (Research Octane Number)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 354
Roof
see Retractable hardtop
Route guidance
see Navigation system
Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Run-flat tires
see MOExtended tires
S
Safety
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety belts
see Seat belts
Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 57 Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 296 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . . 95 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Multicontour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Selective setting see Key, SmartKey
Selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Self-test
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Service
see Maintenance
Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Service and warranty information . . . 19
Service intervals
see Maintenance System, Service indicator
Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Settings
Control system menus and sub-
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 77, 79 Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 77, 79
Side marker lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Side windows
see Power windows
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Index
SmartKey
see Key, SmartKey
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO see Key, SmartKey
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Snow tires
see Winter tires
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 343 Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Speed settings
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 297
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Standing water, driving through . . . 240 Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . 87, 88 Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 110 Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering column
see Multifunction steering wheel, Adjusting
Steering wheel
see Multifunction steering wheel
Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 120 Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 193 Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 34, 181
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Submenus
see Control system submenus Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 354 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Capacities fuels, coolants, lubri-
cants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 354 Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Initiating an emergency call man-
ually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 190 SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 193 System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 143 Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 40 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Temperature
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Tightening torque
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
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TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 232
Tire and Loading Information Plac-
ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 230
Tire Identification Number see TIN
Tire inflation pressure
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 212 Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tire ply composition and material
used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209, 343
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitor-
ing System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . 220 Advanced TPMS low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 210 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 212 Important notes on tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 216, 217
Index
Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 291 MOExtended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Ply composition and material used 232 Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 216 Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 343 Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 232 Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 230 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 232 Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 TPMS low tire pressure/malfunc-
tion telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 303 Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 232 Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 234 Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 211, 232 Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 233
Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 343 Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 232
Top tether
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Tow-away alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328, 330 Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 207
Transmission gear selector lever see Gear selector lever
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 211, 234 Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 211, 232 Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Trip odometer, resetting . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trunk
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Load assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Opening/closing system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 83, 85 Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . . 86 Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 307 Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 233
Units, Settings
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 354 Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 76, 78 Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. 326 |
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. 243 |
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. 126 |
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
349 |
Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
135 |
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . |
76, 78 |
Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . |
307 |
Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . |
. 324 |
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Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. . 21 |
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
330 |
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Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Vehicle loading
Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 233
Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Vehicle status message memory . . . 134
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Vehicle washing see Vehicle care
W
Warning lamps
see Lamps, Indicator and warning
Warning sounds
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 155 Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 56 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Washer fluid
Messages in the multifunction dis-
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Windows
see Power windows
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Index
Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Windshield
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 247
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 357
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Windshield wipers
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 316
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 235
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 343
Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
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Please observe the following in your own best interest:
We recommend using Genuine MercedesBenz Parts as well as conversion parts and accessories explicitly approved by us for your vehicle model.
We have tested these parts to determine their reliability, safety and special suitability for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
We are unable to make an assessment for other products and therefore cannot be held responsible for them, even if in individual cases an official approval or authorization by governmental or other agencies should exist. Use of such parts and accessories could adversely affect the safety, performance or reliability of your vehicle. Please do not use them.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts and preapproved conversion parts and accessories are available at any authorized MercedesBenz Center. In addition, you will receive comprehensive information on permissible technical modifications and expert installations.
Operator’s Manual
This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal of useful information. We urge you to read it carefully and familiarize yourself with the vehicle before driving.
For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we urge you to follow the instructions and warnings contained in this Operator’s Manual. Ignoring them could result in damage to the vehicle or personal injury to you or others. Vehicle damage caused by failure to follow instructions is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
We continuously strive to improve our product, and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment. Therefore, information, illustrations and descriptions in this Operator’s Manual might differ from your vehicle.
Your vehicle may have some or all of the equipment described in this manual. Therefore, you may find explanations for optional equipment not installed in your vehicle. If you have any questions about operating any equipment, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper procedures.
Optional equipment is also described in this manual, including operating instructions wherever necessary. Since they are specialorder items, the descriptions and illustrations herein may vary slightly from the actual equipment of your vehicle.
If there are any equipment details that are not shown or described in this Operator’s Manual, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to inform you of correct care and operating procedures. The Operator’s Manual and Maintenance Booklet are important documents and should be kept with the vehicle.
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The Service and Warranty Information booklet contains detailed information about the warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz, including:
RNew Car Limited Warranty
REmission System Warranty REmission Performance Warranty
RCalifornia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Emission Control System Warranty
RState Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon Laws)
Under California law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the purchase price or lease price, if after a reasonable number of repair attempts Mer- cedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its authorized repair or service facilities fail to fix one or more substantial defects or malfunctions in the vehicle that are covered by its express warranty. During the period of 18 months from original delivery of the vehicle or the accumulation of 18 000 miles (approximately 29 000 km) on the odometer of the vehicle, whichever occurs first, a reasonable number of repair attempts is presumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one or more of the following occurs:
(1)the same substantial defect or malfunction results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, that defect or malfunction has been subject to repair two or more times, and you have directly notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in writing of the need for its repair,
(2)the same substantial defect or malfunction of a less serious nature than cate-
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gory (1) has been subject to repair four or more times and you have directly notified us in writing of the need for its repair, or
(3)the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of the same or different substantial defects or malfunctions for a cumulative total of more than 30 calendar days.
Written notification should not be sent to a dealer, it should be addressed to
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Customer Assistance Center One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
The Maintenance Booklet describes all the necessary maintenance work which should be performed at regular intervals.
Always have the Maintenance Booklet with you when you take the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for service. The service advisor will record each service in the booklet for you.
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The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program provides factory-trained technical help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside Assistance number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA) 1-800-387-0100 (in Canada)
will be answered by Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Representatives 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
For additional information refer to the Mer- cedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program brochure (in the USA) or the Roadside Assistance section of the Service and Warranty Information Booklet (in Canada) in your vehicle literature portfolio.
If you change your address, be sure to send in the “Change of Address Notice” found in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet, or simply call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. This will assist us in contacting you in a timely manner should the need arise.
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave all literature with the vehicle to make it available to the next operator.
If you bought this vehicle used, be sure to send in the “Notice of Purchase of Used Car” found in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet, or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.
If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreign countries, please be aware that:
Rservice facilities or replacement parts may not be readily available,
Runleaded gasoline for vehicles with catalytic converters may not be available; the use of leaded fuels will damage the catalysts,
Rgasoline may have a considerably lower octane rating, and improper fuel can cause engine damage.
Certain Mercedes-Benz models are available for delivery in Europe under our European Delivery Program. For details, consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to:
In the USA:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC European Delivery Department One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. European Delivery Department 98 Vanderhoof Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
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G Warning!
Work improperly carried out on electronic components and associated software could cause them to cease functioning. Because the vehicle’s electronic components are interconnected, any modifications made may produce an undesired effect on other systems. Electronic malfunctions could seriously impair the operating safety of your vehicle.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for repairs or modifications to electronic components.
Other improper work or modifications on the vehicle could also have a negative impact on the operating safety of the vehicle.
Some safety systems only function while the engine is running. You should therefore never turn off the engine while driving.
G Warning!
Heavy blows against the vehicle underbody or tires/wheels, for example when running over an obstacle, road debris or a pothole, may cause serious damage and impair the
operating safety of your vehicle. If you feel a sudden significant vibration or ride disturbance, or you suspect that damage to your vehicle has occurred, you should turn on your hazard warning flashers, carefully slow down, and drive with caution to an area which is a safe distance from the road.
Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/ wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle appears unsafe, have it towed to the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or other qualified maintenance or repair facility for further inspection or repairs.
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to make you and others aware of various risks. You should not remove any of these warning labels unless explicitly instructed to do so by information on the label itself. Removal of any of these labels may cause you and others to be unaware of certain risks which may result in an accident and/ or personal injury.
Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are familiar with the following information and rules:
Rthe safety precautions in this manual Rthe “Technical data” section in this manual Rtraffic rules and regulations
Rmotor vehicle laws and safety standards
G Warning!
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If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particularly one that you believe may affect its safe operation, we urge you to contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately to have the problem diagnosed and corrected if required. If the matter is not handled to your satisfaction, please discuss the problem with the Mercedes-Benz Center management or, if necessary, contact us at one of the following addresses:
In the USA:
Customer Assistance Center Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada:
Customer Relations Department Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
For the USA only:
The following text is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966”.
Reporting safety defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA Headquarters,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.
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(Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951)
Please note that your vehicle is equipped with devices that can record vehicle systems data and, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, may transmit some data in certain accidents.
This information helps, for example, to diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and to continuously improve vehicle safety. Daimler may access the information and share it with others
Rfor safety research or vehicle diagnosis purposes
Rwith the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee
Rin response to an official request by law enforcement or other government agency
Rfor use in dispute resolution involving Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service organization and/or
Ras otherwise required or permitted by law.
Please check the Tele Aid subscription service agreement for details regarding the infor-
mation that may be recorded or transmitted via that system.
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Cockpit ................................................. |
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Instrument cluster .............................. |
30 |
Storage compartments ....................... |
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Multifunction steering wheel ............. |
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Center console .................................... |
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Overhead control panel ...................... |
40 |
Door control panel .............................. |
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At a glance
Exterior view
i This Operator’s Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.
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Trunk |
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Locking and unlocking |
76 |
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Opening and closing |
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83 |
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Valet locking |
86 |
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Vehicle tool kit |
252 |
2 |
Rear window defroster |
173 |
3 |
Fuel filler flap |
201 |
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Fuel requirements |
354 |
4 |
Doors |
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Locking and unlocking |
76 |
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Opening |
80 |
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Locking and unlocking |
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manually |
308 |
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5 |
Exterior rear view mirrors |
96 |
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Page |
6 |
Retractable hardtop |
173 |
7 |
Windshield |
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Cleaning with wiper fluid |
106 |
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Cleaning |
247 |
8 |
Wipers |
105 |
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Wiper blades, replacing |
316 |
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Wiper blades, cleaning |
247 |
9 |
Hood |
203 |
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Engine oil |
204 |
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Coolant |
207 |
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Front lamps |
311 |
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b |
Headlamp cleaning system |
103 |
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c |
Front towing eye |
331 |
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d |
Tires and wheels |
209, |
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Checking tire inflation pres- |
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217 |
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Spare wheel |
346 |
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Flat tire |
317 |
e |
Rear lamps |
311 |
f |
Rear towing eye |
331 |
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At a glance
Cockpit
28