Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2009, SL600 2009, SL55 AMG 2009, SL550 2009, SL65 AMG 2009 User Manual

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Operator’s Manual

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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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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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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

V

 

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . 86

Vehicle

 

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 326

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 243

Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 126

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

349

Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .

135

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . .

76, 78

Locking/unlocking manually . . . . .

307

Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . .

. 324

Modifications and alterations,

 

Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . 21

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

330

Vehicle jack

 

see Jack

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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Product Information

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.

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Notes

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.

Vehicle equipment

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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Service and warranty information

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)

Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles

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

Maintenance

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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Roadside Assistance

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.

Change of address or ownership

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.

Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada

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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Operating safety

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

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!

Various warning labels are attached to your

 

vehicle. These warning labels are intended

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Reporting safety defects

Problems with your vehicle

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

Reporting safety defects

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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Vehicle data recording

Information regarding electronic recording devices

(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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At a glance

Exterior view .......................................

26

Cockpit .................................................

28

Instrument cluster ..............................

30

Storage compartments .......................

34

Multifunction steering wheel .............

36

Center console ....................................

38

Overhead control panel ......................

40

Door control panel ..............................

41

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Exterior view

Exterior view

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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.

 

Function

Page

1

Trunk

 

 

Locking and unlocking

76

 

Opening and closing

82,

 

 

83

 

Valet locking

86

 

Vehicle tool kit

252

2

Rear window defroster

173

3

Fuel filler flap

201

 

Fuel requirements

354

4

Doors

 

 

Locking and unlocking

76

 

Opening

80

 

Locking and unlocking

 

 

manually

308

 

 

5

Exterior rear view mirrors

96

 

 

 

 

Function

Page

6

Retractable hardtop

173

7

Windshield

 

 

Cleaning with wiper fluid

106

 

Cleaning

247

8

Wipers

105

 

Wiper blades, replacing

316

 

Wiper blades, cleaning

247

9

Hood

203

 

Engine oil

204

 

Coolant

207

a

Front lamps

311

 

 

 

b

Headlamp cleaning system

103

 

 

 

c

Front towing eye

331

 

 

 

 

Function

Page

d

Tires and wheels

209,

 

 

343

 

Checking tire inflation pres-

 

 

sure

217

 

Spare wheel

346

 

Flat tire

317

e

Rear lamps

311

f

Rear towing eye

331

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At a glance

Cockpit

Cockpit

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