Mercedes-Benz 350 SD TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual

Mercedes-Benz
Drive Sensibly - Save Fuel
Fuel con sum p tion, to a gre at extent,
d e p e n d s on driving habits and o p e ra t­
ing conditions.
T o save fuel you should:
What You Should Know at
the Gas Station
S ee last page
•
keep tire s at the reco m m en ded
inflation pressures,
•
rem ove un ne cessa ry loads,
•
rem ove ski racks or roo f-m o un te d
luggage racks w hen not in use,
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allow en gine to w arm up un de r low
load use,
•
avoid fre q u e n t a cce le ration and
de celeratio n,
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have all m a inten ance w ork
pe rfo rm ed at regular intervals by
an au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
dealer.
Fuel con sum p tion is also increased
by driving in cold w e athe r, in
sto p -a n d -g o traffic, on sho rt trips
and in hilly country.
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Owner’s Manual
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350 SD TURBO
350 SDL TURBO
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In trod u ction
M ain ten an ce
T h is O w n e r’s M anual con tain s a gre at deal of useful
inform ation. W e urge you to read it care fu lly and fa m ilia r­
ize you rself w ith th e veh icle before driving.
T h e M ainten ance B ooklet d e scrib e s all the necessary
m a inten ance w o rk w hich sho uld be pe rfo rm ed at regular
intervals.
For you r ow n safe ty and lo ng er service life of the vehicle,
w e urge you to fo llo w the in stru ction s and w a rnin gs.
Ignoring them could result in da m ag e to the veh icle or
personal injury.
A lw ays have the M ainten ance B ooklet w ith you w hen you
ta ke th e v e h icle to yo u r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de a le r fo r service. T he service a d viso r w ill record each
service in the bo oklet for you.
Y ou r veh icle m ay have som e or all of the e q uipm en t
d escribed. T herefore, you m ay find e xp la n a tio n s of
eq uipm en t not installed in you r vehicle. If you have any
q u estio ns ab ou t the op era tion of an y eq uipm en t, your
au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e a le r w ill be glad to
d e m on stra te the p ro pe r procedures.
R o ad sid e A s sista n c e
T he M e rce d e s-B e n z R oadside A ssistan ce Program pro­
vid es fa cto ry tra in e d tech nica l help in the eve nt of a bre ak­
dow n. C a lls to the to ll-fre e R oadside A ssistan ce num ber:
1 - 800 - 222-0100
O w n e r’s S ervice and W a rra n ty P o licy
T he O w n e r’s S ervice and W a rra n ty P olicy B ooklet
con tain s detailed inform ation ab ou t the w a rrantie s
cove rin g your M E R C E D E S -B E N Z , including:
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New C ar Lim ited W arran ty
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E m ission S ystem W arran ty
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E m ission P erfo rm a nce W arran ty
•
C a liforn ia E m ission C ontrol S ystem W arran ty
(C a liforn ia O nly)
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ance R e pre sentative s 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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side A ssista n ce te ch n icia n are ava ila ble w e e kd a ys from
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8:00 AM till m idnight.
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R oadside A ssistan ce P rogram bro chu re in you r glove box
o r lockable storag e com p artm en t.
C h an g e of A d d res s o r O w n ersh ip
O p e ra tin g Y o u r V e h ic le O u ts id e th e U .S .A . or C anada
If you change you r address, be sure to send in the
“C hange of A dd ress N o tice” found in the O w n e r’s S ervice
and W arran ty P olicy Booklet. It is in your ow n interest
tha t w e can con tact you should th e need arise.
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please be aw are th a t service fa cilitie s o r rep la cem en t
parts m ay not be rea dily ava ila ble:
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ture w ith the veh icle to m ake it ava ila ble to the next
ow ner.
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“Notice of P urchase o f Used C a r” found in the O w n e r’s
S ervice and W arran ty P olicy Booklet.
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in E urope un de r o u r E uropean D elivery Program . For
details, con sult you r a u thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
d e a le r o r w rite to:
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E uropean D elivery D epa rtm e nt
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T oronto, O ntario M 4G 2L5
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Optional equipment is also described in this manual, including
operating instructions wherever necessary. Since they are
special-order 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 de­
scribed in this Owner’s Manual, your authorized MERCEDESBENZ dealer will be glad to inform you of correct care and
operating procedures.
The Owner’s Manual and Maintenance Booklet are important
documents and should be kept with the vehicle.
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Instruments and Controls, Starting the Engine
Driving Instructions, Service and Maintenance
Operation
Driving
Practical Hints
Technical Data
Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants, etc.
Consumer Information
Index
Check Regularly and
Before a Long Trip
S ee page 116
The First 1500 km (1000 Miles)
T he m ore ca u tio u sly you treat your
veh icle durin g the break-in period, the
m ore satisfied you w ill be w ith its p e r­
fo rm a n ce later on. T here fore, drive
yo u r veh icle during the first 1500 km
(1000 m iles) at m od era te veh icle and
e n gine speeds.
D uring this period, avoid heavy loads
(full throttle driving) and high RPM
(no m ore tha n 2A of m axim um p e rm is­
sible speed in each g e a r as indicated
on th e spe edom eter).
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A void acce le rating by kickdow n. It is
not reco m m en ded to brake the ve h i­
cle by m an ua lly shiftin g to a low er
gear. W e reco m m en d to select po si­
tion s “3 ” or “2 ” only at m oderate
spe ed s (for hill driving).
A fte r 1500 km (1000 m iles) speeds
m ay g ra du ally be increased to the
pe rm issib le m axim um .
Instruments and Controls, Starting the Engine
Driving Instructions, Service and Maintenance
Instrum e nts and C o ntrols
Instrum e nt C lu ste r
Ind icator Lam p S ym bo ls
S tarting and T urning O ff the
E ngine
D riving Instructio ns
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
M a inten ance S ystem
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12
13
14
15
18
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In s tru m en ts and C o n tro ls
15
A ir recircula tion sw itch (page 20)
For more detailed descriptions see specified pages.
16
H azard w a rn in g fla sh e r sw itch
17
R ear p a ssen ge r co m p a rtm e n t lam p sw itch
(page 49)
18
A u to m a tic clim ate con tro l (page 20)
19
Radio
20
A sh tra y w ith lighte r (pages 49, 93)
21
Left fro n t sea t h e ater sw itch (page 32)
22
S w itch fo r rear w in d o w sun shade
23
R ight front seat he ater sw itch (page 32)
24
Left po w e r w in d o w sw itch gro u p (page 51)
25
A djustin g sw itch for e xte rio r m irro r on front
p a sse n g e r side (page 47)
26
Lo ud spe aker fro n t to rear fa d e r control
27
R ight po w e r w in d o w sw itch gro up (page 51)
28
G love box (illum inated in stee ring lock po si­
tio n s 1 o r 2) is not installed in ve h icle s e q u ip ­
ped w ith a fro n t pa ssen ge r airbag.
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A ir volum e con tro l fo r side air ou tlets (page 20)
2
Side air outlets (page 20)
3
A dju sta b le air ou tlets (page 20)
4
Parking brake release (page 54)
5
Hood lock release (page 70)
6
Parking brake pedal (page 54)
7
C om bination sw itch (page 46)
8
E xterior lam p sw itch (page 45)
9
C ruise control (page 58)
10
Instrum ent clu ste r (page 12)
11
Horn
A irbag (page 39)
12
S teering lock w ith pre g lo w /sta rte r sw itch (page 44)
13
A ir volum e con tro l le ver fo r ce n te r and side air
o u tlets (page 20)
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10
R ear w in d o w d e fro ste r sw itch (page 50)
Instruments and C o ntrols
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In s tru m e n t C lu s te r
1 Knob fo r in stru m en t lam ps and trip od om eter.
Rotate knob: To vary in te nsity o f in stru m en t lam ps.
D epress knob: T o reset trip odom eter.
2 C o ola nt te m p e ra tu re gauge. S ee page 61
3 Fuel gaug e w ith reserve w arning lam p (yellow ).
S ee page 61
7 A S D fun ction in dica tor lam p (yellow ). S ee page 65
8 M ain od o m e te r
ft
y
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I rip od o m e te r
10 O utsid e te m p e ra tu re indicator. See page 62
11 Turn signal in dica tor lam p, right (green)
12 Electric clo ck
4 O il pressure gauge (bar). See p a ge 60
13 T a ch o m e te r
5 Turn signal in dica tor lam p, left (green)
14 Knob fo r clo ck ad ju stm e nt
(press in and rotate for ad ju stm e nts)
6 S p e ed om e te r
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m
Function In d icato r Lam p
O T
E ng in e oil level low.
See page 60
High beam
C o o la n t level low.
S ee page 62
Preglow . See page 14
Fluid level fo r w indsh ie ld and
head lam p w a sh e r system low.
See page 62
W arn ing Lam ps
(should go out w ith th e e n gine running unless)
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B attery not being charged.
S ee page 60
BRAKE
Brake fluid low (except C anada)
Parking brake engaged.
See pages 54, 63
(®)
Brake fluid low (C a na da only).
Parking brake engaged.
See pages 54, 63
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Front brake pads worn dow n.
See page 63
Instrum ent C lu ste r
Indicator Lamp S ym bo ls
Ind icato r Lam p S ym bo ls
E xterio r lam p failure.
See page 61
A B S m alfunction.
See page 64
S R S m alfunction.
See page 39
A S D m alfunction.
See page 65
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Startin g and T u rn in g O ff the Engine
B efore Startin g
A t am b ie nt tem p e ra tu re s below
- 1 8°C (0°F), de pre ss a cce le rator
th re e tim es prior to starting.
Engage parking brake and m ove the
se le cto r le ver to position “ P” .
Hot E n gin e
C old Engine
T urn key in steering lock clo ckw ise to
the stop and start en gine im m e dia te ly
w ith o u t d e pre ssing the acce le rator.
Turn key to steering lock position 2.
C harge in dica tor and pre glow in d ica ­
to r lam p sho uld com e on. T he preglow
process starts. W hen the preglow
in dica tor lam p goes out, the engine is
ready for starting.
T u rn in g off
T urn the key in the steering lock to
position 0 only w hen th e veh icle has
stop ped m oving.
A m bien t tem pe rature s
above 0°C (+32°F):
T he key can only be rem oved w ith the
se le cto r lever in position “ P” .
T urn key in steering lock clo ckw ise to
the stop. Do not de pre ss accelerator.
Release key only w hen the en gine is
firing regularly.
S hould the en gine con tinu e to operate
w ith the key in stee ring lock position 0,
refer to page 74.
A m bien t tem pe rature s
below 0°C (+32°F):
D epress a cce le rator to the floor. Turn
key in steering lock clo ckw ise to the
stop. R elease key only w h en the
engine is firing regularly and ba ck off
acce le ra to r slow ly.
Do not in te rrup t the starting process. If
the en gine is very cold, it is possible
tha t it w ill fail to start on sub seq ue nt
attem pts.
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If the co o la n t tem p e ra tu re is very high
(e.g. after hard driving on m ountain
roads), do not shu t off the engine
im m e dia te ly, but a llo w it to run for
1 -2 m inutes at in crea sed idle speed
w ith se le cto r lever in position “ P” .
Im p ortan t!
Due to the installed starter non-re pea t
feature, th e key m ust be turne d
com p le te ly to th e left before a tte m p t­
ing to start the en gine again.
O bse rve the oil pre ssure gauge
im m e dia te ly after starting the engine.
In a very cold en gine the oil pressure
w ill rise slow ly. Do not speed up the
e n gine before pressure is registered
on the pre ssure gauge.
T he battery charge indicator lam p
should go out as soon as the engine
has started.
If the preglow in dica tor lam p fails to
light up, or lights up w h ile driving, the
pre glow system is de fective and
should be repaired a t you r authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e aler at the
e a rlie st possible date.
T h e en gine is eq uippe d w ith a block
he ater to provide reliab le starting at
te m p e ra tu re s be lo w -1 8 ° C (0°F).
R efer to page 67.
W hen the en gine is not running, the
brake and steering system s are
w ith ou t po w e r assistance. U nder
the se circu m sta nce s, a m uch gre ater
effort is necessary to stop o r ste e r the
vehicle.
Brakes
C aution!
W hen driving dow n long and steep
grades, relieve the load on the brakes
by shifting into “3 ” o r “2 ” . T h is helps
prevent overheating of the b ra kes and
reduces brake pad w ear. Do not exceed
engine speed lim its (see p a ge 57).
A fter hard braking it is a d visa ble to
drive on fo r som e tim e so th e air
stream will cool dow n the brakes
faster.
W arn ing !
A fter driving in h eav y rain fo r
so m e tim e w ith o u t ap p ly in g th e
brakes or th ro ug h w a te r deep
en o ug h to w e t b rak e c o m p o n e n ts ,
th e first braking actio n m ay be
so m ew hat reduced and increased
pedal p ressu re m ay be necessary.
Be su re to m ain tain a s a fe d is ta n ­
ce from ve h ic le s in front.
All che cks and m ainten ance w ork on
the bra ke system should be carried
out by an au thorized M E R C E D E S B E N Z dealer.
B etw een m ainten ance checks, it is a
good p ra ctice to ap ply th e parking
bra ke once o r tw ice w h ile driving at
ap p ro xim a te ly 50 km /h (30 m ph) on a
dry stra ig h t road. A pp ly bra ke lightly
until a slight drag on the w h e e ls is felt.
Keep ap plying bra ke fo r about
10 seco nd s w h ile pu lling the release
ha nd le out be fore releasing the pa rk­
ing brake com p le te ly. T h is practice
w ill keep the parking bra ke at m a xi­
m um efficiency.
If th e parking brake is released and
the bra ke w a rnin g lam p in the in stru­
m ent c lu ste r stays on, the brake fluid
level in the re se rvo ir is too low.
B rake pad w e a r or a leak in the
system m ay be the reason fo r low
brake fluid in the reservoir.
Have th e bra ke system inspected at
an a u thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de a le r im m ediately.
Install on ly brake pads and brake fluid
reco m m en ded by M E R C E D E S -B E N Z .
W arn in g !
T h e sto p lam p s w ill not co m e on
w hen ap p ly in g th e p arking b rake
o nly. P erform th e p ro ced u re in
th e p rev io u s p ara g rap h o nly
w h e n th e road is c le a r o f o th e r
traffic.
R esting yo u r fo o t on th e brake
p edal w ill ca u s e e x c e s s iv e and
p rem atu re w e a r o f th e brake
pads.
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and Turning Off the Engine
Driving Instructio ns
P o w er assista n c e
T he con dition o f the parking brake
system is che cked each tim e th e car
is in th e sho p fo r the required m a in te ­
nance.
Starting
D riving Instru ction s
W arn in g !
If o th e r th an re co m m en d e d brake
p ad s are in s talle d , th e braking
p ro p e rtie s o f th e ve h ic le can be
affe cte d to an e x te n t th at the
sa fety is s u b s ta n tia lly im paired.
It can als o re su lt in th e brakes
o verh e atin g th e re b y sig n ific a n tly
re d u cin g th e ir e ffe c tiv e n e s s . It
m ay not be p o s sib le to sto p th e
c a r in su fficien t tim e to av o id an
accid en t.
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D e p e n d in g upon th e w ea th e r
a n d /o r road su rfa c e (co n d itio n s),
th e tra ctio n va rie s w id ely.
S pe cifie d tire pre ssure s m ust be
m aintained. T his applies p a rticularly if
the tire s are sub je cte d to high loads
(e.g. high speeds, heavy loads, high
am b ie nt tem pe rature s).
T ire traction
T he safe speed on a w et, snow
covered or icy road is alw ays low er
than on a dry road.
Y ou should pay p a rticu la r attention to
th e con dition o f the road as soon as
the pre vailin g te m p e ra tu re s fall close
to the freezing point.
W arn in g !
W arn in g !
Tires
T read w e a r in dica tors (TW I) are
required by law. T hese in dica tors are
located in six place s on the tread cir­
cum fere nce and becom e visible at a
depth of approx. 2 m m (Vie in), at
w hich po in t the tire is con sid ered w orn
and should be replaced.
T he tread w e a r in dica tor appears as a
solid band acro ss th e tread.
W arn in g !
Do not allo w y o u r tires to w ea r
d o w n to o far. W ith less th an 3 m m
(1/s in) of tre ad , th e ad h es io n
p ro p e rties on a w et road are
sh arp ly reduced.
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Do not d rive w ith a fla t tire. A flat
tire affe c ts th e ab ility to s te e r or
b rake th e ve h ic le . You m ay lose
co n tro l o f th e car. C o n tin u ed
d riving w ith a fla t tire o r d riving
at high sp eed w ith a flat tire w ill
ca u s e ex ce ss iv e h eat b uild-u p
an d p o s sib le a fire, or tire b lo w ­
out.
A q u ap la n in g
D epending on the depth of the w a te r
la yer on the road, a q ua pla ning m ay
occur, even at low spe ed s and w ith
new tires. A void tra ck gro o ve s in the
road and ap ply bra kes ca u tio u sly in
the rain.
If ice has fo rm ed on th e road, tire
tra ctio n w ill be su b stan tially
redu ced . U n d er su ch w ea th e r
co n d itio n s, d rive, ste er and brake
w ith ex tre m e cautio n.
W e recom m end M + S rad ia l-ply tires
fo r the w in te r season fo r all four
w h e e ls to insure norm al balanced
handling cha racteristics. O n packed
snow , th e y can reduce you r stopping
d ista nce as com p are d w ith sum m e r
tires. S topping dista nce , how ever, is
still con sid erab ly gre a te r than w hen
the road is w e t o r dry.
To redu ce th e risk of p erson al
injury as a resu lt of v e h ic le m o v e ­
m ent, b efo re tu rn in g off the
en g in e and leaving th e veh icle
alw ays:
1.
Keep fo ot on brake p edal.
2.
Firm ly d ep ress p arking brake
pedal.
3.
M ove the se lecto r lever to
position “P ”.
4.
S lo w ly release brake pedal.
5. Turn fro n t w h e els to w a rd s the
road curb.
6. Turn the key to steerin g lock
positio n 0 and rem ove.
Im portant!
It is advisa ble to set th e parking brake
w h e n e ve r parking o r leaving the
vehicle. In addition, m ove selector
lever to position “ P” . W hen parking on
hills, alw ays ap ply the parking brake.
T he m ost im portant rule fo r slip p e ry or
icy roads is to drive se n sib ly and to
avoid abrupt acce le ration , braking and
steering action. Do not use the cruise
con tro l system un de r such conditions.
W hen the veh icle is in d a n g e r of
skidding, m ove se le cto r lever to
position “N ”. T ry to keep the veh icle
un de r con tro l by m ea ns o f corre ctive
steering action.
Road salts and ch e m ica ls can a d ve r­
sely a ffect braking efficie ncy. Increa­
sed pedal force m ay be com e ne ce s­
sary to pro du ce the norm al brake
effect. W e th e re fo re reco m m en d
de pre ssing the brake pedal rep ea te dly
w hen travelin g on saltstrew n roads at
length. T h is can bring road salt
im paired braking e fficie n cy b a ck to
norm al. A p re re q u isite is, how ever,
th a t this is possible w ith o u t e n d a n g e ­
ring oth er d rivers on th e road.
If the veh icle is parked after being
driven on salt treated roads, the
braking efficie ncy should be tested as
soon as possible a fter driving is
resum ed w h ile ob serving the safety
rules in the pre vio us paragraph.
W arn in g !
If th e v e h ic le b eco m e s stu ck in
sn o w , m ake su re th at sn o w is
kept cle ar of th e ex h a u st pipe and
fro m arou n d th e ve h ic le . O th e rw i­
se, d e a d ly carb on m o n o x id e (CO )
g ase s m ay en te r v e h ic le interior
resu ltin g in u n c o n sc io u sn es s and
death.
To as su re s u ffic ie n t fresh air ve n ­
tila tio n , o pen a w in d o w sligh tly
on th e sid e of th e ca r th at is out
of th e w in d .
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Instructio ns
W arn ing !
W in ter D riving In s tru ctio n s
Driving
Parking
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
M ain ten an ce S ystem
A m ainten ance bo oklet is included
w ith you r car, listing all the m ainte­
nance jo bs th a t m ust be carried out
after the follow ing m ileages:
U n de r seve re opera ting co n d itio n s or
if diesel fu e ls w ith high sulph ur
co n te n t (in exce ss o f 0.5 % by w eight)
are used, the oil and filte r should be
cha ng ed eve ry 4000 km (2500 m iles).
For en gine oil reco m m en datio ns, see
page 102.
S p ecial M ain ten an ce M easu res
R o u tin e M ain ten an ce
S ev ere O p e ra tin g C o n d itio n s
Inspection at 1300 - 1600 km
( 8 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 m iles)
Lubrication S ervice every
8000 km (5000 m iles)
M ainten ance S ervice every
24 000 km (15 000 m iles)
A dd itio nal W ork every
48 000 km (30 000 m iles)
For additional de tails refer to the
M ainten ance Booklet.
In the case of low m ileage operation,
the M ainten ance S ervice m ust be
carried out at least once every
2 years.
E n gin e O il and F ilter C h an g e
R equired eve ry 8000 km (5000 m iles),
o r at least on ce a year.
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Note:
S eve re o p era ting con ditions o r heavy
use include: p re do m ina nt city o r short
d ista nce driving, frequ en t m ountain
driving, poor roads, d u sty or m uddy
con ditions,e tc..
U nder seve re operating con ditions or
he avy use, it m ay be n e cessa ry to
carry out pre scribe d m ainten ance jo b s
at sh o rte r intervals, for exam ple:
E ngine: O il cha ng e w ith filte r cha ng e
eve ry 40 00 km (2500 m iles).
Brake fluid should be replaced
annually, p re fe rab ly in the spring.
It is reco m m en ded to use only brake
fluid appro ved by M E R C E D E S -B E N Z .
Do not m ix d iffe re n t type s of brake
fluids.
A u to m a tic tra n sm issio n : Fluid change
w ith o u t filte r cha ng e every 24 000 km
(15 000 m iles).
Have the en gine coo la nt (w ater/
an tico rro sio n /a n tifre e ze m ixture)
replaced eve ry three yea rs (see
"Fuels, C o ola nts, Lubricants, e tc.”).
T ire s: Inspect every
12 000 km (7 500 m iles).
M ain ten an ce V o u c h e rs
A ir filter: C lean or replace ele m e n t
e ve ry 24 000 km (15 000 m iles).
Y ou r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
d e aler will ce rtify in the m aintenance
bo oklet th a t all lubrication and m ainte­
nance services have been carried out
at th e corre ct intervals.
Operation
A u to m a tic C lim ate C ontrol
C ar Keys
O pe nin g the Doors
Locking and U n locking of Doors
C entral Locking S ystem
A n ti-T h e ft A la rm S ystem
P ow er S eats, Front
O rth o p e d ic S eat B ackre st
A djustin g T ele scop ic
S teering C olum n
Arm R est (F ront S eats)
Arm Rest (R ear Bench Seat)
Head R estraints, R ear
H eated Seats
Pow er S eats, Rear
Individual R ear Seats
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26
26
27
28
28
30
30
31
31
31
32
33
33
S ea t B elts and S upplem ental
R e stra in t S ystem (SRS)
S tee ring Lock
E xte rio r Lam p Switch
C o m bin atio n Sw itch
E xterio r R ear V ie w M irrors
Inside R ear V ie w M irror
S un V iso rs
S lidin g R oof w ith
R ear P op-U p Feature
Interior Lam ps
Lighter
Lo ckab le S to ra g e C o m pa rtm e nt
R ear W in d o w D e fro ste r
P ow er W ind ow s
Shelf b e lo w R ear W ind ow
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45
46
47
47
48
48
49
49
50
50
51
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Heating, coo lin g, and air distribution
within the v e h ic le ’s interior w ill be
au tom atica lly con tro lled. T his is
acco m plishe d w ith the tem pe rature
selector (1), th e p u shb utto ns (2) and
the fan con tro l buttons (3).
T he ad ju sta ble air ou tlets (7) and (8)
can be va ria b ly op ened and closed, or
m oved to d ire ct the flo w o f air as
desired. T he outlets (7) are opened
and closed w ith slide lever (6), and
outlets (8) w ith slide levers (5).
M ove slide levers (5) and (6) tow a rds
the left to open, to w a rd s the right to
close.
A u to m atic C lim ate C ontrol
3
0
T he en gine m ust be running fo r the
clim ate control system to operate.
1
T e m pe rature selector
2
P ush bu tto ns for fun ction selection
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0
D efrost
Bi-Level
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M inim um fan speed
T he air flo w from the ou tlets (9) m ay
be in crea sed by rotating the control
(10) up, and reduced by rotating down.
W ith the e xte rio r lam ps turne d on
(except standing lam ps), th e sym bols
on all buttons light up. Each button
shines brigh te r w h en depressed.
4
A ir recircula tion sw itch
Notes:
5
V olum e control for a d ju sta ble air
o u tlets (8) right and left
6
V olum e control for a d ju sta ble air
outlets (7)
T h e au to m a tic clim ate control o p e r­
ates pro pe rly only if all w in d o w s and
the sliding roof are kept closed. A ir
ou tlets (7), (8) and (9) m ust not all be
clo sed at the sam e tim e.
EC (E conom y)
7, 8
9
10
20
M axim um fan speed
'P f g A u to m a tic fan speed
! ■ ■ control
Norm al setting
O ff (air sup ply off)
Fan control buttons
A djustab le air outlets
Side air outlets
V olum e control fo r side air outlets
(9) right and left
The air co n d itio n e r rem oves c o n si­
de rab le m oistu re from the air during
op eration. It is norm al, fo r w a te r to
drip onto the g ro un d throu gh openings
in the underbody.
T e m p e ra tu re S ele ctio n
The desired interior tem p e ra tu re
can be selected by rotating the
te m p e ra tu re selector. The
selected te m p e ra tu re is reached as
qu ickly as po ssib le and m aintained. A
basic setting of 72°F (22°C ) is re­
com m e nd ed.
A ir R ecircu latio n
E
Press sym bo l side o f sw itch = the
air recircula tion m ode is e n g a g ­
ed. T he in dica tor lam p in the
sw itch lights up.
The ad ju sta ble air ou tlet in the rear
pa ssen ge r com p artm en t console
provides a variab le flo w of fresh
outside air o r cooled air. T he air flo w is
increased by sliding the lever to the
left and de crea sed by slidin g the lever
to the right.
T his m ode can be selected to prevent
annoying odors or du st from entering
the car's interior.
At high ou tside te m p e ra tu re s, the
system a u to m a tica lly e n ga ge s the
recircula te d air m ode and th e re b y
in crea ses the coo lin g cap acity p e r­
form ance.
T he recircula te d air m ode w ill be
a u to m a tica lly sw itch ed off after
ap p ro xim a te ly 30 m inutes of operation
at ou tside te m p e ra tu re s above
ap p ro xim a te ly 7°C (45°F) and after
a p p ro xim a te ly 5 m inutes at outside
te m p e ra tu re s be lo w ap pro xim ately
7°C (45°F).
If the w indo w s should fog up from the
inside, sw itch from recirculated air
back to fresh air by pressing the lower
half of the a ir recircula tion sw itch (the
in dica tor lam p in the sw itch goes out).
Note:
It is not po ssib le to sw itch to recircu­
lated a ir if button 0 o r f j j j is d e ­
pressed.
F un ctio n Setting
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N orm al setting
The system a u to m a tica lly cools o r heats de pe nd ing on
the outside te m p e ra tu re and the selected interior te m ­
perature.
^
N orm al setting - Cooling
^
E conom y setting - V entilation
•
In the cooling m ode, air is directed o n ly to the
ad ju sta b le air outlets (7), (8) and (9).
•
In the heating m ode, w arm air is prim arily directed to
the fo o t area and ad d itio n a lly to the d u cts in the front
doors.
In the heating m ode, air w ill also be pe rio dica lly
em itted from the ad ju sta ble air ou tlets (7).
Enough air is supplied to the w indsh ie ld and to the
side w indo w s to keep the glass free of fog in norm al
w e a th e r conditions.
A t low ou tside tem p e ra tu re s, fan operation does not
start until the en gine co o la n t has w a rm ed up.
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EC (E C O N O M Y ) = E conom ical setting
T he fun ction of th is setting co rre sp o n d s to the “N o rm al”
setting, how ever, be cau se the air con ditioning com p res­
so r w ill not e n ga ge (fuel savings), it is not po ssib le to air
con dition in this setting.
Norm al setting - Heating
E conom y setting - Heating
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Bi-Level ven tila tion - C ooling
T h is setting is used if th e inside of the w indsh ie ld begins
to fog up, ice up o r w h en w e t sno w is falling . As soon as
the w in d sh ie ld has cle are d, reset to g j or ; g [ .
In the heating m ode, w a rm air is sup plied to the w in d ­
shield, fo o t area, air o u tle ts (8) and (9), and to the ducts
in the front do ors. A dd itio nally, a ir m ay be em itted peri­
o d ica lly from ou tlets (7), de pe n d in g on the interior te m ­
perature.
In the coo lin g m ode, cool a ir is sup plied to the w in d ­
shield, fo o t area, front d o o r du cts, and air outlets (7), (8)
and (9).
Note:
In w arm , hum id clim ates, pro lo nge d use of this setting
m ay crea te co n d e n sa tio n on the ou tside of the w in d ­
shield , dire ctly ab ove the d e fro ste r ducts.
^
D efrost
T he m axim um am o u n t of heated air is directed to the
w indsh ie ld and ad ju sta ble air ou tlets (9) in de pen de nt of
the po sitio ns o f the tem p e ra tu re se le cto r w h ee l and fan
control buttons.
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oft
T he fresh air su p p ly to the ca r interior is shut off. W hile
driving, use this settin g only tem porarily.
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V alet Key - round head - fits only the
d o or locks and the steering lock.
A rm s/d isa rm s the a n ti-th e ft alarm
system . T he valet key w ill not fit the
trunk, glove box o r co n so le storage
co m p a rtm e n t locks. T h is key should
be used w h e n e ve r the ca r is left with
an attendant. Be sure to lock glove
box or con sole storag e co m p a rtm e n t
and tru n k w ith the m aster key.
Flat Key
Car Keys
Included with you r veh icle are tw o
m aster keys, one va le t key and one
flat (m aster) key.
M aster Key - squ are head - fits all
locks on the car. A rm s/d isa rm s the
a n ti-th eft alarm system .
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T he flat key fits all vehicle
locks. A rm s/d isa rm s the
a n ti-th e ft alarm system . W e
reco m m en d th a t you carry
the flat key w ith you and
keep it in a safe place so
th a t it is a lw ays handy.
N e ver leave the flat key in
the vehicle.
O b ta in in g R e p lac em en t Keys
Y o u r veh icle is equipped w ith a theft
d e te rre n t locking system requiring a
special key m an ufacturing process.
For se cu rity reasons, replacem ent
keys can only be ob tain ed via your
a u thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
W arn in g !
W hen leaving th e v e h ic le alw ays
re m o ve th e key fro m the steerin g
lock. Do not leave ch ild ren
u n a tten d e d in th e vehicle. U n su ­
p ervised use of v e h ic le e q u ip ­
m ent m ay ca u s e se rio u s p ers o n ­
al injury.
W hen the rear d o o r lock buttons are
dow n, the rear d o o rs cannot be
opened from th e ou tside or the inside,
unless the d o or lock buttons are first
pulled up.
T he d rive r’s d o o r can be locked only if
it is clo sed and th e d o or latch has
pro pe rly engaged.
O penin g th e Doors
Locking and U n locking of Doors
From outside: pull handle (1) o u t­
w ards.
From the outside: turn key.
From inside: pull handle (4) in trim
panel.
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From the inside: actuate d o o r lock
button.
2
3
U nlocking
Locking
Central Locking System
The entire veh icle m ay be locked or
unlocked w ith the central locking
system by:
•
Using the m aster o r v a le t key in
e ith er front door.
•
Using the m aster key in the tru n k
lock.
•
Pushing dow n or pulling up the in ­
te rio r d o or lock button at either
front door.
The central locking system locks or
unlocks all doors, tru n k lid and fuel
filler flap sim ultaneously.
Doors
W hen you lock the car, all d o o r lock
buttons should m ove dow n. If any one
stays up, the respective d o or is not
properly closed. You sho uld then
unlock the car, open and reclose this
door, and lock the ca r again.
T h e cen tra l locking system can be
enga ge d from th e d riv e r’s d o o r lock
button, provided the d o o r is c o m p le te ­
ly closed. It can also be enga ge d from
the front p a sse n g e r d o or if the ignition
key is rem oved, or the key is inserted
in the steering lock w ith o u t having
been turne d (key in position 0).
If the car has been locked from the
outside, the an ti-th eft alarm will com e
on if a d o or is op ened from the inside.
T h e tru n k can rem ain locked w hile the
cen tra l locking system is unlocked
(e.g. w h ile driving or w hen leaving the
ca r in a situation w h ere it m ust be
driven using the valet key, but you
w ish the tru n k to rem ain locked at
parking lots, w o rksho ps, etc.). Turn
the m aster key com p le te ly to the right
and pull it out in the horizontal po si­
tion. N ow the tru n k can only be
unlocked w ith the m aster key by
tu rn in g it back com p le te ly to the left.
T runk
To unlock the tru n k w ith the central
locking system , turn the m aster key in
the trunk lock co m p le te ly to the left
and let it return to the vertica l position.
Push in tru n k lock button and open
the trunk. To lock the trunk, turn the
m aster key co m p le te ly to the right and
let it return to th e vertica l position.
Im p ortan t!
If the tru n k is unlocked with the
m aster key, the do ors and fuel filler
fla p w ill also be unlocked. A fte r
clo sing the trunk, th e central locking
system m ust again be engaged using
the key to relock the do ors and fuel
fille r flap.
Note:
If the fuel fille r flap ca n n o t be opened,
refer to “M anual R elease of Fuel Filler
F lap” (page 86).
A n ti-T h e ft A la rm S y s te m
The an ti-th eft alarm can be arm ed or
disarm ed w ith the m aster key, valet
key or flat key by locking or unlocking
eith er front d o or or the trunk.
O peration
O nce the alarm system has been
arm ed, the exte rior veh icle lam ps will
flash and the horn w ill sound in te rm it­
ten tly w hen som eone:
•
op en s a door,
•
opens the trunk,
•
opens the hood,
•
rem oves the radio,
•
sw itch es on o r bridges the ignition
circuit,
•
steps on the brake pedal.
T he alarm w ill last ap pro xim ately
150 seco nd s in the form of blinking
e xte rio r lam ps. A t th e sam e tim e an
a d ditiona l horn w ill sou nd in te rm itte n t­
ly fo r 60 seconds, pause for 30 seconds,
and repeat for a n othe r 60 seconds.
T he alarm w ill stay on even if the
activa ting e lem e nt (a door, fo r e xa m ­
ple) is im m e dia te ly closed.
Note:
If the radio is rem oved from its
m ounting w hen the an ti-th eft alarm is
arm ed, the radio will au tom atica lly be
rendered inop erative ! (This is indi­
cate d by a dashed line across the
d ispla y.)
Do not give the m aster key to an
u n au th orize d person. W e recom m end
th a t you carry the fla t key safe ly w ith
you so tha t it is alw ays handy. T his
key has the sam e fun ction as the
m aster key.
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P o w e r S e a ts, F ro n t
The sw itch es are located in each front
door.
T urn key in steering lock to position 1
or 2 (with the d riv e r’s or front pa ssen­
g e r’s d o o r opened, the po w e r seats
can also be opera te d w ith the key
rem oved or in steering lock p o s itio n 0).
S eat and head restraint adjustm ent:
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A
Seat cushion adjustm ent.
B
S ea tback adjustm ent.
C
Head restraint adjustm ent.
A djust head restraint to support
the back of the head a p p ro xim a te ­
ly at ear level. T he head restraint
can also be tilted forw a rd by hand.
Note:
Y ou r car is equippe d w ith po w e r
head restraints, do not try to
operate m anually.
W arn ing !
Do not ad ju s t th e d riv e r’s seat
w hile d riving . A d ju stin g th e seat
w hile d riving could ca u s e the
d rive r to lose co n tro l of the
vehicle.
N ever ride in a m o vin g veh icle
with the seat back reclined.
Sitting in an e x c e s s iv e ly reclined
position can be d an g e ro u s . You
could slide u n d er th e s e at b elt in
a co llisio n. If you slid e u n d er it,
th e b elt w ou ld a p p ly fo rce at the
ab d om en or neck. T h a t could
cause serio u s or even fatal
injuries. T h e seat back and seat
belts p ro vid e th e best restraint
w hen th e w ea rer is in an u prig h t
position and belts are p ro perly
p ositioned on th e body.
S toring sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g
w heel p o sitio ns in m em ory:
D
M em ory button.
E
Position buttons “ 1” and “2 ” .
T w o sets o f sea t/h ead restraint/
steering w heel po sitio ns m ay be
pro gra m m e d into m em ory. A fte r the
sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g w h ee l are
positioned, push m em o ry button D,
release, and w ithin 3 seco nd s push
position button “ 1” . A second set of
po sitio ns fo r the sam e sea t/h ead
restraint/ste erin g w heel can be
p ro gra m m e d into m em o ry by pushing
first button D and then “2 ” .
R ecalling sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g
w heel po sitio ns stored in m em ory:
To recall a sea t/h e a d restraint/
steering w heel position, push position
button “ 1” or “2 ” until sea t/h ead
restraint/ste erin g w h e e l m ove m en t
has stop ped . For sa fe ty reasons, the
sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g w heel
m ove m en t stop s after releasing the
position button.
Note:
See page 30 fo r in stru ction s to adjust
te le sco p ic steering colum n.
C a utio n!
Do not rem ove head restraints except
w h en m ou ntin g seat covers. For
rem oval refer to “ Practical H ints” ,
page 94. W hen eve r restraints have
been rem oved be sure to reinstall
them before driving.
Im p o rtan t!
Prior to opera ting the vehicle, the
d rive r should ad ju st the seat height for
p ro pe r vision as w ell as fore/a ft
p lace m ent and seat back angle to
insure ad e q u a te control, reach,
op eration, and com fort. The head
restraint should also be adjusted for
p ro pe r height.
Both the inside and o u tside rear view
m irrors sho uld be ad ju ste d fo r ad e ­
qu ate rearw ard vision. Fasten seat
belts. Infants and sm all children
should be sea ted in a properly
secu red restraint system that co m ­
plies w ith U.S. Federal M otor V ehicle
S afe ty S tan dard 213 and C anadian
M otor V ehicle S afe ty S tandard 213.1.
All seat, head restraint, and rear view
m irror ad ju stm e nts as w ell as fa ste n ­
ing of seat belts should be done
b e fore the veh icle is put into m otion.
T h e inflation pre ssure of the air
cushion can be varied betw een p o si­
tion “0 ” = w ith o u t pressure, and
position “4 ” = m axim um pressure, by
c h a ng ing the pre ssure re g ulator (1)
setting.
In addition, the cush io n he ig ht m ay be
c ha ng ed to five diffe re nt settings
betw een position “A ” = lo w est setting,
and “ E” = high est setting, by varying
the height re g ulator (2) adjustm ent.
O rth o p ed ic Seat B ackrest
1
2
P ressure reg ulator
H eight reg ulator
S om e m odels m ay be equippe d with
orth o p e d ic seats. T h e se seats have
an inflatable air cushion built into the
b a ckrest to provide additional lum bar
support. The am o un t of cushion
he ig ht and curva tu re m ay be adjusted
a fter turning the key in steering lock to
position 1 or 2.
If the en gine is turne d off, the last
cushion setting is retained in m em ory,
and a u to m a tica lly ad ju sts the cushion
to th is setting w hen the en gine is
restarted.
A d ju stin g T e le s c o p ic Steerin g
C o lum n
T urn key in steering lock to position 1
or 2 (with the d riv e r’s o r front pa ssen­
g e r’s d o o r open, the te le sco p ic
steering colum n can be operated with
the key rem oved or in steering lock
position 0).
To lengthen o r shorten the steering
colum n, actuate th e sw itch (1).
Note:
T he steering w heel position is stored
in m em ory w ith the seat and head
restraint position.
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O pe ra tion
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Arm Rest (F ro nt Seats)
1
Arm rest fold ed up.
2
For norm ally inclined sea t back.
3
For extrem e ly inclined seat back.
4
To adjust arm rest dow nw ards,
press release button.
Note:
To m ove the arm rest betw een
positions 1 and 2 it m ay be necessary
to ove rcom e a slight resistance.
W arning!
The arm rest does not su ffice as
a child restraint system . In case
of a fro n tal co llisio n a ch ild can
be ca tap u lte d fo rw ard o ver the
locked arm rest. In fa n ts and sm all
ch ild re n sh o u ld be seated in a
p ro p e rly se cu re d re strain t system
th at co m p lie s w ith U.S. Federal
M o tor V e h ic le S afe ty S tan d ard
213 and C a n a d ia n M o to r V eh icle
S afe ty S tan d ard 213.1.
H ead R e straints, R ear
A djust head restraint to sup po rt the
back of the head ap p ro xim a te ly at ear
level. Do not exte nd the head restraint
past the stop.
For rem oval of head restraint refer to
“ P ractical H in ts”, page 94.
Arm Rest (R e ar Bench Seat)
W hen pulling out the arm rest by its
strap, th e seat belt b u ckle s fo r the
outboa rd seats sw ing out a u to m a ti­
cally.
For the rem oval of the rear seat
cushion see “ P ractical Flints” , page 93.
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H e ater op era tion:
Notes:
Push in upper sw itch portion;
position 1 = norm al heating m ode,
one in dica tor lam p lights up.
W hen in op era tion, the seat heater
con sum e s a large am o un t of pow er. It
is a d visa ble not to use the seat heater
lo ng er than necessary.
Push in low er sw itch portion;
position 2 = rapid heating m ode, both
in dica tor lam ps light up.
A fte r a p pro xim ately 5 m inutes in the
rapid heating m ode, the heater
a u to m a tica lly sw itch es to norm al
op era tion and on ly one in dica tor lam p
will stay on.
T urning off heater:
H eated S eats
If one in dica tor lam p is on, press in
up pe r part of sw itch, position 1.
1
2
If both in dica tor lam ps are on, press in
low er part of sw itch, position 2.
N orm al heating m ode
Rapid heating m ode
T he front seat heaters can be
sw itched on w ith the key in steering
lock po sitio ns 1 o r 2, the rear seat
heaters only in steering lock position 2.
T he sw itch es fo r the fro n t sea ts are lo­
cated a t the forw ard end of the cen ter
console, tho se for th e rear sea ts are
located in the rear doors.
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T he he ater a u to m a tica lly turns off
a fter ap p ro xim a te ly 30 m inutes of
operation.
T he seat heaters m ay au tom atica lly
sw itch off if too m any po w e r co n su m ­
ers are sw itched on at the sam e tim e,
or if the battery charge is low. W hen
this occurs, the in dica tor lam p in the
sw itch w ill blink (both in dica tor lam ps
blink during rapid sea t heating). The
sea t heaters w ill sw itch on again as
soon as sufficie nt volta ge is available.
If the blinking of the in dica tor lam ps is
distra cting to you, the sea t heaters
can be sw itch ed off.
O pe ra tion
I
Ind ividu al R ear S eats
Press sw itch es:
Turn key in steering lock to position 1
o r 2.
T he sw itch es are lo cated on the
con sole betw een th e seats.
1
U pw ard sea t cushion adjustm ent
2
The rear seat can be ad ju ste d using
the sw itch located in e ith e r of the rear
doors. T he in clination o f the seat back
changes w ith the a d ju stm e nt of the
seat cushion.
T urn key in stee ring lock to position 1
or 2.
D ow nw ard sea t cushion ad ju st­
m ent
3
F orw ard sea t cush io n ad ju stm e nt
4
R earw ard seat cushion adjustm ent
Pow er Seats, Rear
T he inclination of the seat back is
alte red to g e th e r w ith the fore/a ft
a d ju stm e n t of the seat cushion.
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Seat B elts and S u p p lem e n ta l
R estraint S ys tem (SR S)
Seat Belts
S eat Belt W arning S ystem
Im p ortan t!
Y ou r veh icle is equipped w ith seat
belts fo r all seats, em e rge ncy te n ­
sioning retracto rs fo r the front seats, a
driver airbag and knee bolster, and
m ay be equipped w ith an optional
front pa ssen ge r airbag and knee
bolster.
Law s in m ost states and all C anadian
pro vin ces require sea t belt use.
W ith the key in stee ring lock po si­
tion 2, an au dible w a rnin g sounds for
a short tim e if the d riv e r’s seat be lt is
not fastened.
All states and pro vin ces require use of
child restraints tha t com p ly w ith U.S.
Federal M otor V ehicle S afe ty S ta n d ­
ard 213 and C a na dia n M otor V ehicle
S afe ty S tandard 213.1.
W hen som e on e en ters the car (front)
the re m inde r lam p, located be lo w the
front inte rio r/re ading lam p, flash es for
a sho rt tim e to rem ind all o ccu pa nts to
fasten seat belts.
W e stro n g ly reco m m en d th e ir use.
W arn ing !
N e ve r ride in a m o vin g v e h ic le
w ith the seat back reclined.
Sittin g in an e x c e s s iv e ly reclined
p o sitio n can be d an g e ro u s . You
co u ld slid e u n d er th e seat b elt in
a co llisio n. If you slide u n d er it,
th e b elt w o u ld a p p ly fo rc e at the
ab d o m en or neck. T h a t could
ca u s e se rio u s o r even fatal
inju ries. T h e seat b ack and seat
belts p ro vid e th e b est restraint
w h e n th e w e a re r is in an uprig h t
p ositio n and b elts are p ro p e rly
p ositio ned on th e body.
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W arn ing !
If you are ev er in an accid en t,
yo u r in ju ries can be c o n sid e ra b ly
m o re s e ve re w ith o u t yo u r seat
belt p ro p e rly buckled . W ith ou t
yo u r seat b elt b uckled , you can
hit th e in terio r of th e veh icle or
be ejected fro m it. You can be
se rio u s ly injured or killed.
In th e sam e crash, th e p o ssib ility
fo r inju ry or death is lessened
with yo u r seat belt b uckled .
O p e ra tio n
>2192
1
2
3
Latch plate
Buckle
Release button
Fastening
Pull belt w ith latch plate (1) across
s h o ulder and lap so th a t th e lap be lt is
p o sitio ned as low as po ssib le on you r
hips and not acro ss you r ab dom en.
Do not tw ist th e belt. For safety
reasons, avoid adju sting the sea t or
sea t back into p o sitio ns w h ich could
a ffect the co rre ct seat belt position.
Push latch plate (1) into buckle (2)
until it clicks.
A d ju st fro n t seat belts so the upper
belt is located as clo se as possible to
the m id dle of th e sh o u ld e r (it should
not tou ch the neck). For this purpose,
push button (4) and raise or low er belt
o u tle t (3 positions).
T h e sh o u ld e r portion of the sea t belt
m ust be pulled snug and checked for
sn u g n e ss im m e dia te ly after engaging
it and during driving. T igh te n the lap
p o rtion to a snug fit by pulling sh o u l­
d e r portion up.
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Lap be lt for ce n te r seating position of
the rear seat
Pull belt w ith latch plate (1) ove r lap so
th a t the belt is po sitio ned as low as
possible on yo u r hips and not across
the abdom en. Push latch plate (1) into
buckle (2) until it clicks. Do not tw ist
the be lt but keep it tight.
To tigh ten the belt: W ith the latch plate
en gaged, pull the loose end of the
belt.
U nfastening
O peration:
Push in the red button (3) in the belt
buckle (2).
T h e in ertia reel stop s the be lt from
un w in ding durin g sud de n veh icle
stop s or w h en q u ickly pulling on the
belt.
A llow the retracto r to com p le te ly
rew ind the seat belt by guiding the
latch plate (1).
T h e locking fu n ctio n of the reel m ay
be che cked by qu ickly pulling out the
belt.
T h e e m e rge ncy ten sion ing retractors
tigh ten the fasten ed front seat belts
durin g frontal and fronta ngled im pacts
exce ed ing the first thresh old of the
S R S (see page 38).
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To lengthen the belt: W ith the belt un­
fasten ed, turn the latch plate so tha t it
is a little m ore than 90° perpe ndicular
to the belt, then exte nd the belt.
Fasten the be lt and tigh ten as stated
above.
To d isen gag e the belt, push red
button (3) in the buckle.
If the ce n te r seat is not occupied, the
belt bu ckle and rolled -up seat belt can
be stored in the spa ce next to the rear
arm rest (to the left or right of arm
rest).
W arn ing !
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•
Each o ccu p an t sh o u ld w ear
th eir seat belt at all tim es . T o ­
g eth er w ith th e “S R S ” (d river
airb ag, E T R ’s, d rive r - side
knee b olster and o ptio nal
fro n t p ass en g er airb ag , fro n t
p ass en g er - sid e knee b o l­
ster), th e seat b elt o ffers the
best co n d itio n s fo r p ro tectio n
of th e b od y in case of m ajo r
fro n tal im pact.
N ever w ea r th e s h o u ld e r belt
u nd er yo u r arm , ag ain st yo u r
neck or off yo u r sh o u ld er. In a
crash, yo u r b od y w o u ld m ove
to o far fo rw ard . T h a t w ou ld
increase th e ch an c e of head
and neck inju ries. T h e belt
w ou ld also a p p ly to o m uch
fo rce to th e ribs, th is could
severely injure intern al o rg an s
such as yo u r liver o r sp leen.
Position th e lap belt as low as
p ossible on yo u r hips and not
acro ss th e a b d o m en . If the
belt is p ositio ned ac ro ss yo u r
ab d om en , it could cause
serio u s in ju ries in a crash.
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A cco rd in g to ac c id e n t sta tis ­
tics, ch ild re n are s a fe r w hen
p ro p e rly restrained in th e rear
seatin g p o s itio n s th an in the
fro n t seatin g p ositio ns.
•
In fa n ts and sm all ch ild ren
m ust be seated in an infant or
ch ild re strain t sy ste m , w hich
is p ro p e rly secu red by a lap
b elt o r lap b elt p o rtio n of a
lap -sh o u ld e r b elt. C h ild ren
co u ld be en d a n g e re d in an
a c cid en t if th e ir child re­
s train ts are not p ro p e rly
se cu re d in th e vehicle.
•
Im p ro p e rly p o s itio n e d seat
belts do not p ro v id e m a xi­
m um p ro tectio n and m ay
ca u s e s e rio u s in ju ries in case
of an ac cid en t.
•
C h ild ren to o big fo r child
re strain t s y s te m s sh o u ld ride
in rear se ats u sing reg u lar
seat b elts. P o sitio n sh o u ld e r
belt a c ro s s th e ch es t and
sh o u ld er, not th e fac e or
neck. A b o o ste r s e at m ay be
n ece ss ary to ac h ie ve p ro p e r
belt p o s itio n in g .
•
A d ju st th e p ass en g er seat as
far as p o s sib le rearw ard from
th e d ash b o a rd , e s p e cially if a
ch ild re strain t is installed.
•
Each seat b elt sh o uld never
be used fo r m ore th an one
p erson at a tim e.
•
B elts sh o u ld not be w orn
tw is ted . In a crash, you
w o u ld n ’t have th e full w id th of
th e b elt to take im p act fo rces.
T h e tw is ted b elt ag ain st yo u r
b od y co u ld ca u s e injuries.
•
P re g n a n t w o m en sh o u ld also
use a la p -s h o u ld e r belt. The
lap b elt p o rtio n sh o uld be po­
sition ed as low as p o s sib le on
th e hips to avoid any possible
p res su re on th e ab d om en .
For cle an ing and care of the seat
belts, see page 91.
S U P P L E M E N T A L R E S T R A IN T
S Y S T E M (SR S)
S eat belt not fastened
•
first thresh old exceeded:
airbag activa tes, but not ETR
D river and front p a ssen ge r system s
o p era te in de p e n d e n tly from each
other.
E m e rg en cy T en sio n in g R etractor
(ETR )
T he seat belts fo r the fro n t seats are
equippe d w ith em e rge ncy ten sion ing
retractors. T h e se ten sio n in g retracto rs
are located in each b e lt’s in ertia reel
and becom e o p e ra tiona lly ready w ith
the key in steering lock position 1 or 2.
T he S R S uses tw o crash severity
levels (thresholds) to activa te eith er
the ETR or airbag or both. A ctivation
depe nd s on exce ed ing the th resh olds
and fasten ing of the seat belt.
Seat belt fastened
•
first thresh old exceeded:
ETR activates
•
second thresh old exceeded:
airbag also activates
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T he em e rge ncy ten sion ing retractors
are desig ned to a ctiva te only w hen
the seat belts are fasten ed during
fronta l and fronta ngled im pacts
exce ed ing the first threh old of the
SRS. T hey rem ove sla ck from the
belts in such a w a y th a t the seat belts
fit m ore snu gly ag ainst the body
restrictin g its forw a rd m ove m en t as
m uch as possible.
In case s of o th e r fronta l im pacts, roll­
overs, certain side im pacts, rear
collisions, or oth er a ccide nts w ithout
frontal forces, the e m e rge ncy te n s io ­
ning retracto rs w ill not be activated.
T h e d rive r and pa ssen ge rs w ill then
be protected by the fasten ed seat
belts and in ertia reel in the usual
m anner.
For seat belt and em e rge ncy te n sio n ­
ing retracto r safety guidelines, see
page 42.
T he opera tiona l rea diness of the
airbag system is verified by the
in dica tor lam p “S R S ” (3) in the
in stru m en t cluster. If no fault is
de tected, th e lam p w ill go out after
ap p ro xim a te ly 4 seco nd s; after the
lam p go es out, the system continues
to m o n ito r the com p o n e n ts and
circu itry o f th e airbag system and will
in dica te a m alfunction by com ing on
again.
T h e fo llow ing system com p on ents are
m onitored o r undergo a self-check:
crash -sen sor, airbag ignition circuit,
d rive r and fro n t pa ssen ge r seat belt
buckles. Initially, w h en the key is
turne d from stee ring lock position 0 to
p o sitio ns 1 o r 2, m alfu nctio ns in the
c ra sh -se n so r are de tected and
in dica ted (the “S R S ” in dica tor lam p
stays on lo ng er than 4 seconds).
D river Airbag
T he m ost effective occu pa nt restraint
system yet de velope d fo r use in
production veh icle s is the three -po int
seat belt. In som e cases, how ever,
the protective e ffect of sea t belts can
be further enhanced by an airbag.
The d rive r airbag (1) is located in the
steering w h ee l hub and, in con ju nction
w ith w e arin g th e sea t belts w ith
e m e rge ncy ten sio n in g retracto rs (2),
provides in crea sed pro te ction fo r the
driver.
In the op era tiona l m ode, after the
in dica tor lam p has gone out follow ing
the initial check, in te rrup tions and
sho rt circu its in the airbag ignition
circu it and in the d rive r and front
p a ssen ge r sea t belt buckle harnes­
ses, and low volta ge in the entire
system are de tected and indicated.
In the eve nt a m alfu nctio n of the
“ S R S ” is indicated as outlined above,
the “S R S ” m ay not be opera tiona l. W e
strong ly reco m m en d th a t you visit an
au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z de aler
im m e dia te ly to have the system
checked; oth erw ise the “S R S ” m ay
not be activated w hen needed.
Im p ortan t!
T h e airb ag is d esig ned to activate
only in certain fro n tal and fro n t­
an g led im p acts (w ith in th e sh ad ed
area as sh o w n in th e illu stratio n on
page 38). O nly durin g th e s e typ es
of im p acts w ill it p ro vid e its s u p p le ­
m ental pro tectio n. T h e d rive r
sh o uld alw ay s w e a r th e seat belt,
o th e rw is e it is not p o s sib le fo r th e
airb ag to p ro vid e its intend ed p ro ­
tectio n .
In case s of o th e r fronta l im pacts, roll­
overs, certain side im pacts, rear
collisions, or o th e r accide nts w ith ou t
frontal forces the airbag will not be
activated. T he d rive r and passengers
w ill then be protected by the fasten ed
seat belts.
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Front P as se n g er A irbag
Im p ortan t!
If your veh icle is equippe d w ith the
optional front p a ssen ge r airbag, it can
be identified by the lettering “SR SA IR B A G ” on the d a shb oa rd ahead of
the front pa ssen ge r (cove r of airbag
unit).
T h e fro n t p ass en g er airb ag is d e­
sig ned to a c tiv ate o nly in certain
fro n tal and fro n t-a n g le d im p acts
(w ith in th e sh ad ed a rea as show n
in th e illu stratio n on page 38).
O nly during th ese typ es of im p acts
w ill it p ro vid e its su p p lem en tal p ro ­
tectio n . T h e fro n t p ass en g er sh o uld
alw ays w ear th e seat belt, o th e r­
w ise it is not p ossible fo r th e fro n t
p ass en g er airb ag to p ro vid e its
intended p rotection.
In cases o f oth er fronta l im pacts, roll­
overs, certain side im pacts, rear
collisions, o r oth er accide nts w ith ou t
frontal forces, the airba gs w ill not be
activated. The drive r and passengers
will then be protected by the fasten ed
seat belts.
Im portant!
T h e “S R S ” is d esig n ed to redu ce
the p otential of inju ry in certain
fro n tal and fro n t-a n g led im p acts
w hich m ay cause inju ries, how ever,
no system av ailab le to d a y can
to tally elim in a te inju ries and
fatalities.
The activatio n of th e “S R S ” te m p o ­
rarily releases a sm all a m o u n t of
dust fro m th e airb ag. T his dust,
h ow ever, is n eith er in ju rio u s to
yo u r health, nor d oes it in d icate a
fire in th e vehicle.
T h e s e rv ic e life of th e airb ag
ex te n d s to th e d ate ind icated on the
label located on th e d rive r-sid e
d o o r latch post. T o p ro vid e c o n tin ­
ued re lia b ility afte r th at d ate, it
sh o u ld be inspected by an a u th o r­
ized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d eale r at th at
tim e and re p la ced w hen n ecessary.
•
Sit p ro p e rly belted in an
u p rig h t p ositio n w ith your
b ack ag ain st th e seat back.
•
Do not lean w ith yo u r head or
ch es t to th e steerin g w heel or
d ash b o a rd .
•
A d ju s t th e p ass en g er seat as
fa r as p o s sib le rearw ard from
th e d ash b o a rd , es p e cially if a
ch ild re strain t is installed.
•
In fa n ts and sm all ch ild ren
sh o u ld o nly be seated in a
rear seat and be p ro perly se
cu red using a ch ild or infant
sa fety s e a t/re s tra in t system .
W arn ing !
It is very im p o rtan t fo r yo u r
safety to be in a p ro p e r seatin g
p ositio n.
For m a xim u m p ro tectio n in the
ev en t of a co llisio n a lw a y s ride in
an u p rig h t p o s itio n w ith yo u r
b ack a g a in s t th e seat back.
Fasten y o u r seat b elt and en su re
th at it is p ro p e rly p o s itio n e d on
th e body.
S in c e th e airb ag in flates w ith c o n ­
sid erab le sp eed and fo rce , a
p ro p er seatin g p o s itio n w ill keep
you a safe d is tan ce fro m the
airbag:
F ailu re to fo llo w th e s e in s tru c­
tio n s can resu lt in s e ve re injuries
to you o r o th e r o ccu p an ts.
S afe ty G u id elin es fo r th e S eat Belt,
E m erg en cy T en sio n in g R etractor
and A irbag
•
W arn ing !
•
D am aged belts or belts that
w ere h ighly stressed in an a c ­
cid en t m u st be replaced and
th eir an ch o rin g p oin ts m ust
also be ch ecked. Use only
belts installed or su p plied by
an au th o rize d M E R C E D E S B EN Z dealer.
•
Do not pass belts o ver sharp
edges.
•
Do not m ake any m o d ifica tio n
th at co u ld ch an g e th e e ffe c ­
tiven e ss of th e belts.
•
T h e “S R S ” is d esig ned to
fu n c tio n on a o n e -tim e-o n ly
b asis. An airbag or e m e rg e n ­
cy ten sio n in g retracto r (ETR )
th at w as activated m u st be
replaced .
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•
•
No m o d ifica tio n s of an y kind
m ay be m ade to an y c o m p o ­
nen ts or w irin g of th e “S R S ” .
T h is inclu d es th e installatio n
of ad d itio n al trim m aterial,
b ad ges, etc. o ver th e steerin g
w h e el hub o r fro n t p ass en g er
airb ag co ve r and in stallatio n
of a d d itio n a l e le c tric a l/e le c ­
tro n ic e q u ip m e n t on or near
“S R S ” co m p o n e n ts and
w irin g .
S everal airb ag system c o m ­
p o n en ts at th e steerin g w heel
get hot afte r the airb ag has
inflated. D o n ’t try to to uch
th em .
Im p ro p e r w o rk on th e system ,
inclu d in g in c o rre ct in s ta lla ­
tio n and rem o val, can lead to
p o s sib le inju ry th ro ug h an
u nc o n tro lle d ac tiv atio n of the
“S R S ”.
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In a d d itio n , th ro ug h im p ro per
w o rk th e re is th e risk of
rend ering th e “S R S ” in o p e ra ­
tive. W o rk on th e “S R S ” m ust
th e re fo re o nly be perfo rm ed
by an a u th o rize d M E R C E D E S B EN Z dealer.
•
W hen scrap p in g th e airbag
unit or em erg e n c y ten sio nin g
retracto r, it is m a n d ato ry to
fo llo w o u r safety instru ction s.
T h e se in s tru ctio n s are av ail­
a b le at yo u r au th orized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
W hen you sell the veh icle w e strongly
urge you to give notice to the su b se ­
qu en t o w n e r that it is equippe d with
an “S R S ” by alerting him to the
ap plicab le section in the O w n e r’s
M anual.
Infant and C hild R estraint S ys tem s
W arn ing !
W e recom m end th a t all infants and
children be restrained at all tim es
w hile the veh icle is in m otion.
Im portant!
T he use of infant or child restraints is
required by law in all 50 states and all
C anadian provinces.
Infants and sm all children should be
seated in an infant o r child restraint
system , w hich is pro pe rly secu red by
a lap belt or lap belt portion of a lapsho ulder belt, and th a t com p lie s with
U.S. Federal M otor V eh icle S afe ty
S tandard 213 and C anadian M otor
V ehicle S afety S tan dard 213.1.
A statem e nt by the child restraint
m an ufacture r of com p lia nce w ith this
standard can be found on the in stru c­
tion label on the restraint and in the
instruction m anual provided w ith the
restraint. W hen using any infant or
child restraint system , be sure to
carefully read and fo llo w all m a n u fa c­
tu re r’s instructions for in sta lla tion and
W hen th e child re strain t is not in
use, re m o ve it fro m th e ca r or
se cu re it w ith th e seat b elt to
p rev en t th e ch ild re strain t fro m
b eco m in g a p ro je ctile in the
ev en t of an accid en t.
Infants and sm all ch ild re n should
never be held on th e lap w h ile the
ve h ic le is in m o tion . D uring an
ac cid en t th ey w o u ld be alm o s t
im p o s sib le to hold, and co u ld be
cru s h e d b etw ee n th e ad u lt and
th e d ash b o a rd .
C h ild re n to o big fo r child re­
strain t s y ste m s sh o uld ride in
rear seats using reg u lar seat
belts. Positio n sh o u ld er belt
ac ro ss th e ch es t and sh o uld er,
not th e fac e or neck. A b oo ster
seat m ay be n ece ss ary to
ac h ie v e p ro p e r belt positio nin g.
U.S.A. M odels only
S in ce 1986 all child restraints com ply
w ith US reg ulation s (or FM VSS 213)
w ith o u t the use of a te th e r strap.
C a n a d a M odels only
In fa n ts and sm all ch ild re n sh o uld
n eve r sh are a seat b elt w ith
a n o th e r o ccu p an t. D uring an
accid en t, th ey co u ld be crushed
b etw een the o c c u p a n t and seat
belt.
T h is veh icle can be eq uippe d with
te th e r an cho rage s fo r use w ith child
restraints th a t have a top te th e r strap.
A c co rd in g to ac c id e n t sta tis tic s,
c h ild re n are sa fer w h e n p ro perly
restrain ed in th e rear seatin g
p o s itio n s th an in th e fro n t
seatin g p ositio ns.
In com p lia nce w ith C a na dia n M otor
V ehicle S afe ty S tandard 210.1, child
restraint te th e r a n cho rage ha rdw are is
attach ed to the tool kit located in the
trunk.
C o nsu lt you r au thorized M E R C E D E S B E N Z d e a le r for installation of these
an cho rage s.
2
P reglow and driving position.
3
S tarting position.
For starting and turning off the engine,
refer to page 14.
W arn in g !
W h e n leaving th e v e h ic le alw ay s
re m o ve th e key fro m th e steerin g
lock. Do not leave ch ild ren
u n a tten d e d in th e ve h ic le . U n su ­
p ervised use of v e h ic le e q u ip ­
m ent m ay ca u s e se rio u s p e rs o n ­
al injury.
S teerin g Lock
0
T he key can be w ith dra w n in this
position only. T he stee ring is
locked w ith the key rem oved from
the steering lock.
The key can be rem oved on ly with
the se le cto r lever in position “ P” .
A fter rem oving th e key or w ith the
key in steering lock position 0, the
se le cto r lever is locked in posi­
tion “ P” .
1
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S teering is unlocked.
(If necessary, m ove steering
w h ee l slightly to allow the key to
be turne d clo ckw ise to position 1.)
N otes:
T h e follow ing item s can be operated
w ith the key in stee ring lock position 1:
W iper,
w indsh ie ld w a sh e r system ,
head lam p cle an ing system (only in
e xte rio r lam p sw itch po sitio ns ^00;
or ID).
head lam p flasher,
lighter,
glove box lam p,
sliding roof,
rear w in d o w defroster,
po w e r w indow s,
po w e r seats, fro n t and rear,
heated seats, front,
orth o p e d ic seat backrest,
te le sco p ic steering colum n.
An au dible w a rnin g w ill sound w hen
the d riv e r’s d o o r is op ened w ith the
key in steering lock position 1 or 0.
W ith the en gine at idle speed, the
charging rate of the a lte rn a to r (output)
is lim ited.
It is the re fore reco m m en ded to turn off
u n ne cessa ry electrica l con sum e rs
w hile driving in stop -a nd -go traffic.
T h is pre cau tion helps to avoid
draining the battery.
U n ne cessary strain on the battery and
charging system m ay be m inim ized by
turning off the follow ing po w e r
consum ers, for exam ple: H eated
seats, rear w in d o w defroster.
O ff
S tan d in g lam ps
Parking lam ps (includes
side m arke r lam ps, taillam ps, license plate lam ps,
in stru m en t panel lam ps)
W hen the veh icle is parked on the
stre e t the stan din g lam ps (right or left
side parking lam ps) can be turne d on,
m aking the v e h icle m ore visible to
passing vehicles.
ID
■- * -
E x te rio r L a m p S w itc h [- ff'- j
C anada only:
W hen the en gine is running, the low
beam (includes parking lam ps, side
m arker lam ps, taillam p s, license plate
lam ps and instrum ent panel lam ps)
are a u tom atica lly sw itch ed on.
Note:
For nighttim e driving the e xte rio r lam p
sw itch should be turne d to position
= D t o perm it activation of the high
beam headlam ps.
Parking lam ps plus low
beam o r high beam he ad­
lam ps (com b ina tion sw itch
pushed forw ard)
S tan din g lam ps, right (turn
left one stop)
S tanding lam ps, left (turn
left tw o stops)
It
J ? r\
Fog lam ps (pull out one
stop) w ith parking a n d/or
he ad lam p s on
T he stan din g lam ps can only be
o p era te d w ith th e key in steering lock
position 0 o r 1.
Notes:
W ith th e key rem oved and a front d o or
open, an a u dible w a rnin g w ill sound if
the v e h ic le ’s e xte rio r lam ps (except
stan din g lam ps) are not sw itched off.
Fog lam ps w ill op e ra te to g e th e r with
the parking lam ps, low beam h e ad­
lam ps and high beam headlam ps.
Fog lam ps should on ly be used in
con ju nction w ith low beam h e ad­
lam ps. C o n su lt yo u r state M otor
V eh icle R egulations regarding fog
lam p operation.
Fog lam ps are au tom atica lly sw itched
off w h en the e xte rio r lam p sw itch is
turne d to position O .
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O pe ra tion
C a na da only: W hen the
en gine is running, the low
beam is a d ditiona lly
sw itched on.
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W ind shie ld w ip e r control
0 W ipe r off
1 Interm itten t w iping
II N orm al w ip e r speed
III Fast w ip e r speed
Note:
If one of the turn signals fails, the turn
signal in dica tor system flash es and
sou nd s at a fa ste r rate than norm al. In
addition, the lam p fa ilu re in dica tor will
com e on.
C o m b in a tio n S w itch
1
Low beam (with exte rior lam p
sw itch turne d to position
2
High beam (with e xte rio r lam p
sw itch turne d to position
3
ID)
ID)
High beam flash er (high beam
ava ila ble in de pen de nt of exte rior
lam p sw itch position)
4
T urn signals, right
5
Turn signals, left
To operate the turn signals, m ove the
com b in ation sw itch past the point of
resistance (up o r dow n). T he sw itch is
a u tom atica lly canceled w hen the
steering w heel is turne d to a large
enough degree.
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T o signal m inor directio nal changes,
such as cha ng ing lanes on a highw ay,
m ove com b in ation sw itch to the point
o f resista nce only and hold it there.
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C ontrol for
• w in d sh ie ld w a sh e r system
• h e ad lam p cle an ing system (will
w o rk only w ith exte rior lam p
sw itch in position
or = £ )
C a na da only:
A lso in position O w hen the
en gine is running).
W hen the w a sh e r system is
a ctiva ted, the w ip e rs also operate
for a lim ited tim e.
The reservoir, hoses, and nozzles
of the w indsh ie ld w a sh e r and
head lam p cleaning system s are
a u to m a tica lly heated.
If the w indsh ie ld w ip e rs sm ea r the
w indsh ie ld, even during rain, activate
the w a sh e r system as often as ne ce s­
sary. T he fluid in the w a sh e r reservoir
should be m ixed in the corre ct ratio.
For the overload pro te ction of the
w indsh ie ld w ip e r m otor, see page 86.
M ixing ratio
For tem p e ra tu re s ab ove freezing:
M B W indshield W a sh e r C oncentrate
“S” and w a te r
1 part “S ” to 100 parts w a te r
(40 ml “S ” to 1 gallon water).
For tem p e ra tu re s be lo w freezing:
M B W ind shie ld W a sh e r C o n ce n ­
trate “S ” and com m e rcially available
prem ixed w indsh ie ld w a sh e r solven t/
antifre eze
1 part "S ” to 100 parts solvent
(40 ml “S ” to 1 gallon solvent).
O pe ra tion
E xterio r Rear V iew M irrors
1
A djusting lever
2
E xterior m irror
The exte rior m irrors have electrica lly
heated glass. T he he ater sw itch es on
autom atically, de pe nd ing on outside
tem perature.
D river’s side:
The exte rior m irror (2) can be adjusted
from inside the veh icle by m oving
adjusting lever (1) in the desired
direction.
Passenger-side:
The pa ssen ge r-side e xte rio r m irro r is
convex (outw ardly curved surface for
a w ider field of view ).
W arn in g !
E xercise ca re w h e n using the
p a ss en g er-s id e m irror. T h e p a s ­
s e n g e r-sid e e x te rio r m irro r is
c o n ve x (o u tw ard ly cu rved s u r­
fac e fo r a w id e r field of view ). O b ­
je c ts in m irror are clo se r than
th ey a p p ea r. C h ec k yo u r inside
rear vie w m irro r or g la n c e o ver
yo u r s h o u ld e r b efo re ch an g in g
lanes.
con sole. A d ju st the m irro r so you can
ju s t see the side of you r veh icle in the
portion of the m irro r clo sest to the car.
N ote:
If th e m irro r housing is forcib ly pivoted
from its norm al position, it m ust be
rep ositione d by applying firm pressure
until it sna ps into place.
Insid e R ear V iew M irro r
To adjust the m irror:
T he m irro r can be tilted to the an ti­
g lare night position using the lever at
its lo w er edge.
Turn key in steering lock to position 2.
T he exte rior m irror can be adjusted
using the sw itch located in the ce n te r
Use you r inside m irro r to determ ine
the size and d ista nce o f objects seen
in the p a ssen ge r-side convex mirror.
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Sun Visors
V an ity m irror:
Sw ing sun visors dow n to protect
against sun glare.
W ith the viso r en ga ge d in its inner
m ou ntin g, th e lam p can be sw itched
on by opening the cover.
If sun lig ht en ters throu gh a side
w indow , disen gag e viso r from inner
m ounting and pivot to the side. From
this position, the viso r can slide
forw ard and ba ckw a rd on its shaft.
S liding R oof w ith R ear Pop-U p
Feature
Turn key in steering lock to position 1
or 2. A ctivate sw itch
1
2
3
4
to
to
to
to
slide roof open
slide roof closed
raise roof at rear
lo w er roof at rear
T he sw itch is illum inated w hen the
exte rior lam ps are sw itch ed on
(except standing lam ps).
T he sliding roof can be op ened or
clo sed m an ua lly should an electrical
m alfunction o ccu r (see page 86).
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O pe ra tion
9234
Interior Lam ps
T he sw itch for the front lam p (com b i­
nation interior and reading lam p) has
4 positions.
T he rear cou rte sy lam p is sw itched on
and off by the rear d o or con tact
sw itch es or by the rocke r sw itch on
the in stru m en t panel.
T he reading lam ps in the rear p a sse n ­
ger c o m p a rtm e n t are sw itch ed on and
off by a sw itch in each lam p.
L ig h ter
T urn key in steering lock to position 1
or 2.
Push in lighter; it w ill pop out a u to ­
m atica lly w hen hot.
1
Interior and reading lam p sw itched
on continuously.
2
Interior and reading lam p sw itched
off.
W arn in g !
3
R eading lam p sw itch ed on c o n ti­
nuously.
4
Interior lam p is sw itched on and
off (delayed, how ever, th e re will
be no delay w hen the key is in
steering lock position 2) by the
front door contact sw itches.
N ever to u c h th e h eatin g elem en t
or sid es of lig h ter, hold at knob
only.
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Note:
T he rear w in d o w d e fro ste r uses a
large am o un t of pow er. To keep the
battery drain to a m inim um , turn off
the d e fro ste r as soon as the w indo w
is clear. T he de fro ster is au tom atica lly
turne d off after a m axim um of 20 m in­
utes of op eration. H eavy a ccu m u la ­
tion of snow and ice sho uld be
rem oved before activa ting the d e fro st­
er.
L ockable S to rag e C o m p artm en t
R ear W in d o w D e fro ster
For veh icle s w ith a front pa ssen ge r
airbag, a lockable storage co m p a rt­
m ent in the cen ter console replaces
the glove box in the in stru m en t panel
W ith engine running, press sym bol
side of rocke r sw itch to turn on,
bottom to turn off.
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W hen activating the rear w indo w
de fro ster, the in dica tor lam p in the
sw itch w ill com e on.
If several po w e r con sum e rs are
turne d on sim u ltan eou sly, o r the
battery is only p a rtially charged, it is
possible that the d e fro ster will au to­
m atica lly turn itself off. W hen this
happens, the in dica tor lam p inside the
sw itch starts blinking. As soon as the
battery has sufficie nt voltage, the
d e fro ste r a u tom atica lly turns itself
back on.
S h elf b elow R ear W in d ow
W arn in g !
O pe ra tion
T h e sh elf b elow th e rear w in d ow
sh o u ld not be used to carry
o b jec ts. T h is w ill p reven t such
o b jec ts fro m being th ro w n about
and inju ring v e h ic le o ccu p an ts
d u rin g an ac c id e n t o r su d den
m an eu ver.
Pow er W in d ow s
Switch gro up for po w e r w indo w s:
1
2
3
4
5
6
left, front
left, rear
right, front
right, rear
safety switch
individual sw itch es (rear doors)
The po w e r w indo w s can be operated
w ith the key in steering lock position 1
or 2.
All fou r w indo w s can then be operated
using the sw itch es in the cen ter
console. T he rear d o or w indo w s can
also be operated using the
sw itches (6) in each rear d o or panel.
If in ad vertent op era tion of the rear
w indo w s (for instance by childre n)
is to be prevented, push safe ty
sw itch (5) to the right (sym bol be ­
com e s visible).
W arn in g !
W hen leaving th e ve h ic le , alw ays
rem o ve th e key fro m th e steerin g
lock. Do not leave ch ild ren
u n a tten d e d in th e ve h ic le . U nsup ervised use of v e h ic le e q u ip ­
m ent can ca u s e se rio u s person al
injury.
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Driving
P arking Brake
A u to m a tic T ransm ission
C ru ise C ontrol
C harge Indicator Lam p
O il P ressure G auge
E ngine O il C o nsu m ption
Low E ngine Oil Level W arning
Lam p
E xterior Lam p Failure
Ind icator Lam p
Fuel R eserve W arning Lam p
C o o la n t T e m p e ra tu re G auge
Low Engine C o o la n t Level
W a rn in g Lam p
Low W ind shie ld and H eadlam p
W a sh e r S ystem Fluid Level
W arning Lam p
O utsid e T em p e ra tu re Indicator
Brake Pad W e a r Indicator Lam p
Brake W arning Lam p
A B S (A ntilock Brake System )
A u to m a tic Locking
D ifferential (ASD)
E m ission Control
T raveling Abroad
W in te r Driving
Snow C h ain s
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55
58
60
60
60
60
61
61
61
62
62
62
63
63
64
65
66
66
67
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Parking Brake
W arn in g !
Drin kin g and d rivin g can be a
very d an g e ro u s co m b in atio n .
Even a sm all am o u n t of alcoh ol
or d ru g s can affe ct yo u r reflexes,
p erc ep tio n s and ju d g em e n t. The
p o s sib ility of a s e rio u s or even
fatal ac cid en t is sh arp ly in­
creased w hen you d rin k and
d rive. P lease d o n t’t d rin k and
d rive or allo w a frien d to drive
w hen he has been d rinkin g .
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To engage, de pre ss parking brake
pedal. W hen the key is in steering
lock position 2, the brake w arning
lam p in th e in stru m en t clu ste r should
com e on brightly (function che ck for
lam p).
T o release the parking brake, pull
handle on instrum ent panel. The
brake w a rnin g lam p in the instrum ent
clu ste r should dim.
A u to m atic T ran sm issio n
Driving
The au tom atic tra nsm ission selects in­
dividual gears a u tom atica lly, d e p e n d ­
ent upon selector lever position,
vehicle speed and acce le ra to r po si­
tion.
The se le cto r le ver is au tom atica lly
locked w h ile in position “ P” . To m ove
the s e le cto r le ver out o f position “P” ,
the service brake pedal m ust be firm ly
d e pre ssed be fore the shift lock w ill
release.
Im portant!
S hift se le cto r lever to the desired
driving position only w hen the engine
is idling and the service brake is
applied. Do not release the brake until
ready to drive. T h e veh icle may
oth erw ise start cree ping w hen the
s e le cto r lever is in drive o r reverse
position.
W hen parking the car and before
w orking on the veh icle w ith the engine
running, firm ly de pre ss the parking
brake pedal and shift the selector
lever into “ P” .
W arm up the en gine sm oo th ly. Do not
place full load on the en gine until the
o p era ting tem p e ra tu re has been
reached.
W hen starting off on a slippery
surface , do not allow one driving
w h ee l to spin fo r an exte nde d period.
A c ce le rato r positio n
Partial throttle = early upshifting =
norm al acce le ration .
Full th ro ttle = later upshifting = rapid
acceleration.
W arn ing !
Keep d riv e r’s fo o t area cle ar at all
tim es. O bjects sto red in th is area
m ay im p air p edal m ovem ent.
T e st the bra kes briefly after driving off.
Perform this pro ced ure only w hen the
road is cle a r of o th e r traffic.
W arn in g !
It is d an g e ro u s to sh ift th e s e lecto r
lever out o f “ P ” o r “ N ” if the
e n g in e sp eed is h ig h er th an idle
sp eed . If yo u r fo o t is not on the
b rake p edal, th e ca r could
ac c e le ra te q u ick ly fo rw ard or in
reverse. You co u ld lose co n tro l of
th e ca r and hit so m e o n e or
so m e th in g . O n ly sh ift into g ear
w h e n th e en g in e is idling n o rm al­
ly.
D epressing the a cce le ra to r beyond
full th ro ttle to kickdow n position
m ea ns do w n sh iftin g to the next low er
g e ar and th e re b y increasing a cce le ra ­
tion. If you ease up on the acce le rator
after having attained the desired
speed, the tra n sm issio n w ill shift up
again.
R
R everse gear.
S hift to reverse g e ar only w ith the
ca r stopped.
N
Neutral.
No p o w e r is tra n sm itte d from the
e n gine to the rear axle. W hen the
bra kes are released, the veh icle
can be m oved freely (pushed or
tow ed). Do not en ga ge “ N ” w h ile
driving except to coa st w h en the
veh icle is in da n g e r of skidding
(e.g. on icy roads, see page 17).
Im p ortan t!
S elector lever positions
T he au to m a tic g e ar shiftin g process
can be adapted to spe cific operating
con ditions using the se le cto r lever.
P
Parking lock.
The parking lock is an additional
safeguard to the parking brake
w hen parking the vehicle. Engage
only with the car stopped.
Note:
T he key can be rem oved from the
steering lock only w ith the selector
le ver in position “ P”.
W ith the key rem oved, the selector
lever is locked in position “ P” .
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C o astin g the veh icle for an extended
period o f tim e w ith se le cto r le ver in “N ”
can resu lt in tra nsm ission dam age.
T h a t is not cove red by the
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z Lim ited W arranty.
T he transm ission au tom atica lly
upshifts to 4th gear. Position “ D”
provides optim um driving ch a ra c­
te ristics un de r all norm al operating
conditions.
U pshift to 3rd g e ar only. S uitable
for m edium range up or d o w n ­
grades.
U pshift to 2nd g e ar only. For
driving in m ou ntainou s regions.
S ince transm ission will not shift up
further, th is gear selection will
m ake use of the e n g in e ’s braking
pow er.
Im portant!
Do not exceed the veh icle speed
lim its fo r individual g e ar selections,
w hich are indicated by m arks (I, II, III,
etc.) on the circu m fe ren ce of the
speedom eter.
Do not do w n shift to a low er g e ar (for
exam ple from “ D” to “3 ”) unless the
s p e ed om ete r needle is be lo w the
speed lim it m ark of tha t p a rticu la r gear
range. O verrevving could result in
serious dam age to the engine.
S topping
M aneuvering
For brief stops, e.g. at tra ffic lights,
leave the tra n sm issio n in g e ar and
control veh icle w ith the service brake.
To m a n e u ve r in tigh t areas, e.g. when
pulling into a parking space, control
the car speed by g ra du ally releasing
the brakes. A ccelera te ge ntly and
ne ver ab rup tly step on the a cce le ra ­
tor.
For long er stops with the engine
idling, shift into “N ” o r “ P”.
W hen stopping the car on an incline,
do not hold it w ith the acce le rator, use
the brake. T h is a vo id s unne cessa ry
transm ission heat build up.
W arn ing !
W arn ing !
On slipp ery road su rfaces, never
d o w n sh ift in ord er to obtain
braking actio n . T h is could result
in rear w heel slip and reduced
ve h ic le co n tro l. Y o ur v e h ic le ’s
A B S w ill not p reven t th is typ e of
loss of control.
To prevent the en gine from laboring at
low RPM, do not allow the en gine
speed to drop too low on uphill g ra ­
dients.
D epending on the degree of the
incline, shift selector lever to a lower
g e ar range early enough to m aintain
engine RPM w ithin the best torqu e
range.
G etting out of yo u r ca r w ith the
s e lecto r lever not fu lly en g ag ed
in p o sitio n “ P ” is d an g e ro u s .
W hen p arked on a ste ep incline,
p o sitio n “ P ” a lo n e m ay not
p reven t yo u r v e h ic le fro m rolling,
p o s sib ly hitting p eo ple or o b ­
jects. A lw ay s se t th e parking
b rake in ad d itio n to sh iftin g to
p o sitio n “ P ”.
T o rock a ca r out o f soft ground (mud
o r snow ), alte rna te ly sh ift from forw ard
to reverse, w h ile applying partial
throttle.
R ocking a ca r free in this m anner m ay
cau se the A B S w a rnin g lam p to com e
on. T urn off and restart the engine to
cle a r the m alfu nctio n indication.
N orm ally the veh icle is acce le rated to
the de sire d speed w ith the a cce le ra ­
tor. Speed is set by briefly pushing the
lever to position 1 or 2. T he a cce le ra ­
to r can then be released.
T he speed can be increased (e.g. for
passing) by using the acce le rator. As
soon as the a cce le rator is released,
th e pre vio usly set speed will be
resum ed au tom atica lly.
C ru ise C ontrol
A ny given speed above ap pro xim ately
40 km /h (25 m ph) can be m aintained
w ith the cruise control by operating
the lever.
1
A ccelera te and set:
Lift lever briefly to set speed. Hold
lever up to accelerate.
2
D ecelerate and set:
D epress lever briefly to set speed.
Hold lever dow n to decelerate.
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If a set speed is to be increased or
d e crea sed slightly, e.g. to ad ap t to the
tra ffic flow , hold lever in position 1 o r 2
until the desired speed is reached, or
briefly tip the control lever in the
a p pro pria te directio n fo r in crea ses or
d e cre a se s in 1 km /h (0.6 m ph)
increm ents. W hen the lever is re­
leased, the new ly set speed rem ains.
3
C anceling
To can cel the cru ise control,
briefly push lever to position 3.
W hen you ste p on the brake pedal
or the veh icle speed falls below
approx. 40 km /h (25 m ph), for
exa m ple w hen driving upgrade,
the cruise control w ill be canceled.
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R esum e
If the lever is briefly pulled to
position 4 w hen driving at a speed
e xce ed ing ap pro xim ately 40 km /h
(25 m ph), the veh icle resum es the
speed w hich w as set prior to the
can cellatio n of the cruise control.
T he last m em orized speed is
c an celed w hen the key in the
steering lock is turne d to po si­
tion 1 or 0.
If the engine do es not brake the
veh icle sufficie ntly w h ile driving on a
dow ngrade, the speed you set on the
cruise control m ay be exceeded. As
soon as the grade eases, the cruise
controlled speed w ill again be m ain­
tained as long as the brakes w e re not
applied.
If the set speed w as sufficie ntly
exceeded such th a t the bra kes had to
be applied, the cruise control can be
resum ed by pulling the lever to
position 4.
W arn in g !
O n ly use th e cru is e co n tro l if the
tra ffic and w e a th e r co n d itio n s
m ake it ad v is a b le to travel at a
ste ad y sp eed .
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T h e u se of cru is e co n tro l can
be d an g e ro u s on w in d in g
ro ad s o r in h eav y tra ffic b e­
ca u s e c o n d itio n s do not
a llo w safe d rivin g at a ste ad y
sp eed .
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T h e use of cru is e co n tro l can
be d an g e ro u s on slip p ery
ro ad s. Rapid c h an g es in tire
ad h es io n can re su lt in w heel
spin and loss of co n tro l.
T h e “ R e s u m e ” fu n c tio n should
o n ly be o p e rate d if th e d rive r is
fu lly aw a re of th e p rev io u sly set
sp ee d and w is h e s to resu m e this
p a rtic u la r p res et speed.
W hen d rivin g w ith th e cruise
c o n tro l, th e tra n s m is s io n se lec­
to r lever m u st not be sh ifted to
p o sitio n “N ” as o th e rw is e the
en g in e w ill o verrev.
D riving
Note:
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C h arg e In d icato r Lam p
O il P re ss u re G au ge
Should the cha rge in dica tor lam p fail
to com e on prior to starting w hen the
key is in steering lock position 2 or
should it fail to go out after starting or
during operation, this indicates a fau lt
w hich m ust be repaired at an a u th o r­
ized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e aler im m e­
diately.
T h e oil pre ssure at idle spe ed m ay
drop to 0.3 bar (4.4 psi) if the en gine
is at opera ting tem pe rature . T h is will
not je o p a rd ize its operational
reliability.
If the charge indicator lam p com e s on
w h ile the en gine is running, this m ay
indicate that the po ly-V -b elt has
broken. Should this con dition occur,
the po ly-V -b elt m ust be replaced be ­
fore con tinu ing to o p era te the vehicle.
O therw ise, the engine will ove rhe at
due to an inoperative w a te r pum p
w hich m ay result in da m ag e to the
engine.
En gin e Oil C o n su m p tio n
P ressure m ust, how ever, rise im m e ­
d iately upon acceleration.
Engine oil con sum p tion can only be
de term in ed after a certain m ileage
has been cove red . D uring the breakin period, high er oil con sum p tion m ay
be noticed and is norm al. F requent
d riving at high en gine speeds results
in increased con sum p tion.
Low Enginge Oil Level Warning
Lamp
T he w a rnin g lam p com es on w ith the
key in steering lock position 2 and
should go out w hen the en gine is
running.
If the w arning lam p com e s on w ith the
en gine running and at operating
te m pe rature , the en gine oil level has
dropped to ap p ro xim a te ly the m in i­
m um m ark on the dipstick. W hen this
occurs, the w arning lam p w ill first
com e on in te rm itte ntly and then stay
on if the oil level dro ps further. If no oil
leaks are noted and the re is no loss in
e n gine oil pressure, con tinu e to drive
to the ne are st service station w here
the en gine oil should be top ped to the
“fu ll” m ark of the d ip stick (see
page 72).
In addition to the w a rnin g lam p, the
en gine oil level sho uld be periodically
che cked w ith the dipstick, for exam ple
during a fuel stop, o r be fore a long trip
(see page 72).
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W ith the key in steering lock p o si­
tion 2 , a dim indicator lam p com e s on
and m ust go out w ith the engine
running.
W ith the key in steering lock position 2
or w ith the engine running, a brigh t il­
lum ination of this lam p in dica tes an
exte rior lam p failure.
If an exterior lam p fails, the indicator
will com e on only w hen th a t lam p is
sw itched on.
If a brake or turn signal lam p fails, the
lam p failure in dica tor w ill com e on
when applying the brake or actuating
the turn signal and stay on until the
engine is turned off.
Note:
The indicator lam p will also com e on if
an incorrect bulb is installed.
If additional lighting e q uipm en t is
installed (e.g. a u xilia ry headlam ps
etc.) be certain to con ne ct into the
fuse before the fa ilure indicator
m onitoring unit in ord er to avoid
dam aging the system .
Fuel R eserve W arn in g Lam p
The fuel reserve w a rnin g lam p will
com e on w hen the key is turne d to
steering lock position 2 , and will go
out a fter the e n gine is running.
Warning!
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D riving w hen yo u r en g in e is
b ad ly o verh e ate d can cause
s o m e flu id s w hich m ay have
leaked into the en g in e co m ­
p artm en t to catch fire. You
co u ld be se rio u s ly burned.
Turn o ff th e en g in e and get
o u t of th e ca r until it cools
dow n.
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S team fro m an overheated
en g in e can ca u s e serio us
b urns and can o c c u r ju s t by
o penin g the en g in e hood.
S tay aw a y fro m th e en g in e if
you see or hear steam com ing
fro m it. T urn o ff th e en g in e
and do not stand near the car
until it c o o ls dow n .
If the w a rnin g lam p stays on after the
en gine starts, o r com e s on w h ile
driving, it in dica tes th a t the fuel level
is dow n to the reserve qu a n tity of
approx. (12.5 I [3.3 US gal]).
C o o la n t T e m p e ra tu re G au ge
If the an tifre eze m ixture is effe ctive to
-3 0 ° C (-2 2 °F ), the boiling point of the
coo la nt in the pre ssurize d cooling
system of you r veh icle is approx.
130°C (266°F).
D uring seve re op era ting co n d itio n s
and sto p -a n d -g o city traffic, the
co o la n t te m p e ra tu re m ay rise clo se to
the red m arking.
T he en gine should not be operated
w ith the co o la n t te m p e ra tu re in the
red zone.
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Driving
Exterio r Lam p Failu re Ind icato r
Lamp
Low Engine Coolant Level Warning
Lamp
Low W in d sh ield and H ead lam p
W a s h e r Fluid Level W arn ing Lam p
T he w arning lam p com e s on w ith the
key in steering lock position 2 , and
should go out w hen the engine is
running.
T he w a rnin g lam p com e s on w ith the
key in steering lock position 2 and
should go o u t w hen the en gine is
running.
If it com e s on w ith the engine running,
the coo la nt has dropped be lo w the
required level. If no leaks are no tice ­
able and the en gine tem pe rature does
not increase, con tinu e to drive to the
nearest service station and have co o l­
ant added to the coo la nt system (see
page 71).
If the w a rnin g lam p com es on w ith the
e n gine running, the level of the
rese rvoir has dro pp ed to 1A of the total
volum e . T he rese rvoir should be
refilled w ith M B W ind shie ld W ashe r
C o nce ntrate “S ” and w a te r (or co m ­
m ercially ava ila ble prem ixed w in d ­
shield w a sh e r so lven t/an tifre eze ,
de pe nd ing on am b ie nt tem p e ra tu re see page 46) at the next opportunity.
T he rese rvoir for the w indsh ie ld and
he ad lam p w a sh e r syste m s is located
in the en gine co m p a rtm e n t (see
page 116).
O utsid e T e m p e ra tu re Ind icato r
T he tem p e ra tu re se n so r is located in
the front bu m pe r area. Due to its
location, the sen sor can be affected
by road or en gine heat during idling or
slow driving. T his m eans that the
a ccu racy of the displa yed tem pe rature
can only be verified by com parison to
a th e rm o m e te r placed next to the
sensor, not by com parison to external
d ispla ys (e.g. bank signs, etc.).
A da ptatio n to am b ie nt tem pe rature
ta ke s place in steps and d e pe nd s on
the pre vailin g driving con ditions
(stop-a nd -go or m oderate, con stant
driving) and am ount of tem pe rature
change.
W arn ing !
T h e o u ts id e te m p e ra tu re in d ica­
to r is not d esig n e d to se rv e as an
Ice -W arn in g -D ev ic e and is
th e re fo re u n su itab le fo r that
p u rp o se . Ind icated tem p e ra tu res
just ab o ve fre ezin g p oin t do not
g u a ran tee th at th e road su rface
is free of ice.
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Brake Pad W ear In d icato r Lam p
Brake W arn ing Lam p
The brake pad w e a r in dica tor lam p in
the instrum ent clu ste r com es on w hen
the key in the steering lock is turne d
to position 2 and it goes out w hen the
engine is running. If the in dica tor lam p
lights up during braking, this indicates
that the front w h ee l brake pads are
worn down.
The brake w a rnin g lam p w ill com e on
if in sufficie nt brake fluid is in the reser­
vo ir (key in steering lock position 2
and parking brake released).
Have the brake system che cked at
you r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de aler as soon as possible.
To te st the brake w a rnin g lam p, turn
key in steering lock to position 2. The
brake w a rnin g lam p com es on, and
should go out w hen the en gine is
running.
W hen the m inim um m ark on the
rese rvoir is reached, have the brake
system che cked for brake pad
th ickn e ss and leaks.
W arning!
Driving w ith th e brake w arn ing
lam p on, can resu lt in an ac ci­
d en t. H ave yo u r brake system
ch ec ke d im m e d ia tely if th e brake
w arn in g lam p sta ys on. D o n ’t add
b rak e fluid b efo re ch eckin g the
b rak e system . O ve rfillin g the
b rak e fluid re se rvo ir can result in
sp illing b rak e fluid on hot en g in e
p arts an d th e b rak e fluid catch ing
fire. You can be se rio u s ly burned.
ABS (Antilock Brake System)
The ABS prevents the w h ee ls from
locking up above a veh icle speed of
ap pro xim ately 3 km /h (2 m ph) inde­
pe nd en t of road surface conditions. It
is necessary, how ever, tha t the
veh icle speed reaches at least 8 km /h
(5 m ph) before com m e ncin g to brake.
A t the instant one of the w h ee ls is
ab ou t to lock up, a slight pulsation can
be felt in the brake pedal, indicating
tha t the A B S is in the regulating
mode.
O n slippe ry road surfaces, the A BS
w ill respond even w ith only slight
brake pedal pressure. T he pulsating
brake pedal can be an indication of
ha zard ous road conditions, and it
fun ctions as a re m inde r to take extra
care w h ile driving.
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T he A B S w arning lam p in the in stru­
m ent clu ste r com e s on w ith the key in
stee ring lock position 2 and should go
out w ith the en gine running.
If th e cha rging volta ge falls below
10 volts, the w arning lam p com es on
and the A BS is sw itch ed off. W hen the
volta ge is ab ove this value again, the
w a rnin g lam p should go out and the
A B S w ill be operational.
If the A B S w arning lam p does not go
out or com e s on w h ile driving, it
indicates that the ABS has de tected a
m alfunction and has sw itch ed off. In
this case, the brake system fun ctions
in the usual m anner, but w ith ou t a n ti­
lock assistance. H ave the system
che cked at you r authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e aler as soon as
possible.
Warning!
Even th e A B S ca n n o t p reven t the
natural law s of p hysics from
actin g on th e vehicle. T h e AB S
can n o t p reven t accid en ts,
inclu d in g th o s e resu ltin g from
ex ce ss iv e sp eed in tu rn s, fo llo w ­
ing a n o th e r v e h ic le to o clo sely,
or a q u ap la n in g . O nly a safe,
attentive, and skillful d rive r can
p reven t accid en ts. T h e ca p a b ili­
ties of an A B S eq u ip p ed ca r m ust
never be explo ited in a reckless
or d an g e ro u s m ann er w hich
co u ld jeo p a rd ize th e u s e r’s
sa fety o r th e safety of others.
A u to m atic Locking D ifferen tial
(A SD )
The au tom atic locking diffe re ntia l
engages w hen there is a diffe re nce in
speed (slip) betw een the fro n t and
rear w h ee ls of ove r 2 km /h ( 1.2 m ph)
and the veh icle speed is less than
25 km /h (15.5 m ph). It w ill disen gag e
at speeds above 26 km /h (16.2 m ph).
T he yellow function in dica tor in the
spe ed om ete r com e s on w h e n e ve r
there is a d iffe re nce in speed betw een
the front and rear w h e e ls of over
2 km /h ( 1.2 m ph), w arning of slippery
road conditions.
In steering lock position 2, the yellow
fun ction in dica tor lam p and the yellow
A S D in dica tor lam p in th e in stru m en t
clu ste r should com e on and then m ust
go out w ith the e n gine running.
If the A S D in dica tor lam p com e s on
w ith th e e n gine running, a m alfunction
has been de tected. W e reco m m en d
th a t you visit an authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e a le r as soon as
possible to have the A S D checked.
N otes:
W hen testing the parking brake on a
brake test dyn am o m eter, turn off the
e n gine to avoid en ga gin g the au to­
m atic locking differential.
In w in te r op era tion, the m axim um
e fficie n cy o f the au tom atic locking
d iffe re n tia l can only be attained
th ro u g h th e use o f M +S radial tire s on
all fo u r w heels.
Note:
Driving
The au tom atic locking diffe re ntia l w ill
not en gage at speeds ab ove 25 km /h
(15.5 m ph). H ow ever, above this
speed, a lim ited-slip effect of up to
35% is alw ays present.
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E m ission C ontrol
T rav elin g A b ro ad
W arning!
C ertain system s of the engine serve
to keep the to xic com p on ents of the
exh au st ga ses w ithin perm issible
lim its required by law.
T hese system s, of course, will
function pro pe rly only w hen m a intain­
ed strictly according to factory
spe cifica tions. A ny ad ju stm e nts on the
en gine should, the re fore, be carried
out only by qu alified M E R C E D E S BEN Z tech nicians. The en gine should
not be altered in an y w ay. M oreover,
the specified service and m ainten ance
jo b s m ust be carried out regularly
according to M E R C E D E S -B E N Z se rv­
icing requirem ents. For details refer to
the M ainten ance Booklet.
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In h alatio n of ex h a u st gas is
h azard o u s to y o u r health. All
ex h a u st g as co n tain s carb o n
m o n o xid e, and inh aling it can
ca u s e u n c o n s c io u s n e s s and lead
to death.
Do not run th e en g in e in co n fin ed
area s (such as a g ara g e ) w hich
a re not p ro p e rly ve n tilate d . If you
th in k th a t ex h a u st g as fu m es are
e n terin g th e v e h ic le w h ile d riv ­
ing, h ave th e ca u s e d eterm in e d
and co rrec ted im m e d ia tely. If you
m u st d rive u n d er th e s e c o n d i­
tio n s, d rive o nly w ith at least one
w in d o w fu lly open.
A broad, the re is a w idely-spre ad
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z service netw ork at
your dispo sal. If you plan to travel into
areas w hich are not listed in the index
of you r d e a le r directory, you should
request p e rtine nt inform ation from
you r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
dealer.
Winter Driving
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Have you r car w interize d at your
authorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z de a le r
before the on set of w inter.
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C hange the engine oil if the
e n gine contains an oil w h ich is not
approved for w in te r op era tion. For
visco sity (SAE class) and filling
quantity, see “ Fuels, C oolants,
Lubricants, e tc .” page 102.
•
For diesel fuels, refer to page 105
and last page.
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C h eck en gine coo la nt a n tico rro ­
s io n/an tifre eze con cen tra tion .
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A dditive fo r the w indsh ie ld w a she r
and headlam p cleaning system s:
A dd MB C o nce ntrate “S ” to the
prem ixed w indsh ie ld w a sh e r
solven t/an tifre eze w h ich is
form ulated for below freezing
te m pe rature s (see page 46).
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T est battery: B attery cap acity
drops w ith d e crea sing am b ie nt
tem pe rature . A w ell charged
battery en sure s th a t the engine
can alw ays be started, even at low
am b ie nt tem pe rature s.
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T ires: W e reco m m en d M +S radial
tires on all fo u r w h e e ls fo r the
w in te r season. O bse rve pe rm issi­
ble m axim um speed fo r M +S
radial tire s and the legal speed
limit.
Engine block heater: T h e e n gine is
e q uippe d w ith a block heater. The
electrica l cab le m ay be installed
fre e -o f-ch a rg e at you r au thorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e a le r by
using the cou po n in the “O w n e r’s
S ervice and W a rra n ty P o licy”
booklet. The coupon is valid for
12 m onths from date of veh icle
delivery.
A fte r installation, the electrical
plug is located at the side of the
rad ia to r (behind the grill) and can
be plugged into o rd in a ry h o u se ­
hold outlets. O ne o r tw o hours of
o p era tion is usually su fficie n t to
pre-w arm the e n gine before
starting. T he en gine block he ater
can be left plugged in ove rnight, if
desired.
Note:
In w in te r op eration, the m axim um
e ffe ctive n e ss of the au to m a tic locking
diffe re ntia l is only ach ie ved w ith M +S
rad ia l-ply tires.
Snow Chains
Use only sno w cha in s tha t are tested
and reco m m en ded by M E R C E D E S BENZ. Y ou r au thorized M E R C E D E S B E N Z d e a le r w ill be glad to advise
you on this subject.
C hains should only be used on the
rear w h ee ls. F ollow to the m an ufac­
tu re r’s m ounting instructions.
A fte r driving a sho rt d ista nce retighten
the m ounted chains.
S no w cha in s sho uld only be driven on
s n o w at spe ed s not to exceed
50 km /h (30 m ph). R em ove cha in s as
soon as po ssib le w hen driving on
roads w ith o u t snow .
For tips on driving on slippery w inter
roads refer to page 17.
Practical Hints
Hood
C h eckin g C o ola nt Level
A dding C o o la n t
C h eckin g Engine O il Level
C hecking A u to m a tic
T ra n sm issio n Fluid Level
T urning off Engine M an ua lly
B leeding o f Fuel S ystem
First Aid Kit
S tow ing T h in g s in th e V eh icle
V ehicle T ools
S pare W heel
V ehicle Jack
W hee ls
C hanging W hee ls
T ire Inflation P ressu re
B attery
H e ad lam p A d ju stm e n t
R eplacing Bulbs
Fuses
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E m erg en cy O pe ra tion of
S liding R oof
M anual R elease of Fuel F iller Flap
W ind shie ld W ipe rs
R e pla cin g W ip e r Blades
T ow ing the V eh icle
J u m p S tarting
C lean in g and C are of the V ehicle
Rear S eat C ushion
A sh tra ys
Head R e stra in ts
Luggage o r Ski R acks
S pare Parts S ervice
Layout of P oly-V -be lt Drive
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W arn ing !
T o help p rev en t p erson al injury,
stay c le a r of m o vin g p arts w hen
th e hood is o pen and th e en g in e
is run nin g. Be su re th e hood is
p ro p e rly clo sed b efo re d riving .
H ood
To open:
To un lo ck the hood, pull release
lever ( 1) un de r the d rive r’s side of the
instrum ent panel. At the sam e tim e
handle (2 ) w ill extend out o f the ra d ia ­
tor grill (it m ay be necessary to lift the
hood up slightly).
Pull handle (2) com p le te ly out of ra ­
dia to r grill and open hood (do not pull
up on handle).
C a utio n!
T o avoid da m ag e to th e w indsh ie ld
w ip e rs or hood, open the hood only
w ith w ip e rs in the parked position.
To close:
Lo w e r hood and let it d ro p into the
lock from a he ig ht of approx. 30 cm
(1 ft).
Do not press dow n on hood w ith
hands.
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Do not re m o ve p ressu re cap
on co o la n t re se rvo ir if en g in e
te m p e ra tu re is ab o ve 90°C
(19 4°F ). A llo w en g in e to cool
d ow n b efo re rem o vin g cap.
T h e c o o la n t re se rvo ir co n ­
tain s hot fluid and is under
p ressu re.
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U sing a rag, turn cap to first
notch to re lie ve excess
p ressu re. If o pened im m e d i­
ately, hot scald in g fluid and
ste am w ill be blow n out u nd er
p res su re p o s sib ly causing
person al injury.
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Do not spill a n tifree ze on hot
en g in e parts. A n tifreeze
c o n tain s eth y le n e glycol
w h ich m ay burn if it co m es
into co n tact w ith hot en g in e
p arts. You can be se rio u s ly
b urned.
To che ck the coo la nt level, the veh icle
m ust be parked on level ground.
T he co o la n t level m ust reach:
T he m arking (2, arrow ) on the re se r­
vo ir w hen the en gine is cold.
A pprox. 2 cm (0.8 in) h igh er w hen the
en gine is at o p era ting tem pe rature .
Ad d in g C o o lant
1
2
C oolant rese rvoir cap
M arking fo r co o la n t level
If co o la n t has to be added, a
50 /50 m ixture of w a te r and MB anti­
co rro sio n /a n tifre e ze should be used.
W arn in g !
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Use e x tre m e c a u tio n w hen
o p e n in g the hood if th ere are
any sig n s of ste am or co o la n t
leaking fro m th e coo lin g
system .
T he drain plugs for the cooling system
are located on the right hand side of
the en gine block and at the bottom of
the radiator.
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Practical Hints
C h eckin g C o o la n t Level
T he co o la n t level can be checked
visu a lly at the tra n sp a re n t coo la nt
reservoir.
C h eckin g E n gin e Oil Level
T he best tim e to ch e ck the en gine oil
level is w hen the oil is w a rm , such as
du rin g a fuel stop.
W ith the veh icle on level ground, stop
the en gine and w a it a fe w m in utes for
the oil to drain ba ck to the oil pan.
W ipe the d ip stick clean before ch e c k ­
ing.
1
2
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O il dipstick
O il filler cap
Add oil, if needed, only
to the up pe r m ark (m ax).
Do not ove rfill the engine.
I
For visco sity and capacity, see “ Fuels,
C oolants, Lubricants, e tc .” page 102.
For low en gine oil level w a rnin g lamp,
see page 60.
C h eck tra nsm ission fluid level w ith the
engine idling, parking brake engaged
and s e le cto r lever in position “ P” . The
veh icle m ust be parked on level
ground. Prior to the che ck, allow
en gine to idle fo r approx. 1 to 2 m i­
nutes.
M easure fluid level w ith the d ip stick
com p le te ly inserted and the locking
lever released ( 1).
D ipstick locking lever
1
2
Release
Engage
If the tra n sm issio n fluid cools dow n to
2 0 -3 0 °C ( 68 - 86 °F), w hich is the
norm al sho p te m p e ra tu re range, then
the m axim um fluid level w ill be
a p p ro xim a te ly 10 mm (0.4 in) below
the m inim um m ark on the dipstick. W e
stre ss th is point because a fluid
ch a n g e is no rm ally pe rfo rm ed when
the tra n sm issio n fluid has cooled
dow n to sho p tem pe rature .
T he fluid level m ust not exceed the
dip stick m axim um m ark w ith the fluid
at o p era ting te m pe rature . Drain or
siphon off e xce ss fluid, if required.
Then push d ip stick all the w a y in and
sw ing locking le ver d o w n w a rd s (2 ).
T he fluid level in the tra n sm issio n is
de p e n d e n t upon its tem p e ra tu re . T he
m axim um and m inim um fluid level
m arks on the d ip stick are ap plicab le
refere nce s only if th e tra nsm ission
fluid has reached its norm al operating
te m p e ra tu re of 80 °C (176°F).
Practical Hints
C h e c k in g A u to m a tic T ra n s m is s io n
F lu id L e v e l
E xtrem e cle a n lin e ss m ust be o b se rv­
ed! To w ipe the d ipstick, use a clean,
lint-free cloth. T o fill th e tra nsm ission
w ith fluid, pour it throu gh a fine -m esh
filte r into the d ip stick opening. Even
the slighte st im p urity m ay cau se
op era tiona l troubles.
Im p o rtan t!
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Turning Off Engine Manually
Bleeding of Fuel System
If the en gine con tinu es to run after the
key is turne d to steering lock position
0 , open the hood and push dow n the
lever m arked “S T O P ” until the en gine
stop s running.
T he fuel system is a self bleeding
system . Turn the key in steering lock
fu lly to the right and cra n k en gine (for
up to one m inute m axim um ). Push
acce le ra to r pedal to the floo r w hile
cranking engine. O nly release key
after en gine fires evenly.
U sing an exte nsio n such as a pen or
scre w d rive r should m ake it ea sie r to
push th e “S T O P ” lever dow n.
W arn in g !
To help p reven t p erson al injury,
s ta y cle ar of m oving parts w hen
th e hood is open and th e en g in e
is ru n nin g. Be su re th e hood is
p ro p e rly clo sed b efo re d riving .
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S to w in g T h in g s in th e V eh icle
W arn in g !
T o help avoid p erso n al inju ry
d u rin g a co llisio n or s u d d e n m a­
n eu ver, e x ercise ca re w hen
sto w in g th in g s. Put lu g g ag e or
ca rg o in th e tru n k if p o s sib le. Do
not pile lug g ag e or ca rg o h ig h er
th an th e seat backs. Do not place
an yth in g on th e sh elf b elo w the
rear w in d o w .
First Aid Kit
V eh icle T o o ls
S p are W heel
The first aid kit is stored in the shelf
below the rear w indow . T o open the
lid, push button ( 1).
The veh icle too ls are located in the
spare w h ee l w ell.
1
2
3
T runk floo r
S trap
Lugg ag e bowl
To rem ove the spa re tire, turn luggage
bow l (3) to the left and rem ove.
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Practical Hints
Roll ba ck the flo o r m at, lift the trunk
flo o r ( 1) and engage strap (2 ) in the
tru n k lid.
W heels
W arn in g !
T h e ja c k is d esig n e d ex clu sive ly
fo r jac kin g up th e v e h ic le at th e
jac k tu b e s b uilt into eith er sid e of
th e ve h ic le . Use th e jac k o n ly to
lift th e v e h ic le d u rin g a w heel
c h an g e. N e ve r get b en eath the
v e h ic le w h ile it is s u p p o rte d by
th e jac k. K eep h an ds and feet
a w a y fro m th e area u n d er the
lifted ve h ic le . A lw a y s firm ly set
p arking b rak e and b lo ck w h eels
b efo re raising v e h ic le w ith jack.
V eh icle Jack
1
2
Ja ck arm
Jack base
S ee illustration for p ro pe r storage of
jack.
Before storing the jack, the ja ck
arm ( 1) m ust be low ered alm ost to the
base (2 ) of the ja ck and should rest on
the felt in the spa re w h ee l well.
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Do not d is e n g a g e p arking brake
w h ile v e h ic le is raised . Be certain
th at th e jac k is alw ay s vertical
w h e n in use, es p e cially on hills.
L o w er th e v e h ic le onto su fficien t
ca p a city ja c k s ta n d s b efo re
w o rkin g u n d er th e vehicle.
R eplace rim s o r tire s w ith the sam e
de sig natio n, m a n u fa ctu re r and typ e as
show n on the original part. See your
au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e aler
for fu rth e r inform ation.
W arn in g !
Do not m ix d iffe ren t tire co n s tru c ­
tion typ es (i.e. radial, bias, and
b ia s-b elted ) on yo u r ca r b ecau se
han dling m ay be ad ve rs ely
affe cte d and m ay resu lt in loss of
co n tro l.
See your au thorized M E R C E D E S BE N Z d e a le r for in fo rm atio n on tested
and reco m m en ded rim s and tires for
sum m e r and w in te r operation. T hey
can also offer m ore ad vice concerning
tire service and purchase.
Tire replacem ent:
Rims and tire s m ust be of th e sam e
size.
For dim en sion s see “T echn ica l D a ta” .
W e recom m end th a t you b re a k in new
tires for approx. 100 km (60 m iles) at
m oderate speed. It is im p erative that
the w heel m ounting bolts be re tig h te n ­
ed after approx 1 0 0 -5 0 0 km (6 0 300 m iles).
O n new veh icle s retig hten ing is
carried out during the 1st inspection.
R etightening is also necessary
w h en ever w h ee ls are fitted, e.g. w hen
the spare w heel is used fo r th e first
tim e o r w hen a set of w h ee ls with
M + S tire s is installed.
T igh te ning torque: 110 Nm (80 ft.lb.).
For rim and tire spe cifica tions, refer to
“Technical D ata” .
Note:
W arn in g !
W o rn , old tires can ca u s e a c c i­
den ts. If th e tire tre ad is b adly
w o rn , o r if th e tires have s u s ­
tain ed d am a g e , rep lace th em .
W h e n rep lacin g rim s, use o nly
g e n u in e M E R C E D E S -B E N Z w heel
b olts (id e n tified by M erce d e s
star) sp ec ifie d fo r th e rim typ e.
Failu re to do so can re su lt in the
b olts lo o sen in g and p o s sib ly an
ac cid en t.
R otating w heels:
T h o ro u g h ly clean the in ne r side of the
w h e e ls any tim e you rotate the w heels
or w a sh veh icle and underside.
T h e use of retread tire s is not reco m ­
m ended. R etread tire s m ay ad verse ly
a ffect the handling ch a racteristics and
sa fe ty of the vehicle.
D ented or be nt rim s cau se tire pre s­
sure loss and d a m ag e to the tire
beads. F or th is reason, che ck rim s for
da m ag e at reg ular intervals.
T he rim fla n g e s m ust be checked for
w e a r be fore a tire is m ounted. R e­
m ove burrs, if the re are any.
T he w h ee ls can be rotated acco rding
to the d e gre e of tire w e a r w h ile
retaining th e sam e directio n of travel.
R otating, how ever, sho uld be carried
out at a m ileage of 5 0 0 0 -1 0 000 km
(3 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 m iles), before the c h a ra c­
te ristic tire w e a r pattern (sho ulder
w e a r on front w h ee ls and tread cen ter
w e a r on rear w h ee ls) be com e s visible,
as oth erw ise the driving p ro pe rties
de terio rate.
Practical Hints
Front tires should be replaced in sets.
Furtherm ore - in the eve nt of tire re­
place m ent - the spa re w h ee l, if
possible, should be used on the rear
axle.
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7
Insert ja ck arm fully into the tube
hole up to th e stop.
8
Position the ja ck so th a t it will
alw ays be vertica l (plum b-line) as
seen from the side (see arrow ),
even if the veh icle is parked on an
incline. Ja ck up the veh icle until
the w heel is cle a r off the ground.
W arn in g !
O n a level road, place one cho ck
in fro n t of and one be hind the
w heel th a t is d iag ona lly opposite
to the w h ee l being changed.
C h an g in g W heels
1.
M ove veh icle to a level a re a w hich
is a safe dista nce from the roa d­
way.
2.
Set parking brake and turn on
hazard w arning flasher.
3.
M ove se le cto r lever to position “ P” .
4.
P revent veh icle from rolling aw ay
by blocking w h ee ls w ith w heel
cho cks or sizeable w ood block or
stone (not sup plied w ith vehicle).
W hen cha ng ing a w heel on a hill,
place chocks on the dow nhill side
of each w heel o f the o th e r axle.
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5.
Using the com b in ation w rench,
loosen but do not yet rem ove the
w heel bolts.
6 . R em ove ca p from the ja c k sup po rt
tub e opening by inserting a screw
drive r and prying it out. (The tube
o p en ing s are located directly
behind the fro n t w heel housings
and in front of the rear w heel
housings.)
T h e jac k is d esig n e d e x c lu ­
siv ely fo r jacking up the
v e h ic le at the jac k tu b e s built
into e ith e r sid e of th e vehicle.
Use th e jack only to lift the
ve h ic le during a w heel change.
N e ve r g et b en eath th e veh icle
w h ile it is s u p p o rte d by the
jac k. K eep h an ds and feet
aw a y fro m th e area u n d er the
lifted ve h ic le . A lw ays firm ly
set p arking brake and block
w h e els b efo re raising veh icle
w ith jack.
Do not d is en g a g e parking
brake w h ile v e h ic le is raised.
Be certain th at th e ja c k is
alw ay s vertical w hen in use,
es p e cially on hills. L ow er the
v eh icle onto su fficien t ca p a ci­
ty ja c k s ta n d s b efo re w orking
u nd er th e vehicle.
9. U nscrew w heel bolts com pletely.
Keep bolt threa ds protected from
dirt and sand.
13. Install spa re w h ee l on w h ee l hub.
Insert w h ee l bolts and tigh ten
them slightly.
W hile rem oving last bolt, hold
w heel against hub to avoid paint
dam age on rim.
T o avoid paint da m ag e, place
w heel flat ag ainst hub and hold it
th e re w h ile installing first w heel
bolt. U n screw the alig n m e n t bolt
to install the last w h ee l bolt.
12. A d ju st the ja c k he ig ht so th a t the
wheel can be slipped on w ith ou t
being lifted.
In c o rre ct m o u n tin g bolts or
im p ro p e rly tig h ten ed m ou ntin g
b olts can ca u s e th e w heel to
co m e off. T his co u ld ca u s e an
accid en t. Be su re to use the
co rrec t m o u ntin g bolts.
14. Low er car, rem ove jack.
15. E ngage ja c k tube co ve r hooks on
top and snap bottom into place.
16. T ighten the five bolts evenly,
alw ays skip pin g one, until all bolts
are tight. O b se rve a tigh tening
torqu e of 110 Nm (80 ft.lb.).
17. C o rrect tire pressure.
Im p ortan t!
W hen installing new w h ee ls the
m ounting bolts m ust be retightened
a fter approx. 1 0 0 -5 0 0 km (6 0 300 m iles). O b se rve a tightening
torqu e of 110 Nm (80 ft.lb.).
Practical Hints
10. R em ove w heel.
11. S crew th e alig n m e n t bo lt (sup­
plied in tool kit) into the up p e r­
m ost threaded hole.
W arn in g !
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T ire In flatio n P ressure
A tab le (see fuel fille r flap) lists the tire
inflation pre ssure s spe cifie d for
s um m e r and w in te r tire s as w ell as for
the varying opera ting conditions.
Im p ortan t!
T ire pressure differs by approx.
0.1 bar (1.5 psi) per 10°C (18°F) o f air
tem p e ra tu re change. Keep this in
m ind w hen checking tire pressure
inside a g a rag e - esp ecially in the
w inter.
Exam ple:
If garage tem p e ra tu re =
approx. +20°C (+ 68 °F) and,
a m b ie nt tem pe rature =
approx. 0°C (+32°F) then the adjusted
air pre ssure = spe cifie d air pressure
+0.2 ba r (+3 psi).
T ire pre ssure s listed for light loads are
m inim um values offering high driving
com fort. Increased inflation pre ssure s
fo r heavy loads pro du ce favo ra ble
handling cha racteristics w ith lighter
loads and are pe rfe ctly perm issible.
T he ride of the vehicle, how ever, will
be com e so m e w h a t harder.
T ire te m p e ra tu re and pressure
in crea se w ith the veh icle speed. Tire
pre ssure should th e re fo re only be
corre cte d on cold tires. C o rrect tire
p re ssure in w arm tire s only if pressure
has dro pp ed be lo w the pre ssure listed
in the table and the respective
op era ting co n d itio n s are taken into
con sid eratio n.
An un de rinfla te d tire due to a slow
leak (e.g. due to a nail in th e tire) m ay
cau se d a m ag e such as tread se p a ra ­
tion, bulging, etc.. R e gu lar tire pre s­
sure checks (including the spare tire)
at in te rvals of no m ore than 14 days
are th e re fo re essential.
If a tire co n sta n tly loses air, it should
be inspected fo r dam age.
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Warning!
Do not o v e rin fla te tires. O v e rin ­
flating tires can re su lt in sudden
d eflatio n (b lo w -o u t) b eca u se they
are m ore likely to b eco m e
p un ctu red or d am a g e d by road
d eb ris, p oth oles, etc. Follow
re co m m en d e d inflatio n p res­
sures.
Do not o verlo a d th e tires by ex ­
ceed ing th e sp ec ifie d veh icle
c a p a city w e ig h t (as ind icated by
th e label on th e d riv e r’s d oo r
latch post). O v e rlo a d in g th e tires
can o v e rh e a t th em , possibly
c ausing a blo w -ou t.
The battery is m aintenance-free.
The service life of the battery is
de pendent on its con dition of charge.
The battery m ust alw ays be sufficie ntly
charged for it to last an optim um
length of tim e.
T herefore, w e recom m end tha t you
have the battery cha rge checked
frequ en tly if you use the veh icle
m ostly for sho rt distance trips, or if it is
not used for long periods o f tim e.
O nly cha rge a battery w ith a battery
ch a rg e r after it has been discon necte d
from the veh icle electrical circuit.
W hen rem oving and con ne cting the
battery, alw ays m ake sure tha t all
electrical con sum e rs are off and the
key is in steering lock position 0 .
W hile the en gine is running the
battery term in al cla m ps m ust not be
loosened o r detache d as oth erw ise
the a lte rn a to r and other electron ic
com p on ents w ould be dam aged.
W arn ing !
N e ve r lean o ver b atteries w hile
co n n e ctin g or ju m p starting , you
m ig ht get injured.
B attery fluid c o n tain s sulfuric
acid. Do not allo w th is fluid to
co m e in c o n ta c t w ith eyes, skin
o r clo thin g.
In case it does, im m e d ia tely flush
affe cte d area w ith w a te r and seek
m edical help.
A b attery w ill also p ro du ce
h yd ro g en gas, w hich is fla m m ­
ab le and ex p lo sive . K eep flam e s
or sp arks aw a y fro m battery,
avoid im p ro p e r co n n e ctio n of
ju m p e r cables, sm oking , etc..
B atteries c o n tain en o ug h ele c­
tric ity to burn you. N ever touch
u n in su la ted b attery co n n e ctio n s.
Practical Hints
Battery
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H ead lam p A d justm en t
H e ad la m p A s se m b ly
1
H eadlam p horizontal ad ju stm e nt
screw
C orrect head lam p ad ju stm e nt is
extrem e ly im portant. C heck and
readjust headlam ps at regular in te r­
vals and w hen a bulb has been
replaced.
2
3
Fog lam p a d ju stm e n t screw
R eplacing B ulbs
4
P lastic nut for housing o f turn
signal, parking, side m arke r and
standing lam ps
Do not touch glass portion of bulb with
bare hands. Use plain paper or a
clean cloth. Install only 12 volt bulbs
w ith the specified w a tt rating.
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H e ad lam p vertica l ad ju stm e nt
screw
9
C lam ping ring fo r high and low
beam head lam p bulb
10
Fog lam p bulb
11
E lectrical co n n e cto r fo r fog lam p
bulb
W arn ing !
Halo g en lam ps co n tain p res su r­
ized gas. A bulb can ex p lo d e if
you:
5
High and low beam headlam p
cove r
6
Fog lam p cover
•
D rop th e bulb.
7
T urn signal, parking, side m arke r
and standing lam p bulb
•
S cratch th e bulb.
8
E lectrical co n n e cto r for high and
low beam he ad lam p bulb
•
T ou ch or m o ve it w hen hot.
R eplacing bulbs:
Bulb fo r turn signal, parking, side
m arker and standing lam p
(21/5W /32/3 cp):
Loosen plastic nut (4) and rem ove
housing tow a rds the front.
Turn bulb socke t (7) w ith bulb co u n ­
terclo ckw ise and pull out. Push bulb
into socket,-turn co u n te rclo ckw ise and
rem ove.
T ailla m p A s se m b lies
1
Side m arke r lam p
(10W /6 cp bulb)
Bulb for high and low beam (H alogen
type 9004):
2
T urn signal lam p
(21W /32 cp bulb)
C om press cove r (5) at the top and
rem ove upw ards. Pull off electrical
con ne cto r (8 ). T urn cla m pin g ring (9)
cou nterclockw ise and pull out bulb
tog ether w ith clam ping ring. R em ove
bulb.
3
S top lam p
(21W /32 cp bulb)
4
Tail, parking and standing lam p
(10W /6 cp bulb)
5
B ackup lam p
(21W /32 cp bulb)
Insert new bulb (flat side facin g up),
m ount clam ping ring (9) (with tab
facing dow n) and turn clockw ise. Push
electrical con ne cto r on securely.
Turn both locks in the trunk to the left
as fa r as the stop and de tach bulb
carrier. To replace the bulbs, depress,
turn to the left and rem ove.
Practical Hints
Fog lam p bulb (H alogen typ e H3):
C o m press the retaining clip of the
cover (6 ) at the top w h ile rem oving it
upwards. Pull off electrical con ne cto r
(11). D isengage retaining clip and
rem ove bulb (10). W hen replacing
cove r (6 ), m ake sure it clicks into
place.
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High M ounted Stop Lam p
(21W /32 cp bulb)
L icen se Plate Lam ps
(5W bulb)
To replace the bulb, pull tabs on both
sides (arrow s) - using a screw drive r to release cover.
Loosen both the securing screw s (1),
rem ove lam p and take out bulb.
Press bulb dow n, turn co u n te rclo ck­
w ise and rem ove.
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The fuse box is located in the engine
com partm ent.
T o exch an ge a fuse, release cla m p (1)
and rem ove fu se box cover.
All eq uipm en t pro te cted by fuse s is
listed by nu m be r and letter on a label
in the lid of the fuse box. T he num bers
and letters ab ove the fu se s co rre ­
spond to the ones on the label.
Before replacing a blow n fuse,
de te rm in e the cause of the short
circuit.
S pa re fuse s are furnishe d inside the
fuse box. O bse rve am p era ge and
c o lo r of fuse.
A lw ays use a new fuse for rep la ce­
m ent. N ever a ttem p t to repair or
bridg e a blow n fuse.
A fte r replacing a fuse, replace fuse
box co ve r and secu re w ith cla m p ( 1).
Practical Hints
Fuses
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W in d sh ie ld W ip ers
T o release frozen w indsh ie ld w iper
blades or to replace w orn blades, the
w indsh ie ld w ip e r arm s can be pulled
out of the ir recess by hand. S ufficient
force m ust be applied to ove rcom e
spring resistance. Be care fu l not to
tea r rubber blades w h ich are frozen to
the glass, as this w ill reduce the
effective ness of the w ipers.
E m erg en cy O p eratio n of S liding
Roof
The sliding roof can be opened or
closed m an ua lly sho uld an electrical
m alfunction occur.
Fold back acce ss co ve r in left side
panel of tru n k w ith a screw driver.
Insert socket w rench (from tool kit)
through opening in panel and place on
the hex-drive of the electric m otor.
Turn socke t w rench (m anually) to
open or close roof as desired.
T o slide the roof clo sed o r to raise the
roof at the rear: turn clockw ise.
To slide the roof open or to low er the
roof at the rear: turn cou nterclockw ise.
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M anual R elease of Fuel F iller Flap
If the cen tra l locking system do es not
release the fuel filler flap au to m a tica l­
ly, pull ba ck the knob on th e vacuum
e lem e nt on the right side of the trunk
w h ile opening the filler flap.
To ensure op era tion of the w indshield
w ip e r even w hen it is snow ing heavily,
an overload protection has been
installed. It be com e s effective if a
certain w iping resista nce is exceeded
as a result of snow accu m ulation . The
w indsh ie ld w ip e r arm will then no
long er return com p le te ly to its initial
position, alth ou gh the w indshield
w ip e r m otor con tinu es to run a full
cycle. If this con dition is encountered,
the accu m ulated snow should be
m an ua lly rem oved w hen it is safe.
W in d sh ie ld W ip e r B lades
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■
R em oval:
Pull the w ip e r arm s from th e ir recess
be lo w the hood across the w indsh ie ld
until the y stop (just ab ove the hood
line).
C hange w ip e r blad es one at a tim e
w hile holding w ip e r arm s to prevent
the w ip e r arm s from slipping back into
the ir parked position recess.
Press sa fe ty tabs (1) and slide w iper
blade to w a rd s the w ip e r arm base (2 ).
Lift w ip e r arm and rem ove w iper
blade.
R eplacing W ip er B lades
Installation:
H e ad la m p W ip e r B lades
For safety reasons, rem ove key from
steering lock before replacing a w iper
blade, oth erw ise the m otor can
suddenly turn on and cau se injury.
Lift w ip e r arm , in sert w ip e r blade in
arm and lock in place.
R em oval:
Do not open en gine hood w ith w ip e r
arm fold ed forw ard.
Installation:
Place w ip e r blade straig ht on w iper
arm and press onto w ip e r arm.
Practical Hints
Note:
Fold w ip e r arm forw a rd. Pull w iper
blad e up to rem ove.
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W e recom m end th a t the veh icle be
transp orted using flat bed equipm ent.
T his m ethod is p re fe rab le to oth er
type s of tow ing.
1490
To w in g the V eh icle
T he front tow ing eye is located on the
pa ssen ge r side behind a flap in the
bum per panel. The rear tow ing eye is
located at the right below the bum per.
Flap rem oval: Insert fin g e r in recess of
flap and pull fla p out.
Flap installation: Engage flap at
bottom and press top in securely.
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Ju m p Starting
If the battery is discha rged the engine
can be started w ith ju m p e r cab le s and
the (12V) battery of an othe r vehicle.
T he veh icle m ay be tow e d w ith all
w h e e ls on the ground and the selector
lever in position “ N” fo r dista n ce s up
to 120 km (75 m iles) and at a speed
not to exceed 50 km /h (30 m ph).
W arn ing !
T o po sitive ly avoid a po ssib ility of
da m ag e to the transm ission , how ever,
w e recom m end to d isco n n e ct the
drive sha ft at the rear axle drive flange
on any tow ing beyond a short to w to a
nearby garage.
Read all in s tru ctio n s b efo re p ro ­
ceed ing .
Proceed as follow s:
Do not to w w ith sling-typ e eq uipm en t.
1.
Position the veh icle w ith the
charged battery so tha t the ju m pe r
cab le s will reach, but never let the
veh icle s touch. M ake sure the
ju m p e r cables do not have loose
or m issing insulation.
2.
O n both vehicles:
Failu re to fo llo w th e s e d irec tio n s
can lead to a b attery explo sion
and p erson al injury.
T ow ing w ith sling-typ e eq uipm en t over
bum py roads w ill da m ag e radiator and
supports.
Use w heel lift or flat bed equipm ent.
Note:
W ith the en gine not running, the re is
no po w e r a ssista nce for the braking
and steering system s. In this case, it
is im p ortan t to keep in m ind th a t a
con sid erab ly high er degree of e ffort is
necessary to brake and stee r the
vehicle.
•
T urn off engine and all lights
and accessories, except
hazard fla sh e rs or w o rk lights.
•
A pp ly parking brake and shift
se le cto r lever to position “ P” .
3.
6 . A fte r the e n gine has started,
rem ove ju m p e r cab le s by reve rs­
ing the ab ove installation s e ­
qu en ce exactly, starting w ith the
ju m p e r cable con ne cte d to a heavy
m etal bra cket in the disabled
v e h icle ’s en gine com partm ent.
W hen rem oving each clam p, m ake
sure tha t it does not touch any
oth er m etal w h ile the oth er end is
still attached.
C lam p one end of the first ju m p e r
cable to the positive (+) term in al of
the discharged battery and the
o th er end to the positive (+) te rm i­
nal of the charged battery. M ake
sure the cable clam ps do not
touch any oth er m etal parts.
Im portant!
4.
5.
C lam p one end of the second
ju m p e r cable to the g ro un ded neg­
ative (- ) term in al of the charged
battery and the final con ne ction to
a groun ded heavy m etal bracket in
the engine com p a rtm e n t or on the
engine of the disab led vehicle.
M ake sure the cables are not on
or near pulleys, fans, or oth er
parts th a t w ill m ove w h en the
engine is started.
Start engine of the veh icle w ith the
charged battery and run at high
idle. Then start en gine of the
disabled veh icle in the usual
m anner.
Im p ortan t!
A d ischa rged battery can fre e ze at
approx. —10°C (+14°F). In th a t case it
m ust be tha w ed out before ju m p e r
cab le s are used.
Ju m p e r cable spe cifica tions:
•
M inim um cable cross-se ction of
25 m m 2 o r approx. 2 AW G
•
M axim um length o f 3500 mm
(11.5 ft).
W arn in g !
N e ve r lean o ver b atterie s w hile
co n n e ctin g or ju m p starting , you
m ig ht g et burned.
B attery fluid c o n tain s sulfuric
acid. Do not allo w th is fluid to
co m e in co n tact w ith eyes, skin,
o r clo th in g . In case it does,
im m e d ia tely flush affected area
w ith w ater, and s e ek m edical
help.
A b attery w ill also p ro d u ce
h yd ro g en gas, w hich is fla m m a ­
b le and ex p lo sive . K eep flam es
o r sp arks aw a y fro m battery,
avoid im p ro p e r co n n e ctio n of
ju m p e r cab les, sm o k in g , etc..
B atteries co n tain en o ug h ele c­
tricity to burn yo u . N ever to uch
u n in su la ted b attery co n n e ctio n s.
Practical Hints
Im portant!
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Cleaning and Care of the Vehicle
W arn ing !
M any cle an in g p ro d u cts can be
hazardo u s. S o m e are poiso n ou s,
o th ers are flam m ab le. A lw ays fo l­
low th e in s tru ctio n s on th e p ar­
tic u la r co n tain er. A lw ay s open
yo u r c a r’s d o o rs or w in d o w s
w hen cle an in g th e inside.
should be rem oved im m e dia te ly to
avoid paint dam age. F requent
w ashing, how ever, reduces an d/or
elim in a te s the ag g re ssive n e ss and
potency of the ab ove adverse influ­
ences.
production tre a tm e n t is neither
ne cessa ry no r reco m m en ded by
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z because of the
po ssib ility of in com p atibility betw een
m aterials used in the production
process and oth ers applied later.
M ore frequ en t w a shin gs are ne ce s­
sary to deal w ith unfavora ble c o n d i­
tion s; for exam ple, near the ocean, in
industrial are as (sm oke, exhaust
em ission s), or during w in te r operation.
W e have selected car-ca re products
and com p ile d reco m m en datio ns w hich
are spe cia lly m atched to our vehicles
and w hich alw ays reflect the latest
tech nolog y. You can obtain MB carcare products at you r authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
N ever use flu id s or s o lve n ts th at
are not d esig ned fo r clean in g
yo u r car.
You should che ck you r veh icle from
tim e to tim e for stone chipping or
oth er dam age. A ny da m ag e should be
repaired as soon as po ssib le to
pre ven t the start of corrosion.
In op era tion, you r vehicle is subjected
to varying external in flue nces w hich, if
gone unchecked, can attack the
pa in tw ork as w ell as the un de rbod y
and cau se lasting dam age.
In doing so, do not neglect the
unde rside of the car. A p re req uisite for
a th o ro ug h ch e ck is a w a shin g of the
un de rbod y follow ed by a thorough
inspection. D am aged areas need to
be re-undercoated.
Such da m ag e is caused not only by
extrem e and varying clim atic c o n d i­
tions, but also by air pollution, road
salt, tar, gravel and stone chipping.
G rease and oil, fuel, coolant, brake
fluid, bird droppings, tree resins, etc.
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Y ou r veh icle has been treated at the
factory w ith a w a x-b a se rustproofing
in the body cavities w hich will last for
the lifetim e of the vehicle. P ost­
S cratches, corro sive deposits,
corrosion or da m ag e due to negligent
or in correct care can no t alw ays be
rem oved o r repaired w ith the car-care
p ro du cts recom m ended here. In such
cases it is best to see k aid at your
a u thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
T he follow ing top ics deal w ith the
cleaning and ca re of you r veh icle and
give im p ortan t “ho w -to” inform ation as
w ell a s references to recom m ended
M B ca r-ca re products.
Engine Cleaning
Corrosion protection, such as MB
A nti-corrosion W ax, should be applied
to the engine com p artm en t after every
engine cleaning. Before applying, all
control linkage bushings should be
lubricated. The poly-V -belt and all
pulleys should be protected from any
wax.
Car W ashing
Before w ashing your vehicle, rem ove
insect residues. M B Insect R em over is
recom m ended. Do not use hot w a te r
or w ash your car in direct sunlight.
Use only a m ild car w ash detergent,
such as MB A utosham poo.
T horoughly spray the car w ith a
diffused je t of w ater. D irect only a very
w eak spray tow a rds the ventilation
intake. Use plenty of w a te r and rinse
the sponge and cham ois frequently.
Rinse with cle ar w a te r und thouroughly w ipe dry w ith a cham ois. Do not
allow cleaning agents to dry on the
finish.
If the veh icle has been run through an
a u tom atic car w ash - in particular one
of the older in sta lla tion s - rew ipe the
recessed sections in the taillam ps
(designed to prevent soiling) if ne ce s­
sary. No solvents (fuels, thin ne rs etc.)
m ust be used.
In the w inter, tho ro u g h ly rem ove all
traces of road salt as soon as p o ssi­
ble.
W hen w a shin g the underbody, do not
forge t to clean the inner sides of the
w heels.
T ar S tain s
Q uickly rem ove ta r stain s before they
dry and becom e m ore difficu lt to
rem ove. MB T ar R e m ove r is reco m ­
m ended.
Plastic Parts, H e ad lin er and R ubber
Parts
Do not use oil or w ax on these parts.
S eat Belts
T he w e bb ing m ust not be treated with
che m ica l cle an ing agents. Use only
clear, lukew arm w a te r and soap. Do
not dry the w e bb ing at tem pe rature s
above 80°C (176°F) or in direct
sunlight.
W in d o w C leanin g, W ip e r B lades
W arn ing !
Use a w in d o w cleaning solution on
very dirty or oil-stain ed w indow s.
Clean w in d sh ie ld w ip e r blad es w ith a
clean cloth and de te rg e n t solution.
R eplace blades tw ice a year; once
before and once after w inter.
Do not bleach or dye seat belts
as th is m ay se ve rely w eaken
th em . In a crash th ey m ay not be
ab le to p ro vide ad eq u ate p ro tec­
tion.
H ead lam p C leanin g System
In s tru m en t C lu ster
T he condition of the w iper blad es is
im portant fo r satisfa cto ry cle an ing of
the head lam p lenses. W e the re fore
recom m end that the blades be
inspected regularly.
U se a gentle d ish-w a shing de terge nt
or m ild de te rg e n t fo r de lica te fabrics
as a w ashing solution. W ipe with a
cloth m oistened in lukew arm solution.
Do not use scou rin g agents.
R eplace da m ag ed w ip e r blades.
S teerin g W heel and S ele cto r Lever
W ipe w ith a da m p cloth and dry
th ro u g h ly or clean with M B -Leather
Cleaner.
U p h olstery
U sing afterm a rke t seat covers or
w earing clothing th a t have the te n d e n ­
cy to give off coloring (e.g. w hen wet,
etc.) m ay cau se the up ho lstery (velour
for exam ple) to becom e perm an ently
discolored. By lining the seats w ith a
proper inte rm ed iate cover, contactd iscolo ratio n w ill be prevented.
Leather U pholstery
W ipe leather upholstery w ith a dam p
cloth and dry tho ro ug hly o r clean w ith
MB Leather C leaner. E xercise p a rtic u ­
lar care w hen cleaning perforated
leather as its unde rside should not
becom e wet.
V elou r U pholstery
P ressure m arks resulting from
da m pn ess and heat m ay a p pe ar to be
stains. Such m arks can be rem oved
by w iping w ith a m oistened brush,
ironing w ith a w e t cloth or by treating
w ith a dry sham poo. Do not sit on
da m p upholstery. Q u ick drying is
achieved by ap plying hot air - fo r
exam ple, by using a hair dryer. If in
doubt, please consult you r authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
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P ain tw o rk, Painted Body
C o m p o n e n ts
M B -P aint P rotector and S ealer should
be applied w hen w a te r dro ps on the
pa in t surface do not “bead up ” ;
norm ally in 3 - 5 m onths de pe nd ing on
clim ate and w a shin g d e te rg e n t used.
M B -P aint-P olish should be ap plied if
paint surface sho w s sig ns o f dirt
e m bedding (i.e. loss of gloss).
M B -F ine -P olishing Paste m ust be
used w hen the paint surface show s
signs of exce ssive fad ing /ch alking due
to lack of care, etc..
Do not apply any of the se pro du cts or
w a y if you r car is pa rked in the sun or
if the hood is still hot.
U se the ap pro pria te M B T ouch -U p
S tick for q u ick and provisional repairs
of m inor paint d a m ag e (i.e. chips from
stones, car doors, etc.).
A u to m atic A n ten n a
For tro u b le -fre e operation of the
au tom atic antenna, w e recom m end to
clean the an te n n a m ast periodically.
Light A lloy W h e els
M B -A uto sham p oo should be used for
regular cle an ing of the light alloy
w heels.
If possible, clean w h e e ls once a w e ek
w ith M B -A uto sham p oo , using a soft
sponge and an am p le sup ply of
lukew arm w ater.
If the M B -A uto sham p oo does not
satisfa cto rily clean the w heels, use
M B -P rotective A ge nt for Light A lloy
W hee ls for norm al cleaning and MBC le a n e r fo r Light A lloy W heels for
heavier dirt accum ulation.
Follow instructions on container.
O rn am e n ta l M o ld ing s
For regular cleaning and care of very
dirty chro m e-p lated parts, use a
chro m e cleaner.
Rear Seat C u sh ion
A shtrays
T o rem ove rear ashtray:
Rem oval: Push buttons (1) (left and
right side of seat) dow n w hile slightly
lifting the front corn er o f the seat
cushion. T hen pull the seat cushion
forward.
T o rem ove fro n t ashtray:
Push the ash tra y dow n w h ile opening
and rem ove.
Pull ash tra y out to the stop, lift up
insert and rem ove.
T o install ashtray:
P osition ash tra y squ are ly and push in.
Practical Hints
Installation: Push rear o f sea t cushion
under seat back as fa r as it w ill go and
press dow n on the front section until it
engages.
Note:
O n vehicles w ith po w e r rear seats, the
rear seat cushion can best be re­
m oved and installed by an authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
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Head R estraints
R em oving rear sea t head restraints:
R em oving front seat head restraints:
Pull head restraint up until de tent is
felt. T hen pull it out sharply using both
hands.
Bring the head restraint to its highest
position.
D epress release button (1) beneath
the sea tback cove rin g m aterial and
pull head restraint up sharply, holding
it by the left head restraint post
(view ed in driving directio n). T hen pull
out head restraint co m p le te ly with
both hands.
T h e release button (1) is located
be lo w the left head restraint po st on
both front seats.
Installing front seat head restraints:
Insert the head restraint and push it
dow n to the stop.
C h eck if the highest position can be
reached by pushing th e sw itch up for
a p p ro xim a te ly 5 seconds.
A djust head restraint to the desired
position.
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Installing rear seat head restraints:
Insert the head restraint, push it dow n
and ad ju st as desired.
W arn in g !
For y o u r p ro tectio n, d rive only
w ith p ro p e rly p ositio ned head
restraints.
Do not d rive th e ve h ic le w ith o u t
th e head restraints. Head re­
s train ts are intended to help
redu ce in ju ries durin g an ac ci­
dent.
For positioning of head restraints refer
to pages 28, 29 and 31.
Luggage or Ski Racks
S p are Parts S ervice
W e recom m end the use o f drip rail
m ounted ski and roof racks. These
racks do not require additional
supports (suction cups o r legs). Such
supports m ay lead to m arring of the
paint or even denting of the roof if
excessive w e igh t is placed on the
rack. Y ou r au thorized M E R C E D E S BENZ dealer can give fu rth e r advice.
All au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de alers m aintain a stock of original
spa re parts required fo r m ainten ance
and rep air w ork. In addition, stra te g i­
cally located parts d istribu tion cen ters
provide q u ick and reliable parts
service.
M ore than 30 0,00 0 diffe re nt spare
parts, even fo r old e r m odels, are
available.
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z original spare
parts are sub je cte d to the m ost
string en t qu ality inspections. Each
part has been sp e cifica lly developed,
m an ufacture d o r selected for and
adapted to M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
vehicles.
T herefore, M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
original spare parts sho uld be in sta l­
led.
L ayo u t of P o ly -V -b e lt Drive
1
A u to m a tic belt te n sio n e r
2
C ra nksh aft
3
A ir co n d itio n in g co m p re sso r
4
A lte rn a to r
5
P ow er steering pum p
6
C o o la n t pum p - fan
Install the po ly-V -b elt by starting at the
belt te n sio n e r ( 1) and proceede with
the o th e r pu lle ys in num erical order.
For dim e n sio n s of the poly-V -belt, see
page 101 .
Technical Data
Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants, etc.
Consumer Information
Identification Plates
T h e ft P revention
V eh icle D ata Card
W a rra n ty C o vera ge
T e ch n ica l Data
Fuels, C o ola nts, Lubricants, etc.
C apacities
Engine O ils
Brake Fluid
Diesel Fuels
C oolants
C o nsu m er Inform ation
P rob le m s w ith you r V ehicle
R eporting S afe ty D efects
98
99
100
100
101
102
102
104
104
105
106
107
108
109
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Identificatio n Plates
W hen ordering spare parts, please
spe cify veh icle identification and
engine num bers.
98
1
C e rtificatio n Tag
(left d o or pillar)
2
Identification Tag
3
V eh icle Identification No.
4
Engine No.
5
Body No. and P aintw o rk No.
6
E m ission C ontrol Tag
7
Inform ation Tag
C a liforn ia version
V acuum line routing
fo r em ission control system
Location of labels
1
B um p er front/rea r
2
E ngine hood
3
T runk lid
4
All fen ders
5
All doors
E ngine*:
on e n gine block, rear
Theft Prevention
Note:
This veh icle com p lie s w ith the U.S.
Federal M otor V ehicle T heft P reve n­
tion Standard (49 CFR Part 541).
Engine, transm ission and certain body
parts (see illustration) are labeled at
the factory, the labels sho w the VINnum ber of this vehicle.
Do not rem ove th e se labels. T hese
labels are intended fo r parts id e n tifica ­
tion in case of theft. W hen replacing
parts sub je ct to labeling, please m ake
sure th a t the parts you rece ive are
labeled properly. T his is esp ecially
im p ortan t w hen w o rk is pe rfo rm ed
o u tside of the U nited States.
Spare parts are sim ilarly labeled at the
factory in a diffe re nt location. The
labels show the letter R (for re p la ce ­
ment) instead of the V IN -nu m be r.
Technical Data
T ransm ission *:
on tra n sm issio n , left front
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V e h ic le D ata C a rd
W a rra n ty C o v e ra g e
Y o u r car is covered un de r the term s of
the “w a rrantie s" printed in the O w n e r’s
Service and W arran ty P olicy B ooklet
and your au thorized M E R C E D E S BE N Z d e aler will exch an ge or repair
any de fective parts in a cco rda nce with
the te rm s of the fo llow ing w a rrantie s:
P98-0001-B12
The vehicle data card con tain s all
im portant da ta pertaining to the
vehicle. It should be kept in the m ain­
ten ance booklet w here indicated, and
it is needed w hen obtaining re p la ce ­
m ent or ad ditiona l keys at your
au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
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1.
N ew veh icle lim ited w a rranty
2.
E m ission system w a rranty
3.
E m ission p e rfo rm an ce w a rranty
4.
C a liforn ia em ission control sys­
tem s w a rra n ty (State of C a liforn ia
only un le ss purchased op tion ally
for diesel m odels).
Loss of O w n e r’s S ervice and W arran ty
Policy
Should you lose you r O w n e r’s S ervice
and W arran ty P olicy Booklet, have
you r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de a le r arrange for a rep la cem en t. It
will be m ailed to you.
Tech n ical Data
Model
350 S D -T U R B O
(126 134)'
350 S D L -T U R B O
(126 135)’
Engine
M ode of operation
No. of cylinders
Bore
Stroke
Total piston d ispla cem e nt
C om pression ratio
O utput acc. to SAE J 1349
M axim um torqu e acc. to
S A E J 1349
603
D iesel fo u r stroke
6
89.00 mm (3.50 in)
92.40 mm (3.60 in)
3 4 49 cm 3 (210.5 cu. in)
E lectrical S ystem
A lte rn a to r
S tarter m otor
B attery
14 V /80 A
12 V /2.2 kW
12 V /92 Ah
W eig h ts
R oof load max.
T ru n k load m ax.
See certifica tion taq
100 kg (220 lb)
100 kg (220 lb)
22
M ain D im e n s io n s 350 S D -T U R B O
100 kW /4000 rpm
(134 hp/4000 rpm)
O verall veh icle length__________5145 mm (202.6 in)
O verall veh icle w idth
1820 mm ( 71.7 in)
O verall height
1438 mm ( 56.6 in)
W heel base
2 9 35 m m (115.6 in)
T rack, front
1562 mm ( 61.5 in)
T rack, rear
1534 mm ( 60.4 in)
M axim um en gine speed
Injection order
310 N m /2000 rpm
(229 ft-lb/20 00 rpm)
42 50 rpm
1 -5 —3 - 6 —2 - 4
P oly-V -belt
2120 mm
M ain D im e n s io n s 350 S D L -T U R B O
R im s-Tires
Rims (light alloy rims)
W heel offset
S um m er tires:
R adial-ply tires
W inter tires:
R adial-ply tires
6 V2 J x 15 H 2
21 .50 mm (0.85 in)
20 5/65 R 15 94 H
O verall veh icle length__________ 5285 mm (208.1 in)
O verall veh icle w idth
1820 mm ( 71.7 in)
O verall height
1441 mm ( 56 .7 in)
W hee l base
3075 mm (121.1 in)
T rack, front
1562 mm ( 61.5 in)
T rack, rear
1534 mm ( 60.4 in)
20 5/65 R 1 5 9 4 T M + S
T h e quo ted d ata a pp ly o nly to the stan d ard vehicle. S ee an authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e a le r fo r th e co rre spo n ding d ata o f all specia l bod ie s and
specia l equ ip m e nt.
Fuels, C o o lants, Lub ricants, etc.
C a p a cities
V ehicle com p on ents and th e ir re­
spe ctive lu brica nts m ust m atch. T h e re ­
fore use only brands tested and re ­
com m e nd ed by us. Inquire at you r
au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
C a pa city
Fuels, coo la nts, lubricants, etc.
Engine w ith oil filter
Year-round use
multigrade oil
R ecom m en de d en gine oils
8.0 I (8.5 US qt)
1 SAE 40 m ay be used if am b ien t tem pe ra tures constantly
exceed + 30 °C (+ 86 °F).
A uto m atic transm ission
102
Initial fill: 7.3 I (7.7 US qt)
Fluid change: 6.2 I (6.6 US qt)
M B A u to m a tic tra nsm ission fluid
Fuels, coo la nts, lubricants, etc.
Rear axle
1.3 1(1.4 US qt)
H ypoid g e ar oil S AE 90, 85 W 90
Rear axle w ith au tom atic
locking differential (ASD)
1.3 1(1.4 US qt)
Hypoid g e a r oil SAE 90 fo r lim ited
slip diffe re ntia l
H ydraulic system fo r au tom atic
locking differential (ASD)
2 .0 1 (2 .1 US qt)
MB H yd rau lic fluid
A ccelera to r control linkage
H yd rau lic fluid
P ow er steering
1.3 I (1.4 US qt)
MB P ow er stee ring fluid
Front w heel hubs
approx. 60 g (2.1 oz) each
High te m p e ra tu re roller bearing grease
G rease nipples
M ultipu rp ose or lu brica tion grease
Door locks
P ow dered gra ph ite
Brake reservoir
a p p ro xim a te ly 0.5 I (0.5 US qt)
MB Brake fluid (DO T4)
W ind shie ld w a sh e r system and
headlam p cleaning system s
ap p ro xim a te ly 5.0 I (5.3 US qt)
MB W ind shie ld w a she r
co n ce n tra te “S ”1
Fuel tank
including a reserve of
a p p ro xim a te ly 90 I (23.8 US gal)
a p p ro xim a te ly 12.5 I (3.3 US gal)
Diesel fue ls acc. to A S T M D 975
gra de s 1-D and 2-D
Cooling system
ap p ro xim a te ly 10.0 I (10.6 US qt)
MB A n tico rro sio n /a n tifre e ze
Use MB W ind shield W a sh e r C o nce n trate "S ” and w a ter
fo r te m p e ra tu re s a bo ve fre ezing o r M B W ind shield W a s­
h e r C o nce n trate “S ” and co m m e rcia lly a vailab le pre m i­
xe d w in d sh ie ld w a sh e r s o lven t/an tifre eze fo r te m p e ra tu ­
re s belo w fre ezing . F o llo w sugg este d m ixing ratios, see
p age 46.
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Fuels, C oolants, Lubricants, etc.
C apacity
E ngine O ils
B rake Fluid
Engine oils are spe cifica lly tested for
the ir suita bility in o u r engines. T h e re ­
fore, use only en gine oils reco m ­
m ended by M E R C E D E S -B E N Z . Infor­
m ation on reco m m en ded brands is
ava ila ble at yo u r authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
During veh icle op eration, the boiling
point of the brake fluid is con tinu ou sly
reduced throu gh the ab sorp tion of
m oisture from the atm osp he re. U nder
e xtre m e ly hard opera ting conditions,
th is m oisture co n te n t can lead to the
form atio n o f bubbles in the system
thu s reducing the syste m ’s efficiency.
T he brake fluid m ust the re fore be
replaced annually, p re fe rab ly in the
spring.
It is reco m m en ded to use on ly brake
fluid appro ved by M E R C E D E S -B E N Z .
Y ou r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
d e a le r w ill provide you w ith additional
inform ation.
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Diesel Fuels
Use only com m e rcially ava ila ble
veh icu lar diesel fuels No. 2 or No. 1
(ASTM D 975 No. 2-D or No. 1-D).
If diesel fuels are used w ith a sulph ur
content exce ed ing 0,5 % by w eight,
refer to the “ E nginge O il C hange and
O il F ilter S e rvice ” section. M arine
diesel fuel, heating oil or the like m ust
not be used.
A t very low te m p e ra tu re s the flu id ity of
No. 2 diesel fuel m ay be com e in suffi­
cie nt due to paraffin sep ara tion. For
this reason the veh icle com e s e q u ip ­
ped w ith a fuel preheater. T h e fuel
pre he ater only w o rks w ith the veh icle s
interior heater operating. It perm its a
troub le fre e engine opera tion to a
tem pe rature of ap p ro xim a te ly - 10°C
(+14°F) w hen using No. 2 diese l fuel.
To avoid m alfu nctio ns, No. 2 diesel
fuel of a low ered cloud po in t is
m arketed during the cold season.
A t tem pe rature s be lo w - 1 0°C (+ 14°F)
use w interize d or No. 1 diesel fuel
only. If not available, a certain q u an tity
of kerosene m ay be added. M ixing
only to be done w ithin th e c a rs ’ fuel
tank. K erosene has to be filled in
before the diesel fuel.
E ngine p o w e r m ay d ro p acco rding to
th e pro po rtion of kerosene. For this
reason, keep p e rcen ta ge of kero sen e
adde d to the m inim um ne cessita te d
by the am b ie nt tem pe rature .
T he fo llo w in g tab le can be used as a
reference, if ad ding of kero sen e
be com e s necessary. T he m ixing ratios
show n refer to the total m ixture.
Even in extrem e clim a tic conditions,
the m axim um m ixture ratio sho uld not
exce ed 50 %.
A dd in g o f kero sen e to No. 1 diesel
fuel is not reco m m en ded even at low
tem pe rature s.
A m bien t tem p e ra tu re
- 1 0°C to -2 0 ° C (+ 14 °F to -4 ° F )
be lo w -2 0 ° C (-4 °F )
W arn ing !
U n d er no circ u m sta n c es should
g aso lin e be m ixed w ith diesel
fuel.
A lw ay s fo llo w basic safety rules
w h e n w o rkin g w ith an y c o m b u s ti­
b le m aterial. Do not fill th e fuel
ta n k or m ix diesel fuel and
ke ro se n e w h e n sm o k in g , n ear an
open fla m e or w h ile th e v e h ic le ’s
en g in e is ru n nin g. An explo sion
or fire can result.
No. 2
Diesel Fuel
K erosene
%
%
70
50
30
50
C o o lants
T he en gine co o la n t is a m ixture of
w a te r and an ticorro sion /a ntifree ze,
w hich provides:
•
corro sion protection
•
freeze protection
•
boiling pro te ction (by increasing
the boiling point).
T he cooling system w as filled at the
factory w ith a coo la nt providing freeze
protection to approx. -3 0 ° C (-2 2 °F )
and corrosion protection.
T he coo la nt solution m ust be used
year round to provide the necessary
corrosion protection and increase in
the b o il-o ver protection. You should
have it replaced every 3 years.
To provide the im portant corrosion
protection, the solution m ust be at
least 40 % an ticorro sion /a ntifree ze
(equals a fre e ze protection to approx.
-2 5 ° C [-1 3 °F ]). If you use a so lu ­
tion th a t is m ore than 55 % a n tico rro ­
sio n/an tifre eze (freeze protection to
approx. -4 5 ° C [^ t9 ° F ]), the engine
tem p e ra tu re will in crea se due to the
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low er heat tra n sfe r cap ab ility of the
solutio n. T here fore, do not use m ore
than this am o un t of a n tico rro sio n /
antifreeze.
T here fore the follow ing pro du ct is
strong ly reco m m en ded fo r use in
you r car: M E R C E D E S -B E N Z A n tico r­
rosion /A n tifre eze Agent.
If the co o la n t level is low, w a te r and
M B an tico rro sio n /a n tifre e ze should be
used to bring it up to the p ro pe r level
(have coo lin g system che cked for
signs of leakage).
Before the start of the w in te r season
(or once a yea r in the hot southern
regions), you should have the a n tico r­
rosion /a ntifree ze con cen tra tion
checked. T he co o la n t is also regularly
che cked each tim e you bring your
veh icle to you r au thorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e aler for m ainte­
nance service.
The w a te r in the cooling system m ust
m eet m inim um requirem ents, w hich
are usually satisfied by norm al
drinkin g w ater. If you are not sure
ab ou t the w a te r quality, con sult your
au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
A pprox. freeze
protection
A n tico rro sio n /
antifreeze
A n tico rro sio n /a n tifre e ze
Y o u r veh icle con tain s a nu m be r of
alum in um parts. T he use o f alum inum
co m p o n e n ts in m otor veh icle engines
n e cessita te s th a t a n ticorro sion /
a n tifre e ze co o la n t used in such
e n g in e s be spe cifica lly fo rm ulated to
pro te ct the alum in um parts. (F ailure to
use such a n tico rro sio n /a n tifre e ze
coo la nt w ill resu lt in a sig nifica ntly
shortened service life.)
4.50 I (4.8 US qt)
5.50 I (5.8 US qt)
T read w e ar
T e m p e ra tu re “A ” , “ B ” , “C ”
T his has been prepared as required of
all m anufacturers of p a sse n g e r cars
under T itle 49, C ode o f U.S. Federal
Regulations, P art 575 pu rsua nt to the
“N ational T raffic and M otor V ehicle
S afety A ct of 1966” .
T he tre a d w e a r gra de is a com p ara tive
rating based on th e w e a r rate of the
tire w hen te ste d un de r con tro lled
co n d itio n s on a spe cifie d g o ve rn m e n t
te st course. For exa m ple, a tire
gra de d 150 w o uld w e a r one and a half
(1 V 2) tim e s as w ell on the go ve rn m e n t
cou rse as a tire graded 100. T he re la ­
tive pe rfo rm an ce of tires depe nd s
upon the actual con ditions of the ir
use, how ever, and m ay d e p a rt sig n ifi­
can tly from the norm due to variatio ns
in driving habits, service pra ctices and
d iffe re nce s in road ch a ra cte ristics and
clim ate.
T he te m p e ra tu re gra de s of “A ” (the
highest). “ B” and “C ” representing the
tire ’s resista nce to the ge neration of
heat and its ab ility to d issipa te heat
w h en tested un de r con tro lled c o n d i­
tio n s on a spe cifie d indo or laboratory
te st w h ee l. S usta ine d high te m p e ra ­
ture can cau se the m aterial of the tire
to d e ge ne ra te and reduce tire life, and
e xce ssive te m p e ra tu re can lead to
sudden tire failure. T he grade “C ”
co rre spo nds to a level of perform ance
w h ich all p a sse n g e r car tires m ust
m eet un de r the Federal M otor V ehicle
S afe ty S tan dard No. 109. G rade s “ B”
and “A ” rep rese nt hig h e r levels of
pe rfo rm an ce in the laboratory test
than th e m inim um required by law.
U niform T ire Q u ality G rad ing
R elevant tire grade inform ation on tire
sidew alls.
All passenger ca r tires m ust conform
to federal safe ty requirem ents. In
addition, c o n su m e r inform ation on
treadw ear, traction and tem pe rature
m ust be provided.
T raction “A ” , “ B ” , “C ”
T he traction grades, from high est to
lowest, are “A ”, “ B” and “C ” and the y
rep rese nt the tire ’s ab ility to stop on
w e t p a vem e nt as m easured un de r
con tro lled co n d itio n s on specified
go ve rn m e n t te st surface s of asp ha lt
and con crete. A tire m arked “C ” m ay
have poor traction pe rform ance.
W arn in g !
T h e tra c tio n g rad e as sig n e d to
th is tire is b ased on b raking
(straig h t ah ead ) tra c tio n tes ts and
d oes not in c lu d e co rn erin g
(tu rn in g ) tra ctio n .
W arn in g !
T h e te m p e ra tu re g rad e fo r this
tire is es tab lis h e d fo r a tire th at is
p ro p e rly inflated and not o ver­
loaded. E xcessive sp eed , u n d er­
in flatio n, or ex ce ss iv e loading,
e ith e r s e p a ra tely or in co m b in a­
tion , can ca u s e ex ce ss iv e heat
build up and p o s sib le tire failure.
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Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants, etc.
Consum er Inform ation
C o n su m er Info rm ation
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 immediately contact your authorized M ERCEDES-BENZ
dealer to have the problem diagnosed and corrected if required. If the
matter is not handled to your satisfaction, please discuss the problem
with the dealership m anagement, or if necessary contact the Owner
Service Manager at the M ercedes-Benz Zone Office nearest you (see
O w ner’s Service and W arranty Information booklet for addresses). You
may also write directly to us at the following addresses:
In the U.S.A.:
Owner Service Department
M ercedes-Benz of North Am erica Inc.
One M ercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350.
In Canada:
Owner Service Department
M ercedes-Benz Canada Inc.
849 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario, M4G 2L5
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For the U.S.A. only.
The follow ing te xt is published as required of m an ufacture rs un de r T itle 49, C ode of
U.S. Federal R egulations, Part 575 p u rsua nt to the “ N ational T ra ffic and M otor V ehicle
Safety A ct 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 of North Am erica Inc..
If NHTSA receives sim ilar 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 becom e involved in
individual problems between you, your dealer, or
Mercedes-Benz of North Am erica Inc..
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline
toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in W ashington, D.C.
area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Departm ent of Transportation,
Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information
about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline.
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Index
I
A irb a g s 39, 40
Alarm system 28
A lloy w h ee ls 92
A nte n n a 92
A n tico rro sio n /a n tifre e ze 106
Arm rests 31
A shtra ys 93
A uto m atic clim ate control 20
A uto m atic locking
differential (ASD) 65
A uto m atic transm ission 55
checking 73
C a pa cities 102
C entral locking system 27
C e rtificatio n tag 98
C harge in dica tor lam p 60
C leaning and care o f the veh icle 90
C o m bin atio n sw itch 46
C o nsu m er inform ation 107
C o ola nt level ch e ck 71
C o ola nts 103, 106
C o ola nt tem pe rature
gaug e 61
C ruise control 58
B attery 81
Body no. 98
Brake fluid 104
Brake pad w e ar indicator
lam p 63
Brake, parking 54
Brakes 15
Brakes, A B S 64
Brake w arning lam p 63
Break-in period 8
Diesel fue ls 105
D oors 26
D river che cks 116
D riving in stru ction s 15
E m erg en cy ten sion ing
retractors (ETR) 38
E m ission control 66
E m ission control tag 98
Engine no. 98
Engine oil and filter
change 18
Engine oil con sum p tion 60
Engine oil level ch e ck 72
Engine oils 104
Engine starting and turning off 14
Engine, turning off m an ua lly 74
E xterior lam p sw itch 45
E xterior lam p failure
in dica tor lam p 61
First aid kit 75
Fog lam ps 82
Fuel fille r flap 86
Fuel reserve w arning lam p 61
Fuel system , bleeding 74
Fuels, coo la nts, lubricants, etc. 102
Fuses 85
G auges
C o o la n t tem p e ra tu re 61
Fuel 12
O il pressure 60
112
H eadlam ps 45, 82
H eadlam p w a sh e r 46
Head restraints
front 28, 94
rear 31, 94
H eated seats 32
Hood 70
Identification plates 98
Indicator/w arning lam ps
A BS 64
A SD 65
Brake pad w e a r 63
Brake w arning 63
C harging system 60
E xterior lam p fa ilu re 61
Fuel reserve 61
Low coo la nt 62
Low engine oil 60
Low w a she r fluid 62
S ym bols 13
Instrum ents and co n tro ls 10
Instrum ent clu ste r 12
M a inten ance 4, 18
J a c k 76
Ju m p starting 88
O il pre ssure gaug e 60
O rth o p e d ic sea t 30
O utsid e tem p e ra tu re in dica tor 62
K eys 25
Lam ps, exte rior
Fog lam ps 82
H e ad lam p s 82
High m ounted stop lam p 84
License plate lam ps 84
Sw itch 45
T a illa m p s 83
Lam ps, in te rio r 49
Lighter 49
Literature 115
Lockable storag e c o m p a rtm e n t 50
Lu bricants 102
Luggage or ski racks 95
P aintw o rk no. 98
Parking 17
Parking brake 54
P roblem s w ith you r veh icle 108
R ear vie w m irrors 47
Rear w in d o w d e fro ste r 50
R e stra in t system s,
infants and children 43
R oad side a ssista nce 4
S eat belts 34
W arning system 34
S eats
front 28, 29
rear 33, 93
S ervice literature 115
S helf be lo w rear w in d o w 51
S liding roof 48
E m ergency opera tion 86
S now chains 67
Spare parts 95
Spare w heel 75
S tarting and turning off
engine 14
S teering colum n, adjusting 30
S teering lock 44
S tow ing th in g s 75
Sun viso rs 48
S upplem ental restraint system
(SRS) 34, 38
114
T e ch n ica l data 101
T h e ft pre ven tion 99
Tire pressure 80
T ires 16, 76, 107
T ow ing 88
T ra n sm issio n , fluid
level che ck 73
T raveling abroad 66
T urn signals 46
T urning off en gine m an ua lly 74
U pholstery, cle an ing 92
V an ity m irrors 48
V -be lt 95, 101
V ehicle da ta card 100
V eh icle identification no. 98
V eh icle too ls 75
W a rra n ty 4, 100
W hee ls 76
W hee ls, cha ng ing 78
W ind ow s 51
W in d sh ie ld /h e a d la m p w a she r
system 46
W ind shie ld w ipers 86
W in te r driving 1 7 ,6 7
W ipe r blades 86 , 87, 91
R eplacing 87
S ervice L iteratu re
W arn in g !
Y our au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e aler has trained
tech nicians and original M E R C E D E S -B E N Z parts to se r­
vice you r veh icle properly. For exp ert ad vice and qu ality
service, see you r au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
C ustom ers w ho are interested in ordering service
literature for th e ir veh icle s are advised to contact
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d istribu to rs in the U.S. o r C a na da at
the follow ing addresses, resp ective ly
for U .S.A.:
M e rce de s-B enz of North A m e rica Inc.
O ne M erce de s Drive
P.O. Box 350
M ontvale, N ew Jerse y 07645
Att: S ervice and Parts Literature
Tel: (201) 573-0 600
for C anada:
M e rce de s-B enz C a na da Inc.
849 Eglinton A ve., East
T oron to, O nt., C anada
M 4G 2L5
Att: T echn ica l P ub lication s
Tel: 4 1 6-4 25-3 55 0
T elex: 06 5-2 423 2
T o h elp avoid p erso n al injury, be ex tre m e ly careful
w h e n p erfo rm in g an y m a in te n a n c e w o rk or repairs.
Im p ro p e r or in c o m p lete s e rv ic e m ay d a m a g e the
ve h ic le or its eq u ip m e n t, w h ich m ay in tu rn result
in p erso n al injury.
If yo u have an y q u e stio n ab o u t ca rryin g out som e
se rv ic e, tu rn to th e ad vic e of an au th orized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d ealer.
T he above com p an ies w ill be happy to handle any such
requests from custom ers.
W e con sid er this to be the best w a y to obtain accurate
inform ation fo r your vehicle.
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C h eck R egu larly and Before a Long T rip
1
Fuel S u p p ly: Turn fuel fille r cap to
the left and hold on to it until
possible pre ssure in tan k has
been released, then rem ove the
cap.
2
T ire In flatio n P ressure: C h eck at
least eve ry tw o w eeks. For details
see page 80.
3
W in d sh ie ld W ash er S ystem and
H e ad la m p C leanin g S ystem s:
See page 103.
4
C o o lant L evel: See page 71.
5
E n gin e Oil Level: See page 72.
6
Brake Fluid: See pages 103
and 104.
V eh icle L ig h tin g: C h eck function and
cle an lin ess. For rep la cem en t of light
bulbs, see pa ge s 82, 83 and 84.
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W hat You Sh ou ld K now at th e G as Statio n
•
Fuel:
Diesel fuels acc. to ASTM D 975, g ra de s 1-D and 2-D.
See page 105.
C o o lant:
For norm al rep le nish ing , use w a te r (potable w a te r
quality).
Fuel tan k ca p a city approx. 90 I (23.8 US gal), this
includes approx. 12.5 I (3.3 US gal) reserve.
For fu rth e r in fo rm atio n (e.g. an tico rro sio n /a n ti­
freeze ), refer to page 106.
O nly fill fuel tank until the fille r nozzle unit cuts out do not overfill.
•
E n gin e Oil:
Engine oil level check, see page 72.
Q ua ntity diffe re ntia l betw een up pe r and lo w er d ip stick
m arking level: 2.0 I (2.1 US qt).
R e com m ended en gine oils, see page 102.
•
A u to m atic T ran sm issio n :
MB A u to m a tic tra nsm ission fluid.
For level checks and reple nish m en t, refer to page 73.
Bulbs:
High and low be am s: Flalogen typ e 9004,
fog lam ps: Flalogen typ e FI 3,
tail, parking and stan din g lam ps 10 W /6 cp,
turn signal, stan din g, side m arke r and parking lam ps,
fro n t 21/5 W /3 2/3 cp,
turn signal lam ps, rear 21 W /3 2 cp,
stop lam ps 21 W /32 cp, license plate lam ps 5 W.
T ire P ressu re:
For tire pre ssure , refer to tire pre ssure cha rt inside
fuel fille r flap.
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Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim
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