Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLR McLaren Roadster manual

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster. Operator’s Manual.[...]

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Thank you for choosing Mercedes-Benz.[...]

Our compan y and staff con gratulate you on the purchase of your new Merce des-Ben z SLR McLare n Roadster . Your selection of our product is a demonstration of your tr ust in our company name. F urtherm ore, it exempl ifies y our des ire to own an automobile that will be a s easy as possible t o operate and provide years of s ervice. Should you ha[...]

Contents[...]

Contents Introducti on .......... ......... ........ ............ 12 Product inf ormatio n ..... ........ ........ ........ 13 Operator’s M anual .. ......... ........ ............ 14 Serv ice and w arran ty inform ation .. 14 Important notic e for Californi a retai l bu yers a nd le ssees of Merce des-Benz a utomobiles .......... 15 Maintena nce[...]

Contents Anti-thef t systems . ......... ............ ......... . 93 Immobi lizer.. ........ ......... ........ .......... 93 Anti-thef t alar m system ............ ...... 93 Tow-away a larm ....... ............ ......... . 95 Controls in detail .... ......... ........ ......... . 96 Locking and unlocki ng ... ........ ............. . 98 SmartKey .[...]

Contents Setting the t emperat ure ..... .......... 189 Adjusting a ir distrib ution .... ......... . 190 Adjusting a ir volume .............. ...... 191 Maximu m coolin g MAX COOL ...... 191 Front defroste r ....... ........ ............. . 192 Air recirc ulation mod e ........ ......... . 193 Air condit ioning . ......... ............ ...... 194 [...]

Contents Tire label ing ..... ......... ............ ........ 276 Load i dentif ication ........ ........ ........ 280 DOT, Ti re Ident ification N umber ( TIN) . 281 Maximum tire load ....... ............ .... 282 Maximu m tire i nflation pressur e ... 283 Unifo rm Tire Quali ty Grad ing St andard s (U.S. vehicle s) ..... ......... ............ ..[...]

Contents Weights... ........ ........ ......... ............ ...... 392 Fuels, coolan ts, lubrica nts, etc. ... ...... 393 Capaciti es .............. ........ ........ ...... 393 Approved eng ine oils .. ............ ...... 395 Engine oil additives ............ ......... . 395 Air condit ioning refrig erant .... ...... 396 Brake fluid ..... .......[...]

Introduction[...]

13 Introduction Produc t infor mation 왔 Product in formation Plea se obse rve the f ollow ing in your own bes t intere st: We rec ommen d using G enuine Merce des-Be nz Parts as we ll as conv ersion parts a nd acces sories expl icitly a pproved by us for your ve hicl e mode l. We have teste d these parts to det ermine their r elia bility, safety [...]

14 Intro duction Operator’s Manual This Operator’s Manual contai ns a great deal of useful i nforma tion. We urge y ou to read it caref ully an d famil iariz e yourse lf with the v ehicle be fore driving . For your own safety and longer service life of th e vehicl e, we u rge you t o foll ow the instru ction s and war nings con taine d in this [...]

15 Introduction Operator’s Manual Import ant n otice fo r Califo rnia retail buyer s and less ees of Mercedes-Be nz automobiles Under Californi a law you may be entitl ed to a replacement of your vehicle or a ref und of the pu rcha se pric e or leas e pric e, if Merced es-Ben z USA, LLC an d/or it s au- thoriz ed rep air or ser vice faciliti es f[...]

16 Intro duction Operator’s Manual Maintenance The Maintenance Booklet describes al l the necessary maintenanc e work which should be performe d at regu lar intervals . Always have the M aintenance Booklet with you when you take the vehicle t o an autho- rized Merce des-Benz Cent er for servic e. The servic e advisor wil l record ea ch ser- vice [...]

17 Introduction Operator’s Manual Operating your vehic le outside the USA or Canada If you pl an to op erate y our vehi cle in for- eign co untries , pleas e be awa re that: 앫 servi ce facil ities or replace ment parts may not be r eadily available , 앫 unle aded gasolin e fo r vehi cles wi th ca t- alytic converters may not be available; the [...]

18 Intro duction Where to find it This Operator’s Manual is designed to pr o- vide compre hensiv e suppo rt inf ormat ion for you, the vehicle operator. Each section has its own refe rence color. At a glance H er e yo u w i ll f i n d an o v e rv i e w of y ou r v e h i - cle’s interi or fea tures. Getting s tarted Here yo u will fin d all the [...]

19 Introduction Symbols 왔 Symbols Trade marks: 앫 Blueto oth ® is a regis tered trade mark o f Blueto oth SIG In c. 앫 ESP ® is a regis tered t rademar k of Daim ler. 앫 HomeLink ® is a reg istered tradem ark of Prince, a Johnson Control s Company. The f ollowin g sym bols ar e found in thi s Operator’s Manual: * Optio nal eq uipmen t is [...]

20 Intro duction Operating safety Proper use of t he vehicle Proper use of t he vehicl e requ ires th at you are fam iliar w ith the followin g infor mation and r ul es: 앫 the safety prec autions in this manual 앫 the “T echnic al da ta” sect ion in this manual 앫 traffic rules and regul ations 앫 motor vehicle la ws and saf ety standard s[...]

21 Introduction Problems with your vehicle 왔 Problems wit h your vehicle If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particular ly one that you believ e may affect its safe operation, we urge you to imme diately c ontact an autho rized Merc edes -Benz Cent er to have the prob lem d iagnose d and cor recte d if requir ed. If the matter i[...]

22 Intro duction Reporting safety defects For the USA only: The following text is published as required of manufacturers und er Title 49, Code of U.S . Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant t o the “Nati onal Traffi c and Mot or Vehic le Safety Act of 19 66”. Report ing safety defects If you belie ve that your ve hicle h as a de fect w hich co[...]

23 Introduction Vehicle data recording 왔 Vehicle data recording Inform atio n regardi ng elect roni c reco rding d evices (Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951) Plea se not e that y our vehi cle i s equipp ed w ith devic es that can re cord v ehicl e sys tems da ta and , if equ ipped with the Tele Aid sy s te m, may trans mit some[...]

At a glance Cockpit Instrument cluster Multifunction s teering wheel Center co nsole Overhead control panel Control panel on the d oor sill[...]

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26 At a glance Cockpit[...]

27 At a glance Cockpit Item Page 1 Cruise control lever 205 2 Steer ing wh eel gear shif t paddle 177 3 Instru ment c luster 28, 114 4 Multifunction steering wheel 30, 118 5 Overhead control panel 33 6 Center console 31, 32 7 Starte r swit ch 40 8 Horn Item Page 9 Headla mp washer b utton 181 a Steering wheel adjustment stal k 42 b Hood lo ck relea[...]

28 At a glance Instrum ent cluster[...]

29 At a glance Instrument cluster Item Page 1 Coolant temper ature gauge with 115 D Coolant temper ature warning lamp 310 2 Speedometer w ith ; Brake w arni ng lamp , USA only 307 3 Brake w arni ng lamp , Canada only 307 v ABS/ESP ® warning lamp 304 > Gears hift indi cator lamp 311 < Airbrake warning la mp 311 L Left tu rn signa l indicat or[...]

30 At a glance Multifuncti on steerin g wheel Item Page 1 Lef t multifu nction di splay in the spee dometer 117 2 Right m ultifunc tion di splay in the tacho met er 117 Opera ting co ntrol syst em 3 Selecti ng the s ubmenu o r set- ting the volume: Press bu tton æ up/to incre ase ç down/to decrease 118 4 Telephone: Press bu tton s to take a call [...]

31 At a glance Cent er cons ole 왔 Center con sole Upper p art Item Page 1 Central lock ing switc h 105 2 Hazard w arning f lasher on/off switch 111 3 Centra l unl ocking s witch 105 4 Air te mperat ure con trols fo r cent er an d side air v ents 190 5 Air volume controls for center and side a ir vents 191 6 Selec ts the sh ift progr am mode 175 I[...]

32 At a glance Cent er cons ole Lower pa rt Item Page 1 Exterior rear vie w mirror adju stme nt 44 2 Remote trunk openi ng switch 102 3 Tow-a way alar m off b utt on 95 4 Release button for storage compartme nt under armr est 209 5 Soft top s witch 200 6 ESP ® switc h 86 7 Passeng er front ai r bag off indicato r lamp 70 8 Gear sele ctor lever f o[...]

33 At a glance Overhead control panel 왔 Over head co ntrol pa nel Item Page 1 Left reading lamp on/off 112 2 Temperature sensor for autom atic cl imat e cont rol 184 3 Right reading lamp on/off 112 4 Interi or light ing contro l 112 5 Hands-free microphone for Tele Aid ( emer gency call system ) and tel ephone (see se parat e ope rating instructi[...]

34 At a glance Control panel on t he door sill Item Page 1 Door handle 101 2 Switch es for openi ng/clos ing door windows 196 3 Switc h for se at adju stme nt 41[...]

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Getting sta rted Unlocking Adjusting Driving Parking an d locking[...]

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38 Getting sta rted The “Getting s tarted” se ction provide s an over view of the vehi cle’s most basic f unc- tions. First-time Mercedes-Benz owners should pay spe cial attention to t he infor- mation given here. If you are al read y fami liar with th e bas ic functions described here, the “Controls in detail” sectio n will pro vide y ou[...]

39 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking 왘 Press unlock bu tton Œ on the SmartK ey. All turn signal lamps f lash on ce. The anti-th eft alar m syst em is dis armed. 5 Door handle 왘 Press the front part of the door handle 5 . The door swings outwards and upwards automati cally. Opening a door causes the door win- dows on that side of the vehicl e to open[...]

40 Getting sta rted Unlocking Starter s witch pos itions Starter swi tch 0 For removing S martKe y 1 Power suppl y for so me co nsumers 2 Ignition (power supply for all consum- ers) and drive p osit ion. All la mps ( ex- cept hi gh-bea m head lam p indic ator lamp an d turn signal ind icator lamps unle ss ac tiva ted) i n th e ins trume nt cluste r[...]

41 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting 왔 Adju sti ng Seats Wa rn i n g ! G All sea t, steer ing wh eel, a nd rear vie w mirro r adjustment s, as well a s fastenin g of seat belts, must be done before the veh icle is put into motion . Wa rn i n g ! G Do no t adju st th e dri ver’s seat while d riv ing. Adjus ting th e seat while d riving could cau se th[...]

42 Getting sta rted Adjusting The seat adjustme nt switch is located on the door sill. 1 Seat f ore and a ft adjustme nt 2 Sea t heig ht 3 Seat a ngle Seat fo re and aft adju stmen t 왘 Slide th e swi tch fo rward s or ba ckward s in the direction of arrow 1 . Seat height 왘 Slide th e switc h up or d own in th e direction of arrow 2 . Seat angle[...]

43 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting The s talk fo r steerin g wh eel adj ustm ent is locate d on th e lower le ft of the s teering column. 1 Adjusting steering column, in or out 2 Adjusting steering column, up or down Adjusting st eering column in or out 왘 Move s talk for ward or ba ck in the direction of arrow 1 until a comfort- able s teeri ng wh ee[...]

44 Getting sta rted Adjusting Inte rior rea r view mirror 왘 Manual ly adju st the rea r-view mirro r. For more information, s ee “Rear view mir- rors” ( 컄 page 181) . Exteri or rea r view mi rrors The buttons ar e located on the lower part of the center console. 1 Driver’s si de exterior rea r view mirror button 2 Passenger-sid e exterior[...]

45 Getti ng sta rted Driving 왔 Driving Fastening the seat belts Wa rn i n g ! G Make sure that absolu tely no objects are ob- structing the pedals’ range of m ovement. Keep t he driv er’s fo otwel l clear of all o bsta- cles. If there ar e any flo ormats or carpets in the foot well, make sure the pe dals stil l have sufficie nt clearan ce. Du[...]

46 Getting sta rted Driving 1 Seat be lt hold er 2 Latch p late 3 Buckle 4 Releas e butto n 왘 With a smooth motion pull the seat belt from s eat be lt hold er 1 . 왘 Place the shoulder portion of the seat belt acr oss the top of your s hould er and th e lap por tion acr oss your h ips. 왘 Push la tch plate 2 into b uckle 3 unti l it click s. ?[...]

47 Getti ng sta rted Driving 앫 Place t he seat b ackrest in a nearly up- right position. 앫 Never u se a seat belt for more th an one person at a time. 앫 Do not fasten a seat belt around a per- son and another object at the same time. When usi ng a seat belt t o secur e infant or toddle r restraints or c hildren in boo ster sea ts, alwa ys fol[...]

48 Getting sta rted Driving Gearshif t pattern P Park position with gear selector lever lock R Revers e gear N Neutral posi tion D Dr ive positi on For more information, see “Automati c transmission” ( 컄 pag e 169). 1 Cover 2 Start button 왘 Make sure the gear selecto r lever is se t to park position P . 왘 Do not depress the ac celerator. [...]

49 Getti ng sta rted Driving Starting d ifficu lties If th e engine does n ot st art as descri bed, carry out the fo llowing steps: 왘 Turn the SmartKe y in the starter switch to position 0 and re peat star ting proc edure ( 컄 page 48). 왘 Remember tha t extended sta rting attempts c an drain the battery . If the engine does n ot st art afte r [...]

50 Getting sta rted Driving Driving off 왘 Depress the brake pedal. The gear select or leve r lock is releas ed. 왘 Place th e gear selecto r leve r in driv e position D or rev erse gear R . 왘 Releas e the br ake peda l. 왘 Carefully depres s the acc elerator pedal. After a cold st art, the transm ission enga g- es at a hi gher revolu tion. Th[...]

51 Getti ng sta rted Driving Sw itc hing on h ead lam ps Low- beam headl amp s The ex terior lamp switch is locat ed on the dashb oard t o the left of the stee ring wh eel. Exter ior lamp switch 1 Off 2 Low-beam he adlamps on 왘 Turn the exter ior lamp switc h to posit ion B . The lo w-b eam he adla mps c ome o n. High beam The co mbination s witc[...]

52 Getting sta rted Driving Windsh ield wipe rs The c ombina tion sw itch is locate d on the left of the stee ring colum n. Combin ation s witch 1 Sing le wipe Wiping with windshield washer fluid 2 Switch ing on win dshie ld wipe rs 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 40). Switching o n windshield wip ers 왘 Turn the c ombina tion s witch in dir[...]

53 Getti ng sta rted Driving Intermitten t wiping The inte rmitten t wiping i nterval i s depen- dent on the wetness of the windshield. 왘 Turn the comb inati on swit ch in direc- tion of arrow 2 to position I . After the in itia l wipe, paus es bet ween wipes are controlled by the rain sensor. Single wipe 왘 Press combi nati on swit ch br iefly [...]

54 Getting sta rted Driving Problems while drivi ng The engine r uns errati cally and misfires 앫 An ignition cable may be damaged. 앫 The engine electronics ma y not be operating properly. 앫 Unburn ed gaso line ma y have entered the cataly tic converter a nd damaged it. 왘 Give ve ry little ga s. 왘 Have th e proble m repa ired b y an author[...]

55 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king 왔 Park ing an d loc king You have now c omplet ed your fi rst driv e. You have properly st opped and pa rked your vehi cle. En d y our d rive as foll ows. Parking brake 1 Parking bra ke le ver Wa rn i n g ! G With the engine no t running, t here is no power assi stance for t he brake and ste ering system.[...]

56 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking 왘 Pull par king brake le ver 1 u p a s m a n y notc hes as poss ible. When the engine is running, the warning lamp ; ( USA only) or 3 (Canada only ) in the instrument cluster comes on. Switching off head lamps 왘 Turn the exteri or lamp switch to M ( 컄 page 106) . Turning off the engine 왘 Place th e g[...]

57 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king Locking 왘 Exit the vehicl e and close all doors. Opening a door causes the door win- dows on that side of the vehicl e to open sl ightly. T hey will return to the up position when the door is cl osed. 왘 Press the l ock bu tton ‹ on the Smart Key ( 컄 page 3 8). With the hood, trunk and all doors clos[...]

Safety and Security Occupant s afety Panic alarm Driving safety syste ms Performance en hancement system Anti-t heft syst ems[...]

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60 Safety and Security Occupant safety In this section you will l earn the most im- portant fa cts about the res traint syst ems of the ve hicle. The re strai nt syst ems ar e 앫 Seat b elts ( 컄 page 72) 앫 Child restraints ( 컄 page 76) Additional protecti on potential pr ovided by 앫 S uppl ement al R es trai nt S ystem (SRS) with 앫 Air b[...]

61 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y Wa rn i n g ! G Modification s to or work improperly c on- ducted on restraint systems or their wiring, as well as tampe ring w ith interc onnected elec tronic sys tems, can lead to the res traint systems no longer functio ning as intended. Air bag s or Emerge ncy Tensioni ng Devices (ETDs), for example, c[...]

62 Safety and Security Occupant safety Air bags War n i n g ! G Air bags ar e design ed to reduc e the poten - tial of injury an d fata lity in c ertain fr ontal impacts (front air bags, knee air bags) or side impacts (head-thorax air bags). However , no system a vailable today can comple tely elim inate inju ries an d fata lities . The deployment [...]

63 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y 앫 Adjust the pa ssenger seat a s far as pos- sible rearward from the da shboard when the s eat is oc cupied. 앫 Occupants, especially children, should never place their bodies or lean their head s in the a rea o f th e door wh ere th e head-tho rax air bag infl ates. T his could result in ser ious injur[...]

64 Safety and Security Occupant safety Safety guidel ines for the seat belt, Emerge ncy Tensioni ng Device (ETD) and ai r bag i Air bags are designed to activate only in cer- tain frontal impacts (front air bags, knee air bags) and side impacts (head-thorax air bags) which ex ceed preset th resholds. Only du ring these types of impacts wi ll they p[...]

65 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y When you se ll your v ehicl e, we strongl y urge you to gi ve notice to the sub sequent owner that it is equipped with an SRS by aler ting th em to th e applic able sectio n in the Oper ator’s Ma nual. Front air bags 1 Driver air bag 2 Pass enger air ba g Driver an d passen ger air b ags are deployed : ?[...]

66 Safety and Security Occupant safety The air bags will not deploy in impacts which do not ex ceed th e syst em’s deploym ent threshold s. You will the n be protecte d by the fa stened sea t belts. The pas senger ai r bag will only be de- ployed if : 앫 the sys tem, base d on the O CS weigh t sensor readings, senses that the pas- senge r seat i[...]

67 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y Head-tho rax ai r bags 1 Head -t horax air ba g The hea d-thorax air bags are de ploye d: 앫 in sid e impa cts ex ceed ing a pres et de- ployment threshold 앫 on the impacted side of the vehicle 앫 independently of the front air bags The head-thorax air bags a re not deployed in sid e impac ts which do [...]

68 Safety and Security Occupant safety War n i n g ! G If the PASS ENGER AI R BAG OFF in dicator lamp ill uminates when an adu lt or some one larg er th an a sma ll in dividu al is in th e pas- senger se at, hav e the passen ger re -position himsel f or he rsel f in the seat u ntil th e PASSENGER AIR B AG OFF i ndicato r lamp goes out. For inf orma[...]

69 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y and the passenger knee air bag are acti vated . If the PA SSENGE R AIR BAG OFF in dicat or lamp is illum ina ted, the pass enge r front air bag and the passenger knee air bag are deactivated and will not be deployed. If the PA SSENGE R AIR BAG OFF in dicat or lamp i s not illu minate d, the p assenger f ro[...]

70 Safety and Security Occupant safety The PASS ENGER AIR BAG O FF indicat or lam p is loc ated in lower part o f the c enter console. 1 Passeng er front air bag off indicat or lamp The PASS ENGER AIR BAG O FF indicat or lamp 1 wi ll be illum inated, excep t with the SmartKe y removed or in starter switc h position 0 . remains ou t, do not transpor[...]

71 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y Self-test Occupant Cl assific ation System After turni ng the SmartK ey in the start er switc h to p osi tion 1 or 2 , the PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F indicator lamp loc ated i n the center console illu minates. If an a dult oc- cupant is properly sitting on the passenger seat an d the sy stem s enses the occu [...]

72 Safety and Security Occupant safety For more information, s ee the “Practical hints” section ( 컄 pag e 317) . Seat belts The use of seat belts and infa nt and child restrain t syste ms is requ ired by law in al l 50 sta tes, th e Distri ct of Co lumb ia, the U.S. ter ritories and all Canadian provi nces. Even w here th is is no t the ca se[...]

73 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y Wa rn i n g ! G Never ri de in a movin g vehi cle wi th the s eat backrest in an excessiv ely reclined positio n as this c an be danger ous. You could sl ide under th e sea t belt in a collisio n. If y ou slide under it, the seat belt would apply force at the abdomen or neck. That could cause se - rious or[...]

74 Safety and Security Occupant safety Enhanced seat be lt reminder system When t he eng ine is s tarte d, the seat bel t telltale < will alway s illu mina te for 6 se cond s to remi nd you and your passen ger to fas ten y our sea t belts. If the dr iver’s seat b elt is not faste ned when the e ngine is star ted, an a dditiona l warnin g chim [...]

75 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y 앫 and i f the vehi cle spe ed onc e exce eds 15 mph (25 km/h), the sea t belt tellta le < star ts fl ashi ng an d a warnin g chim e soun ds w ith inc reas ing intensity for a ma ximum of 60 seconds or unt il the driv er’ s and pa sseng er’s seat b elts a re faste ned. If th e driv er’s o r the p[...]

76 Safety and Security Occupant safety Children in the vehicle If an inf ant or child is tra velin g with you in the ve hicle: 왘 Secure the chil d using an infa nt or child restrain t appropriate to the age and size of th e chil d. 왘 Make su re the infa nt or c hild is proper - ly secu red at all time s while the ve hicle is in motion. Infa nt [...]

77 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y The us e of inf ant or ch ild rest raints is re- quir ed by la w in all 5 0 stat es, t he Dist rict of Columbia, the U.S. te rritories, and al l Canadian provi nces. Infants and small chi ldren shou ld be seat ed in an appr opriate infant or ch ild rest raint system and prop erly s ecu red in accor dance w[...]

78 Safety and Security Occupant safety 앫 A ch ild i n a rear -faci ng ch ild r estra int o n the passenge r seat will be seriously injured o r even kille d if the pass enger front a ir bag i nflates in a coll ision whi ch could occur u nder some circu mstances, even wi th the ai r bag te chnolo gy inst alle d in yo ur vehi cle. 앫 If you ins tal[...]

79 Safety and Security Occu pa nt s afet y Installat ion of infant an d child re straint system s This ve hic le is equi pped with a tethe r an- chor age fo r a top t ether strap b ehind the passe nger seat. 1 Cover of anchorage ring 왘 To have bette r access to the anchora ge ring, move the passenger seat forward ( 컄 page 42). 왘 Remove cover [...]

80 Safety and Security Occupant safety 왘 Move th e passen ger s eat as fa r as possible rea rward. Once the top tether anchorage hook is attach ed, the c hild res traint it self can be secure d. 왘 Properl y secure the child rest raint us - ing the passen ger sea t lap/s houlder belt ( 컄 page 76) and t ether anc horage for top te ther strap, f[...]

81 Safety and Security Panic alarm 왔 Panic al arm 1 Â button Activating 왘 Press and hold b utton 1 for at least 1 second. An audib le alarm and flashi ng exterior lamps will o perate briefly . Deac tiv ati ng 왘 Press button 1 ag ain . or 왘 Insert th e SmartK ey in sta rter sw itch. i US A only : This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC[...]

82 Safety and Security Driving safety systems In this section you will find information on the foll owing dr iving safe ty system s: 앫 ABS (A ntilock B rake S ystem ) 앫 BAS (B rake A ssist S ystem) 앫 ESP ® (E lectronic S tability P rogram) 앫 Electro -hydraul ic brak e system ABS The Anti lock B rake System (ABS) r egulates the b rake p res[...]

83 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Braking If the ABS activates du ring braking, the ABS/ESP ® warning lamp v in the in- strument cluste r dial flashes. Becaus e of the el ectro-hy draul ic bra ke syst em, you will not feel a ny puls ation in the brake ped al. 왘 Keep fi rm an d stea dy pres sure o n the brak e pedal. Continuous, ste a[...]

84 Safety and Security Driving safety systems BAS The Br ake Assi st Sy stem (B AS) ope rates in emergency situations. If you apply the brakes very quickly, the BAS a utomatical ly provide s full bra ke boost, th ereby po ten- tially r educi ng the br aking di stanc e. 왘 Apply conti nuous full br aking pre ssure until the eme rgenc y brak ing sit[...]

85 Safety and Security Driving safety systems For more information, see the “Practical hints” section ( 컄 page 304 ). Wa rn i n g ! G Never switch off the ESP ® when y ou see t he ABS/ ESP ® warning la mp v flash ing in the ins trument cl uster. In this case p roceed as follo ws: 앫 While driv ing off, a pply as littl e throt tle as possib[...]

86 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Elec tro nic tra ction syst em The electro nic tr action system is a compo- nent of ESP ® . The el ectroni c tractio n syst em improv es the veh icle’s a bility to utiliz e avai lable tra c- tion, especially under slippery road condi- tions by applying the brakes to a spinning whee l. When you swit c[...]

87 Safety and Security Driving safety systems The swi tch is lo cated on the lo wer part o f the center console. 1 ESP ® swi tch 왘 Press E SP ® switch 1 . The ABS/ES P ® warning lamp v in the instrument cluster comes on. The ESP ® is deactivated. Swit chin g o n the ESP ® 왘 Press E SP ® switch 1 . The ABS/ES P ® warning lamp v in the ins[...]

88 Safety and Security Driving safety systems The ele ctro- hydrau lic brake syste m is automatically activa ted when you 앫 unloc k th e vehicl e with the Sma rtKey 앫 open the driver’s or passenger door 앫 turn the Sm artKey in the s tarter switch to position 1 앫 depress the brake pedal 앫 releas e the park ing br ake War n i n g ! G The [...]

89 Safety and Security Driving safety systems The el ectro- hydra ulic b rake se rvo as sis- tanc e swi tches off aut omati cally 앫 approx imatel y 2 m inutes after you turned the Sm artKey in the starter switch to posi tion 0 or removed the SmartK ey 앫 approx imatel y 20 se conds after you lock ed the v ehicle fr om the o utsi de Notes on dr i[...]

90 Safety and Security Performance enhan cement system Airbrak e The Ai rbrake enhan ces th e vehi cle’s dr iv- ing st abilit y. It adap ts the aerody nami cs of the vehi cle to th e drivin g conditi ons ac- cordin g to the spee d and th e mode s et. This is achie ved using a m oveab le spo iler. The Airbra ke is l ocated at th e rear edge of the[...]

91 Safety and Security Performance enha ncement system The Airbr ake sw itch is o n the u pper part of the center console. Airbrake m odes 1 Manu al 2 Automatic 3 Test 4 Airbrake switch 왘 Swit ch on th e igniti on ( 컄 page 40). The sy stem runs a self -tes t to ensure correct operation of the Airbrake. Test mode The t est mo de allow s you to c[...]

92 Safety and Security Performance enhan cement system Automati c mode This mode should be use d for normal dr iv- ing conditions. 왘 Slide th e Airbrake switch 4 to position 2 . With the ignition switched on, the Airbrake swive ls upward s to an angle of 5° and then returns to its initia l position. When th e vehi cle e xceeds a spee d of 60 mp [...]

93 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems 왔 Anti-theft systems Immobilizer The imm obilize r prevents unautho rized persons from starting your vehicle. When le avin g the vehi cle, a lways take the Smart Key with you and lock th e vehicl e. The engine can be started by anyone with a val id Smart Key th at is le ft insi de the v e- hicle. Acti va[...]

94 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Arming th e alarm s ystem 왘 Lock the vehicle with the S martKey. The tu rn si gnal la mps f lash th ree t imes to indic ate tha t the ala rm sys tem is activa ted. Th e indica tor lam p in the centra l lock ing swit ch ( 컄 page 105) be - gins to flash after arming the a larm syste m. Disa rming t he ala[...]

95 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems Tow-away alarm Once the tow-away alar m is arme d, a vis ual and audi ble alar m will be triggered when someone atte mpts to raise the vehicle. Arming t ow-away ala rm 왘 Lock your vehicle with the SmartKey . The t ow-a way alar m is a utom atic ally arm ed af ter abou t 30 s econ ds. Disa rmin g tow -aw [...]

Control s in de tail Lock ing a nd un lock ing Lighting Instrument cluster Contr ol system Audio syste m Automati c transmis sion Good vis ibility Automati c climat e control Open air Drivin g syste ms Useful features[...]

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98 Control s in de tail In the “Controls in detail” section you will find detailed information on how to oper- ate t he equi pmen t inst alled o n you r vehi- cle. I f you ar e alread y famil iar with the basic functions of your vehicl e, this section will b e of par ticular interes t to you. To quic kly famil iari ze yours elf wit h the ba- si[...]

99 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Factory setting Global unlockin g 왘 Press button Œ . All t urn si gnal lamps f lash onc e. T he anti-thef t alarm s ystem is disarme d. The ve hicle wi ll lock ag ain aut omatical ly and rear m the anti -theft al arm syst em within approximately 40 seconds of unlock ing if : 앫 neither door nor trunk[...]

100 Control s in de tail Locking and un locking Global locking 왘 Press button ‹ . With the trunk and al l doors closed, all turn signal la mps flash three times. The anti-thef t alarm s ystem is armed. Sele ctiv e set ting If you frequently travel alone, you may wish to reprogram the S martKey so that pressing Œ on ly unl ocks th e drive r’s[...]

101 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Loss of Sma rtKey or mecha nical key If yo u lose a Smart Key or mechani cal key , you should do the following: 왘 Have the Sm artKey deacti vated by an author ized Me rcedes-B enz Cent er. 왘 Report the loss of the SmartK ey or the mech anic al key im medi ately to your car insura nce comp any. 왘 I[...]

102 Control s in de tail Locking and un locking Opening the trunk Opening the trunk fr om the outsid e A minimu m height c learance of 5.5 ft (1.6 6 m) is req uired to open th e trunk lid . The h andle is loca ted ab ove th e rear lic ense pl ate re cess. 1 Trunk lock 2 Handle The vehicl e must be unlo cked. 왘 Pull on handle 2 and l ift the tru n[...]

103 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking The swi tch is lo cated on the lo wer part o f the center console. 1 Remote trunk opening switch 왘 Press s witch 1 until the trunk li d unlo cks an d open s slig htly. 왘 Lift the trunk li d. The tru nk can al so be o pened u sing butt on Š on the SmartKey or from i ts inside in an e mergen cy, see [...]

104 Control s in de tail Locking and un locking Trunk emer gency release The em ergenc y relea se button is loca ted on the inside of the trunk lid. With the emergency release button, the trunk can b e open ed fro m inside the trun k. Emerge ncy release bu tton 왘 Briefl y pre ss emer gency r eleas e button. The tr unk un locks and th e trun k lid[...]

105 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Locking an d unlocking fr om the insi de You can lock or unlock the vehicle from in- side us ing the c entra l locking swit ches. This can b e use ful, for ex ample , if y ou wa nt to unlo ck the pa sseng er door from the in- side or want to lock the vehicle before starting to drive. The c entral lock i[...]

106 Control s in de tail Lightin g For information on how to s witch on the headlamps and use the tur n signals, se e “Switching on headlamps” ( 컄 page 51) and “Tu rn sign als” ( 컄 page 51). Exterior lamp sw itch The ex terior lam p switc h is l ocate d on the dashboa rd to the left o f the steerin g wheel. M Off Daytim e runn ing lamp [...]

107 Controls in detail Lighting Low- beam headl amp s The lo w-be am head lamp s can be sw itc hed on and off with the exterior lamp switch usi ng th e manu al he adla mp mo de. 왘 Turn the exter ior lamp switc h to posit ion B . The f ollow ing lam ps switc h on: 앫 Low-beam he adlamps 앫 Tail a nd parkin g lamps 앫 License pl ate lamp s 앫 S[...]

108 Control s in de tail Lightin g Daytime r unning la mp mode In Canada the daytime running lamp mode is mandatory and therefore in a constant mode. In the USA the d aytim e runn ing la mp mo de is deactiva ted by defaul t. Activate the day - time running lamp mode using the control syst em, se e “Setti ng d aytime runni ng lam p mode (USA only)[...]

109 Controls in detail Lighting Locator lightin g and night securi ty illuminatio n The loc ator ligh ting and th e night se curit y illum ination are desc ribed in th e “Con trol system” section, see “Setting locator light- ing” ( 컄 page 13 5) and “ Setting night secu- rity illumination” ( 컄 page 13 6). Fog lamps Front fog lamps ?[...]

110 Control s in de tail Lightin g Rear fog lamp (dr iver’s s ide only ) 왘 Turn the exterior la mp switch to position B ( 컄 pag e 106). 왘 Pull out th e exter ior lam p switc h to second stop. The fr on t fog l amps and rear fog la mp switch on. The ye llow indicato r lamp † in the exterior lamp switch comes on ( 컄 page 10 6). 왘 Push i[...]

111 Controls in detail Lighting Hazard wa rning flas her The haz ard warning fla sher can be switch ed on a t all time s, ev en with the SmartKey re moved from the starter switch. The hazard warning flasher switches on automat ically whe n an air b ag depl oys. The haz ard w arning f lasher switch is located on the upper part of the center console.[...]

112 Control s in de tail Lightin g Interi or lighting The c ontrol s are l ocate d in th e ov erhead control panel. 1 Left-hand reading lamp on/off 2 Right-hand reading lamp on/off 3 Interior lighting on/off 4 Automatic control on/off Automati c control Deactiv ating 왘 Slid e switc h 4 to the right. The i nterior lig hting and the entry/ exi t la[...]

113 Controls in detail Lighting Manual c ontrol Switc hing in terior l ighti ng on 왘 Press s witch 3 . The int erior li ghting s witches on. Switc hing in terior l ighti ng off 왘 Press s witch 3 aga in. The int erior li ghting s witches off. Reading la mps The re ading la mps are integra ted into th e interior re ar view mirror. 왘 Press r ead[...]

114 Control s in de tail Instrum ent cluster For a f ull view il lustrati on of the in strume nt cluster, se e “Inst rument cluste r” ( 컄 page 28). 1 Reset button The instrum ent clust er is activat ed when you 앫 open a door 앫 switch on the ignition 앫 press the re set bu tton 1 앫 switch on exterior lamps Open ing a do or will acti vat[...]

115 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Coolant tem perature gauge Resetting tr ip odomete r 왘 Press button è or ÿ repea tedly until y ou see th e stan dard disp lay in the m ultifun ctio n dis play ( 컄 page 117). 왘 Press button k or j unt il the trip odomet er appears i n the right mult ifunct ion disp lay. 왘 Press an d hold the re set[...]

116 Control s in de tail Instrum ent cluster Tachometer The r ed mar king o n th e tac homet er ( 컄 page 29) d enote s exces sive eng ine speed. To help pro tect the engine, the fuel supply is inte rrupted if the engin e is opera ted within th e red marki ng. Outside temperature indic ator The ou tsid e temper atur e is di splay ed in the lef t o[...]

117 Controls in detail Contro l system 왔 Control system The control system is activa ted as soon as the SmartKey in the starter switch is turned to posi tion 1 . The control syste m enab les you to call up info rmatio n about your veh icle and to ch ange vehicl e sett ings. For e xample, you can use the c ontro l sys - tem to find o ut when y our[...]

118 Control s in de tail Control system Multifunction s teering wheel The di spla ys in t he mult ifunc tion d ispla y and the se ttings in th e control system a re controlled by the b uttons on t he multi- function steering wheel ( 컄 page 30) . 1 Left m ultif unction displa y in the speed omete r 2 Right multif uncti on display in the tachometer[...]

119 Controls in detail Contro l system Depending on the selected menu, pressing the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel w ill alter wha t appea rs in th e mult ifuncti on d ispla y. The inf orma tion avail able in the mul tifunc - tion display are arranged in menus and accompanying functions or submenus. The ind ivid ual func tions are then[...]

120 Control s in de tail Control system Menus This is what you will see when you scroll through the menus. The table on the next page provides an overvi ew of the indi vidual menus .[...]

121 Controls in detail Contro l system Menus, su bmenus an d function s Menu 1 Men u 2 Menu 3 Menu 4 Me nu 5 Menu 6 Menu 7 Standard display 722 S 1 1 Only M erced es-Ben z SLR McL aren R oadster 722 S AUDIO Vehi cle status messa ge me mory 2 2 The Vehicle status mess age memory menu is only displaye d if there is a message stored. Settings Trip com[...]

122 Control s in de tail Control system Standard display menu The le ft mult ifuncti on dis play s hows the outsid e temp eratu re and m ain od omete r, while th e trip odom eter and th e clock ap - pears in the righ t multif unctio n disp lay. This is the standa rd di splay. Standard display 1 Main odometer 2 Outsid e temp eratu re or spee d 3 Cur[...]

123 Controls in detail Contro l system 722 S men u 1 The m ain screen of t he 722S me nu sh ows you the ge ar cu rrently engage d as wel l as the eng ine oil te mperatu re. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeate dly unti l you se e th e 722S menu. 1 Engine oil temperature 2 Gear indicat or Use buttons k or j to sele ct th e fol - lowing functions in the[...]

124 Control s in de tail Control system RACETIMER The R ACETIMER allows y ou to ti me and save driving stret ches in hours, minute s and se cond s. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeate dly until y ou see th e 722S m enu. 왘 Press button j re peate dly unti l you see th e RACETI MER. 1 Lap 2 RACETIMER 3 Gear in dicator Star ting the RACET IMER 왘 Pre[...]

125 Controls in detail Contro l system Saving lap time and star ting a n ew lap 왘 Press button ç while t he timer is running. The inte rmediat e time wil l be shown for 5 seconds. 왘 Press button ç within the next 5 seconds. The int ermed iate tim e shown w ill be saved as a lap t ime. The RACETIMER begins timing the new lap. T he new la p beg[...]

126 Control s in de tail Control system Overall an alysis 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeate dly until y ou see th e 722S m enu. 왘 Press button j re peate dly unti l you see th e ove rall a nalys is. 1 Over all ana lysi s of RAC ETIM ER 2 Over all driv ing time 3 Maximu m speed 4 Averag e spee d 5 Over all dista nce dri ven Lap analy sis 왘 Press[...]

127 Controls in detail Contro l system AUDIO menu The functions in the AUDI O menu operate the au dio equipm ent whic h you cu rrently have turned on. If no audi o equipm ent is cur rent ly turned on, the message AUDI O OFF ap pears i n th e mult ifuncti on d ispla y. The f ollowi ng fu nctio ns are avail able: Selecting ra dio stati on 왘 Turn on[...]

128 Control s in de tail Control system Vehicle status message memory menu Use th e vehi cle st atus m essag e mem ory menu to scan ma lfunction and warning messag es that may be st ored in t he system . Such m essage s appear in the multif unction disp lay and ar e base d on condit ions o r sys tem statu s the ve hic le’s syst em has recorde d. [...]

129 Controls in detail Contro l system Settings menu In the Set tings menu th ere ar e two functions: 앫 The function To r eset, pre ss re set butto n for 3 sec onds with which you can reset mo st the settings to those set at the factor y. 앫 A collec tion of su bmenu s with wh ich you ca n make i ndivi dual s etting s for your v ehic le. The f o[...]

130 Control s in de tail Control system Submenus in the Settin gs menu 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeate dly until y ou see th e Setti ngs m e n u i n th e mult ifunct ion disp lay. 왘 Press button j . In the ri ght mult ifun ction di splay you see th e co llecti on of subm enus. 왘 Press button ç . The selecti on marker moves to the ne xt subme[...]

131 Controls in detail Contro l system The ta ble below shows what setti ngs can be changed within the various menus. Detail ed inst ructio ns on m aking indi vidu al settings can be found on the following pag es. Instrument cluster Time Lighting Vehic le ( 컄 page 132) ( 컄 pag e 133) ( 컄 page 134) ( 컄 pag e 138) Selec ting digit al spe edom[...]

132 Control s in de tail Control system Instrum ent clus ter subm enu Access the Inst r. Cl uste r submen u via the Setti ngs menu. Us e the Inst r. Clu s- ter submenu to change the instrument clust er di splay s ettin gs. The following functions are avai lable: Select ing the di gital s peedom eter display 왘 Move the selection marker wi th butto[...]

133 Controls in detail Contro l system Sele cting the lang uage 왘 Move the selecti on marker with button æ or ç to the Instr . Cluster subm enu. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly unti l you se e this mess age in t he lef t multif uncti on dis play: Lang uage . The se lectio n mark er is on the c urrent setti ng. 왘 Press button æ or ç to s[...]

134 Control s in de tail Control system Setti ng time (min utes) 왘 Move the selection marker with button æ or ç to the Time submenu . 왘 Press button j or k repea tedly until y ou see th is mes sage i n the le ft mult ifunct ion disp lay: Set T ime Minu te(s) . The selection marker is on the minute sett ing. 왘 Press button æ or ç to set th[...]

135 Controls in detail Contro l system Sett ing da ytime ru nnin g lamp mode (USA o nly) 왘 Move the selecti on marker with button æ or ç to the Light ing sub- menu. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly unti l you se e this mess age in t he lef t multif uncti on dis play: Lig ht Ci rcui t Headl amp Mode . The se lectio n mark er is on the c urren[...]

136 Control s in de tail Control system 왘 Move the selection marker with button æ or ç to the Ligh ting subme nu. 왘 Press button j or k repeatedly until y ou see th is mes sage i n the le ft mult ifunct ion disp lay: Loca tor Lig hting . The selection marker is on the current sett ing. 왘 Press button æ or ç to switch the locator lighting [...]

137 Controls in detail Contro l system You can tem porarily dea ctivate the headl amp s delaye d swit ch-off featu re: 왘 Befo re leav ing th e vehicl e turn t he SmartKe y in the starter switch to posit ion 0 . 왘 Then tu rn it to positi on 2 an d ba ck to 0 . The de layed swi tch-of f featu re is dea c- tivated. It will reactivate as soon as yo[...]

138 Control s in de tail Control system Vehicle submenu Access the Vehi cle submen u via the Se ttin gs menu. U se th e Vehi cle submen u to make general vehi cle settings. The following functions are avai lable: Sett ing radio s tation select ion mode Use the Pres s button in audi o mode. function to select the manual or memory station selection m[...]

139 Controls in detail Contro l system Sett ing aut omatic locki ng Use this functi on to activate or deac tivate the automatic central loc king. With the automati c central locking system activated , the vehicle is central ly locked at vehicle spe eds of appr oximately 9m p h( 1 5k m / h ) . 왘 Move the selecti on marker with button æ or ç to t[...]

140 Control s in de tail Control system Fuel co nsum ption si nce l ast res et 왘 Press button ÿ or è re peatedly until you se e the first func tion of the trip compute r menu. 왘 Press button j or k repeatedly until y ou see th e fol lowing message in the left multif unction disp lay: From R eset . 1 Distanc e driven since la st res et 2 Avera[...]

141 Controls in detail Contro l system TEL menu You can use the functions in the TEL menu to operate your telephone, provided it is connected to a hands-free syst em and switc hed o n. 왘 Switch on the telephone and the radi o. 왘 Press bu tton ÿ or è on the steerin g wh eel re peat edly un til you s ee the TEL menu in the le ft mul tifu ncti o[...]

142 Control s in de tail Control system You may carry out the f ollowin g functi ons: Answe rin g a ca ll When y our te lephone is ready to rece ive calls, you can answe r a call at an y time. In the righ t multif uncti on displa y you w ill then see the mess age, o r if ava ilable, the ca ller ID (na me and numbe r): 왘 Press button s . You have [...]

143 Controls in detail Contro l system Dialing a number from the phone b ook If your te lepho ne is ready to rece ive ca lls, you may s elect and dial a nu mber from the phone book at any time. 왘 Press button ÿ or è repe atedly unti l you see th e TEL menu in the lef t multif uncti on dis play. In the ri ght mu ltifunct ion dis play yo u will s[...]

144 Control s in de tail Control system Redialing The con trol system stores the mos t rece nt- ly di aled ph one numbe rs. Th is elim inates the need to searc h through your enti re phone book. 왘 Press button ÿ or è re peatedly until y ou see th e TEL menu in the le ft mult ifunct ion disp lay. In the ri ght mult ifun ction di splay you will s[...]

145 Controls in detail Audio system 왔 Audio system Audio and telephone, opera tion Thes e instru ctions a re inten ded to hel p you become fami liar wi th your Merce des-Be nz audi o system . They con- tain useful tip s and a detail ed description of the user functions. Operating safety Location of the au dio syst em The au dio sys tem co ntrol p[...]

146 Control s in de tail Audio system Operating a nd display el ements[...]

147 Controls in detail Audio system Item Page 1 CD mode selector 158 2 Manual tuning (radi o) 151 Fast forwa rd/revers e (casse tte, CD) 156, 160 Speed di aling memory (tel ephon e) 165 3 Radio m ode selector 151 4 Disp lay pa nel Cassette co mpartment behin d displ ay pa nel Item Page 5 Alpha-numeric keypa d Band selection, station buttons (radio)[...]

148 Control s in de tail Audio system Button a nd soft key operation In these instructions, the alpha-numeric keypad (righ t side of radi o panel) and the function buttons (left side of radio panel) a r e r e f e r re d t o a s “ b u t t on s ” . T h e f o u r k e y s below th e displa y pane l are re ferred to as “soft ke ys”. Operation Sw[...]

149 Controls in detail Audio system Bass 왘 Regardless of operating mode, press the AUD key repe atedly until y ou see BASS on th e di splay. 왘 Press + or - key to in cre ase or decr ease l evel. or 왘 Press bo th + and - keys simult aneou sly to rese t the Ba ss to its c enter (f lat) level . Trebl e 왘 Regar dless of opera ting mo de, pres s[...]

150 Control s in de tail Audio system Balance 왘 Regard less of opera ting mo de, pres s the AUD key repea tedly until you see BAL ANCE on the d ispla y. 왘 Press L or R key t o shif t soun d accord - ingl y to the l eft o r rig ht s peake rs. or 왘 Press bo th L and R key s simult ane ously to res et the Balanc e to it s cente r leve l. Returni[...]

151 Controls in detail Audio system You can select from among the follo wing sett ings: 앫 DRV : The ton e leve l is set to the Driver position; sound i s directed towar d the pass engers . 앫 SP : The tone level is se t for Spee ch, optimizing the sound for t he spoken word . 앫 AMB : The ton e leve l is set fo r Ambi ence, prod ucing a three-d[...]

152 Control s in de tail Audio system Direct frequen cy input 왘 Selec t the desi red fre quency ba nd. 왘 Press “ button. 왘 Enter des ired freq uency using buttons 4 to M . Manua l tuning 왘 Selec t the desi red fre quency ba nd. 왘 Press a nd hold either th e d or c button until the de sired freque ncy is re ached. Step-b y-step sta tion [...]

153 Controls in detail Audio system Scan tuni ng 앫 Starting scan tuning 왘 Selec t desi red fr equenc y band. 왘 Press 2 button. SC will ap pear in the disp lay. T he ra- dio br iefly tunes in a ll rece ivab le stations on the band selected. The first sc an cycle will tu ne in only the stations with a strong signal. The seco nd sc an cyc le w i[...]

154 Control s in de tail Audio system Weather band 왘 Press th e WB key. The w eather band s tation last sele cted is tu ned in. 왘 Select th e desired weather b and station with buttons 4 to 7 . If a stati on cannot be tuned in, a s can is automatically started. 왘 Press f or e button. The next receivable weather band station is tuned in. Casse[...]

155 Controls in detail Audio system Track sele ction 왘 Press the TRK key. The curr ent trac k will be dis played a s SIDE 1 or SIDE 2 . You can swi tch sides a t any time. The side will be cha nged autom atically at the end of the tape. Cassette eject 왘 Press eject bu tton 3 . The dis play f olds down a nd the c as- sette is e jected . The syst[...]

156 Control s in de tail Audio system Track sear ch backwar d 왘 Press e button. SEEK R WD will app ear in th e dis play. Track sea rch will run the ta pe back- ward to the start of the track curre ntly playing and switch to Play. Stopping tr ack search 왘 Press d , c , f or e button. The cas sette will s witch o ver to Play. Scanni ng 앫 Starti[...]

157 Controls in detail Audio system Skipping blank sectio ns (ski p blank) Switc hing on t he skip blank f unctio n 왘 Press the SB key. SB is hig hlight ed in th e displ ay. If th e system does not det ect a s ound signal, the cassett e will automatic ally fast forw ard to t he next sou nd si gnal. Switc hing of f the sk ip blan k funct ion 왘 P[...]

158 Control s in de tail Audio system CD change r operation General not es Should e xcess ively h igh te mperatu res oc - cur whil e in CD mode, CD TE MP HIGH will appear in the displ ay and the CD wil l be muted. The uni t will then switch back to the la st operat ing mo de used u ntil the te m- perature has d ecreased to a safe operati ng level .[...]

159 Controls in detail Audio system Operationa l readines s of CD chang er The CD change r is loc ated in the trunk on the lef t side . 1 CD changer The C D chang er can be o perat ed fro m the front control panel of the radio. A loaded magazine must be installed to play CDs. Loading/unloading a CD magazine 1 CD 2 CD changer 3 CD tray 4 CD magazine[...]

160 Control s in de tail Audio system Selec ting C Ds 왘 You can select from among the CDs in the CD magazine using bu ttons 4 to 6 . CD and the magazine slot number of the selec ted C D appe ar i n the disp lay. T he number of the current track is displa yed af ter TRAC K . If the re is no C D in the s elected maga- zine slot, you see NO CD appea[...]

161 Controls in detail Audio system Random play The random play function (RDM) plays the tracks on the current CD in random order. 앫 Switching on random play 왘 Press the RDM key. RDM is high lighted in the di spla y. 앫 Switching off random play 왘 Press the RDM key. The high ligh ted RDM in the disp lay disa ppear s. Repeat The repea t funct[...]

162 Control s in de tail Audio system Telephone operat ion Various car telephone functions and oper- ating s teps fo r the c ar teleph one can be performe d and displ ayed via the audio system . Further operating instructi ons not covered here ca n be fou nd in th e opera ting instru ctions f or the mul tifunc tion s teering wheel a nd the te lepho[...]

163 Controls in detail Audio system Placing a call Enter ing a tele phone n umber an d start ing th e di aling p roces s 왘 Enter the desired telephone number using but tons 4 to M . The number can have up to 32 digits, but only 13 of these are visible on the displ ay. If neces sary, cor rect numbe r entered wi th the CLR key. 왘 Press key brief [...]

164 Control s in de tail Audio system 왘 Press the d esire d numer ical k ey 2 to 9 . The st ored en tries are sel ecte d accord - ing to t he alpha betic al orde r of the ini- tial let ters (e.g. f or B -Brown, press button 2 twice). Search ing and sel ecting ph one book entries by number 왘 Press the NUM key. The c urrent nu mber is marked i n [...]

165 Controls in detail Audio system Manua l repeat d ialin g (red ial) 왘 Press the SND key. The last nu mber dia led is s hown in t he displ ay. 왘 Select the desired telephone numbe r using d , c , f or e button. The a bbrevia tion L and the nu mber of the entry are sh own in the top lin e of the di splay. 왘 When you have se lected a number ,[...]

166 Control s in de tail Audio system Emergency c alls “911” The f ollowin g descr ibes how to d ial a “9 11” emerge ncy ca ll usin g the aud io syste m head u nit whe n a Merc edes- Benz spec ified mobile phone is connected with the Blue- tooth ® inter face. U nless otherw ise sp eci- fied, the descriptions refer to the audio syst em hea [...]

167 Controls in detail Audio system Placing a “911” emerge ncy call using audio h ead unit with the phon e unlocke d 왘 Press h button to switch to telephone operation. 왘 Enter 91 1 using the nu mber ke ypad on the au dio head unit. 왘 Press the SND key for dialing to b egin. The te lephon e establi shes the connection. 왘 Wait unt il the [...]

168 Control s in de tail Audio system Muting a call It is possib le to mut e a call ; the ca ller i s then no longer able to hear y ou. Mute on 왘 Press th e MUT key. Mute off 왘 Press th e MUT key. Terminat ing a call 왘 Press th e END key. The current c all is termi nated. Call wai ting If you receiv e anoth er call du ring an alre ady act ive[...]

169 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission 왔 Automa tic tran smission For information on driving with an auto- matic transmission, see the “Getting started” section ( 컄 page 47). Your v ehicle’s transm ission ad apts it s gear shifting pr ocess to your indi vidual dri ving styl e by cont inuall y adjus ting the shif t point s up or do[...]

170 Control s in de tail Automa tic transmi ssion Shifting procedure The automati c transmission se lects ind i- vidual gears automatical ly, depending on: 앫 the gea r selector lever dri ve pos ition D ( 컄 page 171) with gear range s ( 컄 page 174) 앫 the sel ected sh ift prog ram ( C / MAN / S )( 컄 page 17 5) 앫 the posit ion of the accel[...]

171 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Gear select or lever p ositio ns Effec t ì Park position Gear s electo r lever pos ition when the v ehicle is pa rked. Pla ce gear se lector le ver in p ark position P only wh en vehicl e is stopped. T he park posi tion is not intend ed to ser ve as a b rake when the vehicle is park ed. Rath er, the d[...]

172 Control s in de tail Automa tic transmi ssion ! Coasting the vehicle, or driving for any other reason with gear selector lever in neutral position N can result in transmission damage that is not covered by the Mercedes-B enz Limited Warranty. Wa r n i n g ! G Getti ng out of your veh icle wi th the g ear select or leve r not fu lly eng aged in [...]

173 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Driving tip s Accelerat or position Your dr iving styl e influ ences the transm issi on’s shift ing behav ior: Less thrott le Earlier up shifting More thrott le Later ups hifting Kickdown Use kickdown when you want ma ximum acceleration. 왘 Press the ac celerator pa st the point of resi stan ce. Dep[...]

174 Control s in de tail Automa tic transmi ssion Gear ran ges With the ge ar selec tor leve r in driv e position D and dri ving in shif t program C or S , you can select a ge ar range for the automati c transmission to ope rate within. Gear se lect or lever ( 컄 page 17 5): You can li mit the ge ar rang e by press ing the gear selecto r lever to [...]

175 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Shift pr ogram mod e selector switch 1 Program mod e sele ctor switch C Comfort For comfort driving MAN Manual For manual gear shifting ( 컄 page 178) S Sport For standard driving The se lect ed shif t program appe ars in the right m ultifun ction di splay ( 컄 pa ge 117) . 왘 Turn the prog ram m od[...]

176 Control s in de tail Automa tic transmi ssion Limiting gear range 왘 Brief ly pres s the g ear sele cto r lever to the left in the D- direction. The tra nsmissi on will shift to the next lower gear as permitted by the shift progra m. Th is acti on simul taneo usly limits the gear ra nge of the trans- mission ( 컄 page 174). Extending gear ran[...]

177 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Steering wheel gea rshift contro l one-touc h gearsh ifting With th e gea r select or lev er in dr ive po si- tion D and driv ing in sh ift prog ram C or S , you can limit or extend the gear range. With t he MA N shift program acti vated, you can use the steer ing whee l gear shift co n- trol to manual[...]

178 Control s in de tail Automa tic transmi ssion Extending gear range 왘 Brief ly pull rig ht shif t paddle 2 . The tra nsmissi on will shift to the next high er gea r as permi tted by th e shif t progra m. Th is acti on simul taneo usly exten ds the g ear r ange of the transm issi on. Canceling gea r range limit 왘 Pull and h old right shif t p[...]

179 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Activat ing manua l shift pr ogram 왘 Turn prog ram mode selector switch 1 ( 컄 page 175) to the MAN setting . The tr ansmissi on swit ches t o the manual pro gram mode M . The letter M appear s in the r ight multifunc tion di s- play and the lamp in program mode s e- lector swi tch 3 ( 컄 p age 17 [...]

180 Control s in de tail Automa tic transmi ssion Upshifting 왘 Pull t he righ t shif t pad dle 2 ( 컄 page 17 7). or 왘 Brief ly pres s the g ear sele cto r lever to the right in the D+ direction. The tra nsmissi on shif ts to the next higher g ear. If the re d gearsh ift ind icator la mp > come s on in the s peedom eter d isplay ( 컄 pag e[...]

181 Controls in detail Good visibility 왔 Good visibility For information on the windshield wipers, see “Switching on windshield wipers” ( 컄 page 52). Headlam p cleanin g syst em The button is located on the left side of the dash board . 1 Headla mp washe r button 왘 Swit ch on th e igniti on ( 컄 page 40). 왘 Press button 1 . The h eadla[...]

182 Control s in de tail Good visibility Sun visors The sun visors protect you from sun glare while dri ving. 1 Vanity mirror cover 2 Vanity mirror lamp 3 Mounting 4 Holder f or gas card s Glare through the winds hield 왘 Make sure the sun visor is p roperly engaged in mounti ng 3 . 왘 Swing th e respec tive su n visor dow n. 왘 When y ou do not[...]

183 Controls in detail Good visibility Glare th rough a door wi ndow 왘 Swing respec tive su n visor down. 왘 Disen gage the sun vi sor from mounting 3 . 왘 Piv ot th e sun visor to t he side . Vanity mirror 왘 Swing respec tive su n visor down. 왘 Flip up vanity mirror cover 1 to acces s the vanity mirror. Vanity mi rror lamp 2 comes on. 왘 [...]

184 Control s in de tail Automatic cl imate control[...]

185 Controls in detail Automatic cl imate control Function 1 Left side air vent, adjustable 2 Left center air vent, adjustable 3 Air temp erature c ontrols for center and side air vents 4 Right center air vent, adjustable 5 Right side air vent, adjustable 6 Air volume control f or right sid e air vent 7 Air volume control f or center ai r vents 8 A[...]

186 Control s in de tail Automatic cl imate control Automati c climat e control panel Funct ion 1 Air distribut ion, left (automatic or manual operation) 2 Front defroster 3 Air reci rculatio n 4 Rear window defroster ( 컄 page 183) 5 Air distribut ion, right (automatic or manual operation) Function 6 Temper atur e cont rol, r ight 7 Automatic cli[...]

187 Controls in detail Automatic cl imate control The a utomatic clima te con trol is operati on- al whenever the engine is running. You can opera te the cl ima te contro l syst em in e i- ther the automatic or manual mode. The system cools or heats the interior depend- ing on the s elect ed in terior temper ature and the cur rent outside te mperat[...]

188 Control s in de tail Automatic cl imate control Deac tiv ati ng the aut oma tic cl ima te contr ol syste m Deac tiv ati ng It is possib le to com plete ly dea ctivat e the automa tic cl imate c ontrol s ystem. 왘 Press button M ( 컄 pag e 18 6). The indic ator lamp on the button comes on. Reactivati ng 왘 Press button M ( 컄 page 186) . The[...]

189 Controls in detail Automatic cl imate control Air dis tributi on in aut omatic mode You ca n sepa ratel y adj ust th e air distr ibu- tion for each side of the passenger compartme nt. Acti vating 왘 Press control button 1 or 5 ( 컄 page 186). The control button is engaged. The U symbol on the control button comes on. Air di stribu tion for th[...]

190 Control s in de tail Automatic cl imate control Decreasing 왘 Turn te mperatu re cont rol 6 and/or b ( 컄 page 186) sl ightly counterclockwis e. The a utomatic climat e control system will co rres pondin gly adj ust the i nterio r air tem peratur e. Adjusting the te mperature for the center a nd side ai r vents When o utsid e tempera tures ar[...]

191 Controls in detail Automatic cl imate control 왘 Turn control button t o the des ired symbo l. The air distribution is adjusted acco rd- ing to the chosen s etting. Opening the center air vents 왘 Turn thum bwheel 7 ( 컄 pa ge 185 ) upwar d. Center air vents 2 and 4 ( 컄 page 185 ) are op en. Closing the c enter air vents 왘 Turn thum bwhe[...]

192 Control s in de tail Automatic cl imate control Fron t de fros ter You can use thi s setting to defros t the wind shield , for exa mple if it is ic ed up. You can also defog the windshield and the door windows. Activating 왘 Press button P ( 컄 pag e 18 6). The indic ator lamp on the button comes on. The air conditioning switche s to the foll[...]

193 Controls in detail Automatic cl imate control Air recir culatio n mode Switch t o air recircula tion mode to prev ent unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle from th e outsid e. This sett ing cuts off the intake of outside air and recirculates the air in the pass enger comp artment. Activating 왘 Press bu tton , ( 컄 page 186). The ind ica[...]

194 Control s in de tail Automatic cl imate control Air cond itioning The air conditioning (cooling) function is operational when the engine is running and cools the ve hicle i nteri or dow n to the se- lected temperature. In addition, the cool- ing function dehumidif ies the air in the vehicl e int erior, th us preve nting the windows from fogging[...]

195 Controls in detail Automatic cl imate control Residu al heat a nd venti lation With the e ngine switched off, it is pos sible to continue to heat or ve ntilate the interi or for up to 30 minu tes. This feature make s use o f the r esidual heat pr oduced by th e engi ne. Activating 왘 Turn the S martKey i n the start er swit ch to position 1 or[...]

196 Control s in de tail Open air Ope ning an d clo sin g the do or wi ndo ws The door windows are opened and closed electri cally . The s witches for the door w in- dows are located on the door sill on the driver ’s side ( 컄 page 34) . The sw itch fo r the pas senger side is loc ated on th e door sill on th e passe nger si de. 1 Left wi ndow 2[...]

197 Controls in detail Open air Opening the door win dows 왘 Press swi tch 1 or 2 to the resista nce poin t. The corresponding window will move downwards until you release the switch. Closing th e door wind ows 왘 Pull s witch 1 or 2 to the resistance poin t. The corresponding window will move upwar ds unt il yo u rele ase th e swit ch. Fully ope[...]

198 Control s in de tail Open air Synchr onizing power wind ows The power windows must be synchronized each tim e 앫 after the battery has been disconnected 앫 if the power windows cannot be fully opened (Express-open) or closed (Expr ess-c lose) 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 40). 왘 Pull the p ower wi ndow sw itche s until the windows a[...]

199 Controls in detail Open air Your veh icle is equip ped w ith a semi- auto- matic soft top. T his means that you will have to release or lock the soft top manu- ally by means of a handle. The soft top can be opene d or clo sed ele ctrical ly usin g the buttons on the soft top switch. 1 Handle Handle 1 serves to rel ease or lo ck the soft top. Wa[...]

200 Control s in de tail Open air The sof t top sw itch is loc ated on the low er part of the center console. Soft t op sw itch c over 2 Cover 3 To op en the s oft top 4 To close th e soft top Opening the soft to p 왘 Switch on the ignition. 왘 Fold down handle 1 . 왘 Turn the h andle clockw ise as f ar as it will go a nd leave it in this po sit[...]

201 Controls in detail Open air Closing the soft to p 왘 Swit ch on th e igniti on. 왘 Press a nd hold bu tton 4 , until the elec trical closing proces s has been completed. Whil e the so ft top is c losing , the K symb ol and the mes sage Top In Opera tion appea r in the mul tifunc tion displ ay. An aco ustic si gnal in dicate s that yo u can no[...]

202 Control s in de tail Open air 왘 Press on releas es 2 i n direction of t he arrow and pu ll wind scre en 1 out upwards . Installin g 1 Mounting 2 Recess 왘 Insert mo untings 1 into rec esse s 2 . The mou nting s mus t audib ly enga ge. 왘 Make sur e the moun tings a re proper ly enga ged. Removing You can close the soft top without re mov- i[...]

203 Controls in detail Open air Installin g The f ollowin g describ es th e insta llation of the drive r’s side cover. T he ins tallati on of the passenge r-side cover i s identical but mirror-inverted. 1 Cover 2 Tab 3 Bodywork 4 Sealin g 왘 Open th e trunk lid . 왘 Fit tabs 2 of cover 1 between sealin g 4 and bodywork 3 . 5 Lock 6 Hold er 7 Sl[...]

204 Control s in de tail Open air The cov er is pro perly locke d when th e white ma rkings face each oth er. Removing 1 Lock 2 Cover 왘 Open th e trun k lid. 왘 Press down on lock 1 and turn it clockw ise by 90 °. 왘 Lift c over 2 slight ly an d pull it out in direction of the arrow. 왘 Repea t the a bove steps for the pa ssen- ger-side co ve[...]

205 Controls in detail Driving systems 왔 Driving systems The dri ving s ystem o f your ve hicle i s describe d on the followi ng pages: 앫 Cruise control, with which the vehicle can ma intain a prese t speed For information on the BAS, ABS and ESP ® , see “D rivin g safe ty syst ems” ( 컄 pag e 82). Crui se cont rol Cruis e control a utoma[...]

206 Control s in de tail Driving systems 1 Sets current or higher speed 2 Sets current or lowe r speed 3 Canc els the c ruise contr ol 4 Resume s at la st set s peed Setting current speed 왘 Accelera te or decelera te to the desired speed . 왘 Briefl y lift 1 or depress 2 the cruise contr ol lever. The c urrent sp eed is set. 왘 Remove your foot[...]

207 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a hi gher speed 왘 Lift th e cruise cont rol lev er to posit ion 1 an d hold it up un til th e de- sired s peed is rea ched. 왘 Relea se the c ruise co ntro l lever. The new sp eed is set. Setting a low er speed 왘 Depress the crui se control lever to position 2 and h old it dow n until th e desired[...]

208 Control s in de tail Driving systems Fine adj ustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) i ncrements Faster 왘 Brief ly tip the cru ise co ntrol lev er in direction of arrow 1 . Slower 왘 Brief ly tip the cru ise co ntrol lev er in direction of arrow 2 . Setting to la st stored speed (“Res ume” functi on) 왘 Briefl y push the cru ise co ntrol lev[...]

209 Controls in detail Useful features 왔 Useful features Map pocket in passe nger footw ell St ora ge com par tme nts Stor ag e com par tme nt un der armr est 1 Releas e button 2 Armrest 왘 Press re lease bu tton 1 . The a rmrest 2 opens a utomatica lly. Wa rn i n g ! G Do not place he avy or fra gile objec ts, or ob- jects havin g sharp edges i[...]

210 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Storage compartment between the bac krests 1 Releas e button 2 Cover 왘 Press re lease bu tton 1 . Cover 2 opens a utomatica lly. The Bluetooth ® interfac e ( 컄 pag e 213) is ins talled in the cov er of the s torag e compartme nt. Parcel net in trunk There is a net availa ble in the trunk to secure loa [...]

211 Controls in detail Useful features Ashtray Remo ving as htra y ins ert 왘 Pull a shtray insert 2 upward s. Replacing ash tray insert 왘 Press the ashtr ay ins ert into the h older until y ou hear it clic k into p lace. Cigarette li ghter 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 40). 왘 Push in cigaret te ligh ter 1 . The cigare tte lighter pops[...]

212 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Power outlet The pow er out let is located o n the left side in the trun k. 1 Power outlet 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 40). 왘 Flip up c over an d inser t electric al plug (ciga r light er type ). Telephon e Your v ehicl e is equ ipped with Bl uetoo th ® . The Bluetooth ® interfac e is loc ated[...]

213 Controls in detail Useful features You can take and place telephone ca lls using t he s an d t b uttons on the steering wheel. To carry out other tele- phone functions, use the control system ( 컄 page 14 1). See separate instruction manual for instructions on how to operate the telephone. Initializ ing pairing of Bluetooth ® inter- face with[...]

214 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures 1 Bluetooth ® interfa ce 2 Button with indicator lamp 3 Pocket 왘 Take Bluetooth ® interf ace 1 from pocket 3 . 왘 To ini tiali ze pair ing, pr ess and hold button 2 on the Bluetooth ® interf ace 1 until the indicat or lamp in the button begins to flas h rapidly in blue. 왘 Let your mobile phone with [...]

215 Controls in detail Useful features Tele Aid Shortly after the completion of your Tele Aid acqu aintance ca ll, you will rece ive a user ID and pa ssword in the mai l. You may use t his pas sword to acce ss the T ele Aid section in“Owner’s Online” at www.mbus a.com. The “My Tele Aid” se c- tion will give you access to acco unt infor- m[...]

216 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures The s peaker volume o f a Tel e Aid cal l can be adj usted when using the vol ume co ntro l on the audio system or on the multifunc- tion steeri ng wheel. To raise, tu rn the rota - ry volume control on the audio system clockwis e or pres s button æ on the mult ifunct ion stee ring wheel . To low er, turn [...]

217 Controls in detail Useful features A voice connection between the Response Center and the occupants of the vehicle will be established automatically soon after the emerg ency cal l has been initia t- ed. Th e Respon se Cen ter wi ll atte mpt to determ ine more precisely the nature of the accident provided they can spe ak to an occupant of the v[...]

218 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Roadsi de Assis tan ce butt on • The R oadside Assi stance b utton • is located in the c enter a rmres t cove r. 1 Road side Assi stance bu tton • 왘 Open the st orage co mpar tment be- tween the backrests ( 컄 page 2 10). 왘 Press and hold the button 1 for longe r than 2 seconds. A call to a Me rc[...]

219 Controls in detail Useful features Information button ¡ The Inf ormatio n button ¡ is l ocate d in the cente r armrest cover. 1 Information button ¡ 왘 Open th e center st orage compartm ent ( 컄 page 210). 왘 Press and hold the bu tton 1 for longer than 2 seconds. A call to the Cu stomer Assist ance Center will be ini tiate d. The button[...]

220 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Call prio rity If othe r serv ice ca lls su ch as a Roa dside Assistanc e call or I nformation ca ll are activ e, a n Emer genc y ca ll is stil l po ssible . In this c ase, the E mer gency ca ll will take priori ty and ov erride all oth er active call s. The indicator la mp in the respecti ve button flashes[...]

221 Controls in detail Useful features Stolen Vehi cle Recovery servic es In th e event y our vehi cle was s tolen: 왘 Report the incide nt to the police. The pol ice wi ll iss ue a numb ered incident rep ort. 왘 Pass this numb er on to the Mercedes-Benz Response Center along with yo ur p assword issued to you when you su bscrib ed to t he ser vi[...]

222 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Interior re ar view mir ror with inte grated re- mote control 1 Indicato r lamp 2 3 4 Signal t ransmitte r button Needed for programming (not part of vehicl e equi pment) : 5 Hand-held remote control of ga- rage door opener, gate oper ator or other device 6 Hand-held remote control button Programmin g the i[...]

223 Controls in detail Useful features Step 2 : 왘 If you have pre viously progr ammed a signal transm itter button and wish to retain its prog rammin g, pro ceed to step 3 . If you a re progra mming the in tegrate d remote control for the first tim e, press and hold the two outer signal tran smit- ter buttons 2 and 4 and re lease them only when i[...]

224 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Rollin g code progra mmin g To train a garage door opener (or other rolling code de vices) with the rolli ng code featur e, fol low the se instr uctio ns after completing the “P rogramming” p ortion (steps 1 through 6) of this text. ( A second person may make the foll owing training proced ures qui cker[...]

225 Controls in detail Useful features Step 4 : 왘 Press and hold the si gnal transmi tter button ( 2 , 3 or 4 ). Do not release this button until it has been succ ess- fully t rained. 왘 Whil e still holdi ng down th e signa l transmitte r button ( 2 , 3 or 4 ), “cycle” your hand-held remote control butt on 6 as fol lows: Pres s and hold but[...]

226 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Progra mming tips If you are hav ing dif ficul ty pro gramm ing the integr ated re mote c ontrol, h ere are some helpf ul tips: 앫 Check the fr equency of th e hand-hel d remote control 5 (typic ally locat ed on the reve rse sid e of the re mote). T he in- tegrated remote contr ol is com patib le with radi[...]

227 Controls in detail Useful features Floorm at, driver’s side Ins talling Example drive r’s side 1 Eyele t 2 Retainer p ins 왘 Lay down the floormat. 왘 Press ey elets 1 onto retainers pi ns 2 in direction of arrow . Removing 왘 Pull the floormats of f retainers pins. 왘 Remove t he floo rmat. Wa rn i n g ! G When you are using flo ormats[...]

228 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures Floormats* (Only Mercedes -Benz SLR McLar en Roa dster 72 2S) Installi ng Example dr iver’s side 1 Eyelet 2 Retainer pins 왘 Lay down the floormat. 왘 Press eyelet s 1 onto retainers pins 2 in direction of arrow. Removing 왘 Pull the floormats off retainers pins. 왘 Remove the floormat. War n i n g ! [...]

229 Controls in detail Useful features Dust co ver Slippin g dust c over on /off 왘 Place th e rolle d-up dus t cove r with it s dark grey side facing downwards on the vehicl e roof. Make sur e the FRONT la bel is facing towards the front of the vehicl e. 왘 Roll the side tha t is la belled FR ON T over the hood. 왘 Roll th e rear p art over th [...]

230 Control s in de tail Useful feat ures 왘 To remove the dust c over, follow the above s teps in rever se ord er. Roof and trunk l id racks Wa r n i n g ! G This ve hicle has not be en desig ned to accommo date any type of roof o r trunk lid rack. There fore do not fi t such ac cessories. Other wise th e rack could fall off and this could result[...]

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234 Operation In the “Operation” section you will find detailed information on operating, main- taining and caring for yo ur vehicle. The first 1000 miles (1500 km) The m ore ca utious ly you t reat your ve hicle during the break-in period, the more satis- fied yo u will b e with i ts perfo rmance l ater on. You should th eref ore obse rve the [...]

235 Operation Driving inst ructions 왔 Driving inst ructions Drive sensib ly – save fuel Fuel consumption, to a great extent, depends on driving habits an d operating conditions. To sa ve fuel you sh ould: 앫 Keep t ires at the recomm ended t ire inflation press ures. 앫 Remove unn ecess ary loads . 앫 Allow engine to warm up under low load u[...]

236 Operation Driving instruc tions Power assi stance Brakes Refer to the desc ription of the B rake Assist Syst em (BAS) ( 컄 pa ge 84) . War n i n g ! G The brake syst em requires electrical en ergy for operat ion. A malf unction in the v ehicle’ s power su pply or electr ical system may impai r brake sys- tem ope ration an d switch it into it[...]

237 Operation Driving inst ructions Downhill gra des Continuous or ha rd braking After hard braking, it is advi sable to driv e on for some time, rather tha n to park im- media tely, so th e air str eam will c ool down the b rakes fa ster. Wet roads The first tim e the brakes are applied af ter a long period of driving in heavy rain with- out bra k[...]

238 Operation Driving instruc tions Brake ser vice If the parki ng brake is releas ed and the red brak e warni ng lamp in the instru ment clu s- ter stays on, there is a malfunction in the electro -hyd raulic bra ke s ystem ( 컄 page 307) or the brake fluid le vel in th e reservoir is too low. Brak e pad w ear or a lea k in th e syst em ma y be th[...]

239 Operation Driving inst ructions High pe rformanc e driving The ra te of wea r of in divi dual br ake syst em component s, such as brake pads or dis ks, depends on your driving style and the con- ditions unde r which you op erate the v ehi- cle. It is there fore not pos sible to give a gen er- ally a pplicab le ser vice li fe. High perfo r- manc[...]

240 Operation Driving instruc tions Parking Tires Treadw ear ind icator s (TWI) ar e requir ed by law. The se in dicators are lo cated in six place s on th e trea d circ umfere nce an d become visib le at a tread depth of approx imatel y 1 / 16 in (1.6 m m), at wh ich point the tire is conside red wo rn and should be repla ced. War n i n g ! G Do n[...]

241 Operation Driving inst ructions The tread wear indi cator ap pears as a so lid band across the tread. Specif ied t ire inf latio n pres sures must be mainta ined. Thi s appl ies parti cularly if the tires a re subjec ted to high loads ( e.g. high speed s, heavy l oads , high amb ient tempera tures ). For more information, s ee “Tires and whee[...]

242 Operation Driving instruc tions Merce des-Benz recomm ends win ter ti res ( 컄 page 292) wi th a m inimum tread de pth of a ppro ximat ely 1 / 6 in (4 mm) on all four wheel s for the win ter s eason to ens ure normal balanced handling charac teristics. On pack ed snow, they ca n reduce yo ur stopping dis tance compa red to summ er tires. Stopp[...]

243 Operation Driving inst ructions Road sal ts and chemical s can adver sely affe ct braking e fficie ncy. In crease d pedal force ma y become nece ssary t o produce the nor mal b raking e ffect. Depress ing the brake p edal peri odicall y when traveling at length on salt-strewn roads c an bring r oad-salt- impaired braking efficie ncy back to nor[...]

244 Operation Driving instruc tions Passenger compart ment Driving abroad Abroa d, th ere is an exte nsive Merced es-Be nz serv ice netw ork at your disposal. I f you plan to driv e into areas which are no t liste d in the i ndex of your Merced es-B enz Cen ter dir ectory , you shou ld reque st p ertinen t i nforma tion from an aut horize d Me rced[...]

245 Operation Driving inst ructions Catalytic converte r Your M ercedes -Benz is equipped with monolithic-type ca talytic converters, an important element in conjunction with the oxygen sensors to achieve substantial control of the pollu tants in the exhau st emiss ions . Keep y our ve hicle i n prope r operating condition by following our recommen[...]

246 Operation Driving instruc tions Cool ant tem perat ur e During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traffic , the coolant tempera ture m ay rise clo se to approx imatel y 2 48°F ( 120° C). The engine should not be operated with the coolant tempe ratur e over 248°F (120°C ). Doing s o may c ause se rious engine damage which is no[...]

247 Operation At the gas stati on 왔 At the ga s station Refueling The fuel fille r flap is locate d on the right-hand side of the vehicle towards the rear. Lo cking/unlocki ng the vehicl e with the Smar tKey aut omatica lly lo cks/unloc ks the fu el fill er flap. 1 Fuel f iller fla p 2 Fuel f iller ca p 3 Recess 왘 Remove t he SmartK ey from the[...]

248 Operation At the gas sta tio n 왘 Repla ce fuel filler c ap by tu rning it clock wise unti l it audibl y engages . 왘 Close th e fu el fil ler fl ap unti l you he ar the latch close shut. Check regularl y and b efore a l ong tri p 1 Coolant 2 Engine oil 3 Brake fl uid War n i n g ! G Overfil lin g of the fue l tank ma y creat e pressure in th[...]

249 Operation At the gas stati on Coolant For normal replenishing, use water (pota- ble water quality). For more information, see “Coolant” ( 컄 page 25 5) and se e “Fu- els, coolants, lubricants, etc.” ( 컄 page 393). Engine oil le vel For mo re inform ation o n engin e oil le vel, see “En gine oi l” ( 컄 page 253). Brake fluid Wind[...]

250 Operation Engine compart ment Hood Openin g War n i n g ! G Do not pu ll the relea se leve r whil e the vehicl e is in motio n. Other wise th e hood could be forced open by passing air flow. This cou ld cause th e hood to come loo se and injure you and/o r others. War n i n g ! G The exh aust areas on the engine hoo d and betwee n the doors and[...]

251 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment The re lease le ver is lo cated in the dr iver’s footwell. 1 Relea se le ver The h ood folding mec hanis m is di seng aged in two st ages. 왘 Pull re leas e lever 1 downward s. This complete s the first st age. 2 Hood latch The hood latches a re located in the upper air intake next to the headla mp units. 왘 [...]

252 Operation Engine compart ment 왘 Press the front part of the hood. The hood opens and will automatically be held in positio n by ga s-filled sprin g stru ts. Closing 왘 Pull the hood upwards in the center, agai nst th e res istan ce of the gas- fil led spring stru ts. 왘 Hold the front center part of the hood with both hands a nd push it ba [...]

253 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment Engine o il The amount of oil y our engine needs will depend on a number of factors, including driving style. Higher oil consumption can occur when 앫 the vehi cle is new 앫 the ve hicle i s driv en freq uently at higher e ngine speed s Engine oil consumption checks should only be mad e after th e vehicl e brea[...]

254 Operation Engine compart ment Oil dipstick The engi ne oil level i s corre ct when it is between lowe r mark (mi n) and upper m ark (max) of the oil dipstick. 왘 Top up the engine oil if necessary. Adding en gine oil 왘 Using a rag, uns crew f iller ca p 2 fro m filler ne ck. 왘 Add engi ne oil as req uired. Be care ful not to overfill with [...]

255 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment Coolant The eng ine co olant is a mixtu re of wate r and anticor rosion/ant ifreeze. When c heckin g coola nt level , 앫 the vehi cle mus t be par ked on l evel ground 앫 the coolant temper ature must be be- low 158 °F (70° C) 1 Expansion tank 왘 Using a rag, turn cap slowly appr oxi- mately one half turn to[...]

256 Operation Trunk Batteries Your veh icle i s equip ped with two batterie s: 앫 Starter battery in the tr unk 앫 Consum er batt ery in the tru nk These batteries shoul d alwa ys be suf fi- ciently charged in order to a chieve i ts rat- ed serv ice life. A f lat batte ry must be f ully recharged. Refer to Maintenance Booklet for batter y main te[...]

257 Operation Trunk Wind shield wa sher sy stem and head- lamp cle aning system Fluid for the win dshie ld wash er syst em and the headl amp cleani ng system is supplied from the wind shield washe r rese rvoir. It has a capacity of approxi mately 7.4 U S qt ( 7.0 l ). During all seasons, add MB Windshield Wash er Conc entra te “MB Su mmer Fit” [...]

258 Operation Trunk 왘 Lift up the interior floor 1 panel at loop 2 . 왘 Fold the outer edg es of the in terio r floor towards the ou tside. 왘 Remove the interior floor in direction of arrow 3 . 4 Quick-re leas e faste ner 5 Cover 왘 Turn qu ick-rele ase f astene rs 4 anti-clock wise and remov e cover 5 . Opening the w asher fluid reser voir 1[...]

259 Operation Tires and wheels 왔 Tires and wheels For safety reasons, only use tires and rims which have b een tested and approved by Merced es-B enz fo r use on SLR ve hicle s. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for information on tested and recomm ended rims and tir es for sum mer and winter operation. They can a lso offer advice concer[...]

260 Operation Tires and wheels 앫 Do not allow you r tires to wear down too far. Adhesion properties on wet roads are sharpl y reduce d at trea d depths of le ss than 1 / 8 in (3 mm ). 앫 When repla cing indivi dual tires, you should mount new tires on the front wheels first (on ve hicle s with same- size d whee ls all aroun d). Tire car e and ma[...]

261 Operation Tires and wheels Life of t ire The se rvice lif e of a tire is de penden t upon varyi ng facto rs inclu ding but not li mited to: 앫 Driv ing s tyle 앫 Tire in flati on pres sure 앫 Dis tance dri ven Tread d epth Do not allow your tires to wear down too far. Adhesion properties on wet roads are shar ply re duce d at tr ead depths o[...]

262 Operation Tires and wheels Storing tires Cleaning tir es Direc tion of rotation Unidire ctiona l tires offer add ed advan - tages, such as better hydroplaning perfor- mance. To benefi t, however, you must make sure the tires rota te in the direction specif ied. An arrow on the sidew all indicates the intended direction of r otation (spinning) o[...]

263 Operation Tires and wheels 2) T he cert ificat ion la bel fo und on the driv er’s do or A- pill ar ( 컄 page 3 82) tells you about the gross weight capacit y of your ve hic le, ca lled the G ross V ehicl e Weight Ra ting (GVWR ). The GVWR in- clude s the we ight of the vehi cle, a ll occupants, fuel and ca rgo. The c ertifi- cation labe l al[...]

264 Operation Tires and wheels 1 Load li mit inf ormatio n on the Ti re and Load ing In format ion plac ard The Tir e and Load ing Informat ion placard show ing the load limit info rmatio n is l ocat- ed on the driver’s door B-pillar. 왘 Locat e the s tatem ent “The combined weight of occupants and cargo sh ould never exceed XXX kilograms or X[...]

265 Operation Tires and wheels Step 2 왘 Determ ine the combin ed wei ght of the driv er an d pass engers that will b e ridin g in you r vehicl e. Step 3 왘 Sub tract the com bin ed weig ht of the driv er an d pass engers from XXX kilograms or XXX lbs. Step 4 왘 The re sulti ng figur e equa ls the av ail- able amount of cargo and luggage load ca[...]

266 Operation Tires and wheels The hi gher th e weight o f all occup ants, the less ca rgo and lu ggage load ca pacity is availab le. For more information, see “T railer tongue load” ( 컄 pag e 267). Exam ple Combined weight limit of occupants and ca rgo fr om T ire and Loadin g Infor- mation pl acard Numbe r of occupa nts (driv er and passeng[...]

267 Operation Tires and wheels Certifi cation label Even after c areful det ermination of the combined weight of al l occupants, cargo and the tr aile r tongue load (i f applic able) ( 컄 page 267 ) as to not e xceed the pe rmis- sible load limi t, you mus t make su re that your v ehic le nev er exce eds th e Gros s Ve hi- cle Wei ght Rating (GVWR[...]

268 Operation Tires and wheels Recomm ended tire infla tion pressu re Your v ehicl e is equ ipped with the T ire and Loading Information placard located on the driv er’s door B-pilla r ( 컄 page 2 63). The tire inflat ion pres sure sh ould b e checke d regul arly an d should onl y be ad- justed on cold tires. The tires can be con- sidered cold i[...]

269 Operation Tires and wheels 1 Tir e and Lo ading Info rmati on plac ard with recom mended c old tire infl ation pre ssure s The Tire and Loading Inf ormation p lacard lists th e reco mmen ded cold tire infla tion press ures for max imum loaded vehi cle weight . The ti re infl ation pre ssure s listed apply to th e tire s installe d as ori ginal [...]

270 Operation Tires and wheels Tire in flatio n pres sure chan ges by a pproxi - mately 1.5 psi (0. 1 bar) per 18 °F (10° C) of air tem peratu re cha nge. Ke ep this i n mind when c hecking tire in flatio n pres sure wher e the temp eratu re is di fferen t from the outside te mperatu re. Checkin g tire infl ation pre ssure Regula rly check your t[...]

271 Operation Tires and wheels Checking t ire inf lation pr essure manuall y Follow the step s below to achiev e correc t tire i nflation pressure : 왘 Remove the cap f rom the valve on one tire. 왘 Firmly press a tire gauge onto the valve. 왘 Read tire inflation pressure on tire gau ge and c heck ag ain st the re com- men ded tire inflatio n pr[...]

272 Operation Tires and wheels The TPMS only functions on whe els that are equippe d with the proper electroni c sensors. It monitors the tire inflation pres- sure, a s selec ted by the driver , in all f our tires. A warning i s issued to ale rt you to a decrease in p ressure in one or more of the tires. Tire pr essur e inqui ries ar e ma de usin g[...]

273 Operation Tires and wheels Wa rn i n g ! G Each t ire, inc ludin g the s pare (i f prov ided), shou ld be checked ev ery oth er week wh en cold and inflated to the in flation pressure recomme nded by the v ehicl e man ufacturer on the Ti re and Lo ading In format ion placard or the t ire inflati on pressure label. If your ve- hicle h as tires o[...]

274 Operation Tires and wheels Tire inflat ion p ressure warn ings If the s ystem de tects a si gnific ant los s of tire inflation pressure in one or more than one tire , a mess age appe ars in th e multi - function display. Example illust ration The r espec tive t ire is indi cated by a re d rectangle. In addition, a warning signal sounds . Restar[...]

275 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Press button j or k re peatedl y until th e curre nt inflation pre ssures for each tir e appear in the displ ay or the foll owing mes sage appears in the di s- play Tire pr essure displ ayed afte r dri ving fo r a few min utes 왘 Press the reset button ( 컄 page 114 ). The f ollow ing m essage w ill appea r in t[...]

276 Operation Tires and wheels Overinfla ted tires Overi nflat ed tire s can: 앫 advers ely affect hand ling char acte ristic s 앫 cause u neven t ire we ar 앫 be more prone to da mage from roa d hazards 앫 advers ely affect ri de comfort 앫 increase stopping di stance Tir e lab eli ng Besides tire name (sales designation) and manufacturer nam[...]

277 Operation Tires and wheels Tire size des ignation, l oad and speed rating 1 Tire w idth 2 Aspect ratio in % 3 Radial ti re code 4 Rim dia meter 5 Tire l oad rati ng 6 Tire s peed rati ng General: Depending on the design standar ds used, the tire s ize m olded into the sidewall may have no let ter or a l etter pre ceding the tire size de signat [...]

278 Operation Tires and wheels Rim diam eter The rim diamet er 4 ( 컄 pag e 277) is th e diameter of the bead seat, not the diamet er of t he rim edge. R im diam eter i s indi cated in inch es (i n). Tire load rating The tire load ra ting 5 ( 컄 page 277) is a numerical code assoc iated with t he maximum load a ti re can su pport. For exam ple, a[...]

279 Operation Tires and wheels Tire sp eed ra ting The tir e spee d rating 6 ( 컄 page 27 7) indica tes the a pproved maximu m spee d for the tire. Summer tires 앫 At the tire manufacturer’s option, any tire with a spee d capability a bove 149 mp h (240 km/h) can includ e a “ZR” in the size designa tion (f or exam - ple: 245/40 Z R18). To d[...]

280 Operation Tires and wheels 앫 Any tire with a speed capa bility above 186 mph (300 km /h) mu st incl ude a “ZR” in the size designati on AND the serv ice de scripti on must be p laced i n parent hesis. Exampl e: 275/ 40 ZR 1 8 (99Y). The “( Y)” spee d rating in paren thesi s design ates the maximum s peed capa - bility o f the tir e as[...]

281 Operation Tires and wheels No sp ecific ation given: a bsenc e of a ny text (lik e in abov e exam ple) in dicates a stan dard l oad (SL) tire . XL or Extra L oad : desig nates a n ext ra loa d (or rein forced) tire. Light Load: de signates a light load tire. C, D, E : desi gnat es load rang e associ ate d with th e maximum l oad a tir e can car[...]

282 Operation Tires and wheels DOT (D epartmen t o f T rans port atio n) A tire branding symbol 1 ( 컄 p age 28 1) which denotes th e tire meets re quire- ments of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Manufacturer’s identification mark The manufacturer’s identifi cation mark 2 ( 컄 page 281) denotes the tire manufact urer. New tires have a [...]

283 Operation Tires and wheels For more info rmation on tire load ra ting ( 컄 page 278). For inf ormat ion on ca lcula ting tota l and cargo lo ad capaciti es ( 컄 page 264). Maximum tire in flation p ressure 1 Maxim um perm issible tire inf lation pre ssure This i s the ma ximu m permis sibl e tire inflation pre ssure for the tire. Always follo[...]

284 Operation Tires and wheels Uniform Tire Qua lity Grading Stan dards (U.S. vehicles) Tire manufact urers ar e requi red to grade tires based on three performance factors: tread wear, traction a nd tempera ture re sista nce. 1 Tread wear 2 Traction 3 Temper ature r esistan ce Quality grade s can b e found, where appli- cable, o n the tire s idewa[...]

285 Operation Tires and wheels Traction The traction grades, from highest to low- est, ar e AA, A, B , and C. T hose grades rep- resent the ti re’s ability to s top on wet pavement as measured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfac es of asphal t and concr ete. A tire marked C may hav e poor traction performance. Temperat[...]

286 Operation Tires and wheels Tire ply material 1 Plies i n side wall 2 Plies u nder trea d This marking te lls you ab out the type of cord an d numbe r of plie s in the sidewa ll and under th e tread. Tire and loadin g terminology Accessor y weight The co mbin ed weigh t (in ex ces s of thos e standard items wh ich may be replac ed) of automatic [...]

287 Operation Tires and wheels DOT (D epa rtment o f T ranspo rta tion ) A tire branding symbol which denotes the tire m eets r equir ements of th e U.S. Department of Transportation. GAWR (G ross A xle W eight R ating) The G AWR is th e maxi mum p ermissi ble axle w eight. The gr oss ve hicle weig ht on each axle mu st never exc eed the GAWR for t[...]

288 Operation Tires and wheels PSI (P ounds pe r s quar e i nch) A stan dard u nit of m easure for air pr essure -> ba r, kil opasc al (kPa ). Recomm ended tire infla tion pressu re Recom mende d tire infla tion p ressure f or normal driving conditions is listed on the Tire a nd Load ing Inform ation placa rd loc at- ed on the driver’s door B-[...]

289 Operation Tires and wheels Uniform Tire Quality Grading Sta ndards A tire in forma tion sys tem th at prov ides consumers with ratings for a tire’s traction, temper ature a nd tre adwear. Rating s are determ ined by ti re man ufactur ers usin g government testi ng procedur es. The ratings are molded into the sidewall of the tire. Vehicle maxi[...]

290 Operation Tires and wheels Thoroughly clean the mounting face of whee ls and brake d isks, i. e. the inne r side of the w heels/ tires , durin g each rot ation . Check f or and ensure proper tir e infla tion pressur e. For information on wheel change, see the “Practical hints” section ( 컄 page 365). Anti-theft wh eel nuts Your v ehicl e i[...]

291 Operation Tires and wheels Fitting anti- theft wheel nuts 왘 Unscrew a wheel bolt from one of th e wheels. 왘 Replace that wheel bolt with one of the anti-theft wheel nuts 1 d elivere d with your v ehic le. 왘 Fasten anti- theft wh eel nut 1 using wheel nut key 2 and t igh ten with a torque wre nch to a tightening tor que of 95 lb -ft (130 N[...]

292 Operation Winter driving Before the onset o f winter, have your vehi cle wint eriz ed at a n autho rized Merce des-B enz Cen ter. Th is se rvice include s: 앫 Check of anticorrosion and antif reeze concentration. 앫 Addition of cleaning concentrate to the water of the windshiel d and headlamp cleaning system. Add MB Concentrate “MB Sum merf[...]

293 Operation Winter dri ving Snow chain s Snow chains should only be driven on snow-covered roads at speeds not to exceed 30 mph (50 km/h). Re move chai ns as soon as possible whe n driving on roads without snow. Pleas e obser ve the fo llowing gu ideli nes when using snow chai ns: 앫 Use of snow chai ns is not permissible with all whee l/tire co[...]

294 Operation Mainte nance In order to maintain the p erformance and safety of your vehicle, we strongly recom- mend that you have your vehic le serviced by an a uthoriz ed Mer cedes-B enz Ce nter, every 12 mont hs, ev en if th e vehi cle has covere d less th an 10 000 mi les (15 000 km) i n that ti me. The ma intena nce se rvice i ndicato r will n[...]

295 Operation Maint enance Maintenanc e service term ex ceeded If yo u have exceed ed t he sugges ted ma in- tenance service term, you will see the fol- lowin g messag e in th e right mult ifunc tion disp lay: Serv ice E xceed ed B y .. Days Serv ice E xceed ed B y .. Miles Any authori zed M erced es-Ben z Cen ter wi ll reset th e mainte nance s er[...]

296 Operation Mainte nance Resetting th e maintenanc e service indicato r In the ev ent tha t the main tenanc e service on your vehicle is not carried out by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, you can have th e mainten ance se rvice indicato r reset. T he automoti ve maintena nce faci lity carrying out the maintenance serv ice will find the inform[...]

297 Operation Vehicle care 왔 Vehicle care Cle ani ng an d car e of t he ve hic le If you have any questions about proper care of yo ur vehicle, please cont act an authori zed Mer cedes- Benz Cen ter. Depending on body color the characteris- tic carbon st ructure of the body su rface may bec ome vis ible due to high amb ient temp eratur es and hum[...]

298 Operation Vehicle care You sh ould c heck yo ur vehic le from time to time for stone chipping or other damage. Any damage should be rep aired as soon as possible . Vehicle wa shing Hand- wash Do not use hot water or was h your vehicle in direct sunli ght. 왘 Only use a mil d car wa sh deter gent , which is rec omme nded by Merced es-B enz. 왘[...]

299 Operation Vehicle care Power washer Cleaning the window s and wipe r blades 왘 Remove the Sm artKey from the starter switch. 왘 Fold the wiper arm away from t he wind shield ( 컄 pag e 363). You mu st fee l the wipe r arm enga ge in position. 왘 Clea n the wip er blad e inser ts wi th a clean cloth and detergent solution. 왘 Use a soft, cl[...]

300 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning the head lamps 왘 Wipe t he headla mp lens with a damp sponge. Cleani ng the headla mps 왘 Wipe the headlamp lens with a damp sponge. Soft top ca re Frequent cleaning reduces the dirt-repel- lent ef fec t of the s oft top. Intensive cleaning with Mercedes-Benz care products f or soft tops can help to re- store [...]

301 Operation Vehicle care If you intend to park y our vehicle for an extended period of time, observe the fol- lowin g: 앫 Park th e vehi cle wi th close d, dry so ft top. 앫 When parking in confi ned a reas, make sure th at the soft top remai ns dry an d ensure good ventilation. 앫 When pa rking the v ehicl e in the o pen, place a sui table co[...]

Practi cal hints What to do if ... Where will I find ...? Unlocking i n an emergency Replac ing SmartKey bat teries Replacing bulbs Replac ing wipe r blades Flat tire Batteries Towing the vehicle Fuses[...]

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304 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Lamps in ins trument c luster General information: If any of the fol lowing lamps in the in stru- ment cluster fails to come on during the bulb s elf-check when s witching on the ignition, have the respective bulb checked and replac ed i f nece ssary. Problem Po ssible ca use/co nsequ ence Suggested solutions [...]

305 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Problem Pos sible ca use/co nseque nce Suggested soluti ons v The ye llow ABS/ES P ® war n- ing lam p flashe s whil e drivin g. Risk of ac cident! The ES P ® , ABS, or traction control has come into operation because of detected tracti on los s in at least one tir e. The cruise control is deactivate d. 왘 [...]

306 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Problem Po ssible ca use/co nsequ ence Suggested solutions - The ye llow ABS indicato r lamp c omes o n whil e the engine is ru nning. Risk of accident! The AB S has det ected a malf uncti on and has swit che d off. T he BAS a nd the E SP ® are also switc hed o ff. If the ABS control unit is ma lfunctioning, [...]

307 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Problem Pos sible ca use/co nseque nce Suggested soluti ons 3 (Canada onl y) ; (USA only) The red bra ke warning la mp com es on whi le driv ing an d you hear a warning s ound. You are driving with the pa rking br ake set. 왘 Release t he par king br ake ( 컄 page 49). 3 (Canada onl y) ; (USA only) The red [...]

308 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Problem Po ssible ca use/co nsequ ence Suggested solutions ú (USA only) ± (Canada o nly) The ye llow e ngine ma lfunc - tion indicator lamp comes on while th e engin e is ru nning . There i s a malf unctio n in : 앫 The fuel injection system 앫 The ignition system 앫 The emission control system 앫 Syst e[...]

309 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Problem Possibl e cause/ cons equence Suggested solu tion ú (USA only) ± (Canada onl y) The ye llow engine m alfu nctio n indic ator lam p come s on wh ile drivin g. The fu el fi ller cap is not c losed tightl y. 왘 Check th e fuel fill er cap ( 컄 page 247). If it is not closed properly: 왘 Close th e f[...]

310 Practi cal hints What to do if ... During severe operating conditions, e.g. stop-and-go traffic, the coolant tempera- ture may rise close to 24 8°F (1 20°C). Problem Pos sible caus e/conse quence Suggested solution D The red coolant te mperatu re warning lam p co mes o n wh ile the engine is running. There is insuff icien t cool ant in the re[...]

311 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Problem Pos sible ca use/co nseque nce Suggested soluti ons < The red Air brake warni ng lamp c omes on while dr iving and you h ear a warn ing sound . The Airbra ke or the centra l locking s ystem is malfunctioning. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately. > The re d gearshif t indic[...]

312 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Problem Pos sible cause/ conse quence Suggested solution < The red seat belt te lltale c omes on for a ma ximum of 6 seconds after star ting the engine. The tel ltale rem inds yo u and you r pass enger to fast en your s eat belts before driving off. 왘 Fasten your se at belts. Regardless of whe ther the se[...]

313 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Problem Possibl e cause/ cons equence Suggested solu tion < During drivi ng the red se at belt tellta le flas hes and you addit ion- ally hear an in termit tent warn ing chim e with in creasi ng inte nsity. The veh icle’ s speed o nce e xceeds 15 mph (25 k m/h) a nd you and/o r your pass enger have forg [...]

314 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Problem Pos sible cause/ conse quence Suggested solution 1 The red SRS in dicator la mp come s on whil e the e ngine is running. There i s a malfun ctio n in the re straint sys- tems. The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Device (ET D) could de ploy unexp ectedly or fail to activate in an accident. 왘 Drive wi[...]

315 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Problem Possibl e cause/ cons equence Suggested solu tion H USA only: Combin ation l ow tir e pres sure/ TPMS m alfu nctio n tellta le for t he TPMS illumin ates contin uous ly. Canada only: Low tire pressure telltale for the TPMS illu minate s contin uously . The TPMS detect s a loss of pres sure in at least[...]

316 Practi cal hints What to do if ... War n i n g ! G Each ti re should be checked ever y other week wh en cold and infla ted to the in flat ion pressure recommended by t he vehicle man- ufactu rer on t he Tire a nd Load ing In forma- tion placar d on the driver’s door B-pilla r ( 컄 page 269) or, if available, the ti re infla- tion pressure la[...]

317 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Lamp in center console Problem Possibl e cause/ cons equence Suggested solu tion PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF The passenger front air bag off indica tor lam p illumi nates an d remai ns illu minat ed with the weight of a typ ical adult or som e- one larg er than a smal l indi vidual on th e pass enge r seat. The sy [...]

318 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Problem Pos sible cause/ conse quence Suggested solution PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF The passenger front air bag off indic ator la mp does not ill umi- nate and/or does not remain illu- minated with the weight of a typica l 12-mon th-old chil d in a stand ard chi ld restr aint or less on the pass eng er seat. The sy[...]

319 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Vehicle status messages i n the multifuncti on display Warning and malf unction mess ages appear in the multi funct ion disp lay locat ed in the inst rument clus ter. Certain war ning and ma lfunction me ssag- es are accompani ed by an au dible s ignal. Addres s th ese mes sages a ccording ly an d follow the [...]

320 Practi cal hints What to do if ... On the pages that follow, you will find a comp ilation of the m ost im portant warni ng and ma lfunc tio n mess ages th at m ay appea r in th e multifu nction display . High priorit y messages appear i n red color . For y our conv enien ce th e mess ages are divided into two sections : 앫 Text m essages ( 컄[...]

321 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Text messages Left displa y Rig ht d ispl ay Pos sible ca use/co nseque nce Possible sol ution ABS ABS, ES P Unava ilable See Oper. Manu al Risk of accide nt! The ABS and ESP ® a re not avai lable due to a ma lfunc tion. The BAS is also deactivated. The system’s self-diagnosis may not be complete d yet. Th[...]

322 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possibl e cau se/cons equenc e Possibl e solution ABS ABS, ESP Inop erative See Oper . Man ual Risk of accident! The AB S and E SP ® h ave s witched off due to a m alfunc tion. The BAS is als o de activated. The electro- hydraul ic bra ke syst em is still functioning normally but w[...]

323 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Rig ht d ispl ay Pos sible ca use/co nseque nce Possible sol ution ESP ESP Inope rative See Oper. Manu al Risk of accide nt! The E SP ® has detected a malfunc - tion a nd s witched off . The ABS may not be operati onal. The el ectro- hydr aulic b rak e syste m is still functioning normally but [...]

324 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possible c ause/consequence Possi ble solut ion Fro nt Pass eng. Airb ag Enab led See Op er. Manua l The p assenger front air ba g and the pas senger k nee air bag are activated while driving eve n though a chi ld, sma ll indi vidua l, or object below the system’s weight threshold[...]

325 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left display Right display Po ssible ca use/co nsequ ence P ossib le solution With the seat unoccupied and the i gnition switched on, 앫 the PASS ENG ER AIR BAG O FF in dicat or la mp ( 컄 page 70) shou ld illuminate and remain illum inated, indi cating that the OCS ( 컄 page 67) h as deactiva ted the pass[...]

326 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possible c ause/consequence Possi ble solut ion Fro nt Pass eng. Airb ag Disa bled See Op er. Manua l The pa sseng er front a ir bag is deact ivated while d rivin g even though an adult or someone larg er than a small indiv idual is occupying the pass enger se at. Forces acti ng on [...]

327 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possible c ause/consequence Possibl e soluti on 앫 the mess age Front Passeng . Airbag Enab led See O p- er. Ma nual or the message Fron t Passeng . Airbag Disa bled See Oper. Man ual should not appear in the mult ifunctio n disp lay at any time th e seat is unoc cu- pied. Wait at[...]

328 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possibl e cau se/cons equenc e Possibl e solution P Gear Sele ctor Leve r To P You wish to start the e ngine and the selecto r leve r is n ot in park position P . 왘 Move the selector leve r to park position P . Shif t To N To Start 왘 Move the sele ctor le ver to ne utral positio[...]

329 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Possible cause/ consequence Possible solution Tire pre ssure displa yed a fter driv ing for a few mi nutes The tir e infl ation pressur e is be ing chec ked. 왘 Dr ive the vehic le for a few mi nutes. Tire Pre ssure Moni tor Inop erative The TPMS is malfunctioning 왘 Hav e the TP[...]

330 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Poss ible ca use/co nsequenc e Poss ible solu tion Tir e Pressur e Moni tor Whe el Se nso r Miss ing One or m ore whee ls witho ut app ropria te whee l sensors mou nted (e. g. spar e whee l). The res pective tir e is indi cated by --- instea d of the tire inf lati on pres sure i n t[...]

331 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Rig ht d ispl ay Pos sible ca use/co nseque nce P oss ible so luti on Tran smissio n Service Requi red The provided operating safety of the automatic transmis sion is reduce d. 왘 Drive with a dded cauti on and hav e the sys tem check ed at a n author ized Merced es-Be nz Cente r immed iatel y.[...]

332 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Symbol m essages Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on < Airb rake Malf uncti on The Airbr ake loc king me cha- nism is malfunctioning. 왘 Contact an aut horized Merc edes-Ben z Cente r immedi ately. # Bat tery/Al ternato r Stop Car The batte ry is ma lfunct ionin g[...]

333 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Po ssible ca use/ conse que nce Possible s olution # The battery is no longer chargi ng. Poss ible ca uses : 앫 alternator malfunctioning 앫 broken poly-V -belt Do not forget that the brake syst em requi res elec trical energy and m ay be oper ating with restr icted capabi lity. [...]

334 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on T Redu ced Brak e Effec t Dep ress brak e peda l fully . The electro -hydrau lic br ake syst em is i n emerg ency op era- tion mode. Considerably great- er brak e pedal force i s requ ired and the pe dal trav el is long er. The sto [...]

335 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Possible cause/ conse quenc e Possible solut ion ; (USA only) 3 (Canada onl y) Chec k Bra ke Fluid Lev el Risk of a ccident! There is insu fficie nt brak e fluid in the rese rvoir . 왘 Stop the vehicle in a sa fe location or as soon as it is safe to do so. 왘 Do not dri ve any fu[...]

336 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possible c ause/ conse quence Possible s olution ; (USA only) 3 (Canada o nly) Redu ced Brak e Effec t Serv ice Requ ired The e lectro-h ydraul ic bra ke sys tem is in emer - gency operation mode. Consid erabl y greater brak e pedal f orce is requir ed and th e pedal travel is longe[...]

337 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Possible cause/ conseque nce Poss ible solu tion ; (USA only) 3 (Canada onl y) Redu ced Brak e Eff ect Star t Eng ine The ba ttery has insu ffic ient voltage and cannot supply suffic ient power t o the electr o-hydra ulic b rake syst em. Consid erabl y great er brak e pedal for ce [...]

338 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possible c ause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on ; (USA only) 3 (Canada o nly) Bra kes Overh eated Dri ve on, but wit h eve n greater care The bra ke sys tem is ove rheat ed due to a n exc essive l oad on t he brake s. 왘 Relie ve the l oad on th e bra ke syst em. 왘 Drive m ore[...]

339 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Poss ible ca use/ conse quenc e Possible soluti on ; (USA only) 3 (Canada onl y) Brak e Serv ice Requ ired There a re malfu nctio ns, but th e electro -hyd rauli c brake syste m is operating normally. 왘 Cont act an aut horize d Merc edes-Ben z Cent er immedia tely. Rele ase Par k[...]

340 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on B Top Up Cool ant See Oper . Ma nual The coolant level is too low. 왘 Add coolant ( 컄 page 25 5). Comply with all wa rnings wh ile doi ng so. 왘 If you have to add coolant frequently, have the cooling system check ed by an au th[...]

341 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Po ssible ca use/ conse que nce Possible s olution • Cool ant Sto p car, swit ch e ngine off . The coolant is too hot. Among other possible causes, the poly-V-b elt could be broken. 왘 Stop the v ehicle in a safe loc ation or as soon as it i s safe to do so. 왘 Turn off the eng[...]

342 Practi cal hints What to do if ... During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant tem - perature may r ise clos e to 248°F (120 °C). Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on 왘 Obser ve the co olant tempe ratur e gauge in the instru ment cluster ( 컄 page 29). If the t empe[...]

343 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Po ssible ca use/ conse que nce Possible s olution • Diff erenti al Over heated The di fferent ial oil is too hot. 왘 Sto p your vehicle immedi ately in a safe locat ion. 왘 Do not drive any further. 왘 Apply the p arking brake ( 컄 page 55 ). 왘 Wait un til the in strume nt[...]

344 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on ± Serv ice Requ ired Cer tain el ectro nic sys tems a re unable to relay inf ormati on to the co ntrol syste m. The f ollow - ing syst ems m ay have failed: 앫 Coolant tempe rature gauge 앫 Tachom eter 왘 Have th e elec tronic s[...]

345 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Po ssible ca use/ conse que nce Possible s olution A Rese rve Fuel The fue l level has fallen into the reserv e range. 왘 Refuel at the next gas station ( 컄 page 247 ). Fuel Cap Open A loss of pressu re has be en detecte d in the f uel syst em. The fue l fill er cap may not be c[...]

346 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on . 3rd Brak e La mp The hig h-moun ted br ake lam p is malf unction ing. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possi ble. Brak e Lamp Left Aux iliary Bu lb On The le ft br ake lamp is malf unc- tioning. This messa[...]

347 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Po ssible ca use/ conse que nce Possible s olution . Tur n Signal Lef t Mirror The t urn si gnal in th e left exteri - or rear vi ew mirror is ma lfunc- tioning. This message will only appear i f all LEDs h ave stoppe d working. 왘 Have the LEDs replaced a s soon as possible. Tur [...]

348 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on . Low Be am Left The lef t low-be am la mp is malfunctioning. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possi ble. Low Be am Righ t The right lo w-bea m lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz[...]

349 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Po ssible ca use/ conse que nce Possible s olution . Reve rse Lamp Righ t The ri ght backu p lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon a s possib le. Reve rse Lamp Left The left backup lamp is malfunctioning. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-B[...]

350 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Possib le cause/ conse quence Possib le so luti on . Turn Sign al Fron t Left Aux iliary Bu lb On The lef t fron t turn s ignal lam p is malfunctioning. An auxiliary bulb is be ing use d. 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possi ble. Turn Sign al Fron t Right [...]

351 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Possible cause/ consequ ence Possibl e solut ion H Plea se c orrec t the ti re pressu re. The tir e infla tion pr es- sure is too low in one or more tire s. 왘 Check and c orrect tire inflation pre ssure as required ( 컄 page 270). Caut ion Tire Def ect One or more tires are defl[...]

352 Practi cal hints What to do if ... War n i n g ! G Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects the abi lity to steer or brak e the veh icle. Y ou may lose co ntrol of the vehicle. Continued driving with a f lat tire will caus e excessiv e heat build-up and possibly a fire. Wa r n i n g ! G Have worn or damaged tires replaced in pairs (fr[...]

353 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Po ssible ca use/ conse que nce Possible s olution < Driv er Fas ten Seat Belt You have forgotten to fasten your se at belt . 왘 Fasten your se at belt . Pass enger Fas ten Seat Belt Your passenge r has forgotten to fasten seat belt. 왘 Fasten your se at belt . O You ar e driv[...]

354 Practi cal hints What to do if ... Left dis play Right display Poss ible cau se/cons e- quen ce Possible solut ion L Tele Aid Inop erati ve One or more main func tions of the Tele Aid syst em are malfunctioning. 왘 Have th e Tele Ai d system checked a t an autho rized Merc edes-Be nz Cente r immed iatel y. W Top Up Wash er Flui d The washer fl[...]

355 Practi cal hi nts What to do if ... Left displa y Right display Possible ca use/conse- quence Possibl e solution K Top Not Op en / Closed Comp letely The soft top could not be locke d after op ening it . 왘 Stop the vehicle in a safe loc ation or as soon as it is safe to do so. Observe the traf fic situation around y ou. 왘 Repeat th e openin[...]

356 Practi cal hints Where will I find ...? First aid kit The fi rst aid kit is located o n the righ t-hand side in th e trunk. 1 First aid kit 2 Retain ing s trap 왘 Open the re taini ng str ap 2 . 왘 Remove t he first aid kit 1 . TIREFIT kit, elec tric air pump, t owing eye bolt and ve hicle liter ature portf olio The T IREFI T kit, t he el ect[...]

357 Practi cal hi nts Unlocking in an emergency 왔 Unlock ing in an emergency Unlocki ng the v ehicle Unlocking the trunk If you cannot unlock the trunk with the SmartKey, open the trunk with the mechanica l key. The h andle is loca ted ab ove the re ar licen se plat e rece ss. 1 Mechan ical k ey lock ing tab 2 Mecha nical key 왘 Press lockin g t[...]

358 Practi cal hints Unlocking in an emergency Unlocking t he driver’ s door If you can no longer lock or unlock the door s using the Sma rtKey , unloc k the driver ’s doo r usin g the e mergen cy rel ease catch. The em ergenc y rel ease ca tch is locat ed on the left side i n the trunk. 1 Emerge ncy rele ase c atch 왘 Unlock th e trunk ( 컄 [...]

359 Practi cal hi nts Replac ing Smart Key bat teries 왔 Replacing SmartKey batteries If the b atteries in the S martKey are discharged, the vehicle ca n no longer be locke d or un locked . It is recomme nded to have the ba tteries replace d at an authori zed Mer cedes- Benz Cen ter. Batteries c ontain materials th at can harm the environment if d[...]

360 Practi cal hints Replacing SmartKey batteries 1 Mechani cal key 2 Unlocking the batte ry compartm ent 3 Removing the batter y compartment 4 Slid e 왘 Insert m echanical key 1 in sid e opening, push gray slide 4 in direction of arrow 2 . The b attery co mpar tment is unlat ched . 왘 Pull battery co mpartment out of the housing in direction of [...]

361 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs 왔 Replacing bulbs Safe vehicle operation depends on proper exteri or lightin g and si gnaling . It is ther e- fore es sential tha t all bu lbs and lamp assemblies are in good working orde r at all times. Correc t hea dlamp ad justme nt is extre mel y impo rtant. Hav e head lam ps chec ked and readjus ted at r[...]

362 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Front lamps Rear lamps Lamp Type 1 Additional turn s ignal LEDs 2 Turn si gnal PY 21 W 3 Side m arker l amp WY 5 W 4 Parkin g lamp W5W 5 Low- and high -beam lamp D2S, 35 W 6 High-beam flasher H7, 55 W 7 Front fog lamp H3, 55 W Lamp Type 8 Brake/ parking la mp LEDs 9 Turn s ignal lamp LEDs a Side m arker l amp P2[...]

363 Practi cal hi nts Replacing wiper blades 왔 Replacing wiper blades Removing wiper blades 왘 Remove the Sm artKey from sta rter switch. 왘 Fold the wiper arm fo rward. You m ust feel th e wiper ar m eng age in position. 왘 Set the wiper blade at 90° to the wiper arm. 왘 Slide the wiper bl ade ou t in dire ction o f arrow. Wa rn i n g ! G F[...]

364 Practi cal hints Replacing wiper blades Installing wi per blades 왘 Position the wiper bla de at 90° to the wiper arm. 왘 Slide th e wiper bla de ont o the wiper arm. 왘 Fold the wiper blade paralle l to the wiper arm. 왘 Fold the wiper arm backwar d to rest on the wind shie ld. Make sure y ou hold on to the wi per when fo lding the wiper [...]

365 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왔 Flat tire The v ehicl e is equ ipped with the T IREFI T kit. Preparing the vehicle 왘 Park th e vehicl e in a saf e distan ce from moving traffi c on a hard, f lat surface when possible. 왘 Turn on the haza rd warning flashers. 왘 Turn the steeri ng wheel so that the front wheels are in a straig ht ah ead posi[...]

366 Practi cal hints Flat tire Two-par t sticker 1 Sticker for i nstrument c luster 2 Sticker for wh eel 왘 Attach sti cker part 1 where it will b e easil y seen by the driver on the in stru- ment clus ter. 왘 Attach sti cker part 2 to the da maged tire (clos e to the va lve) . 1 TIREFI T container 2 Flap 3 Notch 4 Electrica l plug 5 Air hose 6 F[...]

367 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왘 Screw the ai r pump’s air hos e 5 onto flange 6 of the TIREFIT c ontainer. 왘 Stick TIREFIT container 1 upside down into notch 3 of t he elect ric air pump. 7 Tire va lve 8 Electr ic air pump sw itch 9 Pressu re gaug e and v ent scr ew a Filler hose 왘 Unscr ew the va lve cap f rom tire valve 7 . 왘 Screw fi[...]

368 Practi cal hints Flat tire 왘 After att aining a tire infla tion pr essure of 26 psi (1.8 b ar), press 0 on el ectri c air pu mp swit ch 8 . The el ectric air pump sh ould no w be switc hed o ff. 왘 Turn the S martKey i n the starte r swit ch to position 0 ( 컄 page 4 0). 왘 Detach the ele ctric air pump . The ai r hose may st ill be ho t. [...]

369 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왘 Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible to obtain a new TIREFI T kit. 왘 Bring used TIREF IT mate rials t o an authori zed Mer cedes- Benz Ce nter for proper disposal. 왘 Replac e your TIRE FIT con tainer every 4 years . Replac ement conta iners are avai lable at your a uthor ize d Merced[...]

370 Practi cal hints Batteries Your vehicle i s equipped with two ba tter- ies: 앫 The starte r battery ( located in the trunk) 앫 The batte ry for el ectrical c onsumers (loca ted in t he trun k) Wa r n i n g ! G Failu re to fol low thes e instru ctions ca n resu lt in se vere i njur y or de ath . Neve r lea n over bat teri es wh ile co nne ctin[...]

371 Practi cal hi nts Batt eries Cha rgi ng th e b att eri es You can obtain detailed inf ormation on charging the battery from your authorized Merced es-B enz Cent er. Wa rn i n g ! G The bra ke system requir es elec trica l power to oper ate. A malf unction in the veh icle’s power su pply or electr ical syste m may impair brake sys- tem ope rat[...]

372 Practi cal hints Batteries Cha rgin g wi th th e ba tte ry ch arg er Only us e the batter y charg e unit a pproved by Merce des-Benz an d supplie d with your vehicl e. Th is char ger is d esigned to auto- matica lly contr ol the char ge rate, and charge the batter y or maintain the exi sting charg e in the battery while th e vehi cle is parked [...]

373 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the vehicle 왔 Towing the v ehicle Merced es-Ben z reco mmends th at th e vehi cle be tra nspo rted with a ll whe els off the ground using flatbed or appropriate wheel l ift/d olly eq uipme nt. When circu mstances do not perm it the recommended towing methods, the vehi- cle may be towed with all wheels on the ground o[...]

374 Practi cal hints Towing the vehicle War n i n g ! G The b rake sy stem re quir es elec trical power to oper ate. A malf unction in the v ehicle’ s power su pply or electr ical system may impai r brake sys- tem ope ration an d switch it into its emer- gency operation mode. To brake, the driver must then a pply signif icantly great er brake ped[...]

375 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the vehicle Installin g/reinstallin g towing eye b olt 왘 Take the to wing ey e bolt 1 from its storage comp artment ( 컄 page 356 ). 1 Towin g eye bolt 왘 Remove cover from the access hole. 왘 Screw towing eye bol t 1 clock wise in to its stop. 왘 Remove the towi ng eye bolt w hen you no longer need it. To do thi[...]

376 Practi cal hints Fuses ! You must not change the fuse s yourself, as you could damage the vehicle elect rical systems. Have fuses changed at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.[...]

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Technical data Parts ser vice Warran ty cove rage Identificat ion labels Layout o f poly-V-bel t drive Engine Rims and tires Elect rical sy stem Main dimen sions Weights Fuels, coola nts, lubrican ts, etc.[...]

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380 Technical data The “T echnic al data ” sect ion provi des th e necessar y technical data for you r vehic le. Parts service All auth orized Me rced es-Be nz Cente rs maintain a stoc k of Genuine Mercede s-Benz parts re quire d for ma inte- nance and repair wor k . In addition, strate- gicall y located parts di stribu tion c enters provide q [...]

381 Technical data Warr anty co vera ge 왔 Warr anty co vera ge Your veh icle is c overed und er the te rms of the warranti es printed in the Service and Warranty Information booklet. Any autho- rized Me rcedes- Benz Ce nter will excha nge or re pair any defec tive parts o rigi nally in- stalled in the vehi cle in a ccordance wi th the term s of t[...]

382 Technical data Identificat ion labels 1 Vehi cle cert ific ation label with Vehic le Ide ntifi cati on N umbe r 2 Product option code plate with paint number The ve hicle c ertific ation plate with the Ve- hicle Identif ication Number a nd the vehicl e identi ficati on plate ( certi ficati on plate ) with the paint numbe r are located on the A-[...]

383 Technical data Layout of poly-V-belt drive 왔 Layout of poly-V-belt drive The SLR has t wo poly-V- belts (belt one shown in purple/bel t two shown i n black). 1 Idler pu lley 2 Automatic belt tensioner 3 Power stee ring pump 4 Air conditioning compressor 5 Idler pu lley 6 Crankshaft 7 Coolant pump 8 Generator ( alternator) 9 Idler pu lley a Au[...]

384 Technical data Engine Model Mercedes-B enz SLR McLaren Roadster (199.476 ) 1 1 The quot ed data a pply only t o the stan dard ve hicle. Se e an autho rized M ercedes -Benz Cen ter for t he corresp onding data of a ll sp ecial bodies and spe cial equipment. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roads ter 72 2 S (1 99.476) 1 Engi ne 15 5 155 Mode of op era t[...]

385 Technical data Rims an d tires 왔 Rims and tires ! For safety reasons, only use tires and rims which have been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for us e on SLR vehicles. Tires approved by Mercedes-Benz are deve loped to provide best possible perfo rmance in conjunc- tion with the driving safety systems on your vehicle such as ABS or ESP ®[...]

386 Technical data Rims and tir es Mixed size tires Only Mercedes-Ben z SLR M cLaren Roadster: Turbine-style 10 -spoke-st yle* Front axle: Rims ( ligh t al loy ) 9 J x 1 9 9 J x 1 8 Wheel offset 1.83 in ( 46.5 mm) 1.77 i n (45 mm) Summer t ires (ra dial- ply t ires) 255/35 ZR19 (9 6Y) XL 1 245/40 ZR18 (93Y) Rear axle : Rims ( ligh t al loy ) 11 1 /[...]

387 Technical data Rims an d tires Only Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S: Multi-spoke rim s in forged aluminum Front axle: Rims (light allo y) 9 J x 19 Wheel offset 1.83 in (46.5 mm ) Summer tire s (radial- ply tires) 255/35 ZR19 (96Y ) XL 1 1 Must not be used with snow chains. Rear axle: Rims (light allo y) 11 1 / 2 J x 19 Wheel offset 1.7[...]

388 Technical data Rims and tir es Winter tires* Only Mercedes-Ben z SLR M cLaren Roadster: Turbine-style 10 -spoke-styl e* Front axle: Rims ( ligh t al loy ) 9 J x 19 9 J x 1 8 Wheel offset 1.83 in (46. 5 mm) 1.77 in (45 mm) Summer t ires (ra dial- ply t ires) 255/ 35 R19 (96V ) M+S . 245/40 R1 8 (97V) M+ S . XL Rear axle : Rims ( ligh t al loy ) [...]

389 Technical data Rims an d tires Only Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S: Turbine-style Front axle: Rims (light allo y) 9 J x 19 Wheel offset 1.83 in (46.5 mm ) Tires ( radi al-p ly tir es) 255/35 R19 96V XL M+S . Rear axle: Rims (light allo y) 9 J x 19 Wheel offset 1.83 in (46.5 mm ) Tires ( radi al-p ly tir es) 255/35 R19 96V XL M+S . ! O[...]

390 Technical data Electrical system Mercedes-Benz SLR Mc Laren Roadster Mercedes-Benz SLR Mc Laren Roadster 722 S Gene rator (alter nator) 14 V/150 A 14 V/ 150 A Starter motor 12 V/1.7 kW 12 V/1.7 k W Battery Starter battery 12 V/35 Ah 12 V/35 Ah Battery for elec trical consumers 12 V/70 Ah 12 V/70 Ah Spark pl ugs NGK IL FR6A NGK I LFR6A Electrode[...]

391 Technical data Main d imensi ons 왔 Main dimensions Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Road ster Mercedes-Benz SLR McL aren Roadster 722 S Overall vehic le length 183.3 in (4656 m m) 1 83.3 in (465 6 mm) Overall vehic le width 75.1 in (1 908 mm) 75.1 in (1 908 mm ) Overall vehicle width (doors open - widest point) 111.7 in (2838 mm ) 111. 7 in (2838 m [...]

392 Technical data Weig hts Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster Mercedes-Ben z SLR McLaren Roadste r 722 S Trunk loa d max. 1 6 5l b ( 7 5k g ) 165 lb (75 k g)[...]

393 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. 왔 Fuels, coolants, lu bricants, etc. Capacities Vehicle components and their respective lubric ants m ust matc h. Th erefore o nly u se prod ucts t este d and approv ed by Merced es-Ben z. For information on tested and approved products, contact an authorized Merced es-Ben z Cent er or vi sit [...]

394 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Capacity Fuels, co ola nts , lubr ican ts, etc. Coolin g syste m approx. 10.6 US qt (10.0 l) MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/ Antifreeze Low temperature cooli ng system Merc edes-Be nz SLR Mc Laren R oadste r Merc edes-Ben z SLR McLa ren Ro adster 7 22 S approx. 5.3 US qt (5.0 l) approx. 6.3 US qt (6.0 l[...]

395 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Approved en gine oils Engi ne oils are s pecifi cally te sted f or the ir suit ability in our eng ines and du rabil ity for our ser vice inter vals. Th erefo re, onl y use appro ved engin e oils and oi l filters require d for vehicles with Maintenance Syste m. Conventional petroleum-based oils m[...]

396 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Air cond itioning refr igerant R134a (HFC) refrigera nt an d specia l PAG lubricating oil are used i n the air condition- ing sy stem. Brake fl uid Only bra ke fluid approve d by Mercede s-Benz is reco mmend ed. Any a u- thorized M erce des-Benz C enter wil l provide you with additional informat[...]

397 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Fuel requirements Only us e premi um unlead ed fue l: 앫 The octane number (posted at the p u m p ) m u s t b e 9 1 m i n . I t i s a n a v e r a g e of both the Research Octane N umber (RON) an d the Motor Octane Num ber (MON): (RON+MON )/2. T his is a lso known as the ANTI-K NOCK INDEX. Unlea[...]

398 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. In ar eas wh ere carb on depo sits m ay be encou ntered du e to lac k of avai labilit y of gasolines which contai n these additives, Merce des- Benz re commend s the u se of additives a pproved by us f or use on Merced es-Be nz veh icles. Con tact an au- thorized Merce des-Benz C enter or v isit[...]

399 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. To provide important corrosion protection, the solution m ust be at least 50 % anticor- rosion/ ant ifreeze ( equiva lent to fre eze protection to app roximately -35°F [-37°C]). If you use a sol ution that is more than 55% anticorrosion/ant ifreeze (freez e prot ection to a pproxima tely -49°[...]

400 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Anticorros ion/antifreez e Your vehicle contains a number of alumi- num parts. The use of aluminum c ompo- nent s in moto r vehicl e eng ines necessitates that anticorrosion/antifreeze coola nt used in such e ngines b e spe cifical - ly for mula ted to prote ct the al uminu m parts. Fa ilure to [...]

401 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Wind shield wa sher sy stem and head- lamp cle aning system Both th e wind shield washe r syst em and headl amp clean ing sys tem ar e suppl ied from th e wind shield washer re serv oir. The win dshie ld was her re servoir h as a capaci ty of approx imately 7. 4 US qt (7 l ). 왘 Refill th e res[...]

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403 Technical terms ABS (A nti-lock B raking S ystem ) Prev ents the w heels from loc king up during braki ng so t hat th e vehi cle c an continue to be steered. Accessory w eight ( 컄 page 286) ACL (A irbra ke/C en tral L ocking) Cont rols the lo cking me chani sm of the Airbrake and the central l ocking syste m. Air pre ssure ( 컄 page 286) Asp[...]

404 Technic al terms Crui se contro l Driving c onven ience s ystem for au to- matic ally main tain ing the ve hicle spe ed set by the driv er. Curb weight ( 컄 page 28 6) DOT (D epartme nt o f T ransportation) ( 컄 page 28 7) Engine n umber The nu mber set by t he manufac turer and placed on the cylinder block to uniqu ely ide ntify each engin e[...]

405 Technical terms Instrument cluster The di splays and indica tor/warni ng lamps in the driver’s field of v ision, in- cludin g the tac home ter, sp eedomet er, engin e tempe ratur e and fuel gauge. Kickdown Depres sing the ac celerator p ast the point of resist ance shi fts the tr ansmi s- sion d own to t he lowe st poss ible. T his very qu ic[...]

406 Technic al terms Power train Collec tive term d esigna ting all compo - nents used to generate and transmit moti ve po wer to th e drive axle s, inclu ding 앫 engi ne 앫 clutch /torque conve rter 앫 tran smissi on 앫 transf er case 앫 driv e shaft 앫 diff erenti al 앫 axle s hafts /axl es Productio n options weight ( 컄 page 28 7) Progr[...]

407 Technical terms Tele Aid (Tele mati c A larm I dentification on Dema nd) The T ele Aid sys tem con sists of thre e types of res ponse: automa tic and manual emergency, Roadside Assista nce and Inf orma tion. Te le Ai d is initia lly acti vated by compl eting a subsc riber a greeme nt and p lacing an acquainta nce call. The T ele Aid syste m is [...]

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409 Index A ABS 82, 40 3 Indicat or lamp 29, 3 06 Messa ges in th e multif uncti on displa y 321, 322 ABS/ESP ® Warni ng lamp 29, 304 Accelerator position, automatic transm issi on 173 Access ory weig ht 286 Accident 54 ACL 403 Messa ges in th e multif uncti on disp lay 328 Additional turn signals, Exterior mirror 362 Air bags 62 Children 63 Front[...]

410 Index Auto-dimming, Interior rear view mirror 181 Automatic car wash 298 Automa tic centr al loc king, Co ntrol system 10 4, 139 Automat ic climat e control 184 Adjusting a ir volume 191 Air conditioning refrigerant 39 6 Air conditioning, Cooling 1 94 Air distri bution 1 89, 190 Air reci rculati on mode 193 Air vents 185 Air volume 189 Control [...]

411 Index Bluetooth ® interface 21 3 Storage location 210 Body surface 297 Brake Elec tro-hyd rau lic br ake sy stem 87 Brake As sist S ystem se e BAS Brake disks Wear 239 Brake fl uid 393, 39 6 Checking 249 Messa ges in th e multif uncti on disp lay 335 Brake la mps 362 High -mou nted b rake la mp 362 Messa ges in th e multif uncti on disp lay 34[...]

412 Index Combination switch 2 7, 51, 110 Control and op eration of radio transmit ters 244 Control syste m 117 , 403 Mult ifuncti on dis play 117 Multifu nction stee ring whe el 118 Control system menus 120 722 S menu 123 AUDIO menu 127 Sett ings menu 129 Stan dard d ispla y menu 12 2 TEL menu 141 Trip com puter menu 1 39 Vehic le stat us mess age[...]

413 Index Vehi cle stat us me ssages 128 , 319 Distanc e to empty 140 Distan ce to emp ty (ran ge), T rip comput er 140 Door Control panel 34 Entr y lamps 112 Handle, Inside 3 4 Handle, Outside 39 Locking/ unlocki ng, Smar tKey 39, 98 Messa ge in the m ultifun ction disp lay 353 Open ing f rom inside /outsi de 39, 101 Remote door unlock, Tele Aid 2[...]

414 Index First aid k it 356 Flat t ire 365 Haza rd wa rning flas her 111 Instrum ent cluster, Indicator lamps 30 4 Road side Assi stanc e 16, 218 Towing t he vehicle 373 Emission control 245 Information label 382 Syste m warr anties 14 Engine Break -in recomm endati ons 234 Cleaning 299 Compartment 250 Malf unctio n indic ator lamp 29, 30 8 Numbe [...]

415 Index Fuel 247 Additives 3 97 Capacity, Fue l tank 3 94 Consumption statistics 139, 140 Filler flap 247 Fillin g the tank 247 Fuel rese rve warning la mp 29, 311 Gauge 29 Premiu m unlead ed gaso line 247, 396 Requirements, Octane rating 3 94, 397 Fuel f iller ca p Messa ges in th e multif uncti on displa y 309, 345 Fuel f iller fla p Lockin g/u[...]

416 Index Low beam 107 Messa ges in th e mult ifunctio n displa y 346 Replac ing bul bs 361 Switch 51, 106 Head-thor ax air ba g 67, 404 High performance driving 239 High-be am flashe r 51 , 110 Replac ing bul bs 361 High-b eam headla mps Indicat or lamp 29 Messa ges in th e mult ifunctio n displa y 346 Replac ing bul bs 361 Switch ing on 110 High-[...]

417 Index Unlock ing, Trunk 100 Kickdown 173, 405 Kilo pascal 2 87 Knee air bags 66 L Labe ls Certif icat ion 382 Emission control labe l 382 Lamps Exterior 361 Lamps, e xterior Messa ges in th e multif uncti on disp lay 346 Lamps, indic ator and warning ABS 29, 306 ABS/ESP ® 29, 304 Airbrake 29, 31 1 Batter y, SmartK ey 100 Brake 29, 30 7 Center [...]

418 Index Low-be am headlam ps 106, 107 Messa ges in th e mult ifunctio n displa y 348 Replac ing bul bs 361 Switch ing on 51 Lubr icants 39 3 M Main od ometer 29 Maintenance 2 94, 370 Callin g up se rvice in dicator 296 Resett ing servi ce indi cator 296 Serv ice ind icator 294 Serv ice te rm excee ded 295 Manual he adla mp mode 107 Manual shif t [...]

419 Index Telephone 345 Tire s 351 Trunk li d 353 Washer f luid 354 Mult ifunc tion stee ring wheel 30 , 1 18, 405 Button operation 118 N Net, parcel 210 Neutral gear position, Automatic transm issi on 169 Night security illumination 109 , 136 Normal occupant weight 287 Number , Vehicl e Ident ificati on (VIN) 38 2, 407 O Occupant Classifi cation S[...]

420 Index Messa ges in th e mult ifunctio n displa y 324–3 27 Passenge r front air bag off indi cator lamp 70, 317 Passen ger sa fety se e Occu pant sa fety Pedals 235 Performance enhanc ement system, Airbrake 90 Phone see Tele phone Poly -V-be lt driv e 405 Layout 383 Power as sistanc e 236 Power outlet 212 Power train 406 Power washer 299 Power[...]

421 Index Roof rack 230 Roof see Soft top S Safety Driv ing s afety syste ms 82 Occupant 60 Reportin g defects 22 Safe ty belts se e Seat bel ts Seat be lt force li mite r 75 Seat bel ts 60 Childr en in the vehicle 76 Fasteni ng seat b elts 45 Messa ge in the m ultifun ction disp lay 353 Proper use of 46 Safe ty guide lines 64 Tellt ale 312 Warning[...]

422 Index Cruise control 20 7 Speed se ttings Cruise control 20 8 Speed ometer 29 SRS 60, 406 Indicato r lamp 29, 314 Messa ges in th e mult ifunctio n displa y 328 Stan ding l amps 106 Standing water , Driving troug h 243 Start butt on 48 Starter b attery 256, 370 Start er swi tch 27, 40 Starting difficulties, Engine 49 Starting the engine 47 Stee[...]

423 Index Emer gency c alls 216 Hands-free microphone 33 Inform ation 219 Initi ating a n emerg ency c all man ually 217 Messa ges in th e multif uncti on disp lay 354 Remote door unlock 220 Roadsid e Assist ance 218 SOS bu tton 2 17 Stolen V ehicle R ecovery service s 221 Syst em self -che ck 216 Telephone 212 Answer ing a ca ll 142 Dia ling 143 E[...]

424 Index Rotation 289 Serv ice lif e 261 Size d esign ation 277 Sizes 38 6 Snow chains 29 3 Speed ra ting 242, 277, 27 9, 288 Stori ng 262 Temper ature 269, 2 85 Terminology 286 TIN 281 TIREFIT kit 365 Traction 241, 28 5 Tread de pth 261, 292 Treadwe ar indi cators 2 61 Vehicle maximum load on 289 Wear p attern 289 Winter * 292 Top tethe r, see C [...]

425 Index Dimensions 391 Locking/ unlocking 39, 57 , 98, 105 Modifications and alterations, Ope rat- ing s afety 20 Towing 373 Transporting 375 Unlo cking in an em ergenc y 357 Vehicle care 297 Vehi cle I dent ificat ion Nu mber s ee VI N Vehi cle ligh ting 249 Vehicl e literat ure portfo lio 356 Vehi cle loa din g 2 62 Loa d limit 263 Roof and tru[...]

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