Mercedes-Benz 2001 SLK-Class manual

SL K Ope rat or’s Manu al[...]

SLK 230 K om pressor SLK 320[...]

O ur co mpan y an d staff co ngrat ulate you on the pu rchase of you r new Merc edes- Benz . Y o u r s el e c t i o n o f o ur pr o d u ct is a d e m o n st r a t i on o f yo u r tr u st i n o u r c o mp a ny na m e . F u rt h e r, it e xe mp l i f i es yo u r d e s ir e to own an a utomob il e t hat will be as e asy as pos sib le to op erate and p[...]

1 Con te nts Introduction Produc t inf orm atio n .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... . 5 Opera to r’s m anual ....... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... . 6 Where to find it ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... . 1 1 R epor ting Saf ety Defe cts ... ... .... .. .... 1 3 Inst rumen ts and c ontr ols Ins t ruments a nd co ntrols .... ... .... .... 1 6 Cent[...]

2 Con te nts Po w er windo w s ... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... .. 1 09 Inte rior l ighti ng .... ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ...1 1 0 Night secur ity il lumina ti on ..... ..... 1 1 0 Sun vi sor s with V anity M irror . ..... 1 1 1 Inte rior ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .... ...1 1 1 Cup h older and gl ov e bo x .... ....[...]

3 Con te nts Ins tru ment cl uster di spla y Malfunc tion and indica tor lamps i n t he instrum ent cl us t er .. .... ... .... ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... .. 1 78 On -boa rd dia gnost ic sys t em ..... 1 7 8 Check engine malfunction in dicat or l am p . ... ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. .. 1 78 Br ak e w ar ning lam p .. ..... .. ..... .. .. [...]

4 Con te nts Batt ery ... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... 2 1 0 Jum p s tart ing .... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. 2 1 2 T o win g the v ehic le .. ... .... ... .... ... .. .... 2 1 4 Transm issio n selec to r le ve r , manu all y unlo ckin g .. ..... .. ..... .. .. 2 1 7 Exte rior l am ps .... ... .. ..... .. ... ..[...]

5 Introduction Pr oduc t i nf or mati on K ind l y ob ser ve t he followi ng i n you r ow n be st inte rest: W e rec ommend u sing Merce des-Benz or iginal parts as wel l a s conv ersi on pa rt s and a ccesso ries explic i tly a p prov ed by us fo r your veh icle mod el. W e ha v e tes ted these parts t o determine their reliability , sa f ety and [...]

6 Introduction Oper at or’s man ual Th is Op era tor’s Ma nua l con tai ns a grea t d eal of us eful inform ati on. W e urge you to read it ca ref ull y and fam ili ariz e your self w it h t he v ehicle be fore drivi ng. For yo ur own safety a nd lon ger servic e l ife of the vehicle, we ur ge you t o follo w the i ns tru ctions and w arnings c[...]

7 Introduction Im por t ant noti ce f or Ca li f or nia ret ail bu y ers of Mer c edes -Be nz a ut omo bil es Un der Ca lifornia la w y ou ma y b e entit led t o a replacement of y our vehicle or a refund of th e purc hase price, if M er c edes- Ben z USA , LLC or its authorized Mercedes-Benz Center fa ils t o conform the vehicle t o its express wa[...]

8 Introduction Roa dsi de as sistan ce The Mercedes-Benz R oadside Ass i st ance Program pro vides fa ctory trained t ec hnica l help in t he e vent of a b r eakdown. Ca ll s to t he toll -free Roa dsid e A ss is ta nc e num be r: 1-80 0-F OR -ME RCe d es ( in the US A) 1-80 0-3 87 -0 1 00 ( in Cana da ) will be ans w ere d b y Me rce des -Ben z Cl[...]

9 Introduction Oper ati ng y our v ehi cle out side th e US A o r Ca nada If you p la n to op er ate you r veh icl e in forei gn cou ntr ies , pl eas e b e aw are t hat : • Service facilities or r e placement parts ma y not be readil y a v ailable, • un lea d ed g asoline for vehicles with ca t aly tic c onv erters ma y not be a v ailable; th e[...]

10 Introduction W e conti nuousl y st riv e t o i m pro v e our pr oduct, and ask for yo ur und ers ta nding that we reserv e the right t o mak e chan ge s in design a nd equipme nt. Th eref ore, i nfo rmatio n, il lus tra tions and des cripti ons i n this Opera tor’s Manual m ight dif fer fro m your vehi cle. O p t i o n a l e q u i p m e n t is[...]

11 Introduction Where to find it The Opera tor ’s M anual is d ivid ed i nt o eig ht se ctio ns: • Ins tr uments and contr ols: An o ve rvi e w of a l l th e co nt rols t hat can b e o pera t ed fr om the d riv e r’s s eat. •O p e r a t i o n : Informat ion on th e v ehicle’s equipment and its op eration. •D r i v i n g : Imp or ta nt i[...]

12 Introduction Pro ble ms w ith y our v eh icle If y ou should ex perience a problem wit h y our v ehic le, part icularl y one that y o u belie ve ma y affect its saf e operation, we urge y ou t o immediat el y cont act y our authorized Mercedes-Benz C enter to ha v e the problem d iagnosed and correc ted if required. If the matt er is not han dle[...]

13 Introduction For th e U SA on ly: The following text is publi shed as req uired of manufactur ers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Pa rt 57 5 pu rsua nt to t he “Nati onal Tr aff ic a nd Moto r V ehi cle Safet y Act of 1 966 ”. R eporting Saf ety Def ects If y ou belie v e that yo ur vehic le has a defect which could cause a[...]

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15 Contents - Instruments and controls Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Inst rumen ts and c ontr ols Ins t ruments a nd co ntrols .... ... .... .... 1 6 Cent er conso le ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... . 1 8 Ov er head con trol pan el .[...]

16 Inst ruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ins tr uments and c ontr ols[...]

17 Inst ruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 1 Side defrost er outlet, adjus table 2 Cr uis e c ontr ol s witch, see page 1 6 3 3 Si de a ir ou tle t, ad justab le 4 Combinat ion swi t ch, see p age 8 1 5 Exter ior lam p s[...]

18 Inst ruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Cent er cons ole 1 AIR BA G O FF i nd icato r l amp, see page 1 85 2 P ower wi ndow swi tc h, see p age 1 09 3 Parkin g b rak e lev er , s ee p ag e 1 53 4 Mirr or adjus tmen[...]

19 Inst ruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Over head c ontr ol panel 1 Hands-free mi cro p hone for T ele Aid, telephone and v oic e re cognitio n sy st em 2 Interi or l ighting , s ee pag e 1 1 0 3 T el e Aid (emergency[...]

20 Con ten ts - O per at ion Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Operation V ehicle k ey s .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... 22 R emot e con trol with fo ldin g mas te r k e y ..... .... ... . 22 St art loc k - out .... .. ...[...]

21 Con ten ts - O per at ion Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Hazard w arni ng flasher swit c h .... . 83 Climat e co ntro l ... ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... 84 Re ar wi ndo w def ros t er ..... .... ... .. ..... . 88 A udi o a nd t[...]

22 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ve h i c l e k e y s Incl ude d wit h y our vehicle are: • 2 r emo t e con t rol s wi th f old ing ma s t er k e y s , • 1 v ale t k e y , • 1 flat k e y . Remot e cont r[...]

23 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Th e vale t k ey (1 ) wor ks only i n t he d rive r’s d oo r lo ck and the s teering lock. It unlo ck s both doors, trunk and fue l fill e r fla p. The val e t ke y (1) will no [...]

24 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Start lock -out Im port ant! Remo ving the k e y from the s t eering loc k activ ates the s t art l oc k -out. The en gin e can not b e s ta rt ed . Turning the ke y in the s t[...]

25 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Centr al loc king sy s tem Remot e cont rol Due to the ex t ended operational range of th e remote control , it c o uld be possibl e to uninte ntional l y loc k or unloc k t h e v[...]

26 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Lock ing and unl ocking with re mote contr ol Unl ockin g : Press transm it butt on Π. All turn si gna l l amps bli nk once to indicate that the v ehicle is unloc ked . Th e [...]

27 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Pani c bu tton T o a ct ivate pres s an d hold bu tton ( 1) for at least on e sec ond . An audi ble al arm and blinki ng exter ior lamps wi ll operate f or appro ximatel y 3 minut[...]

28 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Doors 1 Op en ing – pu l l ha nd l e 2 Un l o ck in g 3 Locking 4 Ind ividual door from inside : • Push l oc k b utt on do w n t o loc k . • Pull i nsi de door h andl e t[...]

29 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Whe n y ou l oc k the v ehic le, b oth doo r l oc k but ton s shou ld mov e do wn. If an y on e s ta y s up, the respective d oor is not pr ope rly clos ed. Y o u sh ou ld t he n [...]

30 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Centr al loc king s witc h 1 Locking 2 Un l o ck in g The cen tral loc king swit c h is locat ed in the center console. The doors and tru nk can onl y be lock ed wit h the cent[...]

31 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex A utom atic c entr al lock ing The central locking switc h also operates t he auto ma t ic cen t ra l l o c k ing . W it h t h e a ut o m a t i c c e n t r al l o ck i n g s yst e[...]

32 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex E mergenc y un lockin g i n cas e of acci dent The do or s u nl oc k a u t omat ic all y a sh or t tim e a ft er a str on g deceleration is detected, su c h as in a co ll ision[...]

33 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Trunk The loc k is loca ted next t o the rec essed h andle. 0 Ne utral po siti on – rem o ve key i n t hi s po sit ion . 1 Un l o ck in g N ow o pen tru nk usin g rece ssed han [...]

34 Cent ral locki ng syst em Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Low er tru nk lid using handle (5) a nd close it with hands placed f lat on edges on trunk lid. Please remember to keep your f in gers o ut of th e s pac e bet w ee n th e l id[...]

35 Antitheft alarm sy stem Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Emergen cy release fo r trunk lid Th e h an dle for th e tr un k li d l ock e me r g enc y r elea se is loc at ed in the t run k l id. T o open lid , pu ll le v er ( 1) in direc tio[...]

36 Antitheft alarm sy stem Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex The antit heft alarm is automaticall y armed or disarmed w ith th e r emo te cont rol or any of you r veh ic le’s ke y s by loc ki ng or u nloc king the v ehi cl e. The antit h[...]

37 Tow -away alarm Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex To w - aw ay a l a r m The swi t ch i s lo cate d on the cent er co nsole. 1 P re s s to s w itch o ff 2 Ind icato r lam p On ce the alarm sy s tem has been armed, t he ext erior veh icle l[...]

38 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Powe r s e a t s T o o p e r a t e t h e po we r s e a t a d j u st m e n t sw i t ch e s , t ur n key in stee ri ng l ock to p osi tio n 1 o r 2 (wi th t he dr iver ’s or pa ssen ger’ s do or[...]

39 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex The sw i tches a re l oca t ed on each seat. W e re co mmen d to ad just th e s eats in t he foll o w ing ord er: 1 Seat, up / do wn Pre ss the swi tc h ( up / dow n dir ection) until co mfor ta ble [...]

40 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 5 Hea d re s t rai nt he ig ht 6 Head restr aint release Head res t rain t h eight Raisi ng: Pull u p on h ead res tr aint. Low ering: Pu sh down on h ead re s tr ain t. Adj us t hea d r estrain t[...]

41 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Im port ant! Prior to operat ing th e v ehicle, the driver should adjus t t he seat hei ght f or proper vision as well as fore / aft plac em ent and bac k res t a ngl e t o i nsu re ad equat e c ont [...]

42 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Seat heater (o pt io na l) The sea t h ea t er switches a re l oca ted in t he center console. The seat h eaters can be switc hed on with t he k ey in st e erin g loc k po sit ions 1 or 2 . Pre ss[...]

43 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex No tes : When i n oper ation , th e seat heater cons umes a lar ge a mo unt of ele ctr ica l po we r . It is not ad visa ble to use t he seat h eat er lo nger th an nece ssary . The se at h eat er s [...]

44 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Se a t be l ts a n d in te gra ted rest ra in t syste m Y our vehicle is equipped w i t h lap-shoulder seat belts, emerg ency t ensio ning r etra cto rs fo r the sea t be lts, fr ont [...]

45 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Seat bel t n onusag e w ar ni ng sy s t em Wit h th e key in s te er ing lock pos iti on 2, a warn in g so unds fo r a short ti me i f t he d river ’s s eat b e lt is no t fas tened. W[...]

46 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex F as tening of s eat belts 1 Latc h plate 2 Buck le 3 Rel ea se b utto n Pu sh latch plate (1) i nto buckle (2 ) u ntil it cl icks. Do no t twis t the belt. A twist ed seat belt ma y [...]

47 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Tig hten t he lap p ortio n to a snu g f it by pul lin g sh ou lder po rti on up . The shoulder portio n o f th e seat belt must be p ulled snu g a nd che ck ed for snug ne ss im m edi a[...]

48 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Un fas tening of seat belts Pu sh t he rele ase but ton (3) in th e b el t bu ckle (2) . Allo w the retract or t o com pletel y re wind the seat belt by guiding the latc h plate (1). [...]

49 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex • P osi tion th e lap belt as lo w as possible on y ou r hips an d n ot a cro ss th e a bdom e n. If t he bel t is p ositioned a cross y our a bdomen, it can cause seri ous injuries in[...]

50 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Wa r n i n g ! USE C HILD RES TRAIN TS PROP ERL Y . Chil dren 1 2 y ear s old and u nder mus t ne v er ri de in this vehicle, ex cept in a Mercedes-Benz auth or ized Bab yS mart TM c [...]

51 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ba b y Sma r t TM airbag deactiv ation sy st em Specia l Ba b ySmar t TM com patibl e c hil d sea ts, d esigne d for use wi th the M erce des -Benz sys tem an d a vaila ble at an y autho[...]

52 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Supplemental res traint sys tem (SRS) Ai rbag s are intend ed as a supp lem ent to s eat belt s. Airbag s al one c annot protect as well as airbags plus seat b elts i n im pa cts fo r[...]

53 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ai rb a gs 1 Dri v er a ir ba g The dr i ver airbag is locat e d in the s teering wheel hub. 2 Passe nger airb ag The p a ssen ger a irb ag i s lo cate d in th e da shbo ar d ahe ad of t[...]

54 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 3 Sid e im pa ct ai rb ag Th e si de impact airb ags are l ocated in t he doors . The mos t effectiv e occupant res traint sy s tem yet dev eloped f or use i n prod uction veh icles i[...]

55 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex The f oll o wing s y s t e m com ponen ts are m oni t ored or under go a selfc hec k: c rash -sensor(s ), ai rbag i gnitio n circuits, seat belt buckles, emerg ency tensioning retrac tor[...]

56 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Front airbags The dri v er and passe nger front airbags are designe d t o activa te o nl y in certa in fronta l imp acts ex ceeding a preset th reshold. The pa s senger front airbag d[...]

57 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Im port ant! A irb ags are de sig ne d to ac ti v a te o nly in c erta in fronta l (front airb ags) impac ts, or sid e (side im pact airbags) impa cts which ex ceed pr eset t hresh olds.[...]

58 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Y our v ehi cle w as or iginal l y equi pped wi th a irbag s whic h ar e de signed to ac tiv at e in cer tai n im pacts ex ceeding a preset threshold to r educe the pot ential and se [...]

59 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex • Oc cu p ant s, es pec ial l y chi ld ren, sh ou ld never lean their heads in the area of the door wher e the sid e air bag inf l ates. Th is co ul d re sult in seri ous inju ries or [...]

60 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Saf et y gu id eli nes fo r the s eat be lt, e mer g en cy te nsi oni ng ret rac tor a n d a irb ag I f y ou bel ie v e th at, e v en w ith t he us e of th ese guideli nes, it w ould [...]

61 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex When you sell the vehicle w e strongl y urge y ou to give notice t o t he s u bsequent ow ner that it is equipped wi th a n “S R S ” by a l e r t in g h i m to t h e a p p l i c a bl[...]

62 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Infa nt a nd ch ild r es tr aint sy s tems Use onl y a Bab y Sm art TM com patible child res tr aint in this v ehic le. We r e c o m m e n d t h a t a l l i n fa n t s a n d c hi l dr[...]

63 Rest raint systems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex USA Mo de ls o nly: Sin ce 1 986 a ll U.S. child re s tr aints c omply wi th U.S. regulations without the use of a tether s trap. Wa r n i n g ! Chil dren 1 2 y ear s old and u nder mus [...]

64 Adj usting telesc oping steeri ng column Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Adj usting telesc oping s t eering column Unl ockin g : Pu ll ha nd le (1) o ut to its s top. The i ndic ator la m p , loc at ed in t he ins t rum ent cl us t er[...]

65 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Rea r v iew mi rrors In sid e re ar vi ew m irror Manuall y adju st the mirror . Use your inside mirror to determi ne th e si ze an d dist an ce of obje cts seen in the pass enger -side c[...]

66 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex E xt eri o r rea r vi ew mi rro rs The swi t ch i s lo cate d on the cent er co nsole. Tur n k ey in s teering lock to position 2. First s elect t he mirr or to be a dju s ted – t ur[...]

67 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Wit h th e key in steer ing lo ck po sit ion 2, t he dri ver’ s side m irro r r e flecti on br ightness responds to c h anges in light s ensitivity . W i t h g e a r s e l e c t o r l e[...]

68 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex I n st r u m e n t c l u st e r[...]

69 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 1 Coolant tem perature g auge, see page 73 2 Fue l gau ge w it h reser ve an d fue l ca p plac em ent warnin g lamp , se e pa ge 1 8 1 3 Outside tem perature i ndica to r , see pag[...]

70 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Indicator lam ps in the instr umen t cl uster Hi gh b e a m ABS malfunction, see page 1 82 Brak e f luid low (ex cept Ca nada). Parking brake en gaged, see page 1 79 Br ak e f l[...]

71 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Addi tion al fu nction ind ica t or lamps (in the odometer displa y) FSS indi cator (dis tance, Service A), see pag e 75 FSS indi cator (dis tance, Service B), see pag e 75 FSS i n[...]

72 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex A c tiv ating the instru men t clus ter The ins trument cl ust er is activ ated b y: • Openin g the door . • Pressing butt on (1) on th e ins trument clus ter . • Turning [...]

73 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Coolant tem per ature g auge Durin g sev er e o perat ing cond itions a nd s t op-a nd-go c it y t r a f f i c , t h e c o o la n t te m p e ra t u r e m a y r i s e c l o s e t o [...]

74 In st rum e nt cl ust er Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Trip odo meter T o reset: • Press button (1) once (with ke y in s teering loc k position 2). • Pr es s bu tton (1 ) t wic e ( wi th ke y r em ov ed or in s te eri ng loc k p[...]

75 Flexible service system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Flexible servi ce sy s t em (FSS) (s er vic e in di ca t or ) The FSS pe rmits a flexible s er v ice sc hedule that is directl y rel at ed to the operating conditions of t he vehicl[...]

76 Flexible service system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Th e cou nte r can als o be set by an y in div idua l. T o do so: 1 . Tu rn ke y in steeri ng l ock to pos itio n 2. 2. Wit hin 4 s eco nds p re ss but ton (1 ) twi ce. 3. Th e p[...]

77 Chec king engine o il lev el Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Checki ng engine o il le v el (model SLK 3 2 0) Turn electr onic k ey in s teering lock to posi t io n 2 and wa it un til the s ymbo ls : an d I appea r in the odom et er d is [...]

78 Chec king engine o il lev el Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex No tes : If t he symb ols : and I a re con tin uou sly illumina ted after p ressi ng but ton “ 1” on the ins tru ment clust er twice and there is no change in th e odome[...]

79 Exterior lamp s witch Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ex te r ior l a mp sw i tc h D Off C Pa rking lam ps (a l so si de mark er la mp s, t ailla m ps, lic ens e plat e l amps, in s tr umen t pane l l amps) Cana da onl y: W hen the engin[...]

80 Exterior lamp s witch Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Fog lam ps are automaticall y swit ched off w hen t he ex terio r l amp s witch i s tu rned to p osi tion D . Da ytime r unning lam ps (Can a da on l y) V ehi cles with automatic t[...]

81 Com bina tion sw itch Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Co mbin atio n swi tch 1 Low beam (ex terior lamp s witch posit ion B ) 2 High beam (exterior lamp swit ch po siti on B ) 3 High be am f l as her (h igh bea m a vai la ble indepen den[...]

82 Com bina tion sw itch Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 6 Control for windshi eld wi per / w asher sy st em: Pu sh bri ef ly f o r s ingl e wi pe w it ho ut add ing wash er f lu id (us e o nl y when win dshie ld i s w et) . P us h p ast[...]

83 Haz ard war ning flasher Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex W indshield wipers smear If t he win dshi eld wip ers s mea r t he w ind shi eld, e ven during rain, activate t he w asher sy s tem as often as nece ssary . The f luid in th e wash[...]

84 Clim ate c on tro l Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Clima te co ntrol[...]

85 Clim ate c on tro l Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 1 T em per ature selec t or , left side pa ssen ger co m pa r t men t 2 T em per ature select or , righ t side pa ssen ger co m pa r t men t 3 Air v ol ume cont r ol s wi tc h 4 Air d i[...]

86 Clim ate c on tro l Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Basic set ting – heat er Se le ct tempe ratur e fo r each side of th e p ass enge r compar tment. Se le ct ai r volu me wit h con trol Q s witc h, s et at lea s t to p osi tion 2 t[...]

87 Clim ate c on tro l Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Special sett ings (u se onl y fo r short durati on) Def r os tin g Set temp erature selectors and switc hes for air v olume and ai r d is t r ibuti on t o po sit ion P . Close cen t er [...]

88 Clim ate c on tro l Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Win dsh ield fog ged u p o n o utsi de. Swit ch on wind shield wipe rs. Set ai r d is tri buti on con t rol swi t c h t o p osi tio n d or a . Econom y Th e f unc ti on o f t his se [...]

89 Clim ate c on tro l Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Air recir culation This mod e can be selected t o tem po r a r ily reduce the en try of a nnoy ing odor s o r dust i nto the vehicl e’s int erior . Outsi de ai r is not s upp li ed t [...]

90 Clim ate c on tro l Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Du s t Fil t er Near ly all d us t pa rticle s a nd p ollen ar e f ilte red o ut bef ore outsi de air enter s the p asseng er com partm ent through the air dis tri bution sy st em. N[...]

91 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex A udio an d teleph one, oper ation These in s tructions are inten ded t o help y ou beco me acq uainted with yo u r Mercedes- Ben z car r adio. They contain useful tips and a detailed descrip[...]

92 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Operating and displa y elements 1 On / of f, volume, see page 95 2 T elephone mode selector, see page 1 06 3 Seek, see p ag e 97, 1 0 0 and 1 04 4 Radio m ode select or , see page 9 7 5 Tu[...]

93 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 10 So ft ke y s for radio ban d sel ection, see page 97 ton e co nt rols , s ee pa ge 95 scan, se e pag e 9 8 T ape eject, s ee p ag e 1 00 T ape trac k select, see page 1 00 Dolby , see page[...]

94 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex E nter ing th e c ode n umbe r Sw itch on th e ra dio. “CO DE” w ill appea r o n th e dis pla y . Using the buttons on the alpha-numeri c k e ypad , en t er t he f ive di git c ode. Co[...]

95 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Oper ation Swit c hin g o n an d o ff Pres s th e control knob . T h e r a d i o i s s w i tc h e d of f wh e n t h e i gn i t i o n key is tu rn e d to positio n 0 o r remo v ed from the ign[...]

96 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ba la nc e Press the A U D k e y repeatedl y until “B ALAN CE” appea rs in the displa y . Press the “L” k ey to mov e the soun d t o the l eft sp eak e r or t he “R” k e y t o [...]

97 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Radio mode Selecting radi o mode Press butt on. Selecting the band Pres s t he k ey lo cat ed b elow th e de sir ed ban d. Th e ba nd sel ected is sho wn in the t op lin e o f the di spl a y [...]

98 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Scan tuning Press t he SC k ey . Ea c h stro ng r ece i vabl e stati o n on t h e ba nd se lect ed w ill be tu ned in for 8 se cond s. Th e fi rst scan will tune onl y the s tations with a[...]

99 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Cas s ette mode Pla ying cassettes Press the “T AP E” butt on. When the eject (EJ) k e y is pr es sed , th e d is pla y fo lds dow n an d t he c asse tte s lot becom es visibl e. Push t h[...]

100 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Cas s ette eject Press the ej ect (EJ) ke y . The displa y will fold down and t he cassette will be ejected. Remov e t he cass ett e, t hen fold t he d isp la y b ack u p m anua lly . T h[...]

101 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Fa st fo r wa rd / r evers e Pr ess the butt on. “FOR W ARD ” will appear on the displa y and fa st fo rward will s tart . Pr ess the butt on. “R EWI ND” wi ll app e ar on the dis pl[...]

102 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex CD m ode G ene ral not es on C D m o de Should ex cessi ve te mpe ratu res oc cur whi le in CD mode, “TE MP HI GH” wil l app e ar in t he di spl a y and m uti ng w ill take p lace . T[...]

103 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex CD ch ange r in stall ed 1 CD c hanger 1 2 CD mag azin e 3 CD tra y 4 CD I f a C D ch a n g e r 1 i s i n sta l l e d , i t c a n b e o p e r a te d f r om t h e f r o n t c on t r o l p an [...]

104 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex If ther e is no CD in th e selected m ag azine slot, “N O CD ” a nd t he corresponding slot numb er will be displ a y ed (e.g.“N O CD3”). After the las t trac k on a CD has been p[...]

105 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ra ndo m p la y / rep eat fu nct ion The trac ks of the cu rrent CD are pla yed in random order when the r andom feature (RDM) is selected. Press th e RDM k e y t o swi t c h on , an d pres [...]

106 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex T eleph one oper ation V ariou s func tions of the Me rcedes -Benz i nt egrat ed c ellu lar tele phon e 1 ca n be perf o rmed a nd d ispla yed via the c ar r ad io. Fu rth er i ns truct i[...]

107 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Switc hing between name search and number searc h Press ABC ke y - N ame searc h Press NUM ke y - N umber search Searc hing and sel ecting phone book entries b y nam e Pr es s th e AB C k ey[...]

108 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Accep ting in comi ng call in ta pe, CD or ra dio m ode If t he teleph on e is ac tivated in th e ba ckgrou n d (telephone s ymbol in th e displa y), th e n a switc h is made aut omatical[...]

109 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Powe r w i n do ws Po w er wi ndow switc hes locate d on center console Tu rn key in steer ing lock to p osi tio n 1 or 2. P re ss s wi tch i n to re sista nc e p oin t : k to o[...]

110 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Int erior l ighting 1 Auto m at i c i n te ri or l ig h ti n g. Interior lam p is swit c hed on, and off (soft fa de) del a y e d, w hen un loc k ing o r l oc ki ng the v e h[...]

111 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Sun vi sor s wit h v ani ty mi r ror Swing sun v isors do wn t o p rote ct agai ns t s un g lar e. In teri o r Wa r n i n g ! Do n ot us e th e d river’s vanity mirror whil e [...]

112 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Cu p ho ld er a nd glove box Cu p h old er T o open c up h olde r: Brie f l y press butt on (1 ). The c up hol der ope ns auto maticall y . T o store cup h ol der: Push c up [...]

113 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex St or age com par tments S t orag e compar tment in center console Slide c ov er (1) t o open. St ora ge com partment in ar mrest T o op en com partment under a rmres t: Lif t l[...]

114 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex As ht r a y s B y touc hing the bottom of the cov er (1) lightl y , the ash tra y ope ns aut omatic all y . T o remov e ashtra y insert, pull ashtra y past det ent. Hold lef [...]

115 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Light er Slide cov er (ar row) open. Turn k ey in s teer ing lock t o po siti on 1 or 2. Pu sh i n l ighte r (1) ; it w ill pop out auto mati cal l y w hen hot . Note : The ligh[...]

116 In ter io r e q ui pm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Par c el n et in passe nge r foo t wel l A sm all convenience parcel net is located in th e pa sse nge r footwel l. It is for sm all and l ight item s, su ch as road m aps , [...]

117 Gara ge do or o pe ne r Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Garage door opene r 1 Integrat ed remot e control transmitter 2 Por table remote control transmi tter The b uil t-i n re mote cont rol is cap able of op er ating up to thr ee sep a[...]

118 Gara ge do or o pe ne r Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex P ro gra m m in g or r e pro g ra mm i ng t h e in teg ra te d remote contro l: 1 . Turn ke y i n s t arter swit c h to posit ion 1 o r 2. 2. Hold t he end of th e hand-he ld tr[...]

119 Gara ge do or o pe ne r Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex No te: Foll owin g step 2 , t her e are 30 s eco nd s to in itiate step 3 . 3. Firm l y p ress a nd r el ease t he pro gram med int egra ted remot e control transmit bu tt on. Pres[...]

120 Retractable hardtop Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Retra ctable ha r dtop Im port ant! A minimum clearance heig ht of 5 1 / 2 f t. ( 1 . 65 m) and a n add iti ona l 1 0 i n ( 25 cm) l ength b ehi nd the v eh icl e i s re q uired to [...]

121 Retractable hardtop Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Im port ant! Do no t manu all y mo v e cor ner f l aps of re ar s helf . Doin g so will resu lt in damag e to the ro of f olding mecha nism t ha t is not covered by t he Me rce des -Be[...]

122 Retractable hardtop Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 3. Slid e har dt op switc h bac k (1) and h old: • The indica t or lam p i n the ha rdt op s wit c h l ights up . No te: If in dicato r la mp bli nks s lo w ly , a mal func tion h[...]

123 Retractable hardtop Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ra isin g Ha rdtop 1. E n g a g e p a r k i n g b r a k e . 2. Tu rn k ey in stee ri ng lock to p osi tio n 2. 3. Slid e har dtop sw itch for ward (2) and ho ld : • The indic ato r l[...]

124 Retractable hardtop Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex If the h ar dt op swi t ch is he ld or is r elea sed an d s li d forwar d again with in approx imately 30 s eco nds, th e door wind ow s wil l c lose. Ho we v er , the door windo w [...]

125 Wind screen Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex W in d screen 1 Stora ge b ag 2 Pin 3 snap button 4 Coat hook Ins ta llation 1 . R emo ve screen from its s t orage bag ( 1), locat ed on w all behind t he seat bac krest s, and un f old. 2. A[...]

126 Luggage cover Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Lu gga ge cove r 1 Ha nd le 2 Ho ld er T o clo se com pa rtment : P ull ou t on ha nd le a nd ho ok guid e r od int o left a nd right si de ho ld e rs. T o op en com partment: U n hook gu[...]

127 Con ten ts - D rivi ng Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Driving Co ntro l an d op erat ion of rad io tr ansmitt e rs ... ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... .. 1 28 The firs t 1 000 mile s (1 500 km) . .... ... ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... ..[...]

128 Cont rol and oper atio n of radi o tra nsmitt er s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Contr ol and oper ati on of ra dio tr ans mitt ers Radio and t elephone 1 Obs erve all l eg a l req uirem ents. T e lep hon es an d two-wa y ra dio Ra[...]

129 The fir st 1 00 0 mi les Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex The fir s t 1 00 0 m il es ( 1 5 00 km) The m ore cautiousl y you t reat your v ehicle during the b rea k -in pe rio d, t he m ore s a tisf ied you w ill b e w it h its perf or ma[...]

130 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Te l e A i d Im port ant! Th e in i tia l act i v at ion of the T ele Aid system m a y on ly be perfor me d b y completin g the subscribe r agreement and placin g an acquaintanc e call using [...]

131 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Eme r ge n cy ca l ls An emer g en cy c all i s i nit iat e d a u to mati c all y: • fol lo wing a n accid ent in whic h the Emer ge ncy T e nsioni ng R etrac tor s ( ETR’ s) or air bag s de[...]

132 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex In it iat i ng an e merg enc y c al l m a nu ally Brief l y press on cov er (1) – t he co ver will open. Press the SOS butt on (2) brief l y (fo r longer than 2 se conds ). The i ndic ator [...]

133 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ro ad si de As s istan ce b ut ton • Loca t ed below the center armres t cov er is the R oad side Assis t ance butt on • . Pressi ng and holding the b utto n (fo r lo nger t han 2 s econ ds)[...]

134 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex See s ys t em self-check on page 1 30 wh en the indica t or lam p does not l ight u p in red or s ta y s on long er than appro x imate l y 1 0 sec onds. If t he indi cator lamp i n t he Road [...]

135 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Im port ant! If the i ndic ato r lam ps do no t s ta rt flashi ng afte r press ing one o f the b utto ns or re main il luminate d (in red) at an y time, the T el e Ai d sy st em has de tected a [...]

136 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Remot e door unloc k I n t h e c a s e y ou h ave yo u r v e hi c l e l o c k e d u n i n t e n t io n a lly (e. g. key ins ide vehi cle) , and the rese rve key is not handy , contact the Mer[...]

137 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Im port ant! T ele Aid utilizes the cellular netw ork f or c ommu n icat ion a nd t he G P S ( Glo bal Po sit ion ing Sy st em) satel lites fo r vehicl e location. If either of thes e signals ar[...]

138 Catalytic converter Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Catal ytic conver ter Y o ur Merc edes-Be nz is equipped with mon olithic typ e cata l yt i c co nv er t ers, a n i m po rt ant el emen t i n conjun ction with the o xyg en sensors [...]

139 Emi ssion con trol Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Emission control Certain sy s tems of the engine serve t o keep the to xic components of the exhaus t gase s within permissible l imit s req u ired b y l a w . These sy s te ms, of cou [...]

140 Steering loc k Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex St eering lock 0 Th e ke y c an be wi th drawn i n th is po sit io n only . The st e e r in g i s l o cke d w h en t h e ke y i s r e m o ve d f r o m t h e st eering lock. If necess ary[...]

141 Steering loc k Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex No tes : A w arni ng so unds w hen the d riv er ’s do or is opene d while th e k e y is in s teering loc k position 1 or 0. With th e engine at idle speed, th e c harging rat e o f t he a[...]

142 Sta rt ing and t ur ning off th e en gin g Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Sta rt ing and tu rn ing off the engi ne Bef or e s t ar t i ng En sur e t ha t p arki ng b rake is e ngaged and t hat se lector l ev er is in po si tio n “[...]

143 Manu al tr ansmission Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Manual tr ansmissi on See illustr ation for g ea r sh i ft l e v er pos i tions cor respo nding t o the ind ivi dual g ear s. St op th e v ehicle com pletel y before s hifti ng int o[...]

144 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex A utom atic t ransm ission The auto matic tran smission selects indivi dual gears auto maticall y , dependent up on • Se lect or le v er posit ion • Progr am m ode selector[...]

145 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Dri v ing The selector le ver is automaticall y loc k ed whi le in pos iti on “P” . T o m ov e the sel ec to r le v er ou t o f pos iti on “P” , th e se rvi ce br ak e pe [...]

146 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex St opping For brief s t ops, e.g . at tr affic lights, lea ve the tr ans miss ion in ge ar and h old ve hic le w ith th e s erv ice br ak e. For lo nger s top s wi th t he en g[...]

147 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Sel ec tor lever p osit ion The current selector le ver position is indicated in the ge ar ran ge indi cator disp la y . The a utomat ic gea r sh ift in g pr oce ss c an b e ad ap[...]

148 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Dep en dent on t he p rog ram m ode sele ctor swi tc h position “S” or “W” the maximu m speed in the rev ers e gear is different. How ev er , it is not pos sib le to ch[...]

149 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Press and hold select or le ver in the æ dir ect ion : The tra nsmis sion wil l shift fro m the cur rent gear d irect l y to gear ran ge “ D”. Im port ant! Wit h t ra nsm i s[...]

150 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Gea r r an g e s: U ps hi ft thro ug h 4t h g e ar on l y . Su it abl e fo r per for man ce dr ivin g. U p shi ft t hrou gh 3r d gear onl y . Suit abl e for mo der ate l y st e[...]

151 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Program mode select or switch The tra nsmis sion i s pro v ided wi th a se lect or s witc h for Sta ndard “S” and W inter / W et (sno w and i ce) “W” program modes. S Stan[...]

152 Aut omatic transmi ssion Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex W W inter / W et (snow and ice) mode Pre ss sw itc h on symbol “W”. The veh icl e s tart s out in 2nd gear , except w i t h select or lev er in 1s t ge ar , or w ith a ccel[...]

153 Par king brak e Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Par king brake T o engage, fi rml y pull up bra k e ha nd le (1) . Whe n t he k ey is in st eering lock position 2, the brak e warning lamp i n t he in s tr um ent clu st er sh ou ld c om [...]

154 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex D rivin g in s truc tion s Drive s ensibl y – Sa v e Fuel F u e l co n s u mp t io n , t o a g r e a t e x te n t , d e p e n d s on d r iv i n g habits and opera ting co ndi[...]

155 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex P o w er assis t ance Br ak es The con dit ion of th e p arki ng b ra k e sys tem i s ch eck ed eac h time t he v ehicle is in th e shop fo r the required maint ena nce s ervic e.[...]

156 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Caut ion ! W hen dr ivin g down l ong an d stee p gr ade s, r el ieve t he load on the br ak es b y shifti ng int o a lo wer ge ar t o use t he engine’s braking pow er . This[...]

157 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Im port ant! It is advi sabl e to s et t he p arki ng br ake wh en ev er pa rk ing or lea v ing the ve hicle . In ad dit ion , move select o r le ver t o posit ion “P” (manual[...]

158 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Spec ified tir e pr essure s mus t be mai ntained . Thi s applies particularly if t he tires are subjected to high loads (e.g. high spee ds, heavy load s, hi gh am bient tem pe[...]

159 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ti re tra ct io n The saf e sp eed on a w et, sno w co v ered o r icy road is a lwa y s l o wer th an o n a dr y r oad. Y ou s houl d pa y par ti cu lar att e nti on t o th e co n[...]

160 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Snow c hains Use onl y sno w c hai ns that ar e te s t ed and re commended b y Mer cedes-Benz. Y ou r auth orized Mercedes-Benz Cent er wil l b e g la d t o advis e y o u o n t[...]

161 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex W inte r dr iving Ha ve y our vehicle winterized at y our aut horized M er c edes- Benz Cent er before the onset of winter . • Change the eng ine oi l if the eng ine c ontain s [...]

162 Driv ing in struc tion s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Bl oc k h ea t er ( for C an ada only) The eng i ne i s equipped w i t h a block heater . The electric al cable m a y be i ns talled at your authorized M er c edes- Benz Cent e[...]

163 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Cruise c ontrol Th e c ruis e c ontr ol al lows y o u to drive i n a mo re r ela x ed manner , for ex amp le o v er long dis ta nces, as it automaticall y maintains the set speed by act[...]

164 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 3 Canceling T o c anc el t he cr uis e co ntro l, b rie f ly pus h leve r to pos iti on 3. When y ou s tep on the brake pedal or the vehicle speed drops below appro ximatel y 25 m ph[...]

165 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Note s: If t he en gin e do es no t br ake t he v eh icl e s uff i cie ntl y while driving on a downg rade, th e speed y ou set on the cruise control ma y be ex ceeded. In this case the[...]

166 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Brak e a ssis t sy s t em (BAS ) The B AS is d esi gned t o max i miz e the vehicle’s braking capability during emergency braking m aneuver s b y ha v ing maximum p ow er boost app[...]

167 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex On ce the brak e ped al is r eleased, the BAS is deactiv ated. The malfunct ion indi cat or lamp for the ESP is combi ned with the B AS m alf unc tio n i ndic at or la m p. The BAS / ES[...]

168 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex A nt ilock b rake sy stem (AB S) Im port ant! The ABS improv es st eering con tr ol of t he veh icl e during hard bra king ma neuve rs. Th e A BS pr ev ent s t he whe els fro m l ock[...]

169 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex AB S co nt r ol Th e A BS malfu n ctio n ind ic ator la m p - i n t he in s tr ume nt cluster co mes on w ith th e key i n steer ing loc k pos it ion 2 a nd sho uld go ou t w ith t he e[...]

170 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Electronic sta bility progr am (ESP) The ESP en hances dir e cti on al control and reduces dr i ving wheel spin of t he v ehicle und er various driving conditi ons. Over / underst ee[...]

171 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex No tes : T h e m a lf u n c t i on i n d i c a to r l a mp f o r t h e ES P i s c o m b i ne d with th at of th e BAS. Th e yel low BA S / ESP m alf unc tion in di cator lamp in th e in[...]

172 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex ESP C o nt ro l s wi t c h ESP c ontro l swit c h lo cat ed in cent er console. 1 P re s s to s w itch E SP o f f ESP w ar ni ng l am p v , located in speedo met er di al , com es on[...]

173 Driv ing s ystem s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex No te: A voi d sp inning of one dr iv e wheel . Thi s ma y cause serious dam age to the drive tra in w hic h is not cov ered b y the M erce des -Benz Li mi ted W arr an ty . The ESP w a[...]

174 Wh at yo u s hou ld know a t th e ga s s tatio n Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex W hat you sho ul d k now at th e gas statio n Fuel suppl y Open fla p by p ush in g near f ron t ( ar ro w) . Tur n fu el c ap to t he left and ho ld on[...]

175 Wh at yo u s hou ld know a t th e ga s s tatio n Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex En gin e o il En gi ne o il level check, se e page 1 93. F i l l q u a n t i t y b e t w e en u p p e r a n d l ow e r d i p st i ck m a r k in g le v el: [...]

176 Check regularly and before a long trip Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Check regularl y and bef ore a long trip SLK 230 K ompr esso r s ho wn 1 Win d sh i el d wa s he r a n d headl am p c leanin g sy s t em F or refilling reservoi r[...]

177 Contents - Instrument cluster display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Inst rume nt cl ust er disp lay Malfunc tion and ind icat or lamps i n t he instrum ent cl us t er .. .... ... .... ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... .. 1 78 On-boa r[...]

178 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Ma lfun ction an d ind icator lamps in th e i nstrument clus ter Gener al inf orma tion: If a b ulb in t he instru men t cl uster fai ls to lig ht u p d uri ng t he [...]

179 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex An on- board diagno st ic co nnect or is l ocated in the pa s senger compartment near the engine hood rel ea s e , allo wing the accura te id entifica tion o f sy s te [...]

180 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Brak e pad w ea r indi cat or l am p With th e key i n stee rin g l ock p os itio n 2, th e bra k e pad w e ar in di cator la mp com es on. It goes out when t h e en[...]

181 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Fuel reserv e and fuel cap placement w arning With t he k ey in s teeri ng loc k position 2, the fuel reserve wa rn ing l am p com es on. It sh ould go o ut imm edi at [...]

182 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex A BS m alfun ct ion in dic ator l amp The ABS m alfunction indicator lamp in the instru m ent cl uster come s o n wi th t he k ey in s t e erin g l o ck pos it ion 2[...]

183 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Low engine c oolant le v el war ning lamp With th e key i n stee rin g l ock p os itio n 2, th e w a rni ng l am p co mes on. It sho ul d g o ou t wh en th e en g ine i[...]

184 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Lo w eng ine oil le v el w arni ng la mp With th e key i n stee rin g l ock p os itio n 2, th e oil leve l warni ng la m p c omes on. It sh ould go o ut i mme dia te[...]

185 Malf unctio n and in dicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex E xterio r lam p failur e ind ic ator lamp With th e key i n steer ing l ock p osi tio n 2 , an ind ica tor l amp com es on . It s ho uld go ou t wh en th e en g ine is[...]

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187 Con ten ts - Pr actic al hin ts Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Pr act ic al hin ts Firs t aid kit ....... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... .. 1 88 St o wing thing s in the v ehic le .... .. 1 88 Fuses .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ...[...]

188 First aid kit Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index First aid kit The fi rs t aid kit is located in the left side panel of t he trunk. St owing things in the v ehicle Fuses Be f o re r ep lacin g a blown f use, de termin e t he cau se o [...]

189 Fuses Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 1 M ain fu se bo x in engine co m partment (contains fuses fo r int erio r consu mers) T o gai n ac ce ss to the m ain fus e b ox (1) , re lea se clam p (arro w), lift the f u se bo x cov er up an[...]

190 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Hood Wa r n i n g ! T o help pre v ent persona l injur y , s ta y clear of m ov i n g p a rt s w h e n t h e ho o d i s o p e n a n d t h e e n g i n e is ru nning. Be sure the h[...]

191 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index To o p e n : T o u nlock th e h ood, pu ll r elease lever (1) under t he driver’s side of th e ins trument panel. Caut ion ! T o a void dam age to t he win ds hield wipe rs or ho [...]

192 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index A utom atic tr ansmi ssion f luid lev el The tra nsmis sion ha s a permanent fill of aut oma tic transmis sio n fl uid . Re gular automa tic transmis sion fluid l e vel ch ec k s[...]

193 Chec king engine oil level Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Chec king engi ne oil lev el 1 Oi l d ips tic k 2 O il f iller c ap T o c he c k the e ngin e oil le v el, pa rk v eh icl e o n l e vel gr oun d, w it h e ngi ne at n orm al o[...]

194 Coolan t level Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Coolant l ev el T o c heck the coolant lev el, the vehicle mus t be parked on l e vel gr oun d and the en gin e stoppe d. Ch eck coola nt level on ly whe n c oo lant is co ld . Add ing[...]

195 Win ds hield an d h ead la mp w ash er sys tem Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index W in d shield an d headlam p was her sy s t em 1 Wi ndshi eld and hea dlam p wa sher fluid res erv oir Capacity app r o ximatel y 7 .4 U S qt (7 .0 l) The [...]

196 Air pump, spa re wheel, v ehicle tools, storag e compartment Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Air pump, spare wheel, v ehicle to ols, s tor age com p ar tm en t 1 Ve h i c l e t o o l s 2 Wheel bolt wrench 3 Spar e whe el a nd w hee[...]

197 Veh icle j ack Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Ve h i c l e j a c k 1 Jack base 2 Ha nd le 3 Pin See illustr ation for proper s torage of ja c k. Be fore s tor ing th e j ack in it s h old er i n t he sp are wh eel well , lower jack a[...]

198 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Wheels Rep lac e rims or ti res wi th th e s a me d esi gna tio n, manufa cturer and type a s sh own o n the o rigina l par t. See your authorized M er c edes-Benz Center f or further i[...]

199 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Rotating wheels Wheel rotati on appl ies onl y when wint er tir es are m ount ed on all four wh eels . The whee ls can be rotat ed accordin g t o the degr ee of tire wear while ret ainin g[...]

200 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Spare wheel Im port ant! SLK 230 K ompr esso r: The spare wheel rim size is 4 1 / 2 B x 1 5 H 2 w it h in f lata ble, c ollap sibl e ti re, size 1 65-1 5 8 9 P . SLK 320 : The spare whe[...]

201 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Spare wheel bolts 1 W hee l b olt for whe el rim s ize 7 J x 1 6 H 2 a nd 8 J x 1 6 H 2 Whee l b ol t for AMG wheel rim s i ze 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 and 8 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 W hee l b olt for[...]

202 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Changing wheels Move vehi cle to a l ev el a rea w hi c h is a sa fe di s tan ce from t he r oa dwa y . 1 . Se t pa rkin g brake an d t urn o n haz ard warnin g flas her . 2. Mo ve sele[...]

203 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 4. Us i ng t he wrenc h, loosen bu t do no t yet remov e the wheel bolts. 5. Remo ve t he protective cover f rom th e jack suppo r t t ube o peni ng b y ins e r ti ng the s cre wdriv er (s[...]

204 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 6. H oldin g t he jack , unfol d p in (1) an d ha ndle (2). Ins ert pin fu ll y i nt o the tub e ho le up t o the s top. Crank h andle cl oc kwise unti l j ack base (3) meets t he grou [...]

205 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Im port ant! For e ase of hand ling and p roper unf oldin g of t ire duri ng its in f latio n wh en ins ta ll ing s pare w heel with collapsible tire, f irs t mount the spare wheel, then i[...]

206 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index No tes : B e f o re sto r i n g t h e j a ck , i t s ho u l d b e f u l ly c o l l a p s e d , wi t h pin a nd h andle f ol ded i n. The remov ed road whe el c an b e st ored under t he[...]

207 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Inf la ting the collaps ible s pare ti re The air pu m p is located inside the wheel well in the trunk. 1 Fi lle r ho se 2 Ele ctric al plug 3 P re ssu r e ga uge w it h vent sc rew 1 . Re[...]

208 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 7 . Operate a ir p um p (approximatel y 5 mi nut es) u ntil press ure g au ge d ispla y s 36 psi (2.5 bar ). 8. T o sw itch of f air pu m p, t urn key in steer ing lock to pos iti on 0.[...]

209 Tires, wheels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Tir e i nflatio n pr e ssur e A tab le ( see fu el fi ll er f la p) lists th e t ir e in fl ati on pressur es s pecified for Mercedes-Benz recomm ended tires a s w ell as f or the v aryi n[...]

210 Battery Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index If a t ire con stan tl y l oses a ir , i t sho uld be ins pe cted for da mag e. The spare t ire sh ou ld be c heck ed periodicall y for conditi on. Spa re ti re will ag e and become wo r n o [...]

211 Battery Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Therefo re, we s tr ongl y rec omm end that y ou ha v e the battery char ge ch eck ed fr eq uentl y , and cor rect ed if ne ce ssary , esp ecia ll y if you use t he vehi cle le ss t han ap pr o [...]

212 Battery Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Jump s tar ting Impo rta n t! A disch a r ged batt ery ca n freeze at appro ximatel y +1 4 ° F (–1 0 ° C). In t hat case, it mus t b e tha wed out before jum per ca bl es a re used. A tt [...]

213 Ju mp sta rt in g Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Proceed as fo llo w s: 1 . Position t he v ehicle wit h the char ged battery so that t he jum per cables will reach, but ne ver let the vehicles to u c h. Mak e sure the jum per cabl e[...]

214 Towing the vehi cle Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index T o w ing t he vehic le The rear t owing ey e i s locat ed at the right, below the bum per . The fron t to wing ey e i s located on the passenger -side behind th e g rille in th e[...]

215 Towing the vehi cle Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Spor t Pa c k age G r i l l e r e m o v a l f o r S p o r t P a c k a g e v e r s i o n : P u l l o n t o p e n d of g ri ll e s imul ta ne ousl y p ush in g ap ron ( arr o w) up. Gr[...]

216 Towing the vehi cle Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Im port ant! When t o wing the veh icle, please, note the follo wing : Wit h t he auto mati c cen tral lo cking acti vated a nd t he k e y in s t eerin g lo c k po sit ion 2, the [...]

217 Towing the vehi cle Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Tr ansmissi on select or lev er , manuall y unloc king In t he c ase of power failu re th e tr ans miss ion se le ctor le v er ca n be m anua ll y unl oc k ed , e. g. whe n t o wi ng[...]

218 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Ex te r ior l a mp s Rep la cing bu lbs Note s: T o pr event a p oss ib le e lect ri cal sho rt circ uit , s witch o f f lamp p rio r to r ep lac ing a b ulb . Wh en r ep lacin g b ulb[...]

219 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Headlam p a ssembl y 1 Bulb s oc k et f or t ur n s ig nal, pa rking a nd sta nd ing l amp 2 H eadl amp cover wit h lo cking t ab 3 Ele ctri ca l con ne ctor for l o w bea m h ead lamp bu[...]

220 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index B ulb s fo r hi gh and low b ea m H 7 ( 55 W) Op en h oo d. Pu sh down ta b a t to p en d o f co ve r (2 ) an d rem o ve . Pu ll of f elec tri cal co nn ector (3) or (4) . U nhoo k cla[...]

221 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Park ing, s tanding an d tur n signal lam p (2357 NA [28. 5 / 8.3W / 30 / 2.2 cp] bul b) Op en h oo d. Insert screwdriv er (s up plied i n veh icle tool k it) into hole for rel ease lev e[...]

222 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index T ail lamp assemblies 1 St op La m p (1 1 54 2 1W / 32 cp bul b) 2 Turn sig nal la m p (1 1 56 N A 2 1 W / 24 cp bulb) 3 T ail, pa rk in g and s t and i ng lam p (6 7 5W / 4 cp bul b )[...]

223 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Side marker lamp, f ront (5 W / 4 cp bulb) Carefull y slide lam p t o w ards fro nt ( arro w), a nd re m o v e b ack en d f ir s t fr om bumpe r . Turn bulb so ck et with bulb countercloc[...]

224 Remo te control Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Changi ng batt eries in the remot e control Checking batt eries If t he trans mi t bu tton Œ or ‹ i s pre s se d lo nge r t han 1 s econd, the batt ery chec k lam p in the tr ansmi[...]

225 Remo te control Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Change batt eries, insert ing new ones with plus (+) side fa cing up. Press battery co ver ont o hou s ing unti l lock ed in place. Impo rta n t! Batt eri e s conta in mat erials that ca[...]

226 Emergency engine shut-down Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Emergency engine shut-do wn If the engine c an no longer be s t opped using the k e y , the engine can be turned off by remo ving two f us es . For easy remov al of fuses u[...]

227 Rais ing ha rdtop ma nua lly Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 4. O p en r ight -h and co v er in tr unk and remo ve hex- soc k et wr enc h. Us ing w renc h tu rn sc rew (1) of t he h yd rau lic pump cou nter cl oc kw ise t o its s t op[...]

228 Rais ing ha rdtop ma nua lly Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 6. Fi rs t person: Brief l y pull o n h andles o f cables (2) to rel ease tru nk lid hi nge loc k s. Second per son: Pull t runk li d rea rw ar d b y pull ing on tr unk l[...]

229 Rais ing ha rdtop ma nua lly Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 9. Place hands fro m belo w on lo w er sectio n of har dtop ( 4), an d pu ll ha rdtop ou t of its storage compar tment. 1 0 . With rear section of r o of (5) i n a verti cal[...]

230 Rais ing ha rdtop ma nua lly Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index 11 . R e m o v e c a p f r o m h e a d l i n e r . T o c los e h ardto p: Insert hex-sock et wrenc h a n d tu rn clockwise (7) to its s top. To l o c k h a r d to p : Tu [...]

231 Replac ing wiper blade insert Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index Replac ing wiper blade inser t For saf ety reasons, remov e ke y from s teering l oc k befor e repl acin g a wipe r b lad e, o the rwis e the w ipe r mo to r can su ddenly [...]

232 Antenna Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care Index No tes : D o n ot o pen en gin e h ood wit h wip er ar ms folde d forward. Do no t al lo w t he wipe r arm s to co nta ct t he wind sh ield glas s wit hou t a wip er bl ade ins erted. Th e gl[...]

233 Con ten ts - V eh icle c ar e Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x V ehicle ca re Cleaning and care of the v ehic le ...... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..234 Po wer w asher ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ....2 35 Pain twork , pain ted b[...]

234 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x Clean in g an d car e o f t he v ehicl e In ope rati on, y our v ehi cle is sub ject ed t o v arying ex terna l in f lu enc es whic h, if go ne un checked, ca[...]

235 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x Scrat c hes, corro siv e deposit s, cor rosio n or damage due to n egli gent o r in corr ect care ca nno t alwa y s be r emoved or repaired wit h the car -care p[...]

236 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x En gin e c le an in g Pr ior to cl ean in g t he e ngi ne c ompa rtmen t m ake s ure to protect electrical com ponents a nd co nnectors from th e intrusi on o[...]

237 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x Headlam ps, tai llam ps, t urn signal lenses Use a mil d car w ash det e r ge nt, su c h as Me rce de s-Be nz app rov e d C ar Sh am poo , with ple nty of w at e[...]

238 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x Prior t o cle aning the i nside of the rea r wind o w , oper ate hardt op vi a the s witc h un til rea r shelf (1) is in a ve rtic al position. Lea ve k e y i[...]

239 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x St eering wheel and g ear selector lev er Wi pe w ith a da m p cl oth and dr y t hor ough l y or cl ean with Merced es-Benz a ppro v ed Leather Care. Cup ho lder[...]

240 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Pr ac tic al hin t s Car care In de x Seat belts The w ebbing must not be trea ted with c hemical cleaning agents. U se onl y clear , luk e wa rm wat er and soap. Do not dry the webbing at tem pe [...]

241 Con ten ts - T ech ni cal da ta Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex T echnica l dat a Spare par ts se rvi ce .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ....2 42 W a rr anty co v erage ..... .. ..... .. ..... .... ..2 42 Identi fica tion l abel s ... .. ...[...]

242 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Spare par ts service All auth orized Mercedes - Benz Cent ers maint ain a st ock of orig inal spar e par ts required fo r maint ena nce and repair wo rk. In add ition, s tra tegic all [...]

243 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Identific ation labels 1 Certi ficatio n Lab el an d Pai ntw ork No. 2 V ehicle Identification No . (VIN) 3 Eng ine No. 1 P63.20-2446-26 P62.10-2022-26 3 2[...]

244 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 4 VIN, visible (lo wer ed ge of windshield) 5 Em issi on con tr ol la bel 6 Inform at ion L ab el C alifor nia v er sio n V acuum line routi ng fo r emissio n c ontrol s ys tem When or[...]

245 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex La y o ut of pol y -V - belt dr ive SLK 23 0 K ompre ssor routing, belt I The engine is eq uipped with two p oly -V -belts. 1 Crank shaft 2 Air c onditio ner co m pressor 3 Pow er s t eer[...]

246 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex SLK 23 0 K ompre ssor routin g combi ned, belt s I and II 1 Cran kshaft 2 Air condi tioner compressor 3 P ow er s teering pum p 4 Coola nt pum p 5 Idle r pulle y 6 Genera t or (al tern[...]

247 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex SLK 32 0 belt routin g 1 Auto ma ti c b e lt te n si on e r 2 Cran kshaft 3 Air condi tioner compressor 4 Genera t or (al terna tor) 5 Idle r pulle y 6 P ow er s teering pum p 7 Coola nt [...]

248 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Te c h n i c a l d a t a Mo de l SL K 2 30 KOMP RES SO R (1 70.449) 1 SLK 320 ( 1 70.46 5) 1 En gin e 111 11 2 Mode o f oper ation 4-s t rok e engine, ga soli ne inj ection 4-s tr ok e[...]

249 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Rims – T ir es 2 M us t no t be u sed w ith snow chains. 3 Also p er mis si bl e: 2 25 / 45 R 1 7 9 1 W 4 Also p er mis si bl e: 2 45 / 40 R 1 7 9 1 W 2 Mode l SLK 230 K OMPRES SO R Ex [...]

250 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex 2 M us t no t be u sed w ith snow chains. Mo de l SL K 2 30 KOMP RES SO R SL K 320 Ri ms a nd w in ter tir es Ri ms (lig ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 7 J x 1 6 H 2 1 .46 in (37 mm) 7 J x [...]

251 Tech nical data Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Electrical sy s tem We i g h t s (see cert ifica tion t ag ) Main Dim ens ion s SLK 230 K OMPR ESSOR SLK 320 Gener ato r (al ter nat or) 1 4 V / 90 A 1 4 V / 1 1 5 A St ar ter mo to r 1 2[...]

252 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Fuels, coola nts, lubricants et c. – c apa ci ties V eh i c l e c om p o n e n t s a n d t h e i r r es pe c ti ve l u b r i c a nt s m u st m[...]

253 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Wi ndshi eld / Headlam p washe r sys tem appro x. 7 .4 US qt (7 . 0 l) MB Wi ndshield w asher conce ntrate “S ” 1 Fuel ta nk in cludi ng a rese[...]

254 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex En gin e o il s Engine o i ls are speci ficall y t est ed f or their suitability in our en gines. Theref ore, use onl y eng ine oi ls recommend [...]

255 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Prem i um unle ad ed g as ol ine Caut ion ! T o mainta in the engine ’s dura bil ity a nd per fo rmanc e, premium unleaded gasoline m us t be u s[...]

256 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Gasoline additi ves A maj or concern among engine manu fac turers is c arbon b uild up cau sed b y gas oline . Mer ced es- Ben z recommends th e[...]

257 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex t he engine t emperature will increase due to the low er h e a t tr an s f e r ca p a b il it y o f t h e s o l u t io n . Th e r e f or e , d o no[...]

258 Consu mer info rmation Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Consum er inf or mati on This has been prep ared as required of all manufactures of p ass en ger ca rs und er T it le 49, Cod e o f U .S. F ed era l Regu lations, Part 575 pur s[...]

259 Consu mer info rmation Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re I ndex Tractio n The tractio n g rades, from highes t t o low es t ar e “AA”, “A ”, “ B” , and “C ”. Th os e g ra des rep r es ent the t ir e’ s ability to s t op on wet[...]

260 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x In dex A ABS ( Antil oc k bra k e sy s t em) ... ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ..... 1 68 Malf unc tion i ndic ato r la mp . .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... 1 82 Ad j[...]

261 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x Brak e ass is t s y s t em (B AS) ... ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... 1 66 Malf unc tion i ndic ato r la mp . .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... 1 8 1 Brak e flu[...]

262 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x Coolant le v el A ddin g c oola nt ... ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... 1 94 Chec ki ng . ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .....[...]

263 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x Engine oi l le v el . ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... 77 Engine oi ls ... ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ...[...]

264 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x H Hardt op , re tract able .. .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... 1 20 Lo w er ing ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... ....[...]

265 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x L Lamp s, exterior Fo g l amp s ....... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... 79, 222 Hea dlam ps ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. 7 9, 1 85, 2 [...]

266 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x R Radi o and tel eph one ..... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ..... 1 28 Radi o tra nsmit ter s ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..[...]

267 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins tru ments and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x SRS (S upplem ent al r es tr aint sy s t em) ... ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. 5 1 Indi cat or lam p .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... 1 80 SRS malf un[...]

268 In de x Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins tr ument clu s ter d ispla y Prac tical hin ts Car ca re Ind e x T ire t ractio n . ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... 1 59 W in ter d rivin g ins tructio ns ..... ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... 1 60 T o [...]

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