Mercedes-Benz 2002 SL-Class manual

SL Ope rat or’s Manual[...]

SL 500 SL 600[...]

O ur comp an y and staf f co ngra tula te y o u on the pu rchas e of y ou r new Me rce des- Be nz. Y our sel ection of o ur pro d uct is a demo ns tratio n o f y our t rus t in our c ompa n y name. Fur t her , it ex em plifies y our desi re to own an au tomob il e t hat wi ll be as ea sy as pos sib le to opera te and provid e years of ser vic e. Y [...]

1 Con te n ts Introduction Produc t inf ormatio n .... ..... .... ..... ..... ... 7 Opera tor’s m a nua l ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... . 8 Where t o find it ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 1 3 Probl ems wi t h y our veh icle ..... ..... . 1 4 Re portin g Safe ty Def ects . .... ..... ..... . 1 5 Instru ments and contr ols Ins truments[...]

2 Con te n ts S t ori n g st eer ing c olumn posi tion i n memor y ... ..... ..... .... .... 70 Re a r vie w mirro rs ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 7 1 Ins ide rear vie w mirror .... ..... ...... 7 1 An tigl are ni ght positio n ... ..... ..... . 7 1 Ext erior rear vi ew mi rrors ...... .... 72 St orin g m i rror posit ion s in memory ... ....[...]

3 Con te n ts Cup holder ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 28 Parcel net i n pass enger f ootwe ll .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 28 Door po ck ets ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 29 Re a r s t orage co mpa rtment .. ..... .... 1 29 Ashtra y with light er .... ....... ..... .... .. 1 30 Light er . .. ..... ..... .... ..... .[...]

4 Con te n ts ABS co ntrol ... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... .... 1 9 1 E lec tro n ic Sta b il ity Pr og ra m (E SP) .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. .... 1 92 Sync hr onizing ESP .. ..... .... ..... .... 1 93 ESP Cont rol Swi tch .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 94 Lev el c ontrol sy st em .... ..... .... ..... .... 1 96 Lev e l control[...]

5 Con te n ts Pr ac tica l hint s Firs t aid kit .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ...... 21 6 St ow ing thing s in t he vehi cle .... .. 2 1 6 V ehicl e to ols .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 2 1 7 V ehicl e jac k ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... .. 2 1 8 Fuses . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... .. 2[...]

6 Con te n ts Technical d ata Spare par ts servi c e .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 270 W arr anty co v e rag e ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..270 Identi ficatio n label s ... .. .. ..... ..... .... .. 27 1 La y out of pol y- V- belt dr ive ... ..... .. ..272 Engine .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..273 Rims - Tires .. ....... .[...]

7 Introduction Pr oduct inf or mati on K ind ly obs er ve t h e fol lowin g i n you r ow n b est i nter est: W e rec o mmend using Merc edes-Benz or iginal parts as w ell as conv ersion pa rts and acce ssories ex pl ic it ly a pp r ov e d by us for y o ur v ehi c le m od el. W e ha ve tes ted the se parts t o determine th eir reliability , s afety [...]

8 Introduction Oper at or’s m anual Th is Op erator ’s M a nua l co n tai ns a g reat d eal of use ful in format io n. We urge you to r ead i t ca ref ul l y an d fami liar ize your self w it h th e vehicle befor e drivi n g. For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we ur g e you t o follo w t he ins tru ctions and w arn ings[...]

9 Introduction Im por tant noti ce f or Ca lif or nia retai l bu ye rs of Mer ce des-Be n z a ut om o biles Un d er California la w you ma y b e entitled to a replacemen t of y our vehicle or a ref und of th e purchase price, if M ercedes-Benz US A,LLC or its au thorized Mer cedes-Benz Center fails to conform the vehicle to its exp ress warr a ntie[...]

10 Introduction Roads ide assis tanc e The Mercedes- Benz Ro adside Assist a nce Program provides fa ctory trained tec hnica l help in the ev ent of a breakdown. Calls to th e t oll-free Ro a dside Assis tance number: 1-80 0-FOR -MER Ced es (i n t he USA ) 1-80 0-387 -0 1 00 (i n Cana da) wi ll be an sw ered b y Mercedes-B enz Cl ient Assis tance R[...]

11 Introduction Oper ati ng y our v ehicl e out side the U SA or Ca nada If you pla n to op er ate your veh icl e i n for ei gn cou nt ri es , pl ea se b e aw ar e t hat : • Servi ce facilities or re placement parts ma y not be r eadil y av ailable, • unleaded ga s oline for vehicles with catal ytic c onv erters ma y no t be a vailable; th e us[...]

12 Introduction W e continuousl y st rive t o i mpr ov e our pr odu ct, and ask for your unders tand ing that w e reserv e the right t o mak e chan ges in design a n d equipment. Th eref o re, info rmation, il lus trations and des c ripti ons in this Opera tor’s Manual migh t di ffer from y our v ehi cle . Optional e quipm ent is also d escribed [...]

13 Introduction Where to find it The Oper ator ’s Man u al is divid ed int o eight sec tions: • Ins truments and controls: An o ve rvi ew of al l t he cont rols that c an be oper at ed fr om the dri ve r’s seat . • Oper ation: I nfor ma tion on the vehicle’s equipment and its o pera tion. • Dri vin g: Im por tant i nfo rmatio n on d riv[...]

14 Introduction Pro bl ems wi th your v eh icle If y ou shoul d experienc e a problem with y o ur v ehicle, part icularl y one that y ou beli eve ma y af fect its saf e operat io n, we ur ge y ou to immedia tel y co nta ct yo ur a uthorized Mercedes- B enz Center t o ha v e the pro blem diagnosed and correct ed if req uired. If the ma tter is not h[...]

15 Introduction For th e USA on ly: The following text is p ublished as r equir ed of m anufac turers under Title 49 , Code of U.S. Federal Regulatio ns, Par t 57 5 purs ua nt to t he “Na tion al T raf fi c a nd Moto r V eh icle Safet y Act of 1 96 6 ”. R eport ing Safety Def ects If y ou belie ve that yo ur vehic le has a defect which could ca[...]

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17 Contents - Ins truments and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Instru men ts and contr ols Ins truments and co ntrols .... ..... ..... . 1 8 Doo r contro l panel ... .. ..... ..... .... .... 20 Ov erhea d con trol pan el .... ..... [...]

18 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins tru m ents and co ntr ols 3 2 1[...]

19 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Door cont rol pan el, s ee pa ge 20 2 Ove rhead contro l panel, se e page 2 1 3 Dash boa r d, s ee page 2 2 4 Center console, see page 24[...]

20 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Door contro l panel 1 Door h and le , p ull to o pe n, see p age 34 2 Front sea t adjus tmen t, s ee page 44 Memory functio n (for s t oring seat, head restr aint, s teeri[...]

21 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Over head cont r ol panel 1 Hand s-free mi cropho ne for T ele Ai d, and optiona l tel ep hone with voic e recognition sy s tem 2 In teri or lig hting, see pa ge 1 20 3 T el e Aid[...]

22 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Das hboa rd[...]

23 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Si de air ou tl et, adjusta ble, see p age 9 1 2 Lev el cont ro l swi tch a nd wheel c hang e swit ch, see page 1 96 3 Exter ior lam p swit ch, see page 86 4 Parking brake relea[...]

24 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cent er c ons ole 31 A shtra y with li ght er (t o open pre ss bott om of co v er), see page 1 30 32 Mirr or adjus tment s wit ch, see page 7 2 33 Sof t /h ardto p o per a[...]

25 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex[...]

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26 Contents - Operation Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Op erati on V ehicl e k ey s .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... .... 28 Rem ote c ont rol w it h fo lding mas t er k ey . .... ..... ..... .... .... 28 Centra l loc king sy [...]

27 Contents - Operation Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Nigh t securit y ill uminatio n .. ..... . 85 Combina tion swit ch .. .... ..... ..... .... .... 86 Bloc k ed win d shi e ld wip e r .. .... .... 88 W indshiel d wiper smea rs ..... .....[...]

28 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ve h i c l e k e y s Includ ed with y o ur veh icle are 2 remote con trols with foldi n g master ke ys. Remot e control with f olding mas ter ke y The remote co ntrol operates[...]

29 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : Do not give the mast er k ey to an unauthorize d person. Ob ta inin g re plac em en t ke ys Y our vehicle i s equip ped with a t hef t det er rent lo cki ng sy stem requir ing[...]

30 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Lock in g and un lo cking w ith remo te con trol Unl ockin g : Press transmit button Π. All tu rn sig nal lam ps blin k once to indicate t hat th e vehicle is un lo ck ed. T[...]

31 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Choosing glob al or selec tiv e m ode on remot e control Press a nd hol d tr a nsmit b utt o ns ‹ and Œ simult aneousl y for fi ve seconds t o reprog ram the remote co n trol. Batt[...]

32 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Pani c b ut ton T o a ct ivate pre ss an d hold b u tton ( 1) fo r at least on e second . An audib le alar m and blink ing exte rior lam ps wi ll o p erate f or appro ximatel [...]

33 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Start loc k-ou t Im portant! Remo ving the k ey from the s t eering l o ck activ ates th e st art loc k -out. The engin e cannot be s tarted. Turning the k ey in the s teeri n g loc k[...]

34 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Doors 1 O pen in g – pull han dle 2 Un l o ck i n g 3 Locking 4 Ind ividu al door fr om insi de: • P ush lock button down to lock. • P ull in sid e d oor ha nd le to unl[...]

35 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex When y o u loc k the vehicle, both door lock buttons sh ou ld m o ve dow n. If any on e sta ys up , th e r es p ect ive d oo r i s n ot p r op erly c los e d. Y ou should th en unl oc[...]

36 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Centr al locki ng swit ch 1 Locking 2 Un l o ck i n g The centra l loc king swit ch is locat ed in t he cent er console. The doors and trunk can onl y be lock ed with th e cen[...]

37 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A u t omatic centr al lock ing The c entral lock i ng s witc h also o perates the automat i c cen t ra l l oc kin g. Wi th the automatic c entral loc king sy stem a ctivated , the doo[...]

38 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trunk 0 Ne utra l po siti on – pu sh to op en (arrow) 1 Un l o ck i n g 2 Locking (det ent) 3 Se pa rate lockin g of t run k – rem ove k ey in th is pos iti on. When th e [...]

39 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tr u nk lid rele ase sw it ch 1 Indic a t or la mp in swit c h locat ed in cent er consol e T o relea se the tr unk lid, the veh i cle mu s t be a t s tandsti ll and unloc ked w ith t[...]

40 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tr u nk lid emerg ency release The em ergency release bu tto n (1) is loca ted in t he c ente r o f t he in sid e t run ck r ear wal l. Brief l y press emer genc y rel ease bu[...]

41 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Powe r w i n d ows 1 Op eni ng 2 Interru pting 3 Closin g Wh en loc k ing door s or tru nk, tu rn k e y i n do or l oc k or trunk loc k t o position 3 a nd hold. Th e win d o w s begi[...]

42 Antitheft ala rm sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ant itheft al ar m sys t em 1 Indic a t or la mp in swit c h locat ed in cent er consol e The a ntitheft a larm is automaticall y armed or disarmed with the remote control or [...]

43 Tow- away pro tection Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex To w - aw ay a l a r m The switch i s located in the center console. 1 P r es s to s w i tch of f 2 Ind icator la mp On ce the alarm sys t em h as been armed, t he exterior vehi cle la m[...]

44 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Powe r s e a t s The sw itch es are lo cated in b oth doors. Turn k ey in s teering loc k to position 1 or 2 (with ei ther door open, the po wer seats can also be o p erat ed with th e key re m [...]

45 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 5 Head res trai nt (with shoulder belt he ight adjus tment) Ad jus t the h ead res traint so that th e upper portion of t he s hould e r b elt is lo ca ted as c los e as p oss ibl e to t he middle of th[...]

46 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St oring position in memory 6 Mem ory but to n 7 P o sition buttons “ 1”, “2” an d “3 ” After the seat a n d head res traint a re positioned, push memory butto n (6), relea se, and w[...]

47 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Prior to op erating the vehicle, t he driver should a djus t the seat height for proper vision as w ell as fore/aft plac eme nt and bac kre st ang le t o i nsur e a dequat e control , reac h[...]

48 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ba ck r es t Fo l d in g fo rw ar d : Lift le v er a nd f ol d f or w ar ds. Fo l d in g b a ck : Fold ba ckrest b ack un ti l it a udi bly l ocks in p l ace. Note : If the backr est and seat be[...]

49 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Multicont our seats (o ptional) Sw it ch i s located on side of seat. W e recommend to adjus t the multicont our seat in the followi ng or der : 1 Sea t cus hi on de pth 2 Back res t b ott o m 3 Back re[...]

50 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat heater (SL 500 op tional) The se at hea ter swit ches are lo cated on t he center console. The sea t heaters ca n be sw itc hed on with t he k ey in s t eerin g lo ck po sition s 1 o r 2. P[...]

51 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : When in operation, the seat h ea ter co nsumes a lar ge a mo un t of e le ct ric al power . It is n ot a dv isa ble to use t he seat heat er longer than nece ssary . The seat h eaters ma y au t [...]

52 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat be lts and i nteg rat ed res tr aint sy s tem Y our vehicle is eq uip ped w ith lap-shou lder seat b elts, emerg ency te nsioning retra ctor s f or the seat belt s, a s well as[...]

53 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat b elt n onusag e w arni ng sy st em Wit h t h e ke y in stee r ing lo ck po s iti on 2, a warni n g so un ds fo r a sh ort ti me i f th e dr iver ’s se at b elt is no t fas tened. Ba[...]

54 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex F as tening of seat belts 1 Lat ch plate 2 Bu ckl e 3 Rele a se but to n Pul l belt with lat ch plat e (1) across sh oulder and lap. Pu sh latch p l ate ( 1) in to b u ckle ( 2) unt[...]

55 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Press switc h (4) to adju st the h eight of the sea t belt ou tl et so tha t t he sh ou lder po rti on is loca ted as clos e as pos sible to the middl e of y our s houl der . The shoulder p[...]

56 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Caut ion! For sa fety re asons, a vo id ad j us ting the seat or bac kres t i n to p os i ti o ns w hi ch c o u l d a f fe ct t h e c orr e ct se a t be l t pos itioni ng. Un fas te[...]

57 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • N ev er wear the sh oulder belt under y our a rm, a g ains t y ou nec k o r off y our shou lder . I n a cr ash, y our body w ou ld mo v e too far f orw ard. That woul d in crea se th e [...]

58 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ba by Sma r t TM air bag deactiv ati on sy s tem Specia l Bab yS m ar t TM co mpatib le ch ild seats, de signed for use with th e M ercedes-Benz sy stem and a vailable at an y a uth[...]

59 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Supplemental r estr aint sys t em (SRS) Ai rb ag s are in tende d as a supp l em en t to seat be lts . Airbag s alone c annot protect as well as airbag s plu s seat belt s in im pacts f or [...]

60 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ai rba gs 1 Driver ai rbag 2 P ass eng er f ro nt ai rb ag 3 Side impac t ai rbag s The most effective occupant restr aint sys tem y et devel o ped for use in pro duction vehicles i[...]

61 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex come on at all or if it fail s t o exting u ish a f ter ap pro ximatel y 4 seconds or i f it co mes on thereafter , a m alfunction in the sys t em has been detected. The following sy st em [...]

62 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Front ai rbags The d riv er and passenger front a irbags are designed to activa te o nly in certa in fro ntal im pacts ex ceeding a preset th reshold. The pa ssenger front airbag de[...]

63 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex In c ase s o f ot he r f ron tal impa cts, angle d i mpa cts , roll- ov ers, other si de im pac ts, r ear colli si ons, or ot he r a c cide nt s in w hi ch th e a ir ba gs are n ot designed[...]

64 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T o reduce the risk of injury when the front airbags inf late, it is v er y im portant f or the d ri v er and fron t passeng er to al wa y s be in a properl y seated positi on and t[...]

65 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • Oc cu p an ts , e s pe ci al l y chil d ren , s h ou ld n ever lean their heads in t he area of th e door where the si de airbag in f l ates . This cou ld result in seri ou s injuries o[...]

66 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Should y ou choose to plac e a child 1 2 y ears old or under i n the front pass en ger s eat of y our v ehicle, y ou m ust properl y use a Bab ySmart TM ch il d rest [...]

67 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Safety gu i delines for the s ea t belt, e m erg enc y te nsi o ni ng ret rac tor a n d a ir b ag Wa r n i n g ! • Dam ag ed seat belts or belts t hat w ere highl y s tre s sed in an acc [...]

68 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex When y o u sell th e vehicle we s trong l y u rge y ou to give notice to the subsequent o wner that it is equipped with a n “S RS ” by a ler ti ng h i m to t he ap pl ic abl e s[...]

69 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! The use of i nfant or chil d res traints is r eq uired b y la w in all 50 s t ates and al l Ca nadi an pr ovinces . Inf ants and sm a ll ch ildren shou ld be seat ed in an appro[...]

70 Adj u sting steeri ng c olumn Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A d ju st i n g st e e r i n g c o l u m n Turn k e y in s teering lock to position 1 or 2 (with eith er door open, the st eerin g column can be operated with the key re [...]

71 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rea r v iew mir rors In si de r ear vi ew m irror Manuall y adjust the mirr o r . Use your inside mirror t o d etermi n e th e size and dist a nce o f objects seen in the p assenger side co [...]

72 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E x ter i o r re a r v iew m i rro rs The switch i s located on the center console. Tu rn key in stee ri ng l ock to p os it io n 2 . F irst se l e ct t he mir ro r to be ad ju sted [...]

73 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Elect roly te drops coming int o c onta ct with the vehicl e paint finish ca n onl y b e co mpl etel y remo ved while in their li quid st at e, b y a ppl ying ple nty of w ater .[...]

74 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins trument c lu s ter[...]

75 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Fue l gauge w it h rese rve and fuel ca p p lac eme nt warni ng lamp (yell ow), se e page 207 2 Coolant tem perature g a uge, see page 78 3 Fuel consu mp tion g auge, see page 83[...]

76 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Indicator lamps in th e instr u ment cluster Fuel res erve and fuel ca p placem ent warni ng, se e pa ge 2 07 High beam, see page 8 6 Ba ttery no t be ing charged p rop erl[...]

77 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Additional function indi cator lam ps (in th e odometer displa y) FSS indi c at o r (dis tance, Service A), s e ep a g e8 0 . FSS indi c at o r (dis tance, Service B), s e ep a g e[...]

78 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Coolant t emperatur e g auge Durin g sev ere opera ting conditi ons and s to p-and -g o city traff ic, the co olant tem perature ma y ri se close to the r ed ma rk in g. Th[...]

79 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trip odometer T o res et: • Press adjus ting k nob (1) once (with ke y in s teeri ng loc k pos ition 2 ). • Press adjus t ing k nob (1) twice (wi t h k ey remo ved or in steer [...]

80 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Flexible service sy st em (F SS) (s ervi ce indi ca to r) The FSS permits a flexible service schedule that i s directl y related to the o perating co nditions of th e vehicle. [...]

81 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Th e c ounter can also be s et by an y i ndi vidua l. T o do s o: 1 . T u rn key in ste er ing l ock to p os i tio n 2. 2. Wi t hin 4 sec o nds pres s butt on (1) twice . 3. The presen[...]

82 Checki ng engine o il level Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Engine oil lev el ind i cat or in odo m eter d i spla y field (Mode l SL 500) Turn electr onic ke y in st eering lock to position 2 and wait until th e symbols : and I appe[...]

83 Checki ng engine o il level Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: If t he symbols : and I a re co ntin uo usly illuminated after pressing butt o n (1) twice an d there is no c h ange i n the odometer d i spla y field or the low en gin e [...]

84 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ex te rio r la mp swi tc h D Off C Pa rking lam p s (also si de mark er la m ps, tai llam ps, lic ence pl ate l am ps, i nst rument pa nel l am ps) Cana d a o nl y: When t he e [...]

85 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Standing lam ps When th e v ehicle is park ed on the s treet t he s tanding lam ps (ri ght or l eft sid e par king la mp s ) ca n be tu rned on, making the v ehicl e more vis ible to pa[...]

86 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Co mbin a tion swi tch 1 Low be am (exte rior lamp sw itch posit ion B ) 2 High beam (exterior lam p switch positi on B ) 3 High be am f las her ( high beam a v aila ble indepe[...]

87 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 6 Press switc h b rief l y: On e wipe wit hout washer wat er (select onl y if windshiel d is w et). Press switc h pa st r esis tance point: Wi ndshield w asher , w ind sh ie ld wiper; [...]

88 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex B lock ed wind s hield wip er If t h e winds hie ld wi pe r beco mes b lock e d (for example , due to snow ), swit c h off the wiper . For safety reasons b efore removing ice o[...]

89 Hazard warning fla sher switch Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ha zard warnin g f l ash er swit ch The ha za rd warni ng f l ashe r c an be ac tivated man u ally via t he sw itc h located in the dash board. T o a cti vat e hazar d war ning [...]

90 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ut omat ic c limat e con tr ol[...]

91 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Air volu m e control f o r left air outlet, turn l eft to open. 2 Air vol um e cont ro l f or cent er air outlets, turn left to open. 3 Air volu m e control f or right air outlet[...]

92 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Displa y and controls Press the d esired butt on to activ ate, in dicator lamp i s on whil e ac tivated. U Au to m a t ic m o d e f Raise t emperature g Lo wer t em p eratu[...]

93 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Basic sett ing - autom atic mode Press U butto n for automa tic mode. Simu lt aneous ly pr ess both f and g buttons for temp erature sett i ng of 7 2 ° F. Air v olume and dis trib[...]

94 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Special settings ( u se onl y for sh ort dur a tion) Defo ggi ng windo w s Swi tc h off O button. Press U bu tt on . Press b b utton re pe a tedly u nt il ai r i s d ir ec [...]

95 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear windo w defros ter (onl y fu nctions w ith har d t op ins ta lled ) Turn electr onic k ey in steeri ng lock to position 2. T o select , press F bu tt on . T o ca ncel, press F[...]

96 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Air recircula tion This mode ca n be selected to tem porarily reduce t he entry of annoyi ng odors or du st i nto the v eh ic l e’s int erior . Outsid e air is n ot suppl[...]

97 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Du s t fil te r Near ly all dust parti cles an d polle n ar e fi ltere d out bef ore outsi de air enter s t he passeng er com partment through the air dis tributio n sy st em. No t[...]

98 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A u dio an d teleph one, operation These ins t ructions are i ntend ed t o help y ou beco me acquaint ed with your Merced es-Benz ve hic le rad io. Th ey co n tain use ful tip s and a de[...]

99 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Operati n g and displa y elements 1 On/off, vol ume, see page 1 02 2 T elephone mode sele cto r , see page 1 1 3 3 Seek, see page 1 04, 1 07 and 1 1 1 4 Radio mode selector, see page 1 04 5 Tune[...]

100 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 10 So ft ke ys for radio ba nd sel ection, see page 1 04 ton e co n tro ls , s ee pa ge 1 0 2 scan, see page 1 05 11 T ape mode selector, see page 1 06 An ti- the ft sy s t em If the po[...]

101 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Entering the c ode n umber Sw itch on t h e ra dio. “CO DE ” w ill ap pea r o n t h e d is p la y . Using t he butt o ns on t he alpha-numeric k eypad , ent er the f iv e dig it c ode. Conf[...]

102 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Oper ation Swit ch ing on and o f f Pres s the co ntrol knob . The radio is swit c h ed off when the ignition k ey is t u rned to position 0 or removed from t he ignition. The radio is [...]

103 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ba lan c e 1 Press t he AU D ke y r epeatedl y until “B ALANCE” a ppe ars in the d ispl a y . Press the “L” k ey to mov e the sound to the le ft speak er or the “R” k ey to move t h[...]

104 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Radio mo de Selecting r adio mode Press but ton. Selecting th e band Pres s t he key locate d below the d esired band. Th e ba nd sel ecte d is sho wn in t he top lin e o f t he di spl [...]

105 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Scan t uning Pr ess t he S C k ey . Eac h s tro ng receiv ab l e st a t ion o n the ban d se lect ed w il l be tu ne d in for 8 seco nds. The first scan will tune onl y the s tations with a hig[...]

106 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cassette m ode Pla ying cassettes Press the “T APE” bu tto n . W hen the eject (EJ) ke y is press e d, the displa y fold s do w n and the cassette slot becom es visibl e. Push t he [...]

107 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cassette eject Press the eject (EJ) k ey . The displa y wil l fo l d d o wn and t he cassett e will be e ject ed. Remov e the cassette, t hen fold t he d is p la y ba ck up m anua lly . The rad[...]

108 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex F a s t forw ard/ rev erse Pr ess t he butt on. “FOR W ARD” w il l ap pear on the displa y a nd fa st fo rward will start. Pr ess t he butt on. “R EWIN D” wi ll app ear o n the [...]

109 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex CD mode G e ner al not es o n C D m o de Should e xce ssiv e tem peratu res oc c ur whi l e in CD mode, “TE MP HIG H” wi ll app ear in the di spla y and muti ng w ill ta ke pla ce . The uni[...]

110 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex CD cha nge r in stal l ed 1 CD chang er 1 2 CD magazine 3 CD tra y 4 CD If a CD chan ger 1 i s i n st a l l e d , i t c a n b e o p e r a te d f r o m t h e fr ont co ntro l pa nel of t[...]

111 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If th ere is no CD in t he selected mag a zine slot, “NO CD” and th e corresponding slot n umber will be disp la yed (e.g.“N O CD3”). After the las t trac k o n a CD has been pla y ed, [...]

112 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rand om pla y/r epeat fun ction The tracks of th e current CD ar e pla yed in random o rder when th e random f ea ture (RDM) i s selected. Press th e RDM k e y to s wi tc h on, and pr e[...]

113 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T elephone oper a tion V arious f unctions of the Merc ed es -Benz int egrat ed c ellu la r tele ph on e 1 can be perform ed a nd d ispla yed vi a the car r adio. Further i ns tructions f or op[...]

114 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Switc hi ng between name search and number searc h Press ABC k ey - N ame search Press NU M k e y - Number searc h Searc h ing and selecting phon e book entries by name Press the AB C k[...]

115 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Accep tin g in comi ng ca ll in telep h on e mod e Wit h an in com in g ca ll, t he r ing ing tone will be hea rd and t he messa ge “ C ALL” app ears i n the d is pla y . P ress t he SND ke[...]

116 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Powe r w i n d ows Po we r w indo w switc hes loca ted on ce nter console Turn k e y in s teer i ng l oc k to p o si tio n 1 o r 2 . Pre ss switc h in to resi st ance point: k to o[...]

117 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Express op ening of d oor windo w s Press switc h k pas t res i st anc e po int an d rel ease – w ind ow lowers to fu lly o pe n po sit i on. T o in t errup t procedure, b rief l y press[...]

118 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Roll bar The switch i s located in the center console. Tu rn key in stee ri ng l ock to p os it io n 2 . Press switc h Uppe r h al f = to rais e L owe r ha l f = to lo we r The l o[...]

119 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Items b eing tr a nspo rted in the area behind the seats sho u l d b e pl aced in s uc h a manne r as no t to affe ct the mo v e men t o f th e ro ll b ar wh en be in g r ai s ed . Note : [...]

120 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Int erior lighti ng Int erior lam ps The switches a re located abo ve the inside rear vie w mi rr or . 1 Interior lam p s are switc hed on, and off (soft fade) d ela yed, whe n unl[...]

121 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sunshade, manual T o close: Slid e handl e of sunsh ade along P anoram a roof and en gage in lock . T o open: Diseng age ha nd le fr om loc k, and guide sun sh ade until full y re tracted [...]

122 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Powe r s u n s h a d e The sw itch is loca ted abov e th e inside rear view mirror . Tu rn key in stee ri ng l ock to p os it io n 2 . 1 Press and hold to cl ose. 2 Press an d h ol[...]

123 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sun v isors Swing sun v isors d own t o p rotec t ag ains t s u n g lare . If sunli g ht ente rs through a side wi nd o w , diseng age visor f rom inner m ounting ( 1) and pi v ot to th e [...]

124 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Interior St orag e compartment (e yeg lasses compar tm ent) in the dashboard 1 S torage com partmen t (e yeg lass es com pa rtment) 2 But ton for s to rage c ompartm e nt 3 Loc k W[...]

125 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Opening c ompa rtmen t (1): Press butt on (2) . Locki ng: Turn mas ter k ey in loc k (3) to th e right and re mov e . Unlo cki ng : Tu rn m aste r key ba ck to ve rti c al p os i t io n . [...]

126 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The foll owing s tor a ge c omp artments are par t of the in teri or c entr al locki ng sys tem : • ey egl asses co mpartment in the da shboard • c on sol e st or age c ompar t[...]

127 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ar mr es t To a d j u st : Press button (1) and slide armres t forw a rd or backwa rd. Console s tor age compar tm ents T o open front compar tment: Slide cov er (1) ba ck . Opening r e ar[...]

128 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cup h older T o open comp art m ent: Slide cover (1) back . T o open cup holder (2): Lift handle in d irection of arro w . T o close cup holder (3): Lift handle in d irection of ar[...]

129 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Door pock ets T o open: Lift cov er. Rear st o r age compa rtm e nt T o open compa rtment: Press butto n (1) a nd lift co ver . Cau tio n ! K eep com p artment lids closed. This will prev [...]

130 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex As htr a y wi th l ig ht er Ashtra y in cent er conso le By to uching the bot tom of the c o ver lig htl y , t he ashtra y opens aut omati call y . Prior t o remov ing the ashtra y[...]

131 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Light er 1 Lighter Tu rn key in steer i ng l ock to p osi t ion 1 o r 2 . Pu sh i n li gh ter (1 ); it w ill p o p ou t au tom at ic ally whe n ho t. Note : The lighter sock e t can be use[...]

132 Telephone Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T elephone, g en er al See sep ar at e inst ru c tio n m an u al fo r instr u c tio n s o n how to operate the t el ephone. 1 Obser ve the legal re qui re ments i n a ll co untr ies co ncer[...]

133 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Garage door opene r 1 Signa l transm itt e r k ey s 2 Ind icator la mp 3 Por table remote contro l transmitter The b u il t-in re mot e con tr ol is c apab le of ope rat ing up to th re e [...]

134 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex For opera tion in the US A onl y: This de vice c omp lies with Part 1 5 , Subpart C, Section 209 of t he FCC Rules. O pe ratio n is su bje ct to th e followi ng two c on di tio ns [...]

135 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rolli ng code progr amming: T o tra in a g ara g e door opener (or o t her ro ll ing code devices) with the rolling code featu re, follo w these ins tructio ns a fter c o m pleti ng t he ?[...]

136 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Operation o f r emote c on trol : 1 . Turn electronic ke y i n st eering loc k to position 1 or 2. 2. Sel e ct a nd pre ss t he appr opriate butto n to activ at e t he r em ote co [...]

137 Har d top Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Hardt op or panor ama roof (o p ti o n al ) The remov al or attac hment of the hardtop ca n be ca rried out b y 2 per sons. Removin g h a rdtop 1 . En gage p a rk ing b rake. 2. Op en do or s . 3. [...]

138 Har d top Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 4. Wi thin 1 0 s ec ond s of t u rning ke y in s teerin g loc k t o position 2 (engine not runnin g ), slide soft top swit ch ( 2) bac k and h o ld. Plea se not e, if soft t op s witc h i s[...]

139 Har d top Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 5. Afte r th e h ardt op has unloc ked , remo ve the ke y fro m t he st e eri ng loc k and turn radio an d telep ho ne of f to lo wer antenna. The indicator lam p in th e sof t t o p swit ch shou l[...]

140 Har d top Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ttaching har d t o p 1 . E ngage par ki n g b rake a nd tur n key i n steer ing lo ck to p o si t io n 2 . 2. Lower roll bar , see pa ge 1 1 8 . 3. Ope n doors . 4. T urn ra dio an d tel [...]

141 Har d top Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 6 . T u r n key i n st e e r i n g lo ck t o p o s i t i o n 2 . T h e i n d i c a to r lam p in the soft t op switc h l i ghts up. 7 . Slide soft t op swit ch ( 3) fo rw a rd - th e ha rdto p shou[...]

142 Har d top Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Note s: Fo r safety reas ons, the hardt op can onl y be unloc k ed while the vehicle is sta n ding s till, and w ithin 1 0 seconds after tur n ing th e k ey t o st eering loc k posi tion 2 [...]

143 Soft top Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Soft top A minimum h eight clearance of 6.5 ft (2 m) is required to l o wer o r raise the soft top. Do not low er a frozen so ft t op until th a wed and dry . D oin g so m a y res ult in dama ge no [...]

144 Soft top Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Low ering soft top 1 . E ngage par ki ng bra ke. 2. Tu rn key in stee ri ng l ock to p os it io n 2 . 3. Sl ide soft t op swit ch (1) bac k and hold: • The sid e windo w s low er • Th e [...]

145 Soft top Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ra isin g sof t t op 1 . En gage p a rk in g b rake 2. Turn k ey in s teering lock to position 2. 3. Fol d dow n su n v i so rs. 4. Sli d e soft top swit ch (2) f orw ard and hold: • Th e side win[...]

146 Soft top Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If t he so f t to p swi tch i s he l d o r i s r ele a sed a nd sli d forwar d again wit h in appr o x . 2 sec onds , t he side w i nd ow s w il l c lo se. If t he ro l l ba r was pr ev io u[...]

147 Soft top Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex For sa fety reason s, t he soft t o p can not be unloc k ed whil e driv ing. H owever , if t he so f t to p is no t co mpl ete ly l ocked , it c an b e locked whil e driv in g by pushi n g the s of [...]

148 Wind screen Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex W i nd scr een The w ind scr een is st or ed in a tr unk mou nted container (1 ) whic h is f ast ened by clamp s (arro w s). Ins tallati on 1 . Ra is e ro ll bar pa rt ial l y us in g swi[...]

149 Wind screen Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 2 . P o si t i on to p e n d o f w in d s c r e e n a t b o t to m o f r o ll b a r. The ho ok s at bot to m of wi nd scr een mus t po int rearw ard. 3. Slid e wind scree n up into roll bar (1), [...]

150 Wind screen Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Setting up Pu sh to p of w in d sc re en fu lly forwar d a gain st in ter nal stop . Rem ov a l 1 . F old do wn to p of wind scre en. 2. R a ise roll b ar usi ng swit c h on cent e r co n[...]

151 Wind screen Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 5. Pull wind screen d o wn (5) a nd remo ve f ro m ro ll bar . The w ind scr een ca n be s tored in a trunk m ounted co nta in er . Ant enna The ant en na ext ends when switc hing on the radio an[...]

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153 Con te nt s - D r ivi ng Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Driving Co nt rol an d ope rat ion of radio tr a n smitt ers . ..... ..... .... ..... ....... .... 1 54 Rad io and tel e pho ne ..... .... ..... .... 1 54 Te l e p h o n e s a n d tw[...]

154 Cont rol an d operatio n of r adio tra nsmitter s Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Contr ol and operati on of radio tr ansmitt ers Radio and telephone 1 Obs erve all l egal r equ irem ents . T elephones and two- w a y radio Radio tr[...]

155 The fi rst 1 00 0 m ile s Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The fir st 1 000 m ile s (1 500 km) The m ore cautiousl y y o u treat your vehicle during the break -in period, the more sa tisfi ed you will b e with its performance later on. Th e[...]

156 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T ele Aid Im portant! Th e ini tia l a cti vati on of the T e le A id syst e m m a y only be perfor med by completing the subscriber agreement and pl acin g an acqu aint anc e ca ll usi ng t[...]

157 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Eme rg en cy cal ls An em e rgency ca ll is ini tia ted automa t ically: • fol low ing an accid ent in whic h the Emerg ency T ensi oning R etrac t o r s (ETR’ s) o r air b ag s deplo y , • i [...]

158 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex In itiat i ng an em ergenc y call Ma nu al l y: Brief l y press on cov er (1) – the co ver will open. Press th e SOS butt on (2 ) brief ly (for lon ge r than 2 seco nds). The indi c ator l[...]

159 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Roa d si d e A s si stan ce b utt on • Loca ted below the center armrest co ver is th e Roadside Assis t ance butt on • . Pressi ng and h o ldi ng the b utto n (for lo nge r t han 2 s econ d s),[...]

160 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The indica tor lam p in th e R oadsid e Assi st a nce bu tt on • remains il l umina ted in red f or appro x. 1 0 seconds during the sys tem self-c hec k after turn ing k e y in s [...]

161 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If t he indicator lam p in th e Informatio n butt o n ¡ is illum inated continuousl y and there w as no v o ice connection to the Res p onse Center est a blished, then t he T ele Aid sy s te m co u[...]

162 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! If the indicat or l am p cont inues t o flash o r the sy s tem does no t reset, co ntact th e Response Center at 1- 800 -756-90 1 8 (in t he US A) o r 1- 888- 923-8367 (in Canada[...]

163 Catalytic converter Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Catal y tic conv ert er Y our M er cedes- Benz is equi pped with mon olithi c type catal y tic co nvert ers , a n im portant element in conjun c tion with the o xyg en sens ors t o ac hie[...]

164 Emi ssion control Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Emission cont rol Certain sy s tem s o f the engine serve to k eep the to xic components o f the exhaus t g a ses within p ermissible li m it s requi red b y la w . These sy s tems,[...]

165 Steering lock Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St eering lock 0 The ke y c an be with dra wn in th is positi on onl y . The st eering is lock ed when th e electronic ke y is remov ed from t he s teering lock. If necessary , mov e st eering [...]

166 Steering lock Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: A w arn ing sound s when t he driver ’s door is opened while the ke y i s in steeri ng lock position 1 or 0. With the engine a t idle speed, th e char g ing rate of t he alte[...]

167 Starting a n d turning off th e enging Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Starting a nd turn i ng off the en gine Bef ore s tar ti ng En s ure tha t par ki ng b rak e is engaged and that se lecto r l ev e r is in p o sit ion “P ” or “ N[...]

168 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A u t omatic tr ansmission The aut o matic tra nsmissio n selects indi vidual ge a rs automaticall y , dependent u pon •S e l e c t o r l e v e r p o s i t i o n • Pr o[...]

169 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ac c e le ra to r Pos i t i on Par ti al th rottle = earl y upshiftin g = n ormal acc elerati o n Full throttle = later upshifting = rapid acce leration Kick down (dep ressing the [...]

170 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Park p os iti o n The park position is to b e used when p arking th e vehicle. E n gage o n l y with the vehicle st opp ed. The park positi on is not int ended t o serve as[...]

171 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex U pshift through 2nd g ear onl y . F o r driv ing in mountaino u s reg ions or u nder extr e me oper ating co nd itio ns. Th is ge a r se lectio n will al l o w use of the en gine?[...]

172 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Maneu ve ring T o maneuver i n ti ght areas, e. g . w hen pulling int o a parking space, cont rol th e v ehicle speed b y g raduall y releas ing t he brakes. Accelerat e ge[...]

173 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Progr am mod e select or switc h The transmis sion is pro vided wi th a selec tor switc h fo r Sta nda rd “S” and W inter/ W et (sno w a nd ice) “W” program modes. Caut ion[...]

174 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex W W i nter/ W et (sno w and ice) mode Pre ss switc h on symbol "W". The v ehicl e s tarts out in 2nd gea r , except wit h selector lev er in 1s t gea r , or with [...]

175 Par kin g b rake Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par king brake T o engag e, firml y depr e ss par king brak e ped a l. Wh en the k ey is in s teer ing loc k posi tion 2, the br a k e wa rning lamp in t he in strum ent clu st e r sh ou ld [...]

176 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex D rivi ng instruc tion s D rive sensib l y - Sa v e fue l Fuel co nsum p tion, to a great extent, depends o n drivi ng habits an d operating cond itions. T o sa v e fuel y ou[...]

177 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex P ow er assis tanc e Br ak e s The cond itio n of the parking brak e sy s tem is c h ec k ed eac h time t he vehicle is i n the s hop for the required maintenance s erv ice. If t he [...]

178 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Caut ion! When driving down long and s teep grades, reliev e t he load on the br akes b y sh ifting int o a lo wer ge ar t o use t he engine’s braking p ow er . This helps [...]

179 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tires Tread wear indicator s (TWI) are requ ired by la w . These indica tors are locat ed in six pl aces o n the tr e ad circumference and beco me v isibl e at a tread dept h of app [...]

180 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Specif ied tire pre ssures mus t be mainta ined. This ap plies pa rticularl y if the ti res are s u bjected t o high load s (e.g . high spe eds, hea vy loa ds, hi gh ambi ent[...]

181 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ti re sp e ed ra t in g V ehicles wit hout Sport Pac kage: Y our vehicle is f a ctory equip ped wit h “ W”-rat ed tire s, whic h ha ve a s pee d r ati ng of 1 68 m ph (270 km/h) [...]

182 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Deep wat er Caut ion! Do not d riv e thr oug h f loo ded a reas or w at er of un kn o wn dep th. If you must dr ive through deep wat e r , driv e slowl y to preven t wa ter f[...]

183 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Win ter dr ivin g Ha ve your vehicle winterized at y our a utho rized M ercedes-Benz Center before t he onset o f winter . • Change the engin e oil if the engin e contains an oil w[...]

184 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cruise c ontrol Th e cru ise cont rol allows y o u to drive in a mo re re laxed m anner , for exam ple ov er l ong distances, as it automaticall y ma intains th e set speed by activ[...]

185 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 3 Canceling T o canc el t he cruis e control, brief l y push lever to pos iti on 3. When y ou s tep on t he brake pedal or th e vehicle speed drops below appro x. 2 5 mp h (40 km /h), for e[...]

186 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Mo ving ge ar selec t or l ev er t o po sition “N ” sw itc hes the cruise co ntrol o ff. Wa r n i n g ! Onl y use the c ruise contr ol if the tr a ffic and weath e r[...]

187 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: If t he engine does not brake the v ehicle suf ficiently while driving on a do w ngrade, the s peed yo u set o n t he cruise control ma y be exceeded. In t his case the aut o matic[...]

188 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Brak e assis t sy st em (BAS) The B AS is designed to max imize the veh i cle’s braking capability during emergency braking m aneuvers b y ha ving ma ximum po wer boost applied to[...]

189 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex On ce the brak e pedal is released, the B A S is deactiv ated. The m alfunction in dicat o r l am ps f o r th e ESP are comb ined wit h the B AS malfunct ion indi c at or lam p . The BAS/ES[...]

190 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Antiloc k brak e sy st em (ABS) Im portant! The ABS i mp roves s teeri n g co ntrol of the vehicle during hard b raking ma neuver s. The AB S pr e vents the w heels from loc k ing u[...]

191 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex AB S c on tr ol Th e A B S m a lfu nct ion i ndic ato r la mp - in the in strum en t cluster co me s o n w it h th e key in steer ing lock position 2 and shou l d go out with the engine run[...]

192 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Electronic sta bility progr a m (ESP ) The ESP enhances directional co n trol and redu ces driv ing wheel spin of the veh icle u nder v ario u s d riving conditi ons. Over/unders te[...]

193 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The m alfun ction in dicator lamp for the ESP i s co mbined with that of the B AS. Th e yel low BA S/ ESP m alf un ct ion i ndi cato r l amp i n th e ins trument c lu st er a nd t [...]

194 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E SP con trol swi tch ESP c ontrol swit c h l oc ate d in c ent er conso le. T o i m prov e t he veh icle’s traction when d riving with sno w ch ains, or s tarti ng off i n deep s[...]

195 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : A voi d spinni ng of one driv e wheel. Thi s m a y cau se seriou s d amage to th e d rive t rain which is not cov ered b y the Mercedes-Benz Limited W arranty . The E SP w a rni n g[...]

196 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Le vel control s ys tem (SL 600 on ly) The swit ch is lo cated next t o t he ext erior la mp swit ch 1 Level co nt ro l sw itch 2 Wh eel c ha ng e swi tc h Le v el control swit ch p[...]

197 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Norm al leve l Used for normal ope ration of th e vehicle. At speeds above appro ximatel y 60 mph (95 km/h ) the vehi cle ch assi s is lowered au tom atic ally b y abo ut on e half inc h (1[...]

198 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex At speeds b etw een approximatel y 35 mph (60 km/h ) and 60 mph (9 5 km/h) th e v ehicle c hassis i s lo wered to its norma l lev el. At speeds above appro ximatel y 60 mph (95 km/h[...]

199 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ad apt i ve D amp in g S ys tem ( A DS ) (SL 600 on ly) Dependi ng u pon ro a d sur face condit ions, l oad, drivi ng styl e, A DS w il l a utom a tica lly ad just t h e o p tima l r id e f[...]

200 Wh at you shou ld know at the gas s tatio n Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex What y ou should kno w a t the ga s s tati on Fuel suppl y Open f la p by pus hin g near fr on t (ar ro w). Tur n fu el c ap to the left and ho ld on to it[...]

201 Wh at you shou ld know at the gas s tatio n Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • En gin e oi l En gi ne o il l ev e l check, s ee pa ge 82 o r 2 2 2. Fi ll quan tity betw een uppe r and lo w er dips tic k mark ing le v el: 2.1 US qt (2. 0 l[...]

202 Check regul a rly and before a long trip Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Check regu larl y and befor e a long trip 1 Coolan t lev el Se e “A dding cool ant” on p a ge 224. 2 Win d s h i e l d wa s h e r a n d headl am p cleanin[...]

203 Contents - In strument cluster display Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex In st rume nt c lu ste r dis pl ay Malfunc tion and indic at or lamps in th e ins trument c lus ter .. ....... ..... .... ..204 On-boa rd dia g nos tic sy st em ... .[...]

204 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ma lfu nct ion an d in dic ator la mps in the instr ument c lus ter Gener al i nforma tion: If a bu lb in t he in stru m en t cl uster fails to lig ht u p duri[...]

205 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex An on-boar d diagnos tic co nnector is loca ted in the passenger co mp a rtment near th e engine hood relea se, allo wing the a ccu rate identi f ica tion of sy s tem [...]

206 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat belt w arning lam p W i th th e k ey in steeri n g l oc k position 2, th e s eat be lt wa rn ing lam p com es on , and a warnin g s ou nd s for a sh ort t[...]

207 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fuel reserv e a nd fuel cap placement war ning W i th th e k ey in steeri n g l oc k position 2, th e fuel reserve warn in g lamp comes on. It should go out immediatel[...]

208 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A BS m a lfun ct ion ind ic ator l amp The ABS m alfunction indi cator lamp in the instr um e nt cl uste r c ome s o n wi th t he key in s t eerin g loc k pos [...]

209 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Low engine coolan t lev el w arning lam p W i th th e k ey in steeri n g l oc k position 2, th e w arni ng lam p co m es on. It s houl d g o ou t when th e engine is r[...]

210 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Low wi n dshield and h eadlamp washer sy s t em f luid le vel war ning lam p W i th th e k ey in steeri n g l oc k position 2, th e w arni ng lam p co m es on.[...]

211 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex C h arge i nd i ca tor l amp Shou ld t h e charge ind ica tor lamp fa il to co m e on p ri or to st ar ti n g w h e n th e key is in ste e r i n g l o c k p o s i t i [...]

212 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Roll bar w arni n g lam p W i th th e k ey in steeri n g l oc k position 2, th e ro ll b a r wa rnin g l amp co m e s o n an d go es ou t with the engine runn[...]

213 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex High be am ind i cat or lam p High bea m indicator lamp, see page 86 Additional function indi cator lam ps (in th e odometer displa y) FSS indi c at o r (dis tance, S[...]

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215 Con te nt s - Pr act i cal h int s Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Pr ac tica l hint s Firs t aid kit .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ...... 21 6 St ow ing thing s in t he vehi cle .... .. 2 1 6 V ehicl e to ols .... .. ..... .[...]

216 First aid kit Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index First aid kit The f irs t aid kit i s located in t he st orage compartment behind the seats. S t o win g th ings in t he ve hi cle Wa r n i n g ! T o help a v oid pers onal injury[...]

217 Veh icle t ools Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index V ehicle t ools 1 Tr un k f lo o r 2 St r a p 3 S truc tured spare wh eel 4 Wing nut an d wash e r 5 Jac k arm 6 Jac k base 7 To o l k i t Ro ll ba ck th e f loor mat, lift the trunk f [...]

218 Veh icle ja ck Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Ve h i c l e j a c k See illus tration f or proper s tora ge of jac k, page 2 1 7. Before s t o ring the jack , the jac k arm (5) mus t be lo wered almos t to the ba se (6) of th[...]

219 Fuses Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Fu ses 1 M ain fuse bo x in en g ine com p artment 2 Auxi liar y f us e b ox in t run k on r ea r wall Before replacing a blo w n fuse, deter min e the cause of the short circuit. Spa re fu ses a[...]

220 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Hood To o p e n : T o un loc k the hoo d, pul l relea se le v er und er the dr ive r’s side o f the ins tru ment panel. Pu ll ha nd le (2) up and open ho od. Caut ion! T[...]

221 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index To c l o s e : Lo w er hoo d and let i t dr op into loc k fr om a heig ht of appro x. 1 ft. (30 cm), assi s ting with hand s placed flat on edges of hood (3). T o a void hood da m[...]

222 Chec king engi ne oil level Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index A u t omatic tr ansmission fluid lev el The transmis sion ha s a permanent fil l of aut omatic transmis sion fluid. Re g ular aut omatic tra nsmissio n fluid lev el [...]

223 Chec king engi ne oil level Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index SL 600 1 Oi l di ps ti ck 2 O il f i ller cap Wi pe oil di ps tic k cl ean prior t o chec kin g the engine oil lev el. Full y insert di ps tick in tube, a nd remov e after t[...]

224 Coolan t level Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Coolant l ev el 1 Cap for coola nt reservoi r The c oo lant level can be checked visu ally at t he tra nsparent coolant reserv oir . T o chec k th e coolant l e vel, th e vehicle[...]

225 Coolan t level Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Add i ng coolan t If coolan t has to be add ed, a 50 /50 mix tur e of water and MB antic orrosi on/antif reeze sh ould be ad ded. Mode l SL 500 The d rain plug s for the cooling sy st em[...]

226 Windsh ield and headlamp washer fl uid mixing ratio Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index W i ndshi eld and headlam p was her f luid mixi ng rat io 1 Wi ndshield wa sh er /h ea dlam p clea nin g sy st em f lui d reservoir Ve h i c [...]

227 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Wheels Rep l ace ri m s o r ti res wi th t h e s a me d esi gn a tio n, manuf act u rer and typ e as sho wn on t he o riginal par t. See y o ur aut horized M ercedes-Benz Center f o r fur[...]

228 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index R ota ting wheels Wheel rotati on appl ies on l y when winte r tires are mou n ted on a ll fou r wh ee ls. The wh eels can be rotated accord ing to the d egree of tire w ear while[...]

229 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index No te s: Thoroughl y clean the inner sid e of the wheels an y time you rotate the wheels or wash th e vehicle underside. The u se of retread tires is no t recomm ended. Retread tir es ma [...]

230 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Spare W heel (with Sport P a c kage) The spare w heel ri m siz e is 8 1 / 4 J x 1 7 H2 w it h t ire si ze 245/45 R 1 7 95W . In t h e ca se of a f la t t ire or b rea kd own, you [...]

231 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Changing wheels Move vehi cle to a l evel a re a w hich is a safe di stance from th e roa dwa y . 1 . Fi rmly s et park in g br ake, raise r ol l bar , and tu rn on haza rd warni ng f l a[...]

232 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 6. Using t he wrench, l oos en but do not y et remov e the wheel bo lts. 7 . Remo ve t he protective co ver from the ja c k suppo rt t u be openi n g b y ins erti ng the scre w dr[...]

233 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 8. Insert jac k ar m ful l y in to the tub e hol e up t o t he stop. P lac e ja ck on f irm gr o und . Pos it io n t h e j ack so t ha t i t is alwa ys verti cal (p lum b-l ine ) as s ee [...]

234 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 1 3. Low er veh i cle. Remo ve j a ck and i n sert ja c k tube co v er . Bef ore s tor ing the ja c k, the jac k arm mu st b e low ere d almos t to t he base of th e jack. St o re[...]

235 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Tir e inflation pr essure A table (see fu el f iller f lap) lis ts t he tire inf lation pressures sp ecified f o r Merced es-Benz r ecommended tire s a s w ell as for the v arying oper at[...]

236 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index wa rm tires onl y if pre ssure has droppe d belo w the pressur e list ed in the table and the respectiv e operating conditi ons are t ak en i nt o c o nsi derat ion. An un der inf[...]

237 Battery Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Battery Im portant! Battery rep l acement i n forma tion: The m aintenance-free battery is lo cated in the trunk behind t he ri ght sid e co ver p anel. The servi ce life of the b attery is dep[...]

238 Battery Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Im portant! Do not c lose a door with the w i ndow s f ully closed while t h e p ower su p ply i s in te rr u pte d ( b a t te ry d i s co n n ec t ed o r empty). D oin g so cou ld dam [...]

239 Ju mp st a rt in g Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Jum p s tar ting Impo rt a n t! A d is charge d b atter y ca n fr ee z e a t ap p rox. +1 4 ° F (–1 0 ° C ). In that cas e, it mu st b e thawed ou t befor e jum per ca bles ar e [...]

240 Ju mp st a rt in g Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Proceed a s fo llo ws: 1 . Position t he vehicle with the char ged battery so that t he jum per ca bles will reac h , but ne ver let t he vehicles touch . Make sure th e jum [...]

241 Towing the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Tow i n g t h e v e h i c l e All ex c ept Spor t P ac kage The rea r to wing ey e is loca ted at the right, b elo w t he b u mp e r . T h e fr o n t tow in g eye i s l oc a te d o [...]

242 Towing the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index The vehicle ma y be tow ed with a ll wheels on t he ground a nd t h e sel e ctor lever in po s iti on “N” for di stance s up to 30 miles (50 km) a nd at a speed not t o [...]

243 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Ex te rio r la mp s Rep la cin g bu l bs T o p rev ent a possible electrical short circuit, switc h off la mp pr io r to rep laci n g a bul b . W hen repl aci ng b ulb s, install on ly [...]

244 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Headl amp a ssembl y (Hal ogen) 1 H eadl amp h or izo n tal a dju stme nt sc rew 2 H eadl amp v e rtic al adj ustme nt sc rew 3 High and lo w beam he adl am p co ve r 4 Sq u eez[...]

245 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index B ulb for hig h a nd low bea m (H alo ge n typ e 900 4 ) Sq u ee ze latches (4 ) and r em ove c over (3) upward s. Pull off electri c al con nector (6). Turn cl amp i ng r ing (7) count[...]

246 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Headl amp a ssembl y (X enon) 1 Head lamp hor i zon tal adj ustmen t scr ew 2 Head lamp v erti cal ad justmen t s cr ew 3 A d juster for ho riz on tal ad justme nt sc ale 4 Co v[...]

247 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 8 Turn si gna l, p ar kin g, si de mar ker an d s t and in g lamp b ulb 9 Ele ct rica l c on ne ctor for h ig h be am h eadl amp b u lb 10 Ele ct rica l c on ne cto r for low bea m he a[...]

248 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Adju s t ing hea dl amp a im Correct h eadlam p adjus tment is ex tremel y im portant. T o check and re adj us t a he adlamp , fol low steps 1 through 7 . Plea se not e: • Ad [...]

249 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 5. Hori zont al he adl am p ai m (Lo w b e am s on) : Tu rn a dju sting s crew (1 ) ( R ight fr on t h ead lamp : c ount erc lockw is e to a d just to t he lef t, cl ockw ise to the rig[...]

250 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index T aillam p assemblies 1 Side marker lamp ( 1 0 W/6 cp bulb ) 2 Tur n sig nal lam p (21 W / 32 cp bu l b ) 3 T ai l, parki n g and standin g lamp ( 2 1/4 W/32/ 2 cp b u lb ) Driv[...]

251 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index T o r ep lac e bu lb s: Pu s h th e l o ck i ng but t on ( 1) on th e r ea r of th e l am p suppo rt inwa rd and swing o pen l a m p supp ort. Push d o w n t h e b u l b t o b e c h a n[...]

252 Remo t e control Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Changi ng batt eries in the r emote c ontrol Chec king bat ter ies If the transmit b utto n Œ or ‹ is pressed longe r t han 1 second, t he batt er y chec k l am p in th e tr[...]

253 Remo t e control Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Change batt eries, insert ing ne w ones with plus (+) side fa cing u p. Press battery co ver ont o housing unti l loc ked in pla ce . Impo rt a n t! Batt eries conta in materia ls that[...]

254 Rais ing so f t to p ma nu ally Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Ra is ing so ft top ma nua lly In ca se of malfu nctio n, the po w er soft top ca n also be raised manuall y . This pr ocedure should be perfor med with great ca[...]

255 Rais ing so f t to p ma nu ally Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 5. Pull s oft t op ( 3) o ut of com par tmen t and pla ce i t in its v ertical posi tion. 6. Pull soft t o p bo w (4) o ut of co mpartment. 7 . Pl ace so f t to p fram e[...]

256 Rais ing so f t to p ma nu ally Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 9. Pivo t s un viso rs t o side. R emo ve left and righ t caps (6). 1 0. Using Allenh ead wrench , loc k left and right of soft to p f rame (5) t o windshield he[...]

257 Rais ing so f t to p ma nu ally Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 1 1 . Close s tora ge com pa rtment co ver (2). - Loc k s tora ge compa rtment loc k on right si d e: P l ace o pen-end wren ch on bolt betw e e n rol l bar a nd s tor a[...]

258 Replac ing w iper blad e Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Replac ing wiper blade inser t Wi n ds h i e ld w i pe r b la d e Rem ov a l : Fol d wiper ar m forw ard . Press saf ety tab dow n (1), push wiper blade do wnward (2) a[...]

259 Replac ing w iper blad e Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Headl amp wi per bl ades (Haloge n lam ps) Rem ov a l : Fold wi p er arm forwar d. Pu ll o ut pi n (1 ) a nd re move wiper blade (2). In stalla tio n: Insert wiper blade a nd i[...]

260 Manual releas e of fuel filler fl a p Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Manual release of fuel filler f lap The m anual rel ease k nob is l ocated behind cov er (2 ) in t he right sl ide trunk panel. In case the central lo cki [...]

261 Con te nt s - Ve h ic le ca r e Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex V ehicle car e Cleaning a nd care of the v ehicl e .... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ....262 Po w er w asher ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..263 T ar s tai ns ..... .[...]

262 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Clean ing an d car e of the ve hicle In operati on, yo u r v ehicle is sub j ect ed to v arying ex terna l i nf lu enc es wh ich, if go ne unch ecked,[...]

263 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Scrat che s, corrosiv e deposi ts, corro sion or damage d ue to n egli gen t or in co rrec t ca re ca nno t alwa ys be r em oved or r epair ed wit h t he ca r[...]

264 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Engin e cleani ng Prior to cleani ng the engine co mp artment m ak e su re to protect electrical c om p onents and connectors from th e intrusi on of [...]

265 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Wi n dow cl e a ni ng Use a windo w cleani ng solu tion on all gl ass surfa ces. An aut o motiv e glass c l eane r is recommende d . No te : For sa fety re as[...]

266 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Seat belts The webbing must not be treated wi t h c he mical cleaning agents. Use only clear , lu k ew arm wat er and soap. Do not dry the webbing at [...]

267 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex In gener a l, re gular sp ra ying or cleansi ng with c lea r water is suf ficient to keep the t op clean. W ash th e t op o nl y when heav i l y soiled. Light[...]

268 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Leather u phols tery Usi ng aft er m ar ke t sea t co v ers or w eari ng cl othin g t hat ha ve the tendency t o give off coloring (e.g. when wet etc.[...]

269 Con te nt s - Te c hnica l da ta Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tech nical data Spare par ts servi c e .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 270 W arr anty co v e rag e ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..270 Identi ficatio n label s ... .. .. ..... [...]

270 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Spare par ts service All a uthorized Merced es-Benz Centers maintain a st ock of o riginal s pare pa rts req uir ed fo r maint enance a nd repair w ork. In add ition, s trat e gic[...]

271 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Identification labels 1 Certi f icat ion l abel (left do or pillar) No te : When orderi ng spare parts, plea se specify vehicle identifi cation and engine numbers . 2 VIN, visible (lo wer[...]

272 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex La yo ut of pol y-V -b elt driv e SL 500 1 Aut omatic b elt tensioner 2 Crank shaft 3 Air con ditio ner com pres sor 4 SL 500: Co olan t pum p SL 600: F an SL 600 5 Genera tor (al[...]

273 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T ec hnical dat a Mode l SL 50 0 (1 29.068) 1 SL 600 (1 29 . 07 6) 1 En gin e 11 3 1 2 0 Mod e of op era tion 4- st rok e en gine , g asoline inj ection 4-s troke engine, ga soline inj ec[...]

274 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rims – Tir es 2 M ust o nly be u s ed with spec ial MB aut hor ized snow chains. Rims an d summer ti res (ex c ept Sport P ackage) Ri ms (li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset: 8 1 / 4[...]

275 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 2 M ust o nly be u s ed with spec ial MB aut hor ized snow chains. 3 Mu st not b e use d w ith snow chai ns. Rims an d summer ti res (Sport pac kag e) Mo d el SL 5 00 SL 60 0 Rims fr ont [...]

276 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Electrical sys tem W eights (s ee cer tificatio n ta g ) Main dim en sio ns Gener ato r (alter nat or) 1 4 V/1 50 A Batt ery 1 2V/1 00 Ah St ar te r mo to r SL 500: SL 600: 12 V /[...]

277 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fuels, coolants, lubricants et c . - capacities V ehi cle compo nents and t heir respec tiv e lubricants must mat ch. Therefore use onl y brands test[...]

278 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wi ndshield w a sher and /head lam p clea nin g sy st em V eh icl es witho ut ADS: ap prox . 5. 3 U S qt ( 5. 0 l ) Ve h i c l e s w i t h A [...]

279 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex En gin e oi ls Engin e oils are sp ecif icall y test ed f o r th eir suitability in our engines. Ther ef o re, use onl y engine oils recommend ed b y[...]

280 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Prem ium unle ade d ga s oli ne Caut ion! T o maintain the en gine’ s durabil ity and perf ormance , premium unleaded g asoline mus t be us[...]

281 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Gasoline addi tives A maj or conc ern am ong engine ma nufa cturers is ca rbon build up caused by g a soline. Merced es-Benz recommends the use of on[...]

282 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex t he engin e tem perature will increa se due to t he low er heat transfer capability of th e solution. Therefore, do not use mo re than this [...]

283 Consu mer i nfo rm ation Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Consume r infor mation This has been prepared as r equ ired o f all ma n ufactures of p ass enge r car s u nder T itl e 49 , Cod e of U .S. F ed eral Re gulations, Pa rt 575 p ursu[...]

284 Consu mer i nfo rm ation Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Te m p e ra t u r e The temp erature grades are A (the highes t), B, a nd C, represen ting th e tir e’s resis tance to the generati on of hea t and it s abi li ty t o di [...]

285 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Index A ABS (Ant iloc k bra ke sy st em) ... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 90 Malf unctio n indic a t or la mp . ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 208 A d j u st i n g ste[...]

286 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x B Bab ySmar t TM airbag d ea ctiv a t ion sy s tem .. .. ..... ..... ..... .. 58 Se l f-t es t .. ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .. 58[...]

287 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x D Displ a y ill um i nation .... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 77 Door cont rol pan e l ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... 2[...]

288 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x F ail u re in d ica t o r lam p ... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... 2 1 1 Hea d la mp ass em bl y (Ha l og en) .. ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ... 244 Hea d la mp ass[...]

289 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x I Identi ficatio n label s ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... 27 1 Illumi nated va nity mir ror . ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ... 1 23 Ind icato[...]

290 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x N Night sec u r ity illumina tion ... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... 85 O Odomet er displ a y field .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... 82 On-b[...]

291 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x S Saf ety guideline s for the seat belt, emer gency ten sioning re tractor and airbag .... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .. 67 Seat bel t nonusa ge wa[...]

292 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Inf orm a ti on .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ... 1 60 Ini tiatin g a n emer genc y call .... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 58 Ro adsi[...]

293 In de x Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Wi ndshie l d a nd hea dlam p w asher sy s tem Che c k le v el ... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... 202 Flu id mixing rati o ... ..... .... ... .... ...[...]

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