Vehicleequipment
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This manualdescribesall the standard
and optional equipment of your vehicle
which wasavailable at thetime of pur-
chase. Country-specific differences are
possible. Bear in mind thatyour vehicle
maynot featureall functionsdescribed
here.
Important safetynotes
You will find an illustration of the instrument
cluster in the "At aglance" section
(Y page 24).
G
Risk of accident
Only use the on-board computer when road
and trafficconditionspermit.You would oth-
erwise be distracted and unable to concen-
trate properly on driving, and couldcause an
accident.
G
Risk of accident
If the instrument cluster or multifunction dis-
play fails, no messages can be displayed.
This means that you will not see information
about the driving situation,such as the speed,
outside temperature, warning/indicator
lamps, display messagesorsystem failures.
Handling characteristics may be affected.
Adapt your driving style and speed accord-
ingly.
Immediately consult aqualified specialist
workshop which has the necessary specialist
knowledgeand toolstocarry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends that
you use aMercedes-Benz ServiceCentrefor
this purpose. In particular,work relevant to
safetyoronsafety-related systems must be
carried out at aqualified specialist workshop.
G
Risk of accident
The on-board computer only records and dis-
plays malfunctions and warnings from certain
systems. For this reason, you should always
make sure that your vehicle is safe to use. You
could otherwisecause an accident by driving
an unsafe vehicle.
G
Risk of accident and injury
The operating safety of your vehicle could be
jeopardisedifmaintenance work is carried
out incorrectly. As aresult, you could lose
control of the vehicle and cause an accident.
In addition,the safety systemsmay no longer
be able to protectyou or othersasthey are
designedtodo.
Always have maintenancework carried out at
aqualified specialist workshop.The qualified
specialist workshop must havethe necessary
specialist knowledge and tools to carry out
the workrequired. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use aMercedes-Benz Service
Centrefor this purpose. In particular,work
relevant to safetyoronsafety-related sys-
tems must be carried out at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Displays and operation
Coolant temperature gauge
The coolant temperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the right-hand side.
Under normal operating conditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant tem-
perature may rise to 120 †.
The coolant temperature may rise to the top
end of the scale at high outsidetemperatures
and on long uphill stretches.
Rev counter
The red band in the rev counterindicatesthe
engine'soverrevving range.
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Do not drive in theoverrevving range.
Doing so willdamage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protectthe
enginewhen the red band is reached.
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Displays and operation
On-boardcomputerand displays
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