User manual MERCEDES-BENZ VITO

Operating Instructions Vito Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Symbols G H ! i E Warning Environmental note Possible vehicle damage Tip Action required ee Continuation symbol ( e page) Page reference Display On-board computer display The illustrations in these Operating Instructions apply to a left-hand-drive vehicle. In particular, the layout of switches, levers, stowage compartments, etc., differs accordingly on right-hand-drive vehicles. The layout of switches and the location of indicator and warning lamps may vary and/or individual indicator and warning lamps may be deactivated depending on your vehicle's equipment. The vehicle can be equipped with version A or version B of the instrument cluster. Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Thank you for choosing MercedesBenz. Please familiarise yourself with your vehicle, its operation and the driving, control and convenience functions. Please read the Operating Instructions before starting your first journey. This will help you to get more enjoyment from your vehicle and avoid endangering yourself and others. The equipment in the vehicle may differ from some of the descriptions and illustrations you see here as the scope of delivery depends on the equipment ordered. These Operating Instructions also describe items of equipment available as optional extras, if their operation needs explanation. Country-specific vehicle equipment, limited availability of optional equipment or different product designations are possible in certain countries. DaimlerChrysler reserves the right to change the design, equipment and technical features. For this reason, no claims may be based on the data, illustrations or descriptions contained in these Operating Instructions. If you have any further questions, your nearest Mercedes-Benz Service Centre will be pleased to assist you. The Operating Instructions, Brief Instructions, Maintenance Booklet and any Equipment Supplements are an integral part of the vehicle. You should therefore always keep them in the vehicle and pass them on to the new owner if you sell the vehicle. The technical documentation team at DaimlerChrysler AG wishes you safe and pleasant motoring. Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Contents Keywords Introduction Protection of the environment. . . . . . . 15 Operating safety and vehicle approval. 16 1 At a glance 20 22 29 30 31 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 On-board computer without steering wheel buttons - version A . . . . . . . . . 102 On-board computer with steering wheel buttons - version A . . . . . . . . . 104 On-board computer without steering wheel buttons - version B . . . . . . . . . 118 On-board computer with steering wheel buttons - version B . . . . . . . . . 120 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Good visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Driving and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Shifting gears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Operating the vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Driving systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 4 3 Controls 62 79 81 97 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refuelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transporting loads with the vehicle. . Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 215 217 235 237 Operation Cleaning and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 5 Practical advice 264 270 315 316 325 336 337 340 341 Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrument cluster versions . . . . . . . . . Steering wheel with buttons . . . . . . . . Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Where will I find...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Batteries for the remote control . . . . Locking and unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic transmission. . . . . . . . . . . Jump-starting, towing and tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Technical data Occupant safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 General safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts. . . . . . Vehicle electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle identification plates . . . . . . . Operating data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 348 349 350 360 Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Keywords A AAS see Start-off assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 ABS see Anti-lock braking system . . . . 177 Acceleration skid control (ASR) . . . 183 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 272 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 270 Accessories and conversions see Add-on equipment . . . . . 17, 347 Adapter cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Additional battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Additional turn signal lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 328- 329 Additional turn signals Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Air conditioning Automatic climate control in the rear compartment . . . . . . . . . . 157 Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Economy mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Reheat function (dehumidification) 156 Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Special settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Air distribution adjustment (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Setting (air-conditioning system) . 155 Setting (heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Air filter Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Air pressure see Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . 57, 352 Air suspension see Electronic level control (ENR) . 198 Airbag Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Driver's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 How the airbags work . . . . . . . . . . . 42 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Thorax/side-impact airbags . . . . . . 43 Windowbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Air-conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . 152 Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Air-recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . 155 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Residual heat Malfunction . . . . . . 298 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Airflow adjustment (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 (heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Setting (air-conditioning system) . 155 Air-recirculation mode Air-conditioning system . . . . . . . . 155 Automatic climate control . . . . . . . 163 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Antifreeze additives see Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . 177 Display message . . . . . . . . . 284, 288 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 273 Anti-theft alarm system (ATA) . . . . . . 79 Stop alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Anti-theft alarm system (EDW) Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Anti-theft system see Anti-theft alarm system (ATA) . 79 Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 ASR see Acceleration skid control . . . . 183 Attachments see Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . 159 Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Air-recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . 163 Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Economy mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Rear compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 3 Keywords Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Special settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 179 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 180 Releasing the parking lock manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Shift ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Auxiliary heating Heater booster function . . . . . . . . 170 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 With water heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Auxiliary heating and ventilating system Observe when selling the vehicle . 256 Auxiliary heating and ventilation . . 166 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 B BAS see Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Changing (auxiliary heating remote control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Changing (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Charge indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 275 Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Note on care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Reconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Removing/fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Belt force limiters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Bio-diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Bleeding the fuel system . . . . . . . . . 316 Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 347 Body/equipment mounting directives for trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Bonnet Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Bonnet release lever Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Brake Brake lining wear (display message) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Brake lining wear indicator lamp . . 276 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Brake Assist (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 272 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Brake lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Brake lining Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Brake linings Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Brakes Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 270- 271 C Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Cassette player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 CD player/CD changer . . . . . . 109, 125 Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Central locking system Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Central unlocking Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62- 63 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Changing bulbs Additional turn signal lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328- 329 Dipped-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 326 Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Interior lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 License plate lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 4 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Keywords Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Rear lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326- 327 Changing lamps see Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Chassis number see Vehicle identification number . 349 Child -proof door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 -proof hinged window lock . . . . . . . 55 -proof sliding sunroof lock . . . . . . . 55 Seat securing system ISOFIX . . . . . 52 seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Child seat ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Suitable positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Children In the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Cleaning After driving off-road or on construction sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Engine wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 High-pressure cleaning . . . . . . . . . 245 In the automatic car wash . . . . . . . 246 Light alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Cleaning and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Cockpit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Constant headlamp mode . 113, 132, 138 Consumption statistics (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 134 Control panel overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Convenience closing feature . . . . . . . 66 Conversions and accessories see Add-on equipment . . . . . 17, 347 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Temperature gauge (Vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . 124 Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Correct use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Display message . . . . . . . . . 287, 295 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 D Delayed switch-off . . . . . . . . . 114, 133 Diesel Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Low outside temperatures . . . . . . 243 Reserve fuel warning lamp . . . . . . 278 Tank content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setting the unit (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . 112, 129 Setting the unit (vehicles without steering wheel buttons) . . . . . 103 Digital Speedometer (Vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . 108 Digital total distance recorder . . . . . 16 Dipped beam headlamps Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Dipped-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . 138 Automatic headlamp mode* . . . . . 138 Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 325- 326 Constant headlamp mode (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 132 Direction of rotation, tyres . . . . . . . . 59 Display Vehicles with steering wheel buttons Display messages . . . . . . . . . . 284 Outside temperature . . . 108, 124 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 5 Keywords Standard display . . . . . . 108, 124 Vehicles without steering wheel buttons Display messages . . . . . . 283 Doors Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Downhill gradients Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Driver's door and co-driver's door . . 67 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Driving on rough terrain see Driving off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Driving safety system ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 EBV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Driving system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 E E box fan Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 e mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 EBD see Electronic brake-power distribution (EBV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Electric sliding door* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Electrical heater booster system . . 171 Electrical/electronic equipment Retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Electronic brake-power distribution (EBV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Electronic communications equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Electronic level control (ENR) . . . . . 198 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 274 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Electronic traction support (4-ETS) 184 Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Emergency locking Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Emergency unlocking Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Engine Changing the power output . . . . . . 16 Diagnostics, indicator lamp . . . . . . 279 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Maximum speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Starting with the key . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Checking the oil level (dipstick) . . 255 Checking the oil level (on-board computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 SAE classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Error memory see Malfunction memory (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 126 ESP® see Electronic Stability Program . . 184 Exterior lighting Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Constant headlamp mode (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 132 6 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Keywords Delayed switch-off (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 133 Locator lighting (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . 114, 132 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 F Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Flat tyre Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 317 Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Fording depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Front foglamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 325- 326 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . 214, 357 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Fuel filter with water separator . . . 315 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Fuel tank Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Fuse box under the driver's seat . . 334 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Fuse allocation . . . . . . . . . . 332, 335 G Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Clearing the memory . . . . . . . . . . . 208 General driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 General safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Genuine parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 H Hand brake see Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Headlamp Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . 146, 253 Headlamp flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Headlamp mode (automatic) . . . . . . 138 Headlamp range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Headlamps Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 325- 326 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Misted up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Air-recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . 150 Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Heating in the rear compartment . 150 Special settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 High-pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . 245 I Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Indicator and warning lamp Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Engine diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 LIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Tyre pressure monitoring system . 280 Indicator and warning lamps . . . . . 270 AAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 273 Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 270, 272 BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 272 Battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Brake lining wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270- 271 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 E box fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Electronic level control (ENR) . . . . 282 Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 274 LIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF . . . . . . . 298 Poly-V-belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Preglow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 7 Keywords SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Water separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Indicator lamp see Indicator and warning lamp Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . 22, 26, 99 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Instrument cluster illumination see Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . 101 Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Interior lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Interior lighting Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Interior lighting, rear . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Interior motion sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Intermittent wipe Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 ISOFIX child seat securing system . . 52 J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Aligning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 K Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . 336 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 L Lamps Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Language Display (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . 112, 130 Lashing eyelet Permissible tensile load . . . . . . . . 354 Lashing eyelets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Lashing points and lashing materials Permissible tensile load . . . . . . . . 354 Lashing points and materials . . . . . 219 License plate lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 326, 328 Lighting Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Exterior, see Exterior lighting . . . . 325 Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Interior, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Interior, rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Lights Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Headlamp range control . . . . . . . . 139 Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Reading lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 LIM indicator lamp Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Load compartment Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Floor (retractable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Load distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Load protection grille . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Full-height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Load protection net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Loading guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Loads Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217- 218 Locator lighting Setting (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . 114, 132 Locking Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 8 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Keywords M Main fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Main-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 325- 326 Maintenance points under the front flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Malfunction memory (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 126 Manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Maximum speed Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Menu (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 124 Malfunction memory . . . . . . 109, 126 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 125 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 124 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 126 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 135 Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 134 Messages Vehicles with steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Vehicles without steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Modifying the programming Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 O On-board computer Vehicles with steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 120 Vehicles without steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 118 One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . 180 Opening and closing the tailgate From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Opening/closing the windows . . . . . 74 Operating the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Outside temperature display Vehicles with steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 124 Vehicles without steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 119 Overhead control panel Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Overrevving range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Overview Menus (Vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . 106, 122 P Parking aid see Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Parking lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Parktronic (PTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Cleaning sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 warning display . . . . . . . . . . 196, 304 Parktronic (PTS)sensor range . . . . . 195 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Permanent Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . 190 Petrol Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Minimum grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Reserve fuel warning lamp . . . . . . 278 Tank content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Poly-V-belt Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Power supply Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 9 Keywords Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Practical advice Auxiliary heating system . . . . . . . . 307 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . 309 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Fuel and fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Headlamps and turn signals . . . . . 312 Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Preparing for a journey . . . . . . . . . . 171 Checks in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 172 Visual check of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Protection of the environment . . . . . 15 PTS see Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Pulling away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 R Radio Changing stations (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 124 Setting station selection (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 133 Rail transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Rain sensor Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Reading lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Rear bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Rear door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Closing from the outside . . . . . . . . . 73 Opening from the outside . . . . . . . . 72 Opening/closing from the inside . . 74 Rear foglamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Rear lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Remote control Changing the batteries (auxiliary heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Programming (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Replacing bulbs Indicator and warning lamps . . . . . 281 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . 257 Reserve fuel Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Residual heat Automatic climate control . . . . . . . 163 Restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Child restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . 46 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SRS (supplemental) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Thorax/side-impact airbags . . . . . . 43 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Windowbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Retreaded tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Reverse gear Engaging (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Engaging (manual transmission) . . 179 Reverse warning feature . . . . . . . . . 215 Reversing lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Roof load, maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 354 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 S SAE classification (engine oils) . . . . 239 Safety notes, general . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Seat Co-driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Suspension seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 10 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Keywords Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adjusting the height . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Seats and Bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Service life, tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Service products Bio-diesel fuel (FAME fuel) . . . . . . 241 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Filling capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Setting the date Vehicles with steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Vehicles without steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Settings Factory (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62- 63 Reset submenus (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . 127 Resetting all (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . 127 Shift ranges Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . 181 Side lamp Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Side lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Side window Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Closing manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Rear compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Under the rear of the vehicle . . . . 267 Spectacles compartment . . . . . . . . . 204 Speed Limiting, see Speedtronic . . . . . . . 188 Setting, see Cruise control . . . . . . 193 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Setting the unit (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . 129 Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Display message . . . . . 286- 287, 295 Permanent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 275 Start-off assist system (AAS) Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Start-off assist(AAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Buttons (Vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . 104, 120 with buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Stopping the vehicle and switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Storage, tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Stowage spaces and stowage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Spectacles compartment . . . . . . . 204 Steering wheel stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Stowage compartment in the centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Stowage compartment in the dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Stowage compartment in the door 203 Stowage compartment on the co-driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 11 Keywords Submenu Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . 111, 129 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 132 Overview of settings . . . . . . 111, 128 Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 127 Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 133 Surround lighting see Locator lighting . . . . . . 114, 132 Switch Parktronic (PTS) on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Switch unit centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 T Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Opening/closing from the outside . 71 Tank Reserve, warning lamp . . . . . . . . . 278 Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Technical data Filling capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Vehicle dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Vehicle weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Operation (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . 116, 135 Temperature adjustment (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Setting (air-conditioning system) . 154 Setting (heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Setting the unit (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . 112, 129 Setting the unit (vehicles without steering wheel buttons) . . . . . 103 Thermotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Tightening torques Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 354 Time Setting the clock Vehicles with steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 131 Vehicles without steering wheel buttons . . . . . . . . 103, 119 TIREFIT kit Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Total distance recorder . . . . . 102, 119 Setting the unit (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . 112, 129 Setting the unit (vehicles without steering wheel buttons) . . . . . 103 Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 119 Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 TPMS see Tyre pressure monitor . . . . . . 185 Trailer Adapter cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Driving when towing . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Towing with Parktronic . . . . . . . . . 197 Trailer coupling Installation dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Trailer coupling, installation dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Trailer tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 306 Adapter cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Detachable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Notes on care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 306 Transportation aids Load compartment cover . . . . . . . 226 Load compartment floor (retractable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Load protection grille . . . . . . . . . . 224 Load protection net . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Transporting Load compartment variations . . . . 219 Load distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 12 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Keywords Securing a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Transportation aids . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Trip computer (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . 115, 134 Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 119 Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Troubleshooting Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . 303 Driving systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 325- 326 Twin co-driver's seat . . . . . . . . 85, 204 Two-way radio Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Tyre age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 load-bearing capacity . . . . . . . . . . . 58 maximum speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Tyre pressure Calling up (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Display message . . . . . . . . . 286, 294 monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Monitoring (on-board computer) . . 185 Setting the unit (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . 131 Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Tyre sealant TIREFIT Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 351 Direction of rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Retreaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 U Uphill gradients Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 V Variable Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Vehicle Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Correct use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Emergency unlocking . . . . . 337, 339 Identification number . . . . . . . . . . 349 Individual settings (vehicles with steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 126 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Vehicle assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Vehicle identification plates . . . . . . 349 Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 W Warning and indicator lamps Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Warning signal Audible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Washer fluid Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Wear, tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Wearing seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Wheel bolts Retightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Tightening torque . . . . . . . . 324, 354 Wheels Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 13 Keywords Window Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Washing system . . . . . . . . . 145, 253 Windows Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Cleaning the windscreen . . . . . . . . 245 Windscreen Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Windscreen washer fluid Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Wiping with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . 257 Winter diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Setting a limit speed . . . . . . . . . . . 190 14 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Introduction Protection of the environment Protection of the environment Remove roof racks once you no longer need them. I A regularly serviced vehicle will contribute to environmental protection. You should therefore adhere to the service intervals. I Always have maintenance work carried out at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Personal driving style I Do not depress the accelerator pedal when starting the engine. I Do not warm up the engine with the vehicle stationary. I Drive carefully and maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front. I Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration. I Change gear in good time and use each / gear only up to 2 3 of its maximum engine speed. I Switch off the engine in stationary traffic. I Returning used vehicles Mercedes-Benz will take back your Mercedes-Benz to dispose of it in an environmentally-responsible manner, in accordance with the European Union (EU) End of Life Vehicles Directive. Depending on national regulations, the return of used vehicles applies to vehicles up to 3.5 t permissible gross weight. The Vito has already been meeting legal requirements for design in terms of suitability for recycling and reuse of parts for several years. There is a network of collection points and vehicle dismantlers where your vehicle can be recycled in an environmentally-responsible manner. The methods employed in vehicle and parts recycling are continuously being further developed and improved. The Vito will therefore meet even future, legally required increases in recycling quotas within the specified time. You can obtain further information from the Mercedes-Benz homepage for your country or by contacting your local Mercedes-Benz hotline number. H Environmental note DaimlerChrysler's declared policy is one of integrated environmental protection. The objectives are for the natural resources which form the basis of our existence on this planet to be used sparingly and in a manner which takes the requirements of both nature and humanity into account. You too can help to protect the environment by operating your vehicle in an environmentally-responsible manner. Fuel consumption and the rate of engine, transmission, brake and tyre wear depend on the following factors: I Operating conditions of your vehicle I Your personal driving style You can influence both factors. You should bear the following in mind: Operating conditions I Avoid short trips as these increase fuel consumption. I Make sure that the tyre pressures are always correct. I Do not carry any unnecessary weight. I Keep an eye on the vehicle's fuel consumption. Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 15 Introduction Operating safety and vehicle approval Operating safety and vehicle approval Registering your vehicle Mercedes-Benz may ask its Service Centres to carry out technical inspections on certain vehicles to improve their quality or safety. If you did not purchase your vehicle from an authorised specialist dealer and your vehicle has never been inspected at a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre, it is possible that your vehicle is not registered in your name with Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz can only inform you about vehicle checks if it has your registration data. It is advisable to register your vehicle with a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible about any change of address or vehicle ownership. Digital speedometer and total distance recorder Do not attempt to modify the electronically stored total distance reading for the vehicle by tampering with the electronics. If the total distance reading has been altered and you subsequently sell the vehicle but do not inform the buyer, this may constitute a punishable offence under local legislation. Changing the engine power output Any tampering with the electronic engine management system in order to increase the engine power output will lead to the invalidation of the vehicle's general operating permit and its insurance cover as well as to the loss of guarantee and warranty rights. Changes in power output require the vehicle to be recertified and must be reported to the vehicle insurers. Tyres, suspension, brakes and cooling systems must be adapted to the increased engine power output. Tampering with the electronic engine management system will change emission levels and the operating safety of the engine cannot always be guaranteed. Increased power could cause malfunctions and consequential damage to other assemblies. If the power output of the vehicle's engine has been modified and you subsequently sell the vehicle but do not inform the G Risk of injury Tampering with electronic components and their software could cause these to stop working. Due to the networked structure of the electronics, systems could be affected that should not be altered in any way. Malfunctions in the electronics could considerably jeopardise the operating safety of your vehicle. All maintenance work should be carried out at a qualified specialist workshop. DaimlerChrysler recommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this purpose, as these centres have the necessary specialist knowledge and tools to carry out the work required. In particular, all work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried out at a qualified specialist workshop. Other work carried out incorrectly or modifications to the vehicle may also jeopardise operating safety. Some safety systems only function while the engine is running. Therefore, do not switch off the engine when driving. 16 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Introduction Operating safety and vehicle approval buyer, this may constitute a punishable offence under local legislation. Attachments, bodies, equipment and conversions Mercedes-Benz recommends genuine Mercedes-Benz parts and conversion parts and accessories that have been approved by Mercedes-Benz expressly for the type of vehicle concerned. These parts have been specially tested to establish their safety, reliability and suitability. from approved body/equipment mounting directives Approval from official test centres or official approbations cannot rule out risks to your safety. You can obtain body/equipment mounting directives from: Telephone: +49 (0)711 17 58 438 Fax: +49 (0)711 17 32 323 or on the Internet at: http://abh-infoportal.mercedes-benz.com You may obtain further information from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Correct use Observe the following when using your vehicle: I ! For safety reasons, have bodies manufactured and fitted in accordance with the valid Mercedes-Benz body/equipment mounting directives. These body/equipment mounting directives ensure that the chassis and the body form one unit and that maximum operating and road safety is achieved. For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that: I no other modifications be made to the vehicle agreement should be obtained from Mercedes-Benz in the event of deviations the safety notes in these Operating Instructions national road traffic regulations national road traffic licensing regulations I I I Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 17 18 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Instrument cluster versions . . . . 22 Steering wheel with buttons . . . . 29 Centre console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Switch units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 1 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 19 At a glance Cockpit Cockpit 1 20 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Cockpit Function 1 Combination switch · Turn signal · Windscreen wipers · Main-beam headlamps 2 Cruise control lever · Cruise control · Speedtronic 3 4 Instrument cluster · Steering wheel · Steering wheel with buttons 5 6 Horn Mobile phone fittings 209 191 188 22, 26 97 29 d e 140 144 140 8 9 a b c Page 7 Function Warning display for Parktronic system Rain/light sensor Overhead control panel Opens the glove compartment Glove compartment Centre console (COMAND, Audio system or tachograph, see the separate Operating Instructions) Switch unit with hazard warning lamps switch Ignition lock 32 203 203 30 j k l m n 31 67 o Page 194 f g h Function Adjusts the steering wheel Cleans the headlamps Releases the parking brake Opens the bonnet Parking brake Auxiliary heating Adjusts the seat electrically Door control panel Light switch Page 97 146 178 249 178 166 81 33 138 1 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 21 At a glance Instrument cluster versions Instrument cluster versions 1 Version A 22 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Instrument cluster versions Function 1 2 Indicator and warning lamps , Button · Instrument lighting brighter · Setting the time · Display settings (for vehicles without steering wheel buttons) 3 . Button · Instrument lighting dimmer · Display settings (for vehicles without steering wheel buttons) 4 5 6 7 8 Fuel gauge with reserve fuel warning lamp Speedometer Display Rev counter Reset button 4 101 119 101 119 119 Page 23 9 Function 5 Button Indicator and warning lamps . Bulb defective 9 Door open A Main-beam headlamps R Fan for electronics box defective ú Electronic level control (ENR) < Fasten seat belt # Battery not being charged 2 Brake pads/linings worn 278 101 118, 120 101 99 7 Parking brake applied & Turn signal, left m Speed limiter q Preglow indicator lamp 281 64 140 281 198 37, 281 275 276 178 140 188 173, 278 ASR warning lamp - ABS malfunction ± Engine diagnostic indicator lamp N Engine oil level too low / Turn signal, right 6 Brake fluid level too low EBV malfunction 1 Restraint systems malfunction D Coolant temperature too high / Coolant level too low M Water in fuel filter A Reserve fuel warning lamp Page 99 Function k ASR or AAS malfunction BAS malfunction v ESP warning lamp ® Page 272 272 184, 270 183, 270 273 279 276 140 271 270 39, 275 277 277 280 278 ee 1 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 23 At a glance Instrument cluster versions Function Page 279 280, 296 1 È Air filter dirty J Washer fluid level too low i Vehicles with steering wheel buttons: Corresponding messages may also be shown in display 6 (e page 284). 24 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Instrument cluster versions 1 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 25 At a glance Instrument cluster versions Version B 1 26 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Instrument cluster versions Function 1 Instrument cluster in vehicles without steering wheel buttons Instrument cluster in vehicles with steering wheel buttons 5 In vehicles without steering wheel buttons: · Changes the standard display · Selects menu 4 > In vehicles with steering wheel buttons: Checks the engine oil level 5 6 Reset button 0 Speedometer with: Indicator and warning lamps 7 8 Indicator and warning lamps Display on vehicles without steering wheel buttons 27 119 254 99 101 119 Page 99 9 a 99 b Function Display on vehicles with steering wheel buttons Rev counter with Indicator and warning lamps ,, . Instrument cluster illumination brighter/dimmer Fuel gauge with: · Reserve fuel warning lamp · Location indicator for fuel filler flap Ö: fuel filler cap is on the left Indicator and warning lamps v ESP® warning lamp ASR warning lamp / Coolant level too low D Coolant temperature too high 184, 270 183, 270 277 277 101 Page 120 101 Function 1 Restraint systems malfunction 6 Brake fluid level too low EBV malfunction N Engine oil level warning ± Engine diagnostic indicator lamp q Preglow system & Turn signal, left X Tyre pressure warning lamp J Windscreen washer/ headlamp cleaning system washer fluid level too low 9 Door open 2 Brake pads/linings worn / Turn signal, right - ABS malfunction k ASR or AAS malfunction BAS malfunction Page 275 271 271 276 279 173, 278 140 280 280 1 2 3 c 101 278 281 276 140 273 272 272 ee Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 27 At a glance Instrument cluster versions Function Page 270 279 278 280 Function # Battery charge malfunction R Fan for electronics box defective . Bulb defective Page 275 281 281 Function 7 Parking brake applied B Dipped-beam headlamps on A Main-beam headlamps on < Fasten seat belt Page 178 138 140 281 1 # ESP® malfunction ; Air filter dirty A Reserve fuel / Water in the fuel i Vehicles without steering wheel buttons: there is a digital fuel gauge in display 8. Vehicles with steering wheel buttons: there is an analogue fuel gauge in the rev counter. i Vehicles with steering wheel buttons: Corresponding messages may also be shown in display 6 (e page 283). 28 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Steering wheel with buttons Steering wheel with buttons 1 Function Display Controls on-board computer 2 Selecting a submenu or adjusting the volume æ Up/increases the volume - Down/decreases the volume 3 Using the telephone í Accepts a call/ starts dialling ì Ends a call/rejects an incoming call 135 120 5 Page 120 4 Function Jumping from one menu to another è Forwards ÿ Back Jumping from one submenu to another j Forwards k Back 120 Page 120 1 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 29 At a glance Centre console Centre console Function 1 2 Stowage compartment · Heating control panel · Air-conditioning control panel · Automatic climate control panel 3 COMAND, Audio system or tachograph, see the separate Operating Instructions Stowage compartment Ashtray with cup holder Cigarette lighter Centre console switch unit 201 200, 205 200 31 Page 201 147 152 159 1 4 5 6 7 30 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Switch units Switch units Centre console 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Function Electric sliding door, lefthand side Switches the rear window heater on/off Activates/deactivates ASR Switches the hazard warning lamps on/off Central locking of entire vehicle/rear doors Switches the Parktronic system on/off Electric sliding door, righthand side Page 68 146 183 b 140 c 63 194 68 8 9 a Function Switches the right-hand seat heater on/off Rear interior lighting PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp Switches the rear window wiper on/off Switches the left-hand seat heater on/off Page 96 143 51 145 96 1 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 31 At a glance Switch units Roof Function 1 2 3 4 Hands-free microphone for telephone X Switches the righthand reading lamp on/off T Sliding/tilting sunroof S Switches automatic interior lighting on/off 141 8 Page 209 141 6 7 5 Function Spectacles compartment Not available with the antitheft alarm system (ATA) W Interior lighting, permanently on U Front/rear sliding sunroof selector switch X Switches the lefthand reading lamp on/off Page 204 79 142 77 141 1 32 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch At a glance Switch units Driver's door 1 Function Door control panel · Adjusts the exterior mirrors · Opens/closes the sliding sunroof · Opens/closes the hinged window · Override switches for hinged window in the rear compartment and for the sliding/tilting sunroof 2 3 4 Opens the door Adjusts the driver's seat Memory function 98 74 76 54 Page 1 67 81 83 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 33 34 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Safety Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 General safety notes. . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 2 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 35 Safety Occupant safety Occupant safety Restraint systems occupant movement in the event of an accident I I 2 This section will familiarise you with the most important features of the restraint systems in your vehicle. In the event of an accident, your vehicle may collide with another object, e.g. another vehicle. This may cause your vehicle to accelerate or decelerate suddenly. During this acceleration or deceleration, the vehicle occupants are always thrown towards the force of the impact. This means that there is a risk of vehicle occupants being injured on the vehicle interior or on parts of the vehicle. The purpose of supplementary restraint systems, i.e. principally the seat belts supplemented by belt tensioners, belt force limiters and airbags where necessary, is to minimise this risk of injury. However, seat belts and airbags are generally unable to prevent injuries caused by objects penetrating the vehicle from the outside. The most important restraint systems are: I I Additional protection is provided by: The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) consisting of: I 1 warning lamp I I I the seat belt helps to keep the vehicle occupant in the best position in relation to the airbag for example, in a head-on collision, the seat belt can more adequately prevent the occupant from being propelled towards the force of the impact, and is thus better suited to prevent injury I Belt tensioners Belt force limiters Airbag system i An airbag increases the degree of protection afforded to a vehicle occupant who is wearing a seat belt and is therefore supplemental to the seat belt. All vehicle occupants must wear their seat belt correctly at all times, even if the vehicle is equipped with airbags. This is because ­ on the one hand ­ airbags are not deployed in all types of accident, as in some situations airbag deployment would not increase the protection afforded to vehicle occupants, provided they are wearing their seat belt correctly. On the other hand, airbag deployment only provides increased protection if the seat belt is worn correctly, because: Thus, in accident situations where an airbag is deployed, it only provides protection in addition to the seat belt if the seat belt is being worn correctly. G Risk of injury Seat belts Restraint systems for children, as they are the most effective means to restrict Modifications to or work performed incorrectly on restraint systems (seat belts, anchorages, belt tensioners, belt force limiters or airbags) or their wiring, as well as work on other networked electronic systems, may prevent the restraint systems from working correctly. Airbags and belt tensioners could fail, e.g. in the event of an accident, the deceleration force of which would normally be sufficient to trigger the systems, or could be triggered unintentionally. Never carry out any modifications on the restraint systems. Never tamper with electronic components and their software. 36 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Safety Occupant safety Seat belts certain circumstances this could even cause severe or fatal injuries. Make sure that all vehicle occupants in particular, pregnant women wear their seat belt correctly at all times. You must make sure that the belt: I is routed as low as possible across your pelvic area, i.e. across your hip joints and not across your abdomen I fits closely I is not twisted I is routed across the middle of your shoulder I is not routed across your neck or under your arm I fits closely across your pelvic area, by pulling upwards on the shoulder section of the belt Do not secure any objects with a seat belt if the seat belt is being used by one of the vehicle's occupants. Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter coat. Do not route the belt strap across sharpedged or fragile objects, especially if these are on or in your clothing, e.g. spectacles, pencils, keys, etc. The seat belt strap could be damaged and you could be injured. Only one person should use each seat belt at any one time. On no account should children travel sitting on the lap of another occupant. It would not be possible to restrain the child, and the child or other vehicle occupants could be injured seriously in the event of abrupt braking or even fatally in the event of an accident. Persons under 1.50 m tall or under twelve years of age cannot wear the seat belts properly. They therefore require additional suitable restraint systems on appropriate seats for protection in an accident. Always follow the manufacturer's installation instructions when fitting a child seat. G Risk of injury Airbags provide additional protection; however they are not a replacement for the seat belts. To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries, make sure that all occupants in particular, pregnant women wear their seat belt correctly at all times, have adopted a normal sitting position, and that their seat is positioned as close to the vertical as possible. 2 The most important restraint systems are the seat belts and restraint systems for children in the vehicle. In the event of an accident, they are the most effective means of preventing vehicle occupants from moving in the direction of the impact and thus reducing the danger of them hitting parts of the vehicle interior. G Risk of injury i In many countries there are laws concerning the use of seat belts and child restraint systems. G Risk of injury A seat belt which is not worn, which is worn incorrectly, or which has not been engaged in the seat belt buckle correctly, cannot perform its intended protective function. Under A seat belt only offers its intended degree of protection if the backrest is positioned as close to the vertical as possible and the occupant is sitting upright. Avoid seat positions that prevent the seat belt from being correctly routed . You should therefore position the backrest as close to the vertical as possible. Never drive with the backrest tilted too far back. You could otherwise be seriously or fatally injured in the event of an accident or sudden braking. ee Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 37 Safety Occupant safety G 2 Risk of injury Wearing seat belts E E Click belt tongue 2 into seat belt buckle 4. If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder section of the belt to tighten it across your body. Adjust the belt to the appropriate height as necessary. To release the seat belt: press release button 3 on seat belt buckle 4. The seat belt cannot function correctly if the belt or buckle is dirty or damaged. Keep the belt and buckle clean, otherwise the belt tongue cannot engage correctly. Regularly check the seat belts to make sure that they: I are not damaged I are not routed over sharp edges I are not trapped Otherwise the belt could tear in the event of an accident. You or others could be seriously or fatally injured. Have seat belts which have been damaged or subjected to heavy loads in an accident replaced and have their anchorages checked. Mercedes-Benz recommends that, for safety reasons, you only use seat belts which have been specially approved for your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz. E E Belt height adjustment G Risk of accident Only adjust the seat belt height when the vehicle is stationary and the pedal-operated parking brake is applied. You could otherwise lose control of the vehicle as a result of seat adjusting movements and thereby endanger yourself and others. 1 Belt sash guide 2 Belt tongue 3 Release button 4 Buckle E E Adjust the belt to a height that allows it to be routed across the middle of your shoulder. To fasten the seat belt: pull the belt smoothly out of the belt reel. Route the belt across your shoulder. 38 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Safety Occupant safety Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) consists of: I I I I 1 warning lamp Belt tensioners Belt force limiters Airbag system with: I Airbag control unit I 5 Release button E To raise: slide belt sash guide 1 upwards. Belt sash guide 1 engages in various positions. To lower: keep release button 5 pressed. Adjust belt sash guide 1 to the appropriate height. Let go of release button 5 and make sure that belt sash guide 1 has engaged. Airbags 1 warning lamp The SRS regularly performs a self-check when the ignition is switched on and while the engine is running. This allows faults to be detected in good time. The 1 warning lamp in the instrument panel lights up when you switch on the ignition and goes out a few seconds after the engine is started. E E E does not light up when you switch on the ignition I does not go out after the engine has been running for a few seconds I lights up again Individual systems could be triggered inadvertently or could fail in the event of an accident with a high rate of vehicle deceleration. If any of the above occurs, have the SRS checked and repaired immediately at a qualified specialist workshop which has the necessary specialist knowledge and tools to carry out the work required. Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this purpose. In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried out at a qualified specialist workshop. I 2 Triggering of belt tensioners, belt force limiters and airbags In the event of a collision, the sensor in the airbag control unit evaluates important physical data, such as the duration, direction and rate of vehicle deceleration or acceleration. Based on the evaluation of this data and depending on the vehicle's rate of longitudinal deceleration in a collision, G Risk of injury A malfunction has occurred if the 1 warning lamp: ee Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 39 Safety Occupant safety the belt tensioners are the first to be triggered by the airbag control unit. The front airbags are not deployed unless a second activation threshold is reached, i.e. there is a higher rate of vehicle deceleration in a longitudinal direction. must take place during the impact and must be adapted to provide calculated, additional protection for the vehicle occupants. Not all airbags are deployed in an accident. The various airbag systems work independently of each other. However, the deployment of each individual system depends on the type of impact (head-on or side impact) and the severity of the impact (in particular, the vehicle's rate of deceleration or acceleration) as determined by the control system in the initial stages of the accident. 2 ! The seat belt for the middle seat is only fitted with a belt tensioner on vehicles with a codriver's double airbag. Criteria for triggering belt tensioners and airbags In the first stages of a collision, the sensor in the airbag control unit evaluates physical data, such as duration, direction and rate of vehicle deceleration or acceleration in order to determine whether it is necessary to trigger the belt tensioners and/or deploy the airbags. The triggering thresholds for the belt tensioners and airbags are variable and are adapted to the rate of vehicle deceleration. This process is pre-emptive in nature since the airbag must be deployed during, and not at the end of, the collision. The vehicle may be considerably deformed without an airbag being deployed if, for example, only relatively easily deformable parts, such as the bonnet or wings, have been hit and the required rate of deceleration has not been reached. It is also possible that airbags may be deployed even though the vehicle is only slightly deformed, if, for example, very rigid vehicle parts such as the longitudinal members are hit in an accident and the rate of deceleration is sufficient. Belt tensioners, belt force limiters The front seat belts have belt tensioners. Belt tensioners tighten the seat belts in an accident, pulling them close against the seat occupant's body. Vehicle deceleration or acceleration and the direction of the force are essentially determined by: I the distribution of the force during the impact the collision angle the deformation characteristics of the vehicle the characteristics of the object with which the vehicle has collided, e.g. the other vehicle I I i Belt tensioners do not correct: I I incorrect sitting positions incorrectly worn seat belts I Belt tensioners do not pull occupants back towards the backrest. i Airbags are not deployed in all types of accident. They are controlled by a complex sensor system and evaluation logic. This process is pre-emptive in nature as airbag deployment Factors which can only be seen and measured after the collision has occurred, do not determine whether the airbags are deployed and do not provide an indication of their deployment. If the seat belt is also equipped with a belt force limiter, the force exerted by the seat belt on the seat occupant is reduced. 40 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Safety Occupant safety The belt force limiter is fine-tuned to the front airbag, which takes over a part of the restraining forces, thus spreading the forces exerted on the occupant over a greater area. When the ignition is switched on, the belt tensioner is activated: I only when the restraint systems are operational (the 1 warning lamp lights up after the ignition is switched on and goes out once the engine is running) (e page 39) work required. Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this purpose. In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried out at a qualified specialist workshop Comply with safety regulations when disposing of belt tensioners. Any MercedesBenz Service Centre can provide details of these regulations. I I Airbag system in the event of a head-on or rear-end collision if the vehicle decelerates or accelerates rapidly in a longitudinal direction during the initial stages of the collision If the belt tensioners are triggered, you will hear a bang, which will not cause any harm to your hearing, and a small amount of powder may also be released. The 1 warning lamp lights up. I G I Risk of injury G Risk of injury Have belt tensioners which have been triggered replaced at a qualified specialist workshop which has the necessary specialist knowledge and tools to carry out the To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries in the event of an accident or similar situation with a high rate of deceleration, e.g. injuries caused by an airbag inflating within milliseconds or sudden braking, please observe the following points: I All vehicle occupants must select a seat position that allows the seat belt to be worn correctly and that is as far away from the airbag as possible. The seat position of the driver must still allow him to control the vehicle safely. The driver must maintain a distance from the pedals such that he can depress them fully. The distance between the driver's chest and the centre of the airbag cover must be more than 25 cm. The driver's arms should be slightly bent when holding the steering wheel. Vehicle occupants should always wear their seat belt correctly and position their backrest as close to the vertical as possible. The head restraints should support the back of the head at about eye level. Move the co-driver's seat as far back as possible, especially if a child is secured in a restraint system on this seat. Rearward-facing child restraint systems must not be fitted to the co-driver's seat unless the co-driver's front airbag has been deactivated. In Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the co-driver's front airbag is deactivated if a child restraint system with automatic child seat recognition is fitted to the co-driver's seat of a vehicle with automatic child seat recognition on the co-driver's seat and the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp remains lit continuously. If the rearward-facing child restraint system does not have automatic child seat recognition, or if your vehicle does not have automatic child seat recognition on the co-driver's seat, children must be secured in a child restraint system on a 2 ee Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 41 Safety Occupant safety suitable seat in the rear. If you secure a forward-facing child restraint system to the co-driver's seat, you must move the co-driver's seat as far back as possible. I Do not lean forwards, e.g. over the padded boss of the steering wheel, particularly when the vehicle is in motion. I Do not put your feet on the dashboard. I Only hold the steering wheel by the rim. This allows the airbag to inflate fully. If you hold on to the inside of the steering wheel, you could be injured if the airbag is deployed. I Do not lean on the doors from inside the vehicle. I Make sure that there are no people, animals or objects between the vehicle occupants and the area of deployment of the airbags. I Do not place any objects between the seat backrest and the door. I Do not hang any hard objects, e.g. coat hangers, on the grab handles or coat hooks. Due to the high speed at which airbags have to deploy, the risk of injuries caused by airbag deployment cannot be completely ruled out. G Risk of injury i If the airbag is deployed, you will hear a bang and a small amount of powder may also be released. The bang will not damage your hearing and the powder does not constitute a health hazard. 2 The airbag function is only guaranteed if you: I do not cover or affix badges or stickers to the padded boss of the steering wheel, the co-driver's front airbag cover, the thorax/side-impact airbag cover on the side cushions of the front seats and the windowbag covers in the roof frame I do not modify the restraint system components, including the wiring An inflated airbag slows and reduces the movement of the vehicle occupants. When the vehicle occupant makes contact with the airbag, hot gas flows out of the inflated airbag. This feature is designed to reduce the force acting on the occupant's head and chest. The airbag is therefore in a deflated state after an accident. Your vehicle is equipped with the following airbags, depending on the equipment version: I Driver's front airbag, located in the steering wheel I G Risk of injury Co-driver's front airbag located above the glove compartment Thorax/side-impact airbags in the side cushions on the outer side of the front seats (individual seats only) Windowbags in the side roof frame between the A-pillar and B-pillar I I Airbag deployment An airbag inflates within milliseconds. The 1 warning lamp lights up. After an airbag has been deployed: I airbag parts are hot. Do not touch them, or you could be burned I it must be replaced at a qualified specialist workshop which has the necessary specialist knowledge and tools to carry out the work required. MercedesBenz recommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this purpose. In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried out at a qualified specialist workshop 42 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Safety Occupant safety G Risk of injury I I if the seat belt is fastened independently of other airbags in the vehicle if the vehicle overturns, never, unless the system detects high vehicle deceleration in a longitudinal direction A small amount of powder is released when an airbag is deployed. This powder is not hazardous to health and does not indicate that there is a fire in the vehicle. The powder could cause short-term breathing difficulties in people with asthma or breathing problems. To prevent these breathing difficulties, you should either: I leave the vehicle immediately, if it is safe to do so or I open a window to allow fresh air to enter I Co-driver's front airbag 2 is only activated if the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp below the hazard warning lamp switch is not lit (e page 30). This means that a child restraint system with automatic child seat recognition has not been fitted to the co-driver's seat or has been fitted incorrectly. 2 The driver's front airbag is located in the steering wheel; the co-driver's front airbag is located above the glove compartment. Thorax/side-impact airbags G Risk of injury 1 2 Front airbags The front airbags are designed to increase the degree of protection afforded to the driver and co-driver against head and chest injuries. The driver's front airbag and co-driver's front airbag are deployed: I N91.60-2036-31 For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use seat covers that have been tested for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have a special recess for thorax/sideimpact airbags. A thorax/side-impact airbag may otherwise not inflate correctly and may fail to provide the intended degree of protection in the event of a collision. You can obtain these covers from a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre, for example. in the initial stages of an accident with a high rate of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a longitudinal direction if the system determines that airbag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt 1 Driver's front airbag 2 Co-driver's front airbag Driver's front airbag 1 deploys in front of the steering wheel; co-driver's front airbag 2 deploys in front of and above the glove compartment. G Risk of injury I To reduce the risk of injury when a thorax/ side-impact airbag is deployed, you should make sure that: I no persons, animals or objects are present between the vehicle occupants i Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition in the co-driver's seat: ee Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 43 Safety Occupant safety and the thorax/side-impact airbag's deployment range no accessories, e.g. drinks can holders, are attached to the doors only light clothing is hung on the coat hooks in the vehicle there are no heavy or sharp objects in the pockets of items of clothing I 2 I neck or arms) of the vehicle occupants on I independently of the front airbags the side of the vehicle on which the impact I independently of the belt tensioner occurs. i Vehicles with automatic child seat recogniThe thorax/side-impact airbags are intetion in the co-driver's seat: grated into the outer side of the backrests The co-driver's thorax/side-impact airbag is acon the front seats (individual seats only). tivated even if the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp below the hazard warning lamp switch is lit (e page 30), i.e. even if a child restraint system with automatic child seat recognition is fitted on the co-driver's seat. airbag deployment on (e page 42). You can find further information about the triggering of belt tensioners and belt force limiters on (e page 39). I G Risk of injury To reduce the risk of severe or fatal injury when the thorax/side-impact airbag is deployed, you must ensure that: I vehicle occupants ­ in particular, children ­ never lean their head in the area of the window where the thorax/sideimpact airbag inflates. I vehicle occupants wear their seat belt correctly at all times and lean back against the backrest, which should be positioned as close to the vertical as possible. I children less than 1.50 m tall or under 12 years of age are secured in suitable child restraint systems. i You will find additional information about 1 Thorax/side-impact airbag The thorax/side-impact airbags inflate between the door and occupants in the area of the thorax. The thorax/side-impact airbags are deployed: I Windowbags G Risk of injury The purpose of thorax/side-impact airbag deployment is to enhance the level of protection for the thorax (but not the head, I I at the start of an accident with a high rate of lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration, e.g. in a side impact on the side on which the impact occurs whether or not the seat belt is fastened In order for the windowbag to provide its intended level of protection, make sure that there are no objects between the vehicle occupants and the area of deployment of the windowbags. G Risk of injury Observe the following notes to reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury if the windowbag is deployed: 44 Nur fuer internen Gebrauch Safety Occupant safety I I I Vehicle occupants in particular, children must not lean their head on the area of the window in which the windowbag is deployed Vehicle occupants must always have their seat belts fastened correctly Always secure children less than 1.50 m tall or under 12 years of age in suitable child restraint systems i You will find additional information about The windowbags are integrated into the side of the roof frame and run from in front airbag deployment on (e page 42). of the front door (A-pillar) to behind the You can find further information about the trigfront door (B-pillar). gering of belt tensioners and belt force limiters on (e page 39). 2 Children in the vehicle If a child is travelling in the vehicle: I The purpose of windowbag deployment is to enhance protection for the head (but not the chest or arms) of the vehicle occupants on the side of the vehicle on which the impact occurs. 1 Windowbag The windowbags are deployed: I secure the child, preferably on a suitable rear seat, using a child restraint system appropriate to his/her age and size and which has been approved for Mercedes-Benz vehicles ensure that the child is strapped in throughout the trip activate the child-proof locks for the vehicle doors and for the hinged window and the sliding sunroof in the rear I I in the initial stages of an accident with a high rate of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a lateral direction on the side on which the impact occurs regardless of whether the co-driver's seat is occupied whether or not the seat belt is fastened independently of the front airbags independently of the belt tensioner I I You can obtain child seats and information about the correct child restraint system from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. I I I G Risk of injury ee Do not leave children unsupervised in the vehicle, even if they are secured in a child restraint system. The children could: Nur fuer internen Gebrauch 45 Safety Occupant safety injure themselves on parts of the vehicle I be severely or even fatally harmed by prolonged exposure to intense heat or cold Do not expose the child restraint system to direct sunlight, as this could cause, for example, metallic parts of the child restraint system to become very hot. Touching these parts could cause skin burns. If the children open a door, they could: I injure other people in doing so I get out of the vehicle and thereby injure themselves or be injured by a passing vehicle Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside the vehicle unless they are secured. You will find further information under "Loading guidelines" in the index. An unsecured or incorrectly positioned load increases the risk of injury to the child in the event of: I sharp braking I a sudden change in direction I an accident I