Contents
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . 310
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Windshield washer system and
headlamp cleaning system. . . . . 311
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Important guidelines . . . . . . . . . 313
Tire care and maintenance. . . . . 313
Direction of rotation . . . . . . . . . 315
Loading the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 315
Recommended tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Checking tire inflation pressure. 321
Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Load identification . . . . . . . . . . . 329
DOT, Tire Identification
Number (TIN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Maximum tire load . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Maximum tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (U.S. vehicles). . . . . . . 331
Tire ply material . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Tire and loading terminology . . 333
Rotating tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Tire speed rating for
winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Maintenance service indicator
message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Calling up the maintenance
service indicator display. . . . . . . . 340
Resetting the maintenance
service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Cleaning and care of vehicle . . . . 342
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Lamps in instrument cluster . . . . 354
Lamp in center console . . . . . . . . 362
Vehicle status messages in the
multifunction display . . . . . . . . . 364
Where will I find ...? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit,
luggage bowl, spare wheel. . . . . 400
Unlocking/locking in an emergency. 401
Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 401
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Opening/closing in an emergency . . 403
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
(Maybach 57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
(Maybach 62) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Replacing SmartKey batteries . . . . . 405
SmartKey/SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Replacing bulbs for front lamps . 408
License plate lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Replacing wiper blades. . . . . . . . . . . 411
Removing wiper blades. . . . . . . . 411
Installing wiper blades . . . . . . . . 412