Preparing the vehicle
- Stop the vehicle as far away as possible from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level ground.
- Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
- Firmly depress the parking brake.
- Bring the front wheels into the straightahead position.
- Move the selector lever to P.
- Switch off the engine.
- Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
- Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door. The on-board electronics have status 0, which is the same as the SmartKey having been removed.
- Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the Start/Stop button from the ignition lock ().
- All occupants must get out of the vehicle. Make sure that they are not endangered as they do so.
- Make sure that no one is near the danger area while a wheel is being changed. Anyone who is not directly assisting in the wheel change should, for example, stand behind the barrier.
- Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traffic conditions when doing so.
- Close the driver's door.
See also:
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is an optical parking aid.
It shows the area behind your vehicle in the
COMAND display.
WARNING
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the maneuvering range. Otherwi ...
Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements
WARNING
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use th ...
Important safety notes
WARNING
Severe conditions (e.g. strong air pollution)
may require replacement of the filter before
its scheduled replacement interval. A clogged
filter will reduce the air volume to the int ...