AssistanceCenter (USA) at thehotline number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)orCus‐
tomer Service (Canada)at1-800-387-0100.
Possible danger due to substances hazard‐
ous to health
In compliance withProposition 65 ("Prop65"),
thefollowing detachable label has been added to
eachvehicle sold in California:
Operating safety
Plug-in hybrid: observe thenotes in theSupple‐
ment.Otherwise, youmay fail to recognize dan‐
gers.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetomal‐
functions or system failures
If youdonot have theprescribed service/
maintenanceworkorany required repairs
carried out, this could result in malfunctions
or system failures.
#
Alwayshave theprescribed service/
maintenanceworkaswell anyrequired
repairscarried out at aqualified spe‐
cialistworkshop.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury as
aresult of incorrect modifications to
electronic componentparts
Modification to electronic components, their
softwareorwiring could impair their function
and/or thefunction of other networkedcom‐
ponentparts. In particular,systems relevant
to safetycould also be affected.
As aresult, they maynolonger function as
intended and/or endanger theoperating
safetyofthe vehicle.
#
Nevertamper withthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
ware.
#
Youshould have all work on electrical
and electronic componentscarried out
at aqualified specialistworkshop.
Observe the"On-boardelectronics"section in
"Technical data".
&
WARNING Risk of fire due to flammable
materials on hotparts of theexhaust
system
Flammable material suchasleaves, grass or
twigs mayigniteiftheycome intocontact
with hotparts of theexhaust system.
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