30 General notes
high voltage components of the 48 V on-
board electrical system
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible
about any change in address or vehicle owner‐
ship. You can do this at a Mercedes-Benz service
centre, for example.
Qualified specialist workshop
NOTE Plug-in hybrid
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Mercedes‑Benz recommends a Mercedes‑Benz
service centre.
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Observe the notes in the Supplement.
You could otherwise fail to recognise
dangers.
Correct use of the vehicle
Vehicle registration
If you remove any warning stickers, you or others
could fail to recognise certain dangers. Leave
warning stickers in position.
Observe the following information in particular
when driving your vehicle:
Mercedes-Benz may ask its service centres to
carry out technical inspections on certain vehi‐
cles. The quality or safety of the vehicle is
improved as a result of the inspection.
Mercedes-Benz can only inform you about vehi‐
cle checks if Mercedes-Benz has your registra‐
tion data.
A qualified specialist workshop has the neces‐
sary special skills, tools and qualifications to
correctly carry out any necessary work on your
vehicle. This particularly applies to safety-rele‐
vant works.
Always have the following work carried out on
your vehicle at a qualified specialist workshop:
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the safety notes in this manual
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technical data for the vehicle
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It is possible that your vehicle has not yet been
registered in your name in the following cases:
traffic rules and regulations
laws and safety standards pertaining to
motor vehicles
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safety-relevant works
service and maintenance work
repair work
modifications as well as installations and
conversions
work on electronic components
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if your vehicle was not purchased at an
authorised specialist dealer.
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if your vehicle has not yet been examined at
a Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Information on the REACH regulation
EU and EFTA countries only:
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It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
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The REACH regulation (Regulation (EC) No.
1907/2006, Article 33) stipulates a duty to sup‐
system (EQ boost technology): work on
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