Moreover, connecting equipment to the diagnos-
tics connection can lead to emissions monitoring
information being reset, for example. This may
lead to the vehicle failing to meet the require-
ments of the next emissions inspection during the
main inspection.
Qualied specialist workshop
A qualied specialist workshop has the necessary
special skills, tools and qualications to correctly
carry out any necessary work on your vehicle.
This particularly applies to safety-critical work.
Always have the following work carried out on
your vehicle at a qualied specialist workshop:
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Safety-critical work
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Service and maintenance work
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Repair work
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Modications as well as installations and con-
versions
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Work on electronic components
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Plug-in hybrid: work on the hybrid system
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Vehicles with 48 V on-board electrical system:
work on the high-voltage component of the 48
V on-board electrical system
Mercedes‑Benz recommends a Mercedes‑Benz
service centre.
Vehicle registration
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 vehicle
checks if Mercedes-Benz has your registration
data.
It is possible that your vehicle has not yet been
registered in your name in the following cases:
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if your vehicle was not purchased at an author-
ised specialist dealer.
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if your vehicle has not yet been examined at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible about
any change in address or vehicle ownership. You
can do this at a Mercedes-Benz service centre,
for example.
Correct use of the vehicle
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:
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the safety notes in this Owner's Manual, vehi-
cle-specic supplements and further supple-
mentary documents
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technical data for the vehicle
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Trac rules and ‑regulations of the country
you are currently in
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Motor vehicle laws and safety standards of the
country you are currently in
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Radio regulatory requirements of the country
you are currently in
General notes
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