2004 Mercedes-benz C Class Coupe Owners Manual

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selected CD appear on the display. The number of the current track is dis- played after TRACK. If there is no CD in the selected maga- zine slot, NO CD appears on the display with the corresponding slot number. 177 Controls in detail Audio system Skipping tracks forward/backward 앫 Skipping tracks forward 왘 Press f button. The next track will be played. 앫 Skipping tracks backward 왘 Press e button. If the track has been playing for more than ten seconds, it will re- vert to the start of that track. If it has been playing for less than ten seconds, it will revert to the preceding track. Pressing the f or e button repeat- edly will result in multiple tracks being skipped. Fast forward/reverse 앫 Fast forward 왘 Press and hold d button until desired point has been reached. 178 앫 Fast reverse 앫 Ending scan 왘 Press and hold c button until desired point has been reached. 왘 Press 2, d, c, f or e button. The relative time of the track is shown on the display during the search. Scanning 앫 Starting scan 왘 Press 2 button. Random play The random play function (RDM) plays the tracks on the current CD in random order. 앫 Switching on random play SC appears in the display. Each track on the current CD will be played for approx. eight seconds in ascending order. 왘 Press the RDM key. RDM is highlighted in the display. 앫 Switching off random play 왘 Press the RDM key. The highlighted RDM in the display disappears. Controls in detail Audio system Track and time display Telephone* operation Various car telephone* functions and op- erating steps for the car telephone can be performed and displayed via the audio sys- tem. Further operating instructions not covered here can be found in the operating instructions for the multifunction steering wheel, voice control* and the telephone*. 왘 Press the T key. The number of the track being played and the elapsed playing time appear in the display. 왘 Press the T key. The total number of tracks and the total playing time of the CD appear in the display. The CD main menu appears again after eight seconds. Repeat The repeat function (RPT) repeats the cur- rent track. Switching on repeat: 왘 Press the RPT key. RPT is highlighted in the display. Switching off repeat: 왘 Press the RPT key. The highlighted RPT in the display dis- appears. The Random play and Repeat function cannot be used simultaneously. 179 Controls in detail Audio system Switching on the telephone 왘 Press h button. If you have programmed an unlock code for the telephone, you must enter the code now. 왘 Enter the desired telephone number using buttons 4 to M. 왘 If necessary, correct number entered with the CLR key. Press key briefly to delete the last digit entered; press key and hold to delete the complete num- ber. 왘 Press the OK key after entering correct code. The telephone is unlocked. If you have entered the wrong code, you must re- peat the entering procedure with the correct code. 180 Switching off the telephone 왘 Press h button repeatedly until PHONE OFF appears in the display. The receiving symbol in the display disappears. Adjusting the volume 왘 Turn control knob a during tele- phone operation. The volume increases or decreases de- pending on the direction in which the knob is turned. The volume can be adjusted separately for the telephone*, voice control sys- tem* and radio. Placing a call Entering a telephone number and starting the dialing process 왘 Enter the desired telephone number using buttons 4 to M. The number can have up to 32 digits, but only 13 of these are visible on the display. If necessary, correct number entered with the CLR key. 왘 Press key briefly to delete the last digit entered. 왘 Press key and hold to delete the com- plete number. 왘 After correct telephone number has been entered, press the SND key. Phone book The numbers stored in the phone book can be called up either by name or number. Switching between name search and number search 왘 Press the ABC key. Calling up the phone book 왘 Press d, c, f or e but- ton. The name search is called up. or 왘 Press the NUM key. The number search is called up. Searching and calling up phone book en- tries by name 왘 Press the ABC key. The current name is highlighted on the display. Controls in detail Audio system 왘 Press either the d or c button. The stored entries are selected accord- ing to the alphabetical order of the ini- tial letter. or 왘 Press either the f or e button. The stored entries are selected in increments of four. or 왘 Press the desired numerical key2 to 9. The stored entries are selected accord- ing to the alphabetical order of the ini- tial letters (e.g. for B -Brown, press button 2 twice). Several characters and symbols cannot be shown on the display for technical reasons. They have been replaced with spaces. 181 Controls in detail Audio system Searching and selecting phone book en- tries by number 왘 Press the NUM key. The current number is marked in the display. 왘 Press either the d or c button. The stored entries are selected according to numerical order. or 왘 Press either the f or e button. The stored entries are selected in increments of 5 (e.g. Entry M5, Entry M10, etc.) 182 Starting dialing process 왘 Once you have selected a number, press the SND key. Repeat dialing If the number dialed is busy, you can again place calls to the last ten telephone num- bers dialed using the repeat dialing func- tion. Manual repeat dialing (redial) 왘 Press the SND key. The last number dialed is shown in the display. 왘 Select the desired telephone number using d, c, f or e button. The abbreviation L and the number of the entry are shown in the top line of the display. 왘 When you have selected a number, press the SND key. The call will be made. Speed dialing 왘 Input desired entry number using number keys 4 to M. A maximum of two digits can be en- tered. If necessary, correct the last number entered with the CLR key. 왘 Press the SND key. The telephone number stored under that entry will be dialed. The number, L and the full entry number will be shown in the display. Automatic repeat dialing (redial) If a call cannot be connected, press the SND key. REDIAL will appear on the display and re- peated attempts to place the call will be made for the next four minutes. Selecting numbers directly from the directory 왘 Enter previously selected 3-digit (1-999) number of the entry using number keys 4 to M. 왘 Press the RCL key. The telephone number stored under that entry will be dialed. 왘 Press the SND key. The call will be made. Controls in detail Audio system Quick-dialing 왘 Press one of the desired number buttons 4 to M longer than one second. The telephone number saved under that number will be dialed. Please be aware that button 4 might already be reserved for an emer- gency call number. 183 The call will also be placed even if the un- lock code is not entered. Emergency calls may not be possible with all telephone networks or if certain net- work services and/or telephone functions are active. Check with your local network operation company. It may take some time to set up an emergency call. To use this function you must ensure that the number stored in memory location 1 is the number to be dialed in case of emer- gency. If an emergency call cannot be connected, the message SYSTM BUSY appears. Accepting an incoming call Accepting an incoming call in telephone mode With an incoming call, a ringing tone can be heard and the caller’s telephone num- ber, or the name under which this tele- phone number has been saved in the telephone book, appears on the display. If the caller’s number is not transmitted, CALL will appear in the display. 왘 Press the SND key to accept call. Controls in detail Audio system Emergency call 왘 Press button 4 longer than one second. 왘 A call will be placed to the saved num- ber (e.g. 911). Please be aware that the 911 emergen- cy call system is a public service. Using it without due cause is a criminal of- fense. You can make an emergency call to an emergency rescue station with a mobile communications network. The emergency call will be placed as long as the corresponding mobile communica- tions network is available. To do this, switch the telephone on if this has not al- ready been done. 184 Accepting an incoming call in cassette, CD or radio mode If the telephone is activated in the back- ground (receiving symbol S visible on dis- play), the audio souce is muted when a call is received. The ringing tone is heard and the caller’s telephone number or the name under which this telephone number has been saved in the telephone book appears on the display. If the caller’s number is not transmitted, CALL appears in the display. 왘 Press the SND key to accept the call. Muting a call It is possible to mute a call; the caller is then no longer able to hear you. Mute on 왘 Press the MUT key. Mute off 왘 Press the MUT key. Terminating a call 왘 Press the END key. The current call is terminated. Controls in detail Audio system Call waiting If you receive another call during an al- ready active call, you can accept the sec- ond call and switch between the two. Accepting a second call 왘 Press the SND key. You are connected with the second caller, the first call is muted. Switching between the calls 왘 Press the SND key. Terminating the second call 왘 Press the END key. The current call will be terminated. You are connected with the muted call again. 185 Controls in detail Power windows 왔 Power windows Opening and closing the windows The side windows can be opened and closed electrically. The switches for all the side windows are on the driver’s door. The switch for the passenger door is on the passenger door. 1 Left front window 2 Right front window 186 Warning! When closing the windows, make sure there is no danger of anyone being harmed by the closing procedure. The closing of the door windows can be im- mediately halted by releasing the switch or, if switch was pulled past the resistance point and released, by either pressing or pulling the respective switch. If the window encounters an obstruction that blocks its path in a circumstance where you pulled the switch past the resistance point and released it to close the window, the automatic reversal function will stop the window and open it slightly. If the window encounters an obstruction that blocks its path in a circumstance where you are closing the window by pulling and holding the switch, or by pressing and hold- ing button ‹ on the SmartKey, the auto- matic reversal function will not operate When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from starter switch, and lock your vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip- ment can cause an accident and/or serious personal injury. You can also open or close the win- dows using the: 앫 SmartKey (summer opening/con- venience feature) (컄 page 188). 앫 button O in the control panel of the climate control (컄 page 151). 왘 Turn SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2. Opening the windows 왘 Press switch 1 or 2 to the resistance point. The corresponding window will move downwards until you release the switch. Fully opening the windows (Express-open) 왘 Press switch 1 or 2 past the resis- tance point and release. The corresponding window opens com- pletely. Closing the windows 왘 Pull switch 1 or 2 to the resistance point. The corresponding window will move upwards until you release the switch. Fully closing the windows (Express-close) 왘 Pull switch 1 or 2 past the resis- tance point and release. The corresponding window closes com- pletely. Warning If you pull and hold the switch up when clos- ing the window, and upward movement of the window is blocked by some obstruction including but not limited to arms, hands, fin- gers, etc., the automatic reversal will not op- erate. If the upward movement of the window is blocked during the closing proce- dure, the window will stop and open slightly. Remove the obstruction, pull the switch again past the resistance point and release. Controls in detail Power windows If the window still does not close when there is no obstruction, then pull and hold the switch again. The side window will then close without the obstruction sensor function. Warning! Driver's door only: If within five seconds you again pull the switch past the resistance point and re- lease, the automatic reversal will not func- tion. Stopping windows 왘 Press or pull respective switch again. 187 Controls in detail Power windows Opening and closing the windows with the SmartKey The panorama sliding/pop-up roof* (컄 page 189) will also be opened or closed when the power windows are operated with the SmartKey. Warning! Never operate the windows or panorama sliding/pop-up roof* if there is the possibil- ity of anyone being harmed by the opening or closing procedure. In the event that the procedure causes po- tential danger, the procedure can be imme- diately halted by releasing the button on the SmartKey. To reverse direction of move- ment, press Œ for opening or ‹ for closing. 왘 Aim transmitter eye at the front door handle. Opening (Summer opening feature) 왘 Press and hold button Œ after un- locking the vehicle. The windows and panorama slid- ing/pop-up roof* (컄 page 189) begin to open after approximately one second. 왘 Release the Œ button to stop proce- dure. Closing (Convenience feature) 왘 Press and hold button ‹ after lock- ing the vehicle. The windows and panorama slid- ing/pop-up roof* begin to close after approximately one second. 왘 Release the ‹ button to stop proce- dure. Make sure all side windows and the pan- orama sliding/pop-up roof* are properly closed before leaving the vehicle. Synchronizing power windows The power window must be resynchro- nized each time 앫 after the battery has been disconnect- ed. 앫 if the power windows cannot be fully opened (Express-open) or closed (Ex- press-close). Synchronizing the power windows 왘 Switch on ignition. 왘 Pull the power window switches until the side windows are closed. Hold the switches for approximately one second. The power window are adjusted. 188 왔 Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* Warning! When opening or closing the panorama sliding/pop-up roof, make sure there is no danger of anyone being harmed by the open- ing or closing procedure. If the panorama sliding/pop-up roof is closed with the convenience closing feature and becomes blocked, it will not open auto- matically. Should this occur, press the Œ button on the SmartKey and hold it down; the panorama sliding/pop-up roof opens again. The panorama roof is made out of glass. In the event of an accident, the glass may shat- ter. This may result in an opening in the roof. In a vehicle rollover, occupants not wearing their seat belts or not wearing them properly may be thrown out of the opening. Such an opening also presents a potential for injury for occupants wearing their seat belts prop- erly as entire body parts or portions of them may protrude from the passenger compart- ment. Opening and closing the roller sun- blinds for the panorama sliding/pop-up roof The sliding/pop-up roof and the roller sun- blinds can be opened and closed electri- cally. The switch for the sliding/pop-up roof and the roller sunblinds is on the over- head control panel. The roller sunblinds only operate with pan- orama sliding/pop-up roof closed. Controls in detail Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* 1, 4 Open 2, 3 Close 왘 Turn SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2. Opening and closing the roller sun- blinds 왘 To open or close the roller sunblinds, move the switch to the resistance point in the required direction 1 to 4. Release the switch when the roller sun- blinds have reached the desired posi- tion. 189 Controls in detail Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* Warning! Opening and closing the panorama sliding/pop-up roof Warning! When closing the roller sunblinds, make sure that no one is in danger of being injured by the closing procedure. The closing of the roller sunblinds can be immediately halted by releasing the switch. Fully opening the roller sunblinds (Express-open) 왘 Move the panorama sliding/pop-up roof switch or the rear roller sunblind switch past the resistance point in direction 4 and release. The roller sunblinds opens completely. Stopping the roller sunblinds 왘 Move the switch in any direction. 190 The panorama sliding/pop-up roof only op- erates with the roller sunblinds opened. 1 Push up to raise roof at rear 2 Pull down to lower roof at rear 3 Push forward to slide roof closed 4 Push back to slide roof open When opening or closing the panorama sliding/pop-up roof, make sure there is no danger of anyone being harmed by the open- ing or closing procedure. The opening procedure of the panorama sliding/pop-up roof can be immediately halted by releasing the switch or, if the switch was moved past the resistance point and released, by moving the switch in any di- rection. The closing procedure of the panorama sliding/pop-up roof can be immediately halted by releasing the switch. When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from starter switch and lock your vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip- ment may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury. ! Do not transport any objects that pro- trude out of the panorama sliding/pop-up roof as the seals could be damaged. Do not open the panorama sliding/pop-up roof if there is snow or ice on the roof, as this could result in malfunctions. The panorama sliding/pop-up roof can be opened or closed manually should an electrical malfunction occur (컄 page 292). You can also open or close the panora- ma sliding/pop-up roof using the: 앫 SmartKey (summer opening/con- venience feature) (컄 page 192) 앫 button O in the control panel of the climate control (컄 page 150) 왘 Turn SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2. Opening and closing the panorama sliding/pop-up roof 왘 To open, close, raise or lower the pan- orama sliding/pop-up roof, move the switch to the resistance point in the re- quired direction 1 to 4. Release the switch when the roof has reached the desired position. Controls in detail Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* Opening the panorama sliding/pop-up roof automatically 왘 Move the switch past the resistance point in direction 4 and release. The panorama sliding/pop-up roof will not open completely. 왘 Press the switch again to open it com- pletely. The panorama sliding/pop-up roof can- not be closed automatically. Stopping the panorama sliding/pop-up roof 왘 Move the switch in any direction. 191 Controls in detail Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* Opening the panorama sliding/pop-up roof with the SmartKey The power windows (컄 page 186) will also be opened or closed when you operate the panorama sliding/pop-up roof with the SmartKey. Warning! Never operate the windows or panorama sliding/pop-up roof if there is the possibility of anyone being harmed by the opening or closing procedure. In the event that the procedure causes po- tential danger, the procedure can be imme- diately halted by releasing the button on the SmartKey. To reverse direction of move- ment, press Œ for opening or ‹ for closing. 왘 Aim transmitter eye at the driver‘s door handle. 192 Opening (Summer opening feature) If the roller sunblind is closed: 왘 Press and hold button Œ after un- locking the vehicle. The windows and the roller sunblind begin to open after approximately one second. 왘 Press and hold button Œ again. The panorama sliding/pop-up roof tilts. 왘 Press and hold button Œ again. The panorama sliding/pop-up roof be- gins to open after approximately one second. If roller sunblind is already open: 왘 Press and hold button Œ after un- locking the vehicle. The windows move down and the pan- orama sliding/pop-up roof tilts after approximately one second. 왘 With the windows fully open, press and hold button Œ again. The panorama sliding/pop-up roof be- gins to slide open after approximately one second. 왘 Release transmit button to stop proce- dure. Closing (Convenience feature) 왘 Press and hold button ‹ after lock- ing the vehicle. The windows and the panorama slid- ing/pop-up roof begin to close after approximately one second. 왘 Release the ‹ button to stop proce- dure. Make sure all side windows and the pan- orama sliding/pop-up roof are properly closed before leaving the vehicle. Synchronizing the panorama sliding/pop-up roof and the roller sun- blinds It is necessary to resynchronize the pan- orama sliding/pop-up roof after 앫 voltage supply interruption due to a disconnected or discharged battery 앫 the panorama sliding/pop-up roof has been closed manually 앫 the panorama sliding/pop-up roof has been opened with an abrupt movement 앫 a malfunction. 왘 Switch on ignition. 왘 Move the switch in direction 3 and wait until the roller sunblind are fully closed. Hold the switch for approximately one second. 왘 Move the switch in the direction 4 and wait until the roller sunblind is ap- proximately 4 in (10 cm) opened. Release the switch. 왘 Move the switch in the direction 3 and wait until the roller sunblind is fully closed. Hold the switch for approximately one second. The roller sunblind is synchronized. Controls in detail Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* 왘 Move the switch in direction 4 and wait until the roller sunblind are fully opened. Hold the switch for approximately one second. 왘 Move the switch in the direction 4 and wait until the panorama slid- ing/pop-up roof is approximately 4 in (10 cm) opened. Release the switch. 왘 Move the switch in the direction 3 and wait until the panorama slid- ing/pop-up roof is fully closed. Hold the switch for approximately one second. The panorama sliding/pop-up roof is syn- chronized when the panorama slid- ing/pop-up roof opens automatically. Repeat synchronization if necessary. 193 Controls in detail Driving systems 왔 Driving systems The driving system of your vehicle is de- scribed on the following pages: 앫 Cruise control, with which the vehicle can maintain a preset speed For information on the BAS, ABS and ESP driving systems, see “Driving safety sys- tems” (컄 page 73). Cruise control Cruise control automatically maintains the speed you set for your vehicle. Use of cruise control is recommended for driving at a constant speed for extended periods of time. You can set or resume cruise control at any speed over 20 mph (30 km/h). The cruise control function is operated by means of the cruise control lever. The cruise control lever is the uppermost lever found on the left-hand side of the steering column. 194 Warning! Cruise control is a convenience system de- signed to assist the driver during vehicle op- eration. The driver is and must remain at all times responsible for the vehicle speed and for safe brake operation. Only use cruise control if the road, the traffic and weather conditions make it advisable to travel at a steady speed. 앫 The use of cruise control can be danger- ous on winding roads or in heavy traffic because conditions do not allow safe driving at a steady speed. 앫 The use of cruise control can be danger- ous on slippery roads. Rapid changes in tire traction can result in wheel spin and loss of control. 앫 Deactivate cruise control when driving in fog. The “Resume” function should only be oper- ated if the driver is fully aware of the previ- ously set speed and wishes to resume this particular preset speed. i On uphill or downhill grades, cruise control may not be able to maintain the set speed. Once the grade eases, the set speed will be resumed. Canceling cruise control There are several ways to cancel cruise control: 왘 Step on the brake pedal. or 왘 Briefly push the cruise control lever to position 3. Cruise control will be canceled. The last speed set will be stored for later use. 1 Set current or higher speed 2 Set current or lower speed 3 Cancel cruise control 4 Resume at last set speed Setting current speed 왘 Accelerate or decelerate to the desired speed. 왘 Briefly lift 1 or depress 2 the cruise control lever. The current speed is set. 왘 Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Cruise control is activated. Controls in detail Driving systems Moving gear selector lever to position N while driving also cancels cruise control. However, the gear se- lector lever should not be moved to position N while driving except to coast when the vehicle is in danger of skid- ding (e.g. on icy roads). Vehicles with manual transmission: The set cruise controlled speed is switched off when declutching exceeds four seconds during downshifting a gear. The last stored speed is canceled when you turn off the engine. 195 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a higher speed 왘 Lift the cruise control lever to position 1 and hold it up until the de- sired speed is reached. 왘 Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set. Depressing the accelerator pedal does not deactivate cruise control. After brief acceleration (e.g. for passing), cruise control will resume the last speed set. Setting a lower speed 왘 Depress the cruise control lever to position 2 and hold it down until the desired speed is reached. 왘 Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set. 196 Vehicles with automatic transmission: When you use the cruise control lever to decelerate, the transmission will au- tomatically downshift if the engine’s braking power does not brake the vehi- cle sufficiently. Fine adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments Faster 왘 Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow 1. Slower 왘 Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow 2. Setting to last stored speed (“Resume” function) Warning! The speed stored in memory should only be set again if prevailing road conditions per- mit. Possible acceleration or deceleration differences arising from returning to preset speed could cause an accident and/or seri- ous injury to you and others. 왘 Briefly push the cruise control lever to position 4. The cruise control will resume the last set speed. 왘 Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. 왔 Loading Roof rack* Controls in detail Loading Luggage cover Split rear bench seat Mount the roof rack only between the fas- tening points 1 and in the recess of the rubber strip 2. Warning! Use only roof racks approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle model to avoid damage to the vehicle. Follow manu- facturer’s installation instructions. Removal 왘 Take off securing straps 1. 왘 Pull cover towards rear 2. Installation 왘 Place cover into holder. 왘 Attach securing straps to trunk lid. Do not place anything on the luggage cover below the rear window. To expand the cargo area, you can fold down the left and right rear seat backrests. The two sections can be folded down sep- arately. Warning! When expanding the luggage compartment, always fold the seat cushions fully forward. Unless you are transporting cargo, the back- rests must remain properly locked in the up- right position. In an accident, during hard braking or sud- den maneuvers, loose items will be thrown around inside the vehicle, and cause injury to vehicle occupants unless the items are securely fastened in the vehicle. 197 Controls in detail Loading Folding the backrest forward 왘 Pull release lever 3. 왘 Fold backrest 4 forward. Setting up rear seat bench 왘 Fold backrest rearward until it engag- es. 왘 Fold seat cushion rearward until it locks into position. If the backrest is not locked into position, a red indicator 1 will be visible. 왘 Check for secure locking by pushing and pulling on the backrest. 왘 Pull release handle 1. 왘 Fold seat cushion 2 forward. 왘 Fully retract and fold rearward head re- straints (컄 page 92). 198 Warning! If a red indicator is visible with the backrest up, then the backrest is not properly locked into position. Always lock backrest in its upright position when rear seat bench is occupied, or the ex- tended cargo compartment is not in use. Check for secure locking by pushing and pulling on the backrest. In an accident, during hard braking or sud- den maneuvers, loose items will be thrown around inside the vehicle, and cause injury to vehicle occupants unless the items are securely fastened in the vehicle. To help avoid personal injury during a colli- sion or sudden maneuver, exercise care when transporting cargo. Loading instructions The total load weight including vehicle oc- cupants and luggage/cargo should not ex- ceed the vehicle capacity weight indicated on the certification tag which can be found on the left door pillar. The handling characteristics of a fully load- ed vehicle depend greatly on the load dis- tribution. It is therefore recommended to load the vehicle according to the illustra- tions shown, with the heaviest items being placed towards the front of the vehicle. Always place items being carried against front or rear seat backrests, and fasten them as securely as possible. The heaviest portion of the cargo should al- ways be kept as low as possible since it in- fluences the handling characteristics of the vehicle. Controls in detail Loading Warning! Always fasten items being carried as secure- ly as possible. In an accident, during hard braking or sud- den maneuvers, loose items will be thrown around inside the vehicle and can cause in- jury to vehicle occupants unless the items are securely fastened in the vehicle. To help avoid personal injury during a colli- sion or sudden maneuver, exercise care when transporting cargo. Put luggage or car- go in the trunk if possible. Do not pile lug- gage or cargo higher than the seat backs. Do not place anything on the rear-window shelf. Never drive vehicle with trunk lid open. Deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gases may enter vehicle interior resulting in uncon- sciousness and death. 199 i Prior to closing the glove box, close the compartment for glasses first. Locking the glove box 왘 Insert mechanical key into the glove box lock and turn it to position 4. Unlocking the glove box 왘 Turn mechanical key in the glove box lock to position 3. Controls in detail Useful features 왔 Useful features Interior storage spaces Glove box Warning! To help avoid personal injury during a colli- sion or sudden maneuver, exercise care when stowing objects in the vehicle. Put lug- gage or cargo in the trunk if possible. Do not pile luggage or cargo higher than the seat backs. Do not place anything on the luggage cover below the rear window. Luggage nets cannot secure hard or heavy objects. Keep compartment lids closed. This will help to prevent stored objects from being thrown about and injuring vehicle occupants during an accident. 200 1 Glove box 2 Glove box lid release Opening the glove box 왘 Pull lid release 2. The glove box lid opens downward. Closing the glove box 왘 Push lid up to close. Storage compartment in front of arm- rest Cup holder Warning! Opening cup holder Controls in detail Useful features When not in use, keep the cup holder closed. Place only containers that fit into the cup holder to prevent spills. Use lids on open containers and do not fill containers to a height where the contents, especially hot liquids, could spill during vehicle maneu- vers. 왘 Slide cover rearward. 왘 Push button 1. The cup holder opens automatically. Opening 왘 Slide cover 1 rearward. The compartment contains a cigarette lighter (컄 page 204), a coin holder, and a cup holder. Closing 왘 Slide cover 1 forward. 201 Controls in detail Useful features Closing cup holder Armrest storage spaces 왘 Push in direction of arrow until cup holder engages. 1 To open storage compartment 2 Armrest 3 To open telephone compartment from the left side Opening storage compartment 왘 Pull handle 1 and lift armrest. Closing storage compartment 왘 Press armrest down until it engages into place. 202 Opening telephone compartment 왘 Press button on left 3 or right side and lift up armrest. Closing telephone compartment 왘 Press armrest down until it engages into place. Changing inclination of armrest 왘 Pull up on armrest. Lowering armrest 왘 Pull handle 1 to lower armrest. i Vehicles with climate control: The storage compartment can be heat- ed or cooled. The compartment can get very warm due to its confined space. When storing heat sensitive objects in the compart- ment, close the air vent (컄 page 157) while heating the passenger compart- ment. Vehicles with climate control: Do not obstruct the air vent in the storage compartment. Controls in detail Useful features Parcel net in front passenger footwell A small convenience parcel net is located in the front passenger footwell. It is for small and light items, such as road maps, mail, etc. Ashtrays Center console ashtray Warning! Do not place heavy or fragile objects, or ob- jects having sharp edges, in the parcel net. In an accident, during hard braking or sud- den maneuvers, they could be thrown around inside the vehicle, and cause injury to vehicle occupants. Opening ashtray 왘 Briefly touch cover plate 1. The ashtray opens automatically. 203 Controls in detail Useful features Removing ashtray insert Rear seat ashtray Cigarette lighter Warning! Remove front ashtray only with vehicle standing still. Set the parking brake to se- cure vehicle from movement. Move gear se- lector lever to position N. With gear selector lever in position N, turn off the engine. 왘 Secure vehicle from movement by set- ting the parking brake. Move the gear selector lever to position N. Now you have more room to take out the insert. 왘 Slide ashtray insert in direction of arrow 2 until it disengages. 왘 Grip ashtray at indents (arrows 3) and remove insert from ashtray frame. Reinstalling the ashtray insert 왘 Install insert by pushing back into frame until it engages again. 204 Opening ashtray 왘 Pull at top of cover 2 to open ashtray. Removing ashtray insert 왘 Press latch 1 to disengage ashtray in- sert and remove it. Reinstalling the ashtray insert 왘 Install ashtray insert. 왘 Close the ashtray. 1 Cigarette lighter 2 Cover 왘 Turn SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2. 왘 Slide cover 2 rearward. 왘 Push in cigarette lighter 1. The cigarette lighter will pop out auto- matically when hot. Warning! Telephone* Never touch the heating element or sides of the cigarette lighter; they are extremely hot. Hold the knob only. When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch and lock your vehicle. Do not leave children unat- tended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehi- cle equipment may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury. Warning! Never operate radio transmitters equipped with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with- out being connected to an external antenna) from inside the vehicle while the engine is running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc- tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos- sibly resulting in an accident and/or serious personal injury. The cigarette lighter socket can be used to accommodate electrical acces- sories up to a maximum 85 W. Radio transmitters, such as a portable tele- phone or a citizens band unit, should only be used inside the vehicle if they are con- nected to an antenna that is installed on the outside of the vehicle. The external antenna must be approved by Mercedes-Benz. Please contact an autho- rized Mercedes-Benz Center for informa- tion on the installation of an approved external antenna. Refer to the radio trans- mitter operation instructions regarding use of an external antenna. Controls in detail Useful features Warning! Please do not forget that your primary re- sponsibility is to drive the vehicle. A driver’s attention to the road must always be his/her primary focus when driving. For your safety and the safety of others, we rec- ommend that you pull over to a safe location and stop before placing or taking a tele- phone call. If you choose to use the telephone1 while driving, please use the hands-free device and only use the telephone when road, weather and traffic conditions permit. Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a cellular telephone while driving a vehicle. Only operate the COMAND* (Cockpit Man- agement and Data System)1 if road, weather and traffic conditions permit. 컄컄 1 Observe all legal requirements. 205 Controls in detail Useful features 컄컄 Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of approx. 44 feet (ap- proximately 13.5 m) every second. You can take and place telephone calls us- ing the í and ì buttons on the steering wheel. To carry out other tele- phone functions, use the control system (컄 page 134). See separate operating manual for instruc- tions on how to use the telephone. Warning! Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a cellular telephone while driving a ve- hicle. Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety reasons, the driver should not use the cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo- tion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location before an- swering or placing a call. 206 Tele Aid* The initial activation of the Tele Aid sys- tem may only be performed by com- pleting the subscriber agreement and placing an acquaintance call using the SOS button. Failure to complete either of these steps will result in a system that is not activated. If the system is not activated, the indicator lamp in the SOS button stays on after turning SmartKey in starter switch to position 2 and the message TELE AID EMREG. CALL – NOT ACTIVATED will be shown in the multifunction display for approx. ten seconds. If you have any questions regarding ac- tivation, please call the Response Cen- ter at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367 (in Canada). The Tele Aid system (Telematic Alarm Identification on De- mand) The Tele Aid system consists of three types of response: 앫 automatic and manual emergency 앫 roadside assistance and 앫 information The Tele Aid system is operational provid- ing that the vehicle’s battery is charged, properly connected, not damaged and cel- lular and GPS coverage is available. The speaker volume of a Tele Aid call can be adjusted when using the volume control on the multifunction steering wheel. To raise, press button æ and to lower, press button ç. 왘 To activate, press the SOS button, the Roadside Assistance button • or the Information button ¡, depend- ing on the type of response required. System self-check Initially, after turning the SmartKey in starter switch to position 2, malfunctions are detected and indicated (the indicator lamps in the SOS button, the Roadside As- sistance button • and the Information button ¡ stay on longer than ten seconds or do not come on). The mes- sage TELE AID MALFUNCTION – DRIVE TO WORKSHOP! appears for approx. ten seconds in the multifunction display. The SOS button is located above the in- side rear view mirror. The Roadside Assistance button • and the Information button ¡ are located below the center armrest cov- er. Shortly after the completion of your Ac- quaintance Call, you will receive a user ID and password via first call mail. By visiting www.mbusa.com and selecting “Tele Aid” (USA only), you will have access to account information, remote door unlock and more. The Tele Aid system utilizes the cellular network for communication and the GPS (Global Positioning System) satel- lites for vehicle location. If either of these signals are unavailable, the Tele Aid system may not function and if this occurs, assistance must be sum- moned by other means. Controls in detail Useful features Warning! If the indicator lamps in the SOS button, in the Roadside Assistance button and/or in the Information button do not come on dur- ing the system self-check or if any of these indicators remain illuminated constantly in red and/or the message TELE AID MAL- FUNCTION – DRIVE TO WORKSHOP! is dis- played in the multifunction display after the system self-check, a malfunction in the sys- tem has been detected. If a malfunction is indicated as outlined above, the system may not operate as ex- pected. Have the system checked at the nearest Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 207 function display. All information relevant to the emergency, such as the location of the vehicle (determined by the GPS satellite lo- cation system), vehicle model, identifica- tion number and color are generated. A voice connection between the Response Center and the occupants of the vehicle will be established automatically soon af- ter the emergency call has been initiated. When a voice connection is established the audio system mutes and the message TELE AID – EMERGENCY CALL ACTIVE ap- pears in the multifunction display. The Re- sponse Center will attempt to determine more precisely the nature of the accident provided they can speak to an occupant of the vehicle. The Tele Aid system is available if: 앫 it has been activated and is operation- al. Activation requires a subscription for monitoring services, connection and cellular air time 앫 the relevant cellular phone network and GPS signals are available and pass the information on to the response cen- ter Location of the vehicle on a map is only possible if the vehicle is able to receive signals from the GPS satellite network and pass the information on to the re- sponse center. Controls in detail Useful features Emergency calls An emergency call is initiated automatical- ly: 앫 following an accident in which the emergency tensioning devices (ETDs) or airbags deploy 앫 if the anti-theft alarm or the tow-away alarm stays on for more than 20 seconds. See anti-theft alarm sys- tem (컄 page 78)and tow-away alarm (컄 page 79). An emergency call can also be initiated manually by opening the cover next to the inside rear view mirror labeled “SOS”, then briefly pressing the button located under the cover. See below for instructions on initiating an emergency call manually. Once the emergency call is in progress, the indicator lamp in the “SOS” button will be- gin to flash. The message EMERGENCY CALL – CONNECTING CALL appears in the multi- function display. When the connection is established, the message EMERGENCY CALL – CALL CONNECTED appears in the multi- 208 Warning! Initiating an emergency call manually Warning! Controls in detail Useful features If the indicator lamp in the SOS button is il- luminated continuously and there was no voice connection to the Response Center established, then the Tele Aid system could not initiate an emergency call (e.g. the rele- vant cellular phone network is not available). The message EMERGENCY CALL – CALL FAILED appears in the multifunction display for approx. ten seconds. Should this occur, assistance must be sum- moned by other means. If you feel at any way in jeopardy when in the vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle, ve- hicle in a dangerous road location), please do not wait for voice contact after you have pressed the emergency button. Carefully leave the vehicle and move to a safe loca- tion. The Response Center will automatically contact local emergency officials with the vehicle’s approximate location if they re- ceive an automatic SOS signal and cannot make voice contact with the vehicle occu- pants. 209 1 Cover 2 SOS button 왘 Briefly press on cover 1. The cover will open. 왘 Press SOS button 2 briefly. The indicator lamp in the SOS button 2 will flash until the emer- gency call is concluded. 왘 Wait for a voice connection to the Re- sponse Center. 왘 Close cover 1 after the emergency call is concluded. Controls in detail Useful features Roadside Assistance button • The Roadside Assistance button • is located below the center armrest cover. 왘 Press and hold the button (for longer than two seconds). A call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside As- sistance dispatcher will be initiated. The button will flash while the call is in progress. The message TELE DIAGNO- SIS – CONNECTING CALL will appear in the multifunction display. When the connection is established, the message TELE DIAGNOSIS - CALL CON- NECTED appears in the multifunction dis- play. The Tele Aid system will transmit data generating the vehicle identification num- ber, model, color and location (subject to availability of cellular and GPS signals). A voice connection between the Roadside Assistance dispatcher and the occupants of the vehicle will be established. When a voice connection is established the audio 210 system mutes and the message TELE AID – ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CALL ACTIVE ap- pears in the multifunction display. 왘 Describe the nature of the need for as- sistance. The Mercedes-Benz Roadside assistance dispatcher will either dispatch a qualified Mercedes-Benz technician or arrange to tow your vehicle to the nearest Mercedes-Benz Center. For services such as labor and/or towing, charges may ap- ply. Refer to the Roadside Assistance man- ual for more information. These programs are only available in the USA: 앫 Sign and Drive services: Services such as jump start, a few gallons of fuel or the replacement of a flat tire with the vehicle spare tire are obtainable. 앫 Remote Vehicle Diagnostics: This func- tion permits the Mercedes-Benz Road- side Assistance dispatcher to download malfunction codes and actu- al vehicle data. The indicator lamp in the Roadside As- sistance button • remains illumi- nated in red for approx. ten seconds during the system self-check after turn- ing the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 2 (together with the “SOS” button and the Information button ¡). See system self-check (컄 page 207) when the indicator lamp does not come on in red or stays on longer than ap- proximately ten seconds. If the indicator lamp in the Roadside Assistance button • is illuminated continuously and there was no voice connection to the Response Center es- tablished, then the Tele Aid system could not initiate a Roadside Assis- tance call (e.g. the relevant cellular phone network is not available). The message TELE DIAGNOSIS – CALL FAILED appears in the multifunction display. lished. When a voice connection is estab- lished the audio system mutes and the message TELE AID – INFO CALL ACTIVE appears in the multifunction display. Infor- mation regarding the operation of your ve- hicle, the nearest Mercedes-Benz Center or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser- vices is available to you. For more details concerning the Tele Aid system, please visit www.mbusa.com and use your ID and password (sent to you sep- arately) to learn more (USA only). The indicator lamp in the Information button ¡ remains illuminated in red for approx. ten seconds during the sys- tem self-check after turning SmartKey in the starter switch to position 2 (to- gether with the “SOS” button and the Roadside Assistance button •). Roadside Assistance calls can be ter- minated using the ì button on the multifunction steering wheel. Information button ¡ The Information button ¡ is located be- low the center armrest cover. 왘 Press and hold the button (for longer than two seconds). A call to the Customer Assistance Cen- ter will be initiated. The button will flash while the call is in progress. The message INFO – CONNECTING CALL will appear in the multifunction display. When the connection is established, the message INFO – CALL CONNECTED appears in the multifunction display. The Tele Aid system will transmit data generating the vehicle identification number, model, color and location (subject to availability of cel- lular and GPS signals). A voice connection between the Customer Assistance Center representative and the occupants of the vehicle will be estab- Controls in detail Useful features See System self-check (컄 page 207) when the indicator lamp does not come on in red or stays on longer than ap- proximately ten seconds. If the indicator lamp in the Information button ¡ is illuminated continuous- ly and there was no voice connection to the Response Center established, then the Tele Aid system could not initiate an Information call (e.g. the relevant cellular phone network is not avail- able). The message INFO – CALL FAILED appears in the multifunc- tion display. Information calls can be terminated us- ing the ì button on the multifunc- tion steering wheel. 211 Controls in detail Useful features If the indicator lamps do not start flash- ing after pressing one of the buttons or remain illuminated (in red) at any time, the Tele Aid system has detected a fault or the service is not currently ac- tive, and may not initiate a call. Visit your Mercedes-Benz Center and have the system checked or contact the Re- sponse Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367 (in Canada) as soon as possible. 212 Upgrade signals The Tele Aid system processes calls using the following priority: 앫 Automatic emergency – First priority 앫 Manual emergency – Second priority 앫 Roadside assistance – Third priority 앫 Information – Fourth priority Should a higher priority call be initiated while you are connected, an upgrade (al- ternating) tone will be heard, and the ap- propriate indicator lamp will flash. If certain information such as vehicle identi- fication number or customer information is not available, the operator may need to re- transmit. During this time you will hear a beep and voice contact will be interrupted. Voice contact will resume once the retransmis- sion is completed. Once a call is conclud- ed, a beep will be heard and the respective indicator lamp will stop flashing. The CO- MAND* system operation will resume. If the indicator lamp continues to flash or the system does not reset, contact the Response Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367 (in Canada), or Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) in the USA or Customer Service at 1-800-387-0100 in Canada. The indicator lamp in the respective button flashes until the call is conclud- ed. Calls can only be terminated by a Response Center or Customer Assis- tance Center representative except Roadside Assistance and Information calls, which can also be terminated by pressing button ì on the multifunc- tion steering wheel. Controls in detail Useful features When a Tele Aid call has been initiated, the audio system or the COMAND* sys- tem audio is muted and the selected mode (radio, tape or CD) pauses. The optional cellular phone (if installed) switches off. If you must use this phone, the vehicle must be parked. Dis- connect the coiled cord and place the call. The COMAND* navigation system (if engaged) will continue to run. The display in the instrument cluster is available for use and spoken com- mands are only available by pressing the RPT button on the COMAND* unit. A pop-up window will appear in the COMAND* display to indicate that a Tele Aid call is in progress. Remote door unlock In case you have locked your vehicle unin- tentionally (e.g. SmartKey inside vehicle), and the reserve key is not handy: 왘 Contact the Mercedes-Benz Response Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367 (in Canada). You will be asked to provide your pass- word which you provided when you completed the subscriber agreement. 왘 Then return to your vehicle and pull the trunk lid recessed handle for minimum of 20 seconds until the “SOS” button is flashing. The message EMERGENCY CALL – CALL CONNECTED appears in the multi- function display. As an alternative, you may unlock the vehi- cle via Internet using the ID and password sent to you shortly after the completion of your acquaintance call. The Response Center will then unlock your vehicle with the remote door unlocking feature. The remote door unlock feature is avail- able if the relevant cellular phone net- work is available. The “SOS” button will flash and the message EMERGENCY CALL – CALL CONNECTED will appear in the mul- tifunction display to indicate receipt of the door unlock command. Once the vehicle is unlocked, a Re- sponse Center specialist will attempt to establish voice contact with the ve- hicle occupants. If the trunk lid recessed handle was pulled for more than 20 seconds be- fore door unlock authorization was re- ceived by the Response Center, you must wait 15 minutes before pulling the trunk lid recessed handle again. 213 Controls in detail Useful features Stolen vehicle tracking services In the event your vehicle was stolen: 왘 Report the incident to the police. The police will issue a numbered inci- dent report. 왘 Pass this number on to the Mercedes-Benz Response Center along with your password issued to you when you subscribed to the service. The Response Center will then attempt to covertly contact the vehicle’s Tele Aid system. Once the vehicle is lo- cated, the Response Center will con- tact the local law enforcement and you. The vehicle’s location will only be pro- vided to law enforcement. 214 Garage door opener The built-in remote control is capable of operating up to three separately controlled devices, for example garage door openers, gate openers, or other devices compatible with HomeLink® or some other systems. You can program the signal transmitter buttons. Remote control integrated into the interior rear view mirror Indicator lamp 2 3 4 Signal transmitter button Hand-held transmitter button Hand-held remote control trans- mitter (not part of the vehicle equipment) i Certain types of garage door openers are incompatible with the integrated opener. If you should experience diffi- culties with programming the transmit- ter, contact your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, or call Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA only) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. Controls in detail Useful features For operation in the USA only: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter- ference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation. Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Warning! Before programming the integrated remote control to a garage door opener or gate op- erator, make sure that people and objects are out of the way of the device to prevent potential harm or damage. When programming a garage door opener, the door moves up or down. When program- ming a gate operator, the gate opens or closes. Do not use the integrated remote control with any garage door opener that lacks safe- ty stop and reverse features as required by U.S. federal safety standards (this includes any garage door opener model manufac- tured before April 1, 1982). A garage door that cannot detect an object - signaling the door to stop and reverse - does not meet current U.S. federal safety standards. 215 Controls in detail Useful features Programming or reprogramming the in- tegrated remote control Step 1: 왘 Switch on ignition. Step 2: 왘 If you have previously programmed an integrated signal transmitter button and wish to retain its programming, proceed to step 3. Otherwise, press and hold the two outer signal transmit- ter buttons 2 and 4 and release them only when the indicator light be- gins to flash after approximately 20 seconds (do not hold the button for longer than 30 seconds). This proce- dure erases any previous settings for all three channels and initializes the memory. If you later wish to program a second and/or third hand-held trans- mitter to the remaining two signal transmitter buttons, do not repeat this step and begin directly with step 3. 216 Step 3: 왘 Hold the end of the hand-held remote control transmitter 6 of the device you wish to train approximately 2 to 5 in (5 to12 cm) away from the surface of the integrated remote control locat- ed on the interior rear view mirror, keeping the indicator lamp 1 in view. Step 4: 왘 Using both hands, simultaneously press the hand-held transmitter button 5 and the desired integrated signal transmitter button (2, 3 or 4). Do not release the buttons until completing step 5. The indicator lamp 1 on the integrat- ed remote control will flash, first slowly and then rapidly. The indicator lamp 1 flashes the first time the signal transmitter button is programmed. If this button has already been programmed, the indicator lamp will only start flashing after 20 seconds.

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