2009 Mercedes-benz CL Class Owners Manual

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Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 Speed settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . 352 DISTRONIC Plus lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Doors Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . 292 Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . 290 Locking/unlocking from outside . . 290 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 411 Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 539 DOT (Department of Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 Driving Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328, 454 In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 458 With DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Driving and parking Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, 457 Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Adaptive Brake Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 68 BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 ETS/4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 PRE-SAFE® Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Driving systems Active Body Control (ABC) . . . . . . . 364 Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 373 AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . 366 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 320 Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Engine coolant Engine oil Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Driving tips, automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 DVD, audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 DVD, video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 EBP (Electronic Brake Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Electrical system Improper work on or modifications . 22 Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . 333 Electronic Stability Program see ESP® Electronic Traction System see ETS/4-ETS Emergency, in case of Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 554 First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Emergency calls Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Emergency engine shutdown . . . . . . 561 Emergency operations Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 539 Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . 299 Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 Emergency Tensioning Device see ETD Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Engine Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 420 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 536 Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 567 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Index see Coolant Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 Recommended engine oils and oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 69 ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 500 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 ETD (Emergency Tensioning Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ETS/4-ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Express operation Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 311 Parking position . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 315 Power folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Index Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 54 First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 550 Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 547 Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547, 573 Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Fluids ABC fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427, 578 Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 577 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Washer and headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Four-wheel drive see All-wheel drive (4MATIC) Front air bags Front lamps see Air bags see Headlamps Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 46 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 538 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 235 Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 421 Fuel tank reserve warning lamp . . . 535 Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421, 578, 580 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 Fuel tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 421 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558 Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 Gasoline see Fuel GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 449 Gear range Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 340 Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Transmission position indicator . . . 338 Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 338 Generator see Alternator Global locking/unlocking see Key, SmartKey Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Gross Axle Weight Rating see GAWR Gross Vehicle Weight see GVW Gross Vehicle Weight Rating see GVWR GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 449 GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 H Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 468 Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 320 Headlamps Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 316 Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 317 Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 543 Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 319 Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 317 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Headliner and shelf below rear window, cleaning and care of . . . . . 469 Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Rear seat, removing and installing . 308 Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Height adjustment Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 319, 543 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 543 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 High-performance brake system . . . 457 Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 Identification number, vehicle (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301, 302, 329 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Indicator lamps see Lamps, indicator and warning Infant and child restraint systems see Children in the vehicle Inflation pressure see Tires, Inflation pressure Infrared reflecting windshield . . . . . 417 Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 294 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 345 Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Index Instrument lighting Instrument panel see Instrument cluster, Illumination see Instrument cluster Instruments and controls see Cockpit Interior lighting Emergency lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 311 Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 312 Interior storage spaces see Storage compartments Intermittent wiping Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Key, SmartKey Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 291, 293 Index Global locking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . 291 Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . 291 Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . 292 Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Opening and closing the power tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Opening and closing the windows . 327 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 Restoring to factory setting . . 291, 293 Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . 291, 293 Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . 301 KEYLESS-GO Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . 301 Keypad (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 344 Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 450 Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 10 Labels Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 Emission control information . . . . . 566 Lamps, exterior Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Lamps, indicator and warning ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 528 Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Distance warning lamp . . . . . 352, 534 Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 533 Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Front passenger front air bag off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 538 Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 Low tire pressure/TPMS malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . 31, 55, 531 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 532 Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 LATCH-type child seat anchors see Children in the vehicle License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 468 Lighter see Cigarette lighter Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 318 Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Loading see Vehicle loading Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 290, 292 Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 Loss of Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Service and Warranty Information booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 M Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Maintenance Call, automatic (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 Service indicator, resetting . . . . . . 461 Service indicator display . . . . . . . . 461 Service indicator message . . . . . . . 460 Service indicator message, clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 461 Manual headlamp mode (Low- beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 450 Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 450 Maximum permissible tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Menus see Control system menus Minispare wheel see Spare wheel Mirrors Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 312 Exterior rear view mirror parking positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 315 Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 311 Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 311 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 MON (Motor Octane Number) . . . . . 581 Motor Octane Number see MON MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 475 Multifunction display messages ABC (Active Body Control) . . . . . . . 505 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 499 Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 485 Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524 Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487, 516 Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 Backrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487, 516 Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513, 514, 515 Corner-illuminating lamps . . . . . . . 519 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 Index Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 500 Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 Front passenger front air bag . . . . 478 Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 Radar sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 509 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524 Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 11 Index Multifunction steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Navigation Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . 107 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Points of interest (POI) . . . . . . . . . . 128 Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Night security illumination . . . . . . . . 319 Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Cleaning the windshield in front of the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 450 Number, vehicle identification (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 12 Occupant Classification System see OCS Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 62 Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 54 Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 538 Infant and child restraint systems . . 59 OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 52 OCS (Occupant Classification System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Oil see Engine oil Oil level see Engine oil, Checking level On-board computer see Control system One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 464 Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Activating/deactivating . . . . . . . . . 372 Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 465 Collision warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 373 Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Parking Guidance, Advanced . . . . . . 373 Parking position Exterior rear view mirrors . . . 313, 315 Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 338 Parktronic system Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 465 Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Index System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp Passenger safety see Occupant safety PCMCIA card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 Phone see Telephone Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 Power closing assist for doors and trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Power seats see Seats Power tilt/sliding sunroof Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Rear side window, blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476 PRE-SAFE® Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Problems While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Production options weight . . . . . . . . 450 Program mode selector switch Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 341 Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Proximity key see Key, SmartKey PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Push-start see Tow-start RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Radar sensors Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Rear fog lamp see Fog lamps Rear seat head restraints see Head restraints Rear side window Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 cleaning the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Recommended tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435, 450 Recovery services, Stolen vehicle (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 580 Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 Reminder, Seat belt see Seat belts, Telltale Remote control see Key, SmartKey Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 411 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 23 Research Octane Number see RON Reserve fuel Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 13 Index Restraint systems see Occupant safety Retaining hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450, 569 Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 21, 407 RON (Research Octane Number) . . . 581 Route guidance see Navigation system Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 468 Safety Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Safety belts see Seat belts Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 56 Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 531 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 14 Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Selective setting Selector lever see Key, SmartKey see Gear selector lever Self-test Service OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 see Maintenance Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 Service and warranty information . . . 20 Service intervals see Maintenance System, Service indicator Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Service menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Settings Automatic locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 219 Exterior mirror convenience settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Factory setting (SmartKey) . . 291, 293 Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Interior ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . 220 Interior lighting delayed switch-off . 220 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Night security illumination . . . . . . . 216 Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . 221 Selective setting (SmartKey) . 291, 293 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Trunk opening-height restriction . . 222 Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 469 Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Side marker lamps Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Side windows see Power windows SmartKey see Key, SmartKey SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO see Key, SmartKey SMS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Snow tires see Winter tires Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474, 569 Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Speed settings DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 31, 43, 532 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 Standing water, driving through . . . 458 Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 301 Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 330 Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Steering column see Multifunction steering wheel, Adjusting Steering wheel see Multifunction steering wheel Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 342 Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 412 Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 32, 398 Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Sunroof see Power tilt/sliding sunroof Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Suspension tuning see AIRMATIC Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 346 Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Technical data Air conditioning refrigerant . . 579, 580 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578, 580 Capacities fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578, 582 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577, 579 Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 580 Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 Washer and headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579, 583 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Automatic Maintenance Call . . . . . 411 Index Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Initiating an emergency call manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 407 Search and send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 412 System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 404 Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 243 Call lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . 154 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 243 Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Telephone keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Temperature Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Tether anchorage points see Children in the vehicle Tightening torque Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 15 Index Time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 450 Tire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 449 Tire Identification Number see TIN Tire inflation pressure Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 432 Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Tire ply composition and material used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429, 569 Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 Advanced TPMS low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 430 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 431 Important notes on tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 436, 437 Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524 Ply composition and material used 451 Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 436 Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 569 Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443, 451 Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436, 448 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 450 TPMS low tire pressure/ malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448, 451 Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430, 452 Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 430, 451 Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 451 Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452, 569 Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 443, 451 Top tether see Children in the vehicle Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554, 555 Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Transmission see Automatic transmission Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 427 Transmission gear selector lever see Gear selector lever Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 430, 452 Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 430, 451 Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Trunk Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Opening/closing system . . . . 298, 299 Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . 299 Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 540 Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 16 Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447, 451 Units, Settings Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 580 Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . 290, 292 Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Vehicle Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . 290, 292 Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 539 Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 550 Modifications and alterations, Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Vehicle jack see Jack Vehicle level control see AIRMATIC Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Vehicle loading Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 451 Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 Vehicle status message memory . . . 245 Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 Vehicle washing see Vehicle care Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Voice Control Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 CD/DVD changer/MP3 . . . . . . . . . 269 Command list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Individualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Index Warning sounds Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 375 DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 55 Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . 496 Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 Washer and headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 Washer fluid Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Windows see Power windows Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 17 Index Windshield Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 467 Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Infrared reflecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 583 Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Windshield wipers Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 545 Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 453 Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452, 569 Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 18 Introduction Operator’s Manual Operator’s Manual Notes This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal of useful information. We urge you to read it carefully and familiarize yourself with the vehicle before driving. For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we urge you to follow the instructions and warnings contained in this Operator’s Manual. Ignoring them could result in damage to the vehicle or personal injury to you or others. Vehicle damage caused by failure to follow instructions is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. We continuously strive to improve our product, and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment. Therefore, information, illustrations and descriptions in this Operator’s Manual might differ from your vehicle. Vehicle equipment Your vehicle may have some or all of the equipment described in this manual. Therefore, you may find explanations for optional equipment not installed in your vehicle. If you have any questions about operating any equipment, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper procedures. Optional equipment is also described in this manual, including operating instructions wherever necessary. Since they are special- order items, the descriptions and illustrations herein may vary slightly from the actual equipment of your vehicle. If there are any equipment details that are not shown or described in this Operator’s Manual, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to inform you of correct care and operating procedures. The Operator’s Manual and Maintenance Booklet are important documents and should be kept with the vehicle. Product Information Please observe the following in your own best interest: We recommend using Genuine Mercedes- Benz Parts as well as conversion parts and accessories explicitly approved by us for your vehicle model. We have tested these parts to determine their reliability, safety and special suitability for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. We are unable to make an assessment for other products and therefore cannot be held responsible for them, even if in individual cases an official approval or authorization by governmental or other agencies should exist. Use of such parts and accessories could adversely affect the safety, performance or reliability of your vehicle. Please do not use them. Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts and pre- approved conversion parts and accessories are available at any authorized Mercedes- Benz Center. In addition, you will receive comprehensive information on permissible technical modifications and expert installations. 19 Introduction Operator’s Manual Service and warranty information The Service and Warranty Information booklet contains detailed information about the warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz, including: RNew Car Limited Warranty REmission System Warranty REmission Performance Warranty RCalifornia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Emission Control System Warranty RState Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon Laws) 20 Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles Under California law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the purchase price or lease price, if after a reasonable number of repair attempts Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its authorized repair or service facilities fail to fix one or more substantial defects or malfunctions in the vehicle that are covered by its express warranty. During the period of 18 months from original delivery of the vehicle or the accumulation of 18 000 miles (approximately 29 000 km) on the odometer of the vehicle, whichever occurs first, a reasonable number of repair attempts is presumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one or more of the following occurs: (1) the same substantial defect or malfunction results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, that defect or malfunction has been subject to repair two or more times, and you have directly notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in writing of the need for its repair, (2) the same substantial defect or malfunction of a less serious nature than category (1) has been subject to repair four or more times and you have directly notified us in writing of the need for its repair, or (3) the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of the same or different substantial defects or malfunctions for a cumulative total of more than 30 calendar days. Written notification should not be sent to a dealer, it should be addressed to Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Customer Assistance Center One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 Maintenance The Maintenance Booklet describes all the necessary maintenance work which should be performed at regular intervals. Always have the Maintenance Booklet with you when you take the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for service. The service advisor will record each service in the booklet for you. Roadside Assistance The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program provides factory-trained technical help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside Assistance number 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA) 1-800-387-0100 (in Canada) will be answered by Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Representatives 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For additional information refer to the Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program brochure (in the USA) or the Roadside Assistance section of the Service and Warranty Information Booklet (in Canada) in your vehicle literature portfolio. Change of address or ownership If you change your address, be sure to send in the “Change of Address Notice” found in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet, or simply call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. This will assist us in contacting you in a timely manner should the need arise. If you sell your Mercedes, please leave all literature with the vehicle to make it available to the next operator. If you bought this vehicle used, be sure to send in the “Notice of Purchase of Used Car” found in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet, or call the Mercedes- Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. Introduction Operator’s Manual Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreign countries, please be aware that: Rservice facilities or replacement parts may not be readily available, Runleaded gasoline for vehicles with catalytic converters may not be available; the use of leaded fuels will damage the catalysts, Rgasoline may have a considerably lower octane rating, and improper fuel can cause engine damage. Certain Mercedes-Benz models are available for delivery in Europe under our European Delivery Program. For details, consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to: In the USA: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC European Delivery Department One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 In Canada: Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. European Delivery Department 98 Vanderhoof Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 21 to make you and others aware of various risks. You should not remove any of these warning labels unless explicitly instructed to do so by information on the label itself. Removal of any of these labels may cause you and others to be unaware of certain risks which may result in an accident and/ or personal injury. Introduction Operating safety Operating safety G Warning! Work improperly carried out on electronic components and associated software could cause them to cease functioning. Because the vehicle’s electronic components are interconnected, any modifications made may produce an undesired effect on other systems. Electronic malfunctions could seriously impair the operating safety of your vehicle. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for repairs or modifications to electronic components. Other improper work or modifications on the vehicle could also have a negative impact on the operating safety of the vehicle. Some safety systems only function while the engine is running. You should therefore never turn off the engine while driving. G Warning! Heavy blows against the vehicle underbody or tires/wheels, for example when running over an obstacle, road debris or a pothole, 22 may cause serious damage and impair the operating safety of your vehicle. If you feel a sudden significant vibration or ride disturbance, or you suspect that damage to your vehicle has occurred, you should turn on your hazard warning flashers, carefully slow down, and drive with caution to an area which is a safe distance from the road. Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/ wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle appears unsafe, have it towed to the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or other qualified maintenance or repair facility for further inspection or repairs. Proper use of the vehicle Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are familiar with the following information and rules: Rthe safety precautions in this manual Rthe “Technical data” section in this manual Rtraffic rules and regulations Rmotor vehicle laws and safety standards G Warning! Various warning labels are attached to your vehicle. These warning labels are intended Problems with your vehicle Reporting safety defects If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particularly one that you believe may affect its safe operation, we urge you to contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately to have the problem diagnosed and corrected if required. If the matter is not handled to your satisfaction, please discuss the problem with the Mercedes-Benz Center management or, if necessary, contact us at one of the following addresses: In the USA: Customer Assistance Center Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 In Canada: Customer Relations Department Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. 98 Vanderhoof Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 For the USA only: The following text is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966”. Reporting safety defects If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA Headquarters, Introduction Reporting safety defects 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from www.safercar.gov. 23 information that may be recorded or transmitted via that system. Introduction Vehicle data recording Vehicle data recording Information regarding electronic recording devices (Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951) Please note that your vehicle is equipped with devices that can record vehicle systems data and, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, may transmit some data in certain accidents. This information helps, for example, to diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and to continuously improve vehicle safety. Daimler may access the information and share it with others Rfor safety research or vehicle diagnosis purposes Rwith the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee Rin response to an official request by law enforcement or other government agency Rfor use in dispute resolution involving Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service organization and/or Ras otherwise required or permitted by law. Please check the Tele Aid subscription service agreement for details regarding the 24 At a glance Exterior view ....................................... 26 Cockpit ................................................. 28 Instrument cluster .............................. 30 Storage compartments ....................... 32 Control systems .................................. 34 Center console .................................... 37 Overhead control panel ...................... 38 Driver’s door control panel ................ 39 25 At a glance Exterior view Exterior view 26 At a glance Exterior view i This Operator’s Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual. Function 1 Trunk: Locking and unlocking Opening and closing Valet locking Vehicle tool kit 2 Rear lamps 3 Rear window defroster 4 Fuel filler flap Fuel requirements 5 Doors: Locking and unlocking Opening Page 290 296, 297 300 472 543 393 421 581 290 294 Function Locking and unlocking manually 6 Exterior rear view mirrors Parking position Power folding 7 Towing eye 8 Tires and wheels Checking tire inflation pressure Spare wheel Flat tire 9 Hood Page 539, 541 311 313 313 556 429, 569 437 474 547 423 Function Engine oil Coolant a Headlamp cleaning system b Front lamps c Wipers Wiper blades, replacing Wiper blades, cleaning d Windshield: Page 424 427 320 543 322 545 467 Cleaning with washer fluid Cleaning 324 467 e Roof: Power tilt/sliding sunroof 394 27 At a glance Cockpit Cockpit 28 Function Page 1 Combination switch: Function Vehicle level control switch Turn signals Wipers High beam 2 Cruise control lever: Cruise control DISTRONIC Plus 3 Horn 4 Multifunction steering wheel 5 Instrument cluster 6 Steering wheel gearshift control 7 Gear selector lever for automatic transmission 8 Control panel with: Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp 319 322 319 347 350 232 30, 345 341 336 51 Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) switch Parktronic/Park Assist deactivation switch Swivel COMAND display COMAND display illumination Instrument cluster display illumination 9 COMAND display a Overhead control panel b Climate control Center console c Glove box lock d Cover of compartment with: At a glance Cockpit Page 198 200 34 301 Function CD/DVD changer PCMCIA card slot e Control systems f Starter switch KEYLESS-GO start/stop button g Steering wheel adjustment stalk Heated steering wheel h Electronic parking brake j Door control panel k Hood lock release l On-board diagnostics (OBD) socket m Night View Assist n Exterior lamp switch 301 310 311 333 39 423 380 316 Page 363, 364 70 368, 372 81 80 345 345 38 385 37 398 29 At a glance Instrument cluster Instrument cluster 30 At a glance Instrument cluster Page Function 1 Coolant temperature gauge 2 Fuel gauge with: Fuel tank reserve warning lamp A High-beam headlamp indicator lamp - Antilock Brake System (ABS) indicator lamp = Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) indicator lamp 3 Parktronic/Park Assist warning indicator for left front area 4 Multifunction display with: Speedometer 0 Electronic parking brake warning or indicator lamps, USA only Page 345 535 319 528 532 368, 371 529 Function ! Electronic parking brake warning or indicator lamps, Canada only ; Brake warning lamp, USA only 3 Brake warning lamp, Canada only < Seat belt telltale H Combination low tire pressure/TPMS malfunction telltale, USA only H Low tire pressure telltale, Canada only L Left turn signal indicator lamp K Right turn signal indicator lamp v ESP® warning lamp Page 529 528 528 531 537 537 531 Function l Distance warning lamp1 5 Parktronic/Park Assist warning indicator for right front area 6 Gear position/range indicator 7 Tachometer with: ± Engine malfunction indicator lamp 8 Program mode indicator 9 Main menus for control system, multifunction display a Outside temperature b Display with: Additional speedometer : PRE-SAFE® Brake indicator 1 Vehicles without DISTRONIC Plus: Warning lamp without function. It illuminates when the ignition is on. It should go out when the engine is running. 534 368, 371 340 536 341 233 346 247 244 31 At a glance Storage compartments Storage compartments 32 Function 1 Glove box 2 Front passenger seat storage compartment 3 Door pocket 4 Front center armrest with: Storage tray/telephone compartment Storage compartment 5 Cup holder in the rear center armrest 6 Rear center armrest with storage compartment Storage compartment between rear seats Page 398 398 399 401 399 399 Page 399 Function 7 Rear storage box 8 Side storage pocket in trunk Retainer for Operator’s Manual pouch 9 Storage spaces under trunk floor a Side storage pocket in trunk b Door pocket c Driver’s seat storage compartment 400 398 At a glance Storage compartments Page Function d Cup holder in the front center console e Ashtray Cigarette lighter f Parcel net in front passenger footwell g Document holder in sun visor h Eyeglasses compartment in overhead control panel j Document holder in sun visor 401 402 403 397 402 398 402 33 At a glance Control systems Control systems 34 At a glance Control systems Page Function Press and hold button % or $ • within Audio to select previous or next station in station list or wave band • within Telephone menu to start the quick search in the phone book # to confirm selection or messages 3 Multifunction display 4 Press button s • to take a call • to dial • to redial Page 233 160 161 Function Page 1 Press button briefly L to cancel Voice Control System, back, confirm messages Press and hold button L to select the standard display 2 Press button & or ( to select menus Press button briefly % or • to select function or scroll through lists • within Audio menu to select previous or next track, scene or stored station • within Telephone menu to switch to the phone book and select a name or number 2 AMG vehicles only Function Press button t • to end a call • to reject an incoming call Press button F to mute Press button æ or ç • to set the volume • to operate the RACETIMER2 5 Press button ! • to activate Voice Control System • to accept a call 6 Instrument cluster illumination 7 Swivel COMAND display 8 COMAND display illumination 164 160 251 160 345 81 80 35 Function k Shortcut button for: Telephone Navigation l COMAND on/off button m Volume control n Mute button o Telephone keypad p COMAND controller Page 79 102 79 88 88 154 81 At a glance Control systems Function 9 COMAND display a CD/DVD changer b PCMCIA card slot c Favorite button d Head restraint release switch e Program mode selector switch for: Automatic transmission shift program AIRMATIC suspension tuning ABC suspension tuning f Shortcut button for: CD/DVD Radio g Back button h Hazard warning flasher switch j Seat menu button 36 Page 80 198 200 94 308 340 363 364 202 185 86 320 227 Center console Function Page Function At a glance Center console Page 1 Thumbwheel for air volume control for left center air vent 2 Thumbwheel for air volume control for right center air vent 3 Air distribution and air volume, driver’s side (automatic mode) 4 Temperature control, driver’s side 5 Manual fan speed adjustment, driver’s side

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