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Contents


Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3


Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19


At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25


Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43


Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79


Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237


Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289


Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377


1, 2, 3 ... 4-ETS


4MATIC


see ETS/4-ETS


see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)


4-zone automatic climate control


see Climate control system


ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 71
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 171
Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 225


Active Bi-Xenon headlamps


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
see Headlamps Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adaptive Damping System


see ADS


Additives


Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 171
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency call upon deployment . 225
Front, driver and passenger . . . . . . . 48
Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 341
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50


Air conditioning refrigerant and lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control)


ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . 171
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171


Index


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 172


Air pressure


see Tire inflation pressure Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . 292, 363
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Alarm system


see Anti-theft systems


Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290, 362
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 174
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 401
Antilock Brake System


see ABS Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 76
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76


Aquaplaning


see Hydroplaning Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 108


Index


Automatic central locking . . . . . 85, 155
Automatic climate control


see Climate control system Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 111
Automatic interior lighting control . 116
Automatic locking when driving . . . 155
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 133
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 133
Emergency operation (limp-home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Gearshifting malfunctions (limp- home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Kickdown (manual shift program) . 137
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 135
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 134
Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 134
Program mode selector switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 135
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Steering wheel gearshift control . . 134
Transmission position indicator . . . 131
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 131
Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395


Backrest


Backup lamps


see Seats


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 72
Batteries, SmartKey


Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346


Battery, Vehicle


Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Beverage holders


see Cup holders


Bleeding the fuel system (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Brake fluid


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313


Brake lamps


Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 348
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348


Brake pads


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
High-performance brake system . . 277
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Bulbs


see Replacing bulbs


CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 23
California retail buyers and lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 20
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Can holders


see Cup holders


Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Cargo compartment


Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Storage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cargo management system . . . . . . . 210
Belt reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Mounting elements . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Telescoping rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212


Index


Cargo volume


see Trunk/cargo compartment Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Central locking


Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 155
Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 85
Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 85
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Children in the vehicle


Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Blocking of rear window operation . . 69
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 68
Indicator lamp, front passenger front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Infant and child restraint systems . . 63
Occupant Classification System (OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 65
Top tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62


Child safety


see Children in the vehicle


Child seat anchors – LATCH-type


see Children in the vehicle


Chrome-plated exhaust tip, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Climate control


see Climate control system


Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 179
4-zone automatic climate control . 182
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 185
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 398
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 192
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 191
Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 192
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 152
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 269
Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 389
Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 290
COMAND system


see separate COMAND system operating instructions Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 140
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 149
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 142
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148


Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle status message memory . . 148


Control system submenus


Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155


Convenience submenu


Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 156


Coolant


Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 401
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 319, 321
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps 115
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) . . 23


Index


Dashboard


see Instrument cluster Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Daytime running lamp mode . . 112, 153
Deep water


see Standing water


Defroster


Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190


Delayed shut-off


Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155


Department of Transportation


see DOT


Diesel fuel


Difficulties


Digital clock


see Fuel


While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125


see Clock Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 249
Displays


Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164


Maintenance service indicator . . . . 280
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Outside temperature . . . . . . . 143, 152
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle status message memory . . 148
Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 149
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning system sensor . . . . . . . . . 285
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 171
Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Warning and indicator lamps . 165, 336
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Doors


Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 81
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 80
Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 80
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84


Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 230
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 343


DOT (Department of Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driving


Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 274
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 278
With Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169


Driving and parking


Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 277
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ETS/4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73


Driving systems


AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) . . . . . 171
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . 174
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160


Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175


Driving tips, automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132


Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 106, 156
EBP (Electronic Brake Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electric air pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Electrical system


Improper work on or modifications . 22
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390


Electronic Stability Program


see ESP®


Electronic Traction System


see ETS/4-ETS


Emergency, in case of


Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 369
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 114
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372


Emergency calls


Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225


Emergency operations


Gear selector lever, unlocking . . . . 345
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 343
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tailgate, unlocking and opening . . 344
Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . . 92
Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 343


Emergency Tensioning Device


see ETD Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20


Engine


Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 238
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 338
Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 381
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129


Engine coolant


see Coolant


Index


Engine oil


Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Recommended engine oils and oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 72
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335


ETD (Emergency Tensioning Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47


ETS/4-ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Express operation


Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 107
Parking position . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109
Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26


Index


Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 57
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 360
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355, 389
TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 355
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fluids


Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 395
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Washer and headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 326
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348


Four-wheel drive


Front air bags


see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)


see Air bags Front axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395


Front lamps


see Headlamps Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 48


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299


Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 341
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 396
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 157
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 337
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 396, 398
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.


Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394


Fuel system, bleeding (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Fuel tank


Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 240
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Fuse box in cargo compartment . . 376


Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 40, 231
Gasoline


see Fuel GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 269
Gear range


Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 133
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 130
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transmission position indicator . . . 131
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 131
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 345


Generator


see Alternator


Global locking/unlocking


see Key, SmartKey Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Gross Axle Weight Rating


see GAWR


Gross Vehicle Weight


see GVW


Gross Vehicle Weight Rating


see GVWR GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 269
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269


Halogen headlamps


see Headlamps Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 287
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 114
Headlamps


Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 110
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 111
Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 348
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 113
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111


Headliner and shelf below rear window, cleaning and care of . . . . . 287
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Active head restraints . . . . . . . 60, 345


Comfort head restraint, adjusting . . 97
Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear seat, removing and installing . . 98
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Height adjustment


Seat belt outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 113, 348
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 348
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
High-performance brake system . . . 277
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HVAC


see Climate control system Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278


Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Identification number, vehicle (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95, 125


Index


Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Indicator lamps


see Lamps, indicator and warning


Infant and child restraint systems


see Children in the vehicle


Inflation pressure


see Tires, Inflation pressure Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 138
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 141


Instrument lighting


Instrument panel


see Instrument cluster, Illumination


see Instrument cluster


Instruments and controls


see Cockpit


Interior lighting


Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rear reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 107
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 108


Interior storage spaces


see Storage compartments


Intermittent wiping


Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118


Index


Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369


Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93


Key, SmartKey


Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 83
Global locking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 84
Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 81
Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 84
Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 81
Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 82
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Opening, Trunk/tailgate . . . . . . . . . . 86
Opening and closing the power tilt/sliding sunroof or panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel . 122
Opening and closing the windows . 122
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80


10


Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Restoring to factory setting . . . . 81, 84
Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 84
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 94


KEYLESS-GO


Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 94
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 137
Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 270


Labels


Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Emission control information . . . . . 380


Lamps, exterior


Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111


Lamps, indicator and warning


ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 331
Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Distance warning lamp . 165, 171, 336
Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 31, 338
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 335


Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Front passenger front air bag off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 49, 341
Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 337
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Low tire pressure/TPMS malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . 31, 58, 333
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 334
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Language, selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
LATCH-type child seat anchors


see Children in the vehicle License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 286
Lighter


see Cigarette lighter Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 112
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Loading


see Vehicle loading Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154


Lock button


Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 83
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344


Loss of


Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Service and Warranty Information booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98


Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Service indicator, resetting . . . . . . 281
Service indicator display . . . . . . . . 281
Service indicator message . . . . . . . 280
Service indicator message, clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 281


Manual headlamp mode (Low- beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111


Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 270
Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 270
Maximum permissible tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Menus


see Control system menus


Minispare wheel


see Spare wheel


Mirrors


Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 108
Exterior rear view mirror parking positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 107
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 107
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
MON (Motor Octane Number) . . . . . 399
Motor Octane Number


see MON Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 295


Multifunction display messages


ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312
Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328


Index


Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) . . . . . 314
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 307
Backrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Cargo compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Check engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 319, 321
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Engine service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 326
Front passenger front air bag . . . . 299
Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326


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Index


Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 316
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 328
Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 328
TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317


Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . 106, 156
Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35


Multifunction steering wheel


Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Net, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Night security illumination . . . 113, 154
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 270
Number, vehicle identification (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379


Occupant Classification System


see OCS Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 68
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 341
Infant and child restraint systems . . 63
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 55


OCS (Occupant Classification System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141


12


Oil


Oil level


see Engine oil


see Engine oil, Checking level


On-board computer


see Control system One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 284
Outside temperature


see Displays Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 40


Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Panorama roof with power tilt/ sliding panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Roller sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Parcel net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312


Index


Parking position


Exterior rear view mirrors . . . 108, 109
Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 131


Parktronic system


Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 285
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 29, 176
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp


Passenger safety


see Occupant safety Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Phone


see Telephone Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Power seats


see Seats


Power tilt/sliding sunroof


Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285


Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear door window, Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Preglow indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 125
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298


Problems


While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Production options weight . . . . . . . . 270
Program mode selector switch


Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 133
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 135


Proximity key


see Key, SmartKey PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Push-start


see Tow-start


RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Radio


Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118


Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Rear door ashtray


see Ashtrays


Rear door window


Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69


see Fog lamps


Rear fog lamp


Rear lamps


see Tail lamps


Rear seat head restraints


see Head restraints Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Rear window wiper/washer . . . . . . . 119
Recommended tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 270
Recovery services, Stolen vehicle (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 398
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Reminder, Seat belt


see Seat belts, Telltale


Remote control


see Key, SmartKey Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 230
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 23
Research Octane Number


see RON


13


Index


Reserve fuel


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 138
Reset tool (active head restraints) . 346
Restraint systems


see Occupant safety Retaining hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 384
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 21, 226
Roller sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
RON (Research Octane Number) . . . 399
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Route guidance


see Navigation system Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256


Safety


Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23


Safety belts


see Seat belts Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 59
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 62


14


Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 333
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333


Seat cushions


Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . 103
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 106
Folding (expanding cargo volume) . 205
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Multicontour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Seat bench, folding . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Seat cushions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Third-row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101


Securing cargo


Selective setting


Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 204


see Key, SmartKey


Selector lever


see Gear selector lever


Self-test


Service


OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225


see Maintenance Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Service and warranty information . . . 20
Service intervals


see Maintenance System, Service indicator Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Settings


Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 81, 83
Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 81, 84
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 287
Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Side marker lamps


Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270


Side windows


see Power windows Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
SmartKey


see Key, SmartKey


SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO


see Key, SmartKey Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Snow tires


see Winter tires Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293, 384
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 164
Speed settings


Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168


Split rear seat bench


see Vehicle loading SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 31, 45, 334
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Standing water, driving through . . . 278
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 125
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steering column


see Multifunction steering wheel, Adjusting


Steering wheel


see Multifunction steering wheel Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 134
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 231
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 32, 217
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Sunroof


see Power tilt/sliding sunroof Sunshade, rear window . . . . . . . . . . 222
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Suspension tuning


see AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control)


Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 139
Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139


Tailgate


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
see Trunk/tailgate Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Technical data


Air conditioning refrigerant . . 396, 398
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396, 398


Index


Capacities fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396, 400
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394, 397
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 398
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Washer and headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397, 402
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Initiating an emergency call manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 226
Search and send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 231
System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225


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Index


Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 158
Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 40
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159


Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tire ply composition and material used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328


Temperature


Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 152


Tether anchorage points


see Children in the vehicle Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tightening torque


Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 270
Tire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 269
TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Tire Identification Number


see TIN


Tire inflation pressure


Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 249
Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261


Tire repair kit


see TIREFIT Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247, 384


Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Advanced TPMS low tire pressure telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 248
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 249
Important notes on tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 254, 255
Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 328
Ply composition and material used 271
Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 254


Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 384
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384, 385
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 271
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 268
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 355
Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 270
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
TPMS low tire pressure/ malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 271
Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 272
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 248, 271
Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 271
Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 384
Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 271
Top tether


see Children in the vehicle Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372


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Index


Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369, 372
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Transmission


see Automatic transmission Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 245
Transmission gear selector lever


see Gear selector lever Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 248, 272
Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 248, 271
Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Trip odometer, resetting . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trunk


Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . . 92


Trunk/cargo compartment


Cargo volume, expanding . . . . . . . . 205
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Third-row seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204


Trunk/tailgate


Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Opening/closing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 91, 92


Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 343
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Twin roller blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213


Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 271
Units, Settings


Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 398
Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219


Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Vehicle


Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282


Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81
Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 343
Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 365
Modifications and alterations, Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372


Vehicle jack


see Jack


Vehicle level control


see AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Vehicle loading


Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 271
Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Vehicle status message memory . . . 148
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Vehicle washing


see Vehicle care


17


Windows


see Power windows Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Windshield


Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 285
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 402
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118


Windshield wipers


Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 352


Winter driving


Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 273
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 384
Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 288


Index


Warning lamps


Warning sounds


see Lamps, Indicator and warning


Distance warning function . . . . . . . 171
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 58
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Washer and headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Washer fluid


Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wheel


Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384, 385
Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 50


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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.


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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 Warranty1


RState Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon


Laws)


1 Applicable to vehicles with gasoline engine only. 20


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


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


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.


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.


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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


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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.


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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,


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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,


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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.


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information that may be recorded or transmitted via that system.


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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


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At a glance


Exterior view ....................................... 26
Cockpit ................................................. 28
Instrument cluster .............................. 30
Storage compartments ....................... 32
Multifunction steering wheel ............. 35
Center console .................................... 37
Overhead control panel ...................... 40
Door control panel .............................. 41


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At a glance


Exterior view Exterior view


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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/tailgate:


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


80
86, 89
93
290
349
193
240
399


80
84


Function Locking and unlocking manually


6 Towing eye bolt


General information


7 Tires and wheels


Checking tire inflation pressure Spare wheel Flat tire


8 Front lamps 9 Hood


Engine oil Coolant


Page 343, 344
372
372
384


255
293
355
349
241
243
245


Function


a Wipers:


Wiper blades, replacing Wiper blades, cleaning


b Windshield:


Cleaning with washer fluid Cleaning


c Roof:


Power tilt/sliding sunroof Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel (sedan) d Exterior rear view mirrors


Parking position


e Headlamp cleaning system


Page


352
285


119
285


194


197
107
109
114


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At a glance


Cockpit Cockpit


28


Function


Page


Function


Page


Function


At a glance


Cockpit Page


1 Combination switch:


Turn signals Wipers High beam


2 Steering wheel gearshift


control (sedan) Steering wheel gearshift control (E 63 AMG only), (wagon)


3 Cruise control lever:


Cruise control Distronic (E 63 AMG only)


4 Instrument cluster 5 Multifunction steering


wheel 6 Horn


114
118
113


134


134


161
166
30
35, 140


7 Lever for Voice Control System, see separate operating instructions


8 Front Parktronic warning


indicator (sedan)


9 Dual-zone automatic


climate control 4-zone automatic climate control


a Overhead control panel b Mobile phone/Glasses box c Glove box lid release, glove


box lock d Glove box


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