2009 Mercedes-benz M Class Owners Manual

2.17 in (55 mm)

265/45 R20 108H XL (Extra Load) M+S38

35 Radial-ply tires 36 Must be used in conjunction with Tire Pressure Monitoring System (U.S. vehicles) or Run Flat Indicator (Canada vehicles) only. 37 Not available as factory equipment. 38 Canada only.

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Rims and tires

Model

ML 550 (Sport Package)

AMG rims (light alloy) 8.5 J x 19 H2
Wheel offset (front axle) Wheel offset (rear axle)

2.28 in (58 mm)

2.28 in (58 mm)

ML 320 BlueTEC (Sport Package) ML 350 (Sport Package) ML 550 (Sport Package)

9 J x 21 H2

2.36 in (60 mm)

1.89 in (48 mm)

All season tires39

255/50 R19 107H XL (Extra Load) M+S

—

Summer tires39,40

—

265/40 ZR21 105Y XL (Extra Load)

Winter tires39,41

255/50 R19 107H XL (Extra Load) M+S.

—

39 Radial-ply tires 40 Must not be used with snow chains 41 Not available as factory equipment. 404

Technical data

Rims and tires

Model ML 63 AMG AMG rims (light alloy) 9.5 J x 19 H2
Wheel offset

1.81 in (46 mm)

ML 63 AMG

10 J x 20 H2

ML 63 AMG

10 J x 21 H2

ML 550 (Sport Package)

8.5 J x 19 H2

1.81 in (46 mm)

1.81 in (46 mm)

2.28 in (58 mm)

All season tires42

Summer tires42,43

—

—

—

—

255/50 R19 107H XL (Extra Load) M+S

295/40 ZR20 106Y

295/35 ZR21 107Y XL (Extra Load)

—

Winter tires42,44

285/45 R19 107H M+S.

—

255/50 R19 107H XL (Extra Load) M+S.

42 Radial-ply tires 43 Must not be used with snow chains. 44 Not available as factory equipment.

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Technical data

Rims and tires Spare wheel

! Compare the recommended tire inflation pressure for your vehicle with the tire inflation pressure on the yellow label located on the spare

wheel rim. If the tire inflation pressure on the yellow label on the spare wheel rim differs from the values given in this Operator’s Manual, inflate the tire to the recommended tire inflation pressure given on the yellow label on the spare wheel rim.

i Please note that the tire inflation pressure of the spare wheel differs from the tire inflation pressure of the road tires.

i USA only:

The ML 320 BlueTEC does not have a spare wheel.

i Canada only:

The ML 320 BlueTEC does not have a spare wheel. ML 320 BlueTEC vehicles that are factory equipped with 20" wheels come with TIREFIT (Y page 367).

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Technical data

Rims and tires

Model

Rim Wheel offset

Minispare tire45

ML 350
ML 550

4.0 B x 18 H2

1.58 in (40 mm)

T 155/90 D18 113M or T 155/90 R18 113M

Collapsible tire45
Recommended tire inflation pressure

—

61 psi (4.2 bar)

ML 63 AMG

5.5 B x 19 H2

0.51 in (13 mm)

—

185/85-19 104P

51 psi (3.5 bar)

45 Must not be used with snow chains.

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ML 320 BlueTEC

ML 350

14 V / 220 A

12 V / 2.0 kW

12 V / 95 Ah

14 V / 180 A

12 V / 1.4 kW

12 V / 70 Ah

ML 550

14 V / 180 A

12 V / 1.4 kW

12 V / 95 Ah

ML 63 AMG

14 V / 180 A

12 V / 2.1 kW

12 V / 95 Ah

Type Electrode gap Tightening torque

—

—

—

Bosch Y 7 MPP33

NGK PLKR 7A

NGK ILZKAR 7A10

0.031 in (0.8 mm)

0.031 in (0.8 mm)

0.039 in (1.0 mm)

15 lb-ft - 18 lb-ft (20 Nm - 25 Nm)

15 lb-ft - 18 lb-ft (20 Nm - 25 Nm)

15 lb-ft - 18 lb-ft (20 Nm - 25 Nm)

Technical data

Electrical system Electrical system

Model Alternator Starter motor Battery Spark plugs

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Main dimensions

Model

ML 350

ML 320 BlueTEC ML 550

ML 63 AMG

Technical data

Main dimensions

71.5 in (1 815 mm)

Overall vehicle length 188.5 in (4 788 mm) Overall vehicle width, exterior rear view mirrors folded out 83.6 in (2 124 mm) Overall vehicle height (vehicles with steel suspension) Overall vehicle height, depending on the set vehicle level (vehicles with air suspension program) Wheelbase Track, front Track, rear Ground clearance (vehicles with steel suspension) Ground clearance, depending on the set vehicle level (vehicles with air suspension program) Turning circle

7.3 in - 10.3 in (186 mm - 261 mm)

114.8 in (2 915 mm)

64.0 in (1 627 mm)

64.1 in (1 629 mm)

8.3 in (210 mm)

39.0 ft (11.6 m)

69.8 in - 73.0 in (1 774 mm - 1 854 mm)

188.5 in (4 788 mm)

189.7 in (4 818 mm)

83.6 in (2 124 mm)

83.6 in (2 124 mm)

71.5 in (1 815 mm)

—

69.8 in - 73.0 in (1 774 mm - 1 854 mm)

69.5 in - 72.6 in (1 765 mm - 1 845 mm)

114.8 in (2 915 mm)

114.8 in (2 915 mm)

63.7 in (1 619 mm)

65.5 in (1 664 mm)

63.8 in (1 621 mm)

65.6 in (1 667 mm)

8.3 in (210 mm)

—

7.3 in - 10.3 in (186 mm - 261 mm)

7.0 in - 10.1 in (177 mm - 257 mm)

39.0 ft (11.6 m)

39.0 ft (11.6 m)

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All models

max. 220 lb (100 kg)

Technical data

Weights Weights

Model Roof load

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Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. Capacities Vehicle components and their respective lubricants must match. Therefore only use products tested and approved by Mercedes- Benz.

For information on tested and approved products, contact an authorized Mercedes- Benz Center or visit www.mbusa.com. G Warning! Comply with all valid regulations with respect to handling, storing, and disposing of service fluids. Otherwise you could endanger persons or the environment. Keep service fluids out of the reach of children.

Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

For health reasons, you should prevent service fluids from coming into direct contact with your skin or clothing. If a service fluid is swallowed, contact a physician immediately.

Engine with oil filter

ML 320 BlueTEC

Model

ML 350

ML 550

ML 63 AMG46

Capacity

9.0 US qt (8.5 l)

8.5 US qt (8.0 l)

9.5 US qt (9.0 l)

10.3 US qt (9.7 l)

Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.

Approved engine oils

Automatic transmission

All models except ML 63 AMG

9.5 US qt (9.0 l)

MB Automatic Transmission Fluid

ML 63 AMG

9.7 US qt (9.2 l)

46 Engine with oil cooler.

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Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Model

Capacity

Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.

All models except ML 63 AMG

1.2 US qt (1.1 l)

Hypoid gear oil

ML 63 AMG

Fuchs Titan EG 5010 D

All models except ML 63 AMG

1.2 US qt (1.1 l)

Hypoid gear oil

ML 63 AMG

All models

ML 350

Fuchs Titan EG 5010 D

0.53 US qt (0.5 l)

MB Automatic Transmission Fluid

approx. 1.3 US qt (1.2 l)

MB Power Steering Fluid or approved Dexron III ATF

ML 320 BlueTEC

approx. 1.05 US qt (1.0 l)

MB Power Steering Fluid

ML 550
ML 63 AMG

All models

ML 320 BlueTEC ML 350

ML 550

ML 63 AMG

approx. 1.3 US qt (1.2 l)

—

MB Brake Fluid (DOT 4+)

approx. 10.0 US qt (9.5 l)

MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/Antifreeze

approx. 12.7 US qt (12.0 l)

approx. 12.2 US qt (11.5 l)

Front axle

Rear axle

Transfer case Power steering

Brake system Cooling system

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Fuel tank, including a reserve of

Model

All models

Capacity

25.1 US gal (95.0 l)

All models except ML 63 AMG

3.4 US gal (13.0 l)

ML 63 AMG

4.0 US gal (15.0 l)

Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.

Gasoline engine: Premium unleaded gasoline (Minimum Posted Octane 91
[Avg. of 96 RON/86 MON]) Diesel engine: ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL (15 ppm SULFUR MAXIMUM)

AdBlue® tank Air conditioning system

ML 320 BlueTEC

All models

Washer system and headlamp cleaning system

All models

7.0 US gal (26.5 l)

AdBlue® complying with ISO 22241

—

7.6 US qt (7.2 l)

R-134a refrigerant and special PAG lubricant oil (never R-12)

MB Windshield Washer Concentrate47
Washer fluid mixing ratio (Y page 419)

47 Use MB Windshield Washer Concentrate “MB SummerFit” and water for temperatures above freezing point or MB Windshield Washer Concentrate “MB SummerFit”

and commercially available premixed washer solvent/antifreeze for temperatures below freezing point.

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Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. Approved engine oils Engine oils are specifically tested for their suitability in our engines and durability for our service intervals. Therefore, only use approved engine oils and oil filters required for vehicles with Maintenance System. For a listing of approved engine oils and oil filters, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or visit www.mbusa.com (USA only). ! Using engine oils and oil filters of

specification other than those expressly required for the Maintenance System, or changing of oil and oil filter at change intervals longer than those called for by the Maintenance System will result in engine or emission control system damage not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. Please follow Maintenance System recommendations for scheduled oil changes. Failure to do so will result in engine or emission control system damage not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

Mercedes-Benz recommends MOBIL OIL.

Use the table below to determine the MB sheet number. Model

Engine type

MB sheet number

ML 320 BlueTEC

ML 350

ML 550

ML 63 AMG

642

272

273

156

229.51

229.5

229.5

229.548

i MB sheet numbers are printed on the

outside of oil containers.

Viscosity grades for engine oils Using the chart below, select oil viscosity according to the lowest air temperature expected before the next oil change.

Engine oil additives ! Do not blend oil additives with engine oil. They may damage the engine. Damage or malfunctions resulting from blending oil additives are not covered by the Mercedes- Benz Limited Warranty.

48 Restriction: Only SAE XW-40 engine oils may be used. 414

Air conditioning refrigerant R-134a (HFC) refrigerant and special PAG lubricating oil are used in the air conditioning system. ! Never use R-12 (CFC) or mineral-based lubricating oil. Otherwise damage to the system will occur.

Brake fluid G Warning! During vehicle operation, the boiling point of the brake fluid is continuously reduced through the absorption of moisture from the atmosphere. Under extremely strenuous operating conditions, this moisture content can lead to the formation of bubbles in the system, thus reducing the system’s efficiency. Therefore, the brake fluid must be replaced regularly. Refer to your vehicle’s Maintenance Booklet for replacement interval. Only brake fluid approved by Mercedes-Benz is recommended. Any authorized Mercedes- Benz Center will provide you with additional information.

Premium unleaded gasoline (gasoline engine) G Warning! Gasoline is highly flammable and poisonous. It burns violently and can cause serious personal injury. Never allow sparks, flames or smoking materials near gasoline! Turn off the engine before refueling. Whenever you are around gasoline, avoid inhaling fumes and any skin or clothing contact. Extinguish all smoking materials. Direct skin contact with fuels and the inhalation of fuel vapors are damaging your health.

! To maintain the engine’s durability and performance, premium unleaded gasoline must be used. If premium unleaded gasoline is not available and low octane gasoline is used, follow these precautions: RHave the fuel tank only partially filled

with unleaded regular gasoline and fill up

Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. with premium unleaded gasoline as soon as possible.

RAvoid full throttle driving and abrupt

acceleration.

RDo not exceed an engine speed of

3 000 rpm if the vehicle is loaded with a light load such as two persons and no luggage.

RDo not exceed 2/3 of maximum

accelerator pedal position if the vehicle is fully loaded or operating in mountainous terrain.

Fuel requirements

Gasoline engine Only use premium unleaded gasoline. The octane number (posted at the pump) must be 91 min. It is an average of both the Research Octane Number (RON) and the Motor Octane Number (MON): (RON+MON)/2. This is also known as the ANTI-KNOCK INDEX. Reformulated gasolines (RFG) and/or unleaded gasoline containing oxygenates such as ethanol, TAME, ETBE, IPA, IBA, and TBA can be used provided the ratio of any one

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Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. of these oxygenates to gasoline does not exceed 10%; MTBE must not exceed 15%. The ratio of methanol to gasoline must not exceed 3% plus additional cosolvents. Using mixtures of ethanol and methanol is not allowed. Gasohol, which contains 10% ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline, can be used. These blends must also meet all other fuel requirements, such as resistance to spark knock, boiling range, vapor pressure, etc.

Diesel engine Only use commercially available vehicular ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL (15 ppm SULFUR MAXIMUM). Failure to use ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HIGHWAY DIESEL FUEL can severely damage the vehicle’s exhaust after-treatment device. To prevent malfunctions, diesel fuel with improved cold flow characteristics is offered in the winter months. Check with your fuel retailer. ! Do not fill the tank with gasoline. Do not blend diesel fuel with gasoline or kerosene. The fuel system and engine will otherwise be damaged, which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

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B5 Biodiesel Mercedes-Benz approves the use of B5
biodiesel (standard diesel with a maximum of up to 5% biodiesel content) in all Common Rail Injection (CDI) and BlueTEC diesel engines. Diesel fuels containing a higher percentage of biodiesel content will cause damage to your engine and are not approved. As biodiesel can be refined from a variety of raw materials resulting in widely varying properties, the only approved biodiesel content is one that meets ASTM D6751
specification. It must also have the necessary oxidation stability (min. 6h, proved with EN14112 method) to prevent damage to the system from deposits and/or corrosion. Please ask your service station for further information. If the B5 biodiesel blend is not sufficiently labeled to clearly indicate that it meets the above standards, please do not use it. The Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty does not cover damage caused by the use of fuels not meeting Mercedes-Benz approved fuel standards.

Gasoline additives (gasoline engine) A major concern among engine manufacturers is carbon build-up caused by gasoline. Mercedes-Benz recommends only the use of quality gasoline containing additives that prevent the build-up of carbon deposits. After an extended period of using fuels without such additives carbon deposits can build up, especially on the intake valves and in the combustion area, leading to engine performance problems such as: RWarm-up hesitation RUnstable idle RKnocking/pinging RMisfire RPower loss In areas where carbon deposits may be encountered due to lack of availability of gasoline which contains these additives, Mercedes-Benz recommends the use of additives approved by us for use on Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or visit www.mbusa.com (USA only) for a listing of approved product(s). Follow directions on product label.

Do not blend other fuel additives with fuel. This only results in unnecessary cost and may be harmful to the engine operation. ! Damage or malfunction resulting from

poor fuel quality or from blending additional fuel additives other than those tested and approved by us for use on Mercedes-Benz vehicles are not covered by the Mercedes- Benz Limited Warranty or by any pre-owned or Extended Limited warranties.

AdBlue® AdBlue® is a non-flammable, non-toxic, colorless and odorless, water-soluble liquid. ! Only use AdBlue® complying with

ISO 22241. Do not blend with additives.

! Rinse surfaces that have come into

contact with AdBlue®, or remove AdBlue® with a moist cloth and cold water immediately. If AdBlue® has crystallized already, use cold water and a sponge. AdBlue® residues will crystallize and soil the affected surfaces.

High ambient temperatures If AdBlue® in the reservoir heats up to above 122‡ (50†) for a long period of time, for example due to direct sunlight, ammonia gas vapors may escape when opening the AdBlue® tank. G Warning! When opening the filler cap of the AdBlue® tank ammonia gas vapors may escape. Refill AdBlue® in a well ventilated area only. Ammonia gas vapors have a pungent odor and are particularly irritating for your skin, mucous membranes, and eyes. Inhaling ammonia gas vapors will cause burning eyes, nose, and throat, as well as coughing and watering eyes.

Low ambient temperatures AdBlue® freezes at a temperature of approximately 12‡ (-11†). Your vehicle is factory equipped with an AdBlue® preheating system. The vehicle can thus be operated at temperatures below 12‡ (-11†).

Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Special additives ! Only use AdBlue® complying with ISO 22241. Do not add additives to AdBlue® and do not dilute AdBlue® with water. Otherwise, the BlueTEC exhaust gas aftertreatment system could be damaged. Damage caused by using additives or diluting with water are not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

Purity The purity of AdBlue® is of particular importance for avoiding malfunctions in the exhaust gas aftertreatment. If AdBlue® is pumped out of the tank, e.g. during repair work, the same liquid must not be used to refill the tank as its purity is no longer guaranteed. ! Impurities caused for example by other

service products, cleaning agents, and dust result in increased emissions, malfunctions, catalyst damage, or engine damage.

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Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. Coolants The engine coolant is a mixture of water and anticorrosion/antifreeze, which provides: RCorrosion protection RFreeze protection RBoiling protection (by increasing the boiling

point)

The cooling system was filled at the factory with a coolant providing freeze protection to approximately -35‡ (-37†) and corrosion protection. ! Add premixed coolant solution only.

Adding water and MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/ Antifreeze separately from each other, could cause engine damage not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

If the antifreeze mixture is effective to -35‡ (-37†), the boiling point of the coolant in the pressurized cooling system is reached at approximately 266‡ (130†). The coolant solution must be used year round to provide the necessary corrosion protection and increase boil-over protection. Refer to the Maintenance Booklet for replacement interval. Coolant system design and coolant used determine the replacement interval. The 418

replacement interval published in the Maintenance Booklet is only applicable if MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/Antifreeze solution or other Mercedes-Benz approved products of equal specification are used to renew the coolant concentration or bring it back up to the proper level. For information on other Mercedes-Benz approved products of equal specification, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or visit www.mbusa.com (USA only). To provide important corrosion protection, the solution must be at least 50% anticorrosion/antifreeze (equivalent to freeze protection to approximately -35‡ [-37†]). If you use a solution that is more than 55% anticorrosion/antifreeze (freeze protection to approximately -49‡ [-45†]), the engine temperature will increase due to the lower heat transfer capability of the solution. Therefore, do not use more than this amount of anticorrosion/antifreeze. If the coolant level is low, water and MB 325.0
Anticorrosion/Antifreeze should be used to bring it up to the proper level (have cooling system checked for signs of leakage). Please make sure the mixture is in accordance with label instructions.

The water in the cooling system must meet minimum requirements, which are usually satisfied by normal drinking water. If you are not sure about the water quality, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Anticorrosion/antifreeze Your vehicle contains a number of aluminum parts. The use of aluminum components in motor vehicle engines necessitates that anticorrosion/antifreeze coolant used in such engines be specifically formulated to protect the aluminum parts. Failure to use such anticorrosion/antifreeze coolant will result in a significantly shortened service life. Therefore, the following product is strongly recommended for use in your vehicle: MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/Antifreeze agent. Before the start of the winter season (or once a year in hot southern regions), you should have the anticorrosion/antifreeze concentration checked. The coolant is also regularly checked each time you bring your vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for service.

Cooling system

Model

ML 320 BlueTEC ML 350

ML 550

ML 63 AMG

Technical data

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Approximate freeze protection

-35‡ (-37†)

5.0 US qt (4.75 l)

6.3 US qt (6.0 l)

6.1 US qt (5.8 l)

-49‡ (-45†)

5.5 US qt (5.2 l)

7.0 US qt (6.6 l)

6.8 US qt (6.4 l)

(1.34 fl oz [40 ml] “MB SummerFit” to 1 gal [4.0 l] water)

For temperatures below freezing point, use MB Windshield Washer Concentrate “MB SummerFit” and commercially available premixed washer solvent/antifreeze: R1 part “MB SummerFit” to 100 parts

solvent (1.34 fl oz [40 ml] “MB SummerFit” to 1 gal [4.0 l] solvent)

Washer system and headlamp cleaning system G Warning! Washer solvent/antifreeze is highly flammable. Do not spill washer solvent/ antifreeze on hot engine parts, because it may ignite and burn. You could be seriously burned.

Washer fluid mixing ratio For temperatures above freezing point, use MB Windshield Washer Concentrate “MB SummerFit” and water: R1 part “MB SummerFit” to 100 parts water

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Therefore, information, illustrations and descriptions in this Operator’s Manual might differ from your vehicle. Reprinting, translation and copying, even of excerpts, is not permitted without our prior authorization in writing. Press time April 01, 2008
GSP / OIS Printed in U. S. A.

Service and Literature Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center has trained technicians and Genuine Mercedes- Benz Parts to service your vehicle properly. For expert advice and quality service, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. If you are interested in obtaining service literature for your vehicle, please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. We consider this the best way for you to obtain accurate information for your vehicle. For further information you can find us on the Mercedes-Benz web-site www.mbusa.com (USA only) or www.mercedes-benz.ca (Canada only). G Warning! To help avoid personal injury, be extremely careful when performing any service work or repairs. Improper or incomplete service or the use of incorrect or inappropriate parts or materials may damage the vehicle or its equipment, which may in turn result in personal injury. If you have any questions about carrying out any type of service, turn to the advice of an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. We reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment.

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M-Class Operator’s Manual

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system, are printed in the type shown here.

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damage to your vehicle.

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Contents

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

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

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

1, 2, 3 ... 115V AC Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
3-zone automatic climate control

see Climate control system 4-ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . 78
4MATIC

see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)

ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 76
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 317
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 224

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
see Headlamps Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Adaptive Damping System

see ADS AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380, 417
Capacity, AdBlue® tank . . . . . . . . . 413
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Additives

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 170
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency call upon deployment . 224
Front, driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front, passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 56, 347, 348
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Air conditioning refrigerant and lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 201
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
AIRMATIC/Compass menu . . . . . . . . 150
Air pressure

see Tire inflation pressure Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . 367, 376
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . 189, 203
Air suspension program . . . . . . . . . . 170
Comfortable driving style . . . . . . . . 170

Index

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Sporty driving style . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Suspension tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 202
Alarm system

see Anti-theft systems

Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298, 374
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 174
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 418
Antiglare, Interior rear view mirror . 105
Antilock Brake System

see ABS Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 81
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Aquaplaning

see Hydroplaning Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 106
Automatic central locking . . . . . 89, 158
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 110

Index

Automatic interior lighting control . 115
Automatic locking when driving . . . 158
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 134
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 129
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 134
Emergency operation (limp-home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Gearshifting malfunctions . . . . . . . 137
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 166
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Kickdown (manual shift program) . 137
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 136
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 135
Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 134
Program mode selector switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 136
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Steering wheel gearshift control . . 135
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transmission position indicator . . . 132
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 132
AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Air bag deactivation system . . . . . . . 57
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Brake lamps

BabySmartTM

Backrest

Backup lamps

see Seats

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 77
Batteries, SmartKey

Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Battery, Vehicle

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Beverage holders

see Cup holders

Bleeding the fuel system (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
BlueTEC

AdBlue® tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380, 413

Brake fluid

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 355
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Brake pads

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High-performance brake system . . 274
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 274
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Bulbs

see Replacing bulbs

CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 23
California retail buyers and lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 20
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Can holders

see Cup holders

Capacities and recommended fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Cargo compartment

Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Cargo volume, expanding . . . . . . . . 211
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cargo compartment cover blind . . . 213
Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Center console

Lower part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Upper part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Central locking

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 158
Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 89
Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 89
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
BabySmartTM air bag deactivation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Blocking of rear window operation . . 74
Child safety locks (rear doors) . . . . . 73
Indicator lamp, front passenger front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Infant and child restraint systems . . 68
LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 72
Occupant Classification System (OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 71

Child safety

see Children in the vehicle

Chrome-plated exhaust tip, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Climate control system

3-zone automatic climate control . 191
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . 187, 198
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 415
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 201
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . 189, 203
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 202
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . 187, 199
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Deactivating system . . . . . . . 186, 198
Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 202
Residual engine heat (REST) . 190, 204
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 200
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 154
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 266
Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 406
Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 298
COMAND system

see separate COMAND system operating instructions Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Index

Comfort submenu

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 158
Fold-in function for exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Compass

Calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 140
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 152
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 143
AIRMATIC/Compass . . . . . . . . . . . 150
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Off-road Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Vehicle configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Vehicle status message memory . . 151
Control system submenus . . . . . . . . 143
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Index

Coolant

Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 418
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323, 324, 326
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps 114
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Customer Assistance Center

see CAC

Dashboard

see Instrument cluster Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Daytime running lamp mode . . 111, 155
Deep water

see Standing water

Defroster

Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 202

Delayed shut-off

Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Department of Transportation

see DOT

Doors

Diesel engine

Diesel fuel

Difficulties

Digital clock

preglow indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 35

see Fuel

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

see Clock Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 247
Displays

Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Maintenance service indicator . . . . 288
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Outside temperature . . . . . . . 142, 154
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 159
Vehicle status message memory . . 151
Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 151
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 85
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 84
Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 84
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 228
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 350

DOT (Department of Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Downhill Speed Regulation

see DSR Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Driving

Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 271
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 275

Driving and parking

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 275
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Driving systems

Air suspension program . . . . . . . . . 170
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR) . 166
Off-road driving program . . . . . . . . 169
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Driving tips, automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation) . . 166

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 104, 158
EBP (Electronic Brake Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electrical system

Improper work on or modifications . 22
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

Electronic Stability Program

see ESP®

Electronic Traction System

see 4-ETS

Emergency, in case of

Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 385
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 113
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Emergency calls

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Emergency engine shutdown . . . . . . 393
Emergency operations

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 350
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Tailgate, unlocking and opening . . 351

Emergency Tensioning Device

see ETD Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine

Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 236
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 345
Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 399
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Index

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

see Coolant

Engine coolant

Engine oil

Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Recommended engine oils and oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 77
4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305, 317
Off-road ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Trailer stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

ETD (Emergency Tensioning Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Express operation

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Index

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 106
Fold-in function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 61
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 371
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371, 406
TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 367
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fluids

AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 411
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Washer and headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331, 333
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Fold-in function for exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Four-wheel drive

see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)

Front air bags

see Air bags Front axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Front lamps

see Headlamps Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 50

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 51, 347, 348
Front seat head restraints

see Head restraints Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 271
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 413
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 160
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 344
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 413, 415
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Opening manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Fuel system, bleeding (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Fuel tank

Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 237
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Fuse box in cargo compartment . . 392

Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 42, 229
Gasoline

see Fuel GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 266
Gear range

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 133
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 314
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transmission position indicator . . . 132
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 132

Generator

see Alternator

Global locking/unlocking

see Key, SmartKey Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Gross Axle Weight Rating

see GAWR

Gross Trailer Weight

see GTW

Gross Vehicle Weight

see GVW

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

see GVWR GTW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 266
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Halogen headlamps

see Headlamps Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 295
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 113

Headlamps

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 109
Adjusting aim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 110
Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 355
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 112
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 110
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Headliner, cleaning and care of . . . . 295
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Active head restraints . . . . . . . 66, 352
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rear seat, removing and installing . 100
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Height adjustment

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 112, 355
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Index

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 355
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
High-performance brake system . . . 274
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
HVAC

see Climate control system Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Identification number, vehicle (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 96, 123
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Infant and child restraint systems

see Children in the vehicle

Inflation pressure

see Tires, Inflation pressure Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 138
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Instrument lighting

Instrument panel

see Instrument cluster, Illumination

see Instrument cluster

Instruments and controls

see Cockpit

Interior lighting

Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Emergency lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rear reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 105
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 106

Interior storage spaces

see Storage compartments

Intermittent wiping

Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

10

Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Key, SmartKey

Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Global locking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 85
Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 85
Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 86
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Opening and closing the power tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Opening and closing the windows . 121
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Restoring to factory setting . . . . 85, 87
Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 94

KEYLESS-GO

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 95
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 137
Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 267

Labels

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Emission control information . . . . . 398

Lamps, exterior

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Lamps, indicator and warning

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 338
Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 35, 345
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 343
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Front passenger front air bag off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 51, 347, 348
Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 344
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 341

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SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 342
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Language, selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
LATCH-type child seat anchors

see Children in the vehicle License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 294
Lighter

see Cigarette lighter Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 111
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Loading

see Vehicle loading Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lock button

Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 87
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Loss of

Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Service and Warranty Information booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Calling up service indicator . . . . . . 289
Clearing service indicator message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Resetting service indicator . . . . . . 289
Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Service indicator message . . . . . . . 288
Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 289

Manual headlamp mode (Low- beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 267
Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 267
Maximum permissible tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Media interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Menus

see Control system menus

Minispare wheel

see Spare wheel

Mirrors

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 106
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 106
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 105
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
MOExtended system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
MOExtended tires . . . . . . . . . . . 379, 401
MON (Motor Octane Number) . 238, 415
Motor Octane Number

see MON Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 302

Multifunction display messages

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 317
Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Air suspension program . . . . . . . . . 319
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 314
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323, 324, 326
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

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Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR) . 320
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305, 317
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331, 333
Front passenger front air bag . . . . 307
Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 314
High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 321
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314, 335

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Multifunction steering wheel

Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314, 335
TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315, 335
Trailer brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Trailer tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Trailer turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . 334
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . 104, 158
Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Night security illumination . . . 112, 156
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 267
Number, vehicle identification (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Occupant Classification System

see OCS Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
BabySmartTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . 53, 347, 348
Infant and child restraint systems . . 68
LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 72
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 59

OCS (Occupant Classification System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 281
Crossing obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Driving instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driving on sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . 279
Returning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Ruts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Steep terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Off-road driving program . . . . . . . . . 169
Off-road Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Oil

see Engine oil

Oil level

see Engine oil, Checking level

On-board computer

see Control system One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 293
Outside temperature

see Displays Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 274

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Parking position

Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 132

Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 293
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 293
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 31, 176
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp

Passenger safety

see Occupant safety Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Phone

see Telephone Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Power seats

see Seats

Power tailgate

Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Power tilt/sliding sunroof

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Index

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear door window, Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Preglow indicator lamp . . . . . . . . 35, 123
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Messages in the multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Problems

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Production options weight . . . . . . . . 267
Program mode selector switch

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 134
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Proximity key

see Key, SmartKey PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Push-start

see Tow-start

RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Radio

Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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Index

Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412