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Controls in detail
Driving systems Ac
tivatin gand de activa tingPTS
You can activate and deactivate PTS man-
ually.
The switch is located on the upper section
of the centre console.
1 To act ivat e and deact ivat e PTS
2 Indicator lamp Deactivating PTS
6 Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2lights up.
Ac tivating PTS
6 Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out.
i PTS is activated automatically when the key
is tur ned to position 2in the igniti onlock. Trailer towing
When you cou
ple up a trailer, PTS isdeac-
tivated for the rear area as soon as you
have established an electrical connection
between your vehicle and the trailer.
! Detach th etrailer tow hitch when you do not
require it. The minimum detection range of PTS
to an obstacle refers to the bumper, not the ball
co up ling.
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Controls in detail
Features
The socket can be used for accessories
with a maximum power consumption of
18 0W.
If your vehicle isequipped with a non-
smoking package*, a stowage compart-
ment with a 12V socket is fitted instead of
an ashtray.
1 Cover
2 Socket
6 Press on the chrome label of cover 1.
The stowage compartment opens.
6 Fold socket cover 2to the right. The steering wheel heating heats the
leather area
sof the steering wheel.
The lever is located on the left under the
steering column.
1 To switch on the steering wheel heat-
ing
2 Indicator lamp
3 To switch off the steering wheel heat-
ing Switching on
6
Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
6 Turn the switch on the leve rin the
direction of arrow 1and release it.
The switch jumps back and indicator
lamp 2lights up.
The steering wheel isheated inaccord-
an ce with the temperature. Switching off
6
Turn the switch on the lev er inthe
direction of arrow 3and release it.
The switch jumps back and indicator
lamp 2goes out.
i Thesteering wheel heating switche soff
autom atically when you remove the key from the
ignitio nlock. 12V
socket* P
P6 8.00-3576 -31 neu Steering wheel heating*
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Featuresi
The distanc erequire dbe tween theportab le
garage door remot econtrol and the rear-view
mi rror depends on your garage door opening sys-
tem.
6 Keep one of the transmitter buttons
on the garage door remote control
pressed until indicator lamp 1flashes
rapi dly.
Pro gramming was successful ifindica-
to rla mp 1flashes rapidly.
If indicator lamp 1goes out after
approximately 20 seconds and did not
begin to flash rapidly:
6 Release the transmitter buttons on
the int egrate d and por tablere mote
controls.
6 Repeat the programming procedure
and alter the distance between the
po rtable garage doo rre mote con-
trol and the rear-view mirror.
6 Release the transm itter buttons on the
int egrated and portable remote con-
trols. i
If the garage door syst emworks with a roll-
ing code , youmust synchronise the remote con-
trol in the rear-view mirror with the garage door
syste m'sreceiver after you have programm ed
th ei ntegrated remote control.
You will find further information inthe operati ng
instructions for the garage door opening system,
e.g. the sections on "Sy nchronising the transmit-
ter" or "Regis tering a new transmitter". Opening
/closing the garage door
Once programmed, the integrated remote
control assumes the function of the garage
do or syste m's remote control. Please read
the Operating Instructions for the garage
doo rsystem.
6 Switch on the ignition.
6 Press the transmitter button in the
rear-view mirro rwhich you have pro-
grammed to operate this garage door.
Garage door system with a fixed code:
Indicator lamp 1lights up continu-
ously. Garage door system with a rolling code:
Indicator lamp
1flashes briefly and
then lights up for approximately two
seconds. This is repeated for up to
20 seconds.
i The transm itter transmits a signal for as long
as thetran sm itter button is pres sed.After ama x-
imum of 20 seconds the transmission is stopped
and indicator lamp 1flash es. Press the tra ns-
mitter button again if necessary. Cl
earing the re mote contr olmemory
6 Switch on the ignition.
6 Press and hold transmitter buttons 2
and 4for about 20 seconds until indi-
cator lamp 1flashes rapidly.
The memory is cleared.
i Clear the remote control memory before
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Practical advice
Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution .Licence plate
lamp, left The left licence plate lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Licence plate lamp,
right The right
licence plate lamp is
faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offlights! The lights are switched on even
though the key is in position
0in the
ignition lock. 6
Switch off the lights.
Front foglamp, left The
front left fog lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Front foglamp, right The front right foglamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offrear foglamp
Back-up lamp on! A lamp
isfaulty. This bulb lights up
as back- upfor anoth er. 6
Switch off the rear fog lamp.
Parking lamp, front left
Back-up lamp on! The front left parking lamp is faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Parking lamp, front
right
Back-up lamp on! The front right parking lamp
is
faulty. Another lamp has taken over
this function. 6
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302 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Reversing
lamp,left The left reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Reversing lamp,right The
right reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, left
Back-up la mpon! The left tail
lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, right
Back-up la mpon! The right tail lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bu lbas soon as possible.
Light sens or
Visit work shop! The light sensor is faulty. The lights
switch on auto
matically. 6
Change the lights back to manual opera-
tion in the operating system (=
page 122).
6 Switch on the lights by pressing the light
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Practical advice
Tr ou bleshooting Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
The indicator lamp in the
±button in
the Thermatic /Thermotronic* control
panel lights up or flashes when you press
the button. The air-condi tioning system
cannot be switched on. The cooling system is losing refri
gerant. 6
Have the climate control system
checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The PASSEN
GER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp is lit on the centre console. A ch
ild seat is fitted to the front-passen-
ger seat. The front-passenger airbag has
been dea ctivat ed. There is no child seat fitted to the front-
pas
senger seat. The child seat recognition
system has malfunctioned. 6
Have the child seat recognition checked
at a qualified specialist worksho pwhi ch
has the necessary specialist kno wledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be car-
ried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of injur y. selbs
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310 Practical advice
Trouble
shoo ting Indicator and warning lamps in the
instru
ment cluster Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
v
The yellow ESP warning lamp
lights up while the engine is run-
ning. ESP is deactivated. 6
Rea ctivat eES P ( =pag e71).
6 Adapt your driving style to suit the
current road and weather conditions.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of an
accident. v
The yellow ESP warning lamp
flashes while you are dri ving. ESP or traction control is active because at
least one
ofthe wheels has reached its tyre
grip limit. Distroni c* is deactivated. 6
Adapt your driving style to suit the
current road and weather conditions.
6 Only depress the accelerator pedal as
much as necessary when pulling
awa y.
6 Ease off on the accelerator pedal if
you are driving.
6 Do not deactiv ate ESP (exceptions:
= page 71).
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Practical advice
Tr ou bleshooting Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
-
The yellow ABS indicator lamp
lights upwhile the engine isrun-
ning. ABS is deactiv
ated due to a malfunction. This
means that ESP and BAS are also deactivated
(s ee the messages in the multi-function dis-
play). The brake system is sti llavailable and
works as normal without ABS. 6
Continue driving, but with even great-
er care.
6 Visit a qualified specialist workshop
immediately whi chhas the necessary
specialist knowledge and tools to car-
ry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
us ea Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre
for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related
systems must be carr ied out at a qual-
ified spe cialist workshop.
G Otherwise, there is a risk ofan
accident. ABS
has been dea ctivated due to under volt-
age. It is possib lethat the battery isnot being
charg ed. 6
Switch off any consumers that are not
require d.
ABS becomes available again once
the battery vo ltage increases. l
Thered dista nce war ning lamp
lights up while you are driving. The distance to the vehicle in front is too
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ort for the speed selected. 6
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