2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E500 tire

420 IndexC
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) 411
Calling up
Distronic* settings 136
Range (distance to empty) 154
Service indicator 298
CAN system 411
Cargo tie-down rings 241
CD player
Operating 135
Center console
Lower part 26
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp 317
Upper part 25
Centigrade
Setting temperature units 141
Central locking
Automatic 106
From inside 107
Switch 107
Switching on/off (control
system) 149
Unlocking from inside 107Central locking switch 107
Changing
Batteries (SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*) 355, 356
Batteries (SmartKey) 355, 356
Smartkey setting 150
Vehicle level 228
Charcoal filter 192
Activating 192
Deactivating 193
Charging
Vehicle batteries 377
CHECK ENGINE malfunction indicator
lamp 313
Checking
Coolant level 285
Oil level 279, 282
Tire inflation pressure 279
Vehicle lighting 279
Child safety 65
Airbags 58
Infant and child restraint systems 62,
65
LATCH child seat anchors 71Child safety switch see Blocking of rear
window operation 72
Cigarette lighter 247
Cleaning
Headlamps 170
Light alloy wheels 305
Parktronic* system sensor 305
Windshield 49
Wood trims 308
Climate control 174
Adjusting 178
Defrosting 179
Setting the temperature 178
Clock 144
Closing
Glove box 242
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof 206
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof with
KEYLESS-GO* 209
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* with
KEYLESS-GO* 200
Roller sunblinds 205
Side windows 198

424 IndexElectronic Stability Program see ESP 76,
412
Emergency call system* 250
Emergency calls
Initiating an emergency call 253
With Tele Aid* 252
Emergency operation (Limp Home
Mode) 167
Opening/closing Sliding/pop-up roof*
or panorama sliding/pop-up
roof* 358
Releasing trunk lid from inside 104
Emergency operations
Remote door unlock 257
Unlocking the trunk lid 354
Unlocking the vehicle 353
Emergency tensioning device see
ETD 64, 412
Emission control 276
Ending
A call (telephone) 156Engine 392
Compartment 281
Message in the display 313
Starting 43
Starting with KEYLESS-GO* 44
Starting with the SmartKey 44
Turning off with the key 53
Engine compartment
Hood 281
Engine malfunction indicator lamp 313
Engine number 412
Engine oil
Adding 284
Additives 403
Checking level 282
Consumption 282
Display messages 333
Filler neck 285
Messages in display 283
Viscosity 412
Entry position
Messages in the display 347ESP 76, 412
Four wheel electronic traction system
with ESP 82
Switching off 78
Switching on 79
Synchronizing 323
Warning lamp 311
ETD 412
Safety guidelines 60
Exterior lamp switch 119
Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 38
Parking position for 152
F
Fahrenheit
Setting temperature units 141
Fastening the seat belts 40
Fine adjustment
Cruise control 213
First aid kit 350
Flat tire 366
Mounting the spare wheel 370
Spare wheel 370
Flexible 297

430 Index
Coolant 330, 331
Coolant level 329
Distronic* 320
Doors 332
Easy-entry/exit feature 327, 347
Fuel reserve tank 335
Hood 335
Lamps 338–??
Parking brake 327
SBC brake system 326, 327
SmartKey 336
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 335
Steering gear oil level 347
Tele Aid 345, 346
Telephone* 346
Tires 342
Trunk 347
Washer fluid 347
Multifunction steering wheel 24, 130,
414
Buttons 130
Navigation system
See separate COMAND operating
instructions 136
Night security illumination 121O
Occupant safety 56
Airbags 57
Children and airbags 58
Children in the vehicle 65
Fastening the seat belt 40
Infant and child restraint systems 65
LATCH child seat anchors 71
Seat belts 40, 60
Oil
Adding 284
Checking level 283
Consumption 282
Filler neck 284
Viscosity 412
Oil level
Checking 283
One-touch gearshifting 159
Canceling gear range limit 159
Downshifting 159
Upshifting 159Opening 358
Ashtray 246
Doors from the inside 97
Fuel filler flap 278
Fuel filler flap manually 357
Glove box 242
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof 206
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* in an
emergency 358
Roller sunblinds 205
Side windows 198
Sliding/pop-up roof* 201
Sliding/pop-up roof* in an
emergency 358
Sliding/pop-up roof* with
SmartKey 202
Trunk 97
Trunk from the inside 98
Trunk lid with SmartKey 90
Windows 197
Windows with SmartKey 199

432 IndexPower seat
Adjusting backrest tilt 36
Adjusting head restraint height 36
Adjusting head restraint tilt 36
Adjusting seat cushion tilt 36
Adjusting seat height 36
Memory function 116
Removing/installing head
restraints 109
Seat fore and aft adjustment 35
Power train 414
Power washer 303
Power windows 197
Blocking of rear window operation 72
Side windows 197
Synchronizing 200
Pracitcal hints
First aid kit 350
Practical hints
Jump starting 378
Lamp in center console 317
Lamps in instrument cluster 310
Messages in the display 318
Spare wheel 350
TIREFIT(E 55 AMG) 350Vehicle tool kit 352
Problems
While driving 50
With vehicle 17
Product information 9
Program mode selector switch 414
Automatic transmission 164
PULSE function (Massage function) 113
Q
Quick search
Phone book* 156
R
Radio
Selecting stations 134
Selecting stations (satellite*) 135
Radio transmitters, control and
operation 275
Range (distance to empty)
Calling up 154
Rear bench seat
Foldable 236
Rear fog lamp
Bulb 359
Switching on 122Rear lamp bulbs 360
Rear lamps see Tail lamps
Rear passenger compartment
Adjustable air vents 195
Rear view mirror automatic antiglare 168
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors 168
Rear window
Blocking operation 72
Rear window defroster 173
Activating 173
Deactivating 173
Rear window sunshade* 172
Reconnecting
Vehicle battery 377
Regular checks 279
Reinstalling the battery 377
Remote controls
Integrated 259
SmartKey 88, 92
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 91
Remote door unlock
With Tele Aid* 257
Remote Vehicle Diagnostics 414

433 Index
Removing
Ski sack 236
Vehicle battery 377
Wheel 372
Wiper blades 365
removing and installing
Front seat head restraints 109
Replacing
Bulbs 359
Front lamp bulbs 361
Front turn signal lamp bulb 362
Fuses 385
License plate lamp bulbs 363
Parking and standing lamp bulb 362
Rear lamp bulbs 360, 363
Side marker lamp bulb 363
Wiper blades 364
Reporting
Safety defects 18
Reprogramming
integrated remote control 263
Reset button in the instrument
cluster 138Resetting
All functions (control system) 138
All functions of a submenu 139
Fuel consumption 154
Service indicator (FSS) 298, 300,
301
Trip odometer 127
Residual heat utilization 182, 194
Residual ventilation 182, 194
REST (Residual engine heat
utilization) 194
Restraint system see Infant and child re-
straint systems 65
Rims and Tires 394
Roadside Assistance
Tele Aid* 250
Roadside assistance 12
Rolling code programming 261
RON (Research Octane Number) 279,
414
Roof rack* 233
Rotating wheels 293
Rubber parts
Cleaning 308S
Safety
Occupant 56
Safety belts see Seat belts 40
Safety defects
Reporting 18
Safety systems
Driving 74
Saving current speed 212
SBC 79
SBC brake system 415
Activation 80
Deactivation 81
Driving hints 81
Messages in display 326, 327
Self-check 81
Warning lamp 79
Sealing tires with TIREFIT 366
Seat belt force limiter 64
Seat belts 62
Cleaning 307
Fastening 40
Proper use of 42, 63
Safety guidelines 60
Warning lamp 315

434 IndexSeat cushion depth
Adjusting 111
Seat heater*
Switching off 113
Switching on 113
Seat ventilation*
Switching off 114
Switching on 114
Seats 108
Adjusting 34
Easy entry/exit feature* 108
Heater* 113
Multicontour seat* 111
Split rear bench seat* 236
Ventilation 114
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings 241
Selecting display 142, 143
Selector lever
Lock 43
Message in the display 323
Position (automatic
transmission) 158Self-test
BabySmartTM airbag deactivation
system 68
Tele Aid* 251
Service
Batteries 375
Calling up the service indicator 298
Major service (Service H) 297
Minor service (Service A) 297
Overdue 298
Types 297
When due 297
Service and warranty information 10
Service indicator 297
Calling up 298
Clearing 298
Service life (tires) 290
Service System see FSS 297
Setting
Convenience functions 140, 150
Cruise control 212
Daytime running lamp mode 146
Distronic* time interval 221Exterior rear view mirror parking
position 118
Higher speed in cruise control 213
Higher speed in Distronic* 219
Hours (clock) 144
Individual vehicle settings 138
Instrument lighting 126, 127
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off 149
Lamps and lighting (control
system) 146
Language, multifunction display 142
Locator lighting 147
Lower speed in cruise control 213
Lower speed in Distronic* 220
Miles/kilometers in
speedometer 141
Minutes (clock) 144, 145
Parking position for exterior rear view
mirrors 152
Slower speed in cruise control 213
Slower speed in Distronic* 220
Smartkey dependent memory 152

435 Index
Speed in cruise control 213
Speed in Distronic* 219
Speedometer display mode 141
Suspension tuning 226
Synchronizing the time 144
Temperature (interior) 178, 188
Temperature indicator 141
Tire inflation pressure 143
Units
Speedometer 141
Temperature 141
Tire inflation pressure 143
Vehicle level control 227
Settings
Calling up Distronic* 136, 217
Convenience functions 150
Factory, KEYLESS-GO* 94
Factory, SmartKey 89
Individual 152
Lighting (control system) 146
Menus and submenus 131
Resetting all (control system) 138
Resetting in the submenu 139
Selective 89, 94Settings menu
Functions in 138
Individual vehicle settings 138
Submenus 139
Shift lock 415
Shifting
Gear selector lever positions 161
Into optimal gear range (automatic
transmission) 159
Side impact airbags 61
Side marker lamps 359, 363
Side windows
Automatic opening 198
Cleaning 306
Closing 197, 198, 199
Closing with KEYLESS-GO* 200, 203
Closing with SmartKey 199
Opening 197, 199
Opening fully (Express-open) 198
Opening with SmartKey 199
Stopping 199
Synchronizing power windows 200
Simultaneous wiping and washing
Windshield wipers 49Single wipe 49
Ski sack* 233
Removing 236
Unfolding and loading 233
Unloading and folding 235
SL 55 AMG Kompressor
MANUAL shift program mode 165
Sliding/pop-up roof* 201
Closing 201
Closing with KEYLESS-GO* 200, 203
Closing with SmartKey 202
Opening 201
Opening with SmartKey 202
Stopping 202
Synchronizing 204
Sliding/pop-up roof* or panorama slid-
ing/pop-up roof*
Emergency operations 358
SmartKey 88
Battery check lamp 89, 94
Checking the batteries 91, 96
Factory setting 89
Global locking 89
Global locking and unlocking 89
Global unlocking 89

438 IndexTemperature
Display mode 141
Sensor 27
Setting interior temperature 178,
188
Setting units in display 141
Tires 291
The coolant level is correct if the
level 286
Tie-down rings (trunk) 241
Tightening torque 374, 415
Time
Setting hours 144
Setting minutes 144, 145
Tire inflation pressure 368
Setting units 143
Tire speed rating 415
Tire traction 272
TIREFIT 350
TIREFIT kit
Preparing TIREFIT 367
Sealing tires with TIREFIT 366
TIREFIT kit 366Tires 408
Driving instructions 270
Messages in display 342
Messages in the display 340, 341
Retreads 289
Service life 290
Temperature 291
Tread depth 295
Wear pattern 293
Winter 295
Tires and wheels
Tire inflation pressure 290
Tools 352
Tow-away alarm 85
Arming 85
Disarming 85
Disarming for transport 85
Towing eye bolt (vehicle tool kit)
Installing 384
Towing the vehicle 381
Tracking services
For stolen vehicle 258
Traction 164, 415
Transmission fluid level 285
Tread depth (tires 295
Trip computer 153Trip odometer
Resetting 127
Trunk
Closing the lid 99
Lamp 125
Lock button, KEYLESS-GO* 96
Message in display 347
Opening 97
Opening from inside vehicle 98
Opening from the inside 99
Separately locking 105
Tie-down rings 241
Trunk lid 99
Trunk lid emergency release 104
Unlocking and opening with
KEYLESS-GO* 95
Unlocking and opening with
SmartKey 90
Unlocking in an emergency 354
Trunk lid
Closing 99
Turn signals 47
Additional in mirrors 359
Front bulbs 359
Turning off
Engine 52