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428 IndexBattery, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Check lamp 99
Checking the battery 99
Replacing 372
Battery, vehicle 281, 386
Charging 387
Disconnecting 387
Reconnecting 388
Reinstalling 387
Removing 387
Bead 309
Bi-Xenon headlamps 419
Block heater (Canada only) 314
Blocking
Rear window operation 78
Brake assist system (BAS) 419
Brake fluid 271, 414
Brake lamp bulbs 374
Brake lamp, high mounted 374Brake pads
Message in display 343
Brakes 260
High-performance brake system (CL 65
AMG only) 261
Warning lamp 327
Break-in period 258
Bulbs, replacing 373
Additional turn signals 374
Backup lamps 374
Brake lamps 374
Fog lamps 374
Front lamps 374
High beam 374
High mounted brake lamp 374
License plate lamps 374, 378
Low beam 374
Parking lamps 374, 377
Rear fog lamp 374, 377, 378
Side marker lamps 374, 377
Standing lamps 374, 377
Tail lamp assemblies 374, 378
Turn signal lamps 374C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) 419
Calling up
Distronic* settings 149
Maintenance service indicator 316
Range (distance to empty) 151
CAN system 420
Canceling
Cruise control 206
Cargo tie-down hooks 230
Catalytic converter 268
CD changer* 144
CD mode 144
CD operation
Selecting tracks 143
Center console 27
Air bag off indicator lamp 334
Front passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp 334
Lower part 28
Upper part 27
Centigrade (°C)
Setting temperature units 156
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439 Index
Interior 130
Locator lighting 127
Low beam 125
Manual headlamp mode 126
Night security illumination 127
Parking lamps 125
Rear fog lamp 128
Settings (control system) 157
Trunk 131, 132
Limiting opening height of trunk lid* 102
Limiting the gear range 168
Limp Home Mode 177
Line of fall 422
Loading 229
Cargo tie-down hooks 230
Instructions 229
Roof rack 229
Loading terminology 309
Loading the vehicle 286
Locator lighting 127
Setting 159Lock button 422
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO*) 60
SmartKey 32, 90
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 94
Trunk 99
Lock buttons 32
Locking 57, 90
Central (SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*) 97
Fuel filler flap 270
Global, SmartKey 92
Glove box 232
Vehicle in an emergency 368
Vehicle with KEYLESS-GO* 99
Loss of
Mechanical key 94
SmartKey 94
Loss of Smartkey with
KEYLESS-GO* 100
Low beam headlamps
Messages in display 352, 353
Replacing bulbs 374Lowering
Vehicle 384
Lumbar support adjustment 117
M
Main Dimensions 410
Maintenance 12, 315
Maintenance service
Calling up the maintenance service
indicator 316
Overdue 316
Maintenance service indicator
Calling up 316
Clearing 315
Resetting 316
Maintenance System (U.S. vehicles) 422
Manual headlamp mode 126
Manual operations
Fuel filler flap 369
Interior lighting control 131
Locking the vehicle 368
Tilt/sliding sunroof 370
Unlocking the driver’s door 367
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442 Index
Tilt/sliding sunroof
In an emergency 370
Trunk 101
Trunk lid from the inside 102
Trunk with SmartKey 93
Windows 197
Opening in an emergency
Tilt/sliding sunroof 370
Operating
COMAND see separate operating in-
structions
Garage door opener 255
Integrated remote control 255
Navigation system 148
Radio 142
Radio transmitters 267
Telephone* 146
Vehicle outside the USA and
Canada 13
Operating safety 16
Operator’s Manual 10
Ornamental moldings 319Outside temperature indicator 135
Overdue maintenance service 316
Overhead control panel 29
Garage door opener 29
Reading lamp 29
Rear view mirror 29
Tele Aid button 29
Overspeed range 422
P
Paintwork 318
Panic alarm 79
Panic button on SmartKey 79
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell 237
Parcel net in trunk 238
Parking 57, 262
Parking assist
Parktronic system* 224
Parking brake 50, 58
Message in display 341
Releasing 50Parking lamps
Replacing bulbs 374, 377
Switching on 125
Parking position
Exterior rear view mirrors 123, 164,
179
Parktronic system* 224, 422
Parktronic*
Cleaning sensors 320
Malfunctioning 228
Warning indicators 226
Parts service 398
Passenger compartment 267
Fuse box in 395
Interior lighting 130
Interior rear view mirror 43
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell 237
Passenger safety see Occupant
safety 62
Pedals 259
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445 Index
Reset button in the instrument
cluster 153
Resetting
All functions (control system) 153
All functions of a submenu 154
Fuel consumption 151
Maintenance service indicator 316
Stored speed in Distronic* 214
Trip odometer 134
Residual heat utilization 194, 423
Residual ventilation 194
REST (Residual engine heat
utilization) 423
Restraint system see Infant and child re-
straint systems 72, 76
Rim 310
Rims and Tires 404
Roadside Assistance
Tele Aid 245
Roadside assistance 12
Tele Aid* 245
Rolling code programming 253
RON (Research Octane Number) 271,
423Roof rack 229
Rubber parts
Cleaning 323
S
Safety
Occupant 62
Safety belts see Seat belts 45
Safety defects
Reporting 18
Safety systems
Driving 80
Screwdriver (vehicle tool kit) 365
Seat
Heating 119
Seat belt force limiter 71
Seat belts 68
Cleaning 322
Fastening 45
Proper use of 47, 70
Safety guidelines 66
Telltale 331Seat cushion depth
Adjusting 117
Seat heater
Switching off 119
Switching on 119
Seat ventilation*
Switching off 121
Switching on 121
Seating capacity 288
Seats 112
Adjusting 37
Adjusting lumbar support 118
Adjusting shoulder support 117
Easy entry/exit feature 112
Massage function 118
Multicontour backrest* 117
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down hooks 230
Selector lever
Message in display 341
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446 IndexSelf-test
BabySmartTM air bag deactivation
system 74
Tele Aid 243
Service
Major service (Service B) 315
Minor service (Service A) 315
When due 315
Service (maintenance) 315
Service and warranty information 10
Service indicator 315
Service life (tires) 284
Service System see FSS 315
Setting
Convenience functions 162
Cruise control 206
Daytime running lamp mode 158
Digital clock 25
Distronic* time interval 215
Exterior rear view mirror parking
position 164Following distance in Distronic* 215
Higher speed in cruise control 207
Higher speed in Distronic* 213
Individual vehicle settings 153
Interior illumination delayed
switch-off 160
Lamps and lighting (control
system) 157
Language, multifunction display 157
Locator lighting 159
Lower speed in cruise control 207
Lower speed in Distronic* 214
Miles/kilometers in
speedometer 156
Parking position for exterior rear view
mirrors 164
Slower speed in cruise control 207
SmartKey dependent memory 162
Speed in Distronic* 213
Speedometer display mode 156
Suspension tuning 220
Temperature (interior) 187
Temperature indicator 156
Tire inflation pressure units 157To last stored speed ("Resume" func-
tion) in cruise control 207
Units
Speedometer 156
Temperature 156
Tire inflation pressure 157
Vehicle level control 221
Setting current speed 206
Settings
Calling up Distronic* 149, 211
Convenience functions 162
Factory, SmartKey 92
Individual (SmartKey) 162
Lighting (control system) 157
Menus and submenus 138
Resetting all (control system) 153
Resetting in the submenu 154
Selective 92, 98
Settings menu
Functions in 153
Individual vehicle settings 153
Submenus 154
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450 IndexTightening torque 424
Tightening torque (Wheel bolts) 385
Tilt/sliding sunroof
Closing in an emergency 370
Opening in an emergency 370
Stopping 204
Synchronizing 204
TIN 311
Tire
Vehicle maximum load on 311
Tire and Loading Information 287
Tire and loading terminology 309
Tire care and maintenance 284
Tire Identification Number see TIN
Tire inflation pressure
Checking 272, 292, 294
Setting units 157
Tire inflation pressure see the placard on
the fuel filler flap
Tire inspection 284
Tire load rating 311Tire ply composition and material
used 311
Tire speed rating 264, 301, 311, 424
Tire terminology 309
Tire traction 264
Tires 283
Direction of rotation 286
Driving instructions 263
Messages in display 358, ??–364
Retreads 283
Rotating 312
Service life 284
Temperature 293, 308
Tire inflation pressure monitor warning
lamp 332
Tread depth 285, 313
Wear pattern 312
Winter 313
Tools 365
Tow-away alarm 27, 87
Arming 87
Disarming 87
Disarming for transport 87Towing eye bolt (vehicle tool kit) 365
Installing 393
Towing the vehicle 391
Traction 171, 311, 424
Transmission see Automatic
transmission 279
Tread 311
Tread depth 285
Tread depth (tires) 313
Treadwear indicators 311
Trip computer 150
Trip odometer
Resetting 134
Trunk
Auxiliary fuse box 395
Closing 103
Closing from the inside* 103
Lighting 131, 132
Lock button 99
Lock button, KEYLESS-GO* 99