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Layout of poly-V-belt drive 449
Leather upholstery
Cleaning 354
Level control system*
Airmatic DC* 247
Lever
For cruise control 239
License plate lamps 418
Messages in display 394
Replacing bulbs 422
Light alloy wheels
Cleaning 353
Light sensor 394
Lighter see Cigarette lighter 269Lighting 133
Automatic headlamp mode 134
Combination switch 137
Daytime running lamp mode 134
Door entry lamps 140
Exterior lamp switch 133
Front fog lamps 136
High beams 137
Instrument cluster illumination 142
Interior 139
Locator lighting 136
Low beam 133
Manual headlamp mode 134
Night security illumination 136
Parking lamps 133
Rear fog lamp 137
Settings (control system) 162
Trunk lamp 141
Limiting the gear range 177
Limp Home Mode 185
Loading 254
Cargo tie-down rings 261
Instructions 260
Roof rack* 254
Ski sack* 254
Split rear bench seat* 257Loading terminology 337
Loading the vehicle 314
Locator lighting 136
Setting 163
Lock button 473
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO*) 58
Locking 55, 98
Fuel filler flap 299
Global with KEYLESS-GO* 105
Global, SmartKey 100
Vehicle in an emergency 411
Loss of SmartKeys 102, 108
Low beam headlamps 50
Messages in display 394
Replacing bulbs 418
Switching on 50
Lowering
Vehicle 431
M
Main Dimensions 459
Maintenance 12
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Multifunction display messages
ABS 369
Batteries 370, 378, 379
Brake fluid 382
Brake pads 380
Check engine 359, 360
Coolant 384, 385
Coolant level 383
Distronic* 370
Doors 386
Easy-entry/exit feature 381
Fuel reserve tank 389
Hood 389
Lamps 394
Parking brake 381
SBC brake system 380, 381
SmartKey 390
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 391
Tele Aid 403, 404
Telephone* 405
Tires 399
Trunk 405
Washer fluid 405
Multifunction steering wheel 26, 146,
474
Buttons 146N
Navigation system
See separate COMAND operating
instructions 152
Night security illumination 136
Normal occupant weight 338
O
Occupant Classification System 74
Self-test 79
Occupant distribution 338
Occupant safety 60
Airbags 61
Children and airbags 62
Children in the vehicle 71
Fastening the seat belt 43
Infant and child restraint systems 71
LATCH child seat anchors 81
Seat belts 43, 64
Oil
Adding 306
Checking level 305
Consumption 304
Filler neck 306
Viscosity 472Oil level
Checking 305
One-touch gearshifting 176
Canceling gear range limit 176
Downshifting 176
Upshifting 176
Opening 414
Ashtray 268
Doors from the inside 109
Fuel filler flap 299
Fuel filler flap manually 412
Glove box 262
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof 227
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* in an
emergency 414
Roller sunblinds 226
Side windows 219
Sliding/pop-up roof* 223
Sliding/pop-up roof* in an
emergency 414
Trunk 110
Trunk from the inside 110
Trunk lid with SmartKey 101
Windows 218
Opening the trunk from the outside 110
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Power windows 218
Blocking of rear window operation 83
Convenience closing feature 221
Side windows 218
Summer opening feature 220
Synchronizing 220
Practical hints
First aid kit 407
Jump starting 436
Lamp in center console 365
Lamps in instrument cluster 356
Messages in the display 367
Spare wheel 407
Vehicle tool kit 409
Problems
While driving 53
With vehicle 17
Product information 9
Production options weight 338
Program mode selector switch 474
Automatic transmission 179
PSI 338PTC heating element 475
PULSE function (Massage function) 127
Q
Quick search
Phone book* 173
R
Radio
Selecting stations 150
Selecting stations (satellite*) 151
Radio transmitters, control and
operation 295
Range (distance to empty)
Calling up 171
Rear bench seat
Foldable 257
Rear fog lamp
Switching on 137
Rear lamp bulbs 418
Rear lamps see Tail lamps
Rear passenger compartment
Adjustable air vents 216Rear seat head restraints
Installing 125
Removing 125
Rear view mirrors auto-dimming 186
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors 186
Rear window
Blocking operation 83
Rear window defroster 191
Activating 191
Deactivating 191
Rear window sunshade* 189, 190
Recommended inflation pressure 338
Reconnecting
Vehicle battery 435
Regular checks 301
Reinstalling the battery 435
Remote controls
Integrated 281
SmartKey 98, 102
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 102
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Calling up Distronic* 152, 238
Convenience functions 167
Factory, KEYLESS-GO* 105
Factory, SmartKey 99
Individual 168
Lighting (control system) 162
Menus and submenus 147
Resetting all (control system) 154
Resetting in the submenu 155
Selective 100, 106
Settings menu
Functions in 154
Individual vehicle settings 154
Submenus 155
Shift lock 475
Shifting
Gear selector lever positions 178
Into optimal gear range (automatic
transmission) 176
Side impact airbags 66
Side marker lamps 418, 422Side windows
Automatic opening 219
Cleaning 352
Closing 218, 219
Opening 218
Opening fully (Express-open) 219
Stopping 220
Synchronizing power windows 220
Sidewall 338
Simultaneous wiping and washing
Windshield wipers 52
Single wipe 52
Ski sack* 254
Removing 257
Unfolding and loading 254
Unloading and folding 256
Sliding/pop-up roof* 223
Closing 223
Opening 223
Stopping 225, 229
Synchronizing 225
Sliding/pop-up roof* or panorama slid-
ing/pop-up roof*
Emergency operations 414SmartKey 98
Battery check lamp 100, 106
Checking the batteries 101, 107
Factory setting 99
Global locking 100
Global locking and unlocking 99
Global unlocking 99
Locking and unlocking 98
Loss of 102
positions in starter switch 33
Remote controls 98, 102
Restoring to factory setting 100, 106
Selective setting 100, 106
Starting the engine 46, 47
Unlocking with 32
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 102
Global locking and unlocking 105
Loss of 108
Messages in display 391
Remote controls 102
Turning off the engine 57
Unlocking with 33
SmartKey-dependent memory
Settings 168
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Lamp 141
Message in display 405
Opening 110
Opening from inside 110
Tie-down rings 261
Trunk lid emergency release 117
Unlocking and opening with
KEYLESS-GO* 108
Unlocking and opening with
SmartKey 101
Unlocking in an emergency 411
Trunk lid
Closing 112
Turn signals 51
Additional in mirrors 418
Front bulbs 418
Turning off
Engine 56U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards 339
Units
Setting speedometer units 157
Setting temperature units 157
Setting tire inflation pressure
units 159
Unlocking 32, 98, 410
Driver’s door in an emergency 410
Fuel filler flap 299
Global 99
Global with KEYLESS-GO* 105
Selective settings 100, 106
Trunk in an emergency 411
Trunk lid with KEYLESS-GO* 108
Trunk lid with SmartKey 101
Vehicle in an emergency 278
With KEYLESS-GO* 33
With the SmartKey 32
Upgrade signals
Tele Aid* 277
Uphill driving
Cruise control 232
Upshifting 176Useful features 262
Ashtrays 268
Cigarette lighter 269
Garage door opener 279
Heated steering wheel* 270
Tele Aid* 271
Telephone* 270
V
Vehicle
Individual settings 154, 156
Locking in an emergency 411
Lowering 431
Towing 439
Unlocking in an emergency 410
Vehicle capacity weight 339