8 Index
Emerg
ency mode
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .458
Emerg ency release
Bo ot .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .471
El ectric parking brake ..... . . . . . .472
Ve hicl e. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .470
Emergen cyspare wheel ... . . . . . .402
En gine
Misfiri ng. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .456
Starting pro blem s.. ..... . . . . . . .455
Sta rtin g the eng ine with
KE YLES SGO . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .256
Sta rtin g the eng ine with the key .. . 256
Stopping with KEYL ESSGO. . . . . . .259
Stopping with th ekey .... . . . . . . .259
Te ch nica ld ata. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .510
En gine comp artment ..... . . . . . . .375
En gine elect ronics . . ..... . . . . . . .507
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .455
En gine number . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .509
En gine oil
Capa city . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .522
Checking th eengine oil leve l. . . . .376
Consu mption. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .376
Dis play messag e.. . . ..377,43 6,437
Entering character s( COMA ND). . ..65
ESP .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .49
Displ aymessag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .417 Swi
tching on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 49, 443
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .49
Exter iorligh ting
Del ayed switch -of f(CO MAND) . . . .205
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Se ea lso Brake lamps
See also Corneri nglight func tion
See also Dipped- beam headl am ps
See also Exter ior lighting
Se ealso Fron tfog lamps
Se ealso Licen ceplat elighti ng
See also Parking lamps
See also Reversing lamps
See also Side lamps
Se ealso Thi rd brakelamp
Se ea lso Turn signals
Ex terio rmirror park ingpo sition
Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .203
Storing. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .240
Ex terio rmirrors
Adju sting . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .239
Anti-dazzle mode (a utoma tic) . . . . .240
Convenie ncesettings . . . . . . . . . . .203
Fo ldingi n/ou t(auto matica lly). . . ..239
Pa rki ng pos ition .... . . . . . . . . . . .240
Extractor for fuses.... . . . . . . . . . .502 F
Fa vourite (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . ...199
Fire exti nguish er . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
First-a idkit ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..400
Fla ttyre . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..483
MO Extende drun- flat syste m.. . . ..492
Spare wheel ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..488
TIRE FITkit . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..484
Ve hicl etoolkit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
Fog lam ps(extended rang e) . . . . ..250
Frequen cies
Garage door ope ner. . . . . . . . . . ..525
Telephone . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..508
Fr ont airbags .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...33
Fro ntbulbs ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont foglamps ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..248
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont-passeng erfro nt airbag . . .... 33
Fr ont-passeng erseat
Adju sting from the driver's seat . ..234
Fuel . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..519
Consu mption ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..520
Los ing . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 453, 454
Minimu mquali ty. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373
Pe trol . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373 216_R
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Pr
otection of the envi ronment
Introdu
ction Protec
tion of the envir onme nt H
Environ menta lno te Da
imlerC hrys ler’ sde clared policy isone of
inte grated environmental prote ction.
The ob jectives arefo r th ena tural re sources
which form theba sis of ou rex ist en ce on this
pl an et to be used spa ring lyan din am anner
whic h takesthe req uire me ntso fbo thna ture
an dhu ma nity in to ac count.
You tooca n help to protect the environm ent
by ope rating yo urveh icle in an en vironmen-
tally responsi blema nne r.
Fu elconsu mption andth erate ofengine,
tr an sm ission, br akean dtyre we ardepend
on thefollowing fa ctors:
! Operatin gconditions ofyou rveh icle
! Your persona ldr ivin g st yle
You caninflue ncebo th fact or s. Therefore,
plea se bearthe fo llowing inmi nd:
Opera ting cond itio ns
! Avoid shor t trip sas thes eincreas efuel
co nsum ption.
! Make su re thatthet yrep ressures areal-
ways correct.
! Donot car ryany unneces sary weight in
the vehi cle.
! Keep aneye on the vehi cle’ sf ue lco n-
su mp tion.
! A re gularl y ser vice dv ehicle will con trib-
ut eto enviro nmental pro tection. You
sh ould therefore adhere to theservice
intervals.
! Always have maintenan cewor kcarried
out at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop,
e. g. a Mercede s-Be nz Service Centre. Pers
onaldriving style
! Donot depres sthe acce lerator pedal
when starting theen gine.
! Donot warm up the engine with theve-
hicle stationar y.
! Drive car efully an dma intain a sa fedis-
tanc e from the vehicle in fron t.
! Avoid freque nt, sudden accel eration.
! Change gea rin go odtime and use each
ge ar onlyup to 2/3 of its maximu m en-
gi ne sp eed.
! Switch off the engine instatio nary tr af-
fi c.
Retur ning used veh icles
If you wish to re turn your Mer cede s-Be nz
to be di sposed of inan envi ronme ntally-
re sponsi blemanne r,ple asecontact
Me rcedes -Ben zo nthe foll owingn um bers:
! Germany:
00800 1 777 7777
! International:
+49 6995 30 72 77 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Exterio rvi ew Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Boot
Spare
wheel*
"Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
TI RE FIT
Vehicl etoo lkit 346
402
402
401
401
2 Rear
bulbs 477
3 Rear window hea
ting 339
4 Fuel filler
flap
Petrol 373
373
5 Doors
Lo
cking andunl ocking
Op ening andc losing 222
222 Fun
ction Page
6 Ex
terior mirrors
Pa rking pos ition 239
240
7 To
wing 499
8 Ty
res an dwh eels
Flat tyre
Checking th etyre
pressure electro nica lly*
Tyre pressure loss warni ng
system
Ve hicle tool kit for vehic les
with
! TIRE FIT kit
! "Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
! Spare wheel* 381
483
384
383
401
402
402 Fun
ction Page
9 Op
ensth eb onnet
En gine oil
Coolant 375
376
379
a Fr
ont bulbs 477
b Windscreen wipers
Re
placing th ewiper blades
Cl ea ning th ewi pe r bl ades 253
481
395
c Cl
ea ning th ewindows 395
d Slid
ing/ tilti ngsunroof 349
e He
adl am p cl eaning system 249216_R
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps v
ESPwa rning lamp l
Distance warn ing
la mp* Fun
ction Pa
ge 5 Dis
playfo rPa rktro nic/
Park Assist* ,rig ht-hand
side 314
317
6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps 5 Di
splay fo rParktr oni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,right -hand
side 314
317 Fun
ction Pa
ge 6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
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222 Con
trols
Op ening and closing
The vehicle’ seq uipm entinclu destw oke ys
wit hre mo tecontrol.
Each keyco ntains an em erge ncy key ele-
me nt.Th e release catche sfo rt he emer-
ge ncyke ys are in differen tco lour st oh elp
di st ingu ish betweent hem.
Th ekey allo wsyou to lo ckandunlo ckthe
vehic lefrom a dist anc e.Onl yuse theke yin
the imme diat evicinity of the ve hicle to pre-
vent the ft.
Th ekey is configured atthe facto ryto lock
an d unlo ckthe following centrally:
! the doors
! the boot lid
! thefuel fill erflap
Keywi th remo tecontr ol
1 ‹ Lockingbutton
2 Š Bootlid un lock ing button
3 Œ Unlocking button
4 Battery che cklamp !
Donotex pos eth ekey to hi ghleve ls of elec-
tr omagnetic radiation. Itmay oth erwise no long-
er funct ion co rre ctly.
i You can alsouse ther em oteco ntrol toopen
and close thesl iding /tilting sunroof and theside
win dows (
=page 351). Facto
rysettings
6 Tounlock ce ntrally: pre sstheŒ
button.
Th etu rn signals flash once .The loc king
knob sinth edoors pop up.Th ea nti-
the ftalar msyste m*is de activated. The
surround lighting also li ghts up inthe
dark if ithas be en switch ed on usin g
COMA ND.
If yo udo not ope nei the ra door or th eboot
lid after yo uhaveun locked th evehicle ,it
wi llrelo ckitselfaf ter appro ximat ely
40 seco nds. Opening and
clos ing Key
with remo te co ntrol G
Risk of accident Ne
ver leav echildren unsupe rvised in thev e-
hi cle. They could op en eve nal oc ked door
from the inside orstar tthe vehi cle ifthe key
is left in it and thereby endanger them selves
and others .You shou ldther efor etake the
ke y with you when leavin gthe vehicle, even
if you areo nly leaving it for a short time.
P80.35-2243-31 216_R
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