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On-board computer
Th eon-board com puteris ac tivate das
so on asyou turn th ekey to position 2in
the ignition lock. You can use the on-board
computer to look up info rm ation relating to
yo ur vehicle and to make adjust me nts.
1 Line forba sic me nus
2 Text fiel don themult i-funct ion disp lay Se
ttings, functions ,sub menus anda ny
faul tswh ich occurar edi sp layed in the text
fiel d.
Yo uca nco ntrol th emulti-f un ctiond isplay
an d the settings inthe on-board com puter
with th ebuttons on the multi-fun ction
st ee ring wh eel.
Severalfunctions are grouped the matica lly
in the menus.In the "Setting s"me nu, for
ex ampl e,yo uwi llfind functions for making
se tting sfo ryo ur vehicle. You ca nuse a
fu nction to ca llup in form ation or to chan ge
settings for your vehicle.
You can think of th eorder of the basic
menus as a loop: On-bo
ard computer G
Risk of accide nt Only
use the on -board comp uter when road
an dtraf fic co nditio nspermit .Yo uwo uldot h-
er wise be distract edfrom thetraf fic condi-
tions around you and cou ldcause an
acc iden t. Mu
lti-f un ction di sp lay P5
4.32 -3384-31 Multi-
function stee ring wheel
P46.10-2755-31 1 Multi-
func tio ndisplay 2 s
Acceptsa cal l*
t Endsa ca ll*
æ Increases thevol ume
ç Decrea ses the volu me
o Mute 3 !
Switcheson voi ce contro l* 4 L
Back/switches off voice
con trol* 5 $
Scrolls up
% Scrollsdown
& Moves right
( Moves le ft
# Confirm sa selecti on 216_R
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i You will find a menu over view on
( = page 275).
In the "Trip" me nu, youcan show an add i-
tiona ldisplay for the speedometer and call
up or reset st atistica lda ta for your ve hicle. Standard display
Yo
u ca nsee thetri pme ter and the tot al
di sta ncere co rder in the st andard disp lay.
1 Total dista ncerec order
2 Trip meter Co
nsum ption st atistics afte rstart
i You will find a menu over view on
( = page 275).
6 Press (or& to select the "Trip"
menu. 6
Press %or$ tosele ct"After
start" .
1 Distanc edriven sinc estart
2 Time elapsed sinc e sta rt(swi tchi ng on
the ignition)
3 Averag esp eed si ncestart
4 Ave rage fu elcons umption sinc estart
i Allva lues relat ingto th ela st eng inestar tare
re se tif yo u leave the veh icleparked for lo nger
th an four ho urs(k ey in position 0in the ignition
loc kor remov ed).
i Thevalue swill not bereset if you turn the
ig niti onkey ba ck to position 1or 2during this
ti me.
The consum ption statistic ssinc e start
are automat ically reset aft er999 hours or
9,999 kilometres. Con
sump tion stat istic ssin cethe last re
set
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Press (or& tosele ct the "Trip"
menu.
6 Press %or$ toselect "After re-
set" .
1 Dista ncedri ven sinc elast reset
2 Time elap sed si ncelastreset (w itht he
ig ni tio nsw itchedo n)
3 Average speed si ncelast reset
4 Ave rage fuel cons umptionsince lastre-
set Trip
menu
P54.32-3362-31 P5
4.32-3366-31 P54.32
-3368-31 216_R
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On-board computer
i Theen gine oil temperature displa yis blu eif
th e en gine oiltemp eratur eh asnot yet reached
80° C.Avoid driving at full engin epowerduring
th is time.
% or$ canbe used toselec t thefol-
lo wing functions inthe AMG menu:
! RACE TIMER
! Overall ev alua tion
! Lap eva luat ion RAC
ETIMER
6 Use ( or& to sele ctthe "AMG"
menu.
6 Press %until the RACETIME Rap-
pe ars.
Th eRACE TIMER isas topwatch for
ho urs, minu tesa nd seco nd s. 1
Gear indi ca tor
2 RACE TIMER
3 Second sind icat or
4 Lap
i Youcanst art the RACETIM ERwhen the en-
gine is runnin gor th ekeyis in pos ition 2in the
ignit ion loc k.
i While theRACETIM ERis displayed, thevo l-
ume cannot beregu lat ed with the æand
ç buttons.
6 Sta rtin g: sta rtthe RACET IMER with
æ .
6 Display ing the elap sedtime: call up
the elap sed ti mewith ç .
The elap sed time is disp layed forfive
se co nd s.
6 Tostop: stop the RACET IMER with
æ . 6
Tosele cta di ffer ent display, press
$ ,( or& .
i If you stopthev ehicle an dtu rn theke y to
position 1in the ignition loc k,the RA CETIM ERin-
te rrupt stime meas urem ent.Time measuremen t
is co ntinued if you turn the key toposition 2or 3
and then press æ.
Sa ving thelap time and starting a new
lap
i Amax imum of16 laps can besaved.
6 Call up th eelapsed tim ewith ç dur-
ing ti memeas urem ent.
Th eela psed time isdisplayed fo rfive
se co nd s.
6 Press ç again with infive seconds.
Th eela psed time which is disp layed is
saved asthe lap tim e.
Ti me measurement fora new lap is
sta rted.Time me asure mentfor the
new lapruns from calling upthe
elapsed tim e.
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Driving sys tems
Parktroni cis ac tiva tedau tom atically when
yo u switch on the ignition, releas et he
elec tric park ing br ak eor star t th een gine
an d shi ftthe autom atic tr ansmission to D,
R or N.
Pa rktro nicsw itcheso ffat speeds exceed-
in g 18 km /h.Par ktro nicis reac tiva ted at
lo wer speeds. Pa rktronic is deactiv ated
whe nyou shift th e automatic tr ansm ission
to Por secur eth eve hicle with th e elect ric
pa rki ng brake andsw itcho fftheengine.
Parktroni cdetects th ear ea around your
ve hicleu sing six sens ors in the fr ont bump-
er and four sens ors in there ar bumper. 1
Parktroni cse nsors Range of the
sensors
Side view Vi
ew from above
Fro ntsen sors
Rear se nsors
! Pay par ticular at tent ion toobj ects above or
be low thesensors when parking ,suc has flower
pot sor trail er towb ars.Pa rktronic does not
det ectsu ch obj ects when they are in the im me-
diate vic inity of theve hicle. Yo ucould dam age
th eve hicle or theo bjec ts.
P54.65-3122-31
P54.65-3123-31 Centre approx.
100cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm Centre app
rox. 120 cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 80 cm P5
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Driving sys tems Swi
tching on therever sing came ra
6 Make sure the ignition isswitched on.
6 Make sure that the "Automati cin R
gear" settingf orthe rever sing ca mera
is select edin th einstru me ntclus ter
( = page 285).
6 Engage reverse ge ar.
Th eare abe hind th evehi cleis sh own in
th e CO MAND display with guide li nes
fo r the most re cently sele cted parki ng
funct ion. G
Risk of accide nt The
reversing came ra is only an ai dan dma y
distor tpe rspectiv e,show object sina ccu-
rately or not show them at all.Thereve rsing
ca mer adoes notrelieve youo fthe res ponsi-
bil ity to pay attention. The cam era may not
sh ow ob ject sint hefollowin gar ea s:
! Veryclose to the rear bump er
! Under there ar bumper
! Above the bo otlid ha ndle
Yo ua re alwa ys respo nsibl efo rsa fety and
must continu eto pay attention to you rim-
me diat e sur round ings when pa rking an d
manoe uvring .Thisap plies tothe area be-
hi nd, infront of and beside theve hicle. Ot h-
er wi se, you could enda nger yourse lfan d
others. G
Risk of inju ry Make sure
thatnopersons or ani malsare
in the manoe uvring ran ge.O therwi se ,they
cou ldbe injur ed. G
Risk ofaccide nt The reversing cam
erado es not func tion or
its fun ctions arere stricted if:
! the boot lid is op en
! itis raining veryhard, snowing orfoggy
! it is nigh t ti me oryouar edr ivin gyou rve-
hi cle in a very dark area
! thec am erai sexposed tover ybright
white lig ht
! yourimmed iatesurround ings areillu mi-
na ted with fluore scen tlight, e.g. fr om
fluo rescent tubes (the display mayflic k-
er)
! there isaver ysu dde nch an ge intemper-
atur e,e.g. ifyou drive int oaheat edga-
rage from the cold in winter
! the cam era lens isdirty or co vered
! the rear of your vehicle is dama ged. If
this is the case, have thepo sition and
se tting of thecam erachecked ata qu al-
ifie dsp ecialist workshop.
Me rced es-Benz reco mmen dsthat you
use a Merced es-Ben zSe rvice Centr efor
th is pu rpose Op
eratio nof the reversing came rama ybe
li mi tedon icy, slip per yan d sno w-co vered
ro ads. The ve hiclem ayslip andth ereb y
leav eits calculated rou te.
Do not uset he reve rsing cam era in such
situations .Yo ucou ldotherwise injure other
peopl edur ing pa rking or damage objects
an dyou rve hicle.
If you fitothe rw heelso rtyres to your vehi-
cl e, this cou ldpre vent ther ever sing cam era
fr om workin gcorrectly .Ther efor e, get infor-
ma tion in ad vanc e from a Merced es-Benz
Se rvice Centre. 216_R
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Auto matic air conditioning
If th ewindows arestill mist ed up:
6 Toswitch ondemi sting: press the
; rockersw itch up or down.
i You sh ould only retain this set ting until the
wi ndscreen is clea red again. Winds
cree n mist edup on the outside
6 Switchon thewinds cree nw iper s
( = page 253).
6 Make sure that autom atic mo de is
sw itche don (
=page 338).
The rear window heating onl yco me son at
lo w temperat ures if the in terior iswa rmed.
Th e rear window heatingi ssw itchedo ffau-
tom atically after acerta intime .Th e heat-
in g tim edepends on the outside
te mp erature and the drivin gcond itio ns. i
The rear window heating has a high current
draw .You should therefore swi tchoffthehe at-
ing as soon as the rear wi ndow is clear.
6 Tosw itch on: make sure the ignition is
sw itche don.
6 Press the< rocke rswi tchup or
do wn (
=page 336).
Th e in dica torlamp in the rocke r swit ch
co mes on.
6 Toswitcho ff:pres st he < rock er
swi tchup ordown (
=page 336).
Th e in dica torlamp in the rocke r swit ch
goe sout.
i Ifth e ba ttery voltage is too low, the rear win-
dow heating may swit choff.
You can switch off th eflow of fre sh airif
un pleasa ntsm ells are enteri ngthe vehicle
fr om outside. No morefres hair will be tak-
en in an dth eair in side theve hicle willbe
re circulated. 6
To switc hon or of f:press the ,
rocke rsw itch up or down.
Th eindi catorlamp in the ro cker sw itch
come son or go esout.
! Air-re circ ulatio n mo deswi tchesoffau to-
matically:
! afte r approximately five minut esat ou tside
temp eratures below approxi mately 5 °C
! afte r approximat ely fi veminute sif th eco ol-
ing func tion issw itch ed off ( =pag e212)
! afterapproximately 30 minut esat ou tside
temp eratures above approxi mately 5 °C Rea
rwi ndo wheating G
Risk of accide nt Clear all
wind ows of ice or snow be fore set-
ti ng off. Impa iredvisibi lity could othe rwise
en danger yoursel fan dot hers . Ai
r-re circ ulat ionmo de G
Risk of acc ident On
ly switch over to air-recir culati on mode
br iefly if theoutsid etem perature isbe low
5° C. Ot herw ise, the wi ndows could mistup,
th us impairing visib ility anden dangering
you rselfand others. Thi sma y pre vent you
fr om ob serving the traffic conditions, there-
by causi ng an ac cident. 216_R
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6 Pressciga rette li ghter1 .
Cigarette lighter 1will pop out auto-
mat ical ly wh en the heat ing elem entis
red-h ot.
The sock etsca nbe used fo rac cess ories
wi th ama ximum power con sump tion of
18 0w atts.
6 Make sure the key is in po sition 2in
the ignition lock. Cen
tre co nsole
The 12V so cket is lo cated inthefron t cen-
tr e co nsol e.
1 12 V socket Ve
hicle swith the smoking pa ckage* have
ac igar ette lighter in the centre console in-
ste adofthe 12Vsocket.
Th ecool ing outpu tof the coolbox depends
on th eam bient te mperatur ean d the cool-
in g leve lse lect ed.
i When you switch on the coolbox, you must
wait a sh ortwhile until cooling be gins.
If a larg enumb erofcurrent consumers
ar es witched on or the batt eryis not su ffi-
ci en tly cha rged ,the coolb oxredu ces its
co oling outpu tor switch esitsel fof f. You
wil lbe alerted to this bythe flas hing indi-
ca tor lamp in the switch .C ool ingw ill
sw itch back onwhen there is suffici ent
vol tage again. 1
Toset the te mperature
2 Handle
3 Toswitch cooling on or off Opening the
coolbox
6 Pull ha ndle2 on the cover.
6 Fold the cover forward. Switc
hing on cooling
6 Pres sswi tch 3to ON.
Th ein di ca tor lamp in the switch flashes
fo r ap proximatel y30se conds and then
lights upconstantl y. 12 V
sock ets
P68.00-4355-31 Coolbox*
G
Risk of fire Do
not cov erthe coolbox ventilation grille in
th e boot and do not ca rry an y fl am mable
su bs tanc es inthe boot,o therwi se there is a
ri sk of fire. P86.61-2058-31216_R
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i Toensu re op timum mobile phon ere ce ption
qu ality in the vehicle and minim ise the mutu alin-
te rfere ncebet ween the vehicle ele ctro nics and
mo bile phones, Mercedes-Benz re comme nds
using an approv edexterior aerial. Anexterior
ae rial conduc tsthe elec tromagnetic fields emit-
te d by themo bile phone tothe ou tsidean dthe
field stre ng th inside theve hicle decreasesi n
compari son wit hoperation wit hout an ext erior
ae rial.
i Variou smobile phone bracket sare available
for installa tion in your vehicle. You can obt ain
th ese bra cketsfrom a qualified spe cialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre .The
fu nc tions and servi cesa vailable when you use
th e phone depend on your mo bile ph onem odel
and your service prov ider. Th
ebracket is in the centre armrest.
6 Ope nthe telephone com partment
( = page 356).
Inserti ngamo bile phonein to the bracket
If
th emo bile ph oneisinse rted inthe
bra cket, youca n onl yspeak to the person
yo uare callin gi nh ands-fre emo de.
! Donotat temp tto remo vethemo bile phone
and the bracket toget her.Yo uco uld ot he rwi se
damag ethe brac ket.
6 Ifth ereis one, remo vethe ro undco ver
on th eback of the mobi leph one and
keep it in asa fe place. Read the mobile
phone op erating inst ructions. Exa
mple
1 Toengage the mobile phone
2 Con nector conta ct
3 Brac ket
6 Slide the bottom endof the mobile
ph one into lu gs2 of br acket 3.
6 Pressthe front of themo bile phone in
the directi onofarro w 1 until it eng ag-
es in bra cket 3 .
Th emo bile ph oneis co nnected to
th eh ands-fre esyst em an dth emult i-
fu nction stee ring wh eel.
Th ebat tery is charged dep ending on
the cha rgest at us and the pos itio n of
the key in the ignition lock .The
progres sof th ech arging process is
sh own in the mobile phonedispl ay. G
Risk of inj ury Ex
cessive elec troma gnetic radiat ion ca n
co nstitute ahealth ha zard to your selfand
others .Use of anexterior aerial give scon-
side ration to sci entific discussion su rround-
in g th ep ossible healthrisk posed by
elec trom agne tic fie lds.
prov isio nal exa mple il lust ra tion 216_R
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