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140 COM
AND
COM AND navigat ionsystem* (introducti on)
6 To se tthe map orienta tion: select
"Na vi" "Na vi" "Map display" .
Th ema pdispl aylist appears. A Rdot
indicates thecu rre ntsett ing.
6 Select "Northup" or"Heading up".
6 To exit the menu: slide om p.
The map ori entati on cha nges acc ord-
ingly. Setting
special desti nation icons
Yo uca nset the specia ldestina tions you
wi sh tohave displayed as ic ons onthe
ma p.Special destinatio nsare, for ex am-
ple, filling stati ons, hotels, cine ma sand
resta uran ts.
Th ef ollowi ng settings arep ossibl e:
! "Standar dsymb ols" (ico n disp laydeter-
mi ned by the factory settings)
! "Personal symbols" (youcan determ ine
the icons yourself)
! "No symbol s" 6
To adj ust:select "Navi" "Navi" 
"M ap display" .
The map disp laylist appears. A Rdot
ind icat es the curre ntsetting.
6 Select "St andar dsym bols" or"Per sonal
symbols" or"No symb ols" .
If yo uha ve sele cted "Per sonal sym-
bo ls" ,the list ofspec ialdes tina tions
ap pears.
6 To switc hthe icon display for a
sp ecial des tina tion on or of f:se-
le ct the requi red special dest ina-
tion.
Th iswillsh ow theicons if their dis-
play was pre viou sly switc hed of f,
an dhide th emifth eirdi splay was
previo usly sw itchedon. If a tickis
sh own, this indi cates tha tthe dis-
pl ay issw itch ed on. Youc an sw itch
on the icon di splays for more than
one special destinat ion. i
The list shows all icons that are contained in
th e digi tal map across all countries. How ever,
not all the special des tinations are available in all
co un tries. Certain special dest ination icons may
not be display edon thema p, even if the icon dis-
pl ay is swit ched on.
6 To exit the menu: slide om p. Ge
o-coordinate disp lay
Illu strat ion: ma pwi th th ege o-coord inate
di sp lay swi tche d on
1 Curren t height above mean sealevel
2 Numb erofGP S satell ites fr om wh ich
as ign alcancu rrently be rec eived
3 Coordinat edispl ay
i There mustbe sufficien tGPS rec eption for
displa ys1,2 and 3tobe shown. Height dis-
play 1mayvary fro m theac tual va lue, be cause
th e navigat ionsystem uses the GP Ssign al for
th eca lcul at ion.
P6
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231
Con
trols
Seats Adjust
ingthe seat electrically
1 Head restra int hei ght
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion ang le
4 Seat cushion leng th
5 Seat fore -and-aft adjust me nt
6 Back rest ang le
i IfPR E-S AFE ®
ha s been ac tiva ted, thefront-
passeng erseat is moved into a more favourable
seat posit ion.
! Make sur ethatth er ea reno objects inthe
footwell or behind thes eats when adj usting the
seats. You could otherwise dam ageth e seats
and the obj ects.
i Youcansa ve these ttin gs forth ese atswi th
th ememory function ( =page 242). Sea
ts Fr
on t se ats G
Risk of accide nt On
ly adjust th edrive r’s seat wh enthe ve hi-
cle isstationar y.Yo uwill otherwise be dis-
tr ac tedfrom the roa dand traf ficc ondition s
an dyo uco uld lose control ofthe vehicle as
ar esultof the seat movi ng. You could there-
fo re ca usean ac cide nt G
Risk of inju ry Make sur
ethat nobody can become trap ped
as you adjust theseat. Observe the noteson
the ai rbag syste m (
=page 31). Secu rechi l-
dren as re comm ended ( =page 37). G
Risk of inju ry The
seatsc an be adj usted when the key is
re mov edandth e door isopen. For this rea-
son, chi ldre nshould neverbe le ftun supe r-
vi sed inthe ve hicle. They co uld be trap ped
by aseat adjustment movement. G
Risk ofinju ry Yo
ur seat must be adjuste din such a way
that allows youto wear your seat beltpr op-
er ly (
=page 244).
Ob serve the foll owingp oint s:
! Position the backrest as clos eto the ver-
ti ca las possible.
! Your arms mu stbe slig ht ly bent when
hol ding the ste eringwheel.
! Mainta in a dist an ce from thepeda lsthat
allo wsyouto depr essth ese fully.
! Thehead restraint should support the
ba ck of you rhead at aboutey e level.
! Ifyo udo not follow thes einstru ction s,
this may leadto injur ies. G
Risk ofinju ry A
se at beltonly offer sits inte nded degree of
pr otect ion if th e ba ckrest isposi tion ed as
close to the ve rtical as possi ble an dthe oc-
cup ant is sittin gup righ t.Avoid se atposi-
ti ons that do not allo w the seat belt to be
ro uted correctl y(
= page 231). Position the
backre stas close totheve rtic alas possible. P54.25-5004-31216_
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232 Con
trols
Sea ts
6 Make sure the key isin pos ition 1or 2
in the ignition lock orthat the respec-
ti ve door isope n.
Head restraint height
6 Hig heror lower: slideswitch 1upor
down.
i Theh ead restraint heigh tisa utoma tica lly
adj usted relativ etoth e seat fore-and-af tadj ust-
ment.
i Thehead restrain tof the fron t-passe nger
seat au tomatically mo ves to its lowermost posi-
ti on while theve hicle is in motion if the seat is
unoc cupied. You will then have a bet ter all round
view.
Seat hei ght
6 Slide sw itch 2 upor down inthedi re c-
tion of the arrow.
Seat cus hion angle
6 Up or do wn:slide sw itch 3 upor
down inthed irec tion of th earrow until
yo ur thig hsare lightl ysupported.
Se at cu shion length
6 Forwards orbackwards: slide sw itch
4 left or right inthe di rection of the ar-
row. Se
at fore-an d-aft adjust ment
6 Forwards orbackwards: slide
switch 5to the le ftor right.
i Thehe ad re strain t he ight is au tomati cally
adj usted relativ eto the seat fore-and-aft adj ust-
me nt.
Ba ckrest angle
6 Slide switch 6left or right inthedi re c-
tion of th ear row.
He ad re straint angle 6
Graspth etop of th ehe ad restraint and
pull itforward sor push it backwards. Lumbar
supp ort
Yo uca nad just thelumbar supp ortus ing
COMA ND (
=page 216). Mu
lti-co ntour se at*
Yo uca nset thec haracter istics ofthemul-
ti-contour se atfor th edrive ran dfront pas-
se ng er usingCO MAN D (
=pa ge 216).
P91.16-2446-31 G
Risk of inju ry Ma
kesure th attheba ck of you rhead issu p-
po rte dat about eye level bythe centre of
th ehe ad restrai nt.This will re duce therisk
of injur yto yo urhead and ne ckinthe ev ent
of an acciden tor si milar sit uations.
Never travel with outac orrectly adj usted
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238 Con
trols
Steering wheel
i When adj usting the stee ring wheel,ma ke
sure thatyo uca n:
! reac hthe stee ring wheel wit hyour arms
sli gh tly bent
! mov eyo ur legs freely
! see all the displa ysinthe instrumen t clust er
cl ea rly 1
Steering column fore -and-a ftad just-
ment
2 Steerin gco lumn height
6 Makesure that theke yis in po sition 1
or 2in the ignition lock or the driver ’s
door isope n.
6 Push thelev erin the direct ion of ar-
rows 1and 2until th esteering
wheel hasrea che d th edesir edpos i-
tion.
Yo u will find fu rtherinfor ma tion inthe
"Control s"secti on:
! Easy-ent ry /e xitfe at ur efo r the dri ver
( = page 234)
! Storing settings ( =page 242) Th
esteering wheel heati ng heats the leath-
er area sof the steerin gwh eel.
1 Toswitcho nthe steeri ng wheel heating
2 Toswitchof fthe steerin gwh eel heat-
ing
3 Indica torla mp
6 Tosw itch on oroff:ma ke sure the key
is in po sition2in thei gn itio nl ock.
6 Turn the lever inthed irec tion of arrow
1 or2 .
i The steeri ngwheel heating swit ches off au-
to matically aft erapproximately 24 minut es.Steering
wheel G
Risk of acc ident The
steerin gwheelcanb ead just edwhen
ther eisn oke y in the ignition loc kand the
dr iver ’s do or isop en. Donot, therefor e,
leav ech ildren unsupervised in the vehicleas
th ey could be trapped asthe st eering wheel
is adjusted .Only adjust the ste eringwheel
when the vehi clei ss tati ona ry. Adj
usting the steering wheel
P46.15-2233-31 Ste
eringwheel heati ng*
P46.11-2041-31 216_R
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Con
trols
Driving sys tems Vehicle
level
Yo ur vehicle autom atical ly ad justs its
he igh tto reduc efuelco nsumpt ion an d im-
pr ove road safety.
Accord ing to thevehicl eheig htset, the
ve hicle auto matically adjusts its height de-
pe ndi ng on th ecurrent spee d. As the
sp eed incr eas es,the vehicle lo wersby up
to 10 mm. Asthe sp eedd ecreas es ,it rises
to the set he ight. !
When you switch offthe engine, theve hicle
low ers by approximately 5mm. Wh enparking,
ma ke sure that you stop your vehic lein a posi-
ti on where it willno trest on any thing, e.g. the
ke rb, when it islow ered .There isothe rwise a risk
of damage tothev ehicle.
Se ttin g th evehi cle le velm anua lly
Se lect the "Norm al"settingf ornorm al
ro ad cond itions and "Raise d" when using
sn ow chains or invery poor surface cond i-
tion s.
1To se t the vehicle level
2 Indicat orlamp
Settin gthe raised level
6 Startthe engine.
If in dica torlamp 2isno tlit:
6 Pressbutton 1.
Indicat orlamp 2comes on. The vehi-
cle isad justed to th era ised leve l.
Settin gthe norm allev el
6 Startthe engine.
If in dica torlamp 2is lit:
6 Pressbutton 1.
Indicat orlamp 2goes out.The vehicle
is ad justed to the norm allevel. G
Risk of accide nt If
yo u wish to leave the vehicle or park it ,
de activa te HOLD an dse cu re the ve hicle
agains t rollinga way. Ac
tive Bo dyContro l* G
Risk of inju ry When you
switch offth eengi ne,th eve hicle
lo wer s.Th erefor e, ma kesure th atnob odyis
in the vicini tyof the wh eelhousingor under
th ev ehicle when you stoptheengine .
Somebod ycou ldotherw ise become
trap ped. G
Risk ofinju ry Make su
re thatnobod yis in the vicin ity of
th ew heelhous ingo rund erthe vehic lewhile
loweri ngthe vehi cle. There is otherw isea
risk ofinjury. P32.22-2422-31216_R
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376 Operation
Engine
compart ment
6 Reach under the bonnet atthe centre
an d press bonnet catchb utton 2.
6 Lift thebonnet. Clo
sing 6
Lowe r th ebo nnet and le tit fallcl os ed
from a height of appro ximately 20cm.
Th ebonnet mustengage audib ly.
6 Make sure that the bonnet ha sen-
gaged prop erly.
i Ifth e bo nnet can be raised sligh tly, it is not
properly engaged. Open it again and close it with
so me what more forc e.
De pend ingon howit is dr iven ,th e
vehicle consum es a maximum of 0. 8loil
per 1,000 km. Theoilco nsum ptio nma y
be higher tha nthiswhen theve hicle isnew
or if yo ufreque ntlydrive at high engine
speeds.
Yo ucan only estim ate the oil consu mption
after yo uha ve driv enaco nsidera ble dis-
ta nc e.
Yo u will find fu rther infor ma tion about
engi ne oi lin the "Tec hnical data" section
( = page 522).
! Lubricant addit ives mu stno tbe used si nce
th ey lead toincreased wear and damage tothe
asse mblies. The use of suc haddit ives ma yre sult
in lim itation of warranty rig hts. You can obtain
furt her informat ion from any Mercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre. Checkin
gthe en gine oille vel
Wh en yo ucheck theoille ve l, the vehicle
mu st:
! bestan ding level
! have been st anding with the engine
sw itched off for at leas tfive minut es if
at opera ting temp erature
! have been st anding with the engine
swi tche dof ffo rat leas t thirty mi nutes
if not at operat ing te mperature G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as yo uclose the bonn et. G
Risk of acc ident Ma
kesure that the bonne tis en gaged se-
cu rely before comm encing ajo ur ney. Donot
dr ive the vehicle if the bonnet cannot been-
gaged, e.g .after an ac cident. Otherw ise, the
bo nnetcould come off while theveh icle isin
mot ion an den danger yoursel fan d ot hers. En
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Operation
Winter dr iving
Fo r sa fety reas ons ,Me rced es-B enz rec om-
me nds th atyouonl yuse snow cha ins
wh ich ha ve bee nspe cial ly approv edfor
Me rced es-Ben zve hicles.
If yo uar einte nding to fit sn owchains,
pl ea se bear thefo llowing points in min d:
! Snow chains cannot befitted on all
wh eel/tyre comb inat ions.
! Snow chains mu st not be fitted to
em ergen cyspare wheels ,e.g.
"M inispa re".
! Snow chains mu st onl ybe fitted to both
re ar wh eels. Comp lywith th ema nufac-
turer’s in stallatio ninst ructio ns.
! If snowchains are fit tedto th e fron twheels,
th er eis ar isk of the cha inscoming into conta ct
wi th th ebod ywork and axle comp onentswh en
th ev ehicle is inmoti on. Thi sma ydam aget he
ty re or theve hicl e.
Th e veh iclemayonly be driven at raised ve-
hicle rideheight ifsn ow chains arefitted
( = page 313).
You shoul dnot excee dth e maximum per-
mi ssible speed of50km /h. As soon as
yo uare back on snow-f reer oads, re move
the snow chains as soon aspossible. i
Youma ywi sh todeac tivateESP ®
wh en pull-
ing away with snow chai nsfitt ed (
=page 49).
The wheels are then able tospin under control
and genera tean increased propulsiv eforce
(cut ting ef fect).
Dri veparti cularly carefull yon slip pery
ro ads inwint er.Av oid sudd enaccelera-
tion, stee ring manoe uvresan dbr ak ing.
If the vehicle thre atens to skid or cannot
be stopped when moving at alow speed:
6 Movethe tra nsmi ssio n to position N.
6 Try to bring the vehicle un der co ntrol
us ing co rrective ste ering. Sn
ow chains Win
terdr iving G
Risk ofaccide nt Do no
tch an ge dow nfor additiona lengine
br ak ingon aslip per yro ad sur face . Th edr ive
wheels could lo setheirgr ip. 216_R
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
Yo ur vehicl em aybe equipped with:
! aTIREFIT kit
! a"M inis pare " em erge ncy sp arewh eel*
! asp are whe el*
! the MO Extend ed run-fla tsyst em*
6 Stop yo urvehic leas far away as possi-
ble from movi ngtraffic and on a fi rm,
non-s lipa nd even surface.
6 Switchon theha zard warning lamp s.
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to P.
6 Get allocc upant sout of the vehi cle if
nec essa ry,ensuring that they ar enot
en dang ered asthey do so.
6 Switchof fthe engine and remove the
key from the ig nitio nlock. Vehi
cles with KEYL ESSGO*:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Open thedriver’s door.
The statu sof the on-board electroni cs
co rresponds to key pos ition 0.
6 Plac e the warningt riangle
( = page 400)orhazard wa rningl am ps
at asuit able dist an ce behind thev ehi-
cle. Ob serve legal re quiremen ts. Fl
at tyre Pr
ep arin gthe vehic le G
Risk of inj ury The
jack isde sign ed onlyto rais e thevehicle
fo ra sh ort while when aw heelis cha nged.
If you intend to wor kun derth eve hic le,
place thev ehicle on stan ds.
Ma kesure that the jack isplac ed on afirm,
non-s lipa nd level surface .Do notus ewo od-
en blocks or sim ilar objects as a jack sup-
por tplate ,ot he rwis eth e ja ckmay notbe
ab leto achiev eitsl oa d-be aringc apacity if it
is not atits fullheight.
Do not start the engine at any time whil ethe
wheel isbe ing chan ged.
Do not lie under the vehi cle when it is being
su pported by the jack.If you donot raise the
ve hicleas described, itcou ldslip offth ejack
(e .g. if th eengi neisstar ted or adooror the
boot lid is op ene dor close d). 216_
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