2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R500 seat adjustment

544 IndexHeadliner
Cleaning 402
Height adjustment
Head restraints 44
Seat belts 52
Steering wheel 45
High beam flasher 58, 152
High beam headlamps
Messages in display 443
Switching on 151
Hood 345
Closing 346
Message in display 439
Opening 345
Hooks
Loading 282
Hydroplaning 335
I
Identification labels 510
Certification label 510
Vehicle identification number
(VIN) 511
Ignition 38
Switching on 54Immobilizer 104
Activating 104
Deactivating 104
Infant and child restraint systems 82
Installing 90
LATCH child seat mounts 92
Information
About service and warranty 10
Button for Tele Aid* 317
Infrared reflecting windshield* 328
Inside rear view mirror
Antiglare 209
Installing
Front wiper blades 476, 477
Infant and child restraint systems 90
Vehicle battery 489
Instrument cluster 24, 158, 531
Cleaning 401
Illumination 158
Lamps in 409
Outside temperature indicator 159
Selecting language 178
Instruments and controls see CockpitInterior lighting 154
Activating automatic control 155
Deactivating automatic control 155
Delayed switch-off 185
Manual operation 155
Interior rear view mirror
Adjusting 48
Intermittent wiping 60
J
Jump starting 496
K
Key, Mechanical 459
KEYLESS-GO*
Closing tailgate 128, 129
Loss of SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 121
Starting the engine 54
Turning off engine 66
Unlocking and opening, tailgate 120
Unlocking with 37
Kickdown 203, 531
Kilometers/miles in speedometer 178
Kilopascal 386
Kilopascal (kPa) 531
Km/h or mph in speedometer 178

549 Index
Potential problems associated with
underinflated and overinflated
tires 375
Pounds per square inch see PSI
Power assistance 331
Power outlets 306
Power seat*
Adjusting backrest tilt 44
Adjusting seat cushion tilt 44
Adjusting seat height 44
Seat fore and aft adjustment 43
Power seats*
Adjusting head restraint height 44
Power tilt/sliding sunroof* 255
Closing 462
Opening 462
Power train 532
Power washer 396
Power windows
Blocking of rear door window
operation 93
Cleaning 400
Door windows 248
Synchronizing 251Practical hints
First aid kit 454
Fuses 503
Jump starting 496
Lamp in center console 414
Lamps in instrument cluster 404
Messages in the display 416
Spare wheel 457
Vehicle jack 456
Vehicle tool kit 454
Premium unleaded gasoline 524
PRE-SAFE
®*81, 532
Preventive occupant safety* see
PRE-SAFE®*
Problems
While driving 62
With vehicle 18
Product information 9
Production options weight 387, 532
Program mode selector switch 533
PSI 387, 388, 533
Q
Quick search
Phone book* 195R
Radio
Selecting stations 170
Selecting stations (satellite*) 171
Radio transmitters, control and
operation 339
Range (distance to empty)
Calling up 193
Range of the sensors
Parktronic* 275
Rear automatic climate control* 244
Rear center console* 308
Rear climate control 228
Rear door window
Blocking operation 93
Rear door window sunshade* 214
Rear fog lamp
Indicator lamp 147
Switching on 151
Rear lamp bulbs
Replacing 472
Rear lamps
Messages in display 442
Rear lamps see Tail lamps
Rear passenger compartment
ventilation 228

551 Index
Roof rack 279
Rubber parts
Cleaning 402
Rubber parts, cleaning 401
Run Flat Indicator (Canada only) 366
S
Safety
Occupant 70
Safety belts see Seat belts
Safety defects
Reporting 19
Safety systems
Driving 97
Seat belt force limiter 80
Seat belt height adjustment 52
Seat belts 77
Cleaning 402
Fastening 50
Height adjustment 52
Proper use of 52, 79
Safety guidelines 74
Warning lamp 410
Seat cushion depth
Adjusting 136Seat heating*
Switching off 143
Switching on 142
Seating capacity 358
Seats 132
Adjusting 42
Easy entry/exit feature* 132
Heating* 141
Multicontour seat* 136
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings 281
Selecting display 179
Self-test
Occupant Classification System 90
Tele Aid* 312
Service
Calling up the service indicator 393
Parts 508
Service and Warranty Booklet
Loss of 509
Service and warranty information 10
Service indicator
Calling up 393
Clearing 393
Service life (tires) 354Setting
Convenience functions 177, 189
Cruise control 265
Day (clock) 181
Daytime running lamp mode 182
Higher speed in cruise control 267
Hours (clock) 180
Individual vehicle settings 174
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off 185
Lamps and lighting (control
system) 182
Language, multifunction display 178,
179
Locator lighting 183
Lower speed in cruise control 267
Miles/kilometers in
speedometer 178
Minutes (clock) 180
Month (clock) 181
Slower speed in cruise control 267
Speed in cruise control 269
Speedometer display mode 178
Temperature (interior) 222, 236
Units in speedometer 178
Year (clock) 181

553 Index
Steering wheel
Adjusting 45
Cleaning 402
Electrical adjustment* 46
Steering wheel gearshift control
Automatic transmission 205
Stolen vehicle
Recovery services 319
Stopping
Sliding/pop-up roof* 262
Stopping door windows 250
Storage compartments 294
Armrest 296
Glove box 294
Storage compartment in front of
armrest 296
Storing (Memory function*)
Positions in memory 145
Storing tires 355
Stranded vehicle 502
Submenus
Convenience 189
For settings 163
In control system 165
Instrument cluster 178, 180
Lighting 182Resetting functions in Control
system 176
Selecting 176
Settings menu 176
Vehicle 186
Sun visor 212
Sunshade*
Rear door window 214
Third-row 214
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) 533
Switching off
Automatic central locking (control
system) 188
ESP
®
101
Hazard warning flasher 154
Headlamps 65
Seat heating* 143
Switching on
Automatic central locking (control
system) 188
ESP
®
102
Front fog lamps* 151
Hazard warning flasher 154
Headlamps 58
High beams 151Rear fog lamp 151
Seat heating* 142
Windshield wipers 59
Synchronizing
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof* 262
Power windows 251
Tilt/sliding sunroof* 258
T
Tachometer 159
Displaying gear range 202
Overspeed range 159
Tail lamps 472
Cleaning lenses 399
Replacing bulbs 466
Tailgate
Closing 124
Closing from the inside
electrically* 124
Closing from the outside (vehicles with-
out KEYLESS-GO*) 126
Opening 122
Opening from the inside
electrically* 123