696 Index
Children in the vehicle 57
Air bags 57
Blocking of
rear side window operation 62
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag off 50, 578
Infant and child restraint systems 57
LATCH-type child seat anchors 61
Tether attachment points 60
Cigarette lighter 477
Cockpit 28
COMAND
Adjusting volume 91
Components 81
Controller 84
Display 82
Display illumination 83
Function buttons 82
Main menus 91
Menu overview 86
Navigation system 149
Operating 86
Operating safety 80
Operating seats 250
Phone book* 137
Radio, FM/AM 95Selecting sound settings 92
SMS messages 145
Surround sound 93
Switching off/on
the audio source 94
Switching on or off 81
Swiveling display 83
System settings 227
Telephone keypad* 84
Telephone* menu 120
Vehicle menu 235
Voice Control settings 229
Combination switch 367
Corner-illuminating lamps 368
High beam flasher 367
Turn signals 382
Windshield wipers 372
Command list (Voice Control) 305
Address book commands 310
Audio commands 312
General commands 305
Navigation commands 308
Telephone* commands 306Control system instrument cluster 256
Multifunction display 256
Multifunction steering wheel 257
Control system instrument cluster menus
Assistance* 268
Audio 263
Navi 261
Service 269
Settings 271
Telephone* 265
Trip 260
Vehicle status message memory 270
Coolant 518
Adding 518
Anticorrosion/antifreeze
mixing ratio and quantity 689
Checking level 518
Messages in display 609
Temperature 508
Temperature gauge 31, 403
Coolant level
Checking 518
Corner-illuminating lamps 368
Courtesy lighting 371
700 Index
Emergency operations
Locking the vehicle 635
Mechanically releasing
the electronic parking brake 637
Releasing from inside 464
Remote door lock 489
Remote door unlock 489
Tilt/sliding sunroof 638
Unlocking the trunk 636
Unlocking the vehicle 635
Emergency Tensioning Device see ETD
Emergency, In case of
Battery, Jump starting 660
First aid kit 632
Flat tire 649
Fuses 667
Roadside Assistance 16
Roadside Assistance (Tele Aid) 485
Towing the vehicle 663
Emission control 507
Emission control information label 675
Emission control system warranties 14Engine
Belt layout 676
Cleaning 556
Compartment 512
Coolant 518, 685, 689
Malfunction indicator lamp 31, 570
Number 674, 675
Oil 516, 684, 686
Oils 513
Residual heat and ventilation 460
Starting 378
Technical data 677
Turning off 387
Engine coolant see Coolant
Engine oil 513
Adding 516
Additives 686
Checking level 513
Checking level (Dipstick) 516
Checking level (Instrument
cluster control system) 514
Consumption 513Dipstick 516
Filler neck 516, 517
Messages in display 515, 623
Recommended engine oils
and oil filters 684
ESP
®69
Messages in display 594, 605
Warning lamp 31, 567, 572
ETD 55
Safety guidelines 44
Exterior lighting
Delayed switch-off (COMAND) 235
Locator lighting (COMAND) 236
Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 353
Auto-dimming
on the driver’s side 355
Fold in automatically when locking
(COMAND) 237
Lower mirror when reversing
(COMAND) 237
Power folding 354
703 Index
I
Identification labels 674
Identification Number, Vehicle (VIN) 675
Ignition 336, 338
Switching on 336
Switching on, KEYLESS-GO* 338
Immobilizer 77
Indicator lamps see
Lamps, indicator and warning
Individualization
Voice Control 320
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle
Infrared reflecting windshield 496
Inside door handle 333
Instrument cluster 30, 402
Coolant temperature gauge 31, 403
Fuel gauge 31
Illumination 402, 448
Lamps 566
Multifunction display 256
Outside temperature indicator 404
Selecting the language
(COMAND) 231Interior lighting 369
Activating automatic control 370
Ambient lighting (COMAND) 240
Deactivating automatic control 370
Delayed switch-off (COMAND) 241
Reading lamps in the front 370
Interior rear view mirror
Adjusting 353
Auto-dimming 355
Interior storage spaces see
Storage compartments
J
Jack 633, 650
Jacking up the vehicle 650
Jump starting 660K
Key, Mechanical 635
Loss of 332
Key, SmartKey 322
Battery check lamp 322, 325
Factory setting 324
Global locking and unlocking 324
Lock button 322
Locking and unlocking 322
Loss of 332
Messages in display 615
Opening button for trunk 322
Panic button 63
Remote control 322
Restoring to factory setting 325
Selective setting 325
Starting the engine 379
Switching on ignition with 336
Turning off engine 387
Unlock button 322
705 Index
Light sensor
Message in display 617
Lighter see Cigarette lighter
Lighting 363
Automatic headlamp mode 364
COMAND display illumination 83
Corner-illuminating lamps 368
Courtesy lighting 371
Daytime running lamp mode 365
Door entry lamps 371
High beam flasher 367
Instrument cluster
illumination 402, 448
Interior 369
Manual headlamp mode 364
Trunk 371
Limp-home mode 401
Loading see Vehicle loading
Locator lighting (COMAND) 236Lock button
Door handle
(KEYLESS-GO*) 329, 377
Key, SmartKey 322
Key, SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO* 326
Trunk lid (KEYLESS-GO*) 331
Locking 384
Automatic central locking
(COMAND) 238
Vehicle in an emergency 636
Locking knob 333
Loss of
Key, Mechanical 332
Key, SmartKey 332
Key, SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO* 332
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet 673
Low beam headlamps
Replacing bulbs 642
Lowering
Vehicle 654
Lubricants 684
Lumbar support (COMAND) 251M
Maintenance 16, 551
Automatic Call (Tele Aid) 490
Calling up
service indicator display 553
Clearing
service indicator message 551
FSS
(Canada vehicles) 551
Maintenance System
(U.S. vehicles) 551
Resetting service indicator 553
Service indicator message 551
Service term exceeded 552
Maintenance System (U.S. vehicles) 551
Manual headlamp mode 364
MAXCOOL
Maximum cooling 458
Maximum load rating, Tires 545
Maximum loaded
vehicle weight 529, 545
Maximum tire
inflation pressure 542, 546
Maximum tire load rating 541
Memory function 357
707 Index
N
Navigation system
Menu overview (COMAND) 155
Navigation system (COMAND) 149
Basic settings 159
Destination entry 162
Destination memory 206
Detour function (COMAND) 205
Driving maneuver 196
Hiding/showing
the menu system 157
Last destinations 213
Map display 156
Operation 156
POI entry 188
Route guidance 196
Navigation system (Instrument
cluster control system) 261
Driving maneuver 262
Navigation system (Voice Control) 285
Neutral gear position,
Automatic transmission 389, 393
New vehicle break-in 498Night View Assist* 446
Cleaning the windshield
in front of the camera 561
Dirty or fogged-up windshield 448
Image on multifunction display 447
Malfunction 449
Messages in display 622
Removing condensation 448
Switching on or off 447
Normal occupant weight 546
Number, Vehicle Identification (VIN) 675O
Occupant Classification System see OCS
Occupant distribution 546
Occupant safety 40
Air bags 42
Children and air bags 57
Children in the vehicle 57
Fastening the seat belt 360
Front passenger front
air bag off indicator lamp 50
Infant and child restraint systems 57
LATCH-type child seat anchors 61
Seat belts 44, 360
OCS 47
Self-test 51
Odometer 260
Oil
Filler neck 517
Oil level see Engine oil
One-touch gearshifting 400
Operating safety 20
Voice Control 273
Ornamental moldings, Cleaning 557
Outside temperature indicator 31, 404
Overdue maintenance service 552
Overhead control panel 37
709 Index
Product information 13
Production options weight 546
Program mode see
Automatic transmission,
Automatic shift program
Program mode selector switch
Automatic shift program 399
Proper use of the vehicle 20
PSI 546
Push-start see Tow-startR
Radio
FM/AM operation (COMAND) 95
Saving stations, FM/AM
(COMAND) 98
Selecting satellite radio channel
(Instrument cluster
control system) 264
Selecting stations 263
Submenu overview, FM/AM
(COMAND) 95
Switching wavebands, FM/AM
(COMAND) 96
Tuning in stations/channels 96
Voice Control 299
Radio transmitters,
control and operation 506
Range (distance to empty) 261
Reading lamps in the front 370
Rear fog lamp
Replacing bulbs 642
Rear lamps see Tail lampsRear seats
Adjustment 339
Folding back and placing
upright rear head restraints 349
Head restraints 348
Ventilation* 347
Rear side windows
Blocking operation 62
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors
Rear window defroster 457
Activating 457
Deactivating 457
Recommended inflation pressure 546
Recovery services,
Stolen vehicle (Tele Aid) 490
Refrigerant, Air conditioning 685, 686
Refueling 509
Regular checks 511
Remote
Door lock with Tele Aid 489
Door unlock with Tele Aid 489
Remote control,
SmartKey 322
Remote control,
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 326
710 Index
Replacing
Bulbs 641
Front lamp bulbs 644
Rear lamp bulbs 642
Reporting safety defects 22
Reset (COMAND) 234
Residual engine heat and ventilation 460
Restraint systems
Messages in display 626
See Children in the vehicle
See SRS
Reverse gear position,
Automatic transmission 389, 393
Rims 546
And Tires 678
Tires and wheels 520
Roadside Assistance 16
Tele Aid 486
RON 510, 685
Route guidance (COMAND) 196
Route guidance (Instrument cluster
control system) 261
Rubber parts, cleaning 563S
Safety
Driving safety systems 64
Occupant 40
Reporting defects 22
Safety belts see Seat belts
Satellite radio
Calling SIRIUS Service Center
(COMAND) 106
Channel update
(COMAND) 106
Operation
(COMAND) 100
Selecting channel (Instrument
cluster control system) 264
Selecting program category
(COMAND) 103
Showing program info
(COMAND) 106
Submenu overview
(COMAND) 100
Tuning in channels
(COMAND) 103, 105
Voice Control 299Seat belts 52
Children in the vehicle 57
Cleaning 564
Fastening 52, 360
Force limiter 55
Messages in display 626
Proper use of 53, 362
Safety guidelines 44
Telltale 31, 54, 573
Seating capacity 524
Seats 339
adjusting front passenger seat
from driver’s seat 341
Adjustment 339
Drive-dynamic multicontour*,
Adjusting (COMAND) 252
Easy entry/exit feature 344
Folding back and placing upright
rear head restraints 349
Head restraints 348
Heating 346
Lumbar support (COMAND) 251
Memory function 357
Messages in display
(Seat backrest) 631
711 Index
Operating via COMAND 250
Ventilation* 347
Selector lever
Lock 378
Selector lever see Gear selector lever
Self-test
OCS 51
Tele Aid 483
Service and warranty information 14
Service intervals see
Maintenance service indicator
Service life, Tires 521
Service see Maintenance
Service system see FSS (Canada vehicles)
or Maintenance System (U.S. vehicles)
Service, Parts 672
Setting
Cruise control 407
DISTRONIC Plus* time interval 425
Following distance in
DISTRONIC Plus* 425
Higher speed in cruise control 408
Higher speed in
DISTRONIC Plus* 421
Lower speed in cruise control 409Lower speed in
DISTRONIC Plus* 422
Slower speed in cruise control 409
Slower speed in
DISTRONIC Plus* 422
Speed in DISTRONIC Plus* 421
Suspension tuning (ABC) 429
Temperature (interior) 456
To last stored speed
(“Resume” function)
in cruise control 410
To last stored speed in
DISTRONIC Plus*
(“Resume” function) 423
Vehicle level control (ABC) 429
Setting current speed 407
Settings
Calling up DISTRONIC Plus* 416
Control system
instrument cluster menus 271
Daytime running lamp mode 271
Resetting trip odometer 261
Shelf below rear window,
Cleaning and care of 564
Shift program mode,
Automatic transmission 399Shifting, Automatic transmission 389
Side impact air bags 46
Side marker lamps
Cleaning lenses 558
Messages in display 620
Side windows see Power windows
Sidewall 546
SIRIUS satellite radio see Satellite radio
SmartKey see Key, SmartKey
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* see
Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
SMS messages 145
Snow chains 550
Spare wheel see Minispare wheel
Speed
Setting current 407
Setting to last stored speed in
DISTRONIC Plus*
(“Resume” function) 423
Speed settings
Cruise control 408, 409
DISTRONIC Plus* 421, 422
To last stored speed
(“Resume” function)
in Cruise control 410