458 IndexAutomatic climate control (4-zone) 190
Air recirculation mode 200
Deactivating 195
Rear window defroster 189
Setting the temperature 197
Automatic headlamp mode 129
Automatic lighting control, Interior
lighting 135
Automatic locking when driving 165
Automatic shift program 177
Automatic transmission
Accelerator position 175
Automatic shift program 177
Emergency operation (limp-home
mode) 184
Gear ranges 176
Gear selector lever 171
Gear selector lever control one-touch
gearshifting 178
Gear selector lever positions 173
Gear shifting malfunctions 184
Kickdown 175
Kickdown, manual shift program
CLS 63 AMG 183Manual shift program
CLS 63 AMG 181
Program mode selector switch 177
Shifting procedure 172
Starting the engine 51
Steering wheel gearshift control
one-touch gearshifting* 179
Auxiliary bulbs 404
Messages in display 381
B
BabySmart
TM
Airbag deactivation system 76
Self-test 77
Backrest
Seat 42
Seat, multicontour* 122
Backup lamps see Reverse lamps
Bar 323
BAS 92
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking battery condition 110
Replacing 402
Batteries, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Checking battery condition 110
Replacing 402Batteries, vehicle 420
Charging 422
Disconnecting 421
Jump starting 423
Messages in display 370, 371
Reconnecting 422
Reinstalling 422
Removing 421
Bead 323
Beverage holder see Cup holders
Bi-Xenon headlamps see
Headlamps 128
Block heater* (Canada only) 328
Brake fluid
Checking 285
Brake lamps
Cleaning lenses 336
Replacing bulbs 406
Brake pads
Message in display 371
Brakes
High-performance brake system
(CLS 63 AMG only) 274
Warning lamp 344
Break-in period 270
Bulbs, replacing see Replacing bulbs
459 Index
C
California retail buyers and lessees, impor-
tant notice for 11
Can holder see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended
fuels/lubricants 449
Cargo tie-down rings 243
Carpets, cleaning 339
Catalytic converter 281
CD player 151
Center console
Lower part 30
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp 353
Upper part 29
Central locking
Automatic 118
Locking/unlocking from inside 118
Switching on/off (control
system) 165
Central locking switch 118
Certification label 300
Checking tire pressure electronically with
the Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System* (Advanced TPMS*), (Canada
only) 309Checking tire pressure electronically with
the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS), (USA only) 306
Children in the vehicle 84
Air bags 67
Indicator lamp, front passenger front
air bag 76
Infant and child restraint systems 84
LATCH-type child seat anchors 88
Override switch for rear passenger
compartment 89
Cigarette lighter 250
Climate control system
Air conditioning refrigerant 451
Air conditioning, Cooling 203
Air distribution 197
Air recirculation mode 200
Air volume 198
Automatic mode 196
Control panel, Rear 204
Deactivating system 196
Front defroster 199
Maximum cooling MAX COOL 200
Rear climate control 204
Residual engine heat (REST) 203Clock 27, 159
Setting time 159
Cockpit 24
Cold tire inflation pressure 323
Collapsible tire
Inflating 416
Collapsible wheel chock 395
COMAND see separate operating instruc-
tions
Combination filter with pollutant-sensitive
air-recirculation mode 202
Combination switch 55, 132
Control system 141
Functions 145
Multifunction display 141
Multifunction steering wheel 142
Resetting to factory default 155
Control system menus 144, 145
AUDIO 150
Distronic* 153
NAV* 152
Settings 154
Standard display 147
TEL* 168
Trip computer 167
Vehicle status message memory 153
462 IndexEmergency Tensioning Device see ETD
Emergency, In case of
Batteries, Jump starting 423
First aid kit 391
Flat tire, changing 412
Fuses 428
Hazard warning flasher 134
Instrument cluster, indicator
lamps 342
Roadside Assistance 12
Towing the vehicle 342
Emission control 281
Information label 435
System warranties 10
Vacuum line routing diagram
label 435
Engine 437
Belt layout 436
Block heater* (Canada only) 328
Break-in recommendations 270
Cleaning 334
Compartment 286
Malfunction indicator lamp 345, 346,
373Maximum engine speed 437
Number 434, 435
Starting 51
Starting with KEYLESS-GO* 52
Tachometer 27
Technical data 437
Turning off with KEYLESS-GO* 61
Turning off with the SmartKey 61
Engine compartment
Hood 286
Engine coolant see Coolant 290
Engine oil 287, 449
Adding 289
Additives 451
Changing 451
Checking level 288
Consumption 287
Filler neck 289
Messages in display 377
Oil dipstick 288
Recommended engine oils and oil
filters 451ESP
®
94
Messages in display 358, 372
Warning lamp 343
ETD
Safety guidelines 68
Exterior lamp switch 128
Exterior rear view mirrors 47
Parking position 166, 187
Exterior view 22
F
Factory settings
Resetting 155
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 108
Filler neck, Engine oil 289
First aid kit 391
Flat tire 412
Collapsible tire 415, 416
Jacking up the vehicle 414
Lowering the vehicle 418
Mounting the spare wheel 412, 415
Preparing the vehicle 412
Spare wheel 412
465 Index
I
Identification labels 434
Identification Number, Vehicle (VIN) 435
Ignition 38, 40
Immobilizer 99
Indicator lamps see Lamps, indicator and
warning
Infant and child restraint systems see Chil-
dren in the vehicle
Inflation pressure see
Tires, Inflation pressure 301
Information button (Tele Aid) 261
Inside door handle 111
Installing
Wiper blades 411
Instrument cluster 26, 138
Coolant temperature indicator 139
Illumination brightness 138
Lamps 342
Messages in the multifunction
display 356
Multifunction display 141
Outside temperature indicator 140Instrument lighting see Instrument cluster,
Illumination brightness 138
Instrument panel see Instrument
cluster 138
Instruments and controls see
Cockpit 138
Interior lighting 135
Delayed shut-off 164
Interior rear view mirror 47, 185
Auto dimming 185
Interior storage space see Storage com-
partments
J
Jack 394
Jacking up the vehicle 414
Jump starting 423
K
Key, Mechanical 396
Loss of 110Key, SmartKey
Battery check lamp 105
Checking batteries 110
Factory setting 103
Global locking 104, 105
Global unlocking 104
Locking/unlocking 102, 105
Loss of 110
Messages in display 378
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof 210
Opening and closing the
windows 210
Remote control 102
Replacing batteries 402
Restoring to factory setting 105
Selective setting 104
Starter switch positions 38
Starting the engine 51, 52
Turning off the engine 60
466 IndexKey, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Battery check lamp 105
Checking batteries 110
Factory setting 108
Global locking 108, 109
Global unlocking 108, 109
Locking/unlocking 105
Locking/unlocking, Selective
setting 109
Loss of 110
Messages in display 378, 379, 380,
383
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof 210
Opening and closing the
windows 210
Opening the trunk 112
Remote control 105
Replacing batteries 402
Restoring to factory setting 109
Selective setting 109
Starter switch positions 39
Starting the engine 52
Turning off engine 61
Turning off the engine 61KEYLESS-GO* see Key, SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*
Kickdown 175
Kilopascal 324
Knee bag 70
L
Labels
Certification 434
Emission control information 435
Vacuum line routing diagram 435
Lamp bulbs, exterior 404
Lamps, exterior
Front 405
Messages in display 380
Rear 406
Replacing bulbs 404
Switching on/off 128
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS 27, 342
Air bag off 70
Battery (SmartKey) 104
Brakes 344
CHECK ENGINE 27, 345, 346
Coolant 347Distance warning lamp* 221, 227
Engine diagnostics 345, 346
Engine malfunction 27, 345, 346
ESP
®
27, 343
Fog lamps 131
Front passenger front air bag off 29,
76, 353, 354
Fuel reserve 27, 348
High beam headlamps 27
Instrument cluster 342
Seat belt telltale 27, 348, 349
SRS 65
Turn signals 27
Language, Setting 157
LATCH type child seat anchors 88
Layout of poly-V-belt drive 436
License plate lamps 406
Messages in display 383
Replacing bulbs 409
Light alloy wheels, cleaning 338
Lighter see Cigarette lighter
468 IndexMinispare wheel see Spare wheel 391
Mirrors
Adjusting 46
Auto-dimming 185
Exterior rear view mirror 47
Exterior rear view mirror parking
positions 166, 187
Interior rear view mirror 47
Storing exterior mirror parking
position 127
Mobile phone see Telephone*
MOE tires* see MOExtended system*
MOExtended system* 313, 419
MOExtended tires* 313, 444
MON 284
MP3
Selecting track 152
Multicontour seat* 122
Multifunction display 141
Changing settings see Control system
menus and Control system
submenus 141
Selecting language 157Multifunction display messages
ABS 358, 372
Airmatic DC 389, 390
Brake fluid 372
Brake pads 371
Check engine 345, 346
Coolant 373, 374, 375
Cruise control 359
Distronic* 359
Door 370
Engine oil 377
ESP
®
358, 361, 372
Fog lamps 380, 381, 382, 383, 384
Hood 370
Light sensor 383
Parking brake 372
Parking lamps 382
PRE-SAFE®
358, 366
Reserve fuel 378
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 378,
379, 380
SRS 386
Taillamps 384, 385Tele Aid 386
Telephone* 389
Tires 388
Trunk 370
Turn signals 385
Windshield washer fluid 389
Multifunction steering wheel 28, 142
Button operation 142
N
NAV* menu (Control system) 152
Navigation system see separate COMAND
operating instructions
Net, parcel 246
Neutral gear position, Automatic
transmission 171, 173
Night security illumination 131
Normal occupant weight 324
Number, Vehicle Identification (VIN) 434
474 IndexTele Aid 257
Emergency calls 258
Information 261
Initiating an emergency call
manually 259
Messages in display 386
Remote door unlock 262
Roadside assistance 260
SOS button 259
Stolen vehicle Recovery services 263
System self-check 258
Telephone cradle
Changing 256
Telephone* 28, 254
Answering/ending a call 169
Changing mobile phone cradle 256
Compartment 244
Hands-free microphone 31
Inserting in cradle 255
Installing a different mobile phone
cradle 256
Messages in the display 389
Operation 168
Phone book 170
Redialing 170
Removing from cradle 256Temperature
Engine 54
Interior temperature 197
Outside temperature 158
Tether anchorage points, see Children in
the vehicle
Tie-down rings, Trunk 243
Tightening torque, Wheel bolts 418
Time
Setting 159
Synchronizing 159
TIN 325
Tire and Loading Information
Placard 296
Terminology 323
Tire inflation pressure
Checking 301
Placard on the fuel filler flap 297
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS),
(USA only)
Checking tire pressure
electronically 306
Tires
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System* (Advanced TPMS*) (Canada
only) 309Advanced TPMS* malfunction
telltale 351
Air pressure 301
Care and maintenance 294
Cleaning 295
Combination low tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale, USA only 27
Direction of rotation, Spinning 295
Driving instructions 275
Important notes, Tire inflation
pressure 302
Inflation pressure 301, 302
Information placard 297
Inspection 294
Load rating 325
Low tire pressure telltale* (Canada
only) 27, 351
Messages in display 367, 388
MOExtended* 313, 419
Ply composition and material
used 325
Problems with
under-/overinflation 312
Retreads 293
Rims and tires 438
Rotation 326