ContentsSafety and Security........................... 67
Occupant safety................................... 68
Air bags .......................................... 70
Occupant Classification System
(USA only) ...................................... 75
BabySmart
TM air bag deactivation
system (Canada only) ..................... 81
Seat belts ....................................... 82
Preventive occupant safety
(PRE-SAFE®) ................................... 86
Active head restraints .................... 87
Children in the vehicle .................... 88
Blocking of rear door window
operation ........................................ 95
Panic alarm .......................................... 96
Activating ....................................... 96
Deactivating ................................... 96
Driving safety systems ......................... 97
ABS ................................................ 97
BAS ................................................ 99
Adaptive Brake ............................... 99
EBP............................................... 100
ESP
®............................................. 100
Four wheel electronic traction
system (4MATIC) with the ESP
®... 104Anti-theft systems ............................. 106
Immobilizer .................................. 106
Anti-theft alarm system................ 106
Controls in detail............................. 109
Locking and unlocking ....................... 110
SmartKey ..................................... 110
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ...... 113
Checking batteries in the
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* .............................. 119
Loss of the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ...... 119
Opening the doors from the
inside ........................................... 120
Opening the tailgate ..................... 121
Closing the tailgate ...................... 123
Automatic central locking ............ 126
Locking and unlocking from the
inside ........................................... 127Seats ................................................. 128
Front seat active head restraints . 128
Rear seat head restraints ............. 128
Lumbar support ........................... 131
Multicontour seat*....................... 131
Seat heating*............................... 132
Seat ventilation* .......................... 133
Folding bench seat in cargo
compartment
(optional on E 63 AMG) ................ 134
Memory function ............................... 138
Storing positions into memory ..... 139
Recalling positions from memory. 139
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position ........................... 140
Lighting ............................................. 141
Exterior lamp switch .................... 141
Combination switch ..................... 145
Corner-illuminating front fog
lamps* ......................................... 146
Hazard warning flasher ................ 148
Interior lighting in the front .......... 149
Interior lighting in the rear ........... 150
Door entry lamps ......................... 151
Cargo compartment lamps .......... 151
131 Controls in detailSeats
Lumbar support
The curvature of the front seats can be ad-
justed to help enhance lower back support
and seating comfort.
1Adjustment lever
Move adjustment lever1 in direction
of the arrows until you have reached a
comfortable seating position.
Multicontour seat*
The multicontour seat has a movable seat
cushion and inflatable air cushions built
into the backrest to provide additional lum-
bar and side support.
The seat cushion movement, backrest
cushion height and curvature can be con-
tinuously varied with switches on the right
side of the seat on the driver side, or the
left side of the seat on the passenger side.
1Backrest side bolster
2Backrest center
3Backrest bottom
4Seat cushion depth
Switch on the ignition (
page 37).
Seat cushion depth
Adjust the seat cushion depth to the
length of your upper leg using
switch4.
Backrest contour
Adjust the contour of the backrest to
the desired position using æ or
ç.
Move the backrest support cushion to
the bottom by using button3 or to the
center by using button2.
Backrest side bolsters
Adjust the side bolsters so that they
provide good lateral support using
switch1.
i
If, after a period of time, the seat no longer
provides the desired contour, then repeat the ad-
justment procedure.
504 IndexL
Labels
Certification 476
Emission control information 476
Vacuum line routing diagram 477
Lamps, exterior
Exterior lamp switch 56, 141
Front 442
Messages in display 420
Rear 443
Switching on/off 141
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS 27, 378
Battery (SmartKey) 113, 117
Brakes 381
CHECK ENGINE 382, 383
Coolant 384
Distance warning lamp* 252
Engine diagnostics 382, 383
Engine malfunction 27, 382, 383
ESP
®
27, 379, 380
Fog lamps 144
Front passenger front air bag off 29,
74, 81, 391, 392
Fuel reserve 27, 385
High beam headlamps 27Instrument cluster 378, 379, 380,
381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 388, 389
Low beam headlamps 27
Seat belt telltale 27, 386
Seat belts 386
SRS 69
Turn signals 27
Language, Setting 172
LATCH-type child seat anchors see Chil-
dren in the vehicle
License plate lamps 443
Messages in display 421
Replacing bulbs 447
Light alloy wheels, cleaning 373
Lighter see Cigarette lighter 286
Lighting
Daytime running lamp mode 143
Lighting, Exterior and interior 141
Limp-Home Mode 199
Loading 266
Split rear bench seat* 266
Loading see Vehicle loading
Locator lighting 177
Lock button
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO*) 65Locking the vehicle 61
In an emergency 436
Loss of
Key, Mechanical 119
Key, SmartKey 119
Key, SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 119
Loss of Service and Warranty Information
Booklet 475
Low beam headlamps 56
Indicator lamp 27
Replacing bulbs 442
Switching on 56
Lubricants 486
Lumbar support 131
M
Maintenance 12
Calling up service indicator 367
Clearing service indicator
message 366
FSS (Canada vehicles) 365
Maintenance System (U.S.
vehicles) 365
Resetting service indicator 367
Service indicator 365
Service indicator message 365
