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493 Index
ESP®62
Four wheel electronic traction system
with ESP
®65
Messages in display 389, 397, 398
Warning lamp 27, 376, 379, 380
ETD 49
Safety guidelines 38
Ethanol fuel
At the gas station 322
Switching fuels 483
Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 97
Auto-dimming on the driver’s
side 99, 100
Fold-in settings 175
Power folding* 98F
Fahrenheit see Temperature display
mode 167
First aid kit 420
Flat tire 440
Lowering the vehicle 445
Mounting the Minispare wheel 441
Preparing the vehicle 440
Flexible fuel vehicles 482
At the gas station 322
Switching fuels 483
Floormats* 294
Fluids
Automatic transmission fluid 476,
477
Brake fluid 478, 480
Capacities 476
Engine coolant 329, 478, 484
Engine oil 328, 476, 480
Power steering fluid 478
Windshield washer and headlamp
cleaning system 479, 486
Fog lamps 431
Messages in display 410
Replacing bulbs 431, 432, 436Four wheel electronic traction system
(4MATIC) with ESP
®65
4MATIC 65
Front air bags 39
Front lamps see headlamps
Front passenger front air bag 39
Messages in display 393
Front passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp 29, 45, 385
Front seats
Heating* 91
Fuel 322, 478, 481
Additives 481
Capacity, Fuel tank 478
Cruising range 483
E85 (Ethanol fuel) 478, 483
Filling the tank 322
Fuel filler flap and cap 322
Fuel reserve warning lamp 27, 150,
380
Gauge 27, 150
Premium unleaded gasoline 478,
481
Requirements, Octane rating 482
Switching (Flexible fuel vehicle) 483
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Interior rear view mirror
Adjusting 97
Auto-dimming 99, 100
Interior storage spaces see
Storage compartments
J
Jack 421
Jump starting 451K
Key, Mechanical 424
Loss of 79
Key, SmartKey 70
Battery check lamp 70, 72
Factory setting 71
Global locking and unlocking 71
Lock button 70
Locking and unlocking 70
Loss of 79
Messages in display 408
Opening button for trunk 70
Panic button 58
Remote control 70
Restoring to factory setting 73
Selective setting 72
Starting the engine 127
Steering wheel lock 82
Switching on ignition with 82
Turning off engine 135
Unlock button 70Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 73
Battery check lamp 73, 77
Closing, Trunk 269
Factory setting 76
Global locking and unlocking 77
Important notes on using
KEYLESS-GO* 75
Locking and unlocking 73
Opening button for trunk 73
Panic button 58
Restoring to factory setting 78
Selective setting 77
Starting the engine 128
Switching on ignition with 84
Unlock button 73
Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
(Canada only)
Lock button 73
Loss of 79
Messages in display 407
Remote control 73
Turning off engine 135
Kickdown 142
Kilopascal 357
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Restraint systems 416
Run Flat Indicator 390
Side marker lamps 412
SRS 416
Tele Aid* 418
TPMS* (Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys-
tem), (USA only) 392, 418
Trunk 419
Turn signals 413
Windshield washer fluid 419
Multifunction steering wheel 28, 152
Button operation 152
N
Navigation system* 158
See separate COMAND* operating
instructions
Neutral gear position,
Automatic transmission* 138, 140
Neutral gear position,
Manual transmission 137
New vehicle break-in 310
Normal occupant weight 357
Number, Vehicle Identification (VIN) 463O
Occupant Classification System see OCS
Occupant distribution 357
Occupant safety 34
Air bags 36
Children and air bags 51
Children in the vehicle 51
Fastening the seat belt 105
Front passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp 45
Infant and child restraint systems 51
LATCH-type child seat anchors 55
Seat belts 38, 105
OCS 41
Self-test 45
Oil
Filler neck 328
One-touch gearshifting
Gear selector lever* 145
Operating safety 15
Operating safety (Audio system) 177
Ornamental moldings, Cleaning 367
Outside temperature indicator 27, 149
Outside temperature see Displays
Overhead control panel 31
Override switch 57P
Paintwork, Cleaning 365
Panic alarm
Audible alarm and flashing exterior
lamps 58
Panic button 58
Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding
panel* 276
Cleaning 369
Opening/closing 277
Synchronizing 278
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell 285
Parking 133, 314
Parking brake 129, 134
Message in display 401
Parking lamps
Messages in display 411
Replacing bulbs 431, 434, 436
Parking position* (Canada only)
Exterior rear view mirrors 101
Parts service 460
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see
Front passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp
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SRS 47
Indicator lamp 27, 382
Messages in display 416
Standing lamps 434, 436
Replacing bulbs 431
Standing water, Driving through 318
Starter switch 82
Positions 82
Starting difficulties, Engine 129
Starting, Engine 126
Steering wheel 93, 94
Adjustment, electrical 94
Adjustment, manual 93
Buttons 28
Cleaning 371
Easy entry/exit feature*
(Canada only) 95
Power steering fluid 478
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services 302
Storage compartments 283
Cup holder 287
Front armrest 284
Parcel net 285
Rear armrest 286
Storage compartment in front
armrest 284Storage pockets 286
Storing tires 333
Submenus see Control system submenus
Summer opening feature 123
Sun visors 289
Sunroof see Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Sunshade
Extending/retracting rear window
sunshade 290
Switching
Fuel (Flexible fuel vehicle) 483
Symbols used in this operator’s
manual 14
System settings
Bluetooth
® (Audio system) 192
Display (Audio system) 192
Setting the system language 193
System settings (Audio system)
Menu overview 192
Reset to factory settings 193
Setting the system language 193T
Tachometer 149
Overspeed range 149
Tail lamps
Cleaning lenses 367
Replacing bulbs 431, 436
Tar stains 365
Technical data
Flexible fuel vehicles 482
Tele Aid* 295
Automatic Maintenance Call 302
Call priority 301
Emergency calls 296
Hands-free microphone 31
Information 300
Information button* 300
Initiating an emergency call
manually 298
Messages in display 418
Remote door lock 302
Remote door unlock* 301
Roadside Assistance button* 299,
300
Roadside Assistance* 299
SOS button 298
Stolen Vehicle Recovery