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Operating safety
17
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible
about any change in address or vehicle own-
ership. Correct use
Observe the following information when using
your vehicle:
R The safety notes in this manual
R The "Technical data" section in this manual
R national road traffic regulations
R national road traffic licensing regulations G
Risk of injury
Various warning stickers are affixed to your
vehicle. Their purpose is to draw your atten-
tion, and the attention of others, to various
dangers. Therefore, do not remove any
warning stickers unless the sticker clearly
states that you may do so.
If you remove the warning stickers, you or
others could be injured by failing to recog-
nise certain dangers. Introduction
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Exterior view
18 Exterior view
Example: long wheelbase station wagonAt a glance
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Exterior view
19Function Page
1
Opening and closing the
rear door 56
Cabriolet: opening and
closing the tailgate
58
2
Reversing camera* 119
3
Rear window heating 128
4
Rear lights 240
5
Fuel filler flap 154
6
Opening and closing the
doors 54 Function Page
7
Exterior mirrors 68
Parking position 69
8
Front lights 237
9
Opening the bonnet 157
Engine oil 159
Coolant
161 Function Page
a
Windscreen wiper opera-
tion
82
Cleaning the wiper blades 183
Replacing the wiper blades 242
b
Cleaning the windows 184
c
Tyres and wheels 266
Tyre pressure monitor* 165
Flat tyre, fitting the spare
wheel
244
d
Towing eyes 253At a glance
* optional
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Cockpit
20 CockpitAt a glance
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Cockpit
21Function Page
1
Combination switch: 78
• main-beam headlamps 78
• turn signals 77
• windscreen wipers 82
2
Cleans the headlamps 162
3
Cruise control lever:
• cruise control 113
• Variable Speedtronic
115 Function Page
4
Instrument cluster 22
5
Linguatronic* lever,
see separate operating
instructions
6
Ignition lock 59
7
Glove compartment
146 Function Page
8
Multi-function steering
wheel
24
9
Horn
a
Opens the bonnet 157
b
Adjusts the steering wheel 66
c
Light switch 75
d
Adjusts the exterior mirrors 68At a glance
* optional
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Instrument cluster
22 Instrument cluster
Example: G 320 CDIAt a glance
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Instrument cluster
23Function Page
1
Dipped-beam indicator
lamp
76
2
ESP
®
warning lamp 212
3
Speedometer
4
Turn signal indicator lamp,
left 77
5
Total distance recorder 101
6
Trip meter 96
7
Multi-function display 98
8
Turn signal indicator lamp,
right 77
9
ABS warning lamp 212
a
Seat belt warning lamp 212
b
SRS warning lamp 212
c
Engine diagnostics warning
lamp
212
d
Reserve fuel warning lamp
212 Function Page
e
Fuel filler flap location indi-
cator: the fuel filler cap is to
the rear on the right-hand
side. f
Fuel gauge
g
Rev counter 97
h
Main-beam indicator lamp 78
j
Diesel engine: preglow indi-
cator lamp
212
k
Depending on the setting in
the on-board computer:
101
• Outside temperature
1 • Digital speedometer
l
Transfer case display 92
m
Selector lever position/
shift range of the automatic
transmission
86
n
Clock 96
o
Brake system warning lamp 212
p
Coolant temperature gauge
96 Function Page
q
Reset button (R button) 96
Instrument lighting 96
1 Vehicles for the United Kingdom: the speed is always shown instead of the outside temperature. At a glance
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Multi-function steering wheel
24 Multi-function steering wheel
Function Page
1
Multi-function display 98
Operating the on-board
computer
97
2
Selects a submenu or
adjusts the volume
æ
Up/increases the
volume ç
Down/decreases
the volume Function Page
3
Operates the telephone*
s
Accepts a call or
starts dialling 112
t
Rejects or ends a call 112
4
Selects menus
è
Forwards ·
Back 5
Selects submenus
j
Forwards k
Back At a glance
* optional
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