Brake Assist
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
See BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
see BAS
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
Brake lamps
Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Brakes
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . .352, 354
Brake system
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
Brake wear
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Infrared light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
Main-beam spot lamp . . . . . . . . . .371
Motorway spot lamp . . . . . . . . . . .371
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
see Lamp C
Calling up a fault see Display message . . . . . . . . . . .316
Calling voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Call lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Displaying details . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Saving a list entry . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Care Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Cleaning agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
High-pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . .308
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Matt paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Plastic trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.310
Steering wheel boss . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Trim strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
CD Inserting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Selecting a mediu m.. . . . . . . . . . . .81
Selecting a titl e.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
CD player/CD changer
Operation (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Operation (on-board computer) . . .219
Central locking
Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Central locking/unlocking button ..1 79
Central unlocking Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Centre console
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Changing a wheel
see Flat tyre
Changing direction (COMAND) . . . ..148
Changing direction (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Children In the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Child seat
Automatic recognitio n.. . . . . . . . . .44
Automatic recognition (malfunc-
tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Recommendation s.. . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Suitable positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Cleaning agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Cockpit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
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out the work required. Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. G
Risk of accident and injury
Some safety systems only function when the
engine is running. Therefore, do not switch off
the engine when driving. Otherwise, the
safety systems in your vehicle may no longer
function correctly and, therefore, not protect
you or others as they are designed to do.
There is also a risk that you could lose control
of the vehicle and cause an accident as a
result. G
Risk of accident and injury
Work carried out incorrectly or modifications
to the vehicle, e.g. cables laid under the trim,
can impair the function of the safety systems.
The safety systems may no longer be able to
protect you or others as they are designed to
do. There is also a risk that you could lose
control of the vehicle and cause an accident
as a result.
Therefore always have work and modifica-
tions to the vehicle, such as installations or
conversions, carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. G
Risk of accident
If you drive over obstacles at high speed or if
the vehicle bottoms out in rough terrain, it
could cause heavy impacts to the vehicle
underbody, tyres or wheels. This could cause
your vehicle to be damaged, which in turn
might lead to an accident. This also applies to
vehicles which are equipped with underbody
protection.
You should therefore drive over obstacles
slowly and prevent the vehicle from bottom-
ing out when driving off-road. If necessary,
have your vehicle inspected at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. G
Risk of accident
If work on electronic equipment and its soft-
ware is carried out incorrectly, the equipment could stop functioning. The electronic sys-
tems are networked via interfaces. Tampering
with these electronic systems could cause
malfunctions in systems which have not been
modified. Such malfunctions can seriously
compromise the vehicle's operating safety
and your own safety as well.
Therefore, have all work on and modifications
to electronic components carried out by a
qualified workshop. Vehicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its Service Centres
to carry out technical inspections on certain
vehicles to improve their quality or safety.
If you did not purchase your vehicle from an
authorised specialist dealer and your vehicle
has never been inspected at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre, it is possible that your
vehicle is not registered in your name with
Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz can only
inform you about vehicle checks if it has your
registration data.
It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
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 warn- 20
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On-board computer and COMAND
i
Further information on operating the multi-function steering wheel (Y page 213).Function Page
:
%
Back or deactivates
voice control* ;
=;Selects a menu
214
9:Selects a func-
tion or scrolls through lists 214
a
Confirms selection or
fades out display mes-
sages. =
Multi-function display 214
?
6~Makes/accepts
or rejects/ends a call* 222
WXIncreases/
reduces the volume Operates RACETIMER
1 220
8
Mute Function Page
A
?
Activates voice con-
trol*; see separate operat-
ing instructions B
Swivels the COMAND dis-
play
68
Adjusts the brightness of
the instrument cluster illu-
mination and the COMAND
display
69
C
COMAND display 59
D
CD and DVD player/
changer*
77
E
COMAND controller and
COMAND function buttons 59,
60 1
Only on AMG vehicles. 30
On-board computer and COMANDAt a glance
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Setting the brightness
:
Brightness of the instrument cluster light-
ing
; Brightness of the COMAND display
X To brighten or dim: turn:or; to the
right or to the left.
i If Night View Assist Plus* is activated,
only the brightness of the multi-function
display is adjusted with control :.
Display design When the default settings are selected, the
display automatically switches between day
design and night design.
You can change these settings using
COMAND (Y
page 161). SPLITVIEW*
SPLITVIEW allows you to simultaneously use
different COMAND functions on the front-
passenger side and on the driver's side.
Depending on the viewing angle of the display
(from the driver's seat or from the front-
passenger seat), you will see two different
displays.
For example, the "Navi" function can be used
from the driver's side while the "Video" func-
tion is used on the front-passenger side.
To operate COMAND from the front-
passenger side with SPLITVIEW, use the remote control and the special infrared head-
phones for the front passenger.
Please bear the following in mind: R
Volume adjustment on the headphones for
the front-passenger side can only be car-
ried out on the headphones. Before putting
on the headphones, make certain that the
volume has not been set too high.
R You can only use media from the driver's
and front-passenger sides separately if the
media are from different sources. Example:
on the driver's side, an audio CD is being
played on the DVD changer*. This means
that on the front-passenger side, the DVD
changer* cannot be used to play a different
medium, for instance a video DVD. How-
ever, other media can be used at the same
time on the front-passenger side, including
radio, memory card, MUSIC REGISTER*,
Media Interface*, USB or AUX*.
R If you use the same medium on both sides,
you can both carry out the respective set-
tings.
R There must be intervisibility between the
headphones and the display so that
COMAND can optimally transmit music and
speech via the infrared signal on the front-
passenger's headphones. For this reason,
please also observe that the headphones
have left and right sides, and use them cor-
rectly.
R Only entertainment functions, i.e. audio,
TV* and video, may be used separately with
SPLITVIEW.
R The multi-function steering wheel can only
used for functions which relate to the driv-
er's side. Introduction
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C
Visual time and track display
D Sound settings
E Media selection
F Music search
G Artist (ID3 tags)
H MP3 functions CD/DVD/MP3 functions
Stop function i
This function is only available in audio
DVD mode*.
X To stop playback: selectAudio Q
Media QDVD-A Q(twice) ±.
X To restart playback: selectAudio Q
Media QDVD-A QM.
Playback starts from the start of the DVD.
Pause function Audio CD, audio DVD* and MP3 mode
X
To pause playback: briefly press the
8 button on the multi-function steering
wheel.
X To continue playback: briefly press the
8 button on the multi-function steering
wheel again.
Audio DVD mode*
X To pause playback: selectAudio Q
Media QDVD-A Q«.
The «display changes to M.
X To continue playback: selectAudio Q
Audio QDVD-A QM.
The Mdisplay changes to «.
Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media X
Select AudioQMedia.
X Select CDorDVD-A orMP3.
X In audio CD, audio DVD* and MP3
mode: selectMedia. or
X
Only in audio CD and audio DVD*
mode: pressWwhen the main area is
selected.
The media list appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current medium.
X Select a medium.
Selecting a track Selecting by skipping to a track
X
To skip forwards/back: slideXVY or turn
cVd.
or
X Press the 9or: button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
i Skipping forward skips to the next track.
Skipping backwards skips to the beginning
of the current track if the track has been
playing for more than eight seconds. If the
track has been playing for less than eight
seconds, it skips to the start of the previous
track. If you have switched on the Random
tracks playback option, the order of the
tracks is random.
Selecting a track from the track list
X Select AudioQMedia.
X Select CDorDVD-A orMP3.
X Select Track.
or
X Only in MP3 mode: pressWwhen the
main area is selected.
The track list appears. The #dot indicates
the current track.
X Select a track.
i In MP3 mode, the list shows all the tracks
in alphabetical order. Audio CD/audio DVD* and MP3
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Menu system displayed
:
Video DVD options
; Pause function
= Stop function
? Full-screen function
A Media selection
B Sound settings Fast forward or rewind
X In full-screen mode or when the control
menu is activated: slide and hold XVYuntil
the desired position has been reached. Selecting DVD media
X Select VideoQDVD-Video.
X Display the menu system if necessary
(Y page 85).
X Select Media.
The media list appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current medium.
X Select a medium.
COMAND changes the medium. Stop function
X Select VideoQDVD-Video.
X Display the menu system if necessary
(Y page 85).
X To interrupt playback: select¯.
The IIdisplay changes to M. X
To resume playback: selectM.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: select¯again while
playback is interrupted.
or
X Select ¯twice in quick succession during
playback.
X To restart playback: selectM.
Playback restarts from the beginning. Pause function
X Select VideoQDVD-Video.
X Display the menu system if necessary
(Y page 85).
X To pause playback: selectII.
The IIdisplay changes to M.
X To resume playback: selectM. Selecting a scene/chapter
X To skip forwards/back: slideXVY or turn
cVd.
or
X Press the 9or: on the multi-func-
tion steering wheel. Selecting a film/track
i This function is only available if the DVD
is divided into several films/tracks.
X Select VideoQDVD-Video.
X Display the menu system if necessary
(Y page 85).
X Select DVD-VQDVD functions Q
Title selection.
A menu appears.
X Select a film/track. 86
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tion steering wheel or select the
6but-
ton from the telephone basic menu.
Redialling
X Change to the telephone basic menu.
X Press the 6button on the telephone
keypad.
or
X Select SENDfrom the telephone basic menu
and press W.
The list of dialled numbers appears. The
most recently dialled number is at the top.
X To select and place a call: slideZVÆand
use Wto select an entry, or press the
6 button on the COMAND control unit.
Calling voicemail 14
You can only call voicemail if the voicemail
number on the SIM card is stored under the
4 button on your mobile phone.
X Press and hold the 4button on the tele-
phone keypad.
Functions available during a single call
connection Telephone operation with a single call
:
Person you are calling
; Receiver symbol: here 6indicating an
active phone connection
= NEW to call other parties 15 ?
To switch the microphone for the hands-
free system on/off
A To send DTMF tones 16
B To end a call
Switching the microphone for the hands-
free system on/off
This function is also available during an active
phone call.
X To switch off: selectMike off from the
telephone basic menu.
If the microphone is switched off, the dis-
play shows the Qsymbol and the The
microphone is off message appears for
a short period.
X To switch on: selectMike on from the
telephone basic menu.
The Qsymbol goes out. You will briefly see
the The microphone is on message.
DTMF tone transmission 16
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
Dial the respective number to listen to your
answering machine, for example.
X Select DTMFfrom the telephone basic menu
during a conversation.
14 This function is only available if it is supported by the mobile phone network provider.
15 This function is only available if the telephone supports HFP1.5 and above.
16 Not available for all mobile phones. 114
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Adjusting the steering wheel
:
Fore-and-aft adjustment
; Height adjustment
You can find more information under:
R EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Y page 188)
R Storing settings (Y page 190) Steering wheel heating*
X
To switch on or off: make sure that the
key is in position 2in the ignition lock.
X Turn the lever in direction of arrow :
or ;.
Indicator lamp =lights up or goes out.
i The steering wheel heating is switched off
automatically after about 24 minutes. Easy-entry/exit feature
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting
in and out of your vehicle easier. The steering wheel tilts upwards and the driv-
er's seat slides back if you:
R remove the key from the ignition lock
R open the driver's door when the key is in
the ignition lock or in position 1
i The steering wheel only moves upwards
if it has not already reached the upper end
stop. The driver's seat only moves back-
wards if it is not already in the rearmost
position.
If you insert the key into the ignition with the
driver's door closed, the position of the steer-
ing wheel and the driver's seat will be
changed to the last selected position.
i The adjustment procedure stops when
you begin driving. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when you activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea-
ture.
If there is a risk of entrapment by the steering
column, move the steering wheel adjustment
lever or press the position button of the mem-
ory function.
If there is a risk of entrapment by the seat, you
can also cancel the adjustment procedure by
moving the seat adjustment switch. The steer-
ing column and driver's seat* stop moving
immediately.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They could open the driver's door and,
thereby, unintentionally activate the EASY-
ENTRY feature and become trapped.
The last driving position of the steering wheel
or the seat is saved if:
R the ignition is switched off
or
R a memory position is stored.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature using COMAND
(Y page 165). 188
Steering wheelCont
rols
* option al
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