Sparew
heel
Fitting ............................................ 268
Technical data ............................... 302
Spee dLimi tAssist ............................ 145
Activating/deactivating message
function (on-board computer) ........116
Displaying (on-board computer) ..... 116
Display message ............................ 212
Spee dlimiter
SPEEDTRONIC ............................... 133
Speedometer
Digita lspeedometer (on-board
computer) ...................................... 111
Segments ...................................... 107
Selecting the displa yunit (on-
board computer) ............................ 117
Speedtronic ....................................... 133
Display message .................... 212, 215
Permanent ..................................... 135
Variabl e......................................... 133
SRS (Supplemental Restrain tSystem)
Display message ............................ 227
Warning lamp ........................... 35, 233
Standard display (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .110
Status indicator (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .109
Steering Display message ............................ 221
Steering wheel
Adjusting ................................... 71, 72
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 107
Storing settings ............................... 75
Steering wheel boss
Cleaning ......................................... 203
Steering wheel gearshift paddles ....105
Stowage compartments ...................166
Armrest (under) ............................. 167
Centre console .............................. 167
Glove compartment .......................166
Stowage well
Boot floo r(un derneath) ................. 171
Submen u(on-board computer)
Convenience .................................. 121
Factory setting ............................... 122
Instrument cluster .........................117
Lights ............................................ .119 Standard displa
y............................ 110
Time/Date ..................................... 118
Vehicle .......................................... .120
Summer opening
see Convenience opening
Sun visor ............................................ 172
Supplemental Restrain tSystem
see SRS ........................................... 35
See SRS .......................................... 35
Supplemental Restrain tSystem
(SRS) ..................................................... 35
Surround lighting Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 120
Switchin goff the alarm
ATA .................................................. 58 T
Tail lamps Display message ............................ 223
Tail pipes
Cleaning ......................................... 203
Tank
see Fuel tank
Tank capacity .................................... 288
Technical data E200 CGIB lueEFFICIENCY ...........291
E2 20 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY ...........294
E2 50 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY ...........295
E2 50 CGIB lueEFFICIENCY ...........292
E3 50 ............................................. 292
E3 50 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY ...........296
E3 50 CGIB lueEFFICIENCY ...........293
E5 00 ............................................. 293
Trailer loads ................................... 304
Tyres ...................................... 297, 301
Wheels ................................... 297, 301
Telephone
see Mobile phone .......................... 114
Telephone compartment ..................167
Temperature Coolant .......................................... 107
Outside temperature ..................... .107
THERMATIC
Malfunction indicator lamp ............230
THERMOTRONIC
Malfunction indicator lamp ............230 14
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approximately six seconds until th
ebattery
check lamp flashes twice.
The ke ynow function sasfollows:
X To unlock th edriver's door: pressthe
0036 buttononce.
X To unlock centrally: pressthe 0036 but-
to nt wice.
X To lock centrally: pressthe 0037 button.
The KEYLESS GO* function is changed as fol-
lows:
X To unlock th edriver's door: touch the
inner surface of th edoor handle on the
driver' sdoor.
X To unlock centrally: touch theinner sur-
fac eoft hefront-passenger door handle.
X To lock centrally: touch sensor sur-
face 0046on on eofthedoor handles.
Restoring th efactor ysettings X
Press the 0036and0037 buttons simulta-
neously for approximately six seconds until
th eb attery check lamp flashes twice.
Additional information R
Convenience opening (Y page 96)
R Convenience closin g(Ypage 97)
R Opening and closin ginanemergency
(Y page 249) Opening th
edoor sfromt heinside
You can open adoor from th einside eve nifit
has been locked. X
Pull door handle 0047.
If th edoor is locked, lockin gknob 0046pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
i When adoor is opened, th eside window
on that side open sslightly. When th edoor
is closed, th eside window closes again.
! The side windows will no topen/close if
th eb attery is discharged or if th eside win-
dows have ice dup. It will then no tbepos-
sible to close th edoor .Don otattempt to
force th edoor to close. You could other-
wise damag ethe door or th eside window. Automatic lockin
gfeature
The vehicle will loc kautomaticall yoncey ou
have pulled away.
You can also switch th eautomatic locking
function on and off usin gthe on-board com-
puter (Y page 120).
i The vehicle is locke dautomaticall ywhen
th ei gnition is switched on and th ewheels
begin to turn. Ther eisariskofb einglocked
out when th evehicle is bein gpushe dor
tested on adynamometer. Opening and closing
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R
move the steering column adjustment
switch in the opposite directio ntothat in
which the steering whee lismoving
R press one of the memory function position
buttons
Never leave children unsupervise dinthe vehi-
cle. They could open the driver' sdoor and,
thereby ,unintentionally activate the EASY-
ENTRY feature and become trapped.
The lastp osition of the steering whee lis
stored after you manually adjust it or when
you store amemory position (Y page75).
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature via the on-board com-
puter (Y page121).
i The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT fea-
ture* can only be activated after an acci-
dent if the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is
activated in the on-board computer.
If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
is triggere dinanaccident, the steering
whee lcolumn willm ove upwards when the
driver' sdoor is opened ,irrespective of the
position of the key in the ignitio nlock. This
makes it easier to exit the vehicl eand res-
cue the occupants. Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
X Adjust the rear-vie wmirror by hand so you
have agood overvie wofthe traffic condi-
tions. Rear-view mirror (manual anti-dazzle) X
Anti-dazzle mode: flick anti-dazzle
switch 0046forwards or back. Exterio
rmirrors G
Risk of accident
The exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image. Objects are actually closer than they
appear. You could misjudge the distance from
vehicles driving behind and cause an acci-
dent, e.g. when changing lane. For this rea-
son, make sure of the actua ldistance from the
vehicl edriving behind by glancing over your
shoulder.
The convex exterior mirrors provid ealarger
fiel dofv ision.
The exterior mirrors are automatically heated
if the rear windo wheating is switched on and
the outsid etemperature is low.
Adjusting the exterio rmirrors Mirrors
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the buttons on the multi-functio
nsteering
wheel. 0046
Multi-functio
ndisplay 0047
006A007FMakes/accept
sor
rejects/ends acall
005A005BIncreases/reduces the
volume
006C Mute 008A
0062
Activates voice control*; see
separate operating instructions. 0088
0041
Press briefly:
back, deactivates voice control* and
fades out display messages
0041 Press and hold:
selects the standard display 0086
0040003ECalls up th
emenub ar and
select smenus 003C003DPress briefly:
selects
asubmenu or scrolls through
lists
In the Audio menu: selects astored
station, an audiot rack oravideo
scene*
In the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book and
selects aname or telephone number 003C003DPress and hold:
in the
Audio menu: selects the pre-
vious/next station or selects an
audiot rack or video scene* using the
rapid scrolling feature
In the Tel(telephone) menu, starts
rapid scrolling through the telephone
book 0064
Confirms selections and hides
display messages
In the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialling Multifunction display
To activate the multi-function display:
R switch on the ignition.
R switch on the lights.
R open the driver's door.
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the description field in the
multi-function display. 0046
Description field
0047 Menu bar
008A Status indicator
X To show menu bar 0047:press the 0040
or 003E button on the steering wheel. 108
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i
The integrated filter can filter out most
particles of dust and completely filters out
pollen. Aclogged filter reduces the amount
of air supplied to the vehicle interior. For
this reason, you should alway sobserve the
interval for replacing the filter, which is
specified in the Servic eBooklet .Asit
depends on environmental conditions, e.g.
heavy air pollution, the interval may be
shorter than stated in the Servic eBooklet. G
Risk of accident
Observe the settings recommended on the
following pages. Otherwise, the windows
could mist up. This may obstruct your view of
the traffic situation and, as aresult, you may
cause an accident. Overview of air-conditioning system functions
Thermatic 2-zone automatic climate control Function
0046
Activates/deactivates air-recircu-
lation mode
0047
Demist
sthe windscreen 008A
Switches the zonef
unction on/off0088
Display
0086
Sets the air-conditioning system to
automatic
0087
Switches cooling with air dehumid-
ification on/off
006E
Switches the rear window heating
on/off
006F
Switches the air conditioning on/
off
0070
Sets the temperature, right Function
0071
Sets the air distribution
0072
Sets the airflow
0073
Sets the temperature, left
i
Instruction sand recommendations for
optimum air conditioning:
R activat ethe air conditioning using
the 005A and005C buttons. The indica-
tor lamps above the 005Aand005C but-
tonsc ome on.
R set the temperature to 22 †.
R only use the "demisting" function briefly,
until the windscreen is clear again.
R only use the "air-recirculation" mode
briefly, e.g. if there are unpleasant out-
side odours or when in atunnel. Other- 148
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Function
0076
Increases th
etem perature 0077
Display
0078
Reduces th
etem perature i
Instructions and recommendation sfor
optimum air conditioning:
R activat ethe air conditioning using
the 005A and005C buttons .The indica-
to rlamps abov ethe 005A and005C but-
tons come on .You can also set th eair-
flo wa nd air distribution of th eautomatic
air conditioning to on eofthree levels
(FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE). You can
set th edesired leve lusin gbutton 0072.The
MEDIUM leve lisrecommended.
R set th etem perature to 22 †.
R only use th e"demisting "function briefly,
until th ewindscree nisclear again.
R only use th e"air-recirculation "mode
briefly, e.g. if there are unpleasan tout-
side odour sorwhen in atunnel. Other-
wise, th ewindows could mis tupdue to
al ack of fresh air.
R use th e"ZONE "function to adopt the
temperature settings on th edriver' sside
for th efront-pa ssenger side and th erear
compartmen taswell. The indicator lamp
abov ethe 00D8 buttongoes out.
R use th e"residual heat "function if you
want to heat or ventilate th evehicle inte-
rior when th eignition is switched off .The
"residual heat "function can only be acti-
vated or deactivate dwitht he ignition
switched off. Switching th
eair conditioning on/off
i When th eair conditioning is switched off,
th ea ir supply and air circulation are also switched off
.Onlys elect this settin gbriefly,
otherwise th ewindows may mis tup.
i Activate th eair conditioning primarily
usin gthe 005A button(Ypage 151).
X Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition
lock.
X To activate: press the005Abutton.
The indicator lamp abov ethe 005A button
light sup. Airflo wand air distribution are set
to automatic mode.
or
X Press the 0061button.
The indicator lamp abov ethe 0061 button
goes out .The previously selected settings
come int oeffect again.
X To switch off: press the0061button.
The indicator lamp abov ethe 0061 button
light sup. Switching cooling with air dehumidi-
ficatio
non/off
The "coolin gwitha ir dehumidification "func-
tio niso nlya vailable when th eengineisr un-
ning. The air inside th evehicle is cooled and
dehumidified according to th etem perature
selected. G
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If th e"coolin gwitha ir dehumidification "func-
tio nisd eactivated, th eair inside th evehicle
will no tbecooled (during warm weather )or
dehumidified. The windows could mis tup
mor equickly. This may preven tyou from
observing th etraffic conditions, thereby caus-
ing an accident.
Condensation may drip from th eunderside of
th ev ehicle when Thermatic is in cooling
mode. 150
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To open/close: turnc ontrol 0046up or
down. Settin
gthe air distribution
0063 directs the airflow throug hthe demis-
ter vents
009E directs the airflow throug hthe centre
and side ai rvents
009D directs the airflow throug hthe footwell
ai rv ents
00A1 directs the airflow throug hthe centre
and side ai rvents as well as the foot-
well ai rvents 34
0089 directs the airflow throug hthe centre
and side ai rvents ,asw ellast he demis-
ter vents
0088 directs the airflow throug hthe footwell
and demister vents
i Regardless of the ai rdistributio nsetting,
airflow is always directe dthroug hthe side
ai rv ents .The side ai rvents can onl ybe
closed when the controls on the side air
vents ar eturned downwards.
2-zone THERMATIC automatic air condi-
tioning X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 0071up or down repeatedly
unti lthe desired symbo lappears in the dis-
play (Y page 148).
THERMOTRONIC 3-zone luxury auto-
matic climate control* X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 0074up or down repeatedly
unti lthe desired symbo lappears in the dis-
play (Y page 149). Settin
gthe airflow
Thermati c2-zone automatic climate
control X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce: press button0072up
or down (Y page 148).
Thermotronic 3-zone luxury automatic
climate control* X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce: press button0073up
or down (Y page 149). Switchin
gthe ZONE function on/off
X To activate: press the00D8butt-
ton ( Ypage 148) ,(Ypage 149).
The indicator lamp above the 00D8button
lights up.
Thermatic 2-zone automatic climate con-
trol :the temperatur esetting for the driver's
side is not adopted for the front-passenger
side.
Thermotroni clux ury3 -zone automatic cli-
mate control* :the temperatur esetting on
the driver's side is not adopted for the
front-passenger side or the rea rcompart-
ment.
Whe nthe buttons for temperature, airflow or
ai rd istributio nareactivated ,the temperature
setting on the driver's side is not adopted for
the othe rairconditioning zones.
X To deactivate: press the00D8button
(Y page 148) ,(Ypage 149).
The indicator lamp above the 00D8button
goe sout.
Thermatic 2-zone automatic climate con-
trol :the temperatur esetting for the driver's
34 Thi sairdistributio nsetting is onl yavailable on the Cabriolet. 154
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Vehicles with
a"Minispare "emer-
genc yspare wheel* X
Remove tool kit tray 0047.
X Turn stowag ewell008A anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel 0046. Display messages
Notes
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The on-board compute ronlyr ecords and dis-
play smalfunctions and warning sfrom certain
systems. For thi sreason, yo ushoul dalways
make sure tha tyou rvehicl eiss afetou se.Y ou
could otherwise cause an accident by driving
an unsafe vehicle.
Certai ndisplay messages ar eaccompanied
by aw arning tone or acontinuous tone.
The multi-functio ndisplay shows high-priority
display messages in red.
Please respond in accordance with the dis-
play messages and follo wthe additional
notes in this Owner' sManual. G
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No further messages can be displayed if the
instrument cluster or the multifunctio ndis-
play fails.
Thi sm eans tha tyou will not see information
abou tthe driving situation, such as the speed, outsid
etemperature ,warning/indicator
lamps ,display messages or system failures.
The vehicle's handling characteristic smaybe
affected. Adjust your driving style and speed
accordingly.
Immediately consult aquali fied specialist
workshop which ha sthe necessary specialist
knowledge and tool stocarry ou tthe work
required .Mercedes-Benz recommends that
yo uu seaM ercedes-Benz Service Centre for
thi sp urpose. In particular, work relevant to
safety or on safety-relate dsystem smustbe
carrie doutataq uali fied specialist workshop.
Whe nyou stop and park the vehicle, please
observe the instructions provided for HOLD
(Y page 135) and parking (Y page 100).
Calling up display messages The on-boar
dcompute rsaves certain display
messages ,which yo ucan cal lup.
X Press 0040or003E on the steering wheel
to select the Servicemenu.
If ther earedisplay messages ,the multi-
functio ndisplay shows ,e.g. 2m essages.
X Using 003Cor003D select the entry ,e.g.
2m essages.
X Confir mwith0064 .
X Using 003Dor003C scroll throug hthe dis-
play messages.
Hiding display messages Yo
uc anno thided isplay messages of the
highest priority. The multi-functio ndisplay
shows thes emessages continuously until
thei rcauses have been remedied.
Use the buttons on the multi-functio nsteer-
ing wheel.
X Use the 0064or0041 button on the steer-
ing whee ltohidet he display message.
The following table scontain al lthe display
messages. 208
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