FunctionPageDReset button for: Trip odometer96Settings103Adjusting instrument
cluster illumination96Multifunction steering wheelFunctionPage:Multifunction display98;Press button W or X•to select submenus in
the Settings menu104
•to set values•to set the volume=Press button 6•to answer a call110•to dial1110•to redial1110Press button ~•to end a call110•to reject an incoming
call110
?Press button V or U
to select next or previous
menu97
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FunctionPageAPress button & or *
briefly
•to move within a menu•to select previous or
next track, or stored
station within Audio/
DVD menu100
•to switch to the phone
book and select a name
or number within
Telephone menu110
Press and hold button
& or *
•to select previous or
next track with quick
search, or to select
previous or next station
in station list or wave
band within Audio/
DVD menu100
•to start the quick
search in the phone
book within Telephone
menu110
iCanada vehicles: The steering wheel in
this vehicle may vary from steering wheel
shown. However, multifunction steering
wheel symbols and feature description
apply to Canada vehicles as well.
iG 55 AMG: The steering wheel in this
vehicle may vary from steering wheel
shown. However, multifunction steering
wheel symbols and feature description
apply to AMG vehicles as well.
Center console
Upper part
FunctionPage:Seat heating switch,
driver’s side66
;Windshield defroster
switch124
=Rear window wiper/washer
switch80
?Electronic Stability
Program (ESP®) switch52
ADifferential lock switches93BCentral unlocking switch60Central locking switch60CAlarm system indicator
lamp54
Tow-away alarm off switch55DSeat heating switch, front
passenger side66
ESeat ventilation switch,
front passenger side66
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Overhead control panelFunctionPage:Tele Aid (emergency call
system) button137
;Cargo compartment lamps
on/off78
=Right reading lamp on/off77?Power tilt/sliding sunroof
switch125
AAutomatic interior lighting77BInterior rear view mirror69CGarage door opener140DHands-free microphone for
Tele Aid (emergency call
system) and telephone
ELeft reading lamp on/off77Door control panelFunctionPage:Switches for opening/
closing front and rear door
windows81
Override switch49;Seat adjustment63=Inside door handle 59?Memory function (for
storing seat, exterior rear
view mirrors, and steering
wheel settings)70
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Special BabySmartTM compatible child seats,
designed for use with the Mercedes-Benz
system, are required for use with the
BabySmartTM air bag deactivation system.
Please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for information on availability. With
the special child seat installed properly, the
front passenger front air bag will not deploy.
The 4/ indicator lamp : will be
illuminated, except with the SmartKey
removed from the starter switch or with the
starter switch in position 0.
The system does not deactivate the window
curtain air bag and the Emergency Tensioning
Device (ETD).
Self-test BabySmart™ without special
child seat installed
After turning the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position 1 or 2 the 4/
indicator lamp comes on for approximately
6 seconds and then goes out.
If the 4/ indicator lamp should not
come on or is continuously lit, the system is
not functioning. You must see an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center before seating any
child on the front passenger seat. More
information can be found in the “Practical
hints” section (Y page 220).
GWarning!
Do not place powered-on laptops, mobile
phones, electronic tags such as those used in
ski passes and like electronic devices on the
front passenger seat. Signals from such
devices may interfere with the BabySmartTM
air bag deactivation system. Such signal
interference may cause the 4/
indicator lamp not to come on during self-test
or be continuously lit, indicating that the
system is not functioning.
GWarning!
The BabySmartTM air bag deactivation system
will ONLY work with a special child seat
designed to operate with it. It will not work
with child seats which are not BabySmartTM
compatible.
Never place anything between seat cushion
and child seat (e.g. pillow), since it reduces
the effectiveness off the BabySmartTM air bag
deactivation system. The bottom of the child
seat must make full contact with the front
passenger seat cushion. An incorrectly
mounted child seat could cause injuries to the
child in case of an accident, instead of
protecting the child.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for
installation of special child seats.
Seat belts
Safety notes
The use of seat belts and infant and child
restraint systems is required by law in all 50
states, the District of Columbia, the U.S.
territories and all Canadian provinces.
Even where this is not the case, all vehicle
occupants should have their seat belts
fastened whenever the vehicle is in motion.
For information on infants and children
traveling with you in the vehicle and restraint
systems for infants and children, see
“Children in the vehicle” (Y page 44).
GWarning!
Always fasten your seat belt before driving off.
Always make sure all of your passengers are
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Control system
Introduction
The control system is activated as soon as the
starter switch is in position 1 (Y page 62).
The control system enables you to call up
information about your vehicle and to change
vehicle settings.
For example, you can use the control system
to find out when your vehicle is next due for
maintenance service, to set the language for
messages in the instrument cluster display,
and much more.
GWarning!
A driver’s attention to the road and traffic
conditions must always be his/her primary
focus when driving.
For your safety and the safety of others,
selecting features through the multifunction
steering wheel should only be done by the
driver when traffic and road conditions permit
it to be done safely.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
The control system relays information to the
multifunction display.
Multifunction steering wheel
The displays in the multifunction display and
the settings in the control system are
controlled by the buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel.
:Multifunction display;Press buttonW
X
to select submenus in the
Settings menu
to set values
to set the volume
=Press button6to answer a call
to dial2
to redial
~to end a call
to reject an incoming call
?Press buttonV
U
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APress button briefly&
*
to move within a menu
Within Audio/DVD menu to
select previous or next track,
scene or stored station
Within Telephone menu to
switch to the phone book and
select a name or number
Press and hold button&
*
Within Audio/DVD menu to
select previous or next track
with quick search or to select
previous or next station in
station list or wave band
Within Telephone menu to
start the quick search in the
phone book
iCanada and AMG vehicles:
The steering wheel in this vehicle may vary
from steering wheel shown. However,
multifunction steering wheel symbols and
feature description apply to Canada and
AMG vehicles as well.
Depending on the selected menu, pressing
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel will alter what appears in the
multifunction display.
The information available in the multifunction
display is arranged in menus and
accompanying functions and submenus.
The individual functions are then found within
the relevant menu (radio or CD operations
under Audio/DVD menu, for example).
These functions serve to call up relevant
information or to customize the settings for
your vehicle.
It is helpful to think of the menus, and the
functions within each menu, as being
arranged in a circular pattern.
XPress button V or U repeatedly to
pass through each menu one after the
other.
XPress button * or & repeatedly to
pass through each function display, one
after the other, in the current menu.
In the Settings menu, instead of functions,
you will find a number of submenus for calling
up and changing settings. For instructions on
using these submenus, see “Settings menu”
(Y page 103).
The number of menus available in the system
depends on which optional equipment is
installed in your vehicle.
Multifunction display
:Trip odometer;Main odometer =Transfer case indicator?Transmission position/gear range
indicator
ADigital clockBOutside temperature/digital
speedometer
For more information on menus displayed in
the multifunction display, see “Menus and
submenus” (Y page 99).
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Menus and submenusiThe headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the
system and are not necessarily identical to
those shown in the multifunction display.
The first function displayed in each menu
will automatically show you which part of
the system you are in.
Function:Standard display menu
(Y page 99)
;Audio/DVD menu (Y page 100)=Navigation menu (Y page 102)?Vehicle status message memory3
menu (Y page 102)
ASettings menu (Y page 103)BTrip computer menu (Y page 109)CTelephone menu (Y page 110)Standard display menu
Standard display
In the standard display, trip odometer : and
main odometer ; appear in the
multifunction display.
XIf you see another display, press button
V or U repeatedly until the standard
display appears.
XPress button & or * to select the
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Resetting will not occur if you turn the
SmartKey back to position 1 or 2 within this
time period.
Fuel consumption statistics since last
reset
XPress button U or V repeatedly until
the message From Start appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress button & or * repeatedly until
the message From Reset appears in the
multifunction display.
:Distance driven since last reset;Time elapsed since last reset=Average speed since last reset?Average fuel consumption since last reset
Resetting fuel consumption statistics
XPress button U or V repeatedly until
the message From Start appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress button & or * repeatedly until
the reading that you want to reset appears
in the multifunction display.
XPress and hold the reset button in the
instrument cluster until the respective
values are reset to 0.
The fuel consumption statistics reset
automatically to 0 after 99 999 miles or
9 999 hours, whichever occurs first.
Distance to emptyXPress button U or V repeatedly until
the message From Start appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress button & or * repeatedly until
the message Range: appears in the
multifunction display.
The calculated remaining driving range
based on the current fuel tank level
appears in the multifunction display.
If only very little fuel is left in the tank, a fuel
pump 7 appears instead of the
remaining driving range.
Telephone menu
GWarning!
A driver’s attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the
telephone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and only use the telephone when
weather, road and traffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
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