
Changing bulbs
Important safety notes
Xenon bulbs If your vehicle is equipped wit
hxenon bulb s,
you ca nrecognise this by th efollowing: the
cone of light from th exenon bulbs moves
from th etop to the bottomand back again
whe nyou star tthe engine. Fo rthis to be
observed ,the lights must be switched on
before startin gthe engine. G
Risk of injury
Xenon bulb scarry ahigh voltage. You could
get an electric shock and be seriously or even
fatally injured if you touch the electric con-
tacts on xenon bulbs. Therefore, never
remov ethe cover from xenon bulbs.
Do not change xenon bulbs yourself, but have
them replaced at aqualified specialist work-
sho pwhich has the necessar yspecialist
knowledge and tools to carry out the work
required.
Mercedes-Ben zrecom mends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this pur-
pose. In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that thes efunction correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.
Other bulbs G
Risk of injury
Bulbs and lights can become very hot. For this
reason, allow them to cool down before
changin gthem. Otherwise, you coul dburn
yourself when you touch them.
Keep bulbs out of the reach of children. Oth-
er wise ,they could damage them, for example,
and inj uret hemselves.
Never use abulbw hich ha sbeend ropped.
Suc hab ulbm ay explod eand injure you. Halogen bulb
sare pressu rised and could
explode when yo uchange them, especiall yif
the yarever yhot. Yo ushould therefor ewear
eye protec tion and gloves when you are
changing them.
There are bulbs other than the xenon bulbs
that you cannot replace. Replace only the
bulbs listed (Y page 113). Hav ethe bulbs that
you cannot replac eyourself changed at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Ben zrecom mends that you use a
Mercedes-Ben zService Cent refor this pur-
pose .Inp articular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
If you require assistanc echangi ngbulbs, con-
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
Do not touch the glass tube of new bulbs with
your bare hands. Even minor contamination
can burn int othe glass surface and reduce
the servic elife of the bulbs. Always use alint-
free clot horonly touch the bas eofthe bulb
when fit ting.
Only use bulb softhe cor rect type.
If the new bul bstill doe snot light up, consult
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that these function correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly. Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types
You can change the following bulbs .The bulb
typ ecan be found in the legend. Changin
gbulbs
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Halogen he
adlamps
: Dipped-bea mheadlamps 21
:H755W
; Main-bea mheadlamp: H7 55 W
= Side lamp/parkin glamp: W5W
? Turnsignal lamp 21
:PY21W Bi-xenon headlamps
:
Cornering lamp :H755W Changing the front bulbs
Dipped-beam headlamps (halogen
headlamps) Due to their location, have the bulbs in the
left-hand headlamp changed at
aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre.
X Switch off the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn housing cover :anti-clockwise and
pul lito ut.
X Turn bulb holder ;anti-clockwise and pull
it out.
X Take the bulb out of bulb holder ;.
X Inser tthe new bulb int obulb holder ;.
X Insert bulb holder ;into the lamp and turn
it clockwise.
X Align housing cover :and turn it clock-
wise until it engages.
21 Due to their location, have the bulbs in the left-hand headlamp changed at aqualified specialis tworkshop,
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Main-beam headlamps (hal
ogen head-
lamps)/cornering lamps (Intelligent
Light System) X
Switch off the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn housing cover :anti-clockwis eand
pul lito ut.
X Turn bul bholder ;anti-clockwise and pull
it out.
X Take the bulb out of bulb holder ;.
X Insert the new bulb int obulbh older ;.
X Insert bulb holder ;intothe lamp and turn
it clockwise.
X Alig nhousing cover :and tur nitclock-
wis euntil it enga ges.
Side lamps/parking lamps (halogen
headlamps) X
Switc hoff th elights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn housing cover :anti-clockwis eand
pul lito ut. X
Pul lout bul bholder ;.
X Take the bulb out of bulb holder ;.
X Insert the new bulb int obulbh older ;.
X Insert bulb holder ;.
X Align housing cover :and tur nitclock-
wis euntil it enga ges.
Turn signal lam p(haloge nheadlamps) Due to their location, have the bulbs in the
left-hand headlamp changed at
aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre.
X Switch off the lights.
X Open the bonnet.
X Turn bul bholder :anti-cloc kwise and pull
it out.
X Turn the bulb anti-clockwise, applying
slight pressure, and remov eitfrom bulb
holder :.
X Insert the new bul binto bulb holder :and
turn it clockwise.
X Insert bulb holder :into the lamp and turn
it clockwise. Windscreen wipers
Important safety notes
G
Risk of accident
The windscreen will not longer be wipe dprop-
erl yift he wiper blades ar eworn.This could
prevent you from observing the traffic condi-
tions, thereby causing an accident .Replace Windscreen wipers
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the wipe
rblades twic eayear, ideally in spring
and autumn. Switchin
gthe windscreen wipers on/
off Combination switch
1
$ Windscreen wipers off
2 Ä Intermitten twipe, low 22
3 Å Intermitten twipe, high 23
4 ° Continuous wipe, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wipe, fast
B í Single wipe/ îTo wipe the
windscreen using washer fluid
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Turn the combination switc htothe corre-
sponding position.
! Intermi tten tw iping with rain sensor: due
to optical influences and the windscreen
becoming dirt yindry weather conditio ns,
the winds creen wipers may be activated
inadvertently. This could damage the wind-
screen wiper blades or scratc hthe wind-
screen.
For this reason ,you should always switch
off the windscreen wiper sindry weather.
In the ÄorÅ position, th eappropriate
wiping frequenc yisset automatically accord-
ing to the intensity of the rain. In the Å
position, the rai nsensor is mor esensitive than in the
Äposition, causin gthe wind-
screen wiper to wipe mor efrequently. Replacing the wiper blades
Important safety notes G
Ris
kofa ccident
The wiper arms could star tmovin gand cause
an injury if you leave the windscreen wipers
switched on.
Remove the key from the ignition lock before
replacing the wipe rblades.
! To avoid damaging the windscreen wiper
blades, make sure that you touch only the
wiper arm of the windscreen wiper.
Removing the wiper blades X
Remove the key from the ignition lock or
turn the key to position 0(KEYL ESS-GO ).
X Fold the wiper arm away from the wind-
screen until it engages.
X Set the wiper blade at right angles to the
wiper arm. X
Remov ethe wiper blade from the retainer
on the wiper ar minthe direction of the
arrow.
22 Rai nsensor set to low sensitivity.
23 Rain sensor set to high sensitivity. 116
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Fitting th
ewiper blades X
Slide th enew wi per blade int othe retainer
on th ewiper arm in th eopposite direc tion
to the arrow.
X Tur nthe wiper blade parallel to the wiper
arm.
X Carefully fol dthe wiper ar mback ont othe
windscreen. Problems wit
hwindscreen wipers
The windscree nwipers ar eobstructed Leaves or snow, for example, may be
obstructin gthe windscreen wiper movement.
The wiper motor has been deactivated.
X For safety reasons ,you should remov ethe
key from the igni tion lock.
X Remove the cause of the obstruction.
X Swit chthe windscreen wipers back on.
The windscreen wipers ar einoper ative The windscreen wiper driv
eismalfunctioning.
X Select another wiper spee donthe combi-
nation switch.
X Hav ethe windscreen wiper schecked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Th es pray nozzles ar emisaligned The windscreen washer fluid from the spray
nozzles no longer hits the centre of the wind-
screen. The spray nozzles are misaligned.
X Hav ethe spra ynozzles adjusted at aquali-
fied specialist workshop. Windsc
reen wipers
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Control panel for THERMATIC 2-zone automatic clima
tecontrol Function
i
Notes/tips
:
Activates/deactivate
sair-
recirculation mode Only use "air-recirculation
"modeb riefly, e.g. if there
are unpleas anto utside odours or when in atunnel.
The windows could otherwis emist up as, in air-recir-
culation mode, no fresh air is drawn into the vehicle. ;
Demists the windscreen Only use the "demisting" func
tion briefly until the
windscreen is clea ragain. =
Switches the ZONE func
tion
on/off Use the "ZONE" func
tion to adopt the temperature
settings on the driver's side for the front-passenger
side as well. The indicator lam pabove the ábut-
ton goes out. ?
Display
A
Sets climate control to auto-
matic Activat
eclimate control using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps above the Ãand
¿ buttons light up. B
Switches cooling with air dehu-
midification on/off Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. C
Switches the rea
rwindow
heating on/off D
Switches climate control on/
off
E
Sets the temperature, right Set the temperature to 22 †.
F
Sets the air distribution
G
Sets the airflow
H
Sets the temperature, left Set the temperature to 22 †. Overview of climate control systems
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Control panel for THERMOTRONIC luxur
y3-zon eautomatic climat econtrol Function
i
Notes/tips
Fron
tcontrol panel :
Set
sclimate control to auto-
matic Activate climate control usin
gthe à and¿
buttons. Th eindicato rlamps above the Ãand
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate control
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. ;
Demists the windscreen Only use the "demisting" func
tion briefly until the
windscreen is clea ragain. =
Switches the ZONE func
tion
on/off Use the ZONE func
tion to adopt the temperatur eset-
tings on the driver' sside for the front-passenger side
and the rear compartmen taswell. The indicator lamp
above the ábutton goes out. ?
Display
A
Activates/deactivates air-
recirculation mode Only use "air-recirculation
"mode briefly ,e.g. if there
are unpleasant outside odours or whe ninatunnel.
The windows could otherwis emist up as, in air-recir-
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Function
i
Notes/tips
B
Switches the residual heat
function on/off Use the residual heat function if you want to heat or
ventilat
ethe vehicl einterior when the ignition is
switched off .The "residual heat" func tion can only be
activated or deactivated with the ignition switched
off. C
Switches coolin
gwith air dehu-
midification on/off Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate con trol
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. D
Switches the rea
rwindow
heating on/off E
Switches climate control on/
off Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate con trol
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. F
Set
sthe temperature, right Set the temperature to 22 †.
G
Set
sclimate control to auto-
matic (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIF-
FUSE) Activate climat
econtrol using the Ãand¿
buttons. The indicator lamps abov ethe à and
¿ buttons light up. You can also set the airflow
and air distribution of the automatic climate con trol
to one of three levels (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE).
You can set the desired level using button G.The
MEDIUM level is recommended. H
Set
sthe airflow I
Set
sthe air distribution J
Set
sthe temperature, left Set the temperature to 22 †.
Rea
rcontrol panel K
Inc
reases the temperature Set the temperature to 22 †.
L
Display
M
Reduces the temperature Set the temperature to 22 †. Overview of climate control systems
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