
Draugh
tstop (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 266
Dri nksh older
see Cu pholder
Drive program .................................... 145
Manua l.......................................... .146
Dri veprogram display ......................143
Dri ving abroad ................................... 157
Dri ving on flooded roads ..................156
Dri ving safety system
BAS PLU S(Brake Assis tSystem
PLUS) .............................................. .56
EBD (Electroni cBrake force Dis-
tribution) .......................................... 58
ESP ®
(Electroni cStability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 57
Important safety gu idelines ............. 55
Dri ving safety systems
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking System) .......55
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ............................. 59
Ada ptive brake lamps ......................57
BAS (Brak eAssist System ).............. 56
ETS (Electroni cTraction System) .....57
Overview .......................................... 55
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake ............................. 59
Driv ing systems
ATTENTION ASSIST ........................ 181
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 184
Cruis econtrol ................................ 158
Distronic Pl us................................ 160
Dynami chandlin gpackage with
sport smode.................................. 172
HOLD function ............................... 172
Parking Guid ance ........................... 177
Parktroni c...................................... 174
Revers ingc amera .......................... 180
Speed Limi tAssist ......................... 182
Speedtronic ................................... 169
Dri ving tips ........................................ 143
Distronic Pl us................................ 168
Downhill gradients .........................154
Driving abroa d............................... 157
Driving on flo oded roads ................ 156
Traile rtowing ................................. 187
We troad surf ace. .......................... 155
Winte r............................................ 157
DVD audio (on-b oard computer) ......200 Dynamic handl
ingpackage with
sports mode ....................................... 172 E
EASY-ENTRY feature ...................96, 100
Activating/deactivating (on-
bo ardc omputer )............................ 208
EASY- EXIT feature ............................. 100
Activating/deactivating (on-
bo ardc omputer )............................ 208
Crash-res ponsive ........................... 100
EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution)
Function/notes ................................ 58
EBV (electronic brake force distribution)
Display message ............................ 216
EC Os tart/stop function ...................138
Electri calfuses
se eF uses
Electronic brake-p owerdistributio n)
see EBD
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
Electronic Traction Support see ETS
Emergency closing
Softtop ............................................ 78
Emergency key element
Function/ notes ................................ 67
Emergency locking
Vehicle ............................................ .71
Emergency running mode
Automatic transmission .................148
Emergency spar ewheel
Notes/d ata. ................................... 306
Storage locatio n............................ 275
Emergency starting ...........................293
Emergency unl ocking
Boo t................................................. 73
Veh icle ............................................ .71
Engine
Running irregularly ........................ .140
Starting pro blems .......................... 140
Starting with KEYLESS GO .............136
Starting with the key ...................... 136
Stopp ing. ....................................... 137
Warn ingl am p(engine diagnos-
tics) ............................................... 2408
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Engine electronics
.............................310
Ma lfunction ...... ............................. .140
En gine number .................................. 313
En gine oil
Checking the oil level ...... ............... 260
Disp laym essage ............................ 223
Fil ling capacity ............................... 315
Lubrican tadditiv es........................ 316
Note sabout oil grades ...... ............. 315
Topping up ..................................... 261
Viscosity ........................................ 316
En vironmental protection
Note ................................................ .18
Retur ningan end-of-life vehicl e....... 18
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
Activating/deactivating ...................58
Activating/deactivating (on-
bo ardc omputer )............................ 203
Display message ............................ 211
Important safety gu idelines ............. 57
Traile rstabilisatio n.......................... 58
Warn ingl am p................................. 238
ETS (Electroni cTraction Support) ...... 57
Exhaus ttail pipe (cleanin ginstruc-
tions) .................................................. 268
Exterio rlighting
see Lights
Exterior mirrors
Adjustin g....................................... 101
Anti-dazzle mod e(automatic) ........102
Fol ding in/ou t(automatically )....... 102
Fol ding in/ou t(electrically) ...........101
Fol ding in whe nlocki ng(on-board
computer) ...................................... 209
Ou tofp osition ............................... 102
Parking positio n............................. 102
Resetting ....................................... 102
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 103
Exterio rview ........................................ 22 F
Fatigue Assist see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fau ltmes sage
see Display message
Fire extinguisher ............................... 274First-aid kit
......................................... 274
Fitting/removing the AIRCAP
draught stop ........................................ 85
Flat tyre Changing awheel/fitting the
spare wheel ................................... 280
MOExtende drun-flat sy stem......... 284
Pre paring th evehicle ..................... 275
Rais ingt he vehicle ......................... 281
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 276
Floormat ............................................ .254
Frequencies Mobile phone ................................. 311
Tw o-way radio ................................ 311
Fron tfoglam p(display message) ....219
Fuel Note s............................................. 313
Note sabout consum ption ............. 314
Refuellin g....................................... 148
Specifications ................................ 314
Tank content/reserve fuel .............314
Tro ubleshoot ing............................. 152
Fue lc onsumpti on
Current (on-board computer) .........197
se eT echnical data
Fuel filler fla pOpening/closing .......150
Fue lfilter (whi tedisplay message) .224
Fue llevel
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 197
Gaug e.............................................. 24
Fue ltank
Fil ling capacity ............................... 314
Fuses
Dashboard fus ebox....................... 293
Fus eallocat ion chart ..................... 293
Fus ebox in the boot ...................... 294
Fus ebox in the engin ecompart-
men t.............................................. 294
Note s............................................. 293 G
Gear lever ........................................... 141
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .........310
Genuine wood trim and trim strips
(cleanin ginstructions) ...................... 269
Glove compartment ..........................244 Index
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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-
culation mode, no fresh air is drawn into the vehicle. 122
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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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X
Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Set the desired temperature.
X To activa te:press the Ãbutton.
The indicator lamp above the Ãbutton
lights up. Automatic air distribution and air-
flow are activated.
X THERMOTRONI Cluxury 3-zone automatic
climate control: press switch Gup or down
and select the desired level (Y page 122).
FOCUS Air flow high/air distributio nvia
the centre and side vents
MEDIU MAir flow medium/air distribution
via the centre and side vents
DIFFUSE Air flow low/air distribution via the centre, side and defroster vents
i This setting is especially effec tive in auto-
mati cmode when outside tempera tures
are high.
X To deactivate: press the air distribution
button.
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climate con-
trol: press button F(Ypage 121).
THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone automatic
climate control: press button
I (Ypage 122).
The indicator lamp above the Ãbutton
goes out.
or
X Press the airflow button.
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climate con-
trol: press button G(Ypage 121).
THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone automatic
climate control: press button
H (Ypage 122).
The indicator lamp above the Ãbutton
goes out. Setting the temperature
THERMATIC 2-zone automatic climate
control Different temperatures can be set for the
driver'
sand front-passenger sides.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce: pressbutton Eor
H up or down (Y page 121).
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 22 †.
THERMOTRONIC luxur y3-zon eauto-
matic climate control Climate zone
sofTHERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone
automatic climat econtrol
You can select different temperature settings
for the driver' sand front-passenger sides as
well as for the rear compartment.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce the temperature in
the front compartment: pressbutton F
or J up or down (Y page 122).
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 22 †.
X To increase/reduce the temperature in
the rear compartment using the front
control panel: press theábutton
(Y page 122).
The indicator lamp above the ábutton
goes out. Operating climate contro
lsystems
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If thes
econditions ar efulfilled ,your vehicle
will accelerate. Acceleration will be interrup-
ted if changin glanes takes too long or the
distanc ebetween your vehicle and the vehi-
cle in fron tbecomes too small. G
Risk of accident
DI ST RONIC PLUS and Active Blind Spot Assist
are only an aid designed to assist driving.
The ydon ot relieve you of the responsibility
of payin gattention. The driver remains fully
responsible for the vehicle's distance from
other vehicles, the vehicle's speed and for
braking in good time. Always pay attention to
traffic conditions and your surroundings. Oth-
erwise, you may fail to recognise dangers in
time, cause an accident and injure yourself
and others.
Vehicles with COMAND APS/Audio 50
APS
i The following functions are not available
in all countries.
DISTRONIC PLUS uses additional information
from your navigation system so that it can
react appropriately to certain traffic situa-
tions. This is the case when, following another
vehicle with the help of DISTRONIC PLUS,
you:
R approach or drive through aroundabout
R approach or tur nataTjunction
R turn off at amotorway exit
Even if the vehicle in front leaves the detec-
tion range, DI STRONIC PLUS temporarily
maintains the current driving speed and does
not accelerate. This is base donthe current
ma pd ata in the navigation system. Roundabout (example)
The current spee
dismaintained:
R approximately 10 seconds before reaching
the roundabout/T junction and approx-
imately 1.5 seconds in the roundabout/
after the Tjunction.
R approximately 12 seconds before reaching
am otorway exit and approximately 4sec-
onds after the motorwa yexit
Afterwards ,the vehicle accelerates bac kto
the set speed you specified.
Stopping G
Risk of accident
The DISTRONIC PLUS braking effec tisc an-
celled and the vehicle can start movin gif:
R DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated using the
cruis econtrol lever.
R you accelera te.
R the syste morthe power supply is disrup-
ted, e.g. due to batter yfailure.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partmen torthe fuses hav ebeen tampered
with.
R the batter yisdisconnected. G
Risk of accident
Never get out of the vehicle when DISTRONIC
PLU Sisa ctivated.
DISTRONIC PLUS must never be operated,
activate dordeactivated by apassenger or
from outside the vehicle.
DISTRONI CPLUS does no treplace the park-
ing brak eand must not be use dfor parking. 164
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Activation conditions
You can activat
ethe HOL Dfunction if:
R the vehicl eisstationary
R the engin eisrunnin gorhas been automat-
ically switched off by th eECO star t/stop
function
R the dri ver'sd oor is closed or your seat belt
is fastened
R thep arking brak eisnot applied
R theb onnet is closed
R the selector leve risinp osition D,Ror Non
vehicles with automatic transmission
R DIST RONIC PLUS is deactivated
Activating the HOLD function X
Make sure that the activation conditions
are met.
X Depress the brake pedal. Example: vehicles with automatic transmission
X
With increase dforc edepress the brake
pedal fur ther until HOLD:appear sinthe
multifunction display.
The HOL Dfunction is activated. You can
release the brake pedal.
i If depressing the brake pedal the first
time does not activate the HOLD function,
wait briefly and then try again. G
Risk of accident
The vehicle's brakes are applied when the
HOLD function is activated. For this reason,
deactivate the HOLD function if the vehicle is
to be set in motion by other means (e.g. in a
car wash or by towing). Deactivating the HOLD function The HOLD function is deactivated automati-
cally if:
R
you accelerate. On vehicles with automatic
transmission ,only whe nthe selec torlever
is in position Dor R.
R when the selector lever is in position Pon
vehicles with automatic transmission
R you activate DI STRONIC PLUS
R you release the brakes and apply them
again with acertain amount of pressure
until the HOLDmessage in the multifunction
display goes out G
Risk of accident
Never get out of the vehicle when the HOLD
fun ction is activated.
The HOLD function must never be operated
or deactivated by apassenger or from outside
the vehicle.
The HOLD function does not replace the park-
ing brake and must not be used for parking.
The brakin geffect of the HOLD function is
cancelled and the vehicl ecould roll away if:
R the HOL Dfunction is deactivated by
depressin gthe accelerator pedal or the
brake pedal.
R ther eisam alfunction in the system or an
interruption in the power supply, e.g. bat-
tery failure.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment ,the battery or the fuses ar etam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected. G
Risk of accident
If you leave the vehicle or park it, deactivate
the HOLD function and secure the vehicle
against rolling away. Driving systems
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b In
tell.
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative Th
eI ntel ligen tLight Syste misfaulty. The lights remain avail-
able without the Intelligent Light System.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Malfunc‐
tion See
Owner's
Manual The exterior lighting is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. Vehicles with trailer tow hitch:
afuse may have blown.
X Check the fuses (Y page 293).
X If necessary, replace the blown fuse. Observe the warning
notes.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The light sensor is faulty. Dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on.
X
Switch off the daytime driving lights in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 205).
X Switch the lights on and off using the light switch.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Switch
of
fl ights Th
elights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle. A
warnin gtone also sounds.
X Tur nthe light switc htoc. Display messages
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