
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center)  ... 23
California retail buyers and
lessees, important notice for  ............. 21
Calls (phone)  ...................................... 135
Can holders see Cup holders                                        
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants  .................................. 359
Cargo tie-down rings  ......................... 199
Carpets, cleaning  .............................. 266
Center console  ..................................... 32
Central locking  
Automatic  ................................ 80, 144
KEYLESS-GO  .................................... 77
Locking/unlocking from inside  ........81
SmartKey  ......................................... 76
Central locking/unlocking switch  ..... 81
Ceramic brake system  ...................... 256
Certification label  .............................. 346
Children in the vehicle  
Air bags  ........................................... 37
BabySmart™ air bag deactivation
system  ............................................. 46
Child safety locks (rear doors)  .........60
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
(ISOFIX)  ........................................... 59
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag off (Canada only)  .........46
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag off (USA only)  ..............43
Infant and child restraint systems .... 56
ISOFIX (Child seat anchors –
LATCH-type) ..................................... 59
OCS (Occupant Classification
System)  ........................................... 43
Override switch  ................................ 60
Safety notes ..................................... 56
Tether anchorage points  ..................58
Top tether  ........................................ 58
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle                        
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
(ISOFIX) see Children in the vehicle                        
Chrome-plated exhaust tip,
cleaning  .............................................. 266Cigarette lighter ................................ 206
Climate control see Climate control system                      
Climate control system  .................... 180
Air conditioning  ............................. 185
Air conditioning refrigerant  ............362
Air distribution  ............................... 189
Air recirculation mode  ...................190
Air volume  ..................................... 189
Automatic mode  ............................ 186
Deactivating system  ......................185
Front defroster  .............................. 189
Maximum cooling MAX COOL  ........190
Residual heat and ventilation  .........191
Temperature  .................................. 186
Cockpit  ................................................. 27
Cold tire inflation pressure  .............. 250
Collapsible wheel chock  ................... 270
COMAND system see separate COMAND system
operating instructions                               
Combination switch  .......................... 100
Compass  ............................................ 216
Control system  .................................. 126
Multifunction display  .....................128
Multifunction steering wheel  .........126
Resetting to factory settings  ..........139
Control system menus  ...................... 129
AMG ............................................... 131
Assistance  ..................................... 137
Audio  ............................................. 134
Navi  ............................................... 134
Service ........................................... 138
Settings  ......................................... 139
Telephone  ...................................... 135
Trip  ................................................ 129
Control system submenus  
Convenience  .................................. 145
Instrument cluster  .........................140
Lighting  .......................................... 141
Vehicle  ........................................... 144
Convenience submenu  
Easy-entry/exit feature .................. 145
Seat belt adjustment function  .......145
Coolant  
Anticorrosion/antifreeze  ...............365
Capacities  ...................................... 361
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Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 295
Temperature gauge ........................ 125
Warning lamp ................................. 311
Corner-illuminating lamps  ................ 102
Replacing bulbs  ............................. 319
Cruise control  .................................... 146
Activating ....................................... 147
Canceling  ....................................... 147
Changing the set speed  .................148
Last stored speed  ..........................148
Lever .............................................. 147
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 279
Resume function  ............................ 148
Setting current speed  ....................147
Cup holders  ........................................ 203
Curb weight  ....................................... 250
Customer Assistance Center (CAC)  ... 23
Customer Relations Department  ....... 23
D
Damping system  ............................... 163
Dashboard see Instrument cluster                              
Data recording  ..................................... 23
Daytime running lamp mode  .............. 98
Switching on or off ......................... 141
Deep water
see Standing water                                   
Defroster  
Front (Climate control system)  ......189
Rear window  .................................. 191
Delayed shut-off  
Exterior lamps ................................ 142
Interior lighting  .............................. 143
Department of Transportation
see DOT                                                    
Diesel fuel
see Fuel                                                     
Difficulties  
While driving  .................................. 112
With starting  .................................. 110
Dimensions (vehicle)
see Vehicle specification                          
Direction of rotation (tires)  .............. 241
Displays 
DISTRONIC PLUS  ........................... 151
Maintenance service indicator  .......258
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 272
Multifunction display  .....................128
Symbol messages  ..........................287
Text messages  ............................... 274
Trip computer  ................................ 129
Vehicle status message memory  ...139
Vehicle system settings  .................139
DISTRONIC PLUS  ............................... 149
Cleaning system sensors  ...............263
Displaying the distance graphic  .....152
Displays in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 151
Distance warning lamp  ..........151, 309
Driving  ........................................... 154
Driving with .................................... 157
Lever .............................................. 153
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 280
Resume function  ............................ 156
Sensor cover .................................. 263
Speed settings  ............................... 155
Stopping  ........................................ 155
Door control panel  .............................. 34
Door handles  ........................................ 34
Doors  
Child safety locks  ............................ 60
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO)  ...77
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey)  ........76
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 293
Opening from inside ......................... 80
Remote door lock (Tele Aid) ........... 212
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid)  .......211
Unlocking (Mechanical key)  ...........314
DOT (Department of
Transportation)  .................................. 250
Drinking and driving  ......................... 254
Drive-dynamic multicontour seat  ...... 91
Driving  
Abroad  ........................................... 257
Hydroplaning  ................................. 257
Instructions  ........................... 109, 254
In winter  ........................................ 253
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Generatorsee Alternator                                           
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey                                    
Glove box  ........................................... 201
Gross Axle Weight Rating see GAWR                                                 
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW                                                    
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR                                                 
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)  ............ 250
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating)  ................................................ 250
H
Halogen headlamps see Headlamps                                         
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning  .... 265
Hazard warning flasher  .................... 101
Headlamp cleaning system  .............. 102
Headlamps  
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps  .............97
Adaptive Highbeam Assist  .............100
Automatic headlamp mode  ..............98
Bi-Xenon  .................................. 97, 319
Cleaning lenses  ............................. 262
Cleaning system  ............................ 102
Daytime running lamp mode  ............98
Delayed shut-off  ............................ 142
Halogen  ......................................... 319
High-beam flasher  .........................101
High-beam headlamps  ...................100
Low-beam headlamps  ......................98
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 299
Replacing bulbs  ............................. 318
Switch  .............................................. 97
Headliner and shelf below rear
window, cleaning and care of  .......... 266
Head restraints  .................................... 87
Adjustment  ................................ 87, 89
Comfort head restraint  ....................89
Folding back  .................................... 89
NECK-PRO active front head
restraints  ......................................... 54
Rear seat head restraints ................. 89
Heated steering wheel  ........................ 94
Height adjustment  
Seat belt outlet  ................................ 51
Seats  ............................................... 87
Vehicle level control  ......................163
High-beam flasher  ............................. 101
High-beam headlamps  .............. 100, 319
Adaptive Highbeam Assist  .............100
Indicator lamp .................................. 29
Replacing bulbs  ............................. 319
High-performance brake system  ..... 256
Hill-start assist system  ..................... 160
HOLD function  ................................... 161
Hood  ................................................... 223
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 293
Hydroplaning  ..................................... 257
I
Identification labels  .......................... 346
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN)  ................................................... 346
Ignition  ................................... 85, 86, 110
Immobilizer  .......................................... 71
Indicator lamps see Lamps, indicator and warning            
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle                        
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure                      
Inside door handle  .............................. 80
Instrument cluster  ...................... 28, 125
Illumination  .................................... 125
Lamps  ............................................ 304
Multifunction display  .....................128
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster, Illumination         
Instrument panel
see Instrument cluster                              
Instruments and controls
see Cockpit                                               
Interior lighting  
Delayed shut-off  ............................ 143
Emergency lighting  ........................103
Front  .............................................. 103
Front reading lamps  .......................103
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Program mode selector dial (E 63 AMG) 
Automatic shift program  ........121, 123
Program mode selector switch  
Automatic shift program  ................120
Proximity key
see Key, SmartKey                                    
PSI (air pressure unit)  ....................... 251
R
RACE START (E 63 AMG)  ................... 159
RACETIMER  ........................................ 132
Radar sensors  
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 282
Switching on or off ......................... 144
Radiator  ..................................... 224, 252
Radio  
Selecting stations  ..........................134
Radio transmitters  ............................ 257
Rain sensor see Intermittent wiping                             
Rear axle oil  ....................................... 360
Rear center console ashtray see Ashtrays                                             
Rear center seat belt  
Unblocking ....................................... 51
Rear doors  
Child safety locks  ............................ 60
Rear door window  
Override switch  ................................ 60
Rear fog lamp
see Fog lamps                                           
Rear lamps
see Tail lamps                                           
Rear seat head restraints
see Head restraints                                   
Rear view camera  .............................. 171
Cleaning the camera lens  ..............263
Rear window defroster  ..................... 191
Recommended tire inflation
pressure  ..................................... 229, 251
Refilling  
AdBlue ®
 ......................................... 334
Refrigerant, air conditioning  ............ 362
Refueling  ............................................ 220
Regular checks  .................................. 222
Reminder, Seat belt
see Seat belts, Telltale                              
Remote control
see Key, SmartKey                                    
Remote door lock (Tele Aid)  ............. 212
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid)  ......... 211
Replacing  
Key  .................................................. 80
Replacing bulbs  ................................. 318
Reporting safety defects  .................... 23
Research Octane Number see RON                                                    
Reserve fuel  
Messages in the multifunction
display  ........................................... 298
Warning lamp ................................. 310
Restraint systems
see Occupant safety                                 
Retaining hook  .................................. 199
Rims  ........................................... 251, 353
Roadside Assistance  ................... 21, 210
Roller sunblinds  ................................. 194
RON (Research Octane Number)  ..... 363
Roof rack  ............................................ 198
Rubber parts, cleaning  ...................... 265
Run-flat tires see MOExtended tires                               
S
Safety  
Driving safety systems  .....................61
Occupant safety ............................... 36
Reporting defects  ............................ 23
Safety belts
see Seat belts                                           
Seat belt force limiter  ......................... 52
Seat belts  ............................................. 48
Adjustment function  ........................51
Automatic comfort-fit feature  ..........53
Children in the vehicle  .....................56
Cleaning ......................................... 266
Fastening  ......................................... 50
Height adjustment  ...........................51
Proper use of  ................................... 49
Rear center seat  .............................. 51
Safety guidelines  ............................. 39
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Exterior view
iThis Operator’s Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available
for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please be aware that your vehicle might not be
equipped with all features described in this manual.
FunctionPage:Trunk:Locking and unlocking76Opening and closing81Valet locking85;Rear window defroster191=Rear lamps318?Fuel filler flap220AExterior rear view mirrors95Parking position95BRoof:Power tilt/sliding sunroof192Panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel194
CWindshield:Wiping with washer fluid105FunctionPageCleaning264DDoors:Locking and unlocking76,
314
EWipers104Wiper blades, replacing322Wiper blades, cleaning264FHood223GFront lamps318HHeadlamp cleaning system102IFront towing eye341JTires and wheels228Rims and tires353KRear towing eye34126Exterior viewAt a glance
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Door control panelFunctionPage:Memory function (for
storing seat, exterior mirror
and steering wheel
settings)96
;Seat adjustment switches88=Central locking/unlocking
switch81
?Inside door handle 80AExterior rear view mirror
adjustment95
BSwitches for opening/
closing front and rear door
windows105
CRear door window override
switch60
DTrunk opening switch, trunk
opening/closing system81
34Door control panelAt a glance
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XWith a smooth motion, pull the seat belt out
of seat belt outlet  :.XPlace the shoulder portion of the seat belt
across the top of your shoulder and the lap
portion across your hips.XPush latch plate  ; into buckle  = until it
clicks.
Seat belt adjustment function: The seat
belts on both front seats adjust to the
upper body automatically as necessary
( Y  page 51).XIf necessary, adjust the seat belt to the
correct height ( Y page 51).XIf necessary, tighten the lap portion to a
snug fit by pulling shoulder portion up.
All lap/shoulder belts except the driver’s seat
belt have special seat belt retractors to
secure child restraints properly. For more
information on special seat belt retractors,
see “Infant and child restraint systems”
( Y  page 56).
To release the seat belt with seat belt release
button  ?, see ( Y page 51).
Seat belt adjustment function
The seat belt adjustment function adjusts the
seat belts on both front seats to the upper
body of the respective vehicle occupant. The
seat belt will be pulled slightly tighter for that
purpose when
R you engage the latch plate into the buckle
and then turn the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position  2
R the SmartKey in the starter switch is in
position  2 and you then engage the latch
plate in the buckle
The seat belt adjustment function takes place
with a certain amount of retracting force
when the system senses slack between the
vehicle occupant and the seat belt. Do not
retain the seat belt during this procedure. You
can activate or deactivate the seat belt
adjustment function via the control system
( Y  page 145).
Releasing the seat beltsXPress seat belt release button  ?
( Y  page 50).
Allow the retractor to completely rewind
the seat belt by guiding latch plate  ;
( Y  page 50).
! 
Make sure the seat belt retracts
completely. Otherwise the seat belt and/or
latch plate could get caught or pinched in
the door or in the seat mechanism. This can
damage the seat belt and impair its
effectiveness, and/or cause damage to the
door and/or door trim panel. Such damage
is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
Damaged seat belts must be replaced.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Rear center seat belt
The seat belt of the rear center seat may be
blocked when the left rear seat backrest is
folded forward and back ( Y page 199). The
seat belt can then not be pulled out.
XUnblocking the seat belt of the rear 
center seat:  Pull the center seat belt
approximately 1 in (25 mm) out of the seat
belt outlet in the seat backrest and release
it.
The seat belt is retracted and unblocked.
Seat belt outlet height adjustment
You can adjust the height of the seat belt
outlet for the driver’s and front passenger
seat.
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iUnless you open a door or the trunk within
approximately 40 seconds after unlocking
the vehicle:
R The vehicle will be locked again.
R The anti-theft alarm system will be
rearmed.
Canceling the alarm
To cancel the alarm, do one of the following:
XInsert the SmartKey into the starter switch.XPress button  % or &  on the
SmartKey.
In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
XGrasp an outside door handle.
The SmartKey must be within 3 ft (1 m) of
the vehicle.XPress the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button.
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