
Index ....................................................... 4Introduction ......................................... 18At a glance ........................................... 23Safety ................................................... 33Opening and closing ...........................73Seats, steering wheel and mirrors  ..105Lights and windshield wipers  ..........119Climate control  ................................. 133Driving and parking ..........................149On-board computer and displays  ....197Loading, stowing and features  ........249Maintenance and care  ......................271Roadside Assistance  ........................285Tires and wheels  ............................... 303Technical data ................................... 331
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Dynamic handling package with
sports mode  ....................................... 183
E
EASY-ENTRY feature  ......................... 113
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer)  ............................ 211
EASY-EXIT feature  ............................. 113
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer)  ............................ 211
Crash-responsive  ........................... 114
EBD (Electronic Brake force
Distribution) Display message  ............................ 221
Function/notes ................................ 68
Electrical fuses
see Fuses                                                  
Electronic Brake force
see EBD                                                     
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
                                                  
Electronic Traction System
see ETS                                                     
Emergency call
see mbrace                                               
Emergency closing
Soft top  ............................................ 91
Emergency release
Trunk  ............................................... 85
Vehicle  ............................................. 82
Emergency running mode
Automatic transmission  .................162
Emergency spare wheel
Storage location  ............................ 288
Emergency tensioning device
Function ........................................... 57
Safety guidelines  ............................. 35
Emissions purification
Service and warranty information  ....18
Engine
Irregular running  ............................ 155
Starting problems  ..........................155
Starting the engine with the key  ....153
Starting with KEYLESS-GO  .............153
Switching off  .................................. 165
Warning lamp Check Engine  ..........245
Engine electronics
Malfunction .................................... 155
Engine number  .................................. 334
Engine oil Adding  ........................................... 274
Checking the oil level ..................... 273
Display message  ............................ 228
Lubricant additives  ........................337
Notes about oil grades ................... 337
Viscosity  ........................................ 337
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
                                                  
ESP ®
 (Electronic Stability
Program) Activating/deactivating  ...................67
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer)  ............................ 207
Display message  ............................ 214
Important safety information  ...........66
Warning lamp ................................. 243
ETS (Electronic Traction System)  ....... 67
Exhaust check  ................................... 168
Exhaust tail pipe (cleaning
instructions)  ...................................... 282
Exterior lighting see Lights                                                  
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting  ....................................... 114
Dipping (automatic)  .......................115
Out of position  ............................... 115
Storing settings (memory
function)  ........................................ 116
Storing the parking position  ..........115
Exterior view  ........................................ 24
F
First-aid kit  ......................................... 287
Flat tire Changing a wheel/mounting the
spare wheel  ................................... 289
Preparing the vehicle  .....................288
Raising the vehicle  .........................290
Floormat  ............................................. 269
Front fog lamp (display message)  ... 224
Fuel
Additives  ........................................ 336
Notes  ............................................. 335
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Memory card (on-board computer) . 205
Memory function  ............................... 116
Menu (on-board computer) Assistance  ..................................... 206
Audio  ............................................. 204
DISTRONIC PLUS  ........................... 180
DVD  ............................................... 205
Navigation  ..................................... 203
Overview of menus  ........................201
Service ........................................... 208
Settings  ......................................... 208
Telephone  ...................................... 205
Trip  ................................................ 202
Message memory (on-board
computer)  .......................................... 213
Messages see Display messages                               
Mirrors
Sun visor ........................................ 256
see Exterior mirrors or Rear-view mirror  
MP3
Operating (on-board computer)  .....205
see separate operating instructions         
Multicontour seat  .............................. 110
Multifunction display  ........................ 200
Multifunction steering wheel Operating the on-board computer . 199
Overview  .......................................... 28
N
Navigation On-board computer  .......................203
see separate operating instructions         
Neck level heating
see AIRSCARF                                           
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation  ......................................... 51
Resetting after being triggered  ........52
Notes on breaking-in a new
vehicle  ................................................ 150
O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Faults  ............................................... 46
Operation  ......................................... 42
System self-test  ............................... 45
Occupant safety
Children in the vehicle  .....................58
System overview  .............................. 34
Octane number (fuel)  ........................ 336
Odometer  ........................................... 202
Oil see Engine oil                                            
On-board computer
Assistance menu  ........................... 206
Audio menu  ................................... 204
Convenience submenu  ..................211
Display messages  ..........................213
Factory settings  ............................. 212
Important safety notes  ..................198
Instrument cluster submenu  ..........208
Lighting submenu  .......................... 209
Message memory  .......................... 213
Navigation menu  ............................ 203
Operating video DVD  .....................205
Operation ....................................... 199
Overview of menus  ........................201
Service menu  ................................. 208
Settings menu  ............................... 208
Standard display submenu  ............202
Telephone menu  ............................ 205
Trip menu  ...................................... 202
Vehicle submenu  ........................... 210
Operating system
see On-board computer                            
Outside temperature
Display  ........................................... 199
Overhead control panel
Overview  .......................................... 31
Override feature
Rear side windows  ...........................63
P
Paint code number  ............................ 333
Paintwork (cleaning instructions)  ... 279
Panic alarm  .......................................... 63
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Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel Opening/closing  ............................ 102
Resetting  ....................................... 103
Parking  ............................................... 165
Parking aid Parking Guidance ........................... 189
PARKTRONIC  ................................. 186
Rear view camera  .......................... 192
Parking brake  .................................... 166
Parking Guidance  .............................. 189
Display message  ............................ 230
Parking lamp (display message)  ...... 224
Parking lock Releasing manually (automatic
transmission)  ................................. 162
Parking position
Exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side ............................... 115
PARKTRONIC
Activating/deactivating  .................187
Function/notes  ............................. 186
Malfunction .................................... 189
Problem  ......................................... 189
Range of the sensors  .....................186
Warning display  ............................. 187
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp (only Canada)  ............................. 47
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp (only USA)  ................................... 42
Pedals  ................................................. 167
Permanent display (on-board
computer)  .......................................... 209
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions)  . 283
Power washers  .................................. 278
Power windows see Side windows                                     
Pre-emptive occupant safety
system
see PRE-SAFE ®
 system                             
PRE-SAFE ®
 Brake (vehicles with
DISTRONIC PLUS) Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer)  ............................ 207
Function/notes ................................ 68PRE-SAFE ®
 Brake (vehicles with
DISTRONIC PLUS) Display message  ............................ 215
Warning lamp ................................. 247
PRE-SAFE ®
 system
Display message  ............................ 214
Operation  ......................................... 51
Product information  ............................ 18
Program selector button  .................. 158
Pulling away Automatic transmission  .................153
R
Radar sensor system Display message  ............................ 230
Radar sensor system (on-board
computer)  .......................................... 211
Radio Changing stations (on-board
computer)  ...................................... 204
see separate operating instructions         
Range (on-board computer)  ............. 202
Rear compartment Setting the air vents  ......................146
Setting the temperature  ................141
Rear fog lamp (display message)  ..... 224
Rear seat backrest Display message  ............................ 237
Folding forwards/back  ..................252
Rear seat backrest (display
message)  ............................................ 237
Rear view camera Function/notes  ............................. 192
Rear view camera (cleaning
instructions)  ...................................... 282
Rear-view mirror Anti-glare (manual)  ........................114
Dipping (automatic)  .......................115
Rear window blind  ............................ 256
Rear window heating Malfunction .................................... 144
Switching on/off  ........................... 144
Refueling  ............................................ 162
Remote control Programming (garage door
opener)  .......................................... 265
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GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) (definition)  .........................325
Increased vehicle weight due to
optional equipment (definition)  ......324
Kilopascal (kPa) (definition)  ...........325
Labeling (overview)  ........................320
Load bearing index (definition)  ......326
Load index  ..................................... 323
Load index (definition)  ...................325
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition)  ..................................... 325
Maximum load on a tire
(definition)  ..................................... 325
Maximum permissible tire
pressure (definition) ....................... 325
Maximum tire load  .........................318
Maximum tire load (definition)  .......325
Optional equipment weight
(definition)  ..................................... 326
PSI (pounds per square inch)
(definition)  ..................................... 326
Replacing  ....................................... 320
Service life  ..................................... 305
Sidewall (definition)  .......................326
Speed index (definition)  .................325
Storing  ........................................... 306
Structure and characteristics
(definition)  ..................................... 324
Temperature  .................................. 319
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition)  ..................................... 326
Tire bead (definition)  ......................326
Tire pressure (definition)  ................326
Tire pressures (recommended)  ......324
Tire size (data)  ............................... 327
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed index  ....................321
Tire tread  ....................................... 305
Tire tread (definition)  .....................326
Total load limit (definition)  .............326
Traction  ......................................... 319
Traction (definition)  .......................326
Tread wear  ..................................... 319
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards  ...................................... 318
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (definition)  ....................324
Unladen weight (definition)  ............325Wear indicator (definition)  .............326
Wheel rim (definition)  ....................325
Tires and wheels (important safety
information)  ....................................... 304
Top Tether  ............................................ 62
Towing Important safety guidelines  ...........298
Installing the towing eye  ................298
Removing the towing eye  ...............299
Transmission position display  ......... 157
Transmission positions  .................... 157
Trip computer (on-board
computer)  .......................................... 202
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 202
Resetting (on-board computer)  ......203
Trunk
Automatic opening ........................... 84
Emergency release  ..........................85
Important safety guidelines  .............82
Locking separately  ...........................84
Trunk lid
Display message  ............................ 236
Trunk partition
Display message  ............................ 237
General notes  .................................. 96
Opening/closing  .............................. 96
Turn signal (display message)  ......... 223
Turn signals  ....................................... 122
Type plate see Vehicle identification plate                 
U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking  .......................82
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button)  ............................. 81
V
Vanity mirror Sun visor ........................................ 256
Vehicle
Data acquisition  ............................... 22
Emergency unlocking  .......................82
Equipment  ....................................... 18
Exterior view  .................................... 24
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Exterior viewFunctionPage:Trunk lidVehicle tool kit287;Rear window defroster144=Lights126?Soft top (Cabriolet)89AFuel filler flap162BDefrosting the windshield142Cleaning the windows281CSliding sunroof (Coupe)101FunctionPageDExterior mirrors114EWindshield wipers129FOpening the hood272Engine oil273Coolant274GTowing298HTires and wheels304Flat tire28824Exterior viewAt a glance
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Overhead control panelFunctionPage:u To switch the rear
interior lighting on/off
126
;|  To switch the
automatic interior lighting
control on/off
125
=p  To switch the right-
hand reading lamp on/off
125
?3  To open/close the
panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel with roller
sunblind
102
Aï  Button for MB info call
(mbrace system)
262
BG  SOS button (mbrace
system)
260
FunctionPageCRear-view mirror115DIntegrated electronic
compass
268
EButtons for the garage door
opener
265
FMicrophone for mbrace
(emergency call system)
and telephoneGF  Roadside Assistance
button (mbrace system)
262
Hp  To switch the left-
hand reading lamp on/off
125
Ic  To switch the front
interior lighting on/off
126
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Door control panelFunctionPage:r45=
Stores settings for the seat,
exterior mirrors and
steering wheel116
;Adjusts the seat electrically108=%& Locks/unlocks
the vehicle81
?Opens the door81A7Zª\
Adjusts and folds the
exterior mirrors in/out
electrically114
BW Opens/closes the
side windows86
Cn Activates/
deactivates the override
feature for the side
windows in the rear
compartment63
Do Opens the trunk lid8432Door control panelAt a glance
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