Luggage compartment enlarge-
ment
................................................... 294
Luggage compartment floor opening/closing ............................ 302
stowage well, unde r....................... 302
Luggage cover
Removing and fitting ......................298
Luggage holde r(EASY-PACK load-
securing kit) ...................................... .300
Lumbar support Adjusting ....................................... 104
Adjusting the 4-way lumba rsup-
por t................................................ 104
Luxu ry head restraint .......................101 M
M+S tyres ........................................... 356
Main-beam headlamps Display message ............................ 257
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 121
Switching on/off ........................... 117
Massage function (PULSE) ...............103
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ..327
Memory card (audio) .........................234
Memory function ............................... 111
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .249
Messages see Display messages
Mirror
see Vanity mirror (in sun visor)
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
Mobile phone
Frequencies ................................... 383
Installatio n..................................... 383
Menu (on-board computer) ............235
Notes/placing in the bracket ......... 309
Sliding adapter ............................... 311
Transmission output (maximum) .... 383
Modifying the programming (key) .....78
MOExtended tyres .............................337
Motorway mode ................................ 119MP3
Operating ...................................... .234
see Separate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 229
Permanent displa y......................... 239
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .228
Overview .......................................... 33 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............232
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .46
Resetting after being triggered ........47
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Operation ........................................ .46
Resetting after being triggered ........48
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................206
Cleaning ......................................... 330
Function/notes ............................. 205
Problem (fault) ............................... 208
Notes on running in anew vehicle ..146 O
Occupant safety Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 53
Important safety notes ....................40
Odometer
see Total distance recorder
see Trip meter
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 246
Assistance menu ........................... 236
Audi omenu ................................... 233
Convenience submenu ..................244
Displaying a service message ........324
Display messages ..........................249
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 183
Factory setting submenu ...............245
Heating submenu ........................... 243
Important safety notes ..................22614
Index
Instrument cluster submenu
..........239
Ligh tsubmenu ............................... 240
Menu overview .............................. 230
Message memory .......................... 249
Navigation menu ............................ 232
Operating the TV ............................ 234
Operating vide oDVD ..................... 234
Operation ....................................... 228
RACETIMER ................................... 246
Service menu ................................. 239
Settings menu ............................... 239
Standard displa y............................ 230
Telephone menu ............................ 235
Trip menu ...................................... 230
Vehicle submenu ........................... 242
Operating system
see On-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........228
Overhead control panel ......................37
Override feature Rea rside windows ........................... 63 P
Pain tcode .......................................... 384
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...327
Panic alarm .......................................... 40
Parking ............................................... 165
Important safety notes ..................165
Parking brake ................................ 166
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 110
Reversing camera ..........................198
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................194
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 252
Notes/function .............................. 166
Warning lamp ................................. 284
Parking lamps
Display message ............................ 257
Switching on/off ........................... 117
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating .................193
Driving system ............................... 191Function/notes
............................. 191
Important safety notes ..................191
Problem (fault) ............................... 194
Sensor range ................................. 192
Trailer towing ................................. 193
Warning displa y............................. 193
PASSENGE RAIRBAG OFF warning
lamp ...................................................... 55
Petrol .................................................. 387
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .330
Power windows see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occupant
safety system) Display message ............................ 253
Operation ........................................ .48
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
Activating/deactivating .................237
Display message ............................ 253
Function/notes ................................ 70
Warning lamp ................................. 287
Product information ............................22
Program selector button ..................157
Protection of the environment General notes .................................. 22
Pulling away (automatic transmis-
sion) .................................................... 149 Q
Qualifie dspecialis tworkshop ...........24 R
RACE START (AMG vehicles) .............187
RACETIMER (on-board computer) ....246
Radar sensors Overview ........................................ 398
Radar sensor system
Activating/deactivating .................243
Display message ............................ 263
Radiator cover ................................... 321
Radio Selecting astation ......................... 233
see separate operating instructions
Rain closing feature (slidin gsun-
roof) ...................................................... 93
Reading lamp ..................................... 122 Index
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vehicles. The quality or safety of the vehicle
is improved as a result of the inspection.
Mercedes-Benz can only inform you about
vehicle checks if it has yourr egistration data.
It is possible that your vehicle has not yet
been registered in your name in the following
cases:
R if your vehicle was not purchased at an
authorised specialist dealer.
R if your vehicle has not yet been examined
at a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible
about any change in address or vehicle own-
ership. Correct use
G
WARNING
Various warning stickers are affixed to your
vehicle. Their purpose is to draw your atten-
tion, and the attention of others, to various
dangers. Therefore, do not remove any warn-
ing stickers unless the sticker clearly states
that you may do so.
If you remove the warning stickers, you or
others could be injured by failing to recognise
certain dangers.
Observe the following information when driv-
ing your vehicle:
R the safety notes in this manual
R the Technical Data section in this manual
R traffic rules and regulations
R laws and safety standards pertaining to
moto rvehicles Implied warranty
! Follow the instructions in this manual
about the proper operation of your vehicle
as well as about possible vehicle damage.
Damage to your vehicle that arises from culpable contraventions against these
instructions are not covered either by
Mercedes-Benzi
mplied warranty or by the
New or Used-Vehicle Warranty. Data stored in the vehicle
Fault data
Components which are critical for vehicle
operation are equipped with fault data mem-
ories as standard .There are also data storage
devices which record how vehicle compo-
nents have reacted in certain driving situa-
tions (e.g. airbag deployment or ESP ®
inter-
vention).
This data is used exclusively to:
R assist in the rectification of faults and
defects
R help Mercedes-Ben zoptimise and develop
vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced by Mercedes-
Benz, this technical information can be read
out from the fault memory. This is performed
by authorised employees of the Mercedes-
Ben zservice network using special diagnos-
tic computers.
After a fault has been rectified, the informa-
tion is deleted from the memory. Other mem-
ory data is constantly overwritten. Other devices that store data
Depending on the equipment level, your vehi-
cle may feature communications and/or
entertainment systems (e.g. navigation devi-
ces, telephone systems). These allow you to
save and edit data required for the operation
of the respective device.
Further information on operation (e.g. on
deleting data) can be found in the separate
operating instructions. Introduction
25 Z
i
You can use the cruise control lever to set
the stored speed and the control on the
cruise control lever to set the specified
minimum distance (Y page 182).
Pulling away and driving G
WARNING
If you depress the brake, DISTRONIC PLUS is
deactivated unless your vehicle is stationary.
DISTRONIC PLUS the nno longer brakes your
vehicle. In such cases, control the distance
from vehicles travelling in front with the brake
alone. You could otherwise cause an accident
and thereby injure yourself and others. The
driver remains fully responsible for the vehi-
cle's distance from other vehicles, the speed
being driven and for braking in good time.
X If the vehicle in front pulls away: remove
your foot from the brake pedal.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ;, or press it up :or down =.
or
X Accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operates in the same way as cruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front has slowed down, it brakes your vehi-
cle. In this way, the distance you have selec-
ted is maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front is driving faster, it accelerates your
vehicle, but only up to the speed you have
stored.
Changing lanes G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLUS and Active Blind Spot Assist
are only an aid designed to assist driving.
They do not relieve you of the responsibility
of paying attention. 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.
If you change to the overtaking lane, DIS-
TRONIC PLUS supports you if:
R you are driving faster than 60 km/h.
R DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the dis-
tance to a vehicle in front.
R you switch on the respective turn signals.
R DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a danger
of collision.
If these conditions are met, your vehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupted
if changing lanes takes too long or if the dis-
tance between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front becomes too small.
i When changing lanes, DISTRONIC PLUS
monitors the left lane for left-hand-drive
vehicles and the right lane for right-hand-
drive vehicles.
Vehicles with COMAND Online
i The following function is not operational
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 if, while following a
vehicle, DISTRONIC PLUS is active and you:
R approach or drive around a roundabout
R approach a T-junction
R turn off at a motorway exit
Even if the vehicle in front leaves the detec-
tion range, DISTRONIC PLUS temporarily
maintains the current driving speed and does
not accelerate. This is based on the current
map data in the navigation system. 180
Driving systemsDriving and parking
Speed Limit Assist
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Speed Limit Assist is only an aid and may
detect speed limit signs incorrectly or not at
all.
The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
rain, fog or spray.
R there is glare, e.g. from the sun or from
oncoming traffic.
R the windscreen is dirty, misted up or cov-
ered, for instance by a sticker, in the vicinity
of the camera.
R the traffic signs are covered, for instance
by dirt, snow or trees.
R the traffic signs are poorly illuminated.
R there are ambiguous traffic signs, for
instance near roadworks or on multi-lane
roads.
Traffic signs always have priority over the
Speed Limit Assist display.S peed Limit Assist
cannot detect road and traffic conditions. It is
not a substitute for attentive driving.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others. :
Speed Limit Assist camera
Speed Limit Assist shows you detected speed
limits in the multifunction display. Data from the navigation system is also used for this
purpose. If a traffic sign indicating a speed
limit or the end of a speed limit is detected,
it is shown in the multifunction display. If
Speed Limit Assist does not detec
tany traffic
signs, the speed limit from the digital road
map is take nand shown in the display.
Speed Limit Assist detects the traffic signs
with a camera attached behind the top of the
windscreen.
Information in the multifunction display :
Traffi csign indicating aspeed limit or the
end of a speed limit (example)
; Speed Limit Assist is available and the
warning function is switched on in the on-
board computer
= Units used in the traffic sign displayed
Briefly showing detected traffic signs in
the multifunction display
X Activate the Speed Limit Assist warning
function using the on-board computer
(Y page 236).
Symbol ;appears.
At raffic sign indicating a speed limi torthe
end of a speed limit :appears in the mul-
tifunction display for around five seconds
as soon as it is detected. Any other infor-
mation in the multifunction display is hid-
den for this period. 204
Driving systemsDriving and parking
?
Transmission position (Y page 155)
A Permanen tdisplay: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 239)
X To show the menu bar ;:press the
= or; button on the steerin gwheel.
Menu bar ;disappears after a few seconds.
Text field :shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages can appearint he
multifunction display:
XjY Active Parking Assist
(Ypage 194)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 171)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 174)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 121)
À ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 202)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 150)
Ä Speed Limit Assist
(Ypage 204)
à Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 210)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 215)
ë HOLD function (Y page 186)
Ä PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page 70)
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select
a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 228). Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R
Trip menu (Y
page 230)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 232)
R Audio menu (Y
page 233)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 235)
R Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 236)
R Serv. menu (Y
page 239)
R Settings menu (Y
page 239)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 246)
The Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with an audio system and in vehi-
cles with COMAND Online. The examples
given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles
equipped with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown. 230
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
Resetting values
Example: resetting the trip computer "From start"
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes and
press the abutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R trip meter
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
R ECO display
i If you reset the value sinthe ECO display,
the values in the "From start" trip computer
will also be reset. If you reset the values in
the "From start" trip computer, the values
in the ECO display will also be reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information on navigation, see the separate
operating instructions.
X Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAND Online, see the
separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi menu.Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current street
Activating route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current street
? Symbol indicating "follow the road's
course"
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distance dis-
play ;next to the symbol for change of
direction =.This shortens from the bottom 232
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
Service menu
In the
Serv. menu, you have the following
options:
R call up display messages in the message
memory (Y page 249)
R restart the tyre pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Y page 359)
R check the tyre pressure electronically
(Y page 360)
R call up when a service is due
(Y page 324) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 239)
R change the light settings (Y page 240)
R change the vehicle settings (Y page 242)
R change the auxiliary heating settings
(Y page 243)
R change the convenience settings
(Y page 244)
R restore the factory settings (Y page 245)Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The
Display unit Speed-/odometer: function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometres or miles in
the multifunction display.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or kil-
ometres.
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km or
miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.Menus and submenus
239On-board computer and displays Z