
E
EASY-ENTRY feature Activating/deactivating
 .................226
Function/notes ............................. 114
EASY-EXIT feature
Crash-responsive  ........................... 114
Function/notes ............................. 114
Switching on/off ........................... 226
EBD (electronic brake force
distribution)
Display message  ............................ 230
Function/notes ................................ 67
ECO display
Function/notes ............................. 170
On-board computer ....................... 217
ECO start/stop function
Deactivating/activating ................. 155
General information ....................... 154
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
 (Electronic Stability Program)   
Emergency closing
Soft top ............................................ 91
Emergency release
Driver's door .................................... 80
Trunk ............................................... 84
Vehicle  ............................................. 80
Emergency spare wheel
Important safety notes .................. 355
Points to remember  .......................355
Storage location ............................ 356
Technical data  ............................... 357
Emergency Tensioning Devices
Function ........................................... 57
Safety guidelines  ............................. 40
Emissions control
Service and warranty information .... 21
Engine
Check Engine warning lamp ........... 262
Display message  ............................ 240
ECO start/stop function ................ 154
Engine number ............................... 362
Irregular running ............................ 157
Jump-starting ................................. 313
Starting problems .......................... 157
Starting the engine with the
SmartKey ....................................... 153
Starting with KEYLESS-GO ............. 153Switching off 
.................................. 168
Tow-starting (vehicle) ..................... 317
Engine electronics
Problem (malfunction)  ...................157
Engine jump starting
see Jump starting (engine)                       
Engine oil
Adding ........................................... 296
Additives ........................................ 365
Checking the oil level ..................... 295
Checking the oil level using the
dipstick .......................................... 295
Display message  ............................ 241
Filling capacity ............................... 365
Notes about oil grades ................... 365
Notes on oil level/consumption .... 295
Viscosity ........................................ 365
ESP ®
 (Electronic Stability
Program) Deactivating/activating ................. 222
Deactivating/activating (notes) ....... 67
Display message  ............................ 229
ETS/4ETS  ........................................ 66
Function/notes ................................ 66
Important safety information ........... 66
Warning lamp ................................. 259
ETS/4ETS (Electronic Traction
System) ................................................ 66
Exhaust check ................................... 170
Exhaust tail pipe (cleaning
instructions)  ...................................... 305
Exterior lighting Setting options .............................. 120
see Lights                                                 
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting  ....................................... 115
Dipping (automatic)  .......................116
Folding in/out (automatically) ....... 116
Folding in/out (electrically) ........... 115
Folding in when locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 227
Out of position (troubleshooting)  ...116
Setting ........................................... 116
Storing settings (memory
function)  ........................................ 117
Storing the parking position .......... 116 Index
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F
Filler cap see Fuel filler flap 
                                    
First-aid kit  ......................................... 308
Flat tire MOExtended tires .......................... 309
Preparing the vehicle  .....................308
Floormat ............................................. 290
Fog lamps Switching on/off ........................... 122
Front fog lamps
Display message  ............................ 237
Switching on/off ........................... 122
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 364
Consumption statistics  ..................216
Displaying the current
consumption  .................................. 217
Displaying the range ...................... 217
Driving tips .................................... 169
Flexible fuel vehicles  ......................364
Fuel gauge  ............................... 29, 213
Grade (gasoline) ............................ 363
Important safety notes .................. 362
Premium-grade unleaded gasoline . 363
Problem (malfunction)  ...................167
Refueling ........................................ 165
Tank content/reserve fuel  .............363
Fuel filler flap
Opening/closing ............................ 165
Fuel level
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 217
Fuel tank
Capacity ........................................ 363
Problem (malfunction)  ...................167
Fuse allocation chart (vehicle tool
kit) ...................................................... 308
Fuses Allocation chart  ............................. 318
Before changing ............................. 318
Dashboard fuse box ....................... 318
Fuse box in the engine
compartment ................................. 318
Fuse box in the trunk ..................... 319
Important safety notes .................. 317 G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory
 .....................289
Important safety notes .................. 286
Opening/closing the garage door  ..289
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror)  ................................... 287
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts ......... 360
Glove box  ........................................... 269 H
Handbrake see Parking brake 
                                   
Hazard warning lamps  ......................125
Head bags Display message  ............................ 233
Operation ......................................... 45
Headlamps
Adding fluid to cleaning system  .....297
Cleaning system (capacity) ............ 367
Cleaning system (function) ............ 125
Cleaning system (notes)  ................367
Fogging up  ..................................... 128
see Automatic headlamp mode               
Head level heating (AIRSCARF)  ........112
Head restraint Lowering manually (rear)  ...............109
Head restraints
Adjusting  ....................................... 109
Adjusting (electrically)  ...................109
Adjusting (rear) .............................. 109
see NECK-PRO head restraints                
Heating
see Climate control                                  
High-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs  .............................. 131
Display message  ............................ 237
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 127
Switching on/off ........................... 124
Hill start assist  .................................. 153
HOLD function Display message  ............................ 242
Function/notes ............................. 18910
Index 

Switching the surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) 
..........225
Turn signals  ................................... 124
see Changing bulbs 
                                 
see Interior lighting                                  
Light sensor (display message)  .......239
Loading guidelines  ............................268
Locking see Central locking                                  
Locking (doors)
Automatic  ........................................ 80
Emergency locking ........................... 81
From inside (central locking
button) ............................................. 79
Locking centrally
see Central locking                                  
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer)  ............................... 226
Low-beam headlamps Changing bulbs  .............................. 131
Display message  ............................ 236
Setting for driving abroad
(symmetrical)  ................................. 120
Switching on/off ........................... 122
Luggage cover
see Trunk partition                                   
Lumbar support
Adjusting the 4-way lumbar
support .......................................... 111M
M+S tires ............................................ 324
Malfunction message see Display messages 
                             
Matte finish (cleaning
instructions)  ...................................... 301
mbrace Call priority .................................... 281
Display message  ............................ 231
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 282
Downloading routes  .......................285
Emergency call .............................. 279
Geo fencing ................................... 285
Important safety notes .................. 277
Locating a stolen vehicle ............... 284
MB info call button ........................ 281Remote vehicle locking ..................
283
Roadside Assistance button .......... 280
Search & Send  ............................... 282
Self-test
 ......................................... 278
Speed alert  .................................... 285
System .......................................... 278
Triggering the vehicle alarm ........... 286
Vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosis  ....................................... 284
Vehicle remote unlocking .............. 283
Mechanical key
Function/notes ................................ 74
Locking vehicle ................................ 81
Unlocking the driver's door  ..............80
Memory card (audio) ......................... 219
Memory function ............................... 117
Message memory (on-board
computer) .......................................... 228
Messages see Display messages                              
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors                                 
see Rear-view mirror                                
see Vanity mirror (in the sun visor)          
Mobile phone
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 220
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 74
MOExtended tires .............................. 309
Mounting wheels Lowering the vehicle  ......................348
Mounting a new wheel ................... 348
Raising the vehicle ......................... 346
Removing a wheel  ..........................347
Securing the vehicle against
rolling away ................................... 345
MP3
Operation ....................................... 219
see separate operating instructions        
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 215
Permanent display ......................... 224
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer . 214
Overview  .......................................... 3112
Index 

SmartKey
Changing the battery ....................... 75
Changing the programming ............. 74
Checking the battery ....................... 75
Convenience closing feature ............ 87
Convenience opening feature .......... 86
Display message
 ............................ 254
Door central locking/unlocking ....... 73
Important safety notes .................... 72
Loss ................................................. 77
Mechanical key  ................................ 74
Opening/closing soft top ................. 91
Positions (ignition lock) ................. 151
Problem (malfunction)  .....................77
Starting the engine ........................ 153
Snow chains  ...................................... 325
Sockets Center console .............................. 277
General notes ................................ 277
Rear compartment ......................... 277
Soft top
AIRCAP ............................................ 97
Cleaning ......................................... 302
Closing manually in an emergency ... 91
Display message  ............................ 253
Important safety notes .................... 89
Installing/removing the AIRCAP
wind screen ..................................... 98
Opening/closing (SmartKey) ........... 91
Opening/closing (with soft-top
switch) ............................................. 90
Problem (malfunction)  ...................100
Relocking ......................................... 95
wind screen ..................................... 96
Soft-top switch .................................... 90
Spare wheel Storage location ............................ 356
Specialist workshop  ............................ 24
Special seat belt retractor .................. 61
Speed, controlling see Cruise control                                    
Speedometer
Digital ............................................ 217
In the Instrument cluster ......... 29, 213
Segments  ...................................... 214
Selecting the unit of
measurement ................................ 224
see Instrument cluster                              SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Display message
 ............................ 233
Introduction ..................................... 39
Warning lamp ................................. 261
Warning lamp (function) ................... 39
Standing lamps
Changing bulbs  .............................. 131
Display message  ............................ 238
Switching on/off ........................... 124
Starting (engine)  ................................ 152
Steering (display message)  ..............253
Steering wheel Adjusting (electrically)  ...................113
Button overview  ............................... 31
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 214
Cleaning ......................................... 305
Important safety notes .................. 113
Paddle shifters ............................... 160
Storing settings (memory
function)  ........................................ 117
Steering wheel paddle shifters  ........160
Stowage areas ................................... 268
Stowage compartments Armrest (under) ............................. 269
Cup holders  ................................... 273
Glove box  ....................................... 269
Important safety information ......... 268
Stowage net ................................... 269
Stowage net  ....................................... 269
Stowage well beneath the trunk
floor .................................................... 272
Summer tires  ..................................... 324
Sun visor ............................................ 274
Supplement Restraint System see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)                                                    
Surround lighting (on-board
computer) .......................................... 225
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off  ................................................. 144
Switching off the alarm (ATA)  ............70 T
Tachometer  ........................................ 214
Tail lamps Display message
 ............................ 23716
Index 

Maximum load on a tire
(definition) .....................................
343
Maximum permissible tire
pressure (definition) .......................
343
Maximum tire load ......................... 340
Maximum tire load (definition)  .......343
MOExtended tires .......................... 324
Optional equipment weight
(definition) ..................................... 343
PSI (pounds per square inch)
(definition) ..................................... 343
Replacing ....................................... 344
Service life ..................................... 324
Sidewall (definition)  .......................343
Speed rating (definition) ................ 342
Storing  ........................................... 344
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 341
Temperature  .................................. 337
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 343
Tire bead (definition)  ......................343
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 343
Tire pressures (recommended) ...... 342
Tire size (data) ............................... 349
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 338
Tire tread  ....................................... 323
Tire tread (definition)  .....................343
Total load limit (definition) ............. 344
Traction ......................................... 337
Traction (definition) ....................... 343
Tread wear  ..................................... 337
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards ...................................... 336
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (definition) .................... 342
Unladen weight (definition) ............ 343
Wear indicator (definition)  .............343
Wheel rim (definition) .................... 342
see Flat tire                                              
Top Tether  ............................................ 62
Towing Important safety guidelines  ...........315
Installing the towing eye ................ 315
Removing the towing eye  ...............316
With the rear axle raised ................ 316Towing away
With both axles on the ground ....... 316
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting
 ............317
Important safety notes .................. 315
Transfer case ..................................... 164
Transmission see Automatic transmission                    
Transporting the vehicle .................. 317
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions)  . 306
Trip computer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 216
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 216
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 217
Trunk
Emergency release .......................... 83
Important safety notes .................... 81
Locking separately  ...........................83
Opening/closing (manually from
outside) ............................................ 82
Opening (automatically from
inside)  .............................................. 83
Opening (automatically from
outside) ............................................ 82
Trunk lid
Display message  ............................ 252
Opening/closing .............................. 81
Opening dimensions ...................... 367
Trunk load (maximum)  ...................... 367
Trunk partition Display message  ............................ 253
General notes .................................. 96
Opening/closing .............................. 96
Turn signals
Changing bulbs (front) ................... 132
Display message  ............................ 236
Switching on/off ........................... 124
Type identification plate
see Vehicle identification plate                 U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking  .......................80
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button)  ............................. 7918
Index 

Door control panel
Function Page
:
r45=
Stores 
settings for the seat,
exterior mirrors and
steering wheel 117
;
Adjusts the seats
electrically
108
=
%& Unlocks/locks
the vehicle
79
?
Opens the door 79
A
7Zö\
Adjusts and folds the
exterior mirrors in/out
electrically
115 Function Page
B
W Opens/closes the
side windows
85
C
n Activates/
deactivates the override
feature for the side
windows in the rear
compartment
63
D
o Opens the trunk lid
83Door control panel
35
At a glance   

G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. Always take
the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. A child's unsupervised
access 
to a vehicle could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury. The children
could:
R injure themselves on parts of the vehicle
R be seriously or fatally injured through
excessive exposure to extreme heat or cold
R injure themselves or cause an accident with
vehicle equipment that can be operated
even if the SmartKey is removed from the
ignition lock or removed from the vehicle,
such as seat adjustment, steering wheel
adjustment, or the memory function
If children open a door, they could injure other
persons or get out of the vehicle and injure
themselves or be injured by following traffic.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system's
metal parts, for example, could become very
hot, and the child could be burned on these
parts. G
WARNING
Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the
passenger 
 compartment or trunk unless they
are firmly secured in place.
Unsecured or improperly positioned cargo
increases a child's risk of injury in the event
of
R strong braking maneuvers
R sudden changes of direction
R an accident
Further information on secure stowage of
loads can be found under "Loading
guidelines". If an infant or child is traveling in the vehicle:
R
Secure the child with a child or infant seat
restraint 
system appropriate to the age and
weight of the child.
R Make sure that the infant or child is
properly secured at all times while the
vehicle is in motion.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you always
properly secure all infants and children with
a child or infant seat restraint system for the
trip.
The use of seat belts and infant and child
restraint systems is required by law in:
R all 50 states
R U.S. territories
R the District of Columbia
R all Canadian provinces
Infants and children must always be seated in
an appropriate infant or child restraint system
recommended for the size and weight of the
child. The infant or child restraint system
must be properly secured in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions.
All infant or child restraint systems must meet
the following standards:
R U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards 213 and 225
R Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
213 and 210.2
An information label on the child restraint
system indicates whether it meets these
standards. This information is also provided
in the installation instructions supplied with
the child restraint system.
Always read and follow the manufacturer's
instructions when using an infant or child
restraint system or booster seat.
Observe the warning labels in the vehicle
interior or on the infant or child restraint. 60
Children in the vehicle
Safety 

Theft deterrent locking system
Immobilizer
X To activate with the SmartKey:  remove
the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
X To activate with KEYLESS-GO:   switch the
ignition off and open the driver's door.
X To deactivate:  switch on the ignition.
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started without the correct SmartKey.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Anyone can start the engine if a valid
SmartKey has been left inside the vehicle.
i The immobilizer is always deactivated
when you start the engine.
In the event that the engine cannot be
started when the starter battery is fully
charged, the immobilizer may be faulty.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center 
or call 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the
USA) or 1-800-387-0100 (in Canada). ATA (anti-theft alarm system)
X
To arm:  
lock the vehicle with the SmartKey
or KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp : flashes. The alarm
system is armed after approximately
15 seconds.
X To disarm:  unlock the vehicle with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO. A visual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is armed and you open:
R
a door
R the vehicle with the mechanical key
R the trunk lid
R the hood
X To turn the alarm off with the 
SmartKey:  
press the % or & button
on the SmartKey.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
The alarm is switched off.
X To stop the alarm using KEYLESS-GO:
grasp the outside door handle. The
SmartKey must be outside the vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X Press the Start/Stop button on the
dashboard. The SmartKey must be inside
the vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
The alarm is not switched off, even if you
close the open door that has triggered it, for
example.
i If the alarm stays on for more than
30 seconds, 
the Tele Aid system initiates a
call to the Customer Assistance center
automatically. The emergency call system
initiates the call provided that:
R you have subscribed to the mbrace/
TELEAID Service.
R the mbrace/TELEAID Service has been
activated properly.
R the required mobile phone, power supply
and GPS are available.70
Theft deterrent locking system
Safety