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of DOLBY Laboratories.
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and PRE-SAFE ®
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In this Operator's Manual, you will find the
following symbols: G
WARNING
Warning notes draw your attention to hazards
that endanger your health or
life, or the health
or life of others. H
Environmental note
Environmental notes provide you with
information on environmentally aware actions
or disposal.
! Notes on material damage alert you to
dangers
that could lead to damage to your
vehicle. i
Practical tips or further information that
could be helpful to you.
X This symbol indicates an
instruction that must be followed.
X Several of these symbols in
succession indicate an instruction
with several steps.
(Y page) This symbol tells you where you
can find more information about a
topic.
YY This symbol indicates a warning or
an
instruction that is continued
on
the next page.
Display This font indicates a display in the
multifunction display/COMAND
display.
Parts of the software in the vehicle are
protected by copyright ©
2005
The FreeType Project
http://www.freetype.org. All rights
reserved.

1, 2, 3 ...
115 V socket ...................................... 281
12 V socket see Sockets
360° camera
Function/notes ............................. 193
4ETS
see ETS/4ETS (Electronic
Traction System)
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) Display message ............................ 232
Function/notes ................................ 64
Important safety notes
....................64
Warning lamp ................................. 259
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification ................. 131
Active Blind Spot Assist Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 225
Display message ............................ 249
Function/information .................... 202
Trailer towing ................................. 205
Active Driving Assistance package . 202
Active Lane Keeping Assist Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 225
Display message ............................ 248
Function/information .................... 205
Trailer towing ......................... 202, 208
Active light function .........................113
Active Parking Assist Canceling ....................................... 188
Detecting parking spaces .............. 185
Display message ............................ 249
Exiting a parking space .................. 187
Important safety notes .................. 184
Parking .......................................... 186
Towing a trailer .............................. 188
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Display message ............................ 243
Function/notes ............................. 114
Switching on/off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 227
Additives (engine oil) ........................370Air bags
Display message ............................ 238
Front air bag (driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 44
Important safety notes .................... 42
Knee bag .......................................... 44
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp .................................. 47
Pelvis air bag
................................... 46
Safety guidelines ............................. 41
Side impact air bag .......................... 45
Window curtain air bag ....................46
Air-conditioning system
see Climate control
Air filter (display message) ..............246
AIR FLOW ........................................... 132
Air vents Glove box ....................................... 137
Important safety notes .................. 137
Rear ............................................... 138
Setting ........................................... 137
Setting the center air vents ...........137
Setting the side air vents ............... 137
see Climate control
Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Anti-lock braking system
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Approach/departure angle ..............168
Ashtray ............................................... 279
Assistance menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 224
ASSYST PLUS Displaying a service message ........ 298
Hiding a service message .............. 298
Notes ............................................. 298
Resetting the service interval
display ........................................... 298
Service message ............................ 298
Special service requirements ......... 299
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ................... 71
Function ........................................... 71
Switching off the alarm .................... 714
Index

Maintenance
.................................. 165
Parking brake ........................ 161, 165
Warning lamp ................................. 259
Breakdown
see Flat tire
see Towing away/tow-starting
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs C
California Important notice for retail
customers and lessees ....................24
Calling up a malfunction
see Display messages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carpets .......................................... 310
Car wash ........................................ 304
Display ........................................... 308
Exterior lights ................................ 307
Gear or selector lever ....................308
Interior ........................................... 308
Matte finish ................................... 305
Notes ............................................. 303
Paint .............................................. 305
Plastic trim .................................... 308
Power washer ................................ 304
Rear view camera .......................... 307
Roof lining ...................................... 310
Seat belt ........................................ 309
Seat cover ..................................... 309
Sensors ......................................... 307
Steering wheel ............................... 308
Tail pipes ....................................... 307
Trim pieces .................................... 309
Washing by hand ........................... 304
Wheels ........................................... 305
Windows ........................................ 306
Wiper blades .................................. 306
Wooden trim .................................. 309
Cargo compartment cover ...............274
Cargo compartment
enlargement ...................................... 272Cargo compartment floor
Opening/closing ............................ 277
Stowage well (under) ..................... 277
Cargo net
Attaching ....................................... 276
Important safety information
.........275
Cargo tie down rings .........................273
Car wash (care) ................................. 304
CD player/CD changer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 222
Center console Lower section .................................. 35
Upper section .................................. 34
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 228
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) ........ 74
Changing bulbs
Cornering light function .................118
High-beam headlamps ...................118
Important safety notes .................. 116
Low-beam headlamps .................... 118
Overview of bulb types ..................117
Parking lamps ................................ 118
Reversing lamps ............................ 120
Standing lamps (front) ...................118
Turn signals (front) ......................... 119
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes .................... 63
Rear doors ....................................... 63
Children
In the vehicle ................................... 58
Restraint systems ............................ 58
Special seat belt retractor ............... 61
Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 61
Top Tether ....................................... 62
Cigarette lighter ................................ 280
Cleaning Mirror turn signal ........................... 307
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 308
Climate control
Adjusting the airflow (AIR FLOW) ... 132
Automatic climate control (3-
zone) .............................................. 130
Controlling automatically ...............132
Cooling with air dehumidification ..1316
Index

Defrosting the windows .................
135
Defrosting the windshield .............. 134
Dual-zone automatic climate
control ........................................... 127
Important safety notes .................. 126
Indicator lamp ................................ 132
Maximum cooling .......................... 135
Notes on
using automatic climate
control ................................... 128, 131
Overview of systems ...................... 126
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................ 132
Problem with the rear window
defroster ........................................ 136
Rear control panel .........................130
Refrigerant ..................................... 372
Refrigerant filling capacity .............373
Setting the air distribution .............133
Setting the airflow ......................... 134
Setting the air vents ......................137
Setting the temperature ................ 133
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 136
Switching on/off ........................... 131
Switching residual heat on/off ...... 136
Switching the rear window
defroster on/off ............................ 135
Switching the ZONE function on/
off .................................................. 134
Coat hooks ......................................... 276
Cockpit Overview .......................................... 30
see Instrument cluster
Collapsible spare wheel
Inflating ......................................... 360
see Emergency spare wheel
COMAND
see separate operating instructions
Combination switch ..........................112
Compass Calibrating ..................................... 295
Calling up ....................................... 294
Setting ........................................... 294
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) .......................................... 219
Convenience closing feature ..............88
Convenience opening feature ............87Coolant (engine)
Checking the level ......................... 302
Display message ............................ 243
Filling capacity ............................... 371
Important safety notes
..................371
Temperature gauge ........................ 216
Warning lamp ................................. 265
Cooling
see Climate control
Cornering light function
Changing bulbs .............................. 118
Display message ............................ 239
Function/notes ............................. 114
Crash-responsive emergency
lighting ............................................... 116
Cruise control Cruise control lever .......................170
Deactivating ................................... 171
Display message ............................ 251
Driving system ............................... 169
Function/notes ............................. 169
Important safety notes .................. 169
Setting a speed .............................. 170
Storing and maintaining current
speed ............................................. 170
Cup holder
Center console .............................. 278
Important safety notes .................. 278
Rear compartment ......................... 278
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) ...27
Customer Relations Department .......27 D
Dashboard see Instrument cluster
Dashboard lighting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Data
see Technical data
Daytime running lamps
Display message ............................ 242
Switching on/off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 227
Switching on/off (switch) .............. 111
Dealerships
see Qualified specialist workshop
Declarations of conformity ................. 26 Index
7

Odometer ...........................................
219
see Trip odometer
Off-road driving
Checklist after driving off-road ...... 167
Checklist before driving off-road .... 167
General information ....................... 167
Important safety notes .................. 167
Traveling uphill ............................... 168
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
Assistance menu ........................... 224
Audio menu ................................... 222
Convenience submenu .................. 229
Displaying a service message ........ 298
Display messages ..........................231
Factory settings submenu ............. 230
Important safety notes .................. 216
Instrument cluster submenu ..........226
Lighting submenu .......................... 227
Menu overview .............................. 219
Message memory .......................... 231
Navigation menu ............................ 221
Operation ....................................... 217
Service menu ................................. 226
Settings menu ............................... 226
Standard display ............................ 219
Telephone menu ............................ 223
Trip menu ...................................... 219
Vehicle submenu ........................... 228
Video DVD operation ..................... 223
Opening and closing the side trim
panels ................................................. 119
Operating system see On-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........217
Overhead control panel ......................36
Override feature Rear side windows ........................... 63P
Paint code number ............................ 364
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...305
Panic alarm .......................................... 40Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel
Opening/closing .............................. 91
Opening/closing the roller
sunblind ........................................... 92
Problem (malfunction) .....................92
Resetting ......................................... 92
Panorama sliding sunroof
Important safety notes .................... 89
Parking ............................................... 160
Important safety notes
..................160
Parking brake ................................ 161
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 105
Rear view camera .......................... 188
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................184
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 233
Notes/function .............................. 161
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 118
Switching on/off ........................... 112
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 182
Driving system ............................... 180
Function/notes ............................. 180
Important safety notes .................. 180
Problem (malfunction) ...................184
Range of the sensors ..................... 181
Trailer towing ................................. 183
Warning display ............................. 182
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
Problems (malfunction) .................. 238
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp ...................................................... 47
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) . 308
Power washers .................................. 304
Power windows see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
protection) Display message ............................ 234
Operation ......................................... 5214
Index

PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
Activating/deactivating ................. 225
Display message ............................ 235
Function/notes ................................
69
Warning lamp ................................. 267
Program selector button .................. 151
Protection of the environment General notes .................................. 22
Pulling away
Automatic transmission ................. 143Q
Qualified specialist workshop ...........27 R
Radar sensor system Activating/deactivating
................. 229
Display message
............................ 247
Radio
Selecting a station .........................222
see separate operating instructions
Reading lamp ..................................... 115
Rear compartment Setting the airflow ......................... 134
Setting the air vents ......................138
Rear fog lamp
Display message ............................ 241
Switching on/off ........................... 112
Rear view camera
Cleaning instructions ..................... 307
Function/notes ............................. 188
Switching on/off ........................... 189
Rear-view mirror
Anti-glare (manual) ........................103
Dipping (automatic) .......................105
Rear window defroster
Problem (malfunction) ...................136
Switching on/off ........................... 135
Rear window wiper
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 122
Switching on/off ........................... 121
Refrigerant (air-conditioning
system)
Important safety notes .................. 372
Refueling
Fuel gauge ....................................... 31Important safety notes ..................
154
Refueling process .......................... 155
see Fuel
Remote control
Garage door opener .......................291
Programming (garage door
opener) .......................................... 291
Reporting safety defects .................... 27
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel
Reserve fuel
Display message ............................ 245
Warning lamp ................................. 264
see Fuel
Residual heat (climate control) ........136
Restraint system see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Reversing feature
Panorama sliding sunroof ................ 90
Roller sunblinds ............................... 91
Side windows ................................... 86
Roadside Assistance (breakdown) ....24
Roller blind see Roller sunblind
Roller sunblind
Opening/closing .............................. 92
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel ..................................... 91
Roof carrier ........................................ 277
Roof lining and carpets (cleaning
guidelines) ......................................... 310
Roof load (maximum) ........................373
Route (navigation) see Route guidance (navigation)
Route guidance (navigation) ............221 S
Safety Children in the vehicle .....................58
Child restraint systems ....................58
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 47
Overview of occupant safety
systems ........................................... 40
Safety system
see Driving safety systems
Index
15

Seat belts
Adjusting the driver's and front-
passenger seat belt .........................56
Adjusting the height ......................... 56
Belt force limiters ............................ 58
center rear-compartment seat .........57
Cleaning .........................................
309
Correct usage .................................. 55
Emergency Tensioning Devices ........ 58
Fastening ......................................... 56
Important safety guidelines .............54
Releasing ......................................... 57
Safety guidelines ............................. 41
Switching belt adjustment on/off
(on-board computer) ...................... 229
Warning lamp ................................. 257
Warning lamp (function) ................... 57
see Seat belts
Seats
Adjusting (electrically) .....................98
Adjusting lumbar support ..............100
Adjusting the 4-way lumbar
support .......................................... 101
Adjusting the head restraint ............ 99
Cleaning the cover ......................... 309
Correct driver's seat position ........... 96
Folding the backrest (rear
compartment) forwards/back .......272
Folding the rear bench seat
forwards/back ............................... 272
Important safety notes .................... 97
Seat heating problem .................... 101
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 106
Switching seat heating on/off ....... 101
Sensors (cleaning instructions) .......307
Service menu (on-board computer) . 226
Service products Brake fluid ..................................... 370
Coolant (engine) ............................ 371
DEF special additives .....................369
Engine oil ....................................... 369
Fuel ................................................ 365
Important safety notes .................. 365
Refrigerant (air-conditioning
system) .......................................... 372
Washer fluid ................................... 372Settings
Factory (on-board computer) ......... 230
On-board computer ....................... 226
Setting the air distribution ...............133
Setting the airflow ............................ 134
Side impact air bag ............................. 45
Side marker lamp (display
message) ............................................ 241
Side windows Cleaning ......................................... 306
Convenience closing feature ............ 88
Convenience opening feature .......... 87
Important safety information
...........86
Opening/closing .............................. 87
Problem (malfunction) .....................89
Resetting ......................................... 89
Sliding sunroof
see Panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel
SmartKey
Changing the battery ....................... 77
Changing the programming ............. 75
Checking the battery ....................... 77
Convenience closing feature ............ 88
Convenience opening feature .......... 87
Display message ............................ 256
Door central locking/unlocking ....... 74
Important safety notes .................... 74
Loss ................................................. 78
Mechanical key ................................ 76
Positions (ignition lock) ................. 141
Problem (malfunction) .....................78
Starting the engine ........................ 143
Snow chains ...................................... 331
Sockets Center console .............................. 280
General notes ................................ 280
Luggage compartment ................... 281
Rear compartment ......................... 281
Spare wheel
Storage location ............................ 360
Stowing .......................................... 361
Specialist workshop ............................ 27
Special seat belt retractor .................. 61
Speed, controlling see Cruise control 16
Index

U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking .......................81
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 80V
Vanity mirror (in the sun visor) ........ 279
Vehicle Data acquisition ............................... 28
Display message ............................ 254
Emergency locking ........................... 81
Emergency unlocking .......................81
Equipment
....................................... 23
Individual settings ..........................226
Limited Warranty ............................. 28
Loading .......................................... 339
Locking (in an emergency) ............... 81
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 74
Lowering ........................................ 356
Maintenance .................................... 24
Parking for a long period ................ 161
Pulling away ................................... 143
Raising ........................................... 354
Reporting problems .........................27
Securing from rolling away ............353
Towing away .................................. 320
Transporting .................................. 322
Unlocking (in an emergency) ........... 81
Unlocking (SmartKey) ......................74
Vehicle data ................................... 373
Vehicle data ....................................... 373
Vehicle dimensions ...........................373
Vehicle emergency locking ................81
Vehicle identification number see VIN
Vehicle identification plate ..............364
Vehicle tool kit .................................. 312
Video (DVD) ........................................ 223
VIN ...................................................... 364W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 259
Brakes ........................................... 259
Check Engine ................................. 264Coolant
.......................................... 265
Distance warning ........................... 267
DISTRONIC PLUS
...........................
267
ESP ®
.............................................. 261
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 262
Fuel tank ........................................ 264
Overview .......................................... 32
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp .................................. 47
Reserve fuel
................................... 264
Seat belt ........................................ 257
SRS ................................................ 263
Tire pressure monitor .................... 268
Warranty ............................................ 364
Washer fluid Display message ............................ 255
Wheel bolt tightening torque ...........356
Wheel chock ...................................... 353
Wheels Changing a wheel .......................... 352
Checking ........................................ 329
Cleaning ......................................... 305
Cleaning (warning) .........................353
Emergency spare wheel ................. 359
Important safety notes .................. 328
Interchanging/changing ................352
Mounting a new wheel ................... 355
Mounting a wheel .......................... 353
Removing a wheel ..........................355
Storing ........................................... 352
Tightening torque ........................... 356
Wheel size/tire size ....................... 357
Window curtain air bag
Display message ............................ 236
Operation ......................................... 46
Windows
see Side windows
Windshield
Defrosting ...................................... 134
see Windshield
Windshield washer fluid
see Windshield washer system
Windshield washer system .............. 303
Notes ............................................. 372
Windshield wipers
Problem (malfunction) ...................124
Rear window wiper ........................12120
Index