2013 MERCEDES-BENZ R-CLASS FAMILY TOURER reset

of the vehicle could cause an accident and/
or serious injury to you and others.
X Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down ;for a lower speed.
X To adjust the set speed in 1 mph
increments (1 km/h increments): briefly
press the cruise control lever up :or
down ;to the pressure point.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up :or down ;the last speed
stored is increased or reduced.
X To adjust the set speed in 5 mph
increments (10 km/h increments):
briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down ;to the pressure point.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up :or down ;the last speed
stored is increased or reduced.
i DISTRONIC is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. If you
accelerate to overtake, DISTRONIC adjusts
the vehicle's speed to the last speed stored
after you have finished overtaking.
Storing the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed G
WARNING
The set speed stored in memory should only
be set again if prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Possible
acceleration or deceleration differences
arising from returning to the preset speed
could cause an accident and/or serious injury
to you and others.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ?.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
DISTRONIC is activated and accepts the
current speed if it is activated for the first
time, or adjusts the vehicle's speed to the
last speed stored. Setting the specified minimum distance G
WARNING
It is up to the driver to exercise discretion to
select the appropriate setting given road
conditions, traffic, driver's preferred driving
style and applicable laws and driving
recommendations for safe following distance. You can set the specified minimum distance
for DISTRONIC by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this
function, you can set the minimum distance
that DISTRONIC keeps to the vehicle in front,
dependent on vehicle speed. You can see this
distance in the multifunction display
(Y
page 180).
X To increase: turn control;in direction
=.
DISTRONIC then maintains a greater
distance between your vehicle and the
vehicle in front.
X To decrease: turn control;in
direction :.
DISTRONIC then maintains a shorter
distance between your vehicle and the
vehicle in front.
i Make sure that you maintain the
minimum distance to the vehicle in front as
required by law. Adjust the distance to the
vehicle in front if necessary. Driving systems
179Driving and parking Z

DISTRONIC displays in the
speedometer
G
WARNING
An intermittent warning sounds and the
distance warning lamp ·in theinstrument
cluster is illuminated if the DISTRONIC system
calculates tha tthe distance to the vehicle
ahead and your vehicle's current speed
indicate that the DISTRONIC will not be
capable of slowing the vehicle sufficiently to
maintain the preset following distance, which
creates a danger of a collision.
Immediately brake the vehicle to increase
your distance to the preceding vehicle. The
warning sound is intended as a final caution
in which you should intercede with your own
braking inputs to avoid a potentially
dangerous situation. Do not wait for the
operation of the warning signal to intercede
with your own braking. This will result in
potentially dangerous emergency braking
which will not always result in an impact being
avoided.
Tailgating increases the risk of an accident. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC brakes your vehicle with a
maximum deceleration of 13 ft/s 2
(4 m/s 2
).
This corresponds to approximately 40 % of
your vehicle's maximum braking force.
To avoid a collision, you must apply the brakes
yourself. DISTRONIC brakes the vehicle to
restore the set distance to the vehicle in front
or to restore the set speed. In this case, the
brake pedal is depressed automatically,
which can be felt by amovement of the brake
pedal.
Always keep the driver's footwell clear of
objects, including the area under the brake
pedal. Objects in this area may impair pedal
movement and cause the DISTRONIC braking
function to malfunction.
Do not place your foot under the brake pedal
–y our foot could become caught. When DISTRONIC is activated, one or
two segments in the set speed range light up.
i
For design reasons, the speed displayed
in the speedometer may differ slightly from
the speed set for DISTRONIC.
If DISTRONIC detects a vehicle in front,
segments ;between speed of the vehicle in
front :and stored speed =light up.
DISTRONIC displays in the
multifunction display General notes
X
Press the VorU button to select the
DISTRONIC menu (Y
page 202).
Display when DISTRONIC is deactivated :
Vehicle in front, if detected
; Distance indicator, displaying current
distance to the vehicle in front
= Specified minimum distance to the
vehicle in front; adjustable
? Own vehicle 180
Driving systemsDriving and parking

Standard display menu
Standard display Standard display
:
Trip odometer
; Odometer
X Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the standard
display.
X To reset the trip odometer: press and
hold the .reset button in the instrument
cluster until the trip odometer is reset.
You can select the following functions in the
Standard display menu using the&or
* button:
R Tire pressure loss warning (Y page 319)
(Canada only)
R Tire pressure monitor (Y page 320) (USA
only)
R Coolant temperature (Y page 203)
R Digital speedometer or outside
temperature (Y page 203)
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
(Y page 288)
R Engine oil level (Y page 285)
Displaying the coolant temperature G
WARNING
Driving when your engine is overheated can
cause some fluids which may have leaked into
the engine compartment to catch fire. You
could be seriously burned.
Steam from an overheated engine can cause
serious burns which can occur just by opening
the engine hood. Stay away from the engine
if you see or hear steam coming from it. Stop the vehicle in a safe location away from
other traffic. Turn off the engine, get out of the
vehicle and do not stand near the vehicle until
the engine has cooled down.
! If the coolant temperature is over 248 ‡
(120 †), do not continue driving. The
engine will otherwise be damaged. X
Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the standard
display.
X Press the &or* button to select the
coolant temperature.
Under normal driving conditions, with the
correcta nti-corrosiona nd antifreeze additive
concentration, the reading may rise to
248 ‡(120 †) .
Displaying the digital speedomete ror
outside temperature Digital speedometer
Outside temperature
If you have selected the digital speedometer
for the status bar (Y
page 207), the outside
temperature is displayed here. Menus and submenus
203On-board computer and displays Z

Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R restore the factory settings
R change the instrument cluster settings
R change the time/date settings 12
R change the light settings
R change the vehicle settings
R change the convenience settings
Restoring the factory settings X
Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press and hold the .reset button on the
instrument cluster for approximately three
seconds.
Ap rompt appears in the multifunction
display asking you to confirm by pressing
reset button .again.
X Press the .reset button again.
The settings of most functions are restored
to the factory settings.
or
X If you want to retain the settings, do not
press the .reset button a second time.
You will see the Settings menu again after
approximately five seconds.
X Press the VorU button to select a
different menu.
For safety reasons, the function DaytimeRunning Lamps in submenu
Lighting can
only be reset when the engine is switched off. Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
This function is only available in Canada.
The
Display Unit Speedometer / Odometer function allows you to choose
whethe rcertain displays appear in kilometers
or miles in the multifunction display.
X Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the &button to call up the
selection of submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.
X Press the &button to select Display Unit Speedometer / Odometer .
X Press the WorX button to select
Km or
Miles as the unit of measuremen
tfor
distance.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
The selected unit of measurement for
distance applies to:
R analog speedometers
R the odometer and the trip odometer
R the trip computer
R navigation instructions in the Navigation
menu
R cruise control
R DISTRONIC
Selecting the unit of distance for the
digital speedometer
X Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the &button to call up the
selection of submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.
12 This function is not available in vehicles with navigation. 206
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

X
Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the Fold In Mirrors When
Locking feature.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a differen tdisplay. Additional functions menu
Activating/deactivating the distance
warning function This function is only available with
DISTRONIC.
X
Press VorU on the steering wheel
to selec tthe Additional functions menu.
X Press the &or* button to select the
Distance Warning function.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the Distance Warning system.
When the distance warning function
(Y
page 71) is activated, the Äsymbol
is shown in the lower multifunction display.
X To select a different display, press &,
V orU.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Additional functions menu.
X Press the &or* button to select the
Blind Spot Assist function.
X Press the WorX button to switch
Blind Spot Assist on or off.
X To select a different display, press &,
V orU.
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist, see (Y page 191). Trip computer menu
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the trip
computer menu.
X Press the &or* button to select
From Start or
From Reset .
The values in the From Start submenu are
calculated from the start of a journey, while
the values in the From Reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 212).
The From Start trip computer is
automatically reset when:
R The ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From Reset trip computer is
automatically reset if the value exceeds
9,999 hours or 99,999 miles. Menus and submenus
211On-board computer and displays Z

Resetting values
X
Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the trip
computer menu.
X Press the &or* button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press and hold the .reset button on the
instrument cluster until the values have
reverted to "0".
Calling up the range X
Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the trip
computer menu.
X Press the &or* button to select
Range: .
The multifunction display shows the
estimated range of the vehicle, based on
the current driving style and the fuel level.
If there is only a small amount of fuel left in
the fuel tank, the display shows a vehicle
being refueled Cinstead of the range.
Displaying the current fuel
consumption X
Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the trip
computer menu.
X Press &or* to select
Consumption .
The current fuel consumption is displayed. Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
The driver's attention to the road mus talways
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the
telephone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and only use the telephone when
road, weathe rand traffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibitt he driver from
using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
X Switch on your mobile phone and
COMAND; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to
COMAND; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the Telephone
menu.
You will see one of the following display
messages in the multifunction display:
R Ready or the name of the network provider:
the mobile phone has found a network and
is ready to receive.
R No Service :t
here is no network available
or the mobile phone is searching for a
network. 212
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Display messages
Introduction
General notes Display messages appear in them
ultifunction display.
Display messages with graphic displays may be shown in simplified for minthe Operator's
Manual and may differ from the messages shown in the multifunction display.
Please respond in accordance with the display messages and follow the additional notes in
this Operator's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warning tone or a continuous tone.
Hiding display messages X
Press the V,U,&or* button on the steering wheel to select another display.
or
X Press reset button .on the instrument cluster (Y page 31).
The display message is cleared.
The multifunction display shows high-priority display messages in red. Some high-priority
display messages cannot be hidden.
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until the causes for the
messages have been remedied.
Message memory The on-board computer saves certain display messages. You can call up the display messages
in the
message memory menu.
The message memory menu is only shown if any display messages have been stored.
X Press the VorU button repeatedly, until either the original menu or the message
memory menu is shown.
If there are display messages, the multifunction displays hows, e.g.2 Messages .
X Press the &or* button to scroll through the display messages.
When the ignition is switched off, all display messages are deleted, apart from some high-
priority display messages. Once the causes of the high-priority display messages have been
rectified, the corresponding display messages are also deleted. 214
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

X
Fold backrest =dow nslowly.
Seat cushion Cis released and moves
automatically to a vertical position.
i Loop Dcan be used to pull the backrests
of the 3rd row of seats upright when the
seats are moved into the original position
(Y page 258).
X After it has been moved to a vertical
position automatically, fold seat cushion
C further forwards until it reaches a
horizontal position. In doing so, make sure
that guide pin Aof seat cushion C
catches fully in recess ?of backrest B.
i The seats in the 2nd row of seats must be
in the rearmost position (Y page 106).
X Fold backrest =forwards into a horizontal
position.
Moving the seats back into the driving
position Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Make sure
R the seats are properly locked
R the seat backrests are in an upright position
and are properly locked
An outboard second-row seat is properly
locked only when lock status indicator :is
in hinged position and red marking ;is
barely visible, see "Loc kstatus indicators
(outboard second-row seats)".
If a seat and seat backrest are not properly
locked, the seat could mov eforward and the
seat backrest could fold. You could slide
under the seat belt during braking, vehicle
maneuvers, or in an accident. If you slide
under it, the belt would apply force at the
abdomen or neck.T hat could cause serious
or even fatal injuries. !
Make absolutely sure that you reset the
seats to the driving position in the specified
order:
R reset the seats in the 3rd row of seats
R reset the outer seats in the 2nd row of
seats
R reset the center seat in the 2nd row of
seats (7-seat vehicles)
Resetting the seats in the 3rd row of seats
! Do not fold down the seat cushions before
moving the backrests into the upright
position. The seat cover could otherwise be
damaged. X
Grip loop =and pull seat backrest ;into
an upright position.
X Pull release handle ?and move
backrest ;to the desired position.
X Place seat cushion :in a vertical position.
X Fold seat cushion :towards backrest ;
until it engages audibly.
Resetting the outer seats in the 2nd row
of seats 258
Stowage areasStowage and features