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Cargo compartment enlargement
Full ................................................ .255
Important safety notes ..................254
Partial ............................................ 255
Cargo compartment floor .................298
Cargo net Attaching ....................................... 263
Important safety information .........262
Cargo tie down rings .........................259
Car keys see SmartKey
Car wash (care) ................................. 290
CD player/CD changer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 204
Center console 2nd row of seats ............................ 253
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 209
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) ........77
Changing bulbs
High-beam headlamps ...................128
Important safety notes ..................125
License plate lighting .....................130
Low-beam headlamps ....................127
Overview of bul btypes .................. 126
Parking lamps ................................ 128
Removing/replacing the cover
(front wheel arch) .......................... 127
Reversing lamps ............................ 129
Side marker lamps .........................128
Standing lamps (front) ...................128
Turn signals (front) ......................... 128
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................66
Rea rdoors ....................................... 67
Children
In the vehicle ................................... 60
Restraint systems ............................ 60
Specia lseat belt retractor ...............62
Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 63
Top Tether ....................................... 64
Cigarette lighter ................................ 268Cleaning
Mirro rturn signal ........................... 293
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 294
Climate control
Automatic climate control (3-
zone) .............................................. 136
Controlling automatically ...............139
Cooling with aird ehumidification..138
Defrosting the windows .................142
Defrosting the windshield ..............142
Dual-zone automatic climate
control ........................................... 135
Important safety notes ..................134
Indicator lamp ................................ 139
Information on using 3-zone
automatic climate control ..............137
Notes on using automatic climate
control ........................................... 135
Overview of systems ......................134
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................ 139
Problem with the rear window
defroster ........................................ 143
Rea rcontrol panel ......................... 136
Setting the aird istribution.............141
Setting the airflow .........................141
Setting the airv ents...................... 144
Setting the temperature ................140
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 143
Switching on/off ........................... 137
Switching residual hea ton/off ......143
Switching the MONO function on/
off .................................................. 141
Switching the rear window
defroster on/off ............................ 142
Clock (on-board computer) ...............207
Cockpit Overview .......................................... 30
see Instrument cluster
Collapsible spare wheel
Inflating ......................................... 343
see Emergency spare wheel
COMAND
see separate operating instructions
COMAND display
Cleaning ......................................... 294
Combination switch ..........................1236
Index
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X
Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the standard
display.
X Press the &or* button to select
digital speedometer or the outside
temperature.
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
function is not available. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station :
Waveband
; Station frequency with memory position
i Station ;is displayed with the station
frequency or station name. The memory
position is only displayed along with
station ;if this has bee nstored.
X Switch on COMAND and select Radio; see
the separate operating instructions.
X Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the Audiomenu.
X To select astore dstation: briefly press
the & or* button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the &or
* button.
If no statio nlist is received:
X To select astation using the station
search: press and briefly hold the &or
* button.
i For informatio nonswitching waveband
and storing stations; see the separate
operating instructions. i
SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more informatio nonsatellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions.
Operating audio player or audio media Display CD/DV
Dchanger (example)
: Current CD in the CD/DVD changer
; Current title
Audio data from various audiod evices or
media can be played, depending on the
equipment installed in the vehicle.
X Switch on COMAND and activate audio
CD/DVD mode or MP3 mode; see the
separate operating instructions.
X Press the VorU button on the
steering wheel to select the Audiomenu.
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the &or* button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and briefly hold the
& or* button.
The curren ttrack will not be displayed in
audio AUX mode ( Auxiliary audio mode:
external audio source connected). 204
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
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The stowage compartment and the storage
tray can be opened separately.
X
To open the stowage tray: press release
button :and fold the armrest upwards.
X To open the stowage compartment:
press release button ;and fold the
armrest upwards.
i In vehicles with the Rear Seat
Entertainment System, a DVD player is
installed in the stowage compartment; see
the separate operating instructions.
i The º(Y page 274) Roadside
Assistance button and E(Ypage 274)
MB Info call are in stowage tray =under
the armrest.
Stowage compartments in the center
console Front stowage compartment
X
Briefly press trim ;in the direction of the
arrow.
Cover :swings upwards. Rear stowage compartment X
Briefly press trim ;in the direction of the
arrow.
Cover :swings upwards.
i In vehicles with the smoker's package, an
ashtray is installed instead of the rear
stowage compartment (Y page 267).
Stowage compartments above the
center air vents, 2nd row of seats Depending on the equipment in the vehicle, a
control panel may be installed instead of the
upper stowage compartment, e.g. if the
vehicle has rear-compartmen
tair
conditioning for the 2nd and 3rd rows of
seats.
Stowage compartment in the center
console, 2nd row of seats X
To open: press the release button under
the armrest and fold the armrest upwards. 252
Stowage areasStowage and features