Notes/placing in the bracket .........3
90
Transmission output (maximum) .... 468
Modifying the programming (key) ..... 92
MOExtended tyres .............................413
Motorway mode ................................ 138
MP3
Operating ....................................... 305
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................ .297
Permanent display ......................... 314
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .. 295
Overview .......................................... 36 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............ 302
Notes on running in a new vehicle .. 184O
Occupant safety Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 63
Children in the vehicle ..................... 63
Important safety notes .................... 45
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 75
PRE-SAFE® (anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 62
Seat belts ........................................ 47
Odometer .......................................... .300
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
Assistance graphic menu .............. .308
Assistance menu ........................... 309
Display messages .......................... 316
Displaying a service message ....... .399
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 232
Factory settings ............................ .315
Head-up displa y............................. 297
Important safety notes .................. 294
Instrument cluster menu ............... 314
Light menu ..................................... 313
Media menu ................................... 304
Menu overview .............................. 299
Message memory .......................... 316 Navigation menu ............................ 302
Operating the TV ............................ 306
Operating video DVD ..................... 305
Operation ....................................... 295
Radio menu ................................... 304
Service menu ................................. 308
Settings menu ............................... 309
Standard display ............................ 300
Telephone menu ............................ 306
Trip menu ...................................... 300
Vehicle menu ................................. 315
Opening and closing the side trim
panels ................................................. 144
Operating instructions
Vehicle equipment ........................... 25
Operating mode
Overrun mode ................................ 282
Stationary vehicle .......................... 281
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 27
Important safety note ...................... 25
Operating system
see On-board computer
Outside temperature display ........... 295
Overhead control panel ...................... 39
Override feature
Rear side window s........................... 75
Overrun mode .................................... 283
Overrun mode, extended .................. 283
Owner's Manual
Overview .......................................... 25 P
Paint code .......................................... 470
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 402
Panic alarm .......................................... 44
Panorama sliding sunroof
Important safety information ......... 110
Opening/closing ............................ 112
Problem (malfunction) ................... 115
Rain closing feature ....................... 113
Resetting ....................................... 114
Parking
Hybrid vehicles .............................. 284
Important safety notes .................. 211
Parking brake ................................ 213 16
Index
Centre console
Centre console, upper section
Function Page
:
Climate control systems 152
;
£
Hazard warning
lamps 137
=
Vehicle functions/system
settings button (see the
separate operating instruc-
tions) ?
Telephone button (see the
separate operating instruc-
tions) A
PASSENGER AIRBAG indi-
cator lamp
46
ATA indicator lamp 87 Function Page
B
Analogue clock
C
Media button (see the sep-
arate operating instruc-
tions)
D
Radio button (see the sep-
arate operating instruc-
tions) E
Navigation button (see the
separate operating instruc-
tions)
F
þ
Inserts/ejects a
CD/DVD (see the separate
operating instructions) Centre console
37At a glance
Problems with the rear window heating
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The rear window heat-
ing has switched off
prematurely or cannot
be activated. The battery has not been sufficiently charged.
X Switch off any consumers that are not required, e.g. reading
lamps, interior lighting or the seat heating.
When the battery is sufficiently charged, the rear window heat- ing can be activated again. Activating/deactivating air-recircula-
tion mode
General notes You can also temporarily deactivate the flow
of fresh air manually if unpleasant odours are
entering the vehicle from outside. The air
already inside the vehicle will then be recir-
culated.
If you activate air-recirculation mode, the win-
dows can mist up more quickly, in particular
at low temperatures. Only use air-recircula-
tion mode briefly to prevent the windows
misting up.
Activating/deactivating X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 185).
X To activate: press thegrocker switch
up or down.
The indicator lamp above the grocker
switch lights up.
Air-recirculation mode is activated automati-
cally: R at high outside temperatures
R at high levels of pollution (THERMOTRONIC
automatic climate control only)
R in a tunnel (vehicles with a navigation sys-
tem only)
The indicator lamp above the grocker
switch is not lit when automatic air-recircula- tion mode is activated. Outside air is added
after approximately 30 minutes. X
To deactivate: press thegrocker
switch up or down.
The indicator lamp above the grocker
switch goes out.
Air-recirculation mode is deactivated auto-
matically:
R after approximately five minutes at outside
temperatures below approximately 5 †
R after approximately five minutes if cooling
with air dehumidification is deactivated
R after approximately 30 minutes at outside
temperatures above approximately 5 † if
the cooling with air dehumidification func-
tion is activated Convenience opening/closing using
the air-recirculation button
G
WARNING
When the convenience closing feature is oper- ating, parts of the body could become trapped
in the closing area of the side window and the
sliding sunroof. There is a risk of injury.
Observe the complete closing procedure
when the convenience closing feature is oper-
ating. When closing make sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area. G
WARNING
During convenience opening parts of the body could be drawn in or become trapped
between the side window and window frame.
There is a risk of injury. 168
Operating the climate control systemClimate control
Road and traffic conditions
i
The following function is only available in
vehicles with the Driving Assistance Plus
package.
The function is not operational in all coun-
tries.
DISTRONIC PLUS uses additional information
from your navigation system so that it can
adapt to certain traffic situations. 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.
Afterwards, the vehicle accelerates back to
the speed you set.
The system takes into account the fact that
overtaking on the right is not permitted on
motorways or high-speed major roads at
speeds above 80 km/h. The driving speed is
adjusted to the speed of the queue of vehicles
in the adjacent lane to the left.
i Prevention of overtaking on the right
applies to countries where traffic drives on
the right. In countries where traffic drives
on the left, overtaking on the left is preven-
ted accordingly. Stopping G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is a malfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a vehi-
cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
e.g. by a vehicle occupant.
There is a risk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
For further information on deactivating
DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 232).
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains
stationary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
After a short period, the vehicle is secured by
the electric parking brake, thus relieving the
service brake.
Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to a standstill at a sufficient distance behind the vehicle in
front. The specified minimum distance is set
using the control on the cruise control lever.
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if DISTRONIC PLUS is activated
and:
R the seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
door is open
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function 230
Driving systemsDriving and parking
Warning in the multifunction display
If fatigue or increasing lapses in concentra-
tion are detected, a warning appears in the
multifunction display: ATTENTION ASSIST ATTENTION ASSIST
Take a break!
Take a break!.
In addition to the message shown in the mul-
tifunction display, you will then hear a warn-
ing tone.
X If necessary, take a break.
X Confirm the message by pressing the a
button on the steering wheel.
On long journeys, take regular breaks in good
time that allow for adequate recuperation. If
you do not take a break and ATTEN-
TION ASSIST still detects increasing lapses in
concentration, you will be warned again after
15 minutes at the earliest. This will only hap-
pen if ATTENTION ASSIST still detects typical indicators of fatigue or increasing lapses in
concentration.
If a warning is output in the multifunction dis-
play, a service station search is performed in
COMAND. You can select a service station
and navigation to this service station will then
begin. This function can be activated and
deactivated in COMAND. Traffic Sign Assist
General notes Traffic Sign Assist displays the maximum
speed permitted and overtaking restrictions
to the driver in the instrument cluster. Driving onto a section of road in the wrong direction triggers a warning. Traffic Sign Assist detects
traffic signs with camera system :attached
behind the top of the windscreen. The data
and general traffic regulations stored in the
navigation system are also used to determine
the current speed limit.
If a traffic sign that is relevant to your vehicle is passed, the display of the speed limits and
overtaking restrictions is updated.
The display can also be updated without a
visible traffic sign if:
R the vehicle changes roads (e.g. motorway
exit or slip road)
R a village or town boundary is passed which
is stored in the digital map
R the last traffic sign detected by the camera
has not been repeated
If a sign indicating the end of a restriction
(speed limit or overtaking restriction) is
passed, the sign is displayed for five seconds.
The currently applicable traffic regulation
continues to be shown in the assistance
graphic display (Y page 308).
The camera also detects traffic signs with a
restriction indicated by an additional sign
(e.g. in wet conditions).
The traffic signs are only displayed with the
restrictions if:
R the regulation must be observed with the
restriction, or
R Traffic Sign Assist is unable to determine
whether the restriction applies
If Traffic Sign Assist is unable to determine a
maximum permitted speed from any of the
available sources, no speed limit is displayed
in the instrument cluster either. 260
Driving systemsDriving and parking
Traffic Sign Assist is not available in all coun-
tries. In this case, display :is shown in the
speedometer.
Important safety notes Traffic Sign Assist is only an aid and is not
always able to correctly display speed limits
and overtaking restrictions. Traffic signs
always have priority over the Traffic Sign
Assist display.
The system may be either functionally
impaired or temporarily unavailable if:
R visibility is poor, e.g. due to snow, rain, fog
or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from the sun being low in
the sky
R there is dirt, ice or misting on the wind-
screen in the vicinity of the camera
R traffic signs are hard to detect (dirt, ice,
snow)
R the traffic signs are insufficiently lit at night
R signs are ambiguous (e.g. traffic signs on
construction sites or in adjacent lanes)
R the information in the digital street map of
the navigation system is incorrect or out of
date
Activating Traffic Sign Assist X
Activate the Traffic Sign Assist display
using the on-board computer
(Y page 310).
If you have activated the Traffic Sign Assist
display in the on-board computer, the traffic regulations (speed limits and overtaking
restrictions) are displayed in the instrument
cluster for five seconds respectively. The
wrong-way warning and the traffic sign dis-
play for speed limits and overtaking restric-
tions remain active even when the display has
been deactivated.
Instrument cluster display Speed limit with overtaking restriction
Maximum permitted speed of 60 km/h
(60 mph)
:and overtaking restriction ;
apply.
Speed limit with unknown restriction :
Maximum permitted speed
; Maximum permitted speed for vehicles
for which the restriction in the additional
sign is relevant
= Additional sign for unknown restriction
A maximum permitted speed of 80 km/h
(80 mph) and a speed limit of 60 km/h
(60 mph) with an unknown restriction apply. Driving systems
261Driving and parking Z
Multifunction display
Multifunction display (example: vehicles with auto-
matic transmission)
: Drive program (Y page 199)
; Transmission position (Y page 199)
= Display panel for display messages,
menus and menu lists
? Time
A Outside temperature (Y page 295)
B Additional speedometer (Y page 314)
The unit displayed in additional speedometer
B in the multifunction display is inverse to
the speedometer unit in the instrument clus-
ter.
X To call up the menu list in display panel
=: press the òbutton on the steering
wheel.
Display panel =shows the selected menu
or submenu and display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation for man-
ual transmission (Y page 195) or for
automatic transmission (shifting
manually) (Y page 202)
XjY Active Parking Assist (Y page 243)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 220)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 223) READY
READY READY indicator for the hybrid sys-
tem (Y
page 275)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(Ypage 139)
è ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 190)
ë HOLD function (Y page 236)
a DISTRONIC PLUS Steering Assist
and Stop&Go Pilot (Y page 234)
120
120
km/h! km/h! Maximum permissible speed excee-
ded (only for certain countries) Head-up display
General notes The head-up display projects information
from the navigation system and the driver
assistance system above the dashboard into
the driver's field of vision.
A requirement for the display of the contents
is that the following functions are available in the vehicle and are switched on:
R Cruise control and SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R Traffic Sign Assist
R Navigation
The head-up display allows the driver to see
all of the information without having to take
their eyes off the road.
Important safety notes The head-up display is only an aid and is not a
substitute for attentive driving.
Speed limits and overtaking restrictions are
not always correctly displayed. Traffic signs
always have priority over the Traffic Sign
Assist display.
The visibility of the head-up display is influ-
enced by the following conditions:
R the driver's seat position
R the positioning of the display image
R the general light conditions Displays and operation
297On-board computer and displays Z
Head-up display
Content and information for the following systems are shown in the head-up display:
: Navigation messages
; Current speed
= Set DISTRONIC PLUS speed (Y page 226)
The selected cruise control speed (Y page 220)
The selected SPEEDTRONIC speed (Y page 223)
If Traffic Sign Assist is activated in the head-up display submenu, detected traffic signs are also shown in the display.
In the Settings menu, in the submenu head-up display, you have the following settings options:
R Switching other displays on/off (Y page 312)
R Setting the position (Y page 312)
R Adjusting the brightness (Y page 312)Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the òbutton on the steering wheel
to call up the list of menus and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 295).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 300)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 302)
R Radio Radio menu (Y page 304) R
Media Media menu (Y page 304)
R Telephone
Telephone menu (Ypage 306)
R Assistance graphic
Assistance graphic menu
(Y page 308)
R Service
Service menu (Ypage 308)
R Settings
Settings menu (Ypage 309) Menus and submenus
299On-board computer and displays Z