Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carpet s.......................................... 433
Car wash ........................................ 427
Display ........................................... 431
Exterior lights ................................ 430
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 433
Interior ........................................... 431
Matte finish ................................... 429
Nigh tView Assist Plus ...................432
Notes ............................................. 427
Paint .............................................. 429
Plastic trim .................................... 432
Power washer ................................ 428
Rea rview camera .......................... 431
Roof lining ...................................... 433
Seat bel t........................................ 433
Seat cover ..................................... 433
Sensors ......................................... 431
Steering wheel ............................... 433
Tai lpipes ....................................... 431
Trim pieces .................................... 433
Washing by hand ........................... 428
Wheels ........................................... 429
Windows ........................................ 430
Wiper blades .................................. 430
Wooden trim .................................. 433
Cargo tie down rings .........................402
Car pool lanes .................................... 157
Car wash (care) ................................. 427
Category Satellite radio ................................ 206
CD
Cop yprotection ............................. 218
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............214
General information .......................218
Inserting ........................................ 209
Mode ,switchin gto........................ 210
Multisession .................................. 217
Notes on discs ............................... 218
Operating the player/changer
(on-board computer) ......................343
Pause function ............................... 211
Playback options ........................... 216
Player/change roperation
(COMAND )..................................... 209
Safety notes .................................. 209Selecting
amedia type .................. 212
Selecting atrack ............................ 213
Sound settings (balance, bass,
fader, treble ).................................. 128
Cell phone
see Mobile phone
Center console ..................................... 39
Central locking Automatic locking feature
(COMAND) ..................................... 239
SmartKey ......................................... 74
Changing bulbs
High-beam headlamps ...................257
Important safety notes ..................256
Overview of bul btypes .................. 257
Changing direction
Announcement phase ....................154
Change of direction phase .............155
Preparation phase .........................154
Changing the programming
SmartKey ......................................... 77
Character bar ..................................... 122
Characters Entering ......................................... 123
Entering (address book, phone
book) ............................................. 125
Entering (navigation) ......................122
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................63
Children
In the vehicle ................................... 59
Restraint systems ............................ 59
Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 62
Specia lseat belt retractor ...............61
Top Tether ....................................... 63
Cigarette lighter ................................ 406
Cleaning Mirro rturn signal ........................... 431
Climate control
Automatic climate control .............263
COMAND ....................................... 239
Controlling automatically ...............264
Controlling centrally (COMAND) ....242
Cooling with aird ehumidification..264
Cooling with aird ehumidification
(COMAND )..................................... 241 Index
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Heating
see Climate control
High-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 257
Display message ............................ 368
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 254
Switching on/off ........................... 253
Hill start assist .................................. 275
HOLD function Display message ............................ 377
Function/notes ............................. 308
Home
see Home address
Home address
Entering and saving .......................144
Selecting from the destination
memory ......................................... 146
Hood
Closing .......................................... .421
Display message ............................ 386
Opening ......................................... 420
Hydroplaning ..................................... 295I
Ignition lock see Key positions
Immobilizer .......................................... 70
In-car hotspot see separate operating instructions
Incident (traffic report) .....................162
Indicator lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Indicators
see Turn signals
Instrument cluster
Overview .......................................... 35
Warning and indicator lamps ...........36
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Interface (USB, iPod ®
)
see Medi aInterface
Interior lighting ......................... 237, 255
Ambient light (COMAND) ...............238
Automatic control ..........................256
Manual control ............................... 256 Overview
........................................ 255
Reading lamp ................................. 255
Intermediate stop
Deleting ......................................... 149
Entering ......................................... 148
iPod ®
Alphabetical track selection ..........226
Connecting to the Media Interface 222
Selecting a category/playlis t......... 225
Supported variants ........................222 J
Jack Storage location ............................ 436
Using ............................................. 438
Jump starting (engine) ......................445 K
Key see SmartKey
KEYLESS-GO
Convenience closing feature ............90
Locking ............................................ 75
Start/Stop button .......................... 273
Starting the engine ........................275
Unlocking ......................................... 75
Keyp ositions
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 273
SmartKey ....................................... 273
Kickdown
Driving tips .................................... 282
Manual drive program ....................285
Knee bag .............................................. 48 L
Lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Lane detection (automatic)
see Lane Keeping Assist
Lap time (RACETIMER) ......................344
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ................................................ 62
Letter bar see Character bar
License plate lamp (display
message) ............................................ 368 Index
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Light function, active
Display message ............................ 370
Lighting
Ligh tswitc h................................... 250
see Lights
Lights
Automatic headlamp mode ............251
Cornering light function .................254
Display message ............................ 367
Driving abroad ............................... 250
Fog lamps ...................................... 252
Hazard warning lamps ...................253
High beam flasher .......................... 253
High-beam headlamps ...................253
Low-beam headlamps ....................251
Rea rfog lamp ................................ 252
Standing lamps .............................. 250
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 350
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (on-board computer) 349
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (switch) ....................251
Turn signals ................................... 252
see Changing bulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......370
Loading guidelines ............................400
Locator lighting setting (COMAND) .238
Locking Automatic ........................................ 82
Emergency locking ........................... 83
From inside the vehicle (central
locking button) ................................. 82
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 350
Logic 7 ®
(Harman Kardon ®
surround sound system) see 3D sound (Harman Kardon ®
surround sound system)
Low-beam headlamps
Display message ............................ 367
Setting for driving abroad
(symmetrical) ................................. 250
Switching on/off ........................... 251
Lubricant additives
see Additives Lumbar support
Adjusting ....................................... 101
Lumbar support (COMAND) .............. 243 M
M+S tires ............................................ 456
Maintenance see ASSYST PLUS service interval
display
Malfunction message
see Display messages
Map (navigation)
Adjusting the scal e........................ 170
Arrival time/distance to the
destination ..................................... 173
City mode l..................................... 174
Display ........................................... 172
Geo-coordinate displa y.................. 174
Heading ......................................... 172
Information in the displa y.............. 173
Moving ........................................... 171
North orientation ........................... 172
Notes ............................................. 170
Point of interest symbols ...............172
Roa ddisplay .................................. 173
Saving the crosshair position .........171
Setting to the vehicle destination ..171
Topographica lmap........................ 174
Map display (also see navigation)
Traffi creports ................................ 163
Massage function (PULSE) ...............246
Matte finish (cleaning instructions) 429
mbrace Automatic retrieval of vehicle data
(service due date ).......................... 413
Call priority .................................... 411
Display message ............................ 361
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 411
Emergency call .............................. 408
Important safety notes ..................407
Locating astolen vehicl e............... 414
MB info call button ........................410
Remote vehicle locking ..................413
Roadside Assistance button ..........409
Search &Send ............................... 412
Self-test ......................................... 40814
Index
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how OCS classifies the
occupant.
If the conditions are no
tfulfilled, the system is no toperating
correctly.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately. G
WARNING
If the 42 indicator lamp remains off even after performing the above corrective
steps, do not have any children twelve years old and under and other small individuals use the
front-passenger seat until the system has been repaired. Lights
i Display messages about LEDs:
This display message will only appear if all LEDs have failed. Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b
Check Left
Cornering
Light or
Check Right Cornering
Light The left or right-hand cornering light is defective.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. b
Check Left Low
Beam or
Check Right
Low Beam The left or right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. b
Check Rear Left
Turn
Signal or
Check Rear Right Turn
Signal The rear left-hand or rear right-hand turn signal is defective.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages
367On-board computer and displays Z
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b
Check Front Left
Turn
Signal or
Check Front Right Turn
Signal The front left-hand or front right-hand turn signal is defective.
X
Chec kwhether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. b
Check Left Mirror
Turn
Signal or
Check Right Mirror Turn
Signal The turn signal in the left-hand or right-hand exterior mirror is
defective.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. b
Check
Center Brake
Lamp The high-mounted brake lamp is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. b
Check Left Tail
and Brake
Lamp or
Check Right
Tail and Brake Lamp The left or right-hand tail lamp/brake lamp is defective.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. b
Check Left High
Beam or
Check Right
High Beam The left or right-hand high beam is defective.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. b
Check
Left License
Plate Lamp or
Check Right License
Plate Lamp The left or right-hand license plate lamp is defective.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 256).
or
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. 368
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays