Display messages
ASSYST PLU S................................ 309
Calling up (on-board computer) .....237
Driving systems ............................. 251
Engine ............................................ 248
General notes ................................ 237
Hiding (on-board computer) ...........237
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 262
Lights ............................................ .245
Safety systems .............................. 238
SmartKey ....................................... 262
Tire s............................................... 258
Vehicle .......................................... .260
Distanc erecorder ............................. 222
see Trip odometer
Distanc ewarning (warning lamp) ....275
DISTRONIC PLUS Activating ....................................... 180
Activatio ncondition s..................... 180
Deactivating ................................... 184
Display message ............................ 255
Displaysint he multifunction
displa y........................................... 184
Function/notes ............................. 177
Important safety notes ..................177
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 183
Warning lamp ................................. 275
Doors
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 232
Automatic locking (switch) .............. .83
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey) ...................................... .76
Control panel ................................... 38
Display message ............................ 261
Emergency locking ........................... 84
Emergency unlocking .......................84
Important safety notes ....................82
Opening (from inside) ......................82
Drinking and driving .........................170
Drinks holder see Bottle holder
Driv eprogram
Automatic ...................................... 160
Display ........................................... 155
Display (DIREC TSELECT lever) ......156
Manual .......................................... .161 Manual (AMG vehicles)
..................162
Manual (vehicle swithS ports
package AMG) ............................... 162
SETUP (on-board computer) ..........234
Driv eprogram selector .....................159
Driver's door see Doors
Driving abroad
Mercedes-Benz Service .................311
Symmetrical low bea m.................. 116
Driving on flooded roads ..................174
Driving safety systems ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) .......66
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ............................. 72
BAS (Brake Assist System) ..............67
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .............................................. .67
Electroni cbrake force distributio n... 71
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program) .......................................... 68
ETS/4ETS (Electroni cTraction
System) ........................................... 69
Important safety information ...........66
Overview .......................................... 66
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake ............................ .72
Driving systems
Active Blind Spot Assis t................. 211
Active Driving Assistance
package ......................................... 211
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............214
Active Parking Assist .....................196
AIRMATIC ...................................... 189
AMG adaptive sport suspension
system ........................................... 190
ATTENTION ASSIST ........................203
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 207
Cruise control ................................ 175
Display message ............................ 251
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 177
HOLD function ............................... 186
Lane Keeping Assist ......................209
Lane Tracking package ..................207
Nigh tView Assist Plus ...................204
PARKTRONI C................................. 193
RAC ESTART (AMG vehicles) ..........188
Rea rview camera .......................... 1998
Index
Messages
see Display messages
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Vanity mirror (in the sun visor)
Mobile phone
Menu (on-board computer) ............226
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 77
MOExtende dtires .............................. 321
Mounting wheels Lowerin gthe vehicle ...................... 361
Mounting anew wheel ................... 360
Raising the vehicle .........................359
Removing awheel .......................... 360
Securing the vehicle against
rolling away ................................... 358
MP3
Operation ....................................... 225
see separate operating instructions
Multicontour seat
Adjusting (on the seat) ..................102
Multifunctio ndisplay
Function/notes ............................. 221
Permanent displa y......................... 230
Multifunctio nsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .220
Overview .......................................... 33N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............224
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .53
Resettin gafter bein gtriggered ........54
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Operation ........................................ .53
Resettin gafter bein gtriggered ........54
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................205
Cleaning ......................................... 316
Function/notes ............................. 204
Problem (malfunction) ...................207
Notes on breaking-i nanew
vehicle ................................................ 146 O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Faults ............................................... 52
Operation ........................................ .47
System self-test ............................... 50
Occupant safety
Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 60
Important safety notes ....................40
OCS
Faults ............................................... 52
Operation ........................................ .47
System self-test ............................... 50
Odometer ........................................... 222
see Trip odometer
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 234
Assistance menu ........................... 227
Audi omenu ................................... 225
Convenience submenu ..................233
Displaying aservice message ........310
Display messages ..........................237
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 184
Factory settings submenu .............234
Important safety notes ..................218
Instrument cluster submenu ..........229
Lighting submenu .......................... 230
Menu overview .............................. 222
Message memory .......................... 237
Navigation menu ............................ 224
Operation ....................................... 220
RACETIMER ................................... 235
Service menu ................................. 229
Settings menu ............................... 229
Standard displa y............................ 222
Telephone menu ............................ 226
Trip menu ...................................... 222
Vehicle submenu ........................... 232
Video DVD operatio n..................... 226
Operatin gsafety
Declaratio nofconformity ................ 25
Important safety notes ....................24
Operatin gsystem
see On-board computer Index
13
Characteristics
.............................. 354
Checking ........................................ 335
Definition of terms .........................354
Direction of rotatio n...................... 357
Display message ............................ 258
Distributio nofthe vehicle
occupants (definition) ....................357
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) .............................................. .354
DOT (Department of
Transportation) (definition) ............355
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
(definition) ..................................... 355
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
(definition) ..................................... 355
GVW R(Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) (definition) .........................355
Important safety notes ..................334
Increase dvehicle weight due to
optional equipment (definition) ......355
Kilopascal (kPa )(definition) ...........355
Labeling (overview )........................ 351
Load bearing index (definition) ......356
Load index ..................................... 353
Load index (definition) ...................355
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) ..................................... 355
Maximum loa donatire
(definition) ..................................... 356
Maximum permissible tire
pressure (definition) ....................... 356
Maximum tire loa d......................... 353
Maximum tire loa d(definition) .......356
MOExtended tires ..........................336
Optional equipment weight
(definition) ..................................... 356
PSI (pounds per square inch)
(definition) ..................................... 356
Replacing ....................................... 357
Service life ..................................... 336
Sidewall (definition) .......................356
Speed rating (definition) ................355
Storing ........................................... 357
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 354
Temperature .................................. 350
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 356Tire bea
d(definition) ...................... 356
Tire pressure (definition) ................356
Tire pressure s(recommended )...... 355
Tire size (data) ............................... 362
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, spee drating .................... 351
Tire tread ....................................... 335
Tire tread (definition) .....................356
Total loa dlimit (definition) .............357
Traction ......................................... 350
Traction (definition) .......................356
Trea dwear ..................................... 350
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 349
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(definition) .................... 355
Unladen weight (definition) ............356
Wea rindicato r(definition) .............356
Whee lrim (definition ).................... 355
see Flat tire
Top Tether ............................................ 64
Towing Important safety guidelines ...........328
Installing the towing eye. ...............329
Removing the towing eye. ..............330
With the rear axle raised ................330
Towing away
With both axle sonthe ground .......330
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............331
Important safety notes ..................328
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission position display .........156
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECTl ever)...................... 156
Transporting the vehicle ..................330
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .316
Trip computer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 222
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 222
Resetting (on-board computer) ......223
Trunk
Emergency release ..........................87
Important safety notes ....................84
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside) ...................................... 86 18
Index
Left control panel
000A
0004 R
Calls up th emenua nd men ubar 0006
0005
Press briefly:
R
Scrolls in lists
R Select sasubmenu or function
R In the Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
av ideo scene
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switche stothephon ebook and
selects anam eort elephone
number 0006
0005
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: selects the
previous/nex tstation or selects
an audi otrack or avideo scene
using rapi dscrolling
R In the Tel (telephone
)menu:
starts rapi dscrolling if the phone
book is open 000C R
Confirms aselect ion/display
message
R In the Tel (telephone
)menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
R In the Audio menu
:stops the
statio nsearch functio natthe
desired station Right contro
lpanel 0008 R
Rejects or end sacall
R Exits phone book/redial
memory 0006 R
Makes or accepts acall
R Switche stothe redia lmemory 0008
0009 R
Adjusts the volume 0001 R
Mute Bac
kbutton 0002
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switche soff the Voice Control
System; se ethe separate
operating instructions
R Hides displa ymessages/calls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0002
Press and hold:
R
Call supthe standard displa yin
the Trip menu
Multifunctio
ndisplay 001A
Text field
0010 Menu bar
0024 Drive progra m(Ypage 156)
0021 Transmission positio n(Ypage 155)
001E Permanent display: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 230)
X To show menu bar 0010:press the 000A
or 0004 button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar 0010disappears after afew seconds. Displays and operation
221On-boardcomputer and displays Z
Text field
001Ashows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
000A Shift recommendation (Y page 161)
000300080009 Active Parking Assist (Y page 196)
0010 Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 122)
000C ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 150)
0007 HOLD function (Y page 186)Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to call up the menu bar and
select amenu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 220).
Dependin gonthe equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip menu (Y
page 222)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 224)
R Audio menu (Y
page 225)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 226)
R DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 227)
R Serv. menu (Y
page 229)
R Settings menu (settings) (Y
page 229)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 234) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0002button on the
steerin gwheel until the Trip menu with
trip odometer 001Aand odometer 0010is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
001A
Distance
0010 Time
0024 Average speed
0021 Average fuel consumption
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press 0006or0005 to select From Start or
From Reset .
The values in the From Start submenu are
calculated from the start of ajourney whilst
the values in the From Reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 223).
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. 222
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The
From Reset trip computer is
automatically reset if the value exceeds
9,999 hours or 99,99 9miles.
ECO display Example: ECO display
X
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Select ECO DISPLAY with
0006 or0005.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be
automatically reset.
Further information on the ECO display
(Y page 170).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
curren tfuel consumption (not for AMG
vehicles) and the approximate range.
The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only asmall amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank,t he display shows
av ehicle being refueled 0014instead of the
range. Digital speedometer 001A
Shift recommendation (Y page 161)
0010 Digital speedometer
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
digital speedometer.
i If the gearshift recommendation is shown
at the top of the multifunction display ,itis
no longer shown at the bottom of the
multifunction display.
Resetting values Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the 000Cbutton.
X Press the 0005button to select Yes and
press the 000Cbutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following
functions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display Menus and submenus
223On-board computer and displays Z
i
When you reset the values in the "ECO
display" ,the values in the trip computer
"From start "are likewise reset. When you
reset the values in the trip computer "From
start", the values in the "ECO display" are
likewise reset. Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information on navigation ,see the separate
operatin ginstructions.
X Switc honC OMAND (see the separate
operatin ginstructions).
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the Navi menu.
Rout eguidance not active 001A
Direction of travel
0010 Current road
Rout eguidance active No change of direction announced
001A
Distance to the destination
0010 Distance to the nextc hange of direction
0024 Current road
0021 "Follow the road's course" symbol Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation 001A
Road intow hich the change of direction
leads
0010 Distance to change of direction and visual
distanc edisplay
0024 Change-of-direction symbol
When achange of direction is announced, you
will see symbol 0024for the change of direction
and distanc egraphic 0010.The distance
indicator shortenst owards the top of the
displayasy ou approach the point of the
announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation 001A
Road into which the change of direction
leads
0010 Distancetoc hange of direction and visual
distance display
0024 New lane during achange of direction
0021 Uninterrupted lane
001E Lane recommendation
0025 Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation 0024for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed.
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map. 224
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You can determin
ewhether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or
kilometers.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to selec tthe Sett. menu.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Inst. Cluster submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: function.
You will see the selected setting:
km or
miles .
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for
distance applies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R odometer and the trip odometer
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navimenu
R cruise control
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whether the multifunction
displayp ermanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett. menu.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Inst. Cluster submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Permanent Display: function.
You will see the selected setting OutsideTemperature or
Speedometer [km/h] (USA)/Speedometer [mph] (Canada).
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting. i
The speed is shown in km/h (USA)/mph
(Canada).
Lights Setting the brightness of the instrument
cluster lighting and switches
The lighting in the instrumentc
luster,inthe
displays and the controls in the vehicle
interior can be adjusted using the
Brightness Display/Switches: function.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to selec tthe Sett. menu.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Lights submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Brightness Display/Switches: function.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Level 1 to
Level 5 (bright).
X Press the 000Cor0002 button to save the
setting.
If the light switch is set to 000D,0008or
001D,t he brightness is dependent upon
the brightness of the ambient light.
i The light sensor in the instrumentc luster
automatically controls the brightnes sof
the multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated.
Switching th edaytime running lamps on/
off
i This function is not available in Canada.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to selec tthe Sett. menu.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Lights submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm. 230
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