Delayed switch-off
Exterior lighting (on-board
computer) ...................................... 231
Interior lighting .............................. 232
Diagnostics connection ......................26
Diesel ................................................. .370
Digital speedometer .........................224
DIRECT SELECT lever see Automatic transmission
Display (cleaning instructions) ........310
Display messages ASSYST PLUS ................................ 300
Calling up (on-board computer) .....235
Driving systems ............................. 251
Engine ............................................ 247
General notes ................................ 235
Hiding (on-board computer) ...........235
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 260
Lights ............................................ .243
Safety systems .............................. 236
SmartKey ....................................... 260
Tires ............................................... 256
Vehicle .......................................... .258
Distance recorder ............................. 223
see Odometer
see Trip odometer
Distance warning (warning lamp) ....271
DISTRONIC PLUS Activation conditions .....................177
Deactivating ................................... 181
Display message ............................ 254
Displays in the multifunction
displa y........................................... 180
Driving tips .................................... 182
Function/notes ............................. 175
Important safety notes ..................175
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 180
Warning lamp ................................. 271
Doors
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 232
Automatic locking (switch) .............. .82
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey) ...................................... .76
Control panel ................................... 39
Display message ............................ 259
Emergency locking ........................... 83 Emergency unlocking
.......................83
Important safety notes ....................81
Opening (from inside) ......................81
Drinking and driving .........................166
Drinks holder see Cup holder
Drive program
Automatic ...................................... 156
Display ........................................... 153
Display (DIRECT SELECT lever) ......153
Manual .......................................... .156
Driver's door
see Doors
Driving abroad
Mercedes-Benz Service .................301
Symmetrical low bea m.................. 112
Driving in mountainous terrain
Approach/departure angl e............ 173
Driving lamps
see Daytime running lamps
Driving off-road
see Off-road driving
Driving safety systems
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) .......67
BAS (Brake Assist System) ..............68
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .............................................. .68
Electronic brake force distributio n... 72
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program) .................................... 69, 70
ETS/4ETS (Electronic Traction
System) ........................................... 70
Important safety information ...........67
Overview .......................................... 67
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake ............................ .72
Driving systems
360°camera .................................. 197
Active Blind Spot Assist .................206
Active Driving Assistance package 206
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............209
Active Parking Assist .....................188
ATTENTION ASSIST ........................201
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 202
Cruise control ................................ 173
Display message ............................ 251
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 175
HOLD function ............................... 1838
Index
Display message
s.......................... 235
Factory settings submenu .............234
Important safety notes ..................220
Instrument cluster submenu ..........230
Lighting submenu .......................... 231
Menu overview .............................. 223
Message memory .......................... 235
Navigation menu ............................ 225
Operation ....................................... 221
Service menu ................................. 230
Settings menu ............................... 230
Standard displa y............................ 223
Telephone menu ............................ 227
Trip menu ...................................... 223
Vehicle submenu ........................... 232
Video DVD operation .....................227
Opening and closing the side trim
panels ................................................. 121
Operating safety Declaration of conformity ................26
Important safety notes ....................25
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment ...........................23
Outside temperature display ...........221
Overhead control panel ......................38
Override feature Rear side windows ...........................66P
Paint code number ............................366
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...307
Panic alarm .......................................... 42
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel
Opening/closing .............................. 93
Opening/closing the roller
sunblind ........................................... 94
Problem (malfunction) .....................95
Resetting ......................................... 94
Panorama sliding sunroof
Important safety notes ....................92
Parking ............................................... 164
Important safety notes ..................164
Parking brake ................................ 165Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 108
Rear view camera
.......................... 192
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................188
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 237
Notes/function .............................. 165
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 120
Switching on/off ........................... 114
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating .................187
Driving system ............................... 185
Function/notes ............................. 185
Important safety notes ..................185
Problem (malfunction) ...................188
Range of the sensors .....................185
Trailer towing ................................. 187
Warning displa y............................. 186
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
Problem (malfunction) .....................53
Problems (malfunction) .................. 242
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp ...................................................... 49
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .310
Power washers .................................. 307
Power windows see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
protection) Display message ............................ 238
Operation ........................................ .54
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
Activating/deactivating .................229
Display message ............................ 239
Function/notes ................................ 72
Warning lamp ................................. 271
Program selector button ..................155
Protection of the environment General notes .................................. 22
Pulling away
Automatic transmission .................14714
Index
Tire bead (definition
)...................... 353
Tire pressure (definition) ................353
Tire pressures (recommended )...... 351
Tire size (data) ............................... 359
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 348
Tire tread ....................................... 331
Tire tread (definition) .....................353
Total load limit (definition) .............354
Traction ......................................... 346
Traction (definition) .......................353
Tread wea r..................................... 346
TWR (permissible trailer drawbar
noseweight) (definition) .................353
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards ...................................... 346
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (definition) ....................351
Unladen weight (definition) ............352
Wear indicator (definition) .............354
Wheel rim (definition) ....................351
see Flat tire
Top Tether ............................................ 65
Towing Important safety guidelines ...........322
Installing the towing eye ................323
Removing the towing eye ...............323
With the rear axle raised ................324
Towing a trailer
Active Parking Assist .....................192
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch ......... 310
Coupling up a trailer ......................214
Decoupling a trailer .......................216
Driving tips .................................... 212
Important safety notes ..................212
Installing the ball coupling .............214
Lights display message ..................243
Mounting dimensions ....................376
Power supply ................................. 217
Removing the ball coupling ............216
Storing the ball coupling ................217
Trailer loads ................................... 376
Towing away
With both axles on the ground .......324
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............325
Important safety notes ..................322Trailer coupling
see Towing a trailer
Trailer loads and drawbar
noseweights ...................................... 216
Trailer towing Active Blind Spot Assist .................209
Active Lane Keeping Assist .... 206, 212
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 204
PARKTRONIC ................................. 187
Permissible trailer loads and
drawbar noseweights .....................216
Transfer case ..................................... 158
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Transmission position display .........153
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ......................153
Transporting the vehicle ..................324
Traveling uphill Brow of hill ..................................... 173
Driving downhill ............................. 173
Maximum gradient-climbing
capability ....................................... 173
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .311
Trip computer (on-board computer) 223
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 223
Resetting (on-board computer) ......224
Turn signals
Changing bulbs (front) ...................121
Display message ............................ 244
Switching on/off ........................... 114
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating)
(definition) ......................................... 353
Type identification plate see Vehicle identification plate U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking .......................83
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 82 Index
19
9
:
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio Audio menu: selects the
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or a video scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel
Tel (Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling of the
phone book if it is open a R
Confirms a selection/display
message
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
R In the Audio Audio menu: stops the
station search function at the
desired station Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits phone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off the Voice Control
System; see the separate
operating instructions
R Hides display messages/calls
up the last Trip Tripmenu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in
the Trip Trip menu Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display
messages are shown in the multifunction
display. :
Text field
; Menu bar
= Drive program (Y page 153)
? Transmission position (Y page 153)
A Time
B Permanent display: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 231)
X To show menu bar;: press the=
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ;disappears after a few seconds. 222
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays
Text field
:shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
i You can set the time using the audio
system or COMAND, see the separate
operating instructions.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Shift recommendation
(Ypage 156)
CRUISE
CRUISE Cruise control (Y
page 173)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 116)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 148)
ë HOLD function (Y page 183) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 221).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip
Trip menu (Y page 223)
R Navi Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 225)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 226)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 227)
R DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 228)
R Serv
Serv menu (Y page 230)
R Sett.
Sett. menu (settings) (Y page 230)
The Audio
Audio ,Navi
Navi andTel
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with an audio system and in
vehicles with COMAND. The examples given
in this Operator's Manual apply to vehicles
equipped with COMAND. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Trip menu with
trip odometer :and odometer ;is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From Start From Start orFrom Reset
From Reset .
The values in the From Start
From Startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey,
whereas the values in the From Reset From Reset
submenu are calculated from the last time the
submenu was reset (Y page 224).
The From Start From Start trip computer is
automatically reset if:
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. Menus and submenus
223On-board computer and displays Z
The
From Reset
From Reset trip computer is
automatically reset if the value exceeds
9,999 hours or 99,999 miles.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
current fuel consumption and approximate
range.
The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. 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.
ECO display Example: ECO display
X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ECO DISPLAY ECO DISPLAY .
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 167). Digital speedometer
:
Shift recommendation (Y page 156)
; Digital speedometer
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes
Yes and
press the abutton 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
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. 224
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
markings as bright lines in the assistance
graphic.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (Y page 204).
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist, see (Y page 209).Maintenance menu
In the
Service Service menu, you have the following
options:
R Calling up display messages
(Y page 235)
R Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
system (Canada only) (Y page 337)
R Checking the tire pressure electronically
(USA only) (Y page 338)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 300) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 230)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 231)
R Changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 232) R
Changing the convenience settings
(Y page 233)
R Restoring the factory settings
(Y page 234)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
The
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether
certain displays appear in kilometers or miles
in the multifunction display.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or
kilometers.
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett. Sett.menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instr. Cluster
Instr. Cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function.
You will see the selected setting: km
km or
miles miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for
distance applies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip Tripmenu
R the odometer and the trip odometer
R the trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navi
Navi
menu
R cruise control
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display 230
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays