Mobile phone
Connecting (Bluetooth ®
inter-
face) ............................................. .259
Connecting another mobile
phone ............................................ 260
Connecting the telephone module
with Bluetooth ®
(SAP profile) ......... 262
Frequencies ................................... 327
Installation ..................................... 327
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 212
Notes/placing in the bracket ......... 275
Transmission output (maximum) .... 327
Mobile telephone
Pre-installed bracket ..................... .276
Modifying the programming (key) ..... 76
MOExtended tyres .............................298
Motorway mode ................................ 109
MP3
Operating ....................................... 211
See also Digital Owner's Manual ... 256
Multicontour seat
Adjusting (on the seat) ..................... 97
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................ .208
Permanent display ......................... 216
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .. 207
Overview .......................................... 31
Multimedia system
see Separate operating instructions
Music files
See also Digital Owner's Manual ... 256 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............ 210
See also Digital Owner's Manual ... 256
NECK-PRO head restraints
Important safety notes .................... 45
Operation ......................................... 45
Resetting triggered .......................... 46
Notes on running in a new vehicle .. 131O
Occupant safety Airbags ............................................ 41 Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 47
Children in the vehicle ..................... 47
Important safety notes .................... 36
PASSENGER AIRBAG indicator
lamp ................................................. 37
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 61
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 46
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant protection PLUS) .............. 47
Restraint system introduction .......... 36
Restraint system warning lamp ....... .37
Odometer ...........................................2 08
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
Assistance menu ........................... 213
Audio menu ................................... 211
Convenience submenu .................. 220
Display messages .......................... 222
Displaying a service message ....... .288
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 166
Factory setting submenu .............. .221
Heating submenu ........................... 219
Important safety notes .................. 206
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 216
Light submenu ............................... 216
Menu overview .............................. 208
Message memory .......................... 222
Navigation menu ............................ 210
Operating the TV ............................ 212
Operating video DVD ..................... 211
Operation ....................................... 207
Service menu ................................. 215
Settings menu ............................... 216
Standard display ............................ 208
Telephone menu ............................ 212
Trip menu ...................................... 208
Vehicle submenu ........................... 218
Operating instructions
Vehicle equipment ........................... 24
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 25
Important safety note ..................... .24
Operating system
see On-board computer 14
Index
Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
:
Multifunction display 208
;
Multimedia system display
= ?
Switches on voice-operated
control for navigation or LIN-
GUATRONIC ? ~
Rejects or ends a call 212
Exits the telephone book/
redial memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory
WX
Adjusts the volume
8
Mute Function Page
A
=;
Selects a menu 207
9:
Selects a submenu or scrolls
through lists 207
a
Confirms the selection 207
Hides display messages 222
B %
Back 207
Switches off voice-operated
control for navigation or LIN-
GUATRONIC i
You can find further information in vehicles
with a COMAND Online multimedia system:
R on the multimedia system in the Digital
Owner's Manual
R on LINGUATRONIC in the separate operat-
ing instructions i
You can find further information in vehicle
with an Audio 20 multimedia system:
R on the multimedia system in the Digital
Owner's Manual
R on voice-controlled navigation in the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions Multifunction steering wheel
31At a glance
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
X
If you want to pull away with DISTRONIC
PLUS:
remove your foot from the brake pedal.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
or X Accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front.
If no vehicle is detected in front, your vehicle accelerates to the set speed.
The vehicle can also pull away when it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on a differ- ent line from another vehicle. The vehicle then
brakes automatically.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC PLUS
operates in the same way as cruise control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in
front has slowed down, it brakes your vehicle. In
this way, the distance you have selected is main-
tained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a faster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerated up to
the speed you have stored.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports a sporty driving style when you select the Sor Mdrive program
(Y page 143). Acceleration behind the vehicle in
front or to the set speed is then noticeably more dynamic. If you have selected the Edrive pro-
gram, the vehicle accelerates more gently. This
setting is recommended in stop-start traffic. Changing lanes
If you change to the overtaking lane, DISTRONIC
PLUS supports you if:
R you are driving faster than 70 km/h
R DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the distance
to a vehicle in front
R you switch on the respective turn signal
R DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a danger of
collision
If these conditions are met, your vehicle is accel- erated. Acceleration will be interrupted if chang-
ing lanes takes too long or if the distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in front
becomes too small.
i Vehicles with COMAND Online:
when you
change lanes, DISTRONIC PLUS monitors the right lane in the case of left-side traffic or the
left lane in the case of right-side traffic.
Vehicles with Audio 20: when you change
lanes, DISTRONIC PLUS monitors the left lane
on left-hand-drive vehicles or the right lane on right-hand-drive vehicles.
Vehicles with COMAND Online Example: roundabout
i
The following function is not operational in
all countries.
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 detection
range, DISTRONIC PLUS temporarily maintains
the current driving speed and does not acceler- 164
Driving syste
msDriving and parking
ate. 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 adja-
cent 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 prevented accord-
ingly.
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.
Further information on deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 167).
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 sta-
tionary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
Depending on the specified minimum distance,
your vehicle will come to a standstill at a suffi-
cient distance behind the vehicle in front. The
specified minimum distance is set using the
control on the cruise control lever. When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position
Pif:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's seat
belt is unfastened
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
R a system fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
Setting a speed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down ;for a lower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until the
desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to
the new speed stored.
X To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
ments:
briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down ;to the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases in 1 km/h increments.
X To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down ;beyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases in 10 km/h increments.
i If you accelerate to overtake, DISTRONIC
PLUS adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored after you have finished overtak-
ing.
Setting the specified minimum distance You can set the specified minimum distance for
DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this func- Driving systems
165Driving and parking Z
The evaluation of your attention level is deleted
and restarted when continuing the journey, if:
R you switch off the engine
R you take off your seat belt and open the driv-
er's door, e.g. for a change of drivers or to
take a break
Displaying the attention level You can have current status information dis-
played in the assistance menu (Y
page 213) of
the on-board computer.
X Select the assistance graphics display for
ATTENTION ASSIST using the on-board com-
puter (Y page 213).
The following information is displayed:
R the length of the journey since the last break
R the attention level determined by ATTENTION
ASSIST, displayed in a bar display in five levels from high to low
R if ATTENTION ASSIST is unable to calculate
the attention level and cannot output a warn-
ing, the System suspended
System suspended message
appears. The bar display then changes the
display, e.g. if you are driving at a speed below
60 km/h or above 200 km/h.
Activating ATTENTION ASSIST X
Activate ATTENTION ASSIST using the on-
board computer (Y page 215).
The system determines the attention level of
the driver depending on the setting selected:
Standard selected: the sensitivity with which
the system determines the attention level is set
to normal.
Sensitive selected: the sensitivity is set higher.
The attention level detected by ATTENTION
ASSIST is adapted accordingly and the driver is
warned earlier.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
À symbol and OFF appear in the multifunc-
tion display in the assistance graphics display
when the engine is running. When ATTENTION ASSIST has been deactivated,
it is automatically reactivated after the engine
has been switched off. The sensitivity selected
corresponds to the last selection activated
(standard/sensitive).
Warning in the multifunction display If fatigue or increasing lapses in concentration
are detected, a warning appears in the multi-
function display:
Attention AttentionAssist:
Assist:Take
Takea
a
break!
break!
In addition to the message shown in the multi-
function display, you will then hear a warning
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 to allow yourself to rest. If you do not take a break, you will be warned again after
15 minutes at the earliest. This will only happen
if ATTENTION ASSIST still detects typical indi-
cators of fatigue or increasing lapses in concen- tration.
Vehicles with COMAND Online: if a warning is
output in the multifunction display, a service
station search is performed in the multimedia
system. You can select a service station and
navigation to this service station will then begin. This function can be activated and deactivated
in the multimedia system. 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 190
Driving systemsDriving and parking
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 over-
taking 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.
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 avail- able sources, no speed limit is displayed in the
instrument cluster either. Traffic Sign Assist is not available in all coun-
tries. In this case, symbol :is shown in the
assistance graphic display (Y page 213).Important safety notes Traffic Sign Assist is only an aid and is not always
able to correctly display speed limits and over-
taking restrictions. Traffic signs always have pri-
ority 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 windscreen
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 con-
struction sites or in adjacent lanes)
R the information in the digital street map of the
navigation system is incorrect or out of date
Switching the message function on/off If you have activated the Traffic Sign Assist dis-
play in the on-board computer, the traffic regu-
lations (speed limits and overtaking restrictions)
are displayed in the instrument cluster for five
seconds respectively. The wrong-way warning
and the traffic sign display for speed limits and
overtaking restrictions remain active even when
the display has been deactivated.
X Switch on the Traffic Sign Assist message
function via the on-board computer
(Y page 214).
Instrument cluster display Showing the assistance graphic
X Call up the assistance graphics display func-
tion using the on-board computer
(Y page 213).
X Select the Traffic Sign Assist display.
Detected traffic signs are displayed in the
instrument cluster. Driving systems
191Driving and parking Z
Under normal operating conditions and with the
specified coolant level, the coolant temperature
may rise to 120 †.
At high outside temperatures and when driving
uphill, the coolant temperature may rise to the
end of the scale. Operating the on-board computer
Overview :
Multifunction display
; Switches on voice-operated control for nav-
igation or LINGUATRONIC
= Right control panel
? Left control panel
A Back button
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
You can find further information on LINGUA-
TRONIC in the separate operating instruc-
tions in vehicles with a COMAND Online mul-
timedia system.
You can find further information on voice-
operated control for navigation in the manu-
facturer's operating instructions in vehicles
with an Audio 20 multimedia system. Left control panel =
; R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 9
: Press briefly:
R Scrolls through lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio Audio menu: selects the
previous or next station, when the preset list or station list is active,
or an audio track or video scene
R In the Tel Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone num-
ber 9
: Press and hold:
R
In the Audio Audio menu: selects a pre-
set list or a station list in the
desired frequency range, or an
audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open a R
Confirms the selection or display
message
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialling the selected
number Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits the telephone 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 Displays and operation
207On-board computer and displays Z
Back button
% Press briefly:
R Back
R Switches off voice-operated con-
trol for navigation or LINGUA-
TRONIC
R Hides display messages or 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
:
Text field
; Menu bar
= Drive program
? Transmission position
A Permanent display: outside temperature or
speed
X To display menu bar ;:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press the buttons any longer,
menu bar ;is faded out after a few seconds.
Text field :shows the selected menu or sub-
menu as well as display messages.
Possible displays in the multifunction dis-
play:
R ZGearshift recommendation for manual
transmission (Y page 140) or for automatic
transmission (shifting manually)
(Y page 144)
R j Active Parking Assist (Y page 176)
R ¯ Cruise control (Y page 156) R
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 158)
R _ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(Y page 109)
R ¤ ECO start/stop function (Y page 135)
R ë HOLD function (Y page 170)
R 120 km/h!
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain countries) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to call up the menu bar and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer (Y page 207).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 208)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 210)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 211)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 212)
R Assist.
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y page 213)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 215)
R Settings
Settings menu (settings) (Y page 216)
The displays are dependent on the multimedia
system. This is why the displays for the Audio
Audio,
Navi
Navi andTel
Tel menus may differ slightly to those
in your vehicle. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with trip
meter :and total distance recorder ;
appears. 208
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays