O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Conditions ....................................... 52
Faults ............................................... 56
Operation ......................................... 52
System self-test ...............................54
Occupant safety
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent .................................................61
Children in the vehicle .................... .62
Important safety notes .................... 43
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 68
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 60
OCS
Conditions ....................................... 52
Faults ............................................... 56
Operation .........................................52
System self-test ............................... 54
Odometer ........................................... 235
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 247
Assistance menu ........................... 240
Audio menu ................................... 238
Convenience submenu .................. 246
Displaying a service message ........ 335
Display messages .......................... 251
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 195
Factory settings submenu ............. 247
Important safety notes .................. 232
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 243
Lighting submenu .......................... 244
Menu overview .............................. 235
Message memory .......................... 251
Navigation menu ............................ 237
Operation ....................................... 233
RACETIMER ................................... 248
Service menu ................................. 243
Settings menu ............................... 243
Standard display ............................ 235
Telephone menu ............................ 239
Trip menu ...................................... 235
Vehicle submenu ........................... 246
Video DVD operation ..................... 239 Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 27
Important safety notes .................... 26
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment ........................... 24
Outside temperature display ........... 233
Overhead control panel ...................... 39
Override feature Rear side window s........................... 68 P
Paint code number ............................ 410
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 338
Panic alarm .......................................... 42
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel
Important safety notes .................. 103
Opening/closing ............................ 105
Opening/closing the roller sun-
blind ............................................... 106
Problem (malfunction) ................... 108
Resetting ....................................... 106
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 179
Parking brake ................................ 180
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 124
Rear view camera .......................... 214
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist ..................... 209
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 254
Notes/function .............................. 180
Warning lamp ................................. 281
Parking lamps
Switching on/of f........................... 130
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 208
Driving system ............................... 206 Index
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Top Tether
............................................ 65
Towing away Important safety guidelines ........... 355
Installing the towing eye ................ 356
Removing the towing eye ............... 356
With both axles on the ground ....... 357
With the rear axle raised ................ 357
Towing eye ......................................... 344
Tow-starting Emergency engine starting ............ 358
Important safety notes .................. 355
Transfer case ..................................... 173
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Transmission position display ......... 166
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ...................... 166
Transporting the vehicle .................. 357
Trim pieces (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 341
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 235
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 235
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 236
Trunk
Emergency release .......................... 98
Important safety notes .................... 91
Locking separately ........................... 97
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside) ...................................... 96
Opening/closing (automatically
from outside) ................................... 93
Opening/closing (from outside,
HANDS-FREE ACCESS) .................... 94
Opening/closing (manually from
outside) ............................................ 93
Trunk lid
Display message ............................ 277
Opening dimensions ...................... 419
Trunk load (maximum) ...................... 419
Turn signals Changing bulbs (front) ................... 136
Display message ............................ 261
Switching on/off ........................... 130
Type identification plate
see Vehicle identification plate U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking ....................... 91
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 90 V
Vanity mirror (in the sun visor) ........ 311
Vehicle Correct use ...................................... 28
Data acquisition ............................... 29
Display message ............................ 276
Equipment ....................................... 24
Individual settings .......................... 243
Limited Warranty ............................. 28
Loading .......................................... 372
Locking (in an emergency) ............... 91
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 84
Lowering ........................................ 389
Maintenance .................................... 25
Parking for a long period ................ 181
Pulling away ................................... 160
Raising ........................................... 386
Reporting problems ........................ .28
Securing from rolling away ............ 385
Towing away .................................. 355
Transporting .................................. 357
Unlocking (in an emergency) ........... 91
Unlocking (SmartKey )...................... 84
Vehicle data ................................... 419
Vehicle data ....................................... 419
Vehicle dimensions ........................... 419
Vehicle emergency locking ................ 91
Vehicle identification number see VIN
Vehicle identification plate .............. 410
Vehicle level AIRMATIC ...................................... 202
Vehicle level (display message) ....... 268
Vehicle maintenance see ASSYST PLUS
Vehicle tool kit .................................. 344
Video Operating the DVD ......................... 239
VIN ...................................................... 410 Index
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Information for customers in Califor-
nia
Under California law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a refund of thepurchase price or lease price, if after a rea-
sonable number of repair attempts
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its author-
ized repair or service facilities fail to fix one or
more substantial defects or malfunctions in
the vehicle that are covered by its express
warranty. During the period of 18 months
from original delivery of the vehicle or the
accumulation of 18,000 miles (approximately 29,000 km) on the odometer of the vehicle,
whichever occurs first, a reasonable number
of repair attempts is presumed for a retail
buyer or lessee if one or more of the following occurs:
(1) the same substantial defect or malfunc- tion results in a condition that is likely to
cause death or serious bodily injury if the
vehicle is driven, that defect or malfunc-
tion has been subject to repair two or
more times, and you have directly noti-
fied Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in writing
of the need for its repair,
(2) the same substantial defect or malfunc- tion of a less serious nature than cate-
gory (1) has been subject to repair four or
more times and you have directly notified us in writing of the need for its repair, or
(3) the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of the same or different substantial
defects or malfunctions for a cumulative
total of more than 30 calendar days.
Please send your written notice to:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Customer Assistance Center
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 Maintenance
The Service and Warranty Booklet describes
all the necessary maintenance work which
should be done at regular intervals.
Always have the Service and Warranty Book-
let with you when you bring the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. The ser-
vice advisor will record every service for you
in the Service and Warranty Booklet. Roadside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program offers technical help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside
Assistance Hotline are answered by our
agents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
For additional information, refer to the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Pro-
gram brochure (USA) or the "Roadside Assis-
tance" section in the Service and Warranty
booklet (Canada). You will find both in your
vehicle literature portfolio. Change of address or change of own-
ership
In the event of a change of address, please
send us the "Notification of Address Change" in the Service and Guarantee booklet or sim-
ply call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance Center (USA) at the hotline number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372 )or
Customer Service Center (Canada) at
1-800-387-0100. This will assist us in con-
tacting you in a timely manner should the
need arise.
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave the
entire literature in the vehicle so that it is
available to the next owner.
If you have purchased a used car, please send
us the "Notification of Used Car Purchase" in Introduction
25 Z
Text field
0043shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift recommendation when
shifting manually (Y page 171)
0095005D0096 Active Parking Assist (Y page 209)
CRUISE
CRUISE Cruise control (Y
page 187)
00CE Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 133)
00A7 ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 161)
00D9 HOLD function (Y page 200) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select a
menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 233).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 235)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 237)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 238)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 239)
R DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 240)
R Serv
Serv menu (Y page 243)
R Sett
Sett menu (settings) (Y page 243)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 247) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0038button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with
trip odometer 0043and odometer 0044is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" 0043
Distance
0044 Time
0087 Average speed
0085 Average fuel consumption
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 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 whilst
the values in the From Reset From Resetsubmenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 236).
The From Start From Start trip computer is automati-
cally 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
235On-board computer and displays Z
The
From Reset
From Reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 miles.
ECO display X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
ECO DISPLAY
ECO DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (Y page 182).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
current fuel 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 a small amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows a
vehicle being refueled 00A8instead of the
range. Digital speedometer X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
digital speedometer.
In addition, the multifunction display may
show a gearshift recommendation 0097.
Observe the information on gearshift rec-
ommendation 0097when shifting manually
(Y page 171).
Gearshift recommendation 0097is not given
on AMG vehicles.
Resetting values X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the 0076button.
X Press the 0064button to select Yes
Yesand
press the 0076button to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display
i If you reset the values in the ECO display,
the values in the "From start" trip computer 236
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
X
Press the 0076button.
The current selection is displayed.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activated, the multifunc-
tion display shows the lane markings as
bright lines in the assistance graphic.
Observe the additional information on the
Lane Keeping Assist drive system
(Y page 222).
Observe the additional information on the
Active Lane Keeping Assist driving system
(Y page 227). Maintenance menu
In the
Service Service menu, you have the following
options:
R Calling up display messages in message
memory (Y page 251)
R Checking the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 369)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 335) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Sett Settmenu, you have the following
options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 243)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 244)
R Changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 246)
R Changing the convenience settings
(Y page 246)
R Restoring the factory settings
(Y page 247)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometers or miles in the multifunction display.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett. Sett.menu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Instr. Cluster
Instr. Cluster submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: Km Kmor
Miles
Miles.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R Digital speedometer in the Trip Tripmenu
R Odometer and the trip odometer
R Trip computer
R Current consumption and the range
R Navigation instructions in the Navi
Navimenu
R Cruise control
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display Menus and submenus
243On-board computer and displays Z