
Odometer
see Total distance recorder
see Trip meter
Off-road driving
Approach/departure angle ............ 383
Checklist after driving off-road ...... 176
Checklist before driving off-road ....1 76
Fording depth ................................ 383
General information ....................... 176
Important safety notes .................. 175
Maximum gradient climbing abil-
ity ................................................. .384
Travelling uphill .............................. 177
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 193
DSR ............................................... 193
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 250
Assistance menu ........................... 243
Audio menu ................................... 241
Convenience submenu .................. 248
Display messages .......................... 253
Displaying a service message ....... .323
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 188
Factory setting submenu .............. .249
Heating submenu ........................... 247
Important safety notes .................. 235
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 246
Light submenu ............................... 246
Menu overview .............................. 238
Message memory .......................... 253
Navigation menu ............................ 239
Operating the TV ............................ 242
Operating video DVD ..................... 241
Operation ....................................... 236
RACETIMER ................................... 250
Service menu ................................. 245
Settings menu ............................... 245
Standard displa y............................ 238
Telephone menu ............................ 242
Trip menu ...................................... 238
Vehicle submenu ........................... 247
Operating instructions
Vehicle equipment ........................... 23
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 24 Important safety note ...................... 23
Operating system
see On-board computer
Outside temperature display ........... 236
Overhead control panel ...................... 35
Override feature
Rear side window s........................... 63 P
Paint code .......................................... 373
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 325
Panic alarm .......................................... 37
Panorama sliding sunroof
Important safety information ........... 96
Operating ......................................... 97
Operating the roller sunblinds for
the sliding sunroof ........................... 98
Problem (malfunction) ................... 100
Rain-closing feature (when driv-
ing) .................................................. 98
Rain-closing feature (when the
engine is switched off) ..................... 98
Reversing feature ............................. 97
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 167
Parking brake ................................ 169
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 113
Reversing camera .......................... 206
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist ..................... 202
see 360° camera
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 257
Electric parking brake .................... 169
Warning lamp ................................. 294
Parking lamps
Display message ............................ 267
Switching on/of f........................... 116
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 201
Driving system ............................... 199
Function/note s............................. 199
Important safety notes .................. 199 14
Index 

Trailer coupling
see Towing a trailer
Trailer towing
7-pin connector ............................. 232
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 220
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch ......... 328
Coupling up a traile r...................... 229
Decoupling a trailer ....................... 230
Driving tips .................................... 227
Important safety notes .................. 226
Lights display message .................. 266
Mounting dimensions .................... 384
Parktronic ...................................... 199
Power supply ................................. 232
Problem (fault) ............................... 233
Trailer load s................................... 385
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission position display ......... 154
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ...................... 154
Transporting the vehicle .................. 345
Travelling uphill
Brow of hill ..................................... 178
Driving downhill ............................. 178
Maximum gradient-climbing capa-
bility ............................................... 178
Trim pieces (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 329
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 238
Trip meter
Calling up ....................................... 238
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 239
Turn signals
Switching on/of f........................... 117
TV
Operating (on-board computer) ..... 242
see Separate operating instructions
Two-way radio
Frequencies ................................... 372
Installation ..................................... 372
Transmission output (maximum) .... 372
Type identification plate
see Vehicle identification plate
Tyre changing tool kit ....................... 332Tyre inflation compressor
see TIREFIT kit
Tyre pressure
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 354
Display message ............................ 279
Not reached (TIREFIT) .................... 336
Reached (TIREFIT) .......................... 336
Recommended ............................... 351
Tyre pressure loss warning
General notes ................................ 353
Important safety notes .................. 353
Restarting ...................................... 353
Tyre pressure monitor
Checking the tyre pressure elec-
tronically ........................................ 354
Function/note s............................. 354
General notes ................................ 354
Important safety notes .................. 354
Radio type approval for the tyre
pressure monitor ........................... 356
Restarting ...................................... 355
Warning lamp ................................. 298
Warning message .......................... 355
Tyres
Changing a whee l.......................... 356
Checking ........................................ 349
Direction of rotation ...................... 357
Display message ............................ 279
General notes ................................ 361
Important safety notes .................. 348
Information on driving .................... 348
M+S tyres ...................................... 350
MOExtended tyre s......................... 350
Replacing ....................................... 356
Service life ..................................... 349
Storing ........................................... 357
Tyre size (data ).............................. 361
Tyre tread ...................................... 349
Wheel and tyre combinations ........ 362
see Flat tyre U
Unlocking Emergency unlocking ....................... 86
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 85 Index
19 

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
selects 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 % Press briefly:
R Back
R Switches off voice-operated navi-
gation or LINGUATRONIC
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 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 ? R
Switches on voice-operated navi-
gation or LINGUATRONIC Multifunction display
:
Permanent display: outside temperature or
speed (Y page 246)
; Time
= Text field
? Menu bar
A Drive program (Y page 154)
B Transmission position (Y page 154)
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.
i Set the time using the multimedia system
(see the Digital Owner's Manual).
Possible displays in the multifunction dis-
play:
R ZGearshift recommendation, when shifting
manually (Y page 158)
R j Active Parking Assist (Y page 202)
R ¯ Cruise control (Y page 178)
R LIM
LIM SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 180)
R _ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(Y page 119)
R è ECO start/stop function (Y page 149)
R ë HOLD function (Y page 191)
R a DISTRONIC PLUS Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilot (Y page 190) Displays and operation
237On-board computer and displays Z 

R
120 km/h! 120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain countries)
R DSR DSR Downhill Speed Regulation
(Y page 193) 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 236).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip
Trip menu (Y page 238)
R Navi Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 239)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 241)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 242)
R Assist.
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y page 243)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 245)
R Settings
Settings menu (settings) (Y page 245)
R AMG
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(Y page 250) 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. Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Driving time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From start
From start orFrom reset
From reset.
The values in the From
Fromstart
start submenu are cal-
culated from the start of a journey, whilst the
values in the From reset From resetsubmenu are calcu-
lated from the last time the submenu was reset
(Y page 239).
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 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset From reset trip computer is automatically
reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 kilometres.
ECO display The ECO display is not available for Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select ECO
ECO
DISPLAY
DISPLAY. 238
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If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
Further information on the ECO display
(Y page 171).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the menu only dis-
plays approximate range
:.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only a small amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, a vehicle being refuelled C
appears instead of approximate range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy
in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available in all vehicles.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
A gearshift recommendation Zcan also be
displayed. Observe the information on gearshift recom-
mendation
Zwhen shifting manually
(Y page 158).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: a gearshift recom-
mendation is shown in the status bar of the
multifunction display and not in the digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values 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 ato confirm your selection.
X Press :to select Yes
Yesand press ato
confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions: R Trip meter
R "From start" trip computer
R "From reset" trip computer
R ECO display
If you reset the values in the "ECO display", the
values in the "From start" trip computer are also
reset. If you reset the values in the "From start" trip computer, the values in the "ECO display"
are also reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Observe the additional information on naviga-
tion in the separate multimedia system operat-
ing instructions.
X Switch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Navi
Navi menu. Menus and submenus
239On-board computer and displays Z 

Instrument cluster submenu
Selecting the distance unit
The Display unit Speed-/odometer:
Display unit Speed-/odometer: func-
tion allows you to choose whether certain dis-
plays appear in kilometres or miles in the mul-
tifunction display.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument cluster
Instrument 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
kmormiles
miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to the:
R digital speedometer in the Trip
Trip menu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R navigation instructions in the Navi
Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display
United Kingdom: this function is unavailable.
The Permanent display:
Permanent display: function allows you
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to your speedome- ter.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Permanent display:
Permanent display: function.
The current setting, outside temperature
outside temperature
or Dig. speedo [mph]: Dig. speedo [mph]: , appears.
X To change the setting: pressaagain. Light submenu Switching the Intelligent Light System
on/off
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lights
Lights submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Intell. Light System Intell. Light System function.
If the Intell. Light System Intell. Light System function has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
L symbol in the multifunction display are
shown in orange.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When you switch the Intell. Light System
Intell. Light System
function on, you activate the following func-
tions:
R Motorway mode
R Active light function
R Cornering light function
R Extended range foglamps
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for driv-
ing on the right/left, the multifunction display
shows the Intell. Light System: system
Intell. Light System: system
inoperative Inactive for left-side inoperative Inactive for left-side
traffic traffic orIntell.
Intell. Light
LightSystem:
System: System
System
inoperative Inactive for right-side inoperative Inactive for right-side
traffic traffic display message instead of the
Intell.
Intell. Light
LightSystem
System function in the Lights
Lights
submenu (Y page 246). This display message
will only appear if the setting for driving on the
left/right is set opposite to your vehicle's coun-
try version.
Further information on the Intelligent Light Sys-
tem (Y page 117).
Setting the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the left/right
This function is only available in vehicles with
the Intelligent Light System.
You can use this function to switch between
symmetrical and asymmetrical dipped beam
(Y page 115).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lights Lights submenu.
X Press ato confirm. 246
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays