
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
_ Before starting the engine,
turn the steering wheel. *
Ve hicles with manual transmission: the electric steering lock was unable tounlo ckthesteering. #
Switch the ignition off. #
Tounlo ckthesteering, mo vethesteering wheel slightly tothe left and right. #
Switch the ignition back on.
Ð Steering malfunction See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with manual transmission: The electricsteering lock is malfunctioning. The steering may be loc kedby
th e electric steering loc k. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
Do not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 472
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Anti-theft pr
otection ................................ .82
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 62
AT A (anti-theft alarm sy stem) ................82
Immobiliser ........................................... 82
Interior pr otection ................................. 83
St opping the alarm (A TA) .......................82
To w- aw ay protection ............................. 83
Anticipatory occupant pr otection ......41, 42
Apple CarPlay™ .......................................3 10
Connecting an iPhone ®
........................ 311
Ending .................................................. 311
Overview ..............................................3 10
To ne settings ........................................ 311
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ....................... 313
Asht ray
Fr ont centre console ........................... 108
Re ar .................................................... .108
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 238
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 352
Battery disconnection pe riods .............3 53
Displ aying the service due date ........... 352 Fu
nction/no tes ................................... 352
Re gular service work ........................... 352
Special service requirements .............. 352
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem)
Fu nction ................................................ 82
St opping the alarm ................................ 82
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem)
see Anti- theft pr otection
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 218, 219
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .219
Fu nction ............................................... 218
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 18
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mode ........................ 328
Connecting USB devices ..................... 330
Co pyright ............................................. 328
Information .......................................... 327
Inserting/re moving an SD card .......... .328
Media sea rch ....................................... 333
Overview ............................................. 329
Pa use and playback function .............. .330
Selecting a track ................................. 330 Selecting playba
ckoptions .................. 330
Tr ack list .............................................. 330
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ..........................11 5
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 14 6
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 14 6
Au tomatic front passen ger airbag
shu toff
see Front passenger airbag shutoff
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .127
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 15 0
Drive program display .......................... 14 8
Drive programs .................................... 14 8
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 14 8
Engaging drive position ....................... 15 2
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .152 Index
499

Kickdown .............................................
15 3
Manual gearshifting ............................ .153
Selecting park position ........................ 15 2
Shifting toneutral ................................ 15 2
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ 15 3
Tr ansmission position display .............. 15 0
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 15 0
Au tomatic transmission
see Selector le ver
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 41 0
Tr ailer operation .................................. 422 B
Bag hook .................................................. 104
Ball ne ck
Fo lding in/out .................................... .228
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .170
Battery Key ........................................................ 60
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 137
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 377No
tes ................................................... 375
St arting assis tance .............................. 377
Battery (vehicle) see Vehicle battery
Belt .............................................................29
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 231
Blind Spot Assist .................................... .222
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .224
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 222
Sy stem limits ....................................... 222
Blind Spot Assist see Active Blind Spot Assi st
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .267
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 320
Settings ............................................... 267 Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 321 Blue
tooth ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 338
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 338
Information .......................................... 335
Overview .............................................3 36
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 337
Switching device via NFC .................... 338
Boot lid .......................................................67
Ac tivating/deactivating the boot lid
opening limiter ...................................... 72
Closing .................................................. 68 HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .70
Loc ked separately .................................72
Opening .................................................67
Opening dimensions ............................4 19
Boot lid see Boot lid
see Locking/unlocking
Brake Assi stSystem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes ................................................... 41 8500
Index

!inope
rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 424
÷inoperati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 427
Tinoperati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 428
GInoperati ve.................................. 434
bIntelli gent Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 478
 Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 65
ÂKe y not de tected (white displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 64
Let fresh air into theve hicle interior!
Air conditioning malf. Visit workshop ..473
Limiter inoperative .............................. 449
Limiter passive .................................... 448
É Lowe ring .................................... 440
b Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 78É
Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 42
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........4 50
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 468
ëOff .............................................. .447
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 468
jOpe ration only possible in
transmission position N .......................471
j Operation only possible in
transmission position P .......................471
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 430
Pa rking Pilot and PARKTRONIC inop‐
erative See Owner's Manual ................446
Pa rking Pilot Manoeuvring assis‐
ta nce limited See Owner's Manual ......446
 Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 465ÉPlease
reduce speed ...................4 42
PRE-SAFE inope rative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 435
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 435
hRe ctify tyre pressure ................... 460
ØRe fill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... .457
Ø Refill Ad Blue No start in XXX mi
............................................................ .458
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................4 56
!Re lease parking brake .................429
¸Re place air cleaner .....................458
,Re placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .464
 Replace key ................................ .463
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 457
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 436 Index
507

Re
versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 69
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........468
#See Owner's Manual ................... 452
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX mph..... 449
# Start engine See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .453
ÐSt eering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop ....................... 473
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ....474
Ð Steering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 472
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........474
è Steering Pilot cur rently una vail‐
able See Owner's Manual ....................448
è Steering Pilot inoperative ............448 St
op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................469
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 453
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 53
ÉSt opvehicle Vehicle too low ........ 441
b Switch off lights .......................... 479
b Switch on headlamps ..................479
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 468
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 450
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .477
Tr af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual ...........447
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................446
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 447
j Trailer coupling extending… ......... 466
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 469 !Tu
rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 428
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vail‐
able ...................................................... 461
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........462
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors .................................... .462
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................459
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................4 62
Ty re(s) ove rheated Reduce speed ........ 463
dVe hicle is operational Switch
off the ignition before exiting .............. 469
ÉVe hiclerising Please wait............ 441
É Vehicle rising ...............................4 40
hWa rning tyre defect .....................461
h Wheel sensor(s) missing .............462
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 68
Dist ance control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC 508
Index

Re
gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 288
Loading guidelines .................................... 99
Loads Secu ring ................................................ 99
Lo cking ...................................................... .58
Locking/unlocking ........................ 62, 63, 67
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing ................................................ 99
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... .89 M
MAGIC VISION CONTROL Windsc reen wipers .............................. 124
Main beam Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus ............ 11 9
Switching on/off .................................. 11 6
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS Malfunction
Restra int sy stem ................................... 28
Manual transmission Operating thege arshift le ver ............... 14 9
Map .......................................... .289, 290, 291
Av oiding (changing) an area ................2 93
Av oiding an area ..................................2 93
Av oiding an area (deleting) .................. 294
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .293
Displ aying auto zoom when turning .... .295
Displ aying Qibla .................................. 295
Displaying the compass ....................... 295
Displaying the map version ................ .293
Displ aying the next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 292
Displaying the satellite map ................2 95
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................. .289
Displ aying traf fic signs ........................ 293
Displaying weather information .......... .296
Map data ............................................. 294
Moving ................................................. 291
Overview ............................................. 290
Selecting POI symbols ......................... 292
Selecting text information ................... 292
Selecting the map orientation .............2 92Setting
the map scale .......................... 291
Up dating .............................................. 294
Map and compass Overview .............................................2 90
Massage prog rammes
Selecting the front seats ....................... 92
Massage prog rams
Overview ............................................... 92
Massage settings Resetting ............................................... 92
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ........ 362
Maximum speed see Limiter
MB Info call see Service call
Mecca .......................................................2 95
Media Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 24 3
Sea rching ............................................ 333
Media display Notes .................................................. 258 Index
517

No
tes on language selection ............... 270
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ....2 73
Setting the dis tance unit ...................... 271
Software upda te.................................. 273
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem T
Ta ilgate
see Boot lid
Ta ilpipes (Care) ........................................ 363
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 19
Ta nk capacity
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 416
Fu el ...................................................... 41 5
Re ser ve(fuel) .......................................4 15
Te ch nical data ......................................... 408
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 422
Information .......................................... 408
No tes (trailer hitch) .............................. 421
To ngue weight .................................... .421
To wing weight (t owing a trailer) .......... .421
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ........ 393
Ve hicle identification plate ...................4 10Te
lephone ................................................ .296
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 301
Auth orising a mobile phone (Remo te
Pa rking Pilot) ...................................... .216
Call and ringtone volume .................... .300
Calls with se veral participants ............ .301
Connecting a mobile phone (Near
Field Communication (NFC)) .............. .299
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .298
Connecting a mobile phone (Secu re
Simple Pairing) .................................... 298
Disconnecting the mobile phone ......... 299
Incoming call during an existing call .... 301
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......63
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 24 3
Mobile phone voice recognition .......... 300
No tes ................................................... 297
Re ception and transmission volume .... 300
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 141
Switching mobile phones .................... 299
Switching mobile phones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 299
Te lephone menu overview .................. .296
Te lephone operation ............................ 300
Unlocking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....63 Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 299
Vo
ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 53
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 11 2
Te lephone
see Mobile phone
Te lephone module
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .306
Ac tivating/deactivating caller ID
transmission ........................................ 308
Ac tivating/deactivating da taroam‐
ing ...................................................... .308
Ac tivating/deactivating network pro‐
vider restriction ................................... 308
Ac tivating/deactivating text mes‐
sa ge trans fer ....................................... 308
Ad justing the brightness ..................... 308
Charging a mobile phone ..................... 310
Connecting .......................................... 306
Deleting call lists ................................ .309
Disconnecting ...................................... 310
Es tablishing a connection tothe
mobile phone ....................................... 307
Fitting/removing ................................. 306
Inserting/removing a SIM card .......... .307 528
Index