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Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer vehicle
life, follow the instructions and warning notices
in this manual. Disregarding them may lead to
damage totheve hicle or personal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this manual show a left-hand
drive vehicle. On right-hand drive vehicles, the
la yo ut of co mponents and contro ls differs
accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly updating its vehi‐
cles tothest ate of the art.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design R
equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R Service Booklet
R Equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Driving and pa
rking ................................. 14 0
Driving ........................................................ 14 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 48
Manual transmission .................................. 14 9
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 15 0
Re fuelling .................................................... 154
Pa rking ...................................................... .160
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............1 69
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 227
Bicycle rack ................................................ 231 In
stru ment Displ ayand on-board
comp uter.................................................. 234
Instrument display overview ...................... .234
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 35
Operating the on-board computer .............. 236
Displa ysinthe multifunction display ..........2 37
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 238
Menus and submenus ................................ 238
Head-up Display ......................................... 24 5LINGU
ATRO NIC ......................................... 247
Operating saf ety ........................................ .247 Operation ....................................................2
47
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 24 9
Essential voice commands .......................... 24 9 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 258
Overview and operation .............................. 258
Sy stem settings .......................................... 266
Na vigation ................................................... 274
Te lephone .................................................. .296
Online and Internet functions ..................... .319
Media ......................................................... 327
Ra dio .......................................................... 338
TV ............................................................... 341
Sound ......................................................... 349 Main
tenance and care ............................. 352
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 352
Engine compartment .................................. 353
Cleaning and care ...................................... .360 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 367
Emergency ................................................. .367
Flat tyre ...................................................... 369 Battery (vehicle) ..........................................
375
To w starting or towing away ....................... 379
Electrical fuses ........................................... 385 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 388
Noise or unusual handling characteris‐
tics ............................................................ .388
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ........ 388
No tes on snow chains ................................ 388
Ty re pressure .............................................. 389
Wheel change ............................................ .396
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. 406 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 408
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 408
On-board electronics .................................. 408
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ............................................ 41 0
Operating fluids .......................................... 412
Ve hicle data ................................................ 419
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 421 Contents
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Pr
otection of the environment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate your
ve hicle.
Yo u can help toprotect the environment by
operating your vehicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner. Please obser vethefo l‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Make sure that the tyre pressure is cor‐
re ct. #
Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no
lon ger need them). #
Adhere tothe service inter vals.
A regularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ute toenvironmen tal pr otection. #
Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at
a qu alified specialist workshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do not depress the accelera tor pedal
when starting the engine. #
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
di st ance from theve hicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup toÔ of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switch off the engine in stationary traf‐
fi c. #
Keep an eye on theve hicle's fuel con‐
sum ption. Ta
ke -back of end-of-life vehicles
EU countries onl y:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your end-of-life
ve hicle for environment-friendly disposal in
accordance with the European Union(EU) End-
of-Life Vehicles Directive.
A network of vehicle take -ba ckpoints and dis‐
mantlers has been es tablished foryo uto return
yo ur vehicle. You can lea veit at any of these
points free of charge . This makes an impor tant
contribution toclosing there cycling circle and
conse rving resources.
Fo r fur ther information about there cycling and
disposal of end-of-li fevehicles, and theta ke-
back conditions, please visit the national
Mercedes-Benz website foryo ur count ry. Gene
ral no tes 19
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessary . #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock theve hicle . #
Have theke ych ecked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Yo u ha velost a key. #
Have theke y deacti vated at a qualified specialist workshop. #
If necessar y,ha ve the loc kschanged as well. Doors
Note
s onthe additional door lock The additional door lock is only
available for
ve hicles forth eUni ted Kingdom. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryto persons
inside theve hicle when the additional
door lock is activated
If th e additional door lock is activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside.
If th ere are persons in theve hicle, they can
no longer le aveth eve hicle, e.g. in hazardous
situations. #
Never lea vepersons unattended in the
ve hicle, particularly children, elderly
persons or persons in need of help. #
Ifth ere are persons in theve hicle, do
not activate the additional door loc k. The additional door lock is automatically activa‐
te d:
R After locking theve hicle with thekey.
R After locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO.
% After locking theve hicle, the horn can be
operated for a short time. %
After locking theve hicle, pressing the button
to centrally unlock theve hicle from inside
will trigger an alarm (→ page 63).
If th e additional door lock is activated, the doors
cann otbe opened from the inside.
Yo u can deactivate the additional door lock by
deactivating the interior pr otection (→ page84). Un
locking and opening the doors from the
inside Un
ited Kingdom onl y:obser vethe no tes on the
additional door lock (→ page 62).62
Opening and closing
addition, cup holde
rs, open stowage spaces
and mobile phone brac kets cann otalw ays
re tain all objects they contain.
The reis a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects so that they can‐
not be throw n around in su chsitua‐
tions. #
Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets. #
Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Alw aysstow and secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from tailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If you come into contact with these
parts of theve hicle, you could burn yourself. #
Alw ays be particular lycareful around
th eta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trim. #
Allow theve hicle parts tocool down
before youto uch them. The handling
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in
mind when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the maximum permissible
gross mass or the permissible axle loads for
th eve hicle (including occupants).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenl y. St
ow age spaces in theve hicle interior Overview of
the front stowage compa rt‐
ments
Obse rveth e no tes on loading theve hicle
(→ page 99). 1
Stow age compartment in the doors
2 Stow age/telephone compartment in the
armrest with multimedia connections and
stow age compartment, e.g. for an MP3
pla yer 100
Seats and stowing
#
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: presstheH
or _ button. Climate
style Climate
style function
In automatic mode you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting Setting
the clima testyle
Requ irements:
R THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control is
fi tted.
R The à button has been pressed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE . Air distribution settings
The symbols in
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terve nts
R P centre and side air vents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros ter and foot we llve nts
R _ allvents
R b defros ter,middle and side air vents R
W automatic air distribution Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver's side is
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press button 0.
The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Climate control
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#
Toactivate immediatel y:press and hold
th eu button. #
Toset the departu retime: briefly press
th eu button. #
Press the, or. button repeatedly
until the time tobe changed appears in the
displa y. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The Îsymbol in there mo tecontrol displ ay
fl ashes. #
Press the, and. buttons toset the
desired departure time. #
Press theu and^ buttons simultane‐
ousl y.
The new departure time is stored.
Up tothre e departure times can be stored. #
Toactivate the departu retime: select the
desired departure time and press and hold
th eu button.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time,
th e letter A, BorCappear in the displa y. #
Todeactivate the departure time: select
th e desired departure time and press and
hold the^ button.
OFF appears in the displa y. #
Tocheck thest atus of thest ationary
heater: briefly press theu button. #
Todeactivate immediatel y:press and hold
th e^ button.
Re mo tecont rol displa ys(stationary heater/
st ationary ventilation) 1
Stationary ventilation switched on
2 Stationary heater swit ched on
3 Selected departure time
4 Remaining time forth est ationary heater/
st ationary ventilation (in minu tes)
5 Stationary heater/ stationary ventilation
acti ve
6 Departure time acti vated
7 Signal stre ngth 13 6
Climate cont rol
R
2 Gentle deceleration and rolling
R 3 Consis tent speed
The inner segment is gr eyand the outer seg‐
ment em pties:
R 1 Sporty acceleration
R 2 Heavy braking
R 3 Fluctuations in speed
Yo u ha vedriven economically when:
R theth re e outer segments are comple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R the ECO display border lights up.
The additional range achi eved as a result of your
driving style in comparison toa driver with a
ve ry sporty driving style is shown under Bonus
from start. The range displ ayed does not indicate
a fixe dre duction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs:
R I (Individual): individual settings
R S+ (Sport Plus): particularlysporty driving
st yle
R S (Sport): sporty driving style
R C (Comfort): comfortable and economical
driving style
R E (Economy): particularly economical driving
st yle
Depending on the drive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristics will change:
R Drive sy stem
- Engine and transmission management
- ESP ®
- Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
R Vehicles with AIR BODY CONT ROL or
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:Suspension R
Steering
% Time until the next vehicle star t:
R Less than four hours: the last selected
drive program is active.
R More than four hours: drive program Cis
active. Selecting
the drive prog ram 14 8
Driving and pa rking