
%
When thec limat econtrol is switched off, the
windo wscan mis tupfaster.Onl yswitc hoff
th ec limat econtrol brief ly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction via
the control panel The A/C functio
ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle. #
Press button ¿.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan mis tupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction
using the multimedi asystem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air. #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª. Setting climat
econtrol toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly. #
Press theà button. #
Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button. Climat
estyle Clima
testylef unction
In automatic mode, youc an select thef ollowing
climat estyle settings fort he driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow ,slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,standar dsetting
R DIFFUSE: lowa irflow ,slightly warmer and
draught-f rees etting Setting
thec lima testyle
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE .
% In order to feelthee ffect of thec limate
st yle, the à function mus tbeactive
(→ pag e156). Overvie
wofair distribution settings The symbols in
thed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terv ents
R P centre and side ai rvents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R _ allv ents
R b defros ter,middl eand side air vents
R W automatic air distribution 15 6
Climat econtrol

R
Activating or deacti vating ActiveS teering
Assis torD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
The driver mu stbe ready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime. Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal. Ne
vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist. HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL
Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply. R
Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
R Ifth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d. #
Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
Inac arwa sh 218
Driving and pa rking

Ve
hicles with folding benc hseat: thet ow ing
ey eisl ocated under acove r. Installin
gthe towing eye #
Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasit
willgoa nd tighten. Ve
hicles with atrailert owhitch: vehicles with
at railer hitc hdonothave arear brac ketfor the
to wing eye. Fasten thet ow bar tothet railer tow
hitch.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- starting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st arting) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tow- startin gvehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tow- star ted. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission must
no tbet ow-sta rted. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher 424
Breakdown assis tance

amperage,
thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses Incor
rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems. #
Onlyuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mustbe replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognise bythec ol‐
our and fuse rating .For engin ecompartment
and loadc ompartment fuses ,onlyu sethose
fuses mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sare
li st ed in thef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th el oad compartmen t(→ pag e427). *
NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
R The ignition is switched off. The electrica
lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→pag e425)
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe load compartment on the
ri ght-hand side of thev ehicle, when vie wed
in thed irection of tr avel (→ page427) Fu
se bo xinthe engine compartment Obser
vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e424).
Re quirements:
R Youn eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. Breakdown assis
tance 425

Opening
&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wiper swhile thee ngine bon‐
ne tiso pen
When thee ngine bonn etis open ,and the
windscreen wiper saresetinm otion, youc an
be trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor eopening the
engine bonn et. #
Turn clip 2on co ver1aquar ter-tur nto
th el eft. #
Pull co ver1upwards in thed irection of the
ar row. #
Remo veanye xisting moistu refrom thef use
bo xu sing adryclo th. #
Loosen scr ews4,remo vefuse bo xlid 3
from thet op.
Closing #
Chec kwhether thes eal is positioned cor‐
re ctly in thel id. 426
Breakdown assis tance

#
Inser tthe lid int othe brac ketatt herear of
th ef use box. #
Fold down lid of thef use bo xand tighten
scr ews 4. #
Inser tcover 1on bo thsides and engage
th es afet yc lips. #
Turn clip 2on co ver1one quarter-tur nto
th er ight. #
Close thee ngine bonn et. Fu
se bo xont he dashboard The fuse bo
xisonthe side of thed ashboard
under acover. #
Contact aMercedes-Benz Service Centr efor
fur ther information. Fu
se bo xinthe front-passenger foot we ll Obser
vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e424). #
Open co ver1inthed irection of thea rrow
and remo veit. Fu
se bo xinthe loa dcompa rtment Obse
rvet he no tesone lectrical fuses
(→ pag e424). #
Fold down thes ide co ver. #
Fold co ver2down in thed irection of the
ar row. #
Remo vecover 1.
The fuse assignment diagram is in areces son
th es ide of thef use box. Breakdown assis
tance 427

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with atrailerh itch:afuse ma yhave blown. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe fuses and replace them if necessar y.
b AUTO lights inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b Switch off lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ights ar estills witched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htotheà position.
b Switch on headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without dipped-beam headlamps. #
Turn thel ight switc htotheL orà position.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 520
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displ
aying vehicle dat a........................ 176
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 175
Driv eprogram s.................................... 175
Fu nctio n............................................... 175
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 75
Selecting thed rive prog ram. ................ 175 E
E10 ............................................................ 454
Easy entr yfeature
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 109
Setting ................................................. 109
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 109
Setting ................................................. 109
EAS Y-PA CK load-securing kit ..................12 2
Inserting brac kets ................................ 12 3
Ins talling/ removing thel uggage
holder .................................................. 12 3
Ins talling/ removing thet elescopic
ro d. ...................................................... 124
No tes. .................................................. 12 2EBD (Electronic Brak
eforce Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes. .................................. 200
ECO display Functio n............................................... 174
Re setting. ............................................ 268
ECO start/s topf unction .................. 173, 174
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .173
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 73
Operation ............................................. 173
Switching off/on .................................. 174
Electric pa rking brake .............191,192, 19 3
App lying automaticall y......................... 191
App lying or releasing manuall y........... .193
Emergency braking .............................. 19 3
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 19 2
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................24
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................... 448Emer
gency
Assis tance overview. ............................ .18
Fir ee xtinguishe r................................. .408
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ....................... 408
Re moving thew arning triangle ............ 407
Saf etyv est. .......................................... 407
Setting up thew arning triangle .......... .408
Emer gency braking ................................. 19 3
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
Emer gency engine start .......................... 424
Emer gency key
Un lockin gthe tailgat e........................... 80
Emer gency keye lement
Inserting/removing ............................... 68
Locking adoor ....................................... 75
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .75
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 16 9
Emer gency spar ewheel .........................4 46
No tes. ................................................. 446
Re moving ............................................ 447554
Index