
Atag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Doorc ontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Generalnotes ............................................. 19
Pr otection of thee nvironment. .................... .19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 22
Declarat ionofc onformity forw ireless
ve hicle components. ....................................2 3
Diagno stics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 24
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................2 5
Problems wit hyour vehicle ........................... 25
Re portin gsafet yd efects .............................. .25
Limited Warrant y......................................... .26 QR cod
efor rescue car d...............................2 6
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 28
Occupant safety......................................... 30
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .30
Seatb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 37
PRE-SAFE
®................................................... 44
Childr eninthev ehicle ................................. .45
Pe ts in thev ehicle ....................................... .54
Opening and closing .................................. 55
SmartK ey...................................................... 55
Door s............................................................ 60
Tr unk ............................................................ 63
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .69
Sid ew indo ws ............................................... 70
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 74
Anti-thef tprotection .................................... .79
Seats and stowing ...................................... 81
Cor rect driver's seatp osition ........................ 81Seats ............................................................ 82
St
eering wheel ............................................. .91
Using them emor yfunction .......................... 93
St ow agea reas .............................................. 94
Cup holder .................................................. 103
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .105
Soc kets ....................................................... 106
Wi reless chargingoft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior antenna .. 107
Ins talling/ removing floor mats ...................1 09
Light and visibility.................................... 110
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 110
Interior lighting ............................................ 114
Wi ndshield wipe rand windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors ........................................................ 118
Operating thes un visor s............................. 120
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ..................... .121
Climat econtrol ......................................... 122
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... .122
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 122
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Conte nts 

Protection bythea irbags
Depending on thea ccidents ituation,anairbag
can add tothep rotection of fere dbyac orrectly
fast ened seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect seatp osition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations ,alway sm ake
sur ethat all vehicle occupants:
RAres eated properly and keep as fara wa y
as possible from thea irbags.
RObser vethef ollowing information.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea irbag and the
ve hicle occupant.
To avo idrisk sr esulting from thed eployment of
th ea irbag:
RBefor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly ;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's seatp osition
(
→page 81).
ROnl yhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This all owsthe airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
RAlw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or lean agains tthe door or side windo w.You
ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area of
th ea irbags.
RAlw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.
Yo ur feet ma yotherwise be in thed eploy‐
ment area of thea irbag.
RIfch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional no tes(→pag e45).
RAlw ayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectly. Objects in
thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an
airba gfromf unctioning cor rectly .There fore
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RTher eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
RTher eareno objectsb etwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
RNo hardobjects, e.g. coat hangers, ar ehang‐
ing on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
RNo accessories, suc hascup holders, are
attached tothev ehicle within thed eploy‐
men t area of an airbag, e.g. todoors, side
windo wsor side paneling.
RNo heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile objectsa re
in thep ockets of your clo thing. Stores uch
object sinas uitable place.
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Occupant saf ety 

thro wn around ;this could result in vehicle
occupants being hit.
This also applies to:
RLu ggag eorl oads
RSeats that ha vebeen remo veda nd are
transpor tedint hevehicle as an excep‐
tion.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
#Ifas eat has been remo ved, preferably
stow thes eat outside of thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
RNe vere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants) .The values
ar es pecified on thev ehicle identification
plat eont hevehicle's B-pillar.
RThe load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
RAlwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
Seats and stowing 95 

Attachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired.
#Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style.
Yo uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section.
Re quirements
ROnl yuseroof rack st esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
RMak esuret hat youc an raise thes liding sun‐
ro of full yand open thet runk lid full yonce
th er oof rack is ins talled.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof canno tbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐ amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call
ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
* NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Onl ysecur ethe roof rack tothea nchorage
point sunder co vers 1.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he roof rack manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing or removing the cu pholde rint he
center console
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
Seats and stowing 10
3 

could be distracted from traf ficc onditions
and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Onl yusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
#Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size.
#Close thec onta iner,particular lyifth e
liquid is hot.
#To remo ve:slid ecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.
#Toinstall: insertcup holder 1and slide
bac kcatch 2.
% The rubber mat of thec up holder can be
re mo vedf or cleaning, e.g. using clean, luke‐
wa rm wate r.
Opening thec up holder in ther ear armrest
* NO
TEDama getothec up holder
When ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged.
#Onl yfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed.#To open: press on cup holder 1or2.
#To fold in or out: place orremo veac on‐
ta iner from cup holder 1or2.
10 4
Seats and stowing 

#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuit able de vices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ountry youa rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
Wirelesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowedinco rrectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoner eceptacle scanno talway s
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
Seats and stowing 10
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Cockpit........................................................ .6
Overvie w.................................................6
COMANDT ouch
Au thorizing adevice ............................2 29
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ .229
Connection status
Displ ays. .............................................. 252
Overvie w............................................. 252
Contacts ................................................... 240
Callin gup. .......................................... .240
Deleting ............................................... 242
Downloading (from mobile phone) ....... 240
Importing ............................................. 241
Information .......................................... 240
Making acall ........................................2 41
Na me form at ........................................ 241
Options ................................................ 241
Saving .................................................. 241
Controller Operating ............................................ .218
Con venience closing ................................. 72
Con venience opening ................................ 71Coolant (engine)
Checkin glevel .................................... .282
Filling capacity ............................ ......... 347
No tes. .................................................. 347
Cooling see Climate control
C
o rn ering light function ..........................112
Crosswind Assist .................................... .152
ESP
®(Electronic StabilityP rogram) ..... 152
Cruise control Activating ............................................ 158
Callingupas peed............................... 158
Deactivating ........................................ 158
Fu nctio n.............................................. 157
Le ver. .................................................. 158
Prerequisites ....................................... 158
Selecting ............................................. 158
Setting aspeed ................................... 158
St oring aspeed ................................... 158
Sy stem limitations .............................. .157
Cup holder .............................................. .103
Ins talling/ removing (center console) ... 103
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .104 Cup holder
see Cu pholder
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)........ .25
Cus tomer Relations Department .............25
D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data Importing/exporting ........................... 230
Notesond atai mp ort/expor t.............. 230
PIN pr otection ford atae xpo rt............ .230
Dat aacquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Daytime running lights ........................... .114
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 14
Daytim erunningl ights mode
see Daytime running lights
Deacti vatin gthe ala rm(ATA ).................... 80
Declaration of Conformity Wireless vehicle components. ...............23
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............... 328
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