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Publication details
Internet
Fu rther information about Mercedes-Benzv ehi‐
cles and about Daimler AGcan be found on the
fo llowing websites:
http://www.mbusa.com (US Aonly)
http://www.mercedes-benz.ca (Canada only)
Editorial of fice
©Daimler AG:Notto be reprinted, translated or
ot herwise reproduced, in whole or in part, with‐
out written permission from Daimler AG.
Ve hicl em anufacturer
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
7032 7Stuttgart
Ge rmany
Symbols
In this Operator's Manual, youw illfind thef ol‐
lowing symbols:
& DANG ER Dan gerd ue tofailur eto
obser vewarning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attentio ntohaz‐
ards that ma yendanger your healt horlife, or
th eh ealt horl ifeofo thers.
#Please obser vethew arning notices in
th ese instructions.
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage duetofailur etoo bserveenvi‐
ro nmental no tes
Environmental no tesi nclude information on
environmentally responsible behavior or envi‐
ro nmentally responsible disposal.
#Obser veenvironmen taln otes.
* NO
TEDama getoproperty due tofailure
to obser venotesonm aterial damage
Notesonm aterial damag einfor myou of
ri sk sw hichm aylead to yo urvehicle being
damaged.
#Obser venotesonm aterial damage.
%
Useful instructions or fur ther information
th at coul dbehelpfulto you.
RXInst ruction
R(Q Page)F urther information on atopic
RDisplay Information in them ultifunction dis‐
play/multimedia display
Rï Highes tmenu le vel, whic histob e
selected in them ultimedia sy stem
Rí Corresponding submenus, whic hareto
be selected in them ultimedia sy stem
R*I ndicates acause
As at 30.11.15
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Welcome tothew orld of Me rced es-Benz
Befor eyou firs td rive off, read this Operator's
Manual carefull yand familiarize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Fory our owns afet ya nd alon ger
ve hicle life, follo wt he instructions and warning
notices in this manual. Disregarding them may
lead todamag etothevehicle or personal injur y.
Ve hicle damag eresulting from thei nstructions
being ignored is no tcove redbyt he Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warrant y.
The equipment or product designation of your
ve hicle ma yvarya ccordingt o:
RModel
ROrder
RNational version
RAv ailability
Mercedes-Ben zreser vest he right tointroduce
ch anges in thef ollowing areas:
RDesign
REquipment
RTech nica lfeatures Therefore,
thed escription given ma yvaryinc er‐
ta in cases from thee quipment in your vehicle.
The following ar eintegral parts of thev ehicle:
RDigital Operator's Manual
RPrinted Operator's Manual
RMaintenance Booklet
REquipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in thev ehicle at all
times. If yous ellthev ehicle, alw aysp ass all of
th ed ocuments on tothen ew owner.
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
AD aimle rCompany
2135847801
2135847801
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Displaymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 352
Displa ymessages ...................................... .352
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 396
Index .......................................................... 412
4
Conte nts
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1Speedom eter →
194
2 ÷ ESP
®
3
#! Turn signal light →
111
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
197
6 ! ABS malfunction
7 ; Engine diagnosis
8 Tach ome ter →
194
9 % Diesel engine :pregl ow
A Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical fault
D
· Distance warning
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
G J Brakes (yell ow)
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow)
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J ü Seatb elti sn otfastened
K T Parking lights →
110
L Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
M K High beam →
111
N L Lowb eam →
110
O R Rear fogl ight →
111
P h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
Q å ESP
®OFF
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 9
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Instrument displayintheW idescreen Cockpit
10
Atag lanc e–Warning and indicator lamps
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1Speedom eter →
194
2 Foglight
3 ü Seat belt is no tfas tened
4 #! Turn signal light →
111
5 Multifunction display →
197
6 Tach ome ter →
194
7 å ESP
®OFF
÷ ESP
®
8
K Highbeam →
111
L Lowb eam →
110
T Parking lights →
110
9 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold
A Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
B · Distance warning
C Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
D # Electrica lfault
E
Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
H R Rear fogl ight →
111
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J % Diesel engine :pregl ow
K ; Engine diagnosis
L J Brakes (yellow)
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
O ! ABS malfunction
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 11
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1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1-800-387-0 100.
Important notice forC alifornia retail bu yers
and lessee sofMercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California la wyou ma ybeentitled toa
re placemen tofyourvehicle or arefund of the
pur chase price or lease price ,ifafter areasona‐
ble number of repair attem ptsM ercedes-Benz
US A,LLCa nd/or its authorized repair or service
fa cilities failto fixo ne or mor esubstantial
defect sorm alfunctions in thev ehicle that are
co veredbyi tsexpress warrant y.
During aperio dof18m onths from originald eliv‐
er yoft hevehicle or akilome ter/milea geread‐
ing of 18,000 miles (29,000 km), whiche ver
occur sfirst ,v ehicle repair is presumed fora
re tail buyer or lessee if one or mor eofthefol‐
lowing occurs:
(1) thes erious defect or damag ecan result in
deadly or serious injur ytothevehicle occu‐
pants while driving AND this defect has
already been repaired at leas ttwice AND Mercedes‑Benz, LL
Chas been informed in
writing of then ecessity of arepair.
(2) thed efect or damage, though less serious
th an (1) abo ve,h as already been repaired at
leas tfour times AND Mercedes‑Benzh as
been informed in writing of then ecessity of
ar epair.
(3) thev ehicle canno tbeusedforl onger than
30 calendar da ysbecause of repair work
re sulting from this or other serious defects
or damage.
Please send your written notic eto:
Mercedes‑BenzU SA,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
3M ercede sDrive
Montvale, NJ 0764 5-0350
Operating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetom al‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo udon othave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkora nyrequ iredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures.
#Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhaust
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhaust system.
#When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side.
22 General no tes
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#Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular.
#If th er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
&
WARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component part s
Modification toelectronic components, their
softwar eorwiring could impair their function
and/or thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts. In particular ,systems releva nt
to saf etyc ould also be af fected.
As aresult, these ma ynolonger function
proper lyand/or jeopardizet he operating
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re.
#Yo us hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle
Damag etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
RThe vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad.
RThe vehicle is driven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,speed bump or pot‐
hole.
RAh eavy object strike st he underbody or
parts of thec hassis.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi sparts ,wheels or tires
coul dbed amaged without thed amag ebeing
visible. Components damaged in this wa y
can unexpectedly fail or ,int he case of an
accident, no longer withs tand thes trai nthey
ar ed esigned to.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. If these materials
come int oconta ct wi thhotp arts on the
ex haus tsyst em, they ma ycatc hfire.
#Ha ve thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or
#If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Declaration of conformity forw ireles svehi‐
cle components
USA: "The wireless devices of this vehicle com‐
ply wit hPart15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothef ollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta ccep tany inter fere nce
re ceive d, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.C hangesorm odifications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
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