
Exhaustsee Exhaust pipe
Exhaust check .................................. .123
Exhaus tpipe
Cleaning ......................................... 235
Exterior lighting
Cleaning ......................................... 234
see Lights
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ......................................... 81
Dipping (automatic) ......................... 83
Folding in whe nlocking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 167
Folding in/out( automatically). ........ 82
Folding in/out (electrically) ............. 82
Outofp osition (troubleshooting )..... 82
Setting ............................................. 82
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ................................................. 83
Storing the parking position ............. 83
F
Favorites
Overview ........................................ 200
Filler cap
see Refueling
First-aidk it......................................... 238
Flat tire
Changing awheel /mounting the
spare wheel. .................................. 269
Preparing the vehicl e..................... 240
Folding the seat backres t(rear)
forwards/back .................................. 207
Frequencies
Mobil ephone ................................. 274
Two-way radio ................................ 274
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 278
Consumption statistics .................. 160
Displaying the rang e...................... 160
Driving tip s.................................... 122
Fue lgauge ....................................... 32
Grade (gasoline )............................ 277
Important safety notes .................. 277
Premium-grade unleade dgaso-
line ................................................. 277
Problem (malfunction) ................... 120 Refueling ........................................ 118
Tank content/reserve fue
l............. 277
Fue lfille rflap
Closing ........................................... 119
Emergency release ........................ 119
Opening ......................................... 119
Fue llevel
Calling up the rang e(on-board
computer) ...................................... 160
Fue ltank
Capacity ........................................ 277
Problem (malfunction) ................... 120
Fus eallocatio nchart ........................ 249
Fus ebox
cargo compartment ....................... 250
Dashboard ..................................... 249
Front-passenger footwell ............... 249
Transmission tunne l....................... 250
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 249
Before changing ............................. 249
Dashboard fus ebox ....................... 249
Fus ealloc ation chart ..................... 249
Fus ebox in the carg ocompart-
ment .............................................. 250
Fus ebox in the front-passenger
footwell .......................................... 249
Fus ebox in the transmission tun-
nel ................................................. 250
Important safety notes .................. 248
G
Garaged ooro pener
Clearing the memory ..................... 224
Generaln otes ................................ 221
Important safety notes .................. 222
Opening/closing the garag edoor..2 24
Problems whe nprogramming ........2 24
Programming the remote control ... 222
Synchronizing the rolling code ....... 223
Gasoline ............................................. 277
Gear indicator (on-board com-
puter) ..................................................1 67
Genuine parts ...................................... 23
Glove box ...........................................2 05
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Convenience opening feature .......... 70
Display message ............................ 187
Door central locking/unlocking ...... .63
Important safety notes .................... 63
Loss .................................................6 6
Mechanical key ................................ 64
Overview .......................................... 63
Positions (ignition lock) ................. 104
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 66
Starting the engine ........................ 105
SMS
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 198
Snow chains ...................................... 253
Socket (12 V)
Cargo compartment. ...................... 213
Front-passenger footwell ............... 212
General notes ................................ 212
Rear compartment. ........................213
Sound
Switching on/off ........................... 199
Spare fuses ........................................ 249
Spare wheel
Spare wheel bracket at the rear .... 239
Stainless-steel spare hub cap ........2 39
Special seat beltr etractor.................. 50
Specialist workshop ............................ 27
Speedometer
Digita l............................................ 160
In the Instrument cluster ................. 32
Segments ...................................... 157
Selecting the displayu nit ...............165
Standingl amps
Display message ............................ 176
Switching on/off .............................. 86
Starting the engine
Important safety notes .................. 104
Steering (display message) .............. 187
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically). .................... 80
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 158
Cleaning ..................... .................... 236
Important sa
fety notes .................... 79
Paddle shifters ............................... 114
Steering wheel heating .................... 80
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ................................................. 83 Steering wheel heating
Indicator lamp (malfunction) ............ 80
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........114
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 168
Stowage areas ................................... 205
Stowage compartment
Door stowage compartment .......... 206
Stowage compartments
Armrest (under) .............................2 06
Cu ph olders ................................... 210
Glove box ....................................... 205
Important safety information ......... 205
Stowag enet ................................... 206
Stowag epockets ........................... 206
Stowage net ....................................... 206
Summer opening
see Convenience opening feature
Summer tires
In winter ........................................ 253
Sun visor ............................................ 210
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ..................................................1 65
SUV
(Sport Utility Vehicle) ....................... 26
Switchin gair-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 101
Switchin gonmedia mode
Via the device lis t.......................... 203
T
Tachometer ........................................ 157
Tail lamp
Replacing bulb s............................... 91
Tail lamps
Displa ymessage ............................ 176
Tank content
Fuelgauge ....................................... 32
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 276
Drawba rloa d( maximum) ............... 284
Information .................................... 274
Trailer load s................................... 284
Vehicl edata. .................................. 281
Telephone
Accepting acall. ............................ 163
Authorizing amobilephone (con-
necting) ......................................... 202
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HOLD function
General notes
The HOLD function can assist the driverint he
following situations:
Rwhen pulling away, especially on steep slopes
Rwhen maneuvering on steep slopes
Rwhen waiting in traffic
The vehicleisk ept stationary without the driver
having to depress the brake pedal.
The braking effect is cancele dand the HOLD
function deactivated when you depress the
accelerator pedaltop ulla way.
Do not use the HOLD function when driving off-
road ,ons teep uphill or downhill gradients or on
slippery or looses urfaces. The HOLD function
cannot hold the vehicleons uch surfaces.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When leaving the vehicle, it can still roll away despite being braked by the HOLD function if:
Rthere is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltag esupply.
Rthe HOLD function has been deactivated by
pressing the accelerator pedalort he brake
pedal, e.g. by avehicleo ccupant.
Rthe electrical system in the engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuse shave
been tampere dwith.
Rthe battery is disconnected
There is arisk of an accident.
If you wis htoexit the vehicle, alway sturn off
the HOLD function and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
!When DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD func-
tion is activated, the vehicleb rakes automat-
ically in certain situations.
To avoi ddamage to the vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS and the HOLD function in
the following or similar situations:
Rwhen towing the vehicle
Rin the car wash
Deactivating the HOLD function (
Ypage1 39).
Activation conditions
You can activate the HOLD function if:
Rthe vehicleiss tationary
Rthe engine is running or if it has been auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
Rthe driver's door is closed or you rseat belti s
fastened
Rthe parking brake is released
Rthe transmission is in position D,R or N
RDISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated
Activating the HOLD function
XMake sure that the activation conditions are
met.
XDepress the brake pedal.
XQuickly depress the brake pedalf urther until
ë appears in the multifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release the brake pedal.
If depressing the brake pedalt he first time does
not activate the HOLD function, wai tbriefly and
then try again.
Deactivatin gthe HOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated automatically
if:
Ryou accelerate and the transmission is in
position Dor R.
Rthe transmission is in position j.
Ryou depress the brake pedalagain withacer-
tain amount of pressure until ëdisap-
pears from the multifunction display.
Ryou activate DISTRONIC PLUS
On steep uphill or downhill gradients or if there
is am alfunction, the transmission may als obe
automatically shifted into position P.
Permanentall-wheel drive
!
Never tow the vehiclew ith one axle raised.
This may damage the transfer case. Damage
of this sort is not covered by the Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty. All wheels must
remai neither on the ground or be full yraised.
Observe the instructions for towing the vehi-
cle with all wheels in full contact with the
ground.
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Driving and parking
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Warning triangle
Removing the warning triangle
The warning triangl eissecure dunder the rear
bench seat.
XReleas etabs ;.
XRemove warning triangle :.
Setting up the warning triangle
XFold feet=downa nd out to the side.
XPullside reflectors ;up to form atriangle
and lock them at the top using press-stud :.
First-aid kit
The first-aidkit is located in the stowage com-
partment of the right-hand door.
XRemove first-ai dkit: from the stowage
compartment.
Check the expiration date on the first-ai dkit at
least once ayear. Replace the contents if nec-
essary, and replace missing items.
Vehicle tool kit
General notes
iWhen they leave the factory,v ehicles are
not equipped with the tools neededtoc hange
aw heel, such as ajack or lug wrench. Some
tools for changing awheel are specific to the
vehicle. To obtai ntools approved for your
vehicle, contact aqualified specialist work-
shop.
The vehiclet ool kit contains:
Rvehicletool kit bag with:
-fuse extractor
-apump leverf or the vehiclej ack
-ascrewdriver
-alug wrench
Rjack
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Breakdown assistance

The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits.Ifafuse blows, all the compo-
nentsont he circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the
same rating, which you can recognize by the
color and value. The fuse ratings are listed in the fuse allocation chart (
Ypage 249).
If an ewly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at aqualified special-
ist workshop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
!Only use fuses that have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correctf use rating for the system concerned.
Otherwise, components or systems could be
damaged.
!Make sure that no moisture can enter the
fuse box when the cover is open.
!When closing the cover, make sure that it is
lying correctly on the fuse box. Moisture seep-
ing in or dirt could otherwise impair the oper-
ation of the fuses.
Before changing afuse
Pay attention to the important safety notes
(Ypage 248).
XSwitch off the engine.
XSwitch off all electrical consumers.
XRemove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
must be off.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away
(Ypage 120).
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
RMain fuse box on the driver's side of the dash-
board
RFuse box in the front-passenger footwell
RFuse box in the transmission tunnel
RFuse box in the cargo compartment
The fuse allocation chart and the spare fuses are
in the fuse box on the dashboard on the front-
passenger side (
Ypage 249).
The fuse extractor is in the vehicle tool kit
(
Ypage 120).
Dashboard fuse box
!
Do not use apointed object such as ascrew-
driver to open the cover in the dashboard. You
could damage the dashboard or the cover.
XOpen the front-passenger door.
XTo open: pull cover :out in the direction of
the arrow and remove it.
XTo close: clip in cover :on the front of the
dashboard.
XFold cover :in until it engages.
Fuse box in the front-passenger foot-
well
XUnscrew screws :.
XLift up cover;in the direction of the arrow.
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Observe the following when raising the vehi-
cle:
RTo raise the vehicle, only use the vehicle-spe-
cific jack that has been tested and approved
by Mercedes-Benz.Ifused incorrectly, the
jack could tip over with the vehicle raised.
RThe jack is designed only to raise and hold the
vehicle for ashort time while awheel is being
changed. It must not be used for performing
maintenance work under the vehicle.
RAvoid changin gthe wheel on uphill and down-
hill slopes.
RBeforer aising the vehicle, secure it from roll-
ing away by applying the parking brake and
inserting wheel chocks. Do not disengage the
parking brake while the vehicle is raised.
RThe jack must be placed on afirm, flat and
non-slip surface. On aloose surface, alarge,
flat, load-bearing underlay must be used. On a
slippery surface, anon-slip underlay must be
used, e.g. rubber mats.
RDo not use wooden blocks or similar objects
as ajack underlay. Otherwise, the jack will not
be able to achieve its load-bearing capacity
due to the restricted height.
RMake sure that the distanc ebetween the
underside of the tires and the ground does not
exceed 1.2 in (3 cm).
RDo not place your hands or feet under the
raised vehicle.
RDo not lie under the vehicle.
RDo not start the engine when the vehicle is
raised.
RDo not open or close adoor when the vehicle
is raised.
RMake sure that no persons are present in the
vehicle when the vehicle is raised.
XUsing lug wrench :,loosen the bolts on the
wheel you wish to change by about one full
turn .Don ot unscrew the bolts completely.
XAssemble the pump lever for the jack from the
vehicle tool kit.
XTurn lowering screw =on the jack clockwise
as far as it will go using notch ;on the pump
lever.
Pressure release screw =is closed.
iDo not turn pressure release screw =by
more than one to two revolutions. Otherwise,
hydraulic fluid could escape.
XPosition jack Avertically under the jacking
point of axle carrier tube ?.
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