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Befor eyou firs td rive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefull yand familiarise yourself wit hyour
ve hicle. Fory our owns afet ya nd alon gerv ehicle
life, follo wt he instructions and warning notices
in this manual. Disregarding them ma ylead to
damag etothevehicle or personal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle ma yvarya ccordin gto:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this manual sho waleft-hand
driv evehicle. On right-hand driv evehicles, the
la yo ut of co mponentsa nd contro ls differs
accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benzisc onstantl yu pdat ing its vehi‐
cles tothes tate ofthea rt.
Mercedes-Benz therefor ereser vest he right to
int roduce changes in thef ollowing areas:
R design R
equipment
R tech nica lfeatures
The equipment in your vehicle ma ytherefor edif‐
fe rf romt hat shown in thed escription sand illus‐
trations.
The following ar eintegral parts of thev ehicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R Service Booklet
R Equipment-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.
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Drivin
gand pa rking ................................. 14 0
Driving ........................................................ 14 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 49
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 15 0
Re fuelling .................................................... 154
Pa rking ...................................................... .156
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............1 65 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
comp uter.................................................. 220
Instrument displa yoverview. ...................... 220
Overvi ewoftheb uttons on thes teering
wheel ..........................................................2 21
Overvie wofdisplaysinthem ultifunction
displa y........................................................ 221
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... 222
Menus and submenus ................................ 222
Head-up Displa y......................................... 228 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 230
No tesono perating saf ety. ........................ .230
Ope ratio n................................................... 230
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 232
Essential voice command s......................... 233 Multimed
iasystem .................................. 243
Overvie wand operation .............................. 24 3
Sy stem settings .......................................... 251
ENERG IZING comfor t.................................. 263
Na vigation .................................................. 265
Te lephon e................................................... 291
Online an dInterne tfunctions ......................3 12
Media ......................................................... 320
Ra dio .......................................................... 332
TV ............................................................... 335
Sound ......................................................... 343 Main
tenance and care ............................. 347
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 347
Engine compartmen t.................................. 348
Cleaning and car e....................................... 354 Breakdown assistance
............................365
Emergency .................................................. 365
Fla ttyre. ..................................................... 367
Batter y(vehicle) .......................................... 373
To w- startin gort owing away ....................... 378
Electrica lfus es ........................................... 383 Wheel
sand tyres ..................................... 386
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 386
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ........ 386
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 387
Ty re pressur e............................................. .387
Wheel chang e............................................. 394
Collapsible spar ewheel .............................. 404 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 407
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 407
On-board electronic s.................................. 407
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview. .......................... .409
Operatin gfluids .......................................... .411
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 416 Displa
ymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 41 8
Displ aymessa ges....................................... 41 8
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 464 Index
......................................................... 47 9 Con
tents 3

1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
24 3
2 PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
48,,
3 Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
15 2
4 Combination swit ch →
121
5 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
15 0
6 Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
186
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
218
Night View Assi st →
213
Head-up display →
,228
Seat bel textender →
41
7 Light switch →
11 9
8 Electric pa rking brake →
161
9 Unloc kstheb onnet →
349
A Control pane lfor:
on-boar dcomputer →
221
Operating cruise contro lorthevariable limiter →
176 Operating
ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC →
180
B Start/ stop button →
141
C Adjusts thes teering wheel →
104
D Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
221
E Climat econtrol sy stems →
13 3
F ECO start/ stop function →
14 8
G DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
14 9
H Sets thev ehicle le vel →
19 2
I ActiveP arking Assist →
204
J Open sand closes thes ide windo ws →
81
K Activates and deacti vatesA IRCAP →
88
L Opens and close sthe sof ttop →
85
M Cont role lements fort he multimedia sy stem →
24 3
N Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
19 6
O Extend sthe rear seat head restra ints →
98
P Hazar dwarning lights →
12 2
Q Cup holder →
11 3 At
ag lanc e–C ockpit 9

Instrument display
inthew idescreen cockpit 12
Atag lanc e–Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
220
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
472
3 #! Turn signal light →
121
4 Multifunction display →
221
5 Revc ounter →
220
6 å ESP®
OFF →
465
÷ ESP®
→
465
7 K Mainb eam →
121
L Dippe dbeam →
11 9
T Standing lights →
11 9
8 ? Coolan ttoo hot/cold →
474
9 Coolan ttemperatur edisplay →
220
A · Distance warning →
472
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
473
C # Electrica lfault →
474 D
J Brakes (red) →
465
E ü Seatbeltisn otfastened →
471
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
474
H R Rear fogl ight →
12 0
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
37
J % This indicator lam phas no function
K ; Engine diagnosis →
474
L J Brakes (yell ow) →
465
M ! Electric parking brak eapplie d(red) →
465
N h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
477
O ! ABS malfunction →
465
P ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
465 At
ag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 13

What
todo in thee vent of an accident
1 Reflectiv esafet yj ackets →
365
2 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
310
3 Checkin gand topping up service products →
411
4 Tow- startin gand towing away →
379
5 Flattyre →
367
6 Jump -sta rting →
375
7 Haza rdwa rning lamps →
12 2 8
Firee xtinguisher →
366
9 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort yre
pressu re,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
154
A Tow- startin gand towing away →
379
B First-ai dk it (so ftsided) →
366
C TIREFIT kit →
369
D Warning triangle →
365 At
ag lanc e–E merg encies an dbreak downs 21

Callin
gupthe Digita lOwner' sManual
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
Õ Owner's Manual #
Select amenu item.
In addition, youc an also call up theO wner's
Manual within amain function (e.g. via Informa-
tion on navigation).
The Digital Owner's Manual describes thef unc‐
tion and operation of:
R thev ehicle
R them ultimedia sy stem Fo
rs afet yr easons, theD igita lOwner's Manual is
deactivated while driving.
The Digital Owner's Manual conta insthef ollow‐
ing menu items:
R Search:a llows youtos earchprecisel yfor
ke ywords.
R Quic kstart:p rovide syou wit himp ortant
informatio nsothatyouc an star tu sin gyour
ve hicle immediatel y.
R Tips:p rovide stips on ho wtouseyour vehicle
in cer tain situations.
R Messages :provide syou wit hfurther informa‐
tion about them essages in thei nstrument
clus ter.
R Bookmarks :provide syou wit halistofa llthe
bookmar ksyouh ave stored yourself. 1
Picture
2 Menu
3 Navigation window
Some sections of theD igital Owner's Manual,
e.g. warnings ,can be made visible byhighlight‐
ing and pressing them.
% The Owner's Manual can also be found in the
Mercedes-BenzG uides App in all common
App Stores. 22
Digital Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standar dand optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at thet ime of this Owner's Manual
goin gtop ress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle ma ynotbe fit‐
te dw itha llfe atures desc ribed. This is also the
case fors yst ems and function srele vant to
saf ety. Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle
ma ydiffe rf romt hat in thed escription sand illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa ll ofthes ys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestion sconcerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz service cent re.
The Owner's Manual and Service Bookle tare
impor tant documents and shoul dbekeptint he
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomal‐
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 of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component pa rts
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 jeopardise theo perating
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. If
yo um odify thec ar electronics ,the general
operating pe rmit is rende redi nva lid. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau st
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. General no
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