Mobile phoneConnecting (Bluetooth®inter-
face) ..............................................2 14
Connecting another mobile
phone ............................................ 216
Frequencies ................................... 282
Installatio n..................................... 282
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 169
Transmissio noutput (maximum ).... 282
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ...........................................6 4
MOExtended tires .............................. 242
Mountin gwheels
Lowering the vehicl e...................... 278
Mounting anew whee l................... 277
Preparing the vehicl e.....................2 75
Raising the vehicle ......................... 275
Removing awheel .......................... 277
Securing the vehicle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 275
MP3
Operation ....................................... 169
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................2 11
Multifunctio ndisplay
Function/notes .............................1 65
Permanent displa y......................... 172
Multifunctio nsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .. 164 Overview .......................................... 32
Music files
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 211
N
Navigation
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 167
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 211
NECK-PRO hea drestraints
Important safety notes .................... 50
Operation ......................................... 50
Resetting triggered .......................... 51
Note sonb reaking-i nanewvehi-
cle ....................................................... 114
O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS)
Conditions ....................................... 44
Faults ............................................... 48
Operation ......................................... 45
System self-test ............................... 47
Occupant safety
Air bags ........................................... 42
Automati cmeasures afte ranacci-
dent ................................................. 51
Childre ninthe vehicl e..................... 51
Important safety notes .................... 37
Introduction to the restraint sys-
tem .................................................. 37
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 44
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamps ............................................... 38
Pets in the vehicl e........................... 54
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 51
Restraint system warning lamp ........ 37
OCS
Conditions ....................................... 44
Faults ............................................... 48
Operation ......................................... 45
System self-test ............................... 47
Odometer ........................................... 166
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 175
Assistance menu ........................... 170
Audio menu ................................... 168
Convenience submenu .................. 174
Displa ymessages .......................... 178
Displaying aservice message ........ 235
Factory settings submenu ............. 175
Important safety notes .................. 163
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 172
Lighting submenu .......................... 172
Menu overview .............................. 166
Message memory .......................... 178
Navigation menu ............................ 167
Operation ....................................... 164
RACETIMER ................................... 176
12Index
Electronics .....................................282
Equipment ....................................... 23
Individua lsettings .......................... 172
Limited Warranty .............................2 7
Loading .......................................... 265
Locking (in an emergency) ............... 70
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 63
Lowering ........................................ 278
Maintenance .................................... 24
Parking for along period. ............... 133
Pulling awa y................................... 117
Raising ........................................... 275
Reporting problems ......................... 26
Securing from rolling away ............ 275
Tow-starting ................................... 251
Towing away .................................. 251
Transporting .................................. 253
Unlocking (i nanemergency) ........... 70
Unlocking (SmartKey )...................... 63
Vehicl edata. .................................. 289
Vehicl ebattery
see Battery (vehicle)
Vehicl edata ....................................... 289
Vehicl edimensions ........................... 289
Vehicl eemergencyl ocking ................ 70
Vehicl eidentificatio nnumber
see VIN
Vehicl eidentificatio nplate .............. 283
Vehicl etoolkit.................................. 241
Video
Operating the DVD ......................... 169
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 211
VIN
Seat. .............................................. 284
Type plate ...................................... 283
Voice ControlS ystem
see Separate operating instructions
W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 204
Active Brake Assist ........................ 209
Brake Assist ................................... 209
Brakes ........................................... 204
Check Engine ................................. 207
Coolant .......................................... 207 Distance Pilo
tDISTRONIC ............. 209
Distance warning ........................... 209
ESP
®.............................................. 205
ESP®OFF ....................................... 206
Fue ltank ........................................ 207
Genera lnotes ................................ 202
Parking brake ................................ 206
PASSENGER AIR BAG ...................... 38
Reserve fue l................................... 207
Restraint system ............................ 206
Seatb elt. ....................................... 203
SPOR Thandling mod e................... 206
Tire pressure monitor .................... 210
Warranty .............................................. 23
Washer fluid
Displa ymessage ............................ 201
Wheel and tire combinations
Tires ............................................... 278
Wheel bolt tightenin gtorque ........... 278
Wheel chock ...................................... 275
Wheels
Changing awheel .......................... 274
Checking ........................................ 255
Cleaning ......................................... 238
Emergency spare wheel. ................ 279
Important safety notes .................. 255
Information on driving .................... 255
Interchanging/changing ................ 274
Mounting anew wheel. .................. 277
Mounting awheel .......................... 275
Overview ........................................ 255
Removing awheel .......................... 277
Storing ........................................... 275
Tightening torque ........................... 278
Wheel size/tire size ....................... 278
Win dscreen
Inserting and removing .................... 78
Preparing for installation .................. 78
see AIRGUIDE
Windows
see Sid ewindows
Windshield
Defrosting ...................................... 109
Windshiel dwasher fluid
see Windshield washers ystem
Windshiel dwasher system
Adding washerf luid ....................... 234
Index19
Diagnostics connection
The diagnosticsconnectio nisonlyi ntende dfor
th ec onnectio nofdiagnostic equipmen tata
qualified specialis tworkshop .
GWARNING
If you connec tequipmen ttoadiagnostic s
connection in th evehicle, it may affec tthe
operation of vehicle systems .Asaresult,the
operatin gsafet yofthe vehicle could be affec -
ted. There is ariskofana ccident.
Only connec tequipmen ttoadiagnostic scon-
nection in th evehicle, whic hisapproved fo r
your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
GWARNING
Objects in th edriver's footwell can restric tthe
peda ltra ve loro bstruct adepressed pedal.
The operatin gand road safet yofthe vehicle is
jeopardized. There is ariskofana ccident.
Mak esuret hata ll objects in th evehicle are
stowed correctly, and that they canno tenter
th ed river's footwell. Install th efloormat s
securely and as specifie dinorder to ensur e
sufficien tclearanc efor thep edals. Do no tuse
loose floormat sand do no tplac efloormat son
to pofo neanother.
!If th eengineiss witched of fand equipmen t
on th ediagnostic sconnectio nisused,the
starter battery may discharge.
Connectin gequipmen ttothediagnostic scon-
nection can lead to emission smonitor ingi nfor -
mation bein greset ,for example. Thi smay lead
to th evehicle failin gtomeetthe requirements of
th en exte mission stestd urin gthe main inspec-
tion .
Qualified specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-Ben zCente risaq uali-
fie ds pecialis tworkshop .Ithas th eneces sary
specialis tkno wledge ,too ls and qualification sto
correctl ycarry out th eworkr equire donyour
vehicle. Thi sisespecially th ecasef or wor krel-
evant to safety.
Observ ethe note sint heMaintenance Booklet .Always hav
ethe followin gworkc arrie dout at an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter:
Rwor krelevant to safet y
Rserviceand maintenance wor k
Rrepair work
Ralterations, installation wor kand modifica-
tion s
Rworkone lectronic component s
Correct use
If you remov eany warnin gstickers, you or oth-
ers could fail to recogniz ecertai ndangers.
Leave warnin gsticker sinposition .
Observ ethe followin ginformati on when drivin g
your vehicle:
Rth es afet ynotes in this manual
Rthev ehicle technical dat a
Rtraffic rulesand regulation s
Rlaws and safet ystandard spertainin gtomotor
vehicles
Problem swithy ourv ehicle
If you should experience aproblem wit hyour
vehicle, particularly on ethaty ou believe may
affec tits saf eoperation ,weurgey ou to contact
an authorized Mercedes-Ben zCente rimmedi-
ately to hav ethe problem diagnosed and recti -
fied. If th eproblem is no tresolved to your sat -
isfaction ,please discus sthe problem again wit h
an authorized Mercedes-Ben zCente ror,if nec-
essary, contact us at on eofthefollowin g
addresses.
In th eUSA
Customer Assistanc eCente r
Mercedes-Ben zUSA,LLC
3M ercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canad a
Customer Relation sDepartmen t
Mercedes-Ben zCanada, Inc.
98 Vanderhoo fAvenu e
Toronto ,Ontar io M4 G4C9
Reporting safet ydefect s
USAo nly:
26Operating safety
Introduction
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed-
eral Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
"National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966".
If you believe that your vehicle hasadefect
which could cause acrash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)ina ddition to notifying Mercedes-Benz
USA,L LC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints ,itmay
open an investigation, and if it finds that asafety
defect exists in agroup of vehicles, it may order
ar ecall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
USA,L LC.
To contact NHTSA,y ou may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotlin etoll-free at
1-888-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov ;orwrite to: Admin-
istrator ,NHTSA,4 00 SeventhS treet, SW.,
Washington ,DC20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov
Limited Warranty
!
Follow the instructions in this manual about
the proper operation of your vehicle as well as
about possible vehicle damage. Damage to
your vehicle that arises from culpable contra-
ventions against these instructions is not cov- ered either by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty or by the New or Used-Vehicle War-
ranty.
QR codes for the rescue card
The QR codes are secured in the fuel filler flap
and on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the
event of an accident,r escue services can use
the QR code to quickly find the appropriate res- cue card for your vehicle. The current rescue
card contains the most important information
about your vehicle in acompact form, e.g. the
routing of the electric cables.
You can find more information under http://
portal.aftersales.i.daimler.com/public/ content/asportal/en/communication/
informationen_fuer/QRCode.html.
Data stored in the vehicle
Data storage
Aw
ide range of electronic components in your
vehicle contain data memories.
These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
Rvehicle's operating state
Rincidents
Rmalfunctions
In general, this technical information docu-
mentst he state of acomponent, amodule, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
Roperating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels
Rthe vehicle's status messages and those of its
individual components, e.g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment,l ateral acceleration, accelerator pedal
position
Rmalfunction sand defects in important system
components, e.g. lights, brakes
Rvehicle reactionsa nd operating conditions in
special driving situations, e.g. air bag deploy-
ment,i ntervention of stability control sys-
tems
Rambient conditions, e.g. outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
Rassist in recognizing and rectifying malfunc-
tions and defects
Ranalyze vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent
Roptimize vehicle function
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data memory
and malfunction data memory.
Services include, for example:
Rrepair services
Rservice processes
Rwarranties
Rquality assurance
Data stored in the vehicle27
Introduction
Z
The Emergency TensioningDevice tightensthe
seat belt in an accident ,pulling the belt close
against the body. However it does not pull the
vehicle occupant back in the direction of the
backrest.
The Emergency TensioningD evice does not cor-
rect an incorrect seat position or the routing of
an incorrectly fastened seat belt.
When triggered, aseat belt force limiter helps to
reduce the force exerted by the seat belt on the
vehicle occupant.
The seat belt force limiters are synchronized
with the front air bags which absorb part of the deceleration force. This can reduce the force
exerted on the vehicle occupantsd uring an acci-
dent.
!If the front-passenger seat is unoccupied,
do not insert the belt tongue into the buckle of
the front-passenger seat. This may otherwise lead to the triggerin gofthe Emergency Ten-
sioning Device in the event of an accident,
which will then need to be replaced.
Important safety notes
The use of seat belts and child restraint systems
is required by law in:
Rall 50 states
Rthe U.S. territories
Rthe District of Columbia
Rall Canadian provinces
Even where this is not required by law, all vehicle
occupantss hould correctly fasten their seat
belts before starting the journey.
GWARNING
If the seat belt is not worn correctly, it cannot
perform its intended protective function. An
incorrectly fastened seat belt can also cause
injuries, for example, in the event of an acci-
dent or when braking or changing direction
abruptly. This poses an increased risk of injury
or even fatal injury.
Always ensure that all vehicle occupantsh ave
their seat belts fastened correctly and are sit-
ting properly.
GWARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intended level of protection if you have not moved the back-
rest to an almost vertical position. When brak-
ing or in the event of an accident ,you could
slide underneath the seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across the center of your shoulder.
GWARNING
Persons less than 5ft(1.50 m) tall cannot
wear the seat belt correctly without an addi-
tional and suitable restraint system. If the
seat belt is not worn correctly, it cannot per-
form its intended protective function. An
incorrectly fastened seat belt can also cause
injuries, for example, in the event of an acci-
dent or when braking or changing direction
abruptly. This poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
For this reason, alwayss ecure persons under
5ft( 1.50 m) tall in suitable additional restraint
systems.
If ac hild younger than twelve years old and
under 5ft(1.50 m) in height is traveling in the
vehicle:
Ralwayss ecure the child in achild restraint
system suitable for this Mercedes-Benz vehi-
cle. The child restraint system must be appro-
priate to the age, weight and size of the child
Ralwayso bserve the instructions and safety
notes on "Children in the vehicle"
(
Ypage 51) in addition to the child restraint
system manufacturer's installation and oper-
ating instructions
Rbe sure to observe the instructions and safety
notes on the "Occupant classification system
(OCS)" (
Ypage 44)
Occupant safety39
Safety
Z
GWARNING
The seat belts may not perform their intended protective function if:
Rthey are damaged, modified, extremely
dirty,b leached or dyed
Rthe seat beltb uckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
Rthe Emergency Tensioning Devices, belt
anchorages or inertia reelsh ave been modi-
fied.
Seat belts may be damaged in an accident,
although the damage may not be visible, e.g.
due to splinters of glass. Modified or damaged
seat belts may tear or fail ,e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emergency Tensioning Devices
coul daccidentally trigger or fail to deploy
when necessary. This posesani ncreased risk
of injury or even fatal injury.
Never modify the seat belts, Emergency Ten-
sioning Devices, belta nchorages and inertia
reels. Make sure that the seat belts are
undamaged, not worn out and clean. Follow-
ing an accident, have the seat belts checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Only use seat belts that have been approved for
you rvehicl ebyM ercedes-Benz.
Proper use of the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(Ypage39).
All vehicleo ccupants must be wearing the seat
beltc orrectly before beginning the journey .Also
make sure that all vehicleo ccupants are always
wearing the seat beltc orrectly while the vehicle
is in motion.
When fastening the seat belt, alway smake sure
that:
Rthe seat beltt ongue is only inserted to the belt
buckle belonging to that seat.
Rthe seat beltist ight across yourbody.
Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. awinter
coat.
Rthe seat beltisn ot twisted.
Only then can the forces which occur be dis-
tributed over the area of the belt.
Rthe shoulde rsection of the beltisa lways
routed across the center of you rshoulder.
The shoulde rsection of the beltm ust not
come into contact with you rneck or be routed
under you rarm.
Rthe lap beltp asses tightly and as low downa s
possible across you rlap.
The lap beltm ust alwaysberouted across
you rhip joints and not across you rabdomen.
This applie sparticularl ytopregnant women.
If necessary, pus hthe lap beltd owntoyour
hip joint and pul littight using the shoulder
section of the belt.
Rthe seat beltisn ot routed across sharp ,poin-
ted or fragile objects.
If you have such items located on or in your
clothing, e.g. pens, keys or eyeglasses, store
these in asuitable place.
Ronly one personisu singaseat beltata time.
Infants and children must never travel sitting
on the lap of avehicl eoccupant. In the event
of an accident, they coul dbecrushed
between the vehicleo ccupant and seat belt.
Robjects are never secure dwithaseat belti f
the seat beltisa lsob eing used by one of the
vehicle's occu
pants.
Also ensure that there are never objects
between apersona nd the seat, e.g. cushions.
Seat belts are only intended to secure and
restrai nvehicl eoccupants. Always observe the
notes in the "Stowage options/compartments"
section for securing objects, luggage or loads
(
Ypag e217).
Fastening seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(Ypag e39) and the notes on correct use of seat
belts (Ypag e40).
40Occupant safety
Safety
Basicillust ration
XAdjus tthe sea t(Ypage 82).
The sea tbackrest mus tbeinana lmost ver-
tical position.
XPull the sea tbelts moothly outofb eltl oop =
and engage bel ttongue ;into belt
buckle :.
The sea tbeltont he driver’ sseata nd the
front-passenger sea tmay be tightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(
Ypage 41).
XIf necessary ,pullu pward sonthe shoulder
section of the sea tbelttot ighten the belt
across your body.
In orde rtoattach the chil drestraint system
securelyint he vehicle, the sea tbeltont he front-
passenger sea tisequipped with aspecia lseat
bel tretractor. Furthe rinformation on the "Spe-
cia lsea tb eltr etractor" (
Ypage 52).
Releasing seat belts
!Make sur ethat the sea tbeltisf ully rolled up.
Otherwise ,the sea tbeltorb eltt onguew illb e
trapped in the doo rorinthe seatmechanism.
Thisc ouldd amaget he door, the doo rtrim
panel and the sea tbelt. Damaged sea tbelts
can no longer fulfil lthei rprotective function
and mus tbereplaced. Visit aquali fied spe-
cialist workshop.
XPres sthe release button in the bel tbuckle,
hol dthe bel ttonguef irmlyand guide the belt
back.
Sea tbelta djustment
Mercedes-Ben zSLC 43 AMG: the seatbelt
adjustment function is not available.
The seat-bel tadjustment is an integral part of
the PRE-SAFE
®convenience function. Thisf unc-
tion adjusts the driver's and front-passenger
sea tbelttot he upper bod yofthe occupants.
The bel tstrap is tightened slightlyw hen:
Rthe belttongueise ngaged in the buckle and
Rthe ignition is switched on
The seat-bel tadjustment will apply acertain
retraction force if any slack is detected between
the vehicle occupant and the sea tbelt. Do not
hol dontot he seatbeltt ightly while it is adjust-
ing.
You can switch the seat-bel tadjustment on and
off in the on-board computer (
Ypage 174).
Beltw arning for the drive rand front
passenger
The 7 seatbeltw arning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster is areminder that al lvehicle occu-
pants mus twearthei rseatb elts. It may light up
continuously or flash. In addition, there may be
aw arning tone.
Regardless of whether the driver's sea tbelth as
already bee nfastened, the 7seatbeltw arn-
ing lamp lights up for six seconds each time the engine is started. If, afte rsix seconds ,the driver
or front-passenger sea tbelth as not bee nfas-
tened and the doors are closed, the 7seat
bel twarning lamp lights up .Assoon as the driv-
er's and front-passenger sea tbelts are fastened
or afront doo risopened again, the 7seat
bel tw arning lamp goeso ut.
If the driver's sea tbeltisn ot fastened afte rthe
engine is started, an additional warning tone will
sound. The warning tone switches off after six
seconds or once the driver's sea tbeltisf as-
tened.
If the vehicle' sspeed exceeds 15 mph
(25 km/h )once and the driver's and front-
passenger sea tbelts are not fastened, awarning
tone sounds. Awarning tone also sounds with
increasing intensity for 60 seconds or until the
driver or front passenger hav efastened their
sea tbelts.
If the driver or front passenger unfasten their
sea tbelts during the journey,t he seatbeltw arn-
ing is activated again.
Occupan tsafety41
Safety
Z
Air bags
Introd uction
The installation poin tofanair bag can be rec -
ognized by th eAIRBA Gs ymbol.
An air bag complements th ecorrectly fastened
seat belt .Itisnos ubstitutefor th eseat belt .The
air bag provides additional protection in appli-
cable acciden tsituations.
Not all air bags are deployed in an accident. The
differen tair bag systems function independ-
entl yfromo neanother (
Ypage 48).
However, no system available today can com-
pletely eliminate injurie sand fatalities.
It is also no tpossibl etorule out ariskofi njury
caused by an air bag due to th ehigh spee dat
whic hthe air bag mus tbedeployed.
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
If you do no tsit in th ecorrect seat position ,
th ea ir bag canno tprotect as intended and
could eve ncaus eadditional injury when
deployed. This poses an increased ris kof
injury or eve nfatal injury.
To avoi dhazardous situations, always mak e
sur ethata ll of th evehicle's occupants:
Rhav efastene dtheir seat belt scorrectly ,
includin gpregnant women
Rare sitting correctl yand maintai nthe great-
est possibl edistanc etotheair bags
Rfollow th efollowin ginstruction s
Always mak esuret hatthe re are no objects
between th eair bag and th evehicle's occu-
pants .
RAdjus tthe seat sproperly before beginning
your journey. Always mak esuret hatthe seat
is in an almost upright position .The center of
th eh ead restrain tmusts upport th ehead at
about eye level.
RMov ethe driver's and front-passenger seat s
as far bac kaspossible. The driver's seat posi-
tion mus tallow th evehicl etobed riven safely.
ROnly hold th esteering whee lontheoutside .
This allows th eair bag to be fully deployed.
RAlways lean against th ebackrest while driv-
ing .Don otlean forward sorlean against th edoor or side window. You may otherwise be in
th
ed eploymen tarea of th eair bags .
RAlways keep your fee tinthefootwell in fron t
o
f th eseat .Don otput your fee tonthedash -
board, for example. Your fee tmay otherwise
be in th edeployment area of th eair bag.
RForthisr eason ,always secure person sless
than 5ft(1.50m)t allins uitabl erestraint sys-
tems .Uptot hisheight ,the seat belt cannot
be worn correctly.
If ac hild is traveling in your vehicle ,also
observe the followin gnotes:
RAlway ssecurec hildren under twelve year sof
ag ea nd less than5 ft (1.50m)tallins uitable
child restraint systems.
ROnlys ecureac hild in arearward-facing child
restraint systemont he front-passengerseat
when the front-passenge rfront ai rbag is
deactivated .Ifthe PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is permanentl ylit,t he front-
passenge rfront ai rbag is deactivated
(
Ypage 38).
RAlway sobser ve the instructions and safety
note sont he "Occupant Classification System
(OCS) "(
Ypage 44) and on "Children in the
vehicle" (Ypage 51 )ina ddit iontot he child
restraint systemm anufacturer's installation
and operating instructions.
Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent
an air bag fromf unctioningcorrectly. Before
startin gyourjourney and to avoi drisks resul ting
fromt h
e spee dofthe airbag as it deploys, make
sure that:
Rthere ar enopeople, animals or objects
between the vehicl eoccupants and an air
bag.
Rthere ar enoobjects between the seat, door
and B-pillar.
Rno accessories, such as cup holders, are
attache dtothe vehicl ewithint he deployment
area of an ai rbag,e .g.tod oors or side win-
dows.
Rno heavy, sharp-edged or fragile objects ar ein
the pockets of your clothing. Store such
objects in asuitabl eplace.
GWARNING
If yo umodify the ai rbag cove rora ffix objects
such as sticker stoit, the ai rbag can no longer
functio ncorrectly. There is an increasedr isk
of injury.
42Occupant safety
Safety