ASSYSTPLUS
Dis playin gaservic emessage ........ 235
Hiding aservic emessage .............. 235
Resetting th eservic einterval dis-
play ................................................ 235
Se rvice message ............................ 235
Spe cial servic erequirements ........ .235
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ................... 61
Function ...........................................6 1
Switching off the alarm .................... 61
ATTENTIO NASSIS T
Activating/deactivating ................. 171
Displa ymessage ............................ 192
Function/note s............................. 158
Audi o20
Switching on/of f........................... 212
Audi omenu( on-board computer) .... 168
Audi osystem
see separate operating instructions
Authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
Authorized workshop
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
AUTO lights
Displa ymessage ............................ 189
see Lights
Automatic car was h(care) ............... 236
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stopf unction) .................................... 118
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/stopf unction).......................... 118
Automatic headlamp mode ................ 93
Automatic transmission
Accelerator peda lposition ............. 124
Changing gea r............................... 124
Displa ymessage ............................ 198
Drive progra m................................ 125
Drive progra mdisplay .................... 122
Driving tip s.................................... 124
DYNAMIC SELECT button .............. 121
Emergency running mod e.............. 129
Engaging drive position .................. 124
Engaging neutral ............................ 123
Engaging park position automa ti-
ca
lly ............................................... 123
Engaging reverse gea r................... 123 Engaging the park position ............ 123
Gearshift recommendation ............ 127
Kickdown.
...................................... 125
Manua lshifting .............................. 126
Oil temperature (on-board com-
puter, SLC 43 AMG). .................... 175
Overview ........................................ 122
Problem (malfunction) ................... 129
Pulling away ................................... 117
Selector lever ................................ 122
Starting the engine ........................ 117
Steering wheelp addleshifters ...... 126
Transmission position display ........ 122
Transmission positions .................. 124
Automatic transmissio nemer-
gencym ode....................................... 129
B
Back button ....................................... 212
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 55
Battery (SmartKey)
Checking .......................................... 66
Important safety notes .................... 65
Replacing ......................................... 66
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 248
Displa ymessage ............................ 191
Important safety notes .................. 246
Jump starting ................................. 249
Overview ........................................ 246
Belt
see Seatb elts
Blind SpotA ssist
Activating/deactivating ................. 171
Displa ymessage ............................ 193
Notes/function .............................. 159
Bluetooth
®
Connecting another mobile
phone ............................................ 216
Searching for amobilephone ........ 215
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 211
Telephony ...................................... 214
Brake Assist
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Displa ymessage ............................ 184
4Index
..
Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Overhead control panel
:
pSwitches th eleft-han dreading lamp
on/off
;| Switches th eautomatic interio rlight-
ing control on/off
=p Switches th eright-hand reading lamp
on/off
?c Switches th einterio rlighting on/off
Interior lighting control
General notes
In order to preven tthe vehicle's battery from
discharging ,the interio rlighting function sare
automatically deactivated after som etime
unless th eSmartKey is in position 2in th eigni-
tion lock.
The color and brightness of th eambien tlighting
are set usin gthe multimedia system
(
Ypage 172).
Automati cinterior lighting control
XTo switch on/off: press the| button.
When th eautomatic interio rlighting control is
activated, th ebutto nisf lushw itht he over-
head control panel.
The interio rlighting automatically switches on if
you:
Runlock th evehicl e
Ropen adoor
Rremove th eSmartKey from th eignition loc k
The interio rligh tisa ctivated for ashort while
when th eSma rtKey is remove dfromt heignition lock. You can activat
ethisd elaye dswitch-off
usin gthe on-board computer (
Ypage 173).
Replacingbulbs
Important safety notes
Halogen bulbs
GWARNIN G
Bulbs, lamp sand connectors can get ver yhot
when operating .Ifyou chang eabulb, you
could burn yourself on these components.
Ther eisar iskofi njury.
Allow these component stocooldown before
changing abulb.
Do no tuse ab ulb that has been dropped or if it s
glass tub ehas been scratched.
The bulb may explod eif:
Ryou touch it
Rit is hot
Ryou dro pit
Ryou scratch it
Only operate bulbs in enclosed lamp sdesigned
for that purpose .Onlyi nstal lspar ebulbs of th e
sam etypea nd th especifie dvoltage.
Mark sont heglass tub ereduce th eservic elife
of th ebulbs .Don ottouch th eglass tub ewith
your bare hands. If necessary, clean th eglass
tub ew hen cold wit halcohol or spirit and rub it
off wit halint-free cloth .
Protect bulbs from moisture during operation .
Do no tallow bulbs to come int ocontac twith
liquids.
Replac eonlyt he bulbs listed (
Ypage 98).
Hav ethe bulbs that you canno treplace yourself
changed at aqualified specialist workshop.
If you require assistanc echanging bulbs ,con -
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
If th enew bulb still does no tligh tup, consult a
qualified specialist workshop.
Bulb sand lamp sare an important aspect of
vehicl esafety. You must therefor emakes ure
that these function correctl yatall times
.Ha
v e
th eh eadlamp setting checke dregularly.
Replacingb ulbs97
Lightsand windshield wipers
Z
Applyingautom atically
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applie dwhen th etransmission is in position P
and :
Rthee ngineiss witched off or
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
To preven tthe electric parking brak efromb eing
automatically applied, pull handle :.
The electric parking brak eisalso engage dauto -
matically if:
RDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICbring sthe vehicl e
to as tandstill or
Rth eH OLDf unction is keepin gthe vehicl esta-
tionary
In addition ,atleast on eofthefollowin gcondi -
tion smustbef ulfilled :
Rthee ngineiss witched off
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
Rthere is asystem malfunction
Rthep owe rsupply is insufficien t
Rthev ehicl eiss tationary for alengthy period
The red F(USAonly) or ! (Canada only)
indicator lamp in th einstrumen tcluste rlights
up.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
engage diftheengin eisswitched off by th eECO
start/sto pfunction .
Releasing automatically
The electric parking brak eisrelease dautomat -
ically when all of th efollowin gconditi onsa re
fulfilled :
Rthee ngineisr unning.
Rthet ransmission is in position Dor R.
Rth ed river's seat belt is fastened.
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rpedal .
If th etransmission is in position R,t he trunk lid
mus tbec losed.
If your seat belt is no tfastened, th efollowin g
condition smustbef ulfilled to automatically
release th eelectric parking brake:
Rthed river's door is closed.
Ryou hav eshifte dout of Por you hav eprevi-
ously driven faste rtha n2m ph(3 km/ h). Ensure thaty
oudo not depress the accelerator
peda lunintentionally. Otherwis ethe parking
brake will be released and the vehicl ewills tart
to move.
Emergenc ybraking
The vehicl ecan also be braked durin ganemer-
gency by using the electri cparkin gb rake.
XWhil edriving, push handle :of the electric
parkin gbrake.
The vehicl eisbraked for as long as the handle
of the electri cparkin gb rake is pressed. The
longe rthe electri cparkin gb rake handl eis
depressed, the greate rthe braking force.
During braking:
Raw arning tone sounds
Rthe Releas eParkin gBrakemessage
appears
Rthe red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster flashes
When the vehicl ehasbeen braked to astand-
still ,the electri cparkin gb rake is engaged.
Parking the vehicle foral ongp eriod
If yo uleave the vehicl eparked for longe rthan
fou rweeks,the battery maybed amagedby
exhaustive discharging.
If yo uleave the vehicl eparked for longe rthans ix
weeks ,the vehicl emaysuffe rdamag easa
resul toflackofu se.
XVisitaq ualified specialis tworkshop and seek
advice.
iYo uc an obtai ninformatio nabout trickle
chargers fromaq ualified specialis twork-
shop.
Driving tips
General notes
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo uswitch off the ignition whil edriving,
safety-relevant functions ar eonlya vailable
with limitations, or not at all. Thi scould affect,
Driving tips133
Driving an dparking
Z
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dorreleased. It then
goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl etoengage th eelectric parking brake:
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl etorelease th eelectric parking brake:
XReleas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 132).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .Itisnotpossibl etoapply
th ee lectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to P,astheelectric parking brak eisnot
applie dautomatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
F(USA
only)
!(C anada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dorreleased. It then
goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning ,e.g.b ecause of over-
voltag eorundervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbeapplied:
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Display messages183
On-boardc omputer andd isplays
Z
XPull the tire sealant bottle out of the tire infla-
tion compressor.
The filler hose remains attached to the tire
sealant bottle.
XDrive to the nearest qualified specialist work-
shop and have the tire changed there.
XHave the tire sealant bottle and the filler hosereplaced as soon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop.
XHave the tire sealant bottle replaced every
four years at aqualified specialist workshop.
Battery (vehicle)
Important safety notes
Special tools and expert knowledge are required
when working on the battery, e.g. removal and
installation .You should therefore have all work
involvin gthe battery carried out at aqualified
specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Work carried out incorrectly on the battery
can lead, for example, to ashort circuit and
thus damage the vehicle electronics. This can
lead to function restriction sapplying to
safety-relevant systems, e.g the lighting sys-
tem, the ABS (anti-loc kbraking system) or the
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Program). The oper-
ating safety of your vehicle may be restricted.
You could lose control of the vehicle, for
example:
Rwhen braking
Rin the event of abrupt steerin gmaneuvers
and/or when the vehicle's speed is not
adapted to the road conditions
There is arisk of an accident.
In the event of ashort circuit or asimilar inci-
dent, contact aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. Do not drive any further .You
should have all work involvin gthe battery car-
ried out at aqualified specialist workshop.
For further information about ABS and ESP
®,
see (Ypage 55) and (Ypage 58).
GWARNING
Electrostatic build-up can lead to the creation of sparks, which could ignite the highly explo-
sive gases of abattery. There is arisk of an
explosion.
Before handling the battery, touch the vehicle
body to remove any existin gelectrostatic
build-up.
The highly flammable gas mixture forms when
charging the battery as well as when jump-start-
ing.
Always make sure that neither you nor the bat-
tery is electrostatically charged. Abuild-up of
electrostatic charge can be caused, for exam-
ple:
Rby wearing clothin gmade from synthetic
fibers
Rdue to friction between clothin gand seats
Rif you push or pull the battery across the car-
pet or other synthetic materials
Rif you wipe the battery with acloth
GWARNING
During the charging process, abattery produ-
ces hydrogen gas. If ashort circuit occurs or
sparks are created, the hydrogen gas can
ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
RMake sure that the positive terminal of a
connected battery does not come into con-
tact with vehicle parts.
RNever place metal object sortools on abat-
tery.
RIt is importan tthat you observe the descri-
bed order of the battery terminals when
connectin gand disconnectin gabattery.
RWhen jump-starting, make sure that the
battery poles with identical polarity are
connected.
RIt is particularly importan ttoobserve the
described order when connectin gand dis-
connectin gthe jumper cables.
RNever connect or disconnect the battery
terminals while the engine is running.
GWARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
246Battery (vehicle)
Breakdown assistance
The vehicle will then use very little energy, thus
conserving battery power.
If the power supply has been interrupted, e.g. ifyou reconnect the battery, you will have to:
Rreset the function for automatically folding
the exterior mirrors in/out by folding the mir-
rors out once (
Ypage 89)
Rset the clock (see the Digital Operator's Man-
ual)
On vehicles with amultimedia system, the
time is set automatically.
Charging the battery
GWARNING
During charging and jump-starting, explosive
gases can escape from the battery. There is a risk of an explosion.
Particularly avoid fire, open flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient
ventilation while charging and jump-starting.
Do not lean over abattery.
GWARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Do
not inhale any battery gases. Do not lean over
the battery. Keep children away from batter-
ies. Wash away battery acid immediately with
plenty of clean water and seek medical atten-
tion.
GWARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freeze at tempera-
tures below freezin gpoint. When jump-start-
ing the vehicle or charging the battery, gases can escape from the battery. There is arisk of
an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before
charging it or jump-starting.
!Only use battery chargers with amaximum
charging voltage of 14.8 V.
!Only charge the battery using the jump-
starting connection point.
The jump-starting connection point is in the
engine compartment. If the indicator/warning lamps do not light up at
low temperatures, it is very likely that the dis-
charged battery has frozen. In this case, you
may neither charge the battery nor jump-start
the vehicle. The service life of
athawed-out bat-
tery may be shorter .The starting characteristics
can be impaired, particularly at low tempera-
tures. Have the thawed-out battery checked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Read the battery charger's operating instruc-
tions before charging the battery.
XOpen the hood.
XConnectt he battery charger to the positive
terminal and ground point in the same order
as when connectin gthe donor battery in the
jump-starting procedure (
Ypage 249).
248Battery (vehicle)
Breakdown assistance
Jump-starting
For the jump-starting procedure, use only the jump-starting connection point in the engine com-
partment,consisting of apositive terminal and aground point.
GWARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Do not inhale any battery gases. Do not lean over the
battery. Keep children away from batteries. Wash away battery acid immediately with plenty of
clean water and seek medical attention.
GWARNING
During charging and jump-starting, explosive gases can escape from the battery. There is arisk
of an explosion.
Particularly avoid fire, open flames, creating sparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient ven-
tilation while charging and jump-starting. Do not lean over abattery.
GWARNING
During the charging process, abattery produces hydrogen gas. If ashort circuit occurs or sparks
are created, the hydrogen gas can ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
RMake sure that the positive terminal of aconnected battery does not come into contact with
vehicle parts.
RNever place metal objects or tools on abattery.
RIt is important that you observe the described order of the battery terminals when connecting
and disconnecting abattery.
RWhen jump-starting, make sure that the battery poles with identical polarity are connected.
RIt is particularly important to observe the described order when connecting and disconnecting
the jumper cables.
RNever connect or disconnectt he battery terminals while the engine is running.
GWARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freeze at temperatures below freezing point. When jump-starting the
vehicle or charging the battery, gases can escape from the battery. There is arisk of an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before charging it or jump-starting.
!Avoid repeated and lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise, the catalytic converter could be
damaged by the non-combusted fuel.
If the indicator/warning lamps do not light up at low temperatures, it is very likely that the dis-
charged battery has frozen.Int his case, you may neither charge the battery nor jump-start the
vehicle. The service life of athawed-out battery may be shorter. The starting characteristicsc an be
impaired, particularly at low temperatures. Have the thawed-out battery checked at aqualified
specialist workshop.
Jump-starting249
Breakdown assistance
Z
Do not start the vehicleusing arapid charging device. If your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
engine can be jump-started froma nothervehicleorf romas econd battery using jumpe rcables.
Observe the following points:
RThe battery is not accessible in al lvehicles. If the othe rvehicle's battery is not accessible ,jump-
start the vehicl eusing asecond battery or ajump-starting device.
RYo um ayonl yjump-star tthe vehicl ewhent he engine and exhaust system ar ecold.
RDo not start the engine if the battery is frozen. Let the battery thawf irst.
ROnlyjump-star tfromb atteries with a12Vvoltagerating.
ROnlyu sejumpe rcable swhich have asufficient cross-sectio nand insulate dtermina lclamps.
RIf the battery is full ydischarged, leav ethe battery thati sbeing used to jump-star tconnected for
af ew minute sbefor ea ttempting to start. Thi scharge sthe battery slightly.
RMake sure thatt he two vehicles do not touch.
Make sure that:
RThe jumpe rcable sarenot damaged.
RBar eparts of the termina lclamp do not come into contact with othe rmeta lparts whil ethe jumper
cable sareconnected to the battery.
RThe jumpe rcable scanno tcome into contact with parts which can mov ewhent he engine is
running ,suc hast he V-bel tpulle yort he fan.
XSecure the vehicl ebyapplyingthe electri cparkin gb rake.
XShift the transmission to position P.
XMake sure thatt he ignition is switched off .All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster must be
off .W henu sing the SmartKey, tur nthe SmartKeytop osition0in the ignition lock and remove it
(
Ypage 115).
XSwitch off al lelectrical consumers ,e.g.r ea rw indo wd efroster ,lighting, etc.
XOpen the hood.
Positio nnumber Bidentifie sthe charge dbattery of the othe rvehicl eorane quivalen tjump-starting
device.
XSlide cover :of positive terminal ;in the direction of the arrow.
XConnect positive terminal ;on your vehicl etopositive terminal =of donor battery Busing the
jumpe rcable ,alway sbegin with positive terminal ;on your ow nvehicl efirst.
XStar tthe engine of the donor vehicl eand runitati dlingspeed.
250Jump-starting
Breakdow nassistance