Display message ............................ 179
Function/notes................................ 58
Genera lnotes .................................. 58
Important safety information ........... 58
Warning lamp ................................. 205
ETS/4ETS (ElectronicT raction Sys-
tem) ...................................................... 58
Exhaustc heck................................... 134
Exhaustp ipe (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 240
Exterior lighting
Setting options ................................ 93
see Lights
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ......................................... 88
Dipping (automatic) ......................... 90
Folding in when locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 174
Folding in/out (automatically )......... 89
Folding in/out (electrically) ............. 89
Outofp osition (troubleshooting )..... 89
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ................................................. 91
Storing the parking position ............. 90
Eyeglassesc ompartment ................. 218
F
Favorites
Overview ........................................ 213
Filler cap
see Refueling
Fillin gcapacitie s(Technical data) ... 284
Flat tire
MOExtended tire s.......................... 242
Preparing the vehicl e..................... 241
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 243
see Emergency spare wheel
Floormats ........................................... 230
Frequencies
Mobil ephone ................................. 282
Two-way radio ................................ 282
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 286
Consumption statistics .................. 166
Displaying the current consump-
tion ................................................ 166
Displaying the rang e...................... 166 Driving tip
s.................................... 134
Fue lgauge ....................................... 31
Grade (gasoline )............................ 285
Important safety notes .................. 285
Problem (malfunction) ................... 131
Refueling ........................................ 129
Tank content/reserve fue l............. 285
Fue lfille rflap
Opening ......................................... 130
Fue llevel
Calling up the rang e(on-board
computer) ...................................... 166
Fue ltank
Capacity ........................................ 285
Problem (malfunction) ................... 131
Fus eallocatio nchart (vehicl etool
kit) ...................................................... 241
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 253
Before changing ............................. 254
Fusebox in the engine compart-
ment .............................................. 254
Fus ebox in the trunk ..................... 254
Important safety notes .................. 253
G
Garaged ooro pener
Clearing the memory ..................... 228
Genera lnotes ................................ 226
Important safety notes .................. 226
Opening/closing the garag edoor..2 28
Problems whe nprogramming ........2 28
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 226
Synchronizing the rolling code ....... 227
Gear indicator (on-board com-
puter, SLC 43 AMG) ........................ 175
Genuine parts ...................................... 22
Glove box ...........................................2 17
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see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................2 11
H
Handbrake
see Parking brake
Index9
..
Changing lanes
If you want to change to theovertakin glane on
multi-lan eroads ,Distance Pilot DISTRONIC sup-
port syou if
Ryou are driving faster than 45 mph (70 km/h)
RDistance Pilot DISTRONIC is maintaining the
distanc etoav ehicle in front
Ryou switch on th eappropriat eturns ignal
RDistance Pilot DISTRONIC does no tcurrently
detect adanger of collision
If these conditionsa re fulfilled, your vehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupte dif
changingl anestakes to olongorift hedistance
between your vehicle and th evehicle in front
become stoo small.
iWhen you change lanes, Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC monitors th eleft lane (on left-
hand-driv evehicles) or th erigh tlane (on right-
hand-driv evehicles).
Stopping
GWARNING
If you leave th evehicle when it is only being
braked by Distance Pilot DISTRONIC, it could
roll away if:
Rthere is amalfunctio ninthesystem or in
th ev oltage supply.
RDistance Pilot DISTRONIC is switche doff
usingt hecruise control lever, e.g .byavehi-
cle occupant or from outside th evehicle
Rthee lectrical system in th eengine com-
partment, th ebattery or th efuse sare tam-
peredw ith.
Rtheb attery is disconnected
Rthev ehicle is accelerated, e.g .byavehicle
occupant.
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Before leavingt hevehicle ,always deactivate
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC and secure the
vehicle against rolling away.
Further informatio nondeactivatin gDistance
Pilot DISTRONIC (
Ypage 146).
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detect sthatthe
vehicle in frontiss topping, it brakes your vehicle
until it is stationary. Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains sta-
tionar
yand you do no tneedtod epress the
brake.
iAfte ratime, th eelectric parking brake
secures th evehicle and relieves th eservice
brake.
iDependingont hespecified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will com etoastandstil lat
as ufficient distanc ebehindt hevehicle in
front. The specified minimum distanc eisset
usingt hecontrol on th ecruise control lever.
When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is act ivated,
t
h et ransmission is shifte dautomatically to
position Pif:
Rthed river'ss eat belt is no tfastene dand the
driver'sd oor is open.
Rthee ngine is switched off ,unless it is auto-
matically switched off by th eECO start/stop
function.
The electric parking brak esecures th evehicle
automatically if Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is
activated when th evehicle is stationar yand:
Rasystem malfunctio noccurs.
Rthep ower supply is no tsufficient.
If am alfunctio noccurs, th etransmission may
also shifti ntop osition Pautomatically.
Settin gaspeed
Keep in mindt hatitm ay tak eabriefm oment
until th evehicle has accelerate dorbraked to
th es peeds et.
XTo adjust th eset spee din1m phincre-
ments (1 km/h increments): briefly press
th ec ruise control leveru p: to th epressure
pointf orah igher speed, or down ;for a
lower speed.
Every tim ethe cruise control leverisp ressed
up or down,t helast speeds toredisi ncreased
or reduced.
XTo adjust th eset spee din5m phincre-
ments (10k m/h increments): briefly press
the cruise control lever up :past the pres-
sure point for ahigher speed, or down ;for
al ower speed.
Ever ytime the cruise control lever is pressed
up or down, the last speed stored is increased
or reduced.
144Driving systems
Driving and parking
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.
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 avehicl eoccupant.
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 Distance Pilot DISTRONIC or the
HOLD function is activated, the vehicle
brakes automatically in certain situations.
To avoi ddamage to the vehicle, deactivate
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC and the HOLD
function in the following or similar situations:
Rwhen towing the vehicle
Rin the car wash
Deactivating the HOLD function (
Ypag e148).
Activation conditions
You can activate the HOLD function if all of the
following conditions are fulfilled:
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 electric parking brake is released.
Rthe transmission is in position D,R or N.
RDistance Pilot DISTRONIC 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 :appears in the multifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release the brake pedal.
iIf depressing the brake pedalt he first time
does not activate the HOLD function, wait
briefly 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.
Ryou shift the transmission to position P.
Ryou apply the brakes again withacertain
amount of pressure until HOLDdisappears
from the multifunction display.
Ryou secure the vehicleu sing the electric park-
ing brake.
Ryou activate Distance Pilot DISTRONIC.
iAfter atime, the electric parking brake
secure sthe vehiclea nd relieves the service
brake.
148Driving systems
Driving and parking
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Vehicle tool kit
General notes
The vehicl etool kit can be found in the trunk or
in the stowage wel lunder the trunk floor.
Apart from certain country-specifi cvariations,
the vehicles are not equipped with atire-change
tool kit. Some tools for changing awheela re
specific to the vehicle. For more information on
which tools are required to perform awheel
change on you rvehicle, consul taqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Necessary tire-changing tools can include, for
example:
RJack
RWheelc hock
RLug wrench
RRatchet wrench
RAlignment bolt
Vehicles with aTIREFIT kit
:Tire sealant filler bottle
;Fuse allocatio nchart
=Tire inflation compressor
?Towing eye
XLift the trunk floor up.
XUse the TIREFIT kit (Ypag e243).
iExample :equipment and country-specific
variations possible.
Vehicles with acollapsible spare wheel
The collapsible spare wheel can be found in the
stowage wel lunder the trunk floor (Ypag e218).
:Folding wheel chock
;Fuse allocatio nchart
=Jack
?Sheet for faulty wheel
AAlignment bolt
BLug wrench
CTowing eye
DValve extractor
ETire inflation compressor
XRemove the collapsible spare wheel
(Ypag e280).
Flat tire
Preparing the vehicle
You rvehiclem ay be equipped with:
Rtires with run-fla tcharacteristics
(MOExtended tires) (Ypag e242)
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on vehi-
cles with MOExtended tires
Ran emergency spare wheel (Ypag e279)
Vehicles equipped with MOExtended tires are
not equipped with aTIREFIT kit at the factory.I t
is therefore recommendedt hat you additionally
equip you rvehicl ewithaTIREFIT kit if you mount
tires that do not feature run-fla tproperties, e.g.
winter tires. ATIREFIT kit may be obtained from
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Informatio nonchanging and mounting wheels
(
Ypag e274).
XStop the vehicl eonsolid, non-slippery and
leve lground, as far away as possible from
traffic.
XSwitch on the hazard warning lamps.
XSecure the vehicl eagainst rolling away
(Ypag e131).
Flat tire241
Breakdown assistance
!Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be towed with the rear axle raised. The
vehicle/trailer combination may otherwise
swerve or even roll over.
Transporting the vehicle
Vehiclesw ith automatic transmission
!When the vehicle is loadedf or transport, the
front and rear axles must be stationary and on
the same transportation vehicle. Positioning
over the connection point of the transport
vehicle is not permitted. The drive train may
otherwise be damaged.
All vehicles
!You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, not by parts of the vehicle such as
axle or steering components. Otherwise, the
vehicle could be damaged.
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto atrailer or transporter for transporting pur-
poses.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
XShift the transmission to position N.
As soon as the vehicleh as been loaded:
XPrevent the vehicle from rolling awayb y
applying the electric parking brake.
XShift the transmission to position P.
XTurn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to posi-
tion0and remove the SmartKey from the
ignition lock.
XSecure the vehicle.
Tow-starting (emergencye ngine
starting)
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow-started. You could otherwise dam-
age the automatic transmission.
You can find information on "Jump-starting" at
(
Ypage 249).
Fuses
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you manipulate or bridge afaulty fuse or if
you replace it with afuse with ahigher amper-
age, the electric cables could be overloaded.
This could result in afire. There is arisk of an
accident and injury.
Alwaysr eplace faulty fuses with the specified
new fuses having the correct amperage.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the
same rating, which you can recognize by the
color and value.T he fuse ratings are listed in the
fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chart is located in the vehicle
tool kit in the stowage compartment under the
trunk floor (
Ypage 241).
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
correct fuse rating for the system concerned.
Otherwise, componentsors ystems 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.
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuse blows, all the compo-
nentsont he circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Fuses253
Breakdown assistance
Z
Before changingafuse
XSwitch off the engine.
XSwitch off al lelectrical consumers.
XMake sure thatt he ignition is switched off
(Ypage 115).
or
XWhe nusing the SmartKey, turn the SmartKey
to position 0in the ignition lock and remove it
(
Ypage 115).
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away
(Ypage 131).
All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
must be off.
The fuses are locate dinvarious fus eboxes:
RFus eboxin the engine compartment on the
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewe din
the direction of travel
RFus eboxin the trunk
Fuse bo xinthe engine compartment
i
Observ ethe "Important safety notes "sec-
tio n(Ypage 253).
GWARNING
Whe nthe hoo disopena nd the windshield
wipers are set in motion, yo ucan be injured by
the wipe rlinkage. There is ariskofi njury.
Alway sswitch off the windshield wipers and
the ignition before opening the hood.
XMake sure thatt he windshield wipers are
turne doff.
XOpe nthe hood.
XUse adry cloth to remove any moisture from
the fus ebox.
XTo open: open clamps ;.
XRemove fuseboxcover :forwards.
XTo close: check whethe rthe sea lislying cor-
rectl yinc over:.
XInsert cover :at the rea rofthe fus eboxinto
the retainer.
XFol dd ownc over :and close clamps ;.
XClose the hood.
Fuse boxinthe trunk
i
Observ ethe "Important safety notes "sec-
tio n(Ypage 253).
The fus eboxis locate dinthe trunk behind the
partition covering.
XOpe nthe trunk lid.
XTo open: release cover :on the right and
left-hand side swithaf lato bject.
XOpe ncover :downward sinthe direction of
the arrow.
254Fuses
Breakdo wn assis tance