Engine ............................................ 190
Generalnote s................................ 178
Hiding (on-boar dcomputer) ........... 178
KEYLESS-GO. ................................. 202
Lights ............................................. 189
Safety systems .............................. 179
SmartKey ....................................... 201
Tires ............................................... 196
Vehicl e........................................... 198
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC
Activating ....................................... 142
Calling up aspeed ......................... 143
Cruise control lever ....................... 142
Displa yMessage ............................ 194
Displays in the instrument cluster .. 145
Driving tip s.................................... 146
Function/note s............................. 140
Important safety notes .................. 141
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 145
Stopping ........................................ 144
Storing aspeed .............................. 143
Switching off .................................. 146
Warning lamp ................................. 209
Distance recorder
see Odometer
see Tri podometer
Distance warnin g(wa rning lamp) .... 209
Distance warnin gfunction
Function/note s................................ 56
Doors
Automati cloc king (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 173
Automati cloc king (switch) ............... 69
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey )....................................... 63
Control panel ................................... 36
Displa ymessage ............................ 200
Emergency locking ........................... 70
Emergency unlocking ....................... 70
Important safety notes .................... 68
Opening (fro minside )...................... 69
Overview .......................................... 68
Drinking and driving ......................... 134
Drive program
Automati ctransmissio n................. 125
Displa y........................................... 122
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 175 Driver's door
see Doors
Drivin gabroad
Mercedes-Benz Service ................. 236
Drivin gonfloodedroads .................. 138
Drivin gsafety system
Active Brake Assist .......................... 56
Drivin gsafety systems
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ....... 55
ADAPTIV EBRAK E............................. 61
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 57
BAS (Brake Assi st Sy
stem) .............. 55
Distance warning function ............... 56
EBD (electroni cbrake force distri-
bution) ............................................. 61
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 58
Important safety information ........... 54
Overview .......................................... 54
Drivin gsystem
AMG sports suspensio n(SLC 43
AMG). ............................................ 149
Drivin gsystems
Adaptive Damping System ............. 149
ATTENTIO NASSIST ........................ 158
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 159
Cruis econtrol ................................ 138
Displa ymessage ............................ 192
DISTRONIC PLU S........................... 140
Driving Assistance packag e........... 159
HOLD function ............................... 148
Lane Keeping Assist ...................... 160
Parking Guidance ........................... 152
PARKTRONIC ................................. 149
Rear vie wcamera .......................... 154
Drivin gtips
Automati ctransmission ................. 124
Brakes ........................................... 136
Break-in perio d.............................. 114
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC ............. 146
Downhil lgradient ........................... 136
Drinking and driving ....................... 134
Driving in winter ............................. 138
Driving on floode droads ................ 138
Driving on we troads ...................... 138
Exhaus tcheck ............................... 134
Fue l................................................ 134
Genera l.......................................... 133
Index7
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
Sidewall(de finition) ....................... 273
Speed rating (definition) ................ 273
Storing ........................................... 275
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 272
Summer tire s................................. 257
Temperature .................................. 268
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 274
Tire bead (definition) ...................... 273
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 273
Tire pressures (recommended )...... 272
Tire size (data )............................... 278
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 269
Tire trea d....................................... 256
Tire trea d(definition) ..................... 273
Tota lloa dlim it (definition) ............. 274
Tractio n......................................... 268
Tractio n(definition) ....................... 274
Tread wear ..................................... 268
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 267
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(de finition) .................... 272
Wea rindicator (definition) ............. 274
Wheel and tire combination ........... 278
Wheel rim (definition) .................... 272
see Fla ttire
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 253
Important safety notes .................. 251
Towin gaway
Important safety guideline s........... 251
Installing the towing eye. ............... 252
Removing the towing eye. .............. 252
Transporting the vehicl e................ 253
With both axles on the ground ....... 252
With the rea raxler aised ................ 252
Trafficr eports
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 211
Transmission
Selector lever ................................ 122
see Automati ctransmission
Transmission position display ......... 122
Transporting the vehicle .................. 253Trip computer (on-board com-
puter)
.................................................. 166
Trip odometer
Calling up ....................................... 166
R
esetting (on-board computer) ...... 167
Trunk
Emergency release .......................... 71
Important safety notes .................... 70
Locking separately. .......................... 71
Opening/closing (manuall yfrom
outside) ............................................ 71
Overview .......................................... 70
Trunk lid
Displa ymessage ............................ 199
Opening dimensions ...................... 289
Trunk load (maximum) ...................... 289
Trunk partition
Displa ymessage ............................ 200
Genera lnotes .................................. 77
Opening/closing .............................. 78
Turn signals
Displa ymessage ............................ 189
Switching on/of f.............................. 94
Two-wa yradio
Frequencie s................................... 282
Installation ..................................... 282
Transmission output( maximum) .... 282
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicl eide ntification plate
U
Unlocking
Emergency unlocking ....................... 70
From inside the vehicl e(central
unlocking button) ............................. 69
Upshif tind icator
(on-board computer, SLC 43
AMG). ............................................ 175
USB devices
Connecting to the Media Inter-
face ............................................... 216
V
VehicleCorrect us e...................................... 26
Data acquisition ............................... 27
Displa ymessage ............................ 198
18Index
systems, e.g. the brake system. Use only genu-
ine Mercedes-Benz parts or parts of equalqual-
ity. Only use tires, wheels and accessories that
have been specifically approved for your vehi-
cle.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts are subject to
strict quality control. Every part has been spe-
cifically developed,m anufactured or selected
for and adapted to Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Therefore, only genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
should be used.
More than 300,000 different genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts are available for
Mercedes-Benz models.
All authorized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain
as upply of genuine Mercedes-Benz parts for
necessary service and repair work. In addition,
strategically located parts delivery centers pro-
vide quick and reliable parts service.
Always specify the vehicle identification number
(VIN) when ordering genuine Mercedes-Benz
parts (
Ypage 283).
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment
i
This Operator's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment of
your vehicle available at the time of going to
print. Country-specific differences are possi-
ble. Bear in mind that your vehicle may not
feature all functions described here. This also applies to safety-relevant systems and func-
tions. The equipment in your vehicle may
therefore differ from that shown in the
descriptions and illustrations.
The original purchase agreement lists all sys-
tems installed in your vehicle.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenance Book-
let are important documents and should be kept
in the vehicle.
Service and vehicleo peration
Warranty
The implied warranty for your vehicle applies in
accordance with the warranty terms and condi- tions in the Service and Warranty Information
booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will
replace and repair all factory-installedp
arts in
accordance with the following warranty terms
and conditions:
RNew Vehicle Limited Warranty
REmission System Warranty
REmission Performance Warranty
RCalifornia, Connecticut,M aine, Massachu-
setts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
and Vermont Emission Control System War-
ranty
RState warranty enforcementl aws (lemon
laws)
Replacement parts and accessories are covered
by the Mercedes-Benz Parts and Accessories
warranties. These are available at any author-
ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
iShould you lose your Service and Warranty
Information booklet, have an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center arrange for areplace-
ment. The new Service and Warranty Infor-
mation booklet will be posted to you.
Information for customers in Califor-
nia
Under California law you may be entitled to a
replacement of your vehicle or arefund of the
purchase price or lease price, if after areason-
able number of repair attempts Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC and/or its authorized repair or service
facilities fail to fix one or more substantial
defects or malfunctions in the vehicle that are
covered by its express warranty.
During the period of 18 months from original
delivery of the vehicle or the accumulation of
18,000 miles (approximately 29,000 km) on the
odometer of the vehicle, whichever occurs first,
ar easonable number of repair attempts is pre-
sumed for aretail buye rorlessee if one or more
of the following occurs:
(1) the same substantial defect or malfunction results in acondition that is likely to cause
death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is
driven, that defect or malfunction has been
subject to repair two or more times, and you
Service and vehicle operation23
Introduction
Z
Blind Spot Assist monitors the areaupto10ft
(3.0 m)behind your vehicle and directly nex tto
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram. For this
purpose, Blind Spot Assist uses radar sensor sin
the rear bumper.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nex ttoyour vehicle may be
indicated, especially if the vehicles are not driv-
ing in the middle of their lane. This may be the
case if ther eare vehicles driving at the inner
edge of their lanes.
Due to the natur eofthe system:
Rwarning smay be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders.
Rthe warning is canceled when driving for an
extended period nex ttolong vehicles, such as
trucks.
Indicator and warning display
:Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
Blind Spot Assist is not activ eatspeeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring range are then not indicated.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirrorsl ights up yellow
at speeds of up to 20 mph (3 0km/ h).Ats peeds
above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicator lamp
goe soutand Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If av ehicl eisd etected within the blind spot
monitoring rang eatspeeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing sid elights up red .Thisw arning is always
emitted when avehicl eenter sthe blind spot
monitoring rang efrom behind or from the side.
Whe nyou overtake avehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
7m ph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goe soutif reverse
gea rise ngaged .Inthis event, Blind Spot Assist
is no longer active. The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjuste
dautomaticall yaccording to the ambi-
ent light.
Collisio nwarning
Ifav ehicl eisd etected in the monitoring rang eof
Blind Spot Assist and yo uswitch on the corre-
sponding turn signal ,adoubl ewarning tone
sounds. Re dwarning lamp :flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, vehicles detected are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp :.
There are no further warning tones.
Switchin gonBlind SpotA ssist
XMake sure that Blind Spot Assist
(Ypage 171 )isa ctivate dinthe on-board
computer.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterio rmirrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds and
then turn yellow.
Lan eKeeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the are ainfront of
your vehicl ewithc amera :,which is mounted
at the top of the windshield .Lane Keeping Assist
detects lane markings on the roa dand warns
yo ub efore yo uleave your lane unintentionally.
If yo uselect km
on the on-board compute rinthe
Display Unit Speed-/Odometerfunction
(Ypage 172), Lane Keeping Assist is active
starting at aspeed of 60 km/h .Ifthemiles
display uni tiss elected ,the assistance range
begins at 40 mph.
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel passes
ove ralanem arking. It will warn yo ubymeans of
intermittent vibration in the steering wheel for
up to 1.5 seconds.
160Driving systems
Driving and parking
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the=or; button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board compute r(
Ypage164).
Depending on the vehiclee quipment, you can
select the following menu:
RTripmenu (Ypag e166)
RNavimenu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Ypag e167)
RAudiomenu (Ypag e168)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypag e169)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(Ypag e170)
RServmenu (Ypag e172)
RSettmenu (settings) (Ypag e172)
RAMGmenu (Mercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG)
(Ypag e175)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the %button on the steer-
ing whee luntil the Tripmenu with trip odom-
eter :and odometer ;appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Tripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select
From Startor From Reset.
The values in the From
Startsubmenu are cal-
culated from the start of ajourney whilst the
values in the From Reset
submenu are calcu-
lated from the las ttime the submenu was reset
(
Ypag e167).
In the following cases ,the trip compute risauto-
matically reset From Start
:
Rthe ignitionhas been switched off for more
than four hours.
R999 hour shave bee nexceeded.
R9,999 mile shave been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 mile shave been
exceeded, the trip computer is automatically
reset From Reset
.
ECOd isplay
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Tripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select ECODISPLAY.
If the ignitio nremains switched off for longer
than four hours ,the ECO display wil lbeauto-
matically reset.
For more information on the ECO display ,see
(
Ypag e134).
Displayingt he range and current fuel
consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Tripmenu.
XPress9or: to select the display with
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to you rcurrent driving
166Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is onlyasmall amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank, avehicle being refueled C
appears instead of approximate range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available
in all vehicles.
Digital speedometer
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
Ag earshift recommendation Zmay also
appearint he display.
Observe the information on gearshift recom-
mendation when shifting manually
(
Ypage 127).
Mercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG: agearshift
recommendation is shown in the status bar of
the multifunction displaya nd not in the digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
XPress ato confirm your selection.
XPress :to select Yesand press ato
confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
RTrip odometer
R"From Start" trip computer
R"From Reset" trip computer
RECO display
If you reset the values in the ECO display, the
values in the "From Start" trip computer are also reset. If you reset the values in the "From Start"
trip computer, the values in the ECO displaya re
also reset.
Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions
In the Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Observe the additional information on naviga-
tion in the separate operating instructions of the
multimedia system.
XSwitch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Navimenu.
Route guidance not active
:Direction of travel
;Current road
Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
:Distance to destination
;Distance to the next change of direction
=Current road
?"Follow the road's course" symbol
Menus and submenus167
On-board computer and displays
Z
Service menu
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Serv.
menu:
RCalling up display messages (Ypage 178)
RRestarting the tire pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Ypage 262)
RChecking the tire pressure electronically
(Ypage 262)
RCalling up the service due date
(Ypage 235)
Settings menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, in the Sett.menu you have the follow-
ing options:
RChanging the instrumentc luster settings
(Ypage 172)
RChanging the light settings (Ypage 172)
RChanging the vehicle settings (Ypage 173)
RChanging the convenience settings
(Ypage 174)
RRestoring the factory settings (Ypage 175)
Instrument cluster
Selecting the distance unit
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:func-
tion allowsy ou to choose whether certain dis-
playsa ppear in kilometers or miles in the mul-
tifunction display.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometerfunction.
The current setting kmormilesappears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
appliest o:
Rthe digital speedometer in the Tripmenu
Rthe odometer and trip odometer
Rthe trip computer
Rthe current consumption and the range
Rnavigation instructions in theNavimenu
Rcruise control
RDistancePilot DISTRONIC
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display:function allowsy ou
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Permanent Display:function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature
orSpeedometer [km/h]orSpeedometer[mph],appears.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
Lights
Setting the daytime running lights
This function is not available in Canada.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Daytime Running Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
W symbol in the multifunction display are
shown in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
(
Ypage 93).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
172Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays