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
SmartKey
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors, thus endangering other
people or road users.
Rget out and disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
RStart the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
GWARNING
If you attach heavy or large object stothe
SmartKey, the SmartKey could be uninten-
tionally turned in the ignition lock. This could
cause the engine to be switched off. There is a risk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large object stothe
SmartKey. Remove any bulky key rings before
insertingt he SmartKey into the ignition lock.
!Keep the SmartKey away from stron gmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, the remote control
function could be affected.
Strong magnetic fields can occur in the vicin-
ity of powerful electrical installations.
Do not keep the SmartKey:
Rwith electronic devices, e.g. amobile phone
or another SmartKey.
Rwith metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal foil.
Rinside metallic objects, e.g. ametal case.
This can affect the functionality of the Smart- Key.
SmartKey functions
:& Locks the vehicle
;FUnlockst he trunk lid
=%Unlockst he vehicle
XTo unlock centrally: press the%button.
If you do not open the vehicle within approx-
imately 40 seconds of unlocking:
Rthe vehicle is locked again.
Ranti-theft protection is reactivated.
XTo lock centrally: press the&button.
The SmartKey centrally locks/unlocks:
Rthe doors
Rthe trunk lid
Rthe stowage compartmentint he center con-
sole
Rthe fuel filler flap
The turn signals flash once when unlocking and
three times when locking.
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked. The audible
signal can be activated and deactivated using
the on-board computer (
Ypage 174).
When it is dark, the surround lighting also comes
on if it is activated in the on-board computer
(
Ypage 173).
KEYLESS-GO
General notes
Bear in mind that the engine can be started by
any of the vehicle occupants if there is aKEY-
LESS-GO key in the vehicle (
Ypage 117).
SmartKey63
Opening and closing
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XTo restore the factory settings:press and
hol dd ownthe % and& buttons simul-
taneouslyf or approximatelys ixseconds until
the battery check lamp (
Ypage 66 )flashes
twice.
Mechanical key
General notes
If the vehicl ecan no longer be locked or
unlocke dwitht he SmartKey or with KEYLESS-
GO ,use the mechanical key.
If yo uusethe mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door or the trunk lid, the anti-
thef talarm system will be triggered .Switch off
the alarm (
Ypage 61).
Removing the mechanical key
XPush release catch :in the direction of the
arrow and at the same time remove mechan- ica lkey ; from the SmartKey.
For further informatio nabout :
Runlocking the driver's door (Ypage 70)
Runlocking the trunk (Ypage 71)
Rlocking the vehicl e(Ypage 70)
Insertingthe mechanical key
XPush mechanical key ;completelyi nto the
SmartKey unti litengages and release
catch :is back in its basicp osition.
SmartKey battery
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Batterie scontain toxica nd corrosive substan-
ces. If batteries are swallowed, it can resul tin
severe health problems .There is ariskoff atal
injury.
Kee pbatteries outoft he reach of children. If
ab attery is swallowed, see kmedica lattention
immediately.
HEnvironmental note
Batterie scontain dangerous
substances. It is against the
la wtod ispose of them with
the householdr ubbish.They
must be collected separately and recycle dtoprotect the
environment.
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally friendly
manner. Take discharged
batteries to aquali fied spe-
cialist workshop or aspecial
collectio npoint for used bat-
teries.
The SmartKey batteries contain perchlorate
material ,which mayr equire specia lhan dling
and regard for the environment. National guide-
lines must be observed during disposal. In Cal-
ifornia ,see www.dtsc.ca.gov/
HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/index.cfm .
Mercedes-Benz recommends thaty ouhave the
batteries replaced at aquali fied specialist work-
shop.
SmartKey65
Opening and closing
Z
XTo deactivate:press and holdbutton :for
aboutf ives econds unti latone sounds.
XTo activate: press and hol dbutton ;for
aboutf ives econds unti latone sounds.
If yo upress one of the two buttons and do not
hea rat one, the relevant setting hasa lready
been selected.
The vehicl eislocked automaticall ywhent he
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn-
ing.
Yo uc ould therefore lock yoursel fout if:
Rthe vehicl eisbeing pushed.
Rthe vehicl eisbeing towed.
Rthe vehicl eisonar ollerdynamometer.
Yo uc an also switch the automatic locking func-
tio nona nd off using the on-board computer
(
Ypage 173).
Unlocking/lockin gthe driver's door
using the mechanical key
i
If yo uwanttoc entrall yloc kthe vehicl eusing
the mechanical key,b eginby pressing the
locking button for the interio rloc king mech-
anism whil ethe driver's door is open. Then
lock the driver's door using the mechanical
key.
XTo unlock: turn the mechanical key counter-
clockwise as far as it will go to position 1.
XTo lock:turn the mechanical key clockwise as
far as it will go to position 1.
If yo uusethe mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-thef talarm sys-
tem will be triggered .Switch off the alarm
(
Ypage 61).
Trunk
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If objects, luggage or load sare not secured or
not secured sufficiently ,they could slip ,tip
ove rorbef lung around and thereb yhitvehicle
occupants. There is ariskofi njury,p articu-
larly in the event of sudden braking or asud-
de nc hange in direction.
Alway sstor eo bjects so thatt hey cannotbe
flung around .Secure objects, luggage or
load sagain st slipping or tipping before the
journey.
!The trunk li dswing su pwar ds when opened.
Therefore, make sure thatt hereiss ufficient
clearance above the trunk lid.
!Onlyc lose the trunk once the roo fislowere d
completely. Otherwise, yo ucould damag ethe
roof.
If yo uclose the trunk li dbefore the roo fis
lowered completely, the loading ai dswitch
lights up and awarning tone sounds.
The opening dimensions of the trunk li dcan be
found in the "Vehicle data" section
(
Ypage 289).
Do not leave the SmartKey in the trunk. You
could otherwise lock yoursel fout.
The trunk li dcan be:
Ropened/close dfrom outside
Ropene dautomaticall yfrom outside
Rlocked separately
Ropene dwitht he emergency release button
Runlocke dwitht he mechanical key
Yo us houl dpreferabl yplace luggage or load sin
the trunk.
70Trunk
Opening and closing
tion2.S imultaneouslyp ullthe trunk li dhan-
dle.
The trunk is unlocked.
XTurn the mechanica lkey back to position 1
and remove it.
XInsert the mechanica lkey into the SmartKey.
Trunk emergenc yrelease
Youc an unlock the trunk li dfromt he insid ewith
the emergency release button.
XPress emergency release button :briefly.
The trunk li dunlocks and opens.
The trunk li dcan be unlocke dand opene dwith
the trunk li demergency release when the vehi-
cle is stationar yorwhiledriving.
The trunk li demergency release does not unlock
the trunk li difthe battery is disconnecte dor
discharged.
Trunk li demergency release light:
REmergency release button :flashe sfor
30 minute safter the trunk li disopened
REmergency release button :flashe sfor
60 minute safter the trunk li disclosed
Side windows
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Whil eopening the side windows ,bod yp arts
could become trapped between the side win-
do wa nd the door frame as the side window
moves .There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure thatn obodytouche sthe side win-
do wd uringt he opening procedure. If some-
body become strapped ,release the switch or
pull the switch to close the side windo wagain .
GWARNING
Whil eclosing the side windows ,bod yp arts in
the closing area could become trapped .There
is ar iskofi njury.
When closing make sure thatnop arts of the
body ar einthe closing area .Ifsomebody
become strapped ,release the switch or press
the switch to open the side windo wagain .
GWARNING
If children operate the side windows they
could become trapped ,particularly if theya re
left unsupervised .There is ariskofi njury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren unsupervised in the vehicle.
Side windo wreversin gfeature
The front side windows ar eequippe dwitha n
automatic reversing feature. If asolid object
blocks or restricts the upward movement of one
of the front side windows durin gthe closing
process, the side windo wopens agai nautomat-
ically. During the manua lclosing process, the
side windo wonlyo pens agai nautomatically
after the corresponding switch is released. How-
ever, the automatic reversing featur eisonlya n
ai da nd does not relieve yo uofthe responsibility
of paying attentio nwhenc losing asidew indow.
GWARNING
The reversing featur edoesn ot react:
Rto soft, light and thino bjects ,e.g.s mall fin-
gers
Rove rthe last 1/6 in(4 mm) of the closing
movement
Rdurin gresetting
Rwhen closing the side windo wagain man-
uall yimm ediatel yafter automatic reversing
Thi sm eans thatt he reversing featur ecannot
prevent someone being trapped in these sit-
uations. There is ariskofi njury.
72Side windows
Openin gand closing
Problems with the side windows
GWARNING
If you close aside window again immediately after it has been blocked or reset, the side window
closes with increased or maximum force. The reversing feature is then not active. Parts of the
body could be trapped in the closing area in the process. This poses an increased risk of injury or
even fatal injury.
Make sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area. To stop the closing process, release
the switch or push the switch again to reopen the side window.
ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Aside window cannot be
closed because it is
blocked by objects, e.g.
leaves in the window
guide.XRemove the objects.
XClose the side window.
As ide window cannot be
closed and you cannot
see the cause.If as ide window is obstructed during closing and reopens again
slightly:
XImmediately after the window blocks, pull the correspondings witch
again until the side window has closed.
The side window is closed with increased force.
If as ide window is obstructed again during closing and reopens again
slightly:
XImmediately after the window blocks, pull the correspondings witch
again until the side window has closed.
The side window is closed without the automatic reversing feature.
Roof
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you do not fully open/close the soft top, the
soft-top hydraulics depressurize after ashort
time. This causes the soft top to lower unex-
pectedly and may cause you or others to be
trapped. There is arisk of injury.
Always open or close the soft top completely.
GWARNING
Closing the roof manually is acomplicated
and technically demanding procedure, which
requires alot of strength. You or others can
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
Only have the soft top closed manually at a
qualified specialist workshop.
!Never sit on the rear shelf or store heavy
object sthere. You will otherwise damage the
roof and the rear shelf of your vehicle.
!Do not forget that the weather can change
abruptly. Make certain that the roof is closed
when you leave the vehicle. The vehicle elec-
tronics can be damaged if water enters the
vehicle interior.
!When opening and closing the roof, make
sure that:
Rthere is sufficient clearance, as the roof
swings upwards.
Rthere is sufficient clearance behind the
vehicle, as the trunk lid swings backwards
beyond the bumper.
Rthe trunk is only loaded to below the trunk
partition.
Rthe trunk partition is not pushed up by the
load.
Rthe trunk partition is closed.
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Rthe trunk lidisclosed.
Rthe outside temperatur eisabove 5‡
( Ò 15 †).
Yo uc ould otherwise damag ethe roof ,trunk
and otherp arts of the vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions for opening/closing the
roof can be found in the "Vehicl edata" section
(
Ypage 289).
Make sure that the roof and rea rwindow are
clean and dry before opening the roof .Other-
wise, water or dirt could enter the vehicle inte-
rio rort runk.
Opening and closin gusing the roof
switch
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Whe nopening or closing the roof,b odyp arts
could be trapped by,f or example, the roof
mechanism, trunk li dorsidew indows. There
is ar iskofi njury.
Whe nraising or lowering the roof,m ake sure
that no bod yparts are in the vicinity of moving
components. If someone becomes trapped,
release the button.
For safety reasons, the roof can only be opened
or closed whe nthe vehicle is stationary.
!Operating the roof while pulling away:
RObserve the following traffi ccarefully.
RDo not drive faster than 25 mph (40 km/h).
RAvoida brup tb raking and swerving maneu-
vers.
Do not operate the roof whe ncornering, driv-
ing on uneven surface sorduring strong
winds. The vehicle may otherwise be dam-
aged.
iIf the traffi cconditions mea nthat yo uhave
to drive off while opening/closing the roof,
the procedure which wa sstarted while sta-
tionary can be continued at speeds of up to
approx. 25 mph (40 km/h).
Opening and closing
XVehicles without asemi-automatic trunk
partition: closethe trunk partition
(
Ypage 77).
XClose the trunk li d(Ypage 70).
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
XOpe nthe cover in the lower center console.
Roof switch :is located under the cover.
XTo open:p ullr oof switch :untilt he entire
roof is stowed away in the trunk.
You see the Vario-Roof in Operation
messageinthe multifunction display .Once
the opening procedure is complete, the mes- sag edisappears and atone will sound.
All of the sid ewindow sopen.
If yo uoperate the roof switch and the Trunk
PartitionOpenmessageappears in the
multifunction display ,the trunk partition is
not closed correctly.
XClose the trunk partition.
XTo close: press and holds oft-top switch:
unti lthe soft top is fully closed.
You see the Vario-Roof in Operation
messageinthe multifunction display .Once
the opening procedure is complete, the mes-
sag edisappears and atone will sound.
All of the sid ewindow sopen.
XTo clos eallsid ew indows, pull the switch
under the cover of the center console
(
Ypage 73).
76Roof
Opening and closing
Opening/closing using the SmartKey
Important safetyn otes
GWARNING
When opening or closing the roof, body parts
could be trapped by, for example, the roof
mechanism, trun klid or side windows. There
is ar isk of injury.
When raising or lowering the roof, make sure
that no body parts are in the vicinity of moving
components. If someoneb ecomes trapped,
release the button.
Opening and closing
This function is only available on vehicles with
KEYLESS-GO or with roof comfort operation.
XClose the trun klid (Ypage 70).
XVehicles with comfort operation: point the
tip of the SmartKey at the driver's door han-
dle.
XVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: the SmartKey
must be within 6ft(2m)ofthe vehicle.
XTo open: press and hold the %button on
the SmartKey until the roof is fully opened.
The roof and the rear side windows open. The
fronts ide windows close.
XTo interrupt the opening procedure:
release the %button.
XTo open the front side windows: press the
% button on the SmartKey again.
XTo close: press and hold the &button on
the SmartKey until the roof is fully closed.
The roof and the side windows close.
XTo interrupt the closing procedure: release
the & button.
Locking the roof again
Important safetyn otes
GWARNING
If you do not fully open/close the soft top, the
soft-top hydraulics depressurizea fterashort
time. This causes the soft top to lower unex-
pectedly and may cause you or other stobe
trapped. There is arisk of injury.
Always open or close the soft top completely.
The roof is not locked if:
Rthe K symbol and the Vario-Roof inOperationmessage appear in the multifunc-
tion display
Rthe K symbol and the Open/CloseVario-RoofCompletelymessage appear in
the multifunction display and you hear awarn-
ing tone
Ryou hear awarning ton efor up to ten seconds
when pulling away or while driving
Locking
You can lock the roof again if it is not locked
fully.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon
as possible, paying attention to road and traf-
fic conditions.
XMake sure that the SmartKey is in position 2
in the ignition lock.
XPress the roof switch (Ypage 76).
Trunk partition
General notes
!To avoid damaging the roof or luggage when
folding back the roof, you should:
Ronly load the trun ktobelow the trun kpar-
tition
Rnot place any objects on or in frontoft he
trun kpartition
Rnot place any objects on the cover behind
the roll bars
Rnot allow the cargo to push the trun kpar-
tition upwards
The trun kpartition can be used to cover luggage
and loads in the trunk.
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