Instruments and controls107On Mid- and Uplevel display select
Info Menu by pressing è on steering
wheel. Press å to select Remaining
Oil Life page.
Remaining oil life duration is indicated
in percentage.
Reset On Baselevel display press
SET/CLR on turn signal lever for
several seconds to reset. The ignition must be switched on but engine not
running.
On Mid- and Uplevel display press
é on steering wheel to open the
subfolder. Select Reset and confirm
by pressing 9 for several seconds.
The ignition must be switched on but
engine not running.
The system must be reset every time
the engine oil is changed to allow
proper functionality. Seek the
assistance of a workshop.
Next service When the system has calculated that
engine oil life has been diminished,
Change Engine Oil Soon appears inthe Driver Information Centre. Have
engine oil and filter changed by a
workshop within one week or
500 km (whichever occurs first).
Service information 3 285.
Control indicators
The control indicators described are
not present in all vehicles. The
description applies to all instrument
versions. Depending on the
equipment, the position of the control indicators may vary. When the
ignition is switched on, most control
indicators will illuminate briefly as a
functionality test.
The control indicator colours mean:red:danger, important reminderyellow:warning, information, faultgreen:confirmation of activationblue:confirmation of activationwhite:confirmation of activation
See all control indicators on different
instrument clusters 3 98.
Turn lights
O illuminates or flashes green.
Illuminates briefly
The parking lights are switched on.
Flashes
A turn signal or the hazard warning flashers are activated.
Rapid flashing: failure of a turn signal
light or associated fuse, failure of turn
signal light on trailer.
Bulb replacement 3 247, Fuses
3 257.
Turn signals 3 143.
Seat belt reminder
Seat belt reminder on front seats
X for driver's seat illuminates or
flashes red in the instrument cluster.
114Instruments and controlsDisplaysDriver Information Centre
The Driver Information Centre is
located in the instrument cluster.
Depending on the version and the
instrument cluster, the Driver
Information Centre is available as
Baselevel display, Midlevel display or Uplevel display.
Driver Information Centre indicates
depending on the equipment:
● overall and trip odometer
● vehicle information and settings
● trip/fuel information
● driving economic information
● driver assistance alerts
● warning messages
● audio and infotainment information
● phone information
● navigation informationBaselevel display
Depending on the version, the menu
pages of the Baselevel display are selected by pressing:
● MENU on the turn signal lever
or
● è and å on the steering wheel.
Main menu symbols are indicated in
the top line of the display:
● Trip/fuel information, displayed by ; , see description below.
● Vehicle information, displayed by ? , see description below.
● Eco information, displayed by @ , see description below.
Some of the displayed functions differ
when the vehicle is being driven or at a standstill. Some functions are only
available when the vehicle is being
driven.
Selecting menus and functionsTurn signal lever with MENU button
The menus and functions can be selected via the buttons on the left
steering wheel stalk.
Press MENU to switch between the
main menus or to return from a
submenu to the next higher menu
level.
Instruments and controls117Some of the displayed functions differ
when the vehicle is being driven or at
a standstill and some functions are
only active when the vehicle is being
driven.
Uplevel instrument cluster can be
displayed as Sport mode or Tour
mode. See below: Settings Menu,
Display Themes.
Selecting menus and functions
The menus and functions can be selected via the buttons on the right
side of the steering wheel.
Press è to open main menu page.
Select a main menu page with ä or å.
Confirm a main menu page with 9.
Once a main menu page is selected, press ä or å to select subpages.
Press é to open the next folder of the
selected subpage.
Press ä or å to select functions or to
set a numeric value, if required.
Press 9 to select and confirm a
function.
Once a main menu page is selected, this selection remains stored until
another main menu page is selected.
Subpages are changed by pressing
å or ä.
Vehicle and service messages are
popped-up in the Driver Information
Centre if required. Confirm messages
by pressing 9. Vehicle messages
3 125.
Trip/fuel information menu, ;
or Info
The following list contains all possible Info Menu pages. Some may not beavailable for your particular vehicle.
Depending on the display some
functions are symbolised.Turn the adjuster wheel or press ä or
å to select a page:
● trip odometer 1 or A average fuel consumption 1 or A
average speed 1 or A
● trip odometer 2 or B average fuel consumption 2 or B
average speed 2 or B
● digital speed
● fuel range
● instantaneous fuel consumption
● remaining oil life
● tyre pressure
● timer
● traffic sign assistant
● following distance
● blank page
On Baselevel display, the pages
Remaining Oil Life, Tyre Pressure,
Traffic Sign Assistant and Following
Distance are displayed in the Vehicle
information menu, select ? by
pressing MENU.
Instruments and controls121Software information
Displays the open source software
information.
Info Display
The Info-Display is located in the
instrument panel near the instrument
cluster.
Depending on the vehicle
configuration the vehicle has a
● 7'' Colour-Info-Display with
touchscreen functionality
or
● 8'' Colour-Info-Display with
touchscreen functionality
The Info displays can indicate: ● time 3 93
● outside temperature 3 93
● date 3 93
● Infotainment system, see description in the Infotainment
manual
● climate control settings 3 153
● rear view camera 3 221
● panoramic view system 3 219● parking assist instructions
3 209
● rear cross traffic 3 223
● Flex Ride visualisation menu 3 186
● navigation, see description in the
Infotainment manual
● system messages
● settings for vehicle personalisation 3 127
7'' Colour-Info-Display
Selecting menus and settings
Menus and settings are accessed via the display.Press X to switch on the display.
Press ; to display the homepage.
Touch required menu display icon
with the finger.
Touch a respective icon to confirm a
selection.
Touch 9 to return to the next higher
menu level.
Press ; to return to the homepage.
For further information, see Infotainment manual.
Vehicle personalisation 3 127.
8'' Colour-Info-Display
Selecting menus and settings
There are three options to operate the
display:
● via buttons below the display
● by touching the touchscreen with
the finger
● via speech recognition
122Instruments and controlsButton operation
Press X to switch on the display.
Press ; to display the homepage.
Press BACK to exit a menu without
changing a setting.
For further information, see
Infotainment manual.
Touchscreen operation
Display must be switched on by
pressing X. Press ; to select
homepage.
Touch required menu display icon or select a function with the finger.
Scroll a longer submenu list with the
finger up or down.Confirm a required function or
selection by touching.
Touch q on the display to exit a
menu without changing a setting.
Press ; to return to the homepage.
For further information, see
Infotainment manual.Speech recognition
Description see Infotainment manual.
Vehicle personalisation 3 127.
Valet mode
If activated, some functions of the
Driver Information Centre and the
Info-Display are limited. The load
compartment is being locked and
cannot be unlocked.
For more information, see
Infotainment manual.
Head-up display
The head-up display shows driver information concerning the
instrument cluster onto the
windscreen on the driver's side.
The information appears as an image
projected from a lense in the
instrument panel onto the windscreen directly ahead in driver's view. The
image appears focused out toward
the front of the vehicle.
Depending on the equipment head-
up display can indicate:
● general driving information
● alerts from driver assistance systems
● automatic transmission selector lever position
● gear shift indication
● audio/phone information
● turn-by-turn navigation information if equipped with
navigation infotainment.
176Driving and operating
The selector lever is locked in P and
can only be moved when the ignition
is on, the release button on the
selector lever is pushed and the brake
pedal is applied.
Without brake pedal applied, control
indicator j illuminates.
If the selector lever is not in P when
the ignition is switched off, control
indicator j flashes.
To engage P or R, press the release
button.
The engine can only be started with lever in position P or N. When position
N is selected, press brake pedal or
apply parking brake before starting.
Do not accelerate while engaging a
gear. Never depress the accelerator
pedal and brake pedal at the same
time.
When a gear is engaged, the vehicle
begins to creep when the brake is
released.
Engine braking To utilise the engine braking effect,
select a lower gear in good time when
driving downhill, see manual mode.
Rocking the vehicle
Rocking the vehicle is only
permissible if the vehicle is stuck in
sand, mud or snow. Move the selector lever between D and R in a repeat
pattern. Do not race the engine and
avoid sudden acceleration.
Parking
Apply the parking brake and engage
P .Manual mode
Selector lever
Move selector lever out of position D
towards the left in position M.
Manual mode M can be activated
from position D in each driving
situation and speed.
Tap selector lever upwards + to shift
to a higher gear.
Tap the selector lever downwards - to
shift to a lower gear.
The selected gear is indicated in the
instrument cluster.
Driving and operating177Steering wheel paddles
Move selector lever out of position D
towards the left in position M.
Manual mode M can be activated
from position D in each driving
situation and speed.
Pull steering wheel paddles to select
gears manually.
Pull right paddle + to shift to a higher
gear.
Pull left paddle - to shift to a lower
gear.
Multiple pulls allow gears to be
skipped.
The selected gear is indicated in the
instrument cluster.
Temporary manual mode in drive
mode D
Manual paddle shifting is also
possible in automatic mode D. Upon
completion of manual shifting
operation, transmission changes to
automatic mode D after a defined
time.
To interrupt manual mode and return
to D, do one of the following:
● Press + paddle for 1 second.
● Move selector lever towards the left to manual mode and back to
position D.
If the vehicle is at a standstill and
engine is idling, the transmission will
remain in temporary manual mode. It
changes to automatic mode when
accelerator pedal is operated for a
defined time, and no paddle shifting
at the steering wheel is performed.
General
If a higher gear is selected when
vehicle speed is too low, or a lower
gear when vehicle speed is too high,the shift is not executed. This can
cause a message in the Driver
Information Centre.
In manual mode, no automatic
shifting to a higher gear takes place
at high engine revolutions, except
activating the kickdown function.
Gear shift indication
The symbol R or S with a number
beside it is indicated when gear
shifting is recommended for fuel
saving reasons.
Shift indication appears only in
manual mode.
Electronic driving programmes ● Following a cold start, the operating temperature
programme increases engine
speed to quickly bring the
catalytic converter to the required
temperature.
● When SPORT mode is engaged,
the vehicle shifts at higher engine
speeds (unless cruise control is
on). SPORT mode 3 186.
186Driving and operating
● To deactivate only Tractioncontrol system press button t
briefly: TC is inactive but ESC
remains active, k illuminates. A
status message appears in the
Driver Information Centre when
TC is deactivated.
ESC is reactivated by pressing the t
button again. If the TC system was
previously disabled, both TC and
ESC are reactivated. k and t
extinguishes when TC and ESC are reactivated.
ESC is also reactivated the next time
the ignition is switched on.
Fault
If there is a fault in the system the
control indicator b illuminates
continuously and a message appears in the Driver Information Centre. The
system is not operational.
Have the cause of the fault remedied by a workshop.
Interactive driving system Flex RideFlex Ride driving system allows the
driver to select between three driving
modes:
● SPORT mode: press SPORT,
LED illuminates.
● TOUR mode: press TOUR, LED
illuminates.
● AUTO or Standard / Normal mode: neither SPORT nor
TOUR is pressed, no LED
illuminates.
Deactivate SPORT mode or TOUR
mode by pressing corresponding
button once more.
In each driving mode Flex Ride adjusts the following electronic
systems:
● electronic damping control
● accelerator pedal control
● electronic power steering control
● automatic transmission● adaptive cruise control
● all-wheel drive
● engine sound enhancement
● instrument cluster theme
SPORT mode
The settings of the systems are
adjusted for a sportier driving style:
● Damping of shock absorbers is set up for increased handling andagility.
● The engine reacts more quickly to accelerator pedal changes.
● Steering support is sportier.