Maintenance and care......................232
Engine compartment ........................... 232
ASSYST PLUS ...................................... 237
Care ..................................................... 238
Breakdown assistance .....................245
Where will I find...? .............................. 245
Flat tire ................................................ 246
Battery (vehicle) .................................. 250
Jump-starting ....................................... 251
Towing and tow-starting ...................... 254
Fuses ...................................................2 56
Wheels and tires............................... 258
Important safety notes ........................ 258
Operation ............................................ 258
Winter operation .................................. 260
Tire pressure ....................................... 261
Loading the vehicle .............................. 266
All about wheels and tires ................... 269
Changing a wheel ................................ 276
Wheel and tire combinations ...............2 80
Technical data................................... 282
Information regarding technical data ... 282
Vehicle electronics .............................. 282
Identification plates .............................2 82
Service products and filling capaci-
ties ...................................................... 283
Vehicle data ......................................... 288
Contents3
Storing and maintaining current
speed ............................................. 130
Storing, maintaining and calling
up a speed ..................................... 130
Cup holder
Center console .............................. 216
Important safety notes .................. 216
Customer Assistance Center
(CAC) ..................................................... 28
Customer Relations Department ....... 28
D
Dashboard
see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Data
see Technical data
Data carrier
Selecting ........................................ 160
Daytime running lamp mode
see Daytime running lamps
Daytime running lamps
Display message ............................ 180
Function/notes ................................ 91
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 164
Declarations of conformity ................. 27
Diagnostics connection ...................... 28
Digital Operator's Manual
Help ................................................. 23
Introduction ..................................... 23
Digital speedometer ......................... 157
Display
see Display messages
see Warning and indicator lamps
Display messages
ASSYST PLUS ................................ 237
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 169
Driving systems ............................. 183
Engine ............................................ 181
General notes ................................ 168
Hiding (on-board computer) ........... 169
Introduction ................................... 168
Lights ............................................. 180
Safety systems .............................. 170
SmartKey ....................................... 192 Tires ............................................... 186
Vehicle ........................................... 188
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
Activating ....................................... 133
Activation conditions ..................... 133
Cruise control lever ....................... 133
Display Message ............................ 185
Displays in the instrument cluster .. 137
Driving tips .................................... 137
Driving with Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC .................................... 134
Function/notes ............................. 131
Important safety notes .................. 132
Setting a speed .............................. 135
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 136
Stopping ........................................ 135
Switching off .................................. 136
Distance recorder ............................. 156
Distance warning (warning lamp) .... 201
Distance warning function
Function/notes ................................ 59
Door control panel
Overview .......................................... 38
Doors
Automatic locking (switch) ............... 72
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey) ....................................... 65
Displa y me
ssage ............................ 190
Emergency locking ........................... 72
Emergency unlocking ....................... 72
Important safety notes .................... 71
Opening (from inside) ...................... 71
Drinking and driving ......................... 126
Drive program
Automatic ...................................... 117
Display ........................................... 114
Manual ........................................... 117
Selecting ........................................ 111
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) ............... 166
Driver's door
see Doors
Driver's seat
see Seat
Driving
Important safety notes .................. 104
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Special seat belt retractor.................. 55
Specialist workshop ............................28
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer ........................ 165
Digital ............................................ 157
Segments ...................................... 154
Selecting the display unit ............... 164
SPORT handling mode
Activating/deactivating ...................6 1
Warning lamp ................................. 198
Sports exhaust system
see AMG sports exhaust system
Standing lamps
Display message ............................1 80
Switching on/off .............................. 92
Start/Stop button
General notes ................................ 105
Key positions ................................. 105
Starting the engine ........................ 107
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engine) ................................ 106
Starting the engine
see Starting (engine)
Steering
Display message ............................ 191
Warning lamps ............................... 203
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically) ..................... 85
Button overview ............................... 35
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 155
Calling up a stored setting (mem-
ory function) ....................................9 0
Cleaning ........................................ .243
EASY ENTRY/EXIT feature ...............8 5
Important safety notes .................... 85
Paddle shifters ............................... 116
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) .................................................8 9
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........ 116
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ...................167
Stowage areas ................................... 213
Stowage compartments
Armrest (front) ............................... 214 Armrest (under) .............................2
14
Cup hol
ders ................................... 216
Glove box ....................................... 214
Important safety information ......... 213
Stowage net ................................... 215
see Stowage areas
Stowage net ....................................... 215
Summer opening
see Side windows
Summer tires
In winter ........................................ 260
Sun visor ............................................ 217
Suspension setting
AMG adaptive sport suspension
system ...........................................1 42
Suspension tuning
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) ...............1 66
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 102
Switching on media mode
Via the device list .......................... 211
T
Tachometer ........................................ 154
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 180
see Lights
Tailgate
Display message ............................ 190
Emergency unlocking ....................... 75
Important safety notes .................... 73
Opening (automatically from
inside) .............................................. 74
Opening dimensions ...................... 288
Opening with an extended rear
spoiler .............................................. 73
Opening/closing (from outside) ....... 73
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO ............ 73
Tank
see Fuel tank
Tank content
Fuel gauge ....................................... 34
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 283
Information .................................... 282
Tires/wheels ................................. 280
18Index
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed-
eral Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
"National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966".
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go tohttp://
www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety at:
http://www.safercar.gov
Limited Warranty
!
Observe the notes in this Operator's Manual
regarding the correct operation of your vehi-
cle and possible damage to the vehicle. Dam-
age to the vehicle which is caused by violation
of these notes is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or the new
or used-vehicle warranty.
QR code for rescue card
The QR codes are secured in the fuel filler flap
and on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the
event of an accident, rescue services can use
the QR code to quickly find the appropriate res- cue card for your vehicle. The current rescue
card contains the most important information
about your vehicle in a compact form, e.g. the
routing of the electric cables.
You can find more information under
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Data stored in the vehicle
Information from electronic control
units
There are electronic control units installed in
your vehicle. Some of these are necessary for
your vehicle to operate safely, while some offer
support during driving (driver assistance sys-
tems). In addition, your vehicle offers comfort
and entertainment functions that are also made
possible by electronic control units.
Electronic control units contain data storage
systems that can temporarily or permanently
save technical information concerning the vehi-
cle's condition, component stress and mainte-
nance requirements as well as technical events
and malfunctions.
This information generally documents the con-
dition of a component, a module, a system or the
surroundings, for example:
Roperating states of system components (e.g.
fill levels, battery status, tire pressure)
Rstatus messages concerning the vehicle or its
individual components (e.g. wheel rpm/
speed, deceleration, lateral acceleration, indi-
cation of whether seat belts are fastened)
Rmalfunctions and defects in important system
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
Rinformation about events leading to vehicle
damage
Rsystem responses in special driving situations
(e.g. air bag deployment, intervention of sta-
bility control systems)
Rambient conditions (e.g. temperature, rain
sensor)
In addition to performing the actual control unit function, these data are used by manufacturers
to detect and rectify malfunctions and to opti-
mize vehicle functions. Most of these data are
volatile and processed only in the vehicle itself.
Only a small part of the data is stored in event or malfunction memories.
When you use services, the technical data from
the vehicle can be read out by service network
employees or third parties. Services can include
repair services, maintenance processes, war-
ranty cases and quality assurance measures.
The data is read out via the legally prescribed
diagnostics connection in the vehicle. The rele-
vant offices in the service network or third par-
ties collect, process and use the data. These
data document the vehicle's technical states,
Data stored in the vehicle29
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are used to help in finding malfunctions and
improving quality and are sent to the manufac-
turer where necessary. In addition, the manu-
facturer is subject to product liability. The man-
ufacturer needs technical data from vehicles for
this purpose.
Malfunction memories in the vehicle can be
reset by a service center during repair or service
work.
You can incorporate data into the vehicle's com-
fort and infotainment functions yourself as part
of the selected equipment.
These include, for example:
Rmultimedia data such as music, films or pho-
tos for playback in an integrated multimedia
system
Raddress book data for use in conjunction with
an integrated hands-free system or an inte-
grated navigation system
Rnavigation destinations that have been
entered
Rdata about using Internet services
These data can be saved locally in the vehicle or
are located on a device that you have connected
to the vehicle. If this data is saved in the vehicle,
you can delete it at any time. These data are sent
to third parties only at your request, particularly
when you use online services in accordance with
the settings that you have selected.
You can save and change comfort settings/
customizations in the vehicle at any time.
Depending on the piece of equipment in ques-
t
ion, these can include, for example:
Rseat and steering wheel position settings
Rsuspension and climate control settings
Rcustom settings such as interior lighting
If your vehicle is equipped appropriately, you
can connect your smartphone or another mobile
end device to the vehicle. You can control this by
means of the control elements integrated in the vehicle. The smartphone's picture and sound
can be output via the multimedia system. Spe-
cific items of information are also sent to your
smartphone.
Depending on the type of integration, this can
include:
Rgeneral vehicle information
Rposition data
This allows the use of selected smartphone
Apps, such as navigation or music player Apps.
There is no additional interaction between the smartphone and the vehicle, particularly active
access to vehicle data. The type of additional
data processing is determined by the provider of
the App being used. Whether you can configure
settings for it and, if so, which ones, depends on
the App and your smartphone's operating sys-
tem.
Service provider
Wireless network connection
If your vehicle has a wireless network connec-
tion, data can be exchanged between your vehi-
cle and other systems. The wireless network
connection is enabled by either an in-vehicle
transmitter and receiver or your own mobile end
device (e.g. smartphone). Online functions can
be used via this wireless network connection.
These include online services and applications/ Apps provided by the manufacturer or other
providers.
Services provided by the manufacturer
In the case of the manufacturer's online serv-
ices, the manufacturer describes the functions
in a suitable place and the associated informa-
tion subject to data protection legislation. Per-
sonal data can be used in order to provide online
services. Data are exchanged via a secure con-
nection (e.g. using the IT system specially pro-
vided for this purpose by the manufacturer).
Collecting, processing and using personal data
beyond the provision of services is permitted
only on the basis of a statutory permit or decla-
ration of consent.
You can usually activate and deactivate the serv-
ices and functions (some of which are subject to
charge). In many cases, this also applies to the
vehicle's entire data connection. However, this
does not apply in particular to legally prescribed
functions and services such as the "eCall" emer-
gency call system.
Services from third parties
If it is possible to use online services from other
providers, these services are the responsibility
of the provider in question and subject to that
provider's data protection conditions and terms
of use. The manufacturer has no influence over
the content exchanged here.
30Data stored in the vehicle
Introduction
For your own safety and that of your front
passenger, it is important that you have
deployed air bags replaced and faulty air bags
repaired. This will help to make sure the air bags
continue to perform their protective function for
the vehicle occupants in the event of a crash.
GWARNING
Emergency Tensioning Devices that have
deployed pyrotechnically are no longer opera-
tional and are unable to perform their inten-
ded protective function. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Have pyrotechnically triggered Emergency
Tensioning Devices replaced immediately at a
qualified specialist workshop.
An electric motor is used by PRE-SAFE
®to trig-
ger the tightening of the seat belt in hazardous
situations. This procedure is reversible.
If Emergency Tensioning Devices are triggered
or air bags are deployed, you will hear a bang,
and some powder may also be released. The
6 restraint system warning lamp lights up.
Only in rare cases will the bang affect your hear-
ing. The powder that is released generally does
not constitute a health hazard, but it may cause short-term breathing difficulties in people with
asthma or other respiratory problems. Provided
it is safe to do so, you should leave the vehicle
immediately or open the window in order to pre-
vent breathing difficulties.
Air bags and pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning
Devices (ETDs) contain perchlorate material,
which may require special handling and regard
for the environment. National guidelines must
be observed during disposal. In California, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/
Perchlorate/index.cfm.
Method of operation
During the first stage of a collision, the restraint
system control unit evaluates important physi-
cal data relating to vehicle deceleration or accel-
eration, such as:
Rduration
Rdirection
Rintensity
Based on the evaluation of this data, the
restraint system control unit triggers the Emer- gency Tensioning Devices during a frontal or
rear collision.
An Emergency Tensioning Device can only be
triggered, if:
Rthe ignition is switched on
Rthe components of the restraint system are
operational. You can find further information
under "Restraint system warning lamp"
(
Ypage 40)
Rthe seat belt buckle tongue has engaged in
the belt buckle of the respective seat
If the restraint system control unit detects a
more severe accident, further components of
the restraint system are activated independ-
ently of each other in certain frontal collision
situations:
RFront air bags as well as driver's and front-
passenger knee bags
RWindow curtain air bag, if the system deter-
mines that deployment can offer additional
protection to that provided by the seat belt
The front-passenger front air bag is activated or
deactivated depending on the person on the
front-passenger seat. The front-passenger front
air bag can only deploy in an accident if the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is off.
Observe the information on the PASSENGER AIR
BAG indicator lamps (
Ypage 40).
Your vehicle has two-stage front air bags. In the
first deployment stage, the front air bag i
s filled
with propellant gas. The front air bag is fully
deployed with the maximum amount of propel-
lant gas if a second deployment threshold is
reached within a few milliseconds.
The activation threshold of the Emergency Ten-
sioning Devices and the air bags is determined
by evaluating the rate of vehicle deceleration or acceleration which occurs at various points in
the vehicle. This process is pre-emptive in
nature. Deployment should take place in good
time at the start of the collision.
The rate of vehicle deceleration or acceleration
and the direction of the force are essentially
determined by:
Rthe distribution of forces during the collision
Rthe collision angle
Rthe deformation characteristics of the vehicle
Rthe characteristics of the object with which
the vehicle has collided
Factors which can only be seen and measured
after a collision has occurred do not play a deci-
sive role in the deployment of an air bag. Nor do
52Occupant safety
Safety
Information regarding technical data
i
The dat astate dher especifically refers to a
vehicl ewit hstandard equipment. Consult an
authorize dMercedes-Ben zCente rfor th e
dat afor all vehicl evariants and trim levels.
Vehicle electronics
Tampering with the engine electron-
ics
!
Only hav ewor kcarried out on th eengin e
electronics and it sassociated parts, suc has
control units, sensors, actuating component s
and connecto rleads ,at aqualified specialist
workshop. Vehicl ecomponent smay other -
wise wear mor equickly and th evehicle's
operating permit may be invalidated.
Installing wireless devices and mobile
phones
GWARNIN G
The electromagneti cradiation from two-way
radios can interfere wit hth evehicl eelectron -
ics if two-way radios are manipulated or ret -
rofitte dincorrectly. This could jeopardiz eth e
operating safet yof th evehicle. Ther eis aris k
of an accident.
You should hav eall wor kon electrical and
electronic component scarried out at aquali-
fie dspecialist workshop.
GWARNIN G
If you incorrectl yoperate two-way radios in
th evehicle, th eelectromagneti cradiation
may interfere wit hth evehicl eelectronics ,for
exampl eif:
Rth etwo-way radi ois no tconnecte dto an
exterio rantenna
Rth eexterio rantenna is no tcorrectl ymoun -
te dor is no tlow-reflection
This could jeopardiz eth eoperating safet yof
th evehicle. Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Hav eth elow-reflection exterio rantenna
installed at aqualified specialist workshop.
Always connec ttwo-way radios to th elow-
reflection exterio rantenna when operating in
th evehicle.
!The operating permit may be invalidated if
th einstruction sfor installation and use of
two-way radios are no tobserved.
In particular, th efollowin gcondition smust be
complied with:
Ronly approve dwavebands may be used.
Robserv eth emaximum permissible output
in these wavebands.
Ronly approve dantenna position smay be
used.
Excessiv elevels of electromagneti cradiation
may caus edamag eto your healt hand th ehealt h
of others. Using an exterio rantenna takes int o
accoun tcurren tscientific discussion srelating
to th epossible healt hhazards that may result
from electromagneti cfields.
The followin gcan be used in th evehicl ewithout
restrictions:
Rtwo-way radios wit h amaximum transmission
output of up to 10 0mW
Rmobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
Identification plates
Vehicle identification plate with vehi-
cle identification number (VIN)
XOpen th edriver' sdoor .
You will see vehicl eidentification plat e:.
282Identification plates
Technical data
Example: vehicle identification plate (USA only)
:
VIN
;Vehicle model
Example: vehicle identification plate (Canada only)
:
VIN
;Paint code
iThe data shown on the vehicle identification
plate is used only as an example. This data is
different for every vehicle and can deviate
from the data shown here. You can find the
data applicable to your vehicle on the vehicle
identification plate.
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
XSlide the right-hand front seat to its rearmost
position.
XFold floor covering :upwards.
You will see VIN ;.
The VIN can also be found in the following loca-
tions:
Ron the vehicle identification plate
(Ypage 282)
Ron the lower edge of the windshield
(Ypage 283)
Engine number
:Emission control information plate, includ-
ing the certification of both federal and Cali-
fornian emissions standards
;VIN (on the lower edge of the windshield)
=Engine number (stamped into the crank-
case)
Service products and filling capaci-
ties
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Service products may be poisonous and haz-
ardous to health. There is a risk of injury.
Comply with instructions on the use, storage
and disposal of service products on the labels
of the respective original containers. Always
store service products sealed in their original
containers. Always keep service products out
of the reach of children.
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