To
wing theve hicle with bo thaxles on the
gr ound #
Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods (/ page278). #
Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llowing points when the battery is
dischar ged:
R the engine cann otbe star ted
R the electric parking brake cann otbe released
or applied
R vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission cannot be shif tedto
position iorj.
% Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th e automatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dto position i, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, ha vetheve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / page 280). A towing vehicle with lifting
equipment is requiredforve hicle transpor ta‐
tion. *
NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exc eeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km mu stnot be
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass, thefo llowing situations can occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R the car/t railer combination may swer ve
or eve nove rturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed th
e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If a
vehicle must be tow star ted or towe daw ay,
its permissible gross mass must not exceed the
permissible gross mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (/ page 306). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition j. #
Fittheto wing eye (/ page 282). #
Fasten theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(/ page 63). Breakdown assis
tance 279
#
Do not acti vate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate tow- aw ay protection
(/ page 78). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st
( / page 142). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release the electric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R the ignition is switched off.
R the brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning. When
your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowly and smoo thly. Loading the
vehicle for transport #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( / page 279). #
Con nect theto w bar totheto wing eye in
order toload theve hicle. #
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
% The automatic transmission may be loc ked
in position jintheeve nt of dama getothe
electrics. Toshift toi , pr ovide the on-
board electrical sy stem with po wer
( / page 276). #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle against rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing. 280
Breakdown assis tance
As a
result, when transporting vehicles with
th eAd aptive Damping Sy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/trailer combination may start toskid.
Consequentl y,yo u could lose cont rol of your
ve hicle. #
When transporting, ensure that:
R theve hicle has been loaded onto
th e transpor ter cor rectly
R theve hicle is secured at all four
wheels with suitable tensioning
st ra ps
R the maximum permissible speed of
60 km/h is not exceeded when
transporting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly #
After loading, theve hicle must be
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th eve hicle could be damaged. #
A minimum dis tance of 20 cm up wards
and 10cm down wards must be kept to
th e transport platform. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels af ter
loading. #
Make sure that the front and rear axles come
to rest on the same transpor tation vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothe driv etra in due to
incor rect positioning #
Do not position theve hicle abo vethe
connection point of the transport vehi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eye is located on the left side of the
boot in thestow age compartment behind
service flap 1. Breakdown assis
tance 281
Installing
theto wing eye #
Pull out co ver1. #
Screw intheto wing eyeclockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
% Make sure that co ver1 engages in the
bumper when youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th eto wing eye When a
towing eye is used toreco ver a vehi‐
cle, theve hicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess. #
Only use theto wing eyeto to waw ay or
to w start theve hicle. To
w- starting theve hicle (eme rgency engine
st art) *
NO
TEDama getothe automatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow- starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow- star ted. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow- star ted. Electrical fuses
Note
s on electrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo u manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
yo ure place it with a fuse with a higher
amperage, the electric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in a fire. #
Alw aysre place faulty fuses with speci‐
fi ed new fuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrical components or sy
stems may be
damaged byincor rect fuses, or their func‐
tionality may be significant lyimpaired. #
Only use fuses that ha vebeen appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz and which ha vethe
cor rect fuse rating. 282
Breakdown assi stance
Cup holder
................................................ .93
Fitting/removing (centre console) ......... 93 D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......134
Dashboard see Cockpit
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 26
Data import/export ................................. 191
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 191
Importing/exporting ............................ 191
Data storage
Electronic control units ........................ .26
Online services ...................................... 27
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 187
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ).................... 77
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop Declaration of conformity
Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 22
Jack .......................................................23
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 23
Wireless vehicle components ................22
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions)
.................................................................. .258
Designs Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 16 9
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................23
Digital Owner's Manual .............................18
Digital speedome ter ................................ 174
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Display Care ....................................................2 63
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .186
Display (on-board comp uter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 17 0Display content
Setting the additional value range ....... 16 9
Display message ...................................... 316
Calling up (on-board co mputer) .......... .316
No tes ................................................... 316
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h .................................. .332
ç - - - km/h ................................... .331
È - - - km/h ................................... 333
#12 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 336
K 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 353
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 328
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 327
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .332
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........332 Index
37 9
St
atus display (on-board computer,
Pe rformance menu) ............................. 171
EU general operating permit number ....306
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 260
Ex terior lighting
see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................1 83
Calling up ............................................ 183
Del eting .............................................. .184
Moving .................................................1 84
Overview ............................................. 183
Re naming ............................................ 183
Fire extinguisher ..................................... 266
Fi rs t-aid kit (soft sided) .......................... 266 Flat
towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................2 66
MOExtended tyres ............................... 267
No tes .................................................. 266
TIREFIT kit ...........................................2 68
Wheel change ...................................... 297
Floor mats .................................................. 97
Fo il co vering
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 13 6
Fr ee software ............................................ 28
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .175
Fr ont airbag .............................................. .35
Fr ont and reve rsing camera ...................159
Fr ont camera
Fu nction .............................................. 15 9
Fu el .......................................................... .310
Ad ditives .............................................. 310
E10 ...................................................... 308
Fu elreser ve ......................................... 310
Pe trol ................................................... 308
Quality (p etro l) .................................... 308 Re
fuelling ............................................. 12 5
Sulphur content ................................... 308
Ta nk content ........................................ 310
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer .............................. 174
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 282
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 282
Fu se assignment diagram ...................2 82
Fu se box in the boot ............................2 84
Fu se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 283
No tes .................................................. 282 G
G-me ter (on-board co mputer, Per‐
fo rm ance menu) ...................................... 171
Garage door opener Clearing the memory ........................... 131
Opening or closing the door ................1 30
Programming buttons .......................... 12 8
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 131
Re solving problems ............................. 12 9 Index
385
Pa
nic alarm ................................................ 57
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 57
Pa rk position
Engaging .............................................. 12 2
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 12 2
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC ................... 157
Ac tivating ............................................ 15 8
Deactivating ........................................ 15 8
Fu nction .............................................. 157
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 57
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights ............................................ 98
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 106
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 107
Pa rking up ................................................ 13 5PA
SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe rformance (on-boa rdcompu ter,
Pe rformance menu) ................................ .171
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 306
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .278
Pe rsonalisation
see User profile
Pe trol ........................................................ 308
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .55
Phone book see Contacts
PIN pr otection
Swit ching on/off ................................ .192
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 263
Playback options Selecting ............................................. 235
Po we r output (on-board co mputer,
Pe rformance menu) ................................ .171
Po we r windo ws
see Side windo ws PRE-SAFE
®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection) ................................................ .43
Fu nction ................................................ 43
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 43
Re versing measures .............................. 43
Pr eve ntative occupant pr otection sys‐
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Pr otection of the environment
No tes ..................................................... 19
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ............ 19 Q
QR code Rescue card .......................................... 25
Qualified specialist workshop .................. 24 R
RACE START
Ac tivating ............................................ 15 3
Ac tivation conditions ........................... 15 3
Fu nction .............................................. 15 3392
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