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Climate control
......................................... 157
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 57
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 15 8 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 16 8
Driving ........................................................ 16 8
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 79
Manual transmission ................................... 181
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 183
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 188
Re fuelling .................................................... 188
Pa rking ...................................................... .194
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............2 04
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 264
Bicycle rack function .................................. 268
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .270 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 271
Instrument display overview ...................... .271
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 72
Operating the on-board computer .............. 273
Setting the design ....................................... 274Setting
the additional value range ............... 274
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 75
Ad justing the instrument lighting ................2 76
Menus and submenus ................................. 276
Head-up Display ......................................... 282 LI
NG UATRONIC ........................................ 284
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 284
Ope ration ................................................... 284
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 286
Essential voice commands ........................ .287 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 299
Overview and operation .............................. 299
Sy stem settings .......................................... 308
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 319
Na vigation ................................................... 321
Te lephone .................................................. .348
Online and Internet functions ..................... 373
Media ..........................................................3 81
Ra dio .......................................................... 394
TV ............................................................... 397
Sound ......................................................... 405 Main
tenance and care ............................. 408
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 408
Engine compartment .................................. 409
Cleaning and care ...................................... .417 Breakdown assistance
............................427
Emergency .................................................. 427
Flat tyre ...................................................... 429
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 435
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 441
Electrical fuses ........................................... 447 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 450
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .450
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .450
No tes on snow chains ................................ 450
Ty re pressure .............................................. 451
Wheel change ............................................ .460
Emergency spa rewheel .............................. 470
Collapsible spare wheel .............................. 471 Con
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Te
ch nical data .......................................... 473
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 473
On-board electronics ..................................4 73
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview ............................ .475
Operating fluids .......................................... 477
Ve hicle data ................................................ 486
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 488 Displ
aymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 491
Display messages ...................................... .491
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 546Index
......................................................... 5604
Contents 
     
        
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In
this Owner's Manual, you will find thefo llow‐
ing symbols: 000A
DANG ER Dan ger due tonot observing
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohaz‐
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
th e health or life of others. 0007
Obser vethewa rning notices. 000F
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tofailure toobser veenvi‐
ro nmental no tes Environmental no
tes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or
environmentally responsible disposal. 0007
Obser veenvironmen tal no tes. 000E
NO
TEDama getoproperty due tofailure
to obser venotes on material damage No
tes on material damage inform you of
ri sks which may lead to yourvehicle being
damaged. 0007
Obser venotes on material damage. 0009
Useful instructions or fur ther information
th at could be helpful to you.
X In
stru ction
(007B page) Fu
rther information on a topic
Display Information on
the multifunction dis‐
play/media display
+ Highest menu le vel, which is tobe
selected in the multimedia sy stem
* Corresponding submenus, which are
to be selected in the multimedia sys‐
tem
*M arks a cause Symbols
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
185
2 Combination swit ch →
13 6
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
183
4 Multimedia sy stem display →
299
5 Glovecompa rtment →
11 2
6 Start/ stop button →
16 9
7 Climate cont rol sy stems →
15 8
8 Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
299
9 Hazard warning lights →
137
A PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
41
B Stow age compartment →
11 2
C Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
300
D Switches the control knob forvo lume and
sound on/off →
299
E Swit ches the multimedia sy stem on/off →
299
F ECO start/ stop function →
17 7
G Active Parking Assist →
24 9 H
Sets theve hicle le vel →
236
I DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
180
J Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
(s te ering wheel) →
272
K Adjusts thesteering wheel →
107
L Control panel forth e on-board computer →
272
Operating cruise contro l ortheva riable limiter →
218
Operating Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
222
M Diagno stics connection →
24
N Opens the bonn et →
41 0
O Electric pa rking brake →
200
P Light switch →
13 4
Q Control panel for:
Ac tive Steering Assist →
228
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
263
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC →
24 0
Head-up display →
283 At
aglance – Cockpit 7 
     
        
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Instrument display
(sta nda rd) 8
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps 
     
        
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1
Speedom eter →
271
2 L Distance warning →
553
3 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction →
558
4 003E003D Indicators →
13 6
5 Multifunction display →
275
6 Rev counter →
271
7 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
554
8 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
9 0024 Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
547
A 004D Brakes (red) →
547
B 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
554
C Coolant temp erature display →
271
D 004D Brakes (yell ow) →
547
E 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
547 F
0025 ABS malfunction →
547
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
H 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
553
I 0057 High beam →
13 6
J 0058 Low beam →
13 4
K 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
554
L Fuel le vel display
M 0060 Standing lights →
13 4
N 005E Rear fog light →
13 5
O 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
557
P 00BB ESP®
OFF →
547
Q 00E5 ESP®
→
547 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 9 
     
        
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Instrument display
inthe widescreen cockpit 10
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps 
     
        
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1
Speedom eter →
271
2 003E003D Indicators →
13 6
3 Multifunction display →
275
4 005E Rear fog light →
13 5
5 0057 High beam →
13 6
0058 Low beam →
13 4
0060 Standing lights →
13 4
6 Rev counter →
271
7 00AC Coolant too hot/cold →
554
8 Coolant temp erature display →
271
9 L Distance warning →
553
A 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
553
B 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
557
C 00CC Powe r-assis tedsteering malfunction →
558
D 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
547 E
0024 Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
547
F 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
G 00CA Trailer hit chnot operational →
558
H 004D Brakes (red) →
547
I 00B6 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
554
J Fuel le vel display
K 00CC Suspension malfunction →
553
L 004D Brakes (yellow) →
547
M 003D Electrical fault →
554
N 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
554
O 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
P 0025 ABS malfunction →
547
Q 00BB ESP®
OFF →
547
00E5 ESP®
→
547 At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11