
Lowering ........................................ 311
Maintenance .................................... 26
Parking for al ong perio d. ............... 143
Pulling awa y. .................................. 125
Raising ........................................... 309
Reporting problems ......................... 28
Securing from rolling away ............ 309
Transporting .................................. 283
Unlocking (i nane mergency) ........... 77
Unlocking (SmartKey ). ..................... 70
Vehicl ed at a. .................................. 320
Vehicl ed ata
Roof load (maximum) ..................... 320
Trunk load (maximum) ................... 320
Vehicl ed imensions ........................... 320
Vehicl ee mergenc yl oc king ................ 77
Vehicl ei dentificatio nn umber
see VIN
Vehicl ei dentificatio np late .............. 314
Vehicl et oo lk it .................................. 270
Ventilation
Setting the vents ........................... 120
Video
Operating the DVD ......................... 183
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l. ................................................. 229
VIN
Sea t. .............................................. 315
Type plate ...................................... 314
W
Warning and indicator lamps
ABS ................................................ 220
Active Brake Assist ........................ 227
Brakes ........................................... 219
Check Engine ................................. 224
Coolant .......................................... 225
Distance warning ........................... 227
ESP ®
.............................................. 221
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 222
Fue lt ank ........................................ 224
Overview .......................................... 33
PASSENGER AIR BAG ...................... 41
Reserve fue l. .................................. 224
Restraint system ............................ 224
Sea tb el t. ....................................... 218
SPOR Th an dling mod e. .................. 222 Tire pressure monitor .................... 228
Warning triangle ................................ 270
Warranty .............................................. 25
Washer fluid
Displa ym essage ............................ 216
Weather display (COMAND)
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l. ................................................. 229
Wheel and tire combinations
Tires ............................................... 312
Wheel bolt tightenin gt orque ........... 311
Wheel chock ...................................... 309
Wheels
Changing aw heel .......................... 307
Checking ........................................ 287
Cleaning ......................................... 264
Important safety notes .................. 287
Information on driving .................... 287
Interchanging/changing ................ 307
Mounting an ew whee l. .................. 310
Removing aw heel .......................... 310
Storing ........................................... 308
Tightening torque ........................... 311
Wheel size/tire size ....................... 312
Wheel sa nd tires
Changing aw heel .......................... 308
Window curtai na ir bag
Displa ym essage ............................ 199
Operation ......................................... 47
Windows
see Sid ew in dows
Windshield
Defrosting ...................................... 117
Windshiel dw asher system
Adding washe rf luid ....................... 260
Important safety notes .................. 319
Windshiel dw ip ers
Displa ym essage ............................ 216
Problem (malfunction) ................... 109
Replacing the wipe rb lade s. ........... 108
Switching on/of f. .......................... 107
Winter driving
Slippery roa ds ur faces ................... 148
Snow chains .................................. 290
Winter operation
Genera ln otes ................................ 289
Wi n
ter tires
M+S tire s. ...................................... 289Index 21

sensor technology to assess the traffic situa-
tion.
Situation-dependent braking assistance is capa-
ble of reacting to moving objects that have
alread yb een detected as such at least once
over the period of observation, up to vehicle
speeds of around 155 mph (250 km/h).
Situation-dependent braking assistance can
also detect stationary objects, up to vehicle
speeds of around 44 mph (70 km/h). X
Keep the brake pedal depressed until the
emergency braking situation is over.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
The brakes will work normally agai ni f:R
you release the brake pedal. R
there is no longer any danger of ac ollision.R
no obstacle is detected in front of your vehi-
cle.
Situation-dependent braking assistance is then
deactivated.
Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion for driving safety systems ( Y
page 61).
G WARNING
Adaptive Brake Assist does not react: R
to people or animals R
to oncoming vehicles R
to crossing traffic R
when cornering
As ar esult, Adaptive Brake Assist may not
intervene in all critical conditions. There is a
risk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
G WARNING
Adaptive Brake Assist cannot always clearly
identify objects and complex traffic situa-
tions.
In such cases, Adaptive Brake Assist might: R
intervene unnecessarily R
not intervene
There is ar isk of an accident. Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake. Terminate the
intervention in an on-critical driving situation.
Due to the nature of the system, complex but
non-critical driving conditions may also cause
Active Brake Assist to intervene.
Even if Active Brake Assist is not available due to
am alfunction in the radar sensor system, the
brake system is still available with full brake
boosting effect and BAS.
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
General notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion ( Y
page 61).
ESP ®
monitors driving stability and traction ,i .e.
power transmission between the tires and the
road surface.
If ESP ®
detects that the vehicle is deviating from
the direction desired by the driver, one or more
wheels are braked to stabilize the vehicle. The
engine output is also modified to keep the vehi-
cle on the desired course within physical limits.
ESP ®
assists the driver when pulling awa yo n
wet or slippery roads. ESP ®
can also stabilize
the vehicle during braking.
ETS/4ETS (Electronic Traction System)
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion ( Y
page 61).
ETS traction control is part of ESP ®
.Onv ehicles
with 4MATIC, 4ETS is part of ESP ®
.
Traction control brakes the drive wheels indi-
vidually if they spin. This enables you to pull
awa ya nd accelerate on slippery surfaces, for
example if the road surface is slippery on one
side. In addition, more drive torque is transfer-
red to the wheel or wheels with traction.
Traction control remains active, even if you
deactivate ESP ®
.
Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion ( Y
page 61).64
Driving safety systems
Safety