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Instrument Display(standard)
Instrument Displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pit
Prog ressiv esetting in theW idescreen Cock‐
pit
If yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit haWidescreen Cockpit ,the posi‐
tions of thei ndicator lamps on theI nstrument
Displa ychange.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Lo
wb eam (
→pag e114)
T Pa
rking lights(
→pag e114)
K High beam(
→pag
e115)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
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R Re
ar fogl ights (
→pag e114) ü
Seatb
elti sn otfast ened
(
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$ USA: brakes (red) (
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e443)
J Canada: brakes (red) (
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! ABS malfunction (
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à AIR
BODY CONTROL malfunction
(
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÷ ESP
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å ESP
®OFF (→page443)
F USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
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! Canada
:electric parking brake
applie d(red) (
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! Electric parking brak
e(yellow)
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Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
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# Electrical
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Display message sand warning/indicator lamps 44
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Safetys ystems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Brakewarning lam p(USA)
J
Brakes warning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redb rake system warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:
RThe brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning and theb raking characteristic smaybe af fected.
RThere is insuf ficient brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir.
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WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal forc em aybe necessar yfor braking .Braking char‐
acteristic smaybe impaired. The brakin gdista nce in an emergency braking situatio ncan increase.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
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WARNING Risk of an accident duetol owbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid leve list oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Redindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (USA
only)
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Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Can‐
ada only)
!
Ye llo we lect ricp arking
brak eindicator lam pismal‐
functioning The
rede lectri cparkin gb rake indicator lam pflashes or is lit. The yello wi ndicator lam pisalso lit if thee lectric parking
brak emalfunctions.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
448
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

1,2, 3. ..
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V )
360° Camera ........................................... 185
Assigning as afavo rite ......................... 188
Car e................................................... .329
Fu nctio n.............................................. 185
Selecting aview. .................................. 188
A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel ).................................................. 128
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 128
ABS (Anti-loc kBrake System) ................ 158
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .291
Setting ................................................. 290 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssis t.......................... 197
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 99
Brak eapplication ................................. 198
Fu nctio n.............................................. 197
Sy stem limitations .............................. .197
To wing atrailer .................................... 198
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 160
Setting ................................................. 164
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ........ 166
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............. 174
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 173
Callin gupas peed............................... 169
Fu nctio n.............................................. 166
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 69
Re quirements ...................................... 169
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 169
St oring aspeed ......... ..........................
169
Sw

itching off/deacti vating .................. 169
Switching on/activating ...................... 169
Sy stem limitations .............................. .166
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assist ................ 174 Ac
tiv eh ood( pedestrian pr otection) ...... 320
Me thod of operation ............................3 20
Re setting. ............................................ 320
Ac tiv eL aneC hang eAssis t
Fu nctio n............................................... 173
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist ....................199
Fu nctio n.............................................. 199
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 202
Settingt he sensitivity .......................... 202
Switching on/of f................................. 201
Sy stem limitations .............................. .199
Ac tiv eP arking Assist .............................. 188
Cross Traf ficA lert. ............................... 193
Driv eAwayA ssist ................................ 192
Exiting aparkin gspace ........................ 191
Fu nctio n.............................................. 188
Pa rking ................................................ 189
Sy stem limitations .............................. .188
Ac tiv eS peed Limit Assi st....................... 196
Setting ................................................. 196
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .172
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 73
Ac tiveE merg ency
Stop Assis t.............. 174
Ac ti

v eL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 173
458
Index

Adjusting (rea rpassenger compa rt‐
ment) ...................................................1 33
Gl ove box. ............................................ 133
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 130
Airflow ...................................................... 127
AIRP ANEL (Care) ...................................... 329
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alar msystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Alternativ eroute
see Route
Amb ient lighting ...................................... 119
Android Auto ............................................ 284
Connecting amobilephone ................. 285
Ending ................................................. 285
No te .................................................... 284
Overvie w............................................. 284
Sound settings .................................... 285
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a......................2 86Animals
Pets in thev ehicle ................................. 56
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrake System)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef talarm system
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ............................................ 81
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anticipator yoccupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE
®(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 283
Connecting an iPhone
®....................... 283
Ending ................................................ .284
No tes. ................................................. 283
Overvie w............................................. 283
Sound settings .................................... 284 Tr
ans ferred vehicle dat a......................2 86
Ashtr ay
Fr ont center console ........................... 106
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .107
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompute r) .................. 208
Assistanc esystems
see Drivings afet ys yst em
ASS YSTP LUS............................................ 319
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 319
Fu nction/no tes. ................................... 319
Non-operational times wit hthe bat‐
te ry disconnec ted. .............................. 32 0
Re gular maintenance work .................. 319
Special service requ irements .............. .319
ATA (anti-thef talarm system) .................. .81
Deactivating thea larm. ......................... 82
Fu nctio n................................................. 81
AT TENTION ASSIST ..........................193, 195
Fu nctio n.............................................. 193
Setting ................................................. 195
Sy stem limitations .............................. .193
460
Index

Switching profile(DUN/PAN) .............. 291
Blue tooth
®audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 308
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 308
Information .......................................... 305
Overvie w............................................. 30 6
Searchi ngforat rack ........................... 308
Sear ching fora nd au thorizing the
device .................................................. 307
Selecting amusic pla yer. .................... 308
Switching device via NFC .................... 308
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 391
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( Elect ronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 159
Brakes ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 158
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 160
BA S(Brak eAssist System) .................. 159
Driving tip s.......................................... 138 EBD (Electroni
cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 159
HOLD functio n.....................................1 75
Limited braking ef fect (salt-tr eate
d
ro ads) .

................................................. 138
New/replaced brak epads/brake
discs .................................................... 137
No tesonb reaking-in anew ve hicle ..... 137
Brakin gassistance
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Breakdown Changing awheel ................................ 378
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To w- startin g....................................... .350
To wing away ........................................ 346
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 48
Breakdown see Flat tire
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .318
Ad justing thes ound optimization ......... 318 Ad
justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .318
Callingupt he sound menu .................. 317
Information .......................................... 317
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem .....3 16
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .317
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 317
Ad justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .3
17
C

allin gupt he sound menu .................. 316
Information ..........................................3 16
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
.............. .............................................. .317
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 204
C
California Impor tantinformatio nfor private
cus tomer sand lessees ..........................2 2
462
Index

ActiveD ista nce Assist Inoperative ......420
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist NowA vailable
............................................................ .420
bAc tiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve..... 438
Ac tiveH oodM alfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 436
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 417
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 16
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tInopera‐
tive ...................................................... .416
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI CInoperati veSee Opera ‐
to r's Manual ......................................... 419
èAc tiveS teering Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 20
èAc tiveS teering Assis tInopera‐
tive ...................................................... 421 Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 440
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 39
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive ...................................................... 439
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator
' sManual .............................. .433
Apply Brak etoShiftfrom' P' ................ 431
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS TInoperative ...414
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 414
bAu toLam pFunction Inopera tive
............................................................. 439
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction .............. 433
Blind Spo tAssist Currentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manual ...................4 17
Blind Spo tAssist Inoperative ...............418 Blind Spo
tAssist NotAvailable When
To wing aTrailer See Operator' sMan‐
ual ........................................................ 418
$Chec kBrake Fluid Le vel.............. 406
Chec kCoolant Le velS ee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 422
4Chec kEngine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling .................................................... 425
bChe ckLef tLow Beam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 438
hChec kTires ................................. 426
¥Che ckWa sher Fluid ..................... 437
?Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off .................................... 422
Cruise Control Canceled ...................... 421
Cruise Control Inoperati ve................... 421
!Cu rrent lyUna vailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 398
÷Cur rentl yU na
vailable S
ee Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 399
Index467