Drivingand pa rking ................................. 143
Driving ........................................................ 143
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... 150
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 151
Re fueling .................................................... 155
Pa rking ...................................................... .157
Driving and driving safe ty systems ............ .166
Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter ................................................... 215
Instrument display overview ...................... .215
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ......................................................... .216
Operating the on-board computer ............... 216
Displ ays in the multifunction display ........... 218
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... .218
Menus and submenus ................................. 219
Head-up Display ......................................... 225
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 227
Operating saf ety........................................ .227
Operation ................................................... 227
Using Voice Cont rol Sy stem ef fectively ...... 229
Essential voice commands ........................ .229
Multimedia sy stem .................................. 239
Overview and operation .............................. 239
Sy stem settings .......................................... 247
Na vigation .................................................. 258
Te lephone .................................................. .281
Online and Internet functions ..................... 297
Media ......................................................... 304
Ra dio .......................................................... .316
Sound ......................................................... 323
Main tenance and care ............................. 326
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 326
Engine compartment .................................. 327
Cleaning and care ...................................... .333
Breakdown assist ance............................ 340
Emergency .................................................. 340
Flat tire ....................................................... 340
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 346
To w starting or towing away ........................ 351
Electrical fuses ........................................... 356
Wheels and tires ...................................... 360
Noise or unusual handling characteris‐
tics ............................................................ .360
Che cking wheels and tires regularly ........... 360
No tes on snow chains ................................ .361
Ti re pressure .............................................. .361
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 67
Ti re labeling ................................................ 372
Definition of term sfo r tires and loading ..... 377
Changing a wheel ...................................... .380
Tech nical data .......................................... 390
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 390
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 90
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 92
Operating fluids .......................................... 394
Ve hicle data ................................................ 400
Display messages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 402
Display messages ...................................... .402
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 449
Conte nts 3
pedal. Never attem pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle if it is being held byHill Start Assist.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds theve hicle at a stand‐
st ill without requ iring youto depress the brake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
The incline must not be greaterth an 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivating the HOLD function
&
WARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being activated when you
lea vetheve hicle
If yo u lea vetheve hicle while only the HOLD
function is braking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is a malfunction in the sy stem or
in the po wer supp ly.
RIf th e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelera tor pedal or the
brake pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant.
RIfth e electrics in the engine compart‐
ment, the battery or the fuses are tam‐
pered with or if the battery is disconnec‐
te d.
#Alw ays deactivate the HOLD function
and secure theve hicle against rolling
aw ay before leaving theve hicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
When Active Brake Assi st,Ac tive Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC or the HOLD function are
activated, theve hicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In a car wash
Requirements:RThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
RThe engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
RThe electric parking brake is released.
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is not acti‐
va ted.
RThe transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivating the HOLD function
#Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time depress fur ther until theë display
appears in the multifunction displa y.
#Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y.
186
Driving and pa rking
Installingtheto wing eye
#Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve.
#Scr ew intheto wing eyeclockwise tothe
st op.
% 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)
Ve hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothe automatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting
The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow starting vehicles with
automatic transmission.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow star ted.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow star ted.
Electrical fuses
Note s on electrical fuses
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
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 gecaused byincor rect fuses
Incor rect fuses may cause damage toelectri‐
cal components or sy stems.
#Only use Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuses with the cor rect fuse rating.
Blown fuses must bereplaced with fuses of the
same rating, which you can recognize bythe
356
Breakdown assis tance
color and fuserating. The fuse ratings are li sted
in the fuse assignment diagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthe fuse box in
th e cargo compartment (
→page 359).
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture
Moisture may cause dama getothe electrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction.
#When the fuse box is open, make sure
th at no moisture can enter the fuse
box.
#When closing the fuse box, make sure
th at the seal of the lid is positioned cor‐
re ctly on the fuse box.
If a newly inser ted fuse also blo ws, ha vethe
cause traced and rectified at a qualified special‐
ist workshop.
Ensure thefo llowing before replacing a fuse:
RThe vehicle is secured against rolling away.
RAll electrical consumers are switched off.
RThe ignition is switched off. The electrical fuses are located in
various fuse
bo xes:
RFu se box in the engine compartment on the
driver's side (→page 357)
RFu se box on the driver's side of the cockpit
(→page 358)
RFu se box in the front-passen gerfo ot we ll
(→page 358)
RFu se box in the cargo compartment on the
ri ght-hand side of theve hicle, when vie wed
in the direction of tra vel (
→page 359)
Fu se box in the engine compa rtment
Prerequisites
Observ eth e no tes on electrical fuses
(
→page 356).
Ha ve thefo llowing readily available:
RA dry clo th
RA screwdriver Opening
&
WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wipers while the engine hood
is open
When the engine hood is open and the wind‐
shield wipers are set in motion, you can be
trapped bythe wiper linkage.
#Alw ays switch off the windshield wipers
and ignition before opening the engine
hood.
Breakdown assis tance 357
#Turn clip 2on co ver1 aqu arter-turn to
th e left.
#Pull co ver1 upwards in the direction of the
ar row .
#Remo veany existing moisture from the fuse
box using a dry clo th.
#Loosen scr ews4, remo vefuse box lid 3
from theto p.
Closing
#Check whe ther the seal is positioned cor‐
re ctly in the lid.
#Insert lid into the brac ket at there ar of the
fuse box.
#Fo ld down lid of the fuse box and tighten
scr ews4.
#Insert co ver1 on bo thsides and engage
saf etyclips.
#Clos eth e hood.
Cockpit fuse box
The fuse box is on the side of the dashboard
under a co ver.
#Conta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Cen‐
te rfo r fur ther information.
Fu se box in the front passenger foot we ll
Requirement:RObser vethe no tes on electrical fuses
(→page 356).
358 Breakdown assis tance
#Open cover1 inthe direction of the ar row
and remo veit.
Fuse box in the cargo compa rtment
Re quirement:RObser vethe no tes on electrical fuses
(→page 356).
#Fo ld down the side co ver.
#Fo ld co ver2 down in the direction of the
ar row .
#Remo vecover1.
The fuse assignment diagram is in a recess on
th e side of the fuse box.
Breakdown assis tance 359
seeActive Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise contro l
see Driving saf etysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking Assist PARKTRONI C
see Rear view camera
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Drivin gtips
Drinking and drivin g............................ 146
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .146
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 146
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Suspension .......................................... 187
Dynami chandling cont rol sy stem
see ESP
®(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 150
Confi guring drive program I ................. 151
Displ aying engine data ........................ .151 Displ
aying vehicle data ........................ 151
Drive program display .......................... 151
Drive programs .................................... 150
Fu nction .............................................. 150
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .. 151
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 151
E
E10 ............................................................ 395
Easy entry feature
Operation/no tes ................................... 99
Setting .................................................1 00
Easy exitfeature
Operation/no tes ................................... 99
Setting .................................................1 00
EA SY-PAC K load-secu ring kit .................. .111
No tes ................................................... 111
Te nsioning the luggage holder .............. 112
Te nsioning thete lescopic rod .............. 113
EBD (electronic brake forc e distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 170
ECO display Function .............................................. 150 Re
setting ............................................. 221
ECO start/s top function ......................... 149
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 149
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 49
Operation ............................................ 149
Switching off/on ................................. 149
Electric pa rking brake .............163, 164, 165
App lying automatically ........................ 163
App lying or releasing manually ............ 164
Emergency braking .............................. 165
R
e leasing automatically ...................... .164
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 390
Emer gency
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Saf etyve st .......................................... 340
Eme rgency braking ................................ .165
Emer gency call sy stem
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®(USA) .......... .295
Emer gency engine start ......................... 356
480
Index
Frag rance
see Fragrance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 140
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .140
Fr ee software ............................................ 29
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 391
Fr equency band
Dial (on-board computer) .................... 223
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....3 8
Fr ont passenger air bag shuto ff.............. 40
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Po ints toremember when the front
passenger seat is occupied .................. .40
St atus display ........................................ 42
Sy stem self-test .................................... .42
Fr ont passenger air bag shuto ff
see Occupant saf ety
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat ............ 86
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat Fu
el .......................................................... .396
Ad ditives .............................................3 96
E10 ...................................................... 395
Gasoline .............................................. 395
Quality (gasoline) ................................ 395
Re fueling ............................................. 155
Re ser vefu
el le vel ................................ 396
Sulfur con tent ..................................... 395
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 396
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .220
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu se insert
see Fuses
Fu ses ........................................................ 356
Assignment diagram ............................3 56
Before changing .................................. 356
Cockpit fuse box ................................ .358
Fu se box in the cargo compartment ... .359
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 357
Fu se box in the front-passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll ...................................................... 358
No tes .................................................. 356
G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 161
Opening/closing thega rage door ........ 161
Programming buttons .......................... 158
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 162
Re solving problems ............................. 160
Synchronizing thero lling code ............ .160
Gas station sear ch
St arting an automatic gasst ation
sear ch................................................. 264
Switching the automatic gasst ation
sear chon/off ...................................... 267
Gasoline ................................................... 395
Gearshift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Gears hiftrecommendation ....................154
Genuine parts ............................................ 19
Genuine wood (Care) .............................. 338
Glide mode .............................................. .154
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 142
482
Index