#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e17 4). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( → pag e37 9). #
Connect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked in
posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( → pag e37 6). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the 380
Breakdo wnassis tance
ve
hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edatall four wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm) up
and 4in (10 cm) down mustbe kept to
th etranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading .
4MA TICvehicl es/vehicl eswith automatic
tr ansmiss ion #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eyeis under thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor under cover1. Ins
tall ing theto wing eye #
Toremo vethefront towing eye: pull out
co ver1. #
Toremo vethere ar towing eye: press the
mar kon cover1 inwa rdsand remo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e38
1
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions
and restar tth eengine. #
Ifneces sary,cle an there ar bum per.If th ebum perisex treme lydir ty,th esensor sin thebum permaybe mal‐
func tioning.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Current lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *A
ctiv eBli nd Spo tAssi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (→pag e21 8). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions
and restar tth eengine.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveBli nd Spo tAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
7
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Act ive Parkin gAssist and
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator 'sManual *A
ctivePa rking Assistand Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Caremalf unction ing . #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions,and restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
Traf ficSig nAs sist Camer a
View RestrictedSee Oper a-
to r's Man ual *T
hecamer avie wisrestrict ed. Possible causes are:
R Dirton thewindshield inthecamer a'sfield ofvision
R Hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield. 44
8
Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Data
acquisition
Ve hicle ................................................... 27
Data impor t/export................................ 263
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 263
Im por ting/e xporting ........................... 263
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............27
Online services ...................................... 28
Ve hicle ................................................... 27
Dat e
Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
call y..................................................... 258
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 19
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 119
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 85
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 4
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .............. ...................................................3 60 De
finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 403
Designs Menu (on-bo ardcom puter) ............ ...... 227
Des tinat ion..............................................2 89
Editing intermedi atedes tinatio ns....... .279
Editing thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 289
Ex tern al ...............................................2 89
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 289
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 289
St or ing amap position ........................ 289
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................2 74
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 280
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 274
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 78
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 279
Sel ecting acont act<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 279
Sel ecting aPOI <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 277
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 280
Select ingprev ious destination s...... .....2 77
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 4
Dif fere ntial lock
see Rear axle lockin gdif fere ntia l Di
gita lOpe rato r's Man ual............ .............18
Digita lsp eedo meter ............. ..................232
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
Displa y
Car e....................................................3 64
Se tting brightnes s(rea r
to uc hsc reen) ....................................... 348
Displa y(mult imedia system)
Se ttings ...............................................2 57
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 228
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 227
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................428
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 28
No tes .................................................. 428
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 50
ç ---mp h.....................................4 49
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 453 Inde
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Ac
tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 47
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 447
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 448
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ................ ........................ 441
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 441
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 449
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 50
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. ...........................................................4 50
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 471
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......................... ........................ 446 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 446
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 446
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 448
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 445
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 45
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 473
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 73
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 473
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 465
00ADAT TENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 443 00AD
ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........442
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 472
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 466
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ............. 446
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... ........... 447
Bli nd Spo tAssi stNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 47
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............. 437
Chec kCoolant LevelSee Oper ator's
Manual .................................................4 51
00B2 CheckEn gin eOil AtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 455
00B2Che ckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 457
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 471 498
Index
Ext
erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 123, 124
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 24
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 126
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 23
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .............9 7
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 25
Se tting ................................................. 123
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) .............. .....2 62
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................100 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding ................ .................................2 53
Ca lling up ....... .....................................253
Dele ting ............................................... 254
Mo ving ................................................ 254
Ov ervie w ....... ......................................253
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>254
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 132 Flat
tire .....................................................3 66
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 410
MOExt ended tires ................................ 367
No tes .................................................. 366
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 68
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 113
Fo ilco vering ............................................ 165
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 30
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 417
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 235
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 9
Fr ont passeng erseat
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ...... ...... 89
Fu el ...........................................................4 22
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....4 22
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 421 Fu
elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 422
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 421
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 421
Re fuel ing ............................................. 154
sulfur content ...................................... 421
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............422
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 32
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 382
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 382
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 384
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 82
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....3 84
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 383
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 384
No tes .................................................. 382
Fu ses
see Fuses 50
4
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Engi
neoil............ ................................422
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ....4 21
No tes .................. ................................ 420
Re frig er ant (airconditio ningsystem) ...425
Wi ndsh ield wa sher fluid .................. .... 425
Ope ratin gsaf ety
48 Von-boa rdelectr icalsystem ............ 22
Dec laration ofcon form ity (wir eless
ve hicle component s)........................ ..... 24
EQ boost............ ................................... 22
Inf orma tion............ ................................22
Ope ratin gsy stem
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ...... 20
Oper ator's Manual (digital) ....................... 18
Ov erhead controlpanel
Making calls(Mercedes meconn ect) ..315
Ov ervie w ................................................ 12 P
Pa int code .................................................4 18
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) .........3 59 Pa
nel heating
Se tting ............................................. ...... 94
Pa nic alar m................................................ 64
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............64
Pa rk pos ition
Eng aging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> .............150
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 150
Pa rking
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 200
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 203
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 203
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>200
Sid eim pa ct protect ion ..................... ... 201
Switc hingoff.................................... ... 203
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 00
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 164 Pa
rking light s...........................................1 15
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 125
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 25
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 395
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 394
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )................................ 230
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 132
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 32
Se tting ................................................. 131
Se tting (rea rto uc hsc reen) ...................3 49
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 77 51
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