
Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampinthe
005A button flashes
three times orremains
off. The "Cooli ngwith air
<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion cannot beswitched
on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoamal-
funct ion.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes The
automatic climatecontrolfunct ionisonly
availa bleinconj unction withdual-zone auto-
matic climate control.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature ismain-
tained automatically ataconst antlevel. The
system automatically regulatesthetemperature
of the dispensed air,the airflow andtheairdis-
tribution.
The "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ function
is activated automatically inautomatic mode.
Setting climate controltoautom atic X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0044inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe004F
or 004A button.
or X Press the0097 or0095 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
deactivated. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system You
cansetthe temperature forthe entire vehi-
cle. The settemperature isautomatically main-
tained ataconst antlevel.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043 coun-
ter- clockwise orclockwise (Ypage 112). Only
change thetemperature settingin small
incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.Thesettemper-
ature isautomatically maintainedataconst ant
level.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043 or
006D counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †). Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning system Air
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side air
vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell airvent s Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
117Climat econ trol

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You
canalso activate sever alair distr ibution
set tings simult aneously. Todo this ,press
multiple airdistr ibution buttons.The airis
the ndirec tedthrough various vents.
i Regardless
ofthe airdistr ibution setting,
airflow isalways directedthrough theside air
ven ts.The side airven tscan only beclose dif
the adjust ersare turn edcloc kwise untilthe y
engage .
Sett ingtheair dist ribu tion
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B, 0061
butt ons.
The correspon dingindicatorlamp lightsup
briefly.
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol Air
dist ribu tion settings
0061 Direct sair through thedefro sterven ts
009C Direct sair through thecenterand side air
ven ts
009B Direct sair through thefoot well airven ts
009F Direct sair through thecenter,side and
foot well vents
0087 Direct sair through thedefro ster,cen ter
and side airven ts
0086 Direct sair through thedefro sterand
foot well vents
008F Direct sair through thedefro ster,cen ter,
side andfootwell vents
i Regardless
ofthe airdistr ibution setting,
airflow isalways directedthrough theside air
ven ts.The side airven tscan only beclose dif
the adjust ersare turn edcloc kwise untilthe y
engage .
Sett ingtheair dist ribu tion
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Press the004F or004A buttonrepeat edly
unt ilthe desired symbolappears inthe dis-
play. Sett
ingtheair flow
Air- condit ioning system X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To increa seorred uce: turncontrol 0083 coun -
ter -clock wise orcloc kwise (Ypage 112).
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To increa seorred uce: press the0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZON Efunct ionon/off
This function isonly available withdual-z one
automat icclimat econ trol.
X To activ ate: press the00D6 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 00D6 buttonlight s
up.
The temperat uresettingfor the driver 'sside
is not adopte dfor the fron t-passen gerside.
X To deact ivate:press the00D6 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 00D6 buttongoes
out.
The temperat uresettingfor the driver 'sside
is adopte dfor the fron t-passen gerside. Defrost
ingthewindsh ield
Genera lnotes You
canusethis func tion todefro stthe wind-
shield ortoclear afogge dup windsh ieldand
side windows.
i You
should onlyselec tthe "Windsh ield
defro sting"func tion untilthe windsh ieldis
clear again.
Switching the"Wind shield defrosting"
funct iononoroff X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To activ ate: press the0064 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttonlight s
up. 118
Oper
ating theclimat econtr olsyst emsClimat econtr ol

The
climate controlsystem switches tothe
following functions:
R high airflow
R high temperat ure
R air distribution tothe windshield andfront
side windows
R air-recirc ulationmodeoff
i The
"Windshield defrosting"funct ionauto-
matically setstheblower leveltothe optimum
defrost ingeffect .As aresult, theairflow may
increase ordecrease automatically afterthe
0064 button ispressed.
i You
canadjust theblower levelmanually
while the"Windshield defrosting"funct ionis
in operation:
R Air- condit ioning system: turnairflow con-
trol 0083count er-clockwise orclock wise
(Y page 112).
R Dual-zon eautomatic climatecontrol:press
the 00F2 or00F3 button .
X To deactivat e:press the0064 button .
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Thepreviously selectedsettings are
restor ed.Air-recirc ulation moderemains
deactivated.
or
X Dual-zon eclimate control:press the0058
button .
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode.
or X Air- condit ioning system: turntemperat ure
cont rol0043 count er-clockwise orclock wise
(Y page 112).
Dual-zon eautomatic climatecontrol:turn
temperat urecont rol0043 or006D count er-clock-
wise orclock wise(Ypage 114). MAX
COOL maxim umcooli ng
The MAX COOL functionisonly availabl ein vehi-
cles forthe USA .
MAX COOL isonly operational whentheengine
is runnin g. X
To activat e:press the00C9 button .
The indicator lampinthe button lightsup.
X To deactivat e:press the00C9 button .
The indicator lampgoesout.Thepreviously
selected settings arerestor ed.
When youactivate MAXCOOL, climate control
switches tothe following functions:
R maximum cooling
R maximum airflow
R air-recirc ulationmodeon Removing
condensation fromthewin-
dows
Windows foggeduponthe inside Air-conditioning
system
X Act ivate the005A "Cooling withairdehumid-
ification" function.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate the
0064 "Windshield defrosting"funct ion.
i You
should onlyselect thissettinguntil the
windshield isclear again.
Dual-zone automat icclimate control
X Act ivate the005A "Cooling withairdehumid-
ification" function.
X Act ivate automatic mode0058.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate the
0064 "Windshield defrosting"funct ion.
i You
should onlyselect thissettinguntil the
windshield isclear again.
Windows foggeduponthe outside X
Act ivate thewindshield wipers.
X Set theairdistribution to009C or009B.
i You
should onlyselect thissettinguntil the
windshield isclear again. Rear
window defroster
General notes The
rear window defroster hasahigh current
draw. Youshould therefor eswitch itoff assoon
as the rear window isclear. Otherwise, therear
window defroster switchesoffautomatically
after several minutes. Opera
tingtheclimate controlsystems
119Climatecontrol

i
If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation willbe
activated. Theblow erruns atmediu mspeed .
i You
cannot usetheventilation tocool the
vehicle interior toatemperature lowerthan
the outsid etemperature .
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n005A inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 123).
X Press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up orgoes out.
The indicator lampinthe button indicates that
the respective functionisactivated.
i Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Air
vents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from theair
vents. Thiscould resultin burns orfrostbite in
the immedi atevicinity ofthe airvents. There
is arisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior.
In order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet between thewindshi eldand
the hood freeofblockage s,such asice, snow
or lea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grillesin
the vehicle interior.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
theairvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster in
side airvent 0044tothe left.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster in
side airvent 0044clockwise asfar asitwil lgo.
i The
center andrear airvents areadjusted in
the same way. Ai
rvents
121Climate control Z

Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refueled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up.
X Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise and
remove it. X
Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder onthe
inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace and
refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe vehi-
cle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen, the
00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. Ames-
sage appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 208).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 226).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindicat or
lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 226). Refueling
141Drivingandparking Z

R
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
R ASSYST PLUSser vice intervaldi spl ay
Sw itchin gthe additi onalspe edo mete r
on /o ff
If the additio nal speedome terissw itch edon,
the speedissho wninthe status barin the mul-
tifu nctio ndispl ayinstea dof the outside tem-
pe rature . The
speeddispl ay0043 isan alterna tivetoyour
spe edome ter.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee ring
wh eelto sel ect the Sett. Set
t.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Ins trumentClu ster Ins
trumentClu stersu bme nu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Spe edometer [km/h] Spe
edometer [km/h] orSpe edometer Spe
edometer
[mp h] [mp
h]functio n.
Yo uwi llsee theselecte dsetti ng:On On
orOff Off
.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button tosave the setti ng.
Se lecti ng perman entdis play
The Permanent Display: Per
manent Display:functio nallo ws you
to choo sewhethe rthe multifu nctio ndispl ay
al wa yssho wsthe outside temp erature orthe
spe ed. The
speeddispl ay0043 isan alterna tivetoyour
spe edome ter.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee ring
wh eelto sel ect the Sett. Set
t.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Ins trumentClu ster Ins
trumentClu stersu bme nu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm. X
Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Per manent Display: Per
manent Display:functio n.
The current setting,Out sideTem perature Out
sideTem perature
or Spe edometer[km/h] Spe
edometer[km/h]/Spe edometer Spe
edometer
[mp h] [mp
h],appe ars.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button tosave the setti ng.
Li ghts Sw
itchin gthe dayti merunn inglamps on/
off
Thi sfu nctio nis not availa bl e in Ca nad a.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee ring
wh eelto sel ect the Sett. Set
t.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Lig ht Lig
htsubme nu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Day timeRun ningLig hts Day
timeRun ningLig hts functio n.
If the Day time Day
timeRun ning Run
ningLig hts Lig
hts functio nha s
be en switch edon, the multifu nctio ndispl ay
sho wsthe cone oflight and the0086 symbo l
in ora nge .
X Pre ssthe 0076 button tosave the setti ng.
Fur ther informa tionon daytime running lamps
(Y page 101 ).
Vehi cle Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe auto matic
doo rlo ck ingmec hani sm
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee ring
wh eelto sel ect the Sett. Set
t.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Veh icle Veh
iclesu bme nu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Aut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfu nctio n.
If the Automatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfu nctio nis
sw itch edon, the multifu nctio ndispl aysho ws
the doors inora nge .
X Pre ssthe 0076 button tosave the setti ng.
If yo uacti vate the Automatic Aut
omatic Door Doo
rLoc k Loc
kfu nc-
tio n,the vehicleis centra lly lo cked above a
spe edofarou nd 9mph (15km/h ).
For furthe rinfo rma tionon the automa ticlocking
fea ture ,see (Ypage 77). Me
nus and submen us
189On -bo ard computer anddisplay s Z

Acti
vatin g/d eact ivatingth eacou stic
lockin gver ifica tionsigna l
If you swit chon theAco ustic Aco
usticLoc k Loc
kfun ction ,an
aco usticsign alsoun dswhen youlockth eveh i-
cle .
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer ing
whee lto sele cttheSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctthe
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfirm .
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctthe
Aco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction .
If th eAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction isact ivat ed,
th emult ifunction disp laysho wsthe0037
symb olinoran ge.
X Pre ssthe0076 buttonto save theset ting.
Comf ort Swit
chingth efold -inmirrors when lock-
ing feature on/of f
This function ison lyavailab lein Canad a.
This function ison lyavailab lewhen theveh icleis
equipp edwithth eelec trical fold-in fun ction .
When youactivat eth eAut o. Aut
o.Mir ror Mir
ror Folding Fol
ding
fun ction ,th eex terio rmir rorsare folded inwhen
th eveh icleis loc ked. Ifyou unlo cktheveh icle
and then open thedriv er'sor fron t-pass enger
door ,th eex terio rmir rorsfol dout again .
If you have switched on theAut o.Mirror Aut
o.Mirror
Fol ding Fol
dingfun ction and youfoldin theex terio r
mir rorsusin gth ebut tonon thedoor
(Y page 98),they will notfol dout auto matically.
The exterio rmir rorscan then onlybe folded out
usin gth ebut tonon thedoor .
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer ing
whee lto sele cttheSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctthe
Con venience Con
veniencesubm enu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfirm .
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctthe
Aut o.Mirror Folding Aut
o.Mirror Foldingfun ction .
If th eAut o.Mirror Folding Aut
o.Mirror Foldingfun ction is
swit ched on,th emult ifunction disp laysho ws
th eex terio rmir ror inoran ge.
X Pre ssthe0076 buttonto save theset ting. Res
toring thefa ctor yset tings X
Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer ing
whee lto sele cttheSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctthe
Fac torySet ting Fac
torySet tingsubm enu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfirm .
The ResetAll Settings? Res
etAll Settings? function
appear s.
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctNo No
or
Yes Yes
.
X Pre ssthe0076 buttonto confirm thesele c-
tio n.
If you have selected Yes Yes
,th emult ifunction
disp laysho wsaco nfirm ation mes sage .
Fo rsaf etyreas ons,theDay timeRun ning Day
timeRun ning
Lig hts Lig
hts function intheLig ht Lig
htsubm enuis on ly
res etifth eveh icleis stati onary. AMG
menu(Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Wa rm-up 0043
Digitalspee dometer
0044 Gear indicat or
0087 Ups hiftind icat or
0085 Engin eoil tempe rature
0083 Coolan tte mpe rature
0084 Tran smissio nfluid tempe rature
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer ing
whee lto sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
Ups hiftind icat or:upsh iftind icat orUP UP
0087
ind icat esthat theen gin ehas reac hedthe
ove rrevv ing rangewhen intheman ualdriv e
pro gram .
Engin eand trans mission oiltem peratur e:
when theen gin eand trans mis sion areatno r-
mal oper ating tempe rature, oiltempe ra-
tur e0085 and 0084are disp layed inwhit ein the
mult ifunction disp lay.
If th emult ifunction disp laysho wsoiltempe r-
atur e0085 or0084 inblue, theen gin eor the
tr ans mis sion arenotyet atnorm aloper ating 190
Menu
sand submen usOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Exam
ple: eng ineoilcap
X Tu rn cap 0043cou nter-c lockwi seand remove it.
X Add engineoil.
If the oille vel isat or below the MIN markon
the oildi ps tick, add1.1 USqt(1.0 liter) of
eng ineoil.
X Re place cap 0043onthe fillerneck andturn
clo ckwi se.
Ensu retha tthe cap locks into place securely.
X Ch eck theoille vel again wi th the oildi ps tick
(Y page 261 ).
Fur therinfo rma tionon eng ineoil(Y page 322 ). Ch
eckin gand addi ngoth erservi ce
produ cts
Ch eckin gco olant leve l G
WA
RNING
The cooling system ispre ssu rize d,pa rtic ular ly
wh en the moto ris wa rm. Ifyo uop en the cap,
yo ucou ldbe sca lded ifhot coolant sprays out.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Let the enginecoo ldo wn befor eyo uop en the
cap .We arpro tecti veglove sand protecti ve
ey ew earwh en openi ng. Open the cap slow ly
to release pre ssu re.
! The
coolant level mustonl ybe che cked and
corr ecte dwh en the enginehascoo led do wn
(co olant temp eratureund er104 ‡(40 †).
Ch ecki ngthe coolant level when the coolant
temp eratureis ove r104 ‡(40 †) can leadto
dama getothe engine orthe engine cooling
sys tem. X
Park thevehi cleonaleve lsurfa ce.
Only check thecoola ntleve lwhe nthe vehi cle
is on aleve lsurfa ceand theengine hascoole d
dow n.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypag e123).
X Che ckthe coola nttempera turedisplayin the
instrume ntclus ter.
The coola nttempera turemust bebelow
104 ‡(40 †).
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 005A
(Y pag e123) inthe igniti onlock .
X Slow lyturn cap0043counter-clo ckwiseandto
reli eve excess pressure.
X Turn cap0043further counter-clo ckwiseand
remove it.
If the coola ntisat the leve lof marker bar0087
in the filler neck whencold, there isenoug h
coola ntincoola ntexpa nsion tank0044.
X Ifnecessa ry,add coola ntthat hasbeentested
and approved byMerced es-Benz.
X Rep lace cap 0043and turn itclockwi seasfar as
it wil lgo.
For further informa tiononcoola nt,see
(Y pag e323) .
Windshi eldwashe rsyste m G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsys tem, canbecome veryhot.
Working inthe engine compartment posesa
risk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldownand
touch onlythecomponents describedinthe
foll owi ng. Eng
inecompar tment
263Maintenanceand care Z