
Optional
equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............ ................................ 310
PSI (pounds persquare inch)(def-
inition) ......... ..................................3 10
Rep lacing .......................................310
Service life....... ..............................291
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................310
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........309
Storing ..................... ......................311
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................308
Summer tires................................. 292
Temp erature....... ........................... 305
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................310
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............310
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........310
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 309
Tire size (data) ....... ........................315
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea ring
capa city, speedrating .................... 305
Tire tread .............. .........................291
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 310
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 310
Tracti on....... .................................. 304
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................310
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 310
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
see Flattire
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 287
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 287
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285Note
sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 287
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 287
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 286
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 286
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 131
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 287
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 182
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 182
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 183
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning (auto mati callyfrom out-
si de )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 79
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Ope ning automa tically from
insi de<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Tailga te
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Re placi ng bulbs(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 317
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 317
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti fication plate 20
In
dex

U
Unlocking Emer gencyunlock ing...................... .7 7
From insidethe vehi cle(centra l
unl ocking button) ................ .............76
Upshi ftindi cato r(o n-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicle s) ....... 190
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face ................ ............................... 238 V
Vanity mirror(in the sun visor) ........ 246
Vehi cle
Co rrect use................ ......................28
Data acquisiti on ................ ............... 29
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 77
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 145
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 126
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 312
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 287
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 77
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 70
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Vehi cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 318
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185see
also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 319
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 318 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 222
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 221
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 223
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 224
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 41
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 220
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 224
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 230
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 314
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Emerg encysparewh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 310
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 313
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Whe elsize /tire size <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315 In
dex
21

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 181
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087
0076
Rejects orends acall 0061
Makes oraccepts acall Further
telephone functions 185
00810082Adju
stsvolum e 0063
Mute 0059
Switche son voice-
op era ted contro lfor nav iga-
tio nor the VoiceControl Sys-
tem Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00E2
Opensthe menu list 00630064Sel
ectsamenu 0076
Confirm sthe selectio n 0038
Back Ope
ratesthe on-bo ardcom-
pu ter 179
0059
Switches offvoice-
ope rate dcontrol fornavi ga-
tion orthe VoiceControl Sys-
tem i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem Audio20
yo ucan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on voice-contro lled navi gation inthe man-
ufa cture r'sope ratinginstru ctions i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the DVD changer orsing leDVD drive in
the Digi talOpe rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions 34
Multi
functionste ering wheelAt agl anc e

G
WARNING
Objects betweenthe seat surfa ceand the
child restrai ntsystem couldaffect OCSoper-
ation. Thiscouldresu ltin the front-passenge r
air bag notfunctioning asintended duringan
accide nt.This poses anincreas edrisk of
injury oreven fatalinjury .
Do not placeany objects betweenthe seat
surfa ceand thechild restrai ntsystem. The
entire baseofthe child restrai ntsystem must
alw aysrest onthe seat cushi onofthe front-
pass enger seat.Thebackrest ofthe forwa rd-
facing childrestrai ntsystem must,asfar as
possi ble,be resting onthe backrest ofthe
front-passenge rseat. Alwayscomply withthe
child restrai ntsystem manufacturer's instal-
lati on instructions. After
theself-test, thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
or the PASSENGER AIRBAG ONindica torlamp
disp laysthe status ofthe front-passenge rfront
air bag (Ypag e48). Ifthe front-passenge rfront
air bag isenabl ed,the PASSENGER AIRBAG ON
indica torlamp lights upfor 60seconds andthen
goes out.
If the PASSENGER AIRBAG ONindica torlamp is
off, only thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp displaysthe status ofthe front-passenge r
front airbag .The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indica torlamp maybelitcontinuou slyorbe off.
For more informati onabo utthe OCS, see"Pro b-
lems withtheOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System"
(Y pag e51).
Probl emswith the Occupant Classificatio nSystem (OCS) Be
sure toobser vethe notes on"Sys tem self-test" (Ypag e50). Occ
upant safety
51Safety Z

The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevailing
road andtrafficcondit ions. G
WARNIN
G
The distance warningfunctioncann otalway s
clearly identify objectsand complex traffic
situations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation anddonot rely solely onthe distance
warning function.
Function Start ingataspeed ofapproximately 4mph
(7 km/ h),the distance warningfunctionwarns
you ifyou rapidly approach avehicle infront .An
inter mittentwarning tonewill then sound, and
the 00BA distance warninglampwilllight upin
the instr ument cluster.
X Brake immediately inorder toincrease the
distance fromthevehicle infront .
or X Take evasive action,provided itis safe todo
so.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
complicated butnon- critic aldriving conditions
may alsocause thesystem todisplay awarning.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obstacles
that areinthe path ofyour vehicle foranexten -
ded period oftime.
Up toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchasstop-
ped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance warn-
ing signal inacritic alsituation, Active Brake
Assist canassist thedriver withtheautonomous
braking function.
The autonomous brakingfunction:
R gives thedriver moretimetoreact tocritic al
driving situations
R can help thedriver toavoid anaccident or
R can reduce theeffect sof an accident
Vehicles withoutActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is availab lein the following speedranges:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/ h)for moving objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Vehic leswith Active Distance Assist
DI STRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is ava ilable inthe followi ngspee dranges :
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for moving
objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Due tothe nature ofthe system ,parti cularly
compli catedbutnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may alsocaus ethe autonomous brakingfunc-
tion tointervene.
Situation -depende ntbraking assis-
tance Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e61) .
With thehelp ofthe rada rsensor system,Active
Brake Assist candetect obstaclesthatareinthe
path ofyou rvehicl efor anextended periodof
time.
If Active BrakeAssist detects arisk ofcolli sion
with thevehicl ein front, itcalcu latesthe brake
press urenecessa ryto avoi dacolli sion. Ifyou
app lythe brakes forcefully,situa tion-depe ndent
braki ngassi stance adapts tothe situa tionand
au tomatica llyincreas esthe brake pressuretoa
degre eapp ropri atetothe traffic situation.
Situa tion-depe ndentbrakingassi stance pro-
vide sbraki ngassi stance inhaza rdoussitua tions
at spee dsabo ve4mph (7km/h) .It use srada r
sensor technolog yto asse ssthe traffic situa-
tion. Driv
ingsafety systems
63Safety Z

Cha
racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv ated
If ES P®
is deac tivate dand oneor mor ewheels
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn inglamp inthe
ins trumen tclus terflash es.Insuc hsit uatio ns,
ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivate ESP®
:
R ES P®
no longer impr ovesdriv ingstabilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limit edand the
driv ewheels areable tospin .
R Trac tioncon trol isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tiveBr ake Assist isno lon ger availabl e;no r
is itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with assis -
tan cefrom ESP®
.
R STE ERCONT ROLisno longer active.
R ES P®
still prov ides suppo rtwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ®
(Mer cedes ‑AMGvehi cles) Imp
ortant safety notes
i Obse
rveth e"Imp ortant safe tyno tes" sec -
tio n(Y page 61).
You canselec tbet ween thefoll owin gst ate sof
ES P®
:
R ES P®
is act ivat ed.
R SPO RThan dlingmode isact ivat ed.
R ES P®
is deac tivate d. G
WAR
NING
When SPORThan dlingmode isact ivat ed,
th ere isagre aterrisk ofskiddin gand acci-
den ts.
On lyact ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode inthesit -
uatio nsdesc ribedin thefoll owin g. G
WAR
NING
If you deac tivate ESP®
,ES P®
no longer sta-
biliz estheveh icle.Ther eis an increas edrisk
of skiddin gand anacc iden t.
On lydeac tivate ESP®
in thesit uatio nsdesc ri-
bed inthefoll owin g. In
thefoll owin gsit uatio ns,it may bebet terto
act ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode ordeac tivate
ES P®
:
R when usingsn ow chains
R in deep snow
R on san dor grav el
R on spec iallydesig natedroads whentheveh i-
cle 'sown oversteeri ngand unde rsteeri ng
ch arac terist ics are desir ed
Dr ivin gin SPO RThan dlingmode orwith out
ES P®
requi resanext rem elyqualifi edand expe-
rien ced driver.
i Ac
tivate ESP®
as soon asthesit uatio ns
desc ribedabov eno longer apply. ESP®
will
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eveh icle if
th eveh icle start sto skid or awheel start sto
spin .
! Av
oid spin ningth edriv enwheels foran
ext end edperi odwith ESP®
deac tivate d.You
coul dot her wise damage thedriv etrain .
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ® X
To act ivateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:brie fly
pres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus terlight sup. The
SPO RThandlingmode SPO
RThandlingmodemes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction display.
X To
dea ctiv ateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:
brie flypres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus tergoes out. 66
Driv
ingsafety syst emsSafety

You
should therefo readapt yourdrivin gstyle
to the diffe renthandlin gchar acterist ics.Have
the brak esyste mchec kedataqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Please observethe informat iononwarnin gand
indic atorlamps (Ypage 222)
(Y page 222)aswell ason display messag es
(Y page 196). ADAPTIVE
BRAKE
AD APTI VEBRA KEenhan cesbrak ingsafet yand
offe rsinc reased brakingcom fort.In addition to
the brak ingfunc tion,AD APTI VEBRA KEalso has
the HOL Dfunc tion (Ypage 158)andhillstar t
assist (Ypage 126). STEER
CONTROL
Genera linfor mation STE
ERCONTROL helpsyoubytransm itting a
not iceable steerin gforc eto the steerin gwheel
in the direc tionrequired forvehic lestabiliz ation.
This steerin gassist anceis prov ided inpart icular
if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areona
wet orslippery roadsurfac ewhen youbrak e
R the vehic lebegins toskid
Imp ortant safet ynotes i
Obser
vethe "Impor tantsafet ynot es" sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
No steerin gassist anceis prov ided from STEER
CONTROL, if:
R ES P®
is malfun ctionin g
R the steerin gis malfun ctionin g
If ES P®
is malfun ctionin g,you willbeassist ed
furt her bythe elect ricalpower steerin g. Prot
ection againsttheft Imm
obilizer
The immobiliz erpreve ntsyour vehic lefrom
being started without thecorrectSmar tKey. X
To activ atewith theSma rtKey: removethe
Smar tKey from theignit ionlock .
X To
activ atewith KEYLESS-GO start-fu nc-
tion orKEYLESS-GO: switchthe ignit ionoff
and open thedriver 'sdoor.
X To deact ivate:switc hon the ignit ion.
When leaving thevehic le,always takethe
Smar tKey with youand lock thevehic le.Anyone
can startthe engin eif avalid Smar tKey has been
left inside thevehic le.
i The
immobiliz erisalways deactivatedwhen
you startthe engin e.
In the even tthat theengin ecan not bestar ted
(yet thevehic le'sbatt eryischar ged), thesys-
tem isnot operat ional.Contactanauthor ized
Merc edes- BenzCent eror call
1- 800 -FOR-ME RCedes (inthe USA )or
1- 800 -387- 010 0(in Canada). ATA
(anti- theft alar msyst em) X
To arm: lock thevehic lewith theSmar tKeyor
KEYL ESS-GO.
Indic atorlamp 0043flashes. Thealarm system
is armed afterapproxim ately15secon ds.
X To disar m:unlock thevehic lewith theSmar t-
Key orKEYL ESS-GO.
or X Ins ert the Smar tKeyint othe ignit ionlock .
A visual andaudible alarmistrig gered ifthe
alarm system isarmed andyouopen:
R adoor
R the vehic lewith themech anical key
R the trun klid
R the hood 68
Prot
ection against theftSafet y

Switching
AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombination switchbeyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/h )and noother road
users aredetect ed:
The high-beam headlampsareswitched on
automatically. The0057 indicator lampinthe
instrumen tcluster alsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/h) orother roadusers
have been detect edorthe roads areade-
quately lit:
The high-beam headlampsareswitched off
automatically. The0057 indicator lampinthe
instrumen tcluster goesout.The00CE indi-
cator lampinthe multifunct iondisplay
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombination switch
back toits normal position.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display goesout. Headlam
psfogged uponthe inside
Certain climatic andphysical condition smay
cause moisture toform inthe headla mp.This
moisture doesnotaffect thefunct ionality ofthe
headla mp. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting
Front overhead controlpanel 0043
003D Switches theleft-hand frontreading
lamp onoroff
0044 004A Switches thefront interior lighting on
0087 0043 Switches therear interior lighting onor
off
0085 0033 Switches thefront interior lighting/
automatic interiorlighting controloff
0083 003D Switches theright-han dfront reading
lamp onoroff
0084 Switches theautomatic interiorlighting con-
trol on
Rear compar tment control panel 0043
003D Switches theleft-hand readinglamp
on/off
0044 003D Switches theright-han dreading lamp
on/off 104
Interior
lightingLightsandwindshiel dwipers