Opera
tion X
To open: kickyour footintosensor detection
zon e0043 below thebumper.
X If
the trunk liddoes notopen afterseveral
att empt s:wait atleast tensecon dsthen
move yourlegunder thebumper onceagain.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetrun klid does notopen. Repeat theleg
movemen tmore quickly ifthis occurs . Opening
automat ically frominside
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Combustion enginesemit poisonous exhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaust
gases canenterthe vehicle interiorifthe
trun klid isopen when theengine isrunn ing,
especially ifthe vehicle isin motion .There isa
risk ofpoisonin g.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the trun klid. Never drivewiththetrun klid
open.
! The
trunklid swings upwards whenopened.
Therefor e,make surethatthere issufficien t
clearanc eabove thetrun klid.
The opening dimension sof the trun klid can be
found under "Vehicle data"(Ypage 325).
Opening You
canopen thetrun klid from thedriver's seat
when thevehicle isstat ionary andunlock ed. X
To open: pullremot eoperatin gswitch 0043for
the trun klid until thetrun klid opens. Limiting
theopening angleofthe tail-
gate
General notes !
Make
surethere issufficien tclearanc eto
open thetailgate fullywhen settingthe open-
ing angle. Thetailgate couldotherwisebe
damaged. Ideally,setthe opening angleout-
side.
You canlimit theopening angleofthe tailgate.
This could beuseful, forexample, ifthere is
insuffic ientspace above thetailgate. Itis pos-
sible tolimit thetailgate inthe top half ofits
opening range.
To open thetailgate fully,pullthehandle onthe
outside ofthe tailgate againafterithas stopped
automatic ally.This does notdelete thestor ed
position .
Activating X
To open thetailgat e:pull thehandle onthe
tailgate.
X To
stop theopening procedure atthe
desired position:
R press theclosing buttoninthe tailgate, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tailgate
again, or
R press thetailgate buttononthe Smart Key
X To store theposition: pressandhold the
closing buttononthe tailgate untilyouhear a
short tone.
The opening anglelimiter isactivat ed.The
tailgate willnow stop inthe stor edposition
when opening . Tr
unk
81Opening andclosi ng Z
X
Touch recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe
door handle untiltheside windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are fully closed.
i Make
sureyouonly touch recessed sensor
surface 0043.
X Make surethatallthe side windows are
closed.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are closed.
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel:
X Touch recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe
door handle againuntiltheroller sunblind of
the panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel closes.
X To interr uptconvenie nceclosing: release
recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe door han-
dle. Resetting
theside windows
If aside window cannolonger beclosed fully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 inthe
ignition lock(Ypage 123).
X Pull thecorrespon dingswitch onthe door
cont rolpanel untiltheside window iscom-
pletely closed(Ypage 83).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Immediately pullthecorrespon dingswitch on
the door controlpanel untiltheside window is
completely closed(Ypage 83).
X Hold theswitch foranadditional second.
X Ifthe respect iveside window remains closed
after thebutton isreleased, thenithas been
set correc tly.Ifthis isnot thecase, repeat the
steps above. Problems
withtheside windows G
WARNIN
G
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked orreset, theside window
closes withincreased ormaximum force.Thereversin gfeature isthen notactive. Partsofthe
body could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process, release
the switch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Side
window s
85Opening andclosing Z
auto
maticoper ationby pres sing/p ullin gth e
swit chagain .
Af teropen ingtheslidin gsun roof,th eroll ersun -
blin dclo ses sligh tlyauto matically. Thisreduc es
draf tsintheveh icle interio r.
If th eslidin gsun roofis raise dat therear ,it low-
ers sligh tlyauto matically athigh erspee ds.The
no ise leve lin theveh icle interio ris reduc edasa
res ult.
At low spee dsitraise sagain automatically.
You canalso tempor arilydeac tivate auto matic
lower ing.To do so, pres sth e0057 switch.The
slidin gsun roofraise sagain automatically.
You cancontinue tooper atetheslidin gsun roof
aft erswit ching offtheeng ineorrem ovin gth e
Sm artKey from theign ition lock.This function
rem ains active forfivemin utesor unt ilyou open
a fron tdoor .
The slidin gsun roofcan notbe open edifaroo f
car rier isins tall ed. Inorde rto allow ventilatio n
of theveh icle interio r,you can raise theslidin g
sun roof.
If con tactis made witharoo fcar rier appro ved
by Mer cedes-Ben z,theslidin gsun rooflower s
sligh tlybut rem ains raise dat therear .
Ra in-cl osing feature The
rain-closin gfeat ureison lyavailabl efor veh i-
cle swith arain sensor.
When theSm artKey isin posit ion005Aintheign i-
tio nloc kor isrem oved,theslidin gsun roof
clo ses auto matically:
R ifit start sto rain .
R at ext rem eout side temper atures.
R aft ersix hour s.
R ifth ere isamalf unctionin thepower supply.
The pano ramaroo fwith power tilt/ slidin gpane l
rem ains raise dat therear inorde rto allow ven-
til atio nof theveh icle interio r.
If th epano ramaroo fwith power tilt/ slidin g
pane lis obst ructedwhile beingclo sed bythe
rain -closin gfeat ure, itopen sagain slightly.The
rain -closin gfeat ure isthen deac tivate d.
The pano ramaroo fwith power tilt/ slidin gpane l
does notclo seif:
R itis raise dat therear .
R itis bloc ked.
R no rain isfallin gon thearea ofthewind shield
bein gmon itored bytherain sensor.If th e
veh icle,for exam ple,isunde ra brid georina car
port ,th efield ofthesen sor may becov -
ered . Oper
ating theroll ersun blind forthe
pa nor amaroof with power tilt/s liding
pa nel
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Part sof thebody couldbec ome trapped
bet ween theroll ersun blin dand frame orslid-
ing sun roofdurin gauto maticopen ingorclo s-
ing .Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
When openingorclo sing,mak esure that no
body partsare inthesweep oftheroll ersun -
blin d.
If som ebody become strapped:
R rele ase theswit chimm ediat ely,or
R durin gauto maticoper ation,push the
swit chbrie flyinany direction
The open ingorclo singproc edure willbestop-
ped.
The rollersun blin dshie ldstheveh icle interio r
fr om sunlight .The rollersun blin dcan onlybe
open edand closed when thepano ramaroo f
with power tilt/ slidin gpane lis clo sed.
Roller sunblind reversing feature The
rollersun blin dis equippe dwith anauto -
mat icrev ers ing feat ure. Ifasolid object bloc ks
or res trict sth eroll ersun blin ddurin gth eclo sing
proc ess, theroll ersun blin dopen sagain auto-
mat ically. Theauto maticrev ers ing feat ure is
on lyan aid and isno ta subst itutefor your atten-
tiv ene sswhen closingth eroll ersun blin d. G
WAR
NING
The revers ing feat ure does notreac t:
R to sof t,light andthin obj ect s,e.g .small fin-
ger s
R when closingth eroll ersun blin dagain man-
ually immediat elyafterauto maticrev ers al
This mean sth at therev ers ing feat ure cannot
prev entsom eonebein gtrapped inthese sit-
uatio ns.Ther eis arisk ofinjury. 88
Pan
orama roof with power tilt/s lidin gpa nelOpen ingand closing
Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched on
even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun tries,
oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due tolegal
requi rementsand self-impose doblig ations. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin gth e:
R light switch
R com binatio nswit ch(Ypage 102)
R on -bo ard com pute r(Y page 189)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A 0058
Automat icheadlam pmod e,con trolled
by thelight sensor
004B0058 Low-beam/ high-beam headlam ps
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
If you hear awarn ingtone when youleave the
veh icle,th elight smay still be swit ched on.
X Turn thelight switchtothe0058 position.
The exterio rlight ing(excep tth epark ing/stan d-
ing lamps )swit ches off auto maticall yif you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor withtheSm artKey in
posit ion005A Aut
oma tichea dlamp mod e
0058 isthepref erred light switchposit ion:
R The light settingis auto maticall yselec ted
acc ording tothebrig htnes sof theambie nt
light (excep tion:poor visibilit ydue toweat her
con dition ssuc has fog ,sn ow orspr ay).
R Wit hth eSm artKey inposit ion0047intheign i-
tio nloc k:thepark inglamps areswit ched on
or off auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig ht-
nes sof theambie ntlight .
R Wit hth eeng inerunning:ifyou have activat ed
th eDay timeRun ningLig hts Day
timeRun ningLig hts function via
th eon -bo ard com puter,thedayti merunning
lamps orthepark inglamps andthelow- beam
headlam psare swit ched on oroff auto mati-
cally depen dingon thebrig htnes sof theambi-
ent light .
X To
swit chon theau tom atic hea dlamp
mod e:tur nth elight switchtothe0058 posi-
tio n. G
WAR
NING
When thelight switchisset to0058, thelow-
beam headlam psmay notbe swit ched on
auto maticall yif th ere isfog ,sn ow orother
caus esofpoor visibilit ydue totheweat her
con dition ssuc has spr ay. Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
In suc hsit uatio ns,tur nth elight switchto
0058.
The auto maticheadlam pfeat ure ison lyan aid.
The driverisres pon sible fortheveh icle'slight -
ing atall tim es.
Cana daonly:
The dayti merunninglamps improvethevisi bilit y
of your vehicle durin gth eday. Thedayti merun-
nin glamps function isrequi redbylaw inCan-
ada. Itcan notth eref orebedeac tivate d.
When theeng ineisrun ningand theveh icle is
st atio nary:ifyou shiftth eauto matictrans mis-
sion from adriv ingposit iontoposit ion005Dthe
dayti merunninglamps orlow- beam headlam ps
go out after3min utes.
When theeng ineisrun ning,theveh icle issta-
tio nar yand inbrig htambie ntlight :if you turnth e
light switchtothe0060 position,th edayti me
run ninglamps andpark inglamps turnon .
If th eeng ineisrun ningand youturnth elight
swit chtothe0058 position,th eman ualsettings Ext
erior lighting
101Light sand windsh ieldwiper s Z
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
X
Press retainin gclips 0043atthe same timein
the direction ofthe arrows.
X Carefully removethebulb holder together
with theconn ected plugandthebulbs. Bulb
holder
0044 Brake lamp
0087 Brake lamp
0085 Rear foglamp
0083 Back uplamp
0084 Turn signals
X Bra kelamp andbackup lamp:remove the
correspon dingbulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Rear foglamp andturnsignal: pressthe
bulb gentlyinto thebulb holder, turnitcoun-
ter- clock wiseandremove itfrom thebulb
holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder and
turn itclock wise.
X Reinsert thebulb holder andengage on
retainin gclips 0043.
X Close theside trimpanel (Ypage 107). Windshield
wipers Switching
thewindshield wipers
on/off
! Do
not operate thewindshield wiperswhen
the windshield isdry, asthis could damage
the wiper blades. Moreover, dustthathascol-
lected onthe windshield canscrat chthe glass
if wiping takesplacewhenthewindshield is
dry.
If it is necess arytoswitch onthe windshield
wipers indry weather conditions,alway suse
washer fluidwhen operating thewindshield
wipers. !
If
the windshield wipersleavesmears onthe
windshield afterthevehicle hasbeen washed
in an automatic carwash, waxorother resi-
dues maybethe reason forthis. Clean the
windshield usingwasher fluidafter washing
the vehicle inan automatic carwash. Combination
switch
0047 003F Windshield wiperoff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwipe, low(rain sensor set
to low sensit ivity)
0049 0063 Intermitt entwipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensit ivity)
004A 00AA Contin uouswipe, slow
004B 00A9 Contin uouswipe, fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/00D4 Wipesthewind-
shield usingwasher fluid
X Switc hon the ignition .
X Turn thecombinat ionswitch tothe corre-
sponding position.
! Vehicles
witharain sensor: ifthe windshield
becomes dirtyindry weather conditions,the
windshield wipersmaybeactivat edinadver-
tent ly.This could thendamage thewindshield
wiper blades orscrat chthe windshield.
For this reason, youshould alwaysswitch off
the windshield wipersindry weather.
Vehicles witharain sensor: inthe 0062 or0063
position, theappropriate wipingfrequency is
automatically setaccordin gto the inten sityof
the rain. Inthe 0063 position, therain sensor is
more sensit ivethan inthe 0062 position, caus-
ing the windshield wipertowipe more fre-
quently.
If the wiper blades areworn, thewindshield will
no longer bewiped properly. Thiscould prevent
you from observing thetraff iccondit ions. 108
Windshield
wipersLightsandwindshield wipers
Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isactivat edauto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetran smission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/ h).It is rea ctiva -
ted atlowe rspe eds.
Rang eof the senso rs Gen
eral notes
Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC doesnot take into
acco untobstacl eslocate d:
R bel ow the dete ction range,such asper sons ,
ani mal sor obje cts
R ab ove thedete ction range,e.g. overhanging
lo ad s,tai lsecti onsorload ing ram psoftrucks 0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice orslu sh.
The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncorre ctly.Cl ea n
the sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare nottoscra tch
or damag ethem (Ypage 269 ). Rang
e 0043
Detecti onrang eof front sensors
0044 Detecti onrang eof rea rsens ors
Front sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(app rox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(app rox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(app rox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(app rox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (app rox. 20cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (app rox. 15cm) If
an obs tacl eis dete cted within thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rning
tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the min-
imu m,the distance maynolonger besho wn. Dri
ving sys tems
163Dri ving and parkin g Z
Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehicl e
is divi ded into fiveyellow and tworedsegme nts.
Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICisopera tional ifyel -
low segme ntsshow ingopera tional readiness 0087
lig ht up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ionposi -
tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehicl e
is roll ing backwa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe vehi-
cle's distancefrom theobsta cle.Inadd ition,
wa rning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,theshorter
the frequ ency ofthe intermittent warning tones
become s.When theminimu mdista nceis
reache d,you heara continuou swa rning tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey to
posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. 164
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ingsyste msDrivingand parking