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
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
Only
replace abattery withabattery thathas
been recommended byMercedes-Benz .
Remove theSmartKey ifyou park thevehicle
and donot require anyelectrical consumers.
The vehicle willthen usevery little energy, thus
conserving batterypower.
If the power supply hasbeen interrupted, e.g.if
you reconnec tthe battery, youwillhave to:
R set the clock using themultimedia system
(see theDigital Operator's Manual)
R reset thefunction forfolding theexterior mir-
rors in/out automaticall y,by folding themir-
rors outonce (Ypage 98) Charging
thebatter y G
WARNING
During charging andjump-startin g,explosive
gases canescape fromthebattery. Thereisa
risk ofan explosion.
Particularl yavoid fire,open flames, creating
sparks andsmoking. Ensurethereissufficient
ventilation whilecharging andjump-startin g.
Do not lean over abattery. G
WARNING
Battery acidiscaustic. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothing. Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean over
the battery. Keepchildren awayfrom batter-
ies. Wash awaybattery acidimmediately with
plenty ofclean water andseek medical atten-
tion. G
WARNING
A discharged batterycanfreeze attempera-
tures below freezing point.Whenjump-start-
ing the vehicle orcharging thebattery, gases
can escape fromthebattery. Thereisarisk of
an explosion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore
charging itor jump-startin g.
! Only
usebattery chargers withamaximum
charging voltageof14.8 V.
! Only
charge thebattery usingthejump-
starting connectionpoint. The
jump-startin gconnec tionpoint isin the
engine compartment (Ypage 282).
X Open thehood.
X Connect thebattery charger tothe positive
terminal andground pointinthe same order
as when connec tingthedonor battery inthe
jump-startin gprocedure (Ypage 282).
If the <004C00510047004C004600440057005200550012005A004400550051004C0051
004A[ lampsdonot light upin
the instrument clusteratlow temperatures, itis
very likely thatthedischarged batteryhasfro-
zen. Inthis case youmay neither jump-start the
vehicle norcharge thebattery. Theservice lifeof
a thawed-out batterymaybeshorter. Thestart-
ing characteristics canbeimpaired ,particularl y
at low temperatures. Havethethawed-out bat-
tery checked ataqual ified speciali stworkshop.
Only charge theinstalled batterywithabattery
charger whichhasbeen tested andapproved by
Mercedes-Benz .A battery charger unitspeciall y
adap tedforMercedes-Benz vehiclesandtested
and approved byMercedes-Benz isavail able as
an accessory. Itpermits thecharging ofthe bat-
tery inits installed position. Contactanauthor-
ized Mercedes-Benz Centerforfurther informa-
tion andavail ability. Read thebattery charger's
operating instructionsbefore charging thebat-
tery. Replacing
the12Vbatter y
Observe thenotes onthe 12Vbattery
(Y page 279).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouhave the
12 Vbattery replaced ataqual ified speciali st
workshop, e.g.atan authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
If you want toreplace thebattery yourself,
observe thefollowi ngnotes:
R Alway sreplace adefective batterywithabat-
tery which meets thespecific requirements of
the vehicle.
The vehicle isequip pedwith abattery using
AGM (absorbe ntglass mat)technology ora
battery usingEFB(enhanced floodedbattery)
technology. Fullvehicle functionality isguar-
anteed onlywith anAGM orEFB battery. If
replacement isnecessary, alwaysuse thebat-
tery technology originallyinstalled. Switching
between thebattery technologies isnot per-
mitted. Forsafety reasons, Mercedes-Benz
recommends thatyouonly usebatteries Bat
tery (vehic le)
281Breakdown assistance Z
The
towing eyeislocated withthevehicle tool
kit under thecargo compart mentfloor
(Y page 274).
Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:the towing eyeis
beneath thetire inflation compressor
(Y page 274).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ewinthe towing eyeclock wisetothe stop.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress until
it engages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe stowage well
beneath thecargo compart mentfloorinthe
cargo compart ment(Ypage 274).
X Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:put back thetire
inflation compressor (Ypage 274). Towing
thevehicle withthefront axle
raised
Observe theimportant safetynoteswhen tow-
ing your vehicle withthefront axleraised
(Y page 284).
Only vehicles without4MATICcanbetowed
with thefront axleraised.
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay either betowed away
with both axles onthe ground orbe loaded up
and trans ported.
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifthe vehi-
cle isbeing towed withthefront axleraised.
Otherwise, ESP®
may intervene anddamage
the brake system.
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X When thevehicle isstation ary,depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed. X
Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe automatic locking
(Y page 189).
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
X Turn theSmart Keyinthe ignition locktoposi-
tion 005Aand leave theSmart Keyinthe ignition
lock. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 284).
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position 005Dwhen youopen thedriver's or
front -passenger doororwhen youremove the
Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Inorder to
ensure thattheautomatic transmission staysin
position 005Cwhen towing awaythevehicle, you
must observe thefollowing points:
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005C.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
i In
order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.After
resett ingthe combinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning lampstartsflashing again. 286
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance