Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutofpark
position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattendedin
the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.Thiscould
cause theengine tobe switched off.There isa
risk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto the
SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings before
insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theignition lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe vicin-
ity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction: do
not keep theSmartK eyinthe trunk .Otherwise, the
SmartK eymay notbedetect ed,e.g. when
startin gthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetrunk lid
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R protect ionagainst theftisreactivated.
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking and
three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 190).
X To open thetrunk lidautom atically: press
and hold the0054 button untilthetrunk lid
opens (Ypage 79). 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing
Smar
tKeybattery
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Batt eries containtoxic andcorrosive substan-
ces. Ifbatteries areswallow ed,itcan result in
severe healthproblems. Thereisarisk offatal
injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren. If
a battery isswallow ed,seek medical attention
immediately.
The SmartK eybatteries containperchlorate
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environm ent.National guide-
lines must beobserved duringdisposal. InCal-
ifornia, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousWa <00560057004800120033004800550046004B004F005200550044005700480012
004C005100470048005B0011004600490050>.
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youhave the
battery replaced ataquali fiedspecialist work-
shop.
Checking thebatt ery X
Press the0037 or0036 button.
The battery isworking properly ifbattery
check lamp0043lights upbriefly.
The battery isdischarged ifbattery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbriefly.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 73).
i Ifthe SmartK eybattery ischeck edwithin
the signal reception rangeofthe vehicle,
pressing the0037 or0036 button:
R locks or
R unlocks thevehicle
i You
cangetabattery atany quali fiedspe-
cialist workshop. Replacing
thebatt ery You
require aCR 2025 3V cell battery.
X Take themechanical keyoutofthe SmartK ey
(Y page 72). X
Press mechanical key0044into theopening in
the SmartK eyinthe direction ofthe arrow
until battery traycover 0043opens. Whendoing
so, donot hold cover 0043shut.
X Remove batterytraycover 0043. X
Repeatedly tapthe SmartK eyagainst your
palm untilbattery 0087falls out.
X Insert thenew battery withthepositive ter-
minal facing upwards.Use alint-f reecloth to
do so.
X Make surethatthesurface ofthe battery is
free oflint, grease andother contaminants.
X Insert thefront tabsofbattery traycover 0043
and then press toclose it.
X Insert mechanical keyinto theSmartK ey
(Y page 72).
X Check thefunct ionofall SmartK eybuttons on
the vehicle. Smar
tKey
73Opening andclosing Z
Befor
estarti ngoff, make surethe stee ring
whe elislocke d.Neve runl ock thestee ring
whe elwhi lethe vehi cleisin motio n. 0043
Relea selever
0044 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelpos ition(for e-
and -aft adjustme nt)
X Pu sh release lever0043 dow ncompl etely.
The stee ring columnisunl ocked .
X Adjus tthe stee ring wheelto the desiredpos i-
tion.
X Pu sh release lever0043 upcompl etely.
The stee ring columnislocke d.
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring columnislocke d.Whe n
doi ngso, trytopush the stee ring wheelup or
dow nor try tomove itin the fore -and-a ft
di rectio n. Mirrors
Rear
viewmirror X
An ti-gl aremode :fli ck anti-g lare lev er0043 for-
wa rds orback. Exte
riormirrors
Adjusti ngthe exte riormirrors G
WARNI
NG
You couldlos econtrol ofyour vehi cleifyo udo
the follow ing whiledri ving:
R ad just thedriver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheelor mirr ors
R fas ten theseatbel t
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
Adjus tthe driver' ssea t,hea drestra int,stee r-
ing whe eland mirrorand fasten your sea tbel t
bef ore starti ngthe engi ne. G
WARNI
NG
The exteri ormirr oron the front-pa ssenger
sid ered uce sthe size ofthe image. Visible
obje ctsare actu ally clos erthan theyappea r.
Thi smea nsthat youcou ldmis judg ethe dis-
tance fromroaduse rstrave ling beh ind, e.g.
whe nchang inglane. The reisarisk ofan acci -
dent.
For this reason, alwa ysmake sureof the
actu aldistance fromtheroaduse rstrave ling
beh indbyglancing overyour shou lder. X
Tu rn the SmartKe yto pos ition0047 or0048 inthe
igni tion lock (Ypage 123 ).
X Exterio rmirr oron the front-pa ssenger side:
pre ssbutton 0044.
Exterio rmirr oron the driver' ssid e:pre ssbut-
ton 0043.
The indicator lamp inthe corre sponding but-
ton lights upinred .
The indicator lamp goesou tag ain afte rsome
time. Youcanadjust theselected exterior Mirrors
97Seats, stee ring wheeland mirrors Z
take
preced ence overthe daytime running
la mps .
US Aon ly:
The daytime running lamps impro vethe visibility
of your veh icledu rin gthe day.To do this,the
da ytime running lamps functio nmu stbe
sw itch edon using the on-b oard comp uter
(Y page 189 ).
If the engineisrunning andyoutur nthe light
sw itch tothe 0060 or0058 positio n,the manua l
se tting stake preced ence overthe daytime run-
ning lamps .
Lo w-be am headl amps
Even ifthe light senso rdo es not detect thatit is
da rk, the parki ng lamps andlow-b eam head-
la mps switch onwh enthe igniti onissw itch edon
and thelight switch isse tto the 0058 positio n.
Thi sis apa rtic ular ly us efu lfu nctio nin the event
of rain and fog.
X To
switchon the low- be am headl amps:
tur nthe Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock orsta rtthe engine.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058.
The green0058 indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights up.
Rea rfo glamp
The rearfog lamp impro ves visibility ofyour
veh iclefor the trafficbe hind inthe eventofthi ck
fog .Pl ea se take note ofthe country -specific
reg ulati ons forthe useof rea rfog lamps .
X To switchon the rear foglamp :tur nthe
Sma rtKeyin the igniti onlock topo sitio n0048 or
sta rtthe engine.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthe 005E button.
The yellow 005E indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights up.
X To switchof fthe rear foglamp :pre ssthe
005E button.
The yellow 005E indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rgo es out.
i Wh
enthe rearfog lamp issw itch edon, the
cente rbra kelamp inthe tailla mp switch esoff
du eto alega lreq uirem ent.
Park inglamps
! If
the battery charge isver ylo w, the parki ng
la mps orsta ndi ng lamps areau toma tically
sw itch edoff toena ble the next enginestart.
Alw ayspa rkyour veh iclesa fel yand inawe lllit ar
ea ,in acc ordance with the releva ntlega l
sti pu latio ns. Avoi dus ing the 0060 parki ng
la mps overa pe rio dof sever alhou rs.Ifpo s-
si bl e, sw itch onthe right-h and 0064 orleft-
ha nd 0063 standi ng lamps .
X To switchon :tur nthe light switch to0060.
Th egre en0060 indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights up.
Stan dinglamps
Swi tchi ngon the standi ng lamps ensures the
corr espo ndi ngside ofthe vehicleis illu mi nate d.
X To switchon the stan dinglamp s:the
Sma rtKeyis not inthe igniti onlock oritis in
po sitio n005A inthe igniti onlock.
X Tu rn the light switch to0063 (left-h andside of
the vehicle) or 0064 (right- hand side ofthe
veh icle). Co
mbi nati onswitch X
To indic ate briefly:pre ssthe comb ination
sw itch brieflyto the pressu repoint inthe
di rec tionof arrow 0044or0085.
Th ecorr espo ndi ng turnsigna lfla she sthre e
tim es.
X To indic ate :pre ssthe comb inationsw itch
be yond the pressu repoint inthe direc tionof
ar row 0044or0085.
X To
switchon the high-b eam headl amps:
tur nthe light switch to0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthe comb inationsw itch beyond the
pre ssu repoint inthe direc tionof arrow 0043.
Th ehigh- beam headlamps onlysw itch onin
the 0058 positio nif the low-b eam he adlamps
ar eon.
Th eblue 0057 indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights upwhen the high- beam
he adlamps aresw itch edon. 10
2 Ex
teri orlighti ngLights andwind shield wipers
X
To
switchoff the high-be amheadlamps :
move thecomb inationsw itch back toits nor-
ma lpo sitio n.
The blue 0057 indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesou t.
Veh icles with Ada ptive Hig hbe amAssi st:
wh en Ada ptive Hig hbe amAssi stisacti ve,it
contro lsacti vationand deacti vationofthe
hi gh-b eam hea dlam ps(Ypage 103 ).
X To switchon the high-be amflashe r:pu ll
the comb inationsw itch inthe directi onof
arr ow 0087. Hazard
warning lamps X
To
switchon the hazard warning lamps :
pre ssbutton 0043.
All turn signa lsfla sh. Ifyo unow switch ona
turn signa lus ing the comb inationsw itch ,onl y
the turn signa lla mp onthe corr espond ing
si de ofthe vehiclewi llfla sh.
X To
switchoff the hazard warning lamps :
pre ssbutton 0043.
The hazard warning lamps automa tically sw itch
on if:
R an airba gis de ploy ed or
R the vehiclede cel era tes rapidly from aspe ed
of above 45mph (70km/h )and come sto a
sta ndsti ll
The hazard warning lamps switch offautoma ti-
cal lyifthe vehiclerea che sa spe edofabove
6 mph (10km/h )ag ain afte ra ful lbra keappli-
cati on.
The hazard warning lamps stillop era teifthe
ig niti onissw itch edoff. Ada
ptiv eHig hbe amAssist
Gen eral notes Yo
ucan usethi sfunc tionto set the headlam ps
to cha nge betwe enlow be am and high beam
au toma tically. The system recognizes vehicles
wi th thei rlights on,either appro ach ingfrom the
op posite directi onortrav eling infront ofyour
veh icle, and conse quentl ysw itch esthe head-
la mps from high beam tolow be am .Once the
sy stem nolonger detects anyothe rveh icles, it
rea ctiva testhe high-b eam hea dlam ps.
The system 'sop tica lsens orislocate dbe hind
the windsh ield nea rthe overheadcontro lpa nel .
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
Ada ptive Hig hbe amAssi stdo es not reco gnize
roa dus ers :
R wh oha ve no lights ,e.g .pe destri ans
R wh oha ve poor lighti ng,e.g.cycl ists
R wh ose lighti ngisblocke d,e.g .by aba rrier
On very rareocca sions, Adaptive Hig hbe am
Assi stma yfai lto reco gnizeothe rroa dus ers
tha tha ve lights ,or ma yreco gnizethem too
la te. Inthi s,or insimil arsitua tions, the auto-
ma tichigh-b eam hea dlam pswillnot bedeac-
tiva ted orwillbe acti vate dreg ard less. The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Alw ayscar efully ob ser vethe trafficcond itions
and switch offthe high-b eam hea dlam psin
goo dtime .
Ada ptive Hig hbe amAssi stcanno ttake into
acco untroad,we ath eror traf ficcond itions.
Ada ptive Hig hbe amAssi stisonl yan aid. Yo uare
res ponsi ble for adjus ting thevehicle's lighti ng
to the prevailing light, visibility and trafficcon-
di tio ns.
In particu lar, the detecti onofobsta clescan be
res tricte difther eis:
R po or vis ibility ,e.g .du eto fog ,hea vyrainor
snow
R dirt on the sens orsorthe sens orsare
ob scu red Ex
teri orlighti ng
103Lights andwind shield wipers 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
Int
erior ligh ting cont rol
Gener alnot es In
ord erto pre ven tth eveh icle's battery from
disc harg ing,th eint erio rligh ting fun ction sare
auto maticallydeac tivat ed aftersom etime
ex ce pt when theSm artKey isin pos ition 0048in
th eign ition lock.
The color and brightne ss oftheambi entligh ting
are setviathemult imed iasyst em(see Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ual).
Aut oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 0084.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interio rligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on if
you:
R unlo cktheveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interio rligh ting isswit ched on for aset time
when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom theign ition
loc k.You cansetthis delaye dswit ch-off via the
mult imed iasyst em(see Digit alOper ator'sMan -
ual). Rep
lacin gbul bs Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Bulb s,lamp sand conn ectors can getveryhot
when operating.If you chang eabulb, you
co uld burn yours elfon these compo nents.
Ther eis aris kof injury.
All ow these compo nentsto cooldown before
ch ang ingabulb.
Do notuse abulb ifit has been dropped orifits
glass tubehas been scrat ched.
The bulb mayexplod eif:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you dropit
R you scrat ch it Use
bulbs onlyin clo sed lamp sth at hav ebeen
desi gned for this purp ose.On lyins tallspar e
bulbs ofthesam etyp eand thespec ifiedvol t-
age.
Mark son theglass tubered uce theser vicelife
of thebulbs .Do notto uch theglass tubewit h
your bare hands.Ifne cessar y,cle an theglass
tub ewhen cold wit halco holorspir itand rubit
off withalin t-fr ee cloth.
Pro tect bulbs from moisture duringoper ation.
Do notallow bulbs tocome intoco ntact with
liquid s.
Replac eon lythebulbs listed (Ypage 105).
Hav eth ebulbs that you cannotch ang eyours elf
rep lace dat aqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
If you require assistanc erep laci ngbulbs ,co n-
sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
If th ene wbulb still does notligh tup, consult a
qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Hea dlam psand lightsare animpo rtant aspe ctof
veh iclesaf ety. You must there foremak esur e
th at these function correc tly at all times .Hav e
th eheadl ampsetting checke dreg ularly.
Veh icles withLEDheadlamp s:thefron tand
rear lamp clusters of your vehicleare equipp ed
wit hLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace thebulbs your-
self .Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop
whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist knowled ge
and tools tocar ryout thewor kreq uire d. Over
view ofbul bty pes
You canreplace thefol lowin gbulbs .The bulb
typ ecan befoun din thelege nd. Rep
lacin gbulb s
105Light sand winds hieldwiper s Z
Vehicles
withhaloge nheadl amps
0043 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0044 High-beam headlamps/day timerunning
lamps/pa rkinglamps/standing lamps:
H15 55W/15 W
0087 Low-beam headlamp: H755W Tail
lamps (vehicles withhaloge nheadl amps)
0043 Rea rfog lamp: P21 W
0044 Brake lamp:W16 W
0087 Brake lamp:W16 W
0085 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0083 Backup lamp:W16 W Replacing
frontbulbs
Removing andinstallin gthe cove rin the
front wheelhousing You
must remove thecover ofthe front wheel
housing beforeyoucan change thefront turn
signal lamp.
X To remove: switchoffthe lights.
X Turn thefront wheel sinwards.
X Turn rotary knob0043through 90°.
Cover 0044isrelease d.
X Push cover 0044down.
X To install: pushcover 0044up.
X Turn rotary knob0043through 90°.
Cover 0044islocked.
Low -beam headlamps (halogenhead-
lamps) X
Remove thecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 106).
X Turn housing cover0043counter-c lockwiseand
remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044counter-c lockwiseand
pull out.
X Pull thebulb outofbulb holder 0044. 106
Replacing
bulbsLights and windshiel dwi pers