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Curr
ently inac tiveareas canbeact ivat edbytext
mes sage.
Tr igger ingthevehi clealarm Wit
hth is fun ction ,you can trigge rth eveh icle's
pan icalarm viatext mes sage. Analarm sounds
and theex terior light ingflashes. Depen dingon
th eset ting,thepan icalarm lastsfiv eor tensec -
on ds. Afterwar ds,thealarm switches off. Ga
rage door opener
Gener alnot es The
Hom eLink®
garag edoor openerintegr ated
in therear -view mirror allows youtooper ateup
to three differe ntdoor andgatesyst ems .
Use theint egr atedgarag edoor openeronlyon
garag edoor sth at:
R have safetystop and revers efeat ures and
R mee tcur ren tU. S. fed eral safetystand ards
On ce pro gram ed,theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erintherear -view mirror will assum eth e
fun ction ofthegarag edoor system'srem ote
co ntrol. Pleas ealso read theoper atingins truc-
tio ns for thegarag edoor system.
When program mingagarag edoor opener,park
th eveh icle outside thegarag e.Do notleave the
en gin erun ningwhile program ming.
Cert aingarag edoor drivesare incomp atible
wit hth eint egr atedgarag edoor opener.Ifyou
have difficult ypro gram ingtheint egr atedgarag e
door opener,contact aMer cedes-Ben zSer vice
Cen ter.
Alt ern ativ ely, you can callthefoll owin gte le-
phon eassis tanceser vices:
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Cen terat 1-80 0-FO R-M ERCe des
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1- 80 0-38 7-01 00
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hot line1- 80 0-35 5-35 15 (free of
ch arge )
Mor einf orm ationon Hom eLink®
and /or com-
pat ible product sis also availab leon lineat
ht tp :/ /www. homelink.co m.
Notes onthe declara tionofconformity
(Y page 27).
USA: FCCID:CB2HMIHL4
Cana da:IC:279B-H MIHL4 Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
When youoperate orprogram thedoor with
the integrated garagedoor opener, persons in
the range ofmovement ofthe door may
become trappedorbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrated garagedoor
opener, always make surethatnobody is
within therange ofmovement ofthe door. G
DANGER
Combu stionengines emitpoisonou sexhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gasesishazardou sto heal th
and canresult inpoisoning. Thereisarisk of
fatal injury. Therefore, neverleavetheengine
running inan enclosed spacewithou tade-
qua teventilation.
Programming Programming
thebuttons
Pay attention tothe "Important safetynotes"
(Y page 255). Gara
gedoor remote control0083isnot included
with theintegrated garagedoor opener.
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X Select oneofbuttons 0044to0085 tocontrol the
garag edoor drive. Fe
atur es
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X
To start programmode :pre ssand holdone
of buttons 0044to0085 onthe integrated garag e
do or opene r.
The garag edo or opene ris now inpro gram
mod e.After asho rttime ,ind icator lamp 0043
li ghts upyellow .
Indi cato rla mp 0043lights upyellow assoo nas
bu tton 0044,0087or0085 isstor edfor the first time .
If the selecte dbu tton hasal rea dybeen pro -
gra med ,ind icator lamp 0043willonl ylight up
ye llow afte rten seco ndshave elap sed .
X Re leas ebu tton 0044,0087or0085. Indicato r
la mp 0043flashe sye llow .
X To prog ramtheremo tecontro l:po int
ga rag edo or rem otecontro l0083 tow ardsbu t-
tons 0044to0085 onthe rear-view mirror atadi s-
tance of2to 8in (5 to 20 cm).
X Pre ssand holdbu tton 0084onrem otecontro l
0083 unti lind icator lamp 0043lights upgre en.
Whe nind icator lamp 0043lights upgre en: pro-
gra mmi ngisfini she d.
Whe nind icator lamp 0043flashe sgre en: pro-
gra mmi ngwassu cces sful.The next step isto
sy nchro nizetherolling cod e(Y page 256 ).
X Re leas ebu tton 0084onrem otecontro l0083 for
the garag edo or drive system .
If ind icator lamp 0043lights upred :rep eatthe
pro graming proced urefor the corr espond ing
bu tton onthe rear-view mirror. Whe ndo ing
so, varythe dista nce betwe enrem otecontro l
0083 and therear-view mirror.
The required dista nce betwe enrem otecon-
trol 0083and theinte grated garag edo orop ene r
de pends onthe garag edo or drive system .
Seve ralatte mpts mightbe nece ssary.Yo u
sho uld test everypositio nfor atleas t
25 seco ndsbefore trying ano ther positio n.
Syn chro nizin gthe rolling code
Pa yatte ntionto the "Impo rtant safety notes "
(Y page 255 ).
If the garag edo or system uses arol ling cod e,
yo uwi llal so have tosynchro nizethegarag e
do or system with the integrated garag edo or
op ene rin the rear-view mir ror. Todo thisyo uwi ll
nee dto usethe programmi ngbutton onthe door
dri ve contro lpa nel .The programmi ngbutton
ma ybe locate din differ ent place sde pe ndi ngon
the manufa cturer.Itis us ua lly lo cate don the
do or drive uni ton the garag ecei ling.
Fam ilia rize yoursel fwi th the garag edo or drive
op era ting instruc tions, e.g.und er"Prog ram - ming
additio nal rem otecontro ls", be fore carry-
ing outthe followi ng step s.
Yo ur veh iclemu stbe withi nrea chofthe garag e
do or or gate opene rdri ve. Makesure tha tnei -
ther your veh iclenor any perso ns/ob jectsare
pre sent withi nthe sweepof the door orgate.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKey topo sitio n2 in the igniti on
lo ck (Ypage 123) .
X Ge tou tof the vehicle.
X Pre ssthe programmi ngbutton onthe door
dri ve uni t.
Usu ally,yo unow have 30 seco ndstoinitia te
the next step.
X Ge tinto thevehicle.
X Pre sspre viouslypro gramed button 0044,0087
or 0085 onthe integrated garag edo or opene r
rep eated lyand inqu ick succes sion unti lthe
do or clo ses .
The rolling cod esy nchro nizationis then com-
pl ete.
Note son prog rammin gthe remo tecon-
trol
Ca nad ianrad iofreq uency laws req uire a"b rea k"
(o rinte rruption) ofthe trans mission signa ls
afte rbro adcas ting forafew seco nds.Therefo re,
thes esigna lsma ynot last long enou ghfor the
inte grated garag edo or opene r.The signa lis not
de tecte ddu ring programmi ng.Compa rablewi th
Ca nad ian law, som eU.S. garag edo or opene rs
al so fea ture a"b rea k".
Pro cee das follows :
R ifyo ulive inCa nad a
R ifyo uha ve diffi cul tiespro grammi ngthe
ga rag edo or opene r(re gardl ess ofwh ere you
li ve) asyoufol low the programmi ngstep s.
X Pre ssand holdone ofbu ttons 0044to0085 onthe
inte grated garag edo or opene r.
After asho rttime ,ind icator lamp 0043lights up
ye llow .
X Re leas ethe button.
Indi cato rla mp 0043flashe sye llow .
X Pre ssbutton 0084ofgarag edo or rem otecon-
trol 0083for two seco nds,then release itfor two
seco nds.
X Pre ssbutton 0084again for two seco nds.
X Re peatthi sseq uence onbutton 0084ofrem ote
contro l0083 unti lind icator lamp 0043lights up
gre en.
Whe nind icator lamp 0043lights upgre en: pro-
gra mmi ngisfini she d. 25
6 Fe
aturesSto wag ean dfe ature s
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When
indicator lamp0043flashes green:pro-
gramming wassuccessf ul.The next step isto
synchr onizetherolling code.
X Release button0084ofremot econt rol0083 ofthe
garage doordrive.
If indicator lamp0043lights upred: repeat the
programmin gprocess forthe corr esponding
button onthe rear-v iewmirror. Whendoing
so, vary thedistanc ebetween remotecont rol
0083 and therear-v iewmirror.
The required distancebetween remotecon-
trol 0083and theintegr atedgarage dooropener
depends onthe garage doordrive system.
Several attemptsmight beneces sary.You
should testevery position foratleast
25 secon dsbefore tryinganother position.
Problems whenprogram ming
If you areexperien cingproblems programmin g
the integr atedgarage dooropener onthe rear-
view mirror, takenoteof the following instruc-
tions :
R Check thetran smitt erfrequenc yused by
garage doordrive remot econt rol0083 and
whether itis supported. Thetransmitt erfre-
quency canusually befound onthe back of
remot econt rol0083 for the garage doordrive.
The integr atedgarage dooropener iscom-
patible withdevices thathave units which
operate inthe frequenc yrange of280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatter iesingarage doorremot e
cont rol0083. This increases thelikelihood that
garage doorremot econt rol0083 will tran smit a
stron gand precise signaltothe integr ated
garage dooropener.
R When programmin g,hold remot econt rol0083
at varying distancesand angles frombut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogrammin g.Try
various anglesatadistanc ebetween 2and
8 inches (5to20cm) oratthe same angle but
at varying distances.
R Ifanother remotecont rol0083 isavailable for
the same garage doordrive, repeat thesame
programmin gsteps withthisremot econt rol
0083. Before perform ingthese steps, makesure
that new batter ieshave been installed in
garage doordrive remot econt rol0083.
R Note thatsome remot econt rolsonly transmit
for alimited amount oftime (theindicator
lamp onthe remot econt rolgoes out).Press button
0084onremot econt rol0083 again before
tran smission ends.
R Align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/ transmission.
Opening/closi ngthe gara gedoor Aft
erithas been programmed, theintegr ated
garage dooropener perform sthe funct ionofthe
garage doorsystem remotecont rol.Please also
read theoperating instruction sfor the garage
door system.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 which youhave
programmed tooperate thegarage door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:indi-
cator lamp0043flashes green.
The transmitt erwill tran smit asignal aslong
as the button ispressed. Thetransmission is
halted afteramaximum often secon dsand
indicator lamp0043lights upyellow.
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 again ifneces sary.
Clearing thememor y Make
surethatyouclear thememory ofthe
integr atedgarage dooropener beforesellingthe
vehicle.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X Press andhold button s0044 and 0085.
The indicator lampinitially lightsupyellow
and then green.
X Release buttons0044 and 0085.
The memory ofthe integr atedgarage door
opener inthe rear-v iewmirror iscleared. Featur
es
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Comp
ass
Callin gup thecomp ass 0043
Rear viewmirror
0044 Comp assdispl ay
0087 Open ing
The com pass displaysinwhic hcom pass direc-
tio nth eveh icle iscur ren tlytraveli ng:N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To rec eive acor rectcom pass displayread ing,
th emagn etic fiel dzo ne must beset and the
com pass calibrated.
Set tingth ecomp ass X
Set your locatio nusin gth emagn etic fiel d
zo ne maps (Ypage 258).
X Push aroun dpen intoopen ing0087for appro x-
imat elythree seconds.
The magn etic fiel dzo ne cur ren tlyselec ted
appear sin com pass display0044.
X To select thema gnet icfield zone:push a
roun dpen intoopen ing0087untilth edesir ed
magn etic fiel dzo ne isselec ted.
If ,aft erafew seconds, thedispl ayincom pass
displ ay0044 chang esdire ction ,th emagn etic
fiel dzo ne has been selected. Calib
ratin gth ecomp ass Not
es
In ord erto calib rateth ecom pass correctly, do
th efoll owin g:
R calib rateth ecom pass intheopen andnotin
th evic inity of steel struc turesorhigh -volt age
tr ans mis sion lines.
R swit choff elec trical consume rssuc has the
clim atecon trol, wind shieldwiper sor rear win-
dow defroster.
R clo sealldoor sand thetrunk lid.
Calib ratin g
X Mak esure that there issuff icientspac efor
you todriv ein acir cle without impedingtraf-
fic .
X Swit chon theign ition .
X Push aroun dpin intoopen ing0087for appro x-
imat elysixsec onds, untilsymb olC C
is sho wnin
com pass display0044.
X Dr ive your vehicle inafull circle atappro x-
imat ely3mph (5km /h)to 6mph (10km/h).
When thecalib ration has been successful ly
com pleted,thecur ren tdire ction issho wnin
com pass display0044.
Ma gnet icfield zone maps Nor
thAmer ica 258
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uresSt owage andfeatures
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South
America Floo
rmats G
WARNING
Object sin the driver's footwell canrestrict the
pedal travel orobstruct adepressed pedal.
The operating androad safety ofthe vehicle is
jeopardized. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Make surethatallobject sin the vehicle are
stowed correctly,and that they cannot enter
the driver's footwell. Installthe floormats
securely andasspecified inorder toensure
sufficient clearance forthe pedals. Donot use
loose floormats anddonot place floormats on
top ofone another. X
Slide theseat back.
X To install: placethefloormat inthe footwell. X
Press safety catchknobs 0043onto retain-
ers 0044.
X To remove: pullthefloormat offretainers 0044.
X Remove thefloormat. Features
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Engine
compartm ent Hood
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th ehood isunlat ched, itmay open upwhen
th eveh icle isin mot ionand blockyour view.
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Nev erunlat chthehood while driving.Bef ore
ever ytrip, ens ure that thehood isloc ked. G
WAR
NING
When openingand closingth ehood ,it may
sudde nlyfall intoth eclo sed posit ion.Ther eis
a risk ofinjury topers onswith inran geof
mov emen tof thehood .
Open andclosethehood onlywhen nooneis
with inits ran geofmov emen t. G
WAR
NING
Open ingthehood when theeng ineisove r-
heat edorwhen there isafir ein theeng ine
com partmen tcoul dexp ose you tohot gases
or other servicepro duct s.Ther eis arisk of
inj ury.
Let anove rheatedeng inecoo ldown before
open ingthehood .If th ere isafir ein the
eng inecom partmen t,ke ep thehood closed
and contactth efir edepar tment . G
WAR
NING
The enginecom partmen tcon tain smov ing
com ponents.Cert aincom ponents,suc has
th eradiat orfan ,may continue torun orstart
again sudde nlywhen theign ition isoff .Ther e
is arisk ofinjury.
If you needto do any work inside theeng ine
com partmen t:
R swit choff theign ition
R nev erreac hint oth earea whereth ere isa
risk ofdang erfrom mov ingcom ponents,
suc has thefan rotatio narea R
rem ove jewelry andwatc hes
R ke ep items ofclo thing and hair, forexam -
ple, away from mov ingpart s G
WAR
NING
The ignition syst emand thefuel inject ion sys-
te m work underhigh voltage. Ifyou touch
com ponentswhic hare unde rvolt age, you
coul dget anelec tric shoc k.Ther eis arisk of
inj ury.
Nev ertouch com ponentsof theign ition sys-
te m or fuel inject ion syst emwhen theign ition
is swit ched on.
To ens ure theflow offresh airthroug hth eair
ven tsint oth eveh icle interio r,please observe
th efoll owin gno tes(Y page 121):
Open ingthehood G
WAR
NING
Cert aincom ponentsin theeng inecom part-
men t,suc has theeng ine,radiat orand parts
of theexh aust system, canbecome veryhot .
Wor kingin theeng inecom partmen tpose sa
risk ofinjury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheeng inecoo ldown and
to uch onlythecom ponentsdesc ribedin the
foll owin g. G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewind shield
wiper sare setinmot ion,you can beinjured by
th ewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo reopen ingthehood .
! Mak
esure that thewind shieldwiper sare
no tfold edaway from thewind shield.You
coul dot her wise damag eth ewind shieldwip-
ers orthehood . 260
Engine
compartm entMa intenance andcare
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X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood andthe
radiator trimandpress hoodcatch lever0044to
the left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same time,
remove support strut0085from yellow retaining
clip 0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress itinto
bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight of
approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose itwith
a little more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption may
be higher thanthiswhen thevehicle isnew orif
you frequently driveathigh engine speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick maybe
in adifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor approx-
imately fiveminutes ifthe engine isat normal
operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarrying
out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome veryhot.
Working inthe engine compartmen tposes a
risk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown and
touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed inthe
following. Engi
necompar tment
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G
WARNING
Functions relevant tosafety arerestricted or
no longer available if:
R the engine isnot running
R the brake system orthe pow ersteering is
malfu nctioning
R there isamalfu nction inthe pow ersup ply
or the vehicl e'selectrica lsystem
When yourvehicl eis towed awayor towed
started, youmay requireconside rablymore
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk ofan
accide nt.
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayor tow started, makesurethe
steering movesfreely. X
Pul loil dip stick 0043out ofthe dipstick guide
tube.
X Wip eoff oildip stick 0043.
X Slowl yslid eoil dip stick 0043into theguidetube
to the stop, andtake itout again.
If the leve lis betwe enMIN mark 0087and MAX
mark 0044,theoilleve lis correct.
X Ifthe oilleve lhas dropp edtoMIN mark 0087or
bel ow, add 1.1USqt(1.0 liter)engine oil.
Adding engineoil G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome veryhot.
Working inthe engine compartment posesa
risk ofinjury . Where
possible,let the engine cooldownand
touch onlythecomponents describedinthe
foll owi ng. G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhotcom-
ponents inthe engine compartment, itmay
ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next to
the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldownand
thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the com-
ponents beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwater ways,itis harmfu lto
the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system. A
list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters thathave
been tested andapproved inaccorda ncewith
Mercede s-BenzSpecifications forService
Produ ctsisava ilable atany authorized
Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordama ge
to the exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe service
system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter after
the replacement intervalspecifiedbythe
service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.add ingtoo much
engine oilcan resu ltin dama getothe engine
or tothe catal yticconverter. Haveexcess
engine oilsiph oned off. 262
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare