X
Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0044.
X Insert bulbholde r0044 and turn itclockwise.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
X Repl acethecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 106).
High-be am<004B004800440047004F0044005000530056001200470044005C0057004C0050
0048> run-
ning lamps/parking lampsandstand-
ing lamps (halogenheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn housi ngcover 0043<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
X Turn bulbholde r0044 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout.
X Insert thenew bulband engage itto the stop.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
Turn signals(halog enheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn bulbholde r0043 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout. X
Turn thebulb<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ andpullit
out ofbul bholde r0043.
X Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0043.
X Insert bulbholde r0043 and turn itclockwise
until itengages . Replaci
ngrear bulbs
Openin gand closing theside trim pan-
els View
ofright-hand sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe trunk
before youcan repla cethe bulbsinthe tail
lamp s.
X To open: releaseright orleft side trim
panel 0043atthe top and fold itdown inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X To clo se: insert sidepanel 0043.
Tail lamps X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thetrunk.
X Open theside trimpanel (Ypage 107). Replaci
ngbulbs
107Lights and windshie ldwipers Z
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
Repl
acing the wiper blades
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If the windsh ield wiper sbeg into move while
yo uare changing thewiper blad es, youcou ld
be trap ped bythe wiper arm .The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Alw aysswi tch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
ig niti onbef ore changing thewiper blad es.
! To
avo idda mag ingthe wiper blad es, make
su re that youtou chonly thewiper arm ofthe
wi per .
! Neve
rope nthe hoodifawi ndsh ield wiper
arm hasbee nfol ded away from thewind-
shi eld.
Neve rfol dawi ndsh ield wiper arm withou ta
wi per blad eba ck onto thewindsh ield .
Hol dthe windsh ield wiper arm firmlywh en
yo ucha nge thewiper blad e.Ifyo urel ease the
wi ndsh ield wiper arm withou ta wi per blad e
and itfal lsonto thewindsh ield ,the windsh ield
may bedamag edbythe force ofthe impact.
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mmend sthat youha ve
the wiper blad es cha nged ataqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksho p.
Cha ngingthe windsh ield wiper blades Remo
vingthe wiper blades
X Vehi
cles without KEYLES S-GO orKEY-
LE SS-G Ostart function:remo vethe Smar t-
Key from theigniti onlock.
X Vehi
cles with KEYLES S-GO orKEYLES S-
GO start function:swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Fol dthe wiper arm awayfrom thewindsh ield . X
Hol don tothe wiper arm with one hand. With
the othe rha nd, turn wiper blad ein directi on
of arr ow 0043awayfrom thewiper arm asfar as
it wi llgo.
X Sli de catch 0044inthe directi onofarr ow 0087
unti lit enga gesinthe remo valpos ition with a
notice ableclick. X
Re move thewiper blad ein the directi onof
arr ow 0085away from thewiper arm.
In stal ling the wiper blades X
Inse rtthe new wiper blad einto thewiper arm
in the directi onofarr ow 0043. Win
dshi eld wi pers
109Lights andwindsh ield wipers Z
X
Sli de catch 0044inthe directi onofarr ow 0087
unti lit enga gesinthe locking position with a
notice ableclick.
X Ma kesure that thewiper blad eis sea ted cor-
rectl y.
X Fol dthe wiper arm back onto thewindsh ield . X
Re move protectiv efil m 0043 ofthe serv iceindi-
cato ron the tipofthe wiper blad e.
If the colorofthe serv iceindicator cha nges from
bl ack toyellow ,the wiper blad es sho uld be
rep laced.
i The
durati onofthe colorcha nge varies
dep endi ngon the usag econdi tions. Prob
lems with the windsh ield wipers Prob
lem Po
ssi blecau ses/ conse quen cesand 0050 0050
So luti ons The
windsh ield wiper s
are jamm ed. Lea
ves orsnow ,for exa mpl e,may beobs tructi ngthe windsh ield wiper
move ment. Thewiper motor hasbee ndea ctiva ted.
X For safety reasons ,yo usho uld remo vethe Smar tKeyfrom theigni-
tion lock.
X Re move thecauseofthe obstructi on.
X Swi tch the windsh ield wiper sba ck on. The
windsh ield wiper s
fai lcomp letely . The
windsh ield wiper drive ismal functi oning.
X Sel ect another wiper speedon the comb ination switch.
X Have thewindsh ield wiper schecke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p. The
windsh ield wa she r
flu idfrom thespraynoz-
zles nolonger hitsthe
center ofthe windsh ield . The
spraynozzle sare misalig ned.
X Have thespraynozzle sad juste dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. 11
0 Win
dshi eld wi persLights andwindsh ield wipers
Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampinthe
005A button flashes
three times orremains
off. The "Cooli ngwith air
<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion cannot beswitched
on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoamal-
funct ion.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes The
automatic climatecontrolfunct ionisonly
availa bleinconj unction withdual-zone auto-
matic climate control.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature ismain-
tained automatically ataconst antlevel. The
system automatically regulatesthetemperature
of the dispensed air,the airflow andtheairdis-
tribution.
The "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ function
is activated automatically inautomatic mode.
Setting climate controltoautom atic X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0044inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe004F
or 004A button.
or X Press the0097 or0095 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
deactivated. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system You
cansetthe temperature forthe entire vehi-
cle. The settemperature isautomatically main-
tained ataconst antlevel.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043 coun-
ter- clockwise orclockwise (Ypage 112). Only
change thetemperature settingin small
incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.Thesettemper-
ature isautomatically maintainedataconst ant
level.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043 or
006D counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †). Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning system Air
distr ibution settings
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
009C Directsair through thecent erand side air
vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell airvent s Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
117Climat econ trol
i
You
canalso activate sever alair distr ibution
set tings simult aneously. Todo this ,press
multiple airdistr ibution buttons.The airis
the ndirec tedthrough various vents.
i Regardless
ofthe airdistr ibution setting,
airflow isalways directedthrough theside air
ven ts.The side airven tscan only beclose dif
the adjust ersare turn edcloc kwise untilthe y
engage .
Sett ingtheair dist ribu tion
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B, 0061
butt ons.
The correspon dingindicatorlamp lightsup
briefly.
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol Air
dist ribu tion settings
0061 Direct sair through thedefro sterven ts
009C Direct sair through thecenterand side air
ven ts
009B Direct sair through thefoot well airven ts
009F Direct sair through thecenter,side and
foot well vents
0087 Direct sair through thedefro ster,cen ter
and side airven ts
0086 Direct sair through thedefro sterand
foot well vents
008F Direct sair through thedefro ster,cen ter,
side andfootwell vents
i Regardless
ofthe airdistr ibution setting,
airflow isalways directedthrough theside air
ven ts.The side airven tscan only beclose dif
the adjust ersare turn edcloc kwise untilthe y
engage .
Sett ingtheair dist ribu tion
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Press the004F or004A buttonrepeat edly
unt ilthe desired symbolappears inthe dis-
play. Sett
ingtheair flow
Air- condit ioning system X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To increa seorred uce: turncontrol 0083 coun -
ter -clock wise orcloc kwise (Ypage 112).
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To increa seorred uce: press the0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZON Efunct ionon/off
This function isonly available withdual-z one
automat icclimat econ trol.
X To activ ate: press the00D6 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 00D6 buttonlight s
up.
The temperat uresettingfor the driver 'sside
is not adopte dfor the fron t-passen gerside.
X To deact ivate:press the00D6 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 00D6 buttongoes
out.
The temperat uresettingfor the driver 'sside
is adopte dfor the fron t-passen gerside. Defrost
ingthewindsh ield
Genera lnotes You
canusethis func tion todefro stthe wind-
shield ortoclear afogge dup windsh ieldand
side windows.
i You
should onlyselec tthe "Windsh ield
defro sting"func tion untilthe windsh ieldis
clear again.
Switching the"Wind shield defrosting"
funct iononoroff X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To activ ate: press the0064 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttonlight s
up. 118
Oper
ating theclimat econtr olsyst emsClimat econtr ol
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
If
the battery voltage istoo low, therear window
defroster mayswitch off. Ac
tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Press the006C button.
The indicator lampinthe 006C button lights
up orgoes out.
Proble mswith therear window defroster Proble
m Possi
blecauses /consequen cesand 0050 0050
Solutio ns The
rear window
defroster hasdeactiva -
ted premature lyor can-
not beactivated. The
battery hasnotbeen sufficie ntlycharged.
X Switch offany consumers thatarenot requi red,e.g.readi nglamp s,
interior lighting orthe seat heating.
When thebattery issufficie ntlycharged, therear window defroster
can beactivated again. Swi
tching air-recirculatio nmode
on/ off
Gene ralnotes You
candeactiva tethe flow offresh airif
unple asantodors areentering thevehicle from
outsid e.The airalrea dyinside thevehicle will
then berecircula ted.
If you switch onair-recircu lationmode, thewin-
dows canfogupmore quickly, inparticul arat
low temperature s.Only useair-recircul ation
mode brieflyto prevent thewindow sfrom fog-
ging up.
The opera tionofair-recircul ationmode isthe
same forallcontrol panels.
Ac tivating/de activating X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X To activate: pressthe008A button.
The indicator lampinthe 008A button lights
up.
Air-recircula tionmode switches onautoma ti-
cally :
R at high outsid etemperature s
R at high levelsof poll ution
When air-recircu lationmode isactivated auto-
matical ly,the indicator lampinthe 008A button
is not lit.Outside airisadde dafter about
30 minutes . X
To deactivate: pressthe008A button.
The indicator lampinthe 008A button goes
out.
i Air-recircula tionmode deactiva tesauto-
matical ly:
R after appro ximately fiveminutes atoutsid e
temperature sbelo wappro ximately 45‡
(7 †)
R after appro ximately fiveminutes ifthe
"Co oling withairdehu midifi cation" func-
tion isdeactiva ted
R after appro ximately 30minutes atoutsid e
temperature sabove approximately 45‡
(7 †) ifthe "Cooling withdehu midifi cation"
function isactivated Swi
tching theresidual heatonoroff
Gene ralnotes The
residu alheat function isonly availablein
vehicle sfor Cana dawith dual-zone automa tic
climate control.
It is possib leto make useofthe residu alheat of
the engine tocontinue heatingthevehicle for
appro ximately 30minutes aftertheengine has
been switched off.The heating timedepends on
the setinterior temperature .
i The
blow erwil lrun atalow speed regard less
of the airflowsetting. 120
Operating
theclimat eco ntrol systemsClimate control