Fea
ture s................ ................ .............. 244 Main
tenanceand care ................ ......260
Engine compartment ................ ...........260
ASSYST PLUS................ ......................264
Ca re................ .....................................265 Breakdo
wnassi stanc e................ .....273
Whe rewillIfind ...?................ .............. 273
Fla ttire ................ ................................ 274
Battery (vehicl e)................ ..................279
Ju mp-sta rting................ .......................282
Tow ingand tow-s tarting................ ......284
Fus es................ ...................................287 Whee
lsand tires ................ ............... 290
Impo rtant safety notes ................ ........290
Ope ration................ ............................290
Winte rope ration................ ..................292
Tir epre ssu re................ .......................293
Loa ding the vehi cle................ .............. 301
All abou twhe elsand tires................ ...304
Ch angi ngawhe el................ ................ 310
Whe eland tirecombi nations............... 315
Emerge ncysparewhe el................ .......315 Tec
hnical data ................ ...................317
Informa tionregarding techni caldata ... 317
Veh icleelectroni cs................ .............. 317
Ide ntifica tionplates ................ .............318
Servi ceprod ucts andfilling cap aci-
ties ................ ......................................319
Veh icleda ta ................ .........................325 Co
nten ts
3
Aut
oma tictrans mission emer-
gency mode.......................................1 39 B
Back button ....................................... 232
Backup lamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
BAS (Brake AssistSyste m)....... ..........61
Battery (SmartKe y)
Che cking .......................................... 73
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 73
Rep lacing ......................................... 73
Battery (vehicle)
Cha rging ........................................ 281
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 208
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 279
Ju mp starting ................................. 282
Rep lacing .......................................281
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 44
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 188
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 210
Notes/fu nction..............................174
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone ........235
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 236
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ..................... ......................231
Tel epho ny....... ...............................235
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Notes .............................................322
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamp
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................107
Brake lamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 204
Brakes
ABS ..................... .............................61 BAS
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[............61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ......322
Braki ngassis tance appro priate to
the situation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 63
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 67
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 147
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 148
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 147
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 221
Brakin gass istanc eappropri ateto
the situatio n
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Breakd ownass istanc e
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 273
see Flattire
see Tow-star ting
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 33
Button son the steering wheel......... 179 C
Cal iforni a
Imp orta ntnotice forreta ilcus -
tome rsand lesse es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 265
Ca rpe ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 270
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Ge aror sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 271
Interi or<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Ma tte finish<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 267
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 265
Pa int <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 267
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 270
Pow erwa she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 266
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2696
In
dex
Fold
ingthe backrest (rearcom-
pa rtment) forwards/ba ck.............. 242
Impo rtant safety notes ................ ....91
Sea thea ting prob lem ................ ......96
Storing settings(me mory func-
tion) ................ ................ ............... 100
Swi tching seathea ting on/off ......... 95
Sec tion
Tru nk................ ............................... 78
Sec uring cargo................ ..................243
Sel ector lever
Cl ea ning ................ ................ .........271
Sen sors (cleani ng instructio ns)....... 269
Serv ice ce nter
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Serv ice Ce nter
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Serv ice menu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ................ ................ ..................188
Serv ice mess age
see ASSYST PLUS
Serv ice produc ts
Brake fluid................ .....................322
Co ola nt(eng ine)................ ............323
Engine oil................ .......................322
Fue l................ ................................ 319
Impo rtant safety notes ................ ..319
Re frig erant(air-cond itioning sys-
tem) ................ ............................... 324
Wa she rflu id................ ...................323
Setti ngthe airdistri bution............... 117
Setti ngthe airfl ow................ ............118
Setti ngthe date/ timeformat
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l................ ..................................231
Setti ngthe languag e
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l................ ..................................231
Setti ngthe time
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l................ ..................................231
Setti ngs
Factor y(on-b oard compu ter)......... 190
On-boa rdcompu ter................ .......188
SETU P(o n-bo ardcomputer,
Merc edes-AMG vehicle s) ................ ..191
Side impac tair bag ................ ............. 47Side
marker lamp(displa ymes-
sag e)................ ...................................206
Side windo ws
Cl ea ning ................ .........................268
Co nvenie nceclosingfeature ............ 84
Co nvenie nceopening feature .......... 83
Impo rtant safety infor mation........... 82
Ope ning/cl osing ................ .............. 83
Prob lem (ma lfunction) ................ .....85
Re setting ................ .........................85
Re vers ingfeature ................ .............83
SI RIU Sse rvic es
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l................ ..................................231
Sli ding sunro of
see Panora maroof with pow er
tilt/s lidi ng panel
SmartKe y
Ch angi ngthe battery ................ .......73
Ch angi ngthe prog ramm ing............. 72
Ch ecking thebattery ................ .......73
Co nvenie nceclosingfeature ............ 84
Co nvenie nceopening feature .......... 83
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Door centra llo cking /unlocking....... 70
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 70
KEYL ESS-GO startfuncti on.............. 71
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 74
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 123
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 74
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
SmartK eypos ition s(ign ition lock) ..123
Smartpho ne
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 293
So cke ts
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 247
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 247
Re ar comp artment<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 248
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 248
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 232
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 55 In
dex
17
KEYLESS-
GO
Gene ralnot es Be
ar inmin dth at theen gin ecan bestart ed by
any oftheveh icleoc cup antsif th ere isaSm art-
Key intheveh icle.
Lockin gand unlockin g You
canstart ,loc kor unl ockth eveh icleusin g
KE YLE SS-GO .To do this, you onlyne ed car rythe
Sm artKey withyou. Youcancombi nethefun c-
ti on sof KE YLE SS-GO withth ose ofaco nven -
ti on alSm artKey. Unloc kth eveh icleby usin g
KE YLE SS-GO ,for instan ce,and lockit usin gth e
0037 buttonon theSm artKey.
The driver 'sdoor andthedoor atwhic hth ehan -
dle isused ,mus tbot hbe closed. TheSmartKey
mus tbe out side theveh icle. Whe nloc king or
unl ocking withKE YLE SS-GO ,th edist ance
bet ween theSm artKey and theco rrespo nding
door handlemus tno tbe gre aterth an three feet
(on emet er).
A ch eckwhic hper iodic allyestablis hesaradi o
co nn ection bet ween theveh icleand theSm art-
Key determ ineswhet heravalid SmartKey isin
th eveh icle. This occur s,for exampl e:
R when start ing theen gin e
R while drivin g
R when usingHA ND S-FRE EACCE SS
R when theex tern al door handles aretouch ed
R duri ngconven ien ceclosing X
To unl ock theveh icle: touch theinn ersur -
fac eof thedoor handle.
X To lock theveh icle: touch sensor surface0043
or 0044. Mak
esur eth at you donotto uch theinn er
sur faceof thedoor handle.
X Conve nienceclosin gfea ture: touch
rec ess edsen sor surface0044 for anextend ed
per iod.
Fur ther inform ation on theco nven ien ceclo s-
ing feat ure (Ypage 84). X
To unl ock thetrunk lid:pull trunk lidhan -
dle 0043.
Deact ivating and activating If
you donotint endto use theveh iclefor alon -
ger period oftime, youcan deac tivat eKE YLE SS-
GO. TheSmartKey willthen use verylit tle powe r,
th ere byconserv ing battery powe r.Fo rth epur-
pos esofact ivat ion/de activat ion,th eveh icle
mus tno tbe nearby.
X To dea ctivate: pre ssthe0037 buttonon the
Sm artKey twice inrapi dsuc cessi on.
The indicat orligh ton theSm artKey flashes
twi ce brieflyth en onelon gflas h,then KEY-
LE SS -GO isdeac tivat ed (Ypage 73).
X To act ivate: pressany buttonon theSm art-
Key.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lock.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits asso ciatedfeat ures
are avail able again . KEYLESS-
GOstar tfu nct ion
Gene ralnot es Be
ar inmin dth at theen gin ecan bestart ed by
any oftheveh icleoc cup antsif th ere isaSm art-
Key intheveh icle. Sm
artKey
71Opening andclosing Z
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
Problems
withtheSmar tKey Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannot lockor
unlock thevehicle using
the SmartK ey. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Vehicles
withoutKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO startfunction:
try tolock/un lockthevehicle againusingtheSmartK ey'sremote
cont rolfunct ion.Point thetipofthe SmartK eyatthe driver's door
handle fromclose range andpress the0036 or0037 button.
If this does notwork:
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 73)and replace itifnecessary
(Y page 73).
X Unlock (Ypage 77)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Vehicles
withoutKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO startfunction:
try tolock/un lockthevehicle againusingtheSmartK ey'sremote
cont rolfunct ion.Point thetipofthe SmartK eyatthe driver's door
handle fromclose range andpress the0036 or0037 button.
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 77)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. The
SmartK eyisfaulty.
X Unlock (Ypage 77)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have theSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist workshop. You
cannolonger lockor
unlock thevehicle using
KEYLE SS-GO. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 73)and replace itifnecessary
(Y page 73).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 77)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 77)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing
Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunctionin g.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote con-
trol funct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 77)orlock (Ypage 77)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary (Ypage 281).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 282).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingtheStart /
Stop button. TheSmart-
Key isin the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 73)and replace itifnecessary
(Y page 73).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist workshop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. Smar
tKey
75Opening andclosing Z
Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannotbe
closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannotbe
closed andyoucannot
see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin gswitch
again untiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin gswitch
again untiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfeature. The
side windows cannot
be opened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 73)and replace itifnecessary
(Y page 73). Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding
panel Import
antsafety notes
In the following section,theterm "slidingsun-
roof" refers tothe panorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel. G
WARNING
While opening andclosing thesliding sunroof,
body parts inclose proximity couldbecome
trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheopening andclosing pro-
cedures.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbestop-
ped. G
WARNING
If children operatethesliding sunroof they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey are
left unsupervised. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised inthe vehicle. G
WARNING
At high speeds theraised sliding sunroof auto-
matically lowersslightly atthe rear. Thiscould
trap youorother persons. Thereisarisk of
injury. Makesurethatnobody reaches into
the sweep ofthe sliding sunroof whilstthe
vehicle isin motion.
If somebody becomestrapped,immediately
pull back thesliding sunroof switch.Theslid-
ing sunroof liftsduring opening.
! Only
open thesliding sunroof ifit is free of
snow andice.Otherwise, malfunctions may
occur. 86
Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panelOpeningandclosing