Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffected
by these factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuelcon-
sumption.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger need
them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedalwhen
startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe distance
from thevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach gear
only upto00C3 ofits maximum enginespeed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelconsump-
tion. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires youto
dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate orre-
use them. Observe therelevant environm ental
rules andregulations whendisposing ofmateri-
als. Inthis way youwillhelp toprotect theenvi-
ronmen t. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ionedmajor
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry outrepairs
or welding. Youcould impair theoperating
efficiency ofthe restraint systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels as
well asaccessories relevanttosafety which
have notbeen approved byMercedes-B enz.This
could leadtomalfunction sin safety-relevant 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction
Opera
tingsafet y Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If you donot have theprescr ibedservic e/
maint enanc ework orany required repairs
carried out,thiscanresult inmalfunct ionsor
system failures. Thereisarisk ofan acciden t.
Always havetheprescr ibedservic e/maint e-
nanc ework aswell asany required repairs
carried outataqualified specialist workshop. G
WARN
ING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact with
hot parts ofthe exhaust system.Thereisarisk
of fire.
When driving onanunpaved roadoroff- road,
chec kthe vehicle underside regularly.Inpar-
ticular, remove trapped plantparts orother
flammable material.Contacta qualified spe-
cialist worksho pimmediately ifdamage is
detec ted. G
WARN
ING
Modificat ionstoelectr oniccompon ents,their
soft ware aswell aswiring canimpair their
func tion and/or thefunc tion ofother net-
worked compon ents.In particular, systems
relevant tosafety couldalsobeaffect ed.Asa
result, thesemaynolonger function asinten -
ded and/or jeopardiz ethe operatin gsafety of
the vehicle. Thereisan incr eased riskofan
acciden tand injur y.
Never tamper withthewiring aswell aselec-
tron iccompon entsor their software. You
should haveallwork toelectr icaland elec-
tron icequipment carriedoutataqualified
specialist workshop. !
There
isarisk ofdamage tothe vehicle if:
R the vehicle becomes stuck,e.g. onahigh
curb oran unpaved road
R you drive toofast over anobstacle, e.g.a
curb, aspeed bumporapothole inthe road
R aheavy objectstrik esthe underbody or
parts ofthe chassis
In situation slike this, thebody, theunder-
body, chassis parts,wheels ortires could be
damaged withoutthedamage beingvisible.
Componen tsdamaged inthis way canunex-
pect edly failor,inthe case ofan acciden t,no
longer withstandtheloads theyaredesigned
to.
If the underbody panelingisdamaged, com-
bustible materials suchasleaves, grassor
twigs cangather between theunderbody and
the underbody paneling.Ifthese materials
come incon tact with hotparts ofthe exhaust
system, theycancatc hfire.
In such situation s,have thevehicle checked
and repaired immediately ataqualified spe-
cialist worksho p.Ifon con tinuin gyour jour-
ney you notice that driving safetyisimpaired,
pull over andstop thevehicle immediately,
paying attentiontoroad andtrafficcon di-
tion s.In such cases, consult aqualified spe-
cialist worksho p. Declarations
ofconformit y
USA: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle com-
ply with Part15ofthe FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothe two following twoconditions :1)
These devices maynotcause harmful interfer-
ence, and2)These devices mustaccept any
inter feren cereceived, includinginterferen ce
that may cause undesired operation.Changes
or modificat ionsnotexpress lyapproved bythe
party respon sibleforcomplianc ecould voidthe
user’s authorit yto operate theequipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withIndust ryCanada license-exempt
RSS standard(s). Operation issubject tothe fol-
lowing twoconditions :(1) These devices may
not cause interferen ce,and (2)These devices
must accept anyinter feren ce,including inter-
feren cethat may cause undesired operationof
the device. " Opera
tingsafet y
27Introduction Z
Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 181
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087
0076
Rejects orends acall 0061
Makes oraccepts acall Further
telephone functions 185
00810082Adju
stsvolum e 0063
Mute 0059
Switche son voice-
op era ted contro lfor nav iga-
tio nor the VoiceControl Sys-
tem Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00E2
Opensthe menu list 00630064Sel
ectsamenu 0076
Confirm sthe selectio n 0038
Back Ope
ratesthe on-bo ardcom-
pu ter 179
0059
Switches offvoice-
ope rate dcontrol fornavi ga-
tion orthe VoiceControl Sys-
tem i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem Audio20
yo ucan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on voice-contro lled navi gation inthe man-
ufa cture r'sope ratinginstru ctions i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the DVD changer orsing leDVD drive in
the Digi talOpe rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions 34
Multi
functionste ering wheelAt agl anc e
G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch during
movement suchasbraki ngorabru ptchanges
of dire ction. Asaresu lt,you wou ldbe pus hed
aga inst yourseat beltby the unsecu reddriv-
er's seat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect asinten-
ded andcouldresu ltin add itiona linjury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthedriv-
er's seat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e45) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e54). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control of
the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You coul dlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you do
the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,steer-
ing whee land mirror andfasten yourseat belt
before starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you or
other vehicl eoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe dand
thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu larcoul d
accide ntallypress theelectrica lseat adjust-
ment buttons andbecome trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury .
Whil emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder the leve
rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment sys-
tem.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andtheseat
heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does get
spil led onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot use
the seat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the seats.
Do not placepointed objectsonthe seat
cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor tools.
Where possible,use theseats onlyforcar-
ryi ng pass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu ltof
objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There isarisk that the
seats and/or theobjects couldbe dama ged.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e242) 92
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors
The
three redindicator lampsinthe button indi-
cate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 inthe
ignition lock(Ypage 123).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprematurely
or cann otbe switched
on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alconsum-
ers are switched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating willswitch
back onautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou do
the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint, steer-
ing wheel andmirror andfasten yourseatbelt
before startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . 96
Steering
wheelSeats,steering wheelandmirrors
If
you come intocontact withtheelectroly te,
observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi ately
rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do not
induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedica l
attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped withthe
"Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-glare
mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes thesen-
sor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior lighting
is switched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking position You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 123).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirrorto
a positio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother posi-
tion, thefront-passenger sideexterior mirror
returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking positionset-
ting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 97).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h)
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disenga ged
reverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexterior
mirror onthe driver's side Mirrors
99Seats,steerin gwhe eland mirrors 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
S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Additional
information fordrive programs
(Y page 135).
You canalso change gearyourself usingthe
steering wheelpaddle shifters. Forfurther infor-
mation onthe manual driveprogram
(Y page 137). Automat
ictra nsmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmission position003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway suddenly.
There isarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmission position003Aor
0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake pedal
and donot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe engine.
The vehicle mayrollaway .There isarisk ofan
accident.
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked vehi-
cle from rolling awaybyapply ingthe parking
brake. DIREC
TSELEC Tlever
Overview oftra nsmission positions 005D
Park position withparking lock
005E Reverse gear
005C Neutral
005B Drive
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :the DIRECT SELECTlever ison the right of
the steering column.
For information onthe selector leverin
Mercedes-A MGvehicles (Ypage 133).
The DIRECT SELECTlever alwaysreturns toits
original position. Thecurrent transmission posi-
tion 005D,005E,005Cor005B isshown inthe transmis-
sion position displayinthe multifunct iondisplay
(Y page 131).
Tra nsmission positionanddrive pro-
gram display The
current transmission positionanddrive pro-
gram appear inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0043
Transmission positiondisplay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthe transmission positiondisplay
show howandinto which transmission positions
you can shift using theDIRECT SELECTlever.
If the transmission positiondisplayinthe mul-
tifunct iondisplay isnot working, youshould pull Automat
ictransmission
131Drivingandparking Z