
F
Favo rites
Ove rview ........................................ 233
Filler cap
see Refuel ing
Flat tire
MOE xten ded tires .......................... 275
Pre parin gth eveh icle .....................2 74
TIR EFIT kit....... ...............................276
see Emergency sparewhe el
Fl exi ble Fue lvehi cles ....... .................320
Fl oo rmats ...........................................259
Freque ncies
Mobi lephone ................................. 317
Two -way radio....... .........................317
Fue l
Addi tives ........................................ 321
Consu mption statistics....... ...........182
Displ aying the current consump -
tion ................................................ 182
Displ aying the range ......................182
Driving tips....... .............................146
E10 .............. .................................. 320
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 33
Gra de(gasoli ne) ....... ..................... 320
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Ref ueling ....... ................................. 139
Tank content/reserve fuel....... ...... 320
Fue lfill er flap
Openi ng....... .................................. 141
Fue llev el
Ca lling up the range (on-boa rd
compu ter)....... ...............................182
Fue ltank
Ca paci ty....... ................................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Fuse s
Allo cation chart.............................289
Before changing....... ......................288
Fuse boxinthe engine compart-
ment ..............................................288
Fuse boxinthe front-pass enger
footwe ll....... ....... ............................ 289
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 287 G
Garage dooropener
Cl eari ngthe memory ..................... 257
Gene ralnotes ................................ 255
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 255
Openi ng/closi ngthe gara gedoor ..257
Prob lems whenprogr ammi ng....... .257
Progra mming (button inthe rear -
view mirror) ................................... 255
Synchroni zingtherolling code ....... 256
Gasol ine....... ......................................320
Gear indicator (on-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMGvehi cles) ....... 190
Genui neparts ......................................24
Glo vebox ...........................................240
Goo gle™Local Searc h
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 H
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ....... ................... 80
Hazard warninglamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 94
Adjusting (manual ly)....... .................94
Adjusting (rear)....... .........................95
Headlamps
Foggi ngup ....... ..............................104
see Automa tichea dlamp mode
Heatin g
see Clima tecontrol
High beam flasher....... ......................102
High-b eamheadlamps
Adap tiveHighb eamAssist ............. 103
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................107
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 102
Hill start assist....... ........................... 126
HOLD function
Activating .......................................159
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 159
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 159
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 209
Function/notes .............................158 In
dex
11

You
must make surethatfueldoes notcom e
int ocon tactwith your skin,eyes orclot hing
and that itis not swallowed. Donot inhale fuel
vapors .Keep fuelaway fromchildr en.
If you oroth ers com eint ocon tactwith fuel,
observ ethe followin g:
R Wash awayfuelfrom skinimmediat ely
using soapandwater.
R Iffuel comesintocon tactwith your eyes,
immediat elyrinse the mtho roughly with
clean water. Seekmedic alassist ancewith-
out delay.
R Iffuel isswallowed, seekmedic alassis-
tan cewithout delay.Donot induc evomit -
ing.
R Imm ediately changeout ofclot hing which
has com eint ocon tactwith fuel. G
WARN
ING
Elec trost atic char gecan cause sparksand
the reby ignitefuel vapors .There isarisk of
fire and explos ion.
Bef ore you open thefuel filler caportak ehold
of the pump nozzle, touc hthe met allic vehic le
body. Thisdisch arges anyelect rostatic
char gethat may have builtup.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during the
refuelin gproc ess. Otherwise, electrostatic
char gecould buildupagain.
! Do
not use diesel torefuel vehicleswith a
gasolin eengin e.Do not switc hon the ignit ion
if you accid entally refuel withthewron gfuel.
Oth erwise, thefuel willenterthe fuel syste m.
Ev en small amount sof the wron gfuel could
result indamage tothe fuel syste mand the
engin e.Not ifyaqualified specialistwork shop
and have thefuel tankand fuel lines draine d
com pletely.
! Over
filling thefuel tankcould damage the
fuel syste m.
! Take
carenottospill anyfuel onpaint ed
surfac es.You could otherwise damage the
paint work.
! Use
afilt erwhen adding fuelfrom afuel can.
The fuel lines and/ orthe fuel inject ion syste m could
otherwise beblock edbypart icles from
the fuel can.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during therefu-
eling process. Otherwise, electrostatic char ge
could buildupagain.
If you over fillthe fuel tank,fuel could sprayout
when thefuel pump nozzleisremo ved.
For further informat iononfuel andfuel quality
(Y page 319). Refu
eling
Genera linfor mation Pay
attent ion tothe impor tantsafet ynot es
(Y page 139).
The fuel filler flapisunloc ked/lockedautomat -
ically when youunloc k/lock thevehic lewith the
Smar tKey.
The posit ionofthe fuel filler capisdisplayed
00D4 inthe inst rumen tclust er.The arrow onthe
filling pump indicates theside ofthe vehic le. On
the inside ofthe fuel filler cap,youwillfind
inf ormat iononthe recomme ndedfuel. 140
Refu
elingDriving andparking

Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refueled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up.
X Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise and
remove it. X
Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder onthe
inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace and
refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe vehi-
cle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen, the
00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. Ames-
sage appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 208).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 226).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindicat or
lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 226). Refueling
141Drivingandparking Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00D5 The
reison lyaver ysma llamou ntoffuel inthefuel tank.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on without fail. 00D4
Gas CapLoose Gas
CapLoose The
fuel filler cap isno tclo sed correc tly or thefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel filler cap isco rrec tly clo sed .
If th efu el fill er cap isnot correctly closed :
X Clos eth efuel filler cap .
If th efu el fill er cap iscor rectly closed :
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Dri
ving system s Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AD
Att ention Assist : Att
ention Assist :
Tak eaBre ak! Tak
eaBre ak! Bas
edon certain criteri a,AT TENTI ON ASSIST has detectedfat igue or
a lack ofconcen trati on on thepart ofthedri ver .A warn ingtone also
soun ds.
X Ifne cessar y,tak eabre ak.
Dur ing longjo urn eys, takereg ular breaks ingoo dtime soyou get
en ough rest. 00AD
Att ention Assist Att
ention Assist
Ino perative Ino
perative AT
TENTI ON ASSIST isino per ative.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00D9
Off Off The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed. The vehicleis sk iddin g.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Reac tivat eth eHO LD function later (Y page 159). The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed. Whe nth ebrak epedal isfirmly
depr essed, anact ivat ion cond ition isno tfulf illed .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Chec kth eact ivat ion cond ition sfor theHO LD function
(Y page 159). Disp
laymes sage s
209On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00D4
0051
The yellow reserve fuelwarning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
In add ition, the00B9 CheckEngine warninglamp maylight up.
The fuel filler cap isnot closed correctly orthe fuel system islea king.
X Che ckthat thefuel filler cap iscorrectly closed.
X Ifthe fuel filler cap isnot correc tlyclosed: close thefuel filler cap.
X Ifthe fuel filler cap isclo sed: visitaqua lified speci alist worksho p. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp lights upwhi lethe engine isrunning andthe
coola nttempera turegage isat the start ofthe scale .
The tempera turesensor forthe coola nttempera turegaugeismalfu nctioning.
The coola nttempera tureisno longer being monitored .There isarisk ofengine
dama geifthe coola nttempera tureistoo high .
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditions. Donot continue drivingunder anycircumsta nces.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e142) .
X Consu ltaqua lified speci alist worksho p. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
227On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Tire
pres sure reached G
WA
RNING
A tire temp orarilysea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the drivin gcha racteri stics and isnot
su ita ble for highe rsp ee ds.The reisaris kof
acc ident.
Yo usho uld the refore adaptyo ur drivin gsty le
acc ordinglyand drive car efully. Do not exce ed
the speci fiedma xim um spee dwi th atire that
ha sbe en rep aired using tire sealant.
US Aon ly:The maxim um permi ssiblesp ee dfor
a tire sealed wi th tire sealant is50 mph
(80 km/h ).The upperpa rtof the TIREFIT sticker
mu stbe affixe dto the instrument cluster inthe
dri ver 'sfie ldof vis ion.
If atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9ps i)ha s
be en atta inedaf ter ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:Stow thetire sealant bo ttle and the
tire inflation comp ressor .
X Pul law ayimme diately.
X Stop after drivin gfor appro xim atelyten
min utesand checkthe tire pressu rewith the
tire inflation comp ressor .
The tirepressu remu stnow beatleas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
WA
RNING
If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repair
the tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving char-
acter istics. The reisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i USA
only: Incase ssu ch asthe one men-
tione dab ove, contact anauthori zed
Merce des-Benz Center. Orcall
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a). X
USA only: Corre ctthe tire pressu reifit is stil l
at leas t130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi) .See theTire
and Load ingInformati onplacard onthe driv-
er's side B-pill aror the tire press uretablein
the fuel filler flapfor values .
X To inc rease thetire pressure :swi tch onthe
tire infla tion compres sor. X
To reduce thetire pressure :dep ress pres-
sure release button 0043next topress ure
gau ge0044.
X When thetire press ureiscorrect, unscrew the
fill er hose fromthevalve ofthe sealed tire.
Note thattiresealant may escap ewhe nyou
unscrew thefiller hose .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve ofthe
sea led tire. X
To remove thetire sealant bottle fromthetire
infla tion compres sor,press together thelock-
ing tabs onthe yellow cap.
X Pul lthe tire sealant bottle outofthe tire infla -
tion compres sor.
The filler hose remai nsattache dto the tire
sea lant bottle.
X Drive tothe neare stqua lified speci alist work-
shop andhave thetire change dthere. 278
Fl
at tireBreakdow nassi stanc e

which
havebeen tested and approv edfor your
vehic leby Merc edes- Benz.
R Use detachable partssuch asbreat herhose s,
angle dcon nectingpiece sor ter min alcov ers
fro mthebatt erywhich isto be replac ed.
R Make surethat theven those isalways con-
nec ted totheorigi nalopen ingonthebatt ery
side. R
Inst all exis tingor supplied cellcaps ;oth er-
wise gases orbatt eryacid could escape.
R Make surethat thedet achabl epart sare con-
nec ted again inthesame way. Jum
p-sta rting
For thejum p-startingproc edure, useonly thejum p-startingcon nectionpoin t,con sisting ofapos-
itiv eter min aland agroun dpoin t,in theeng inecom partmen t. G
WAR
NING
Bat teryacid iscaust ic.Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Av oid contactwith skin, eyes orclot hing.Do not inhale any batterygases. Donot lean over the
batt ery. Keep children away frombatt eries .Wash awaybatteryacid imme diatelywith plentyof
clean water andseek medic alatt ent ion. G
WAR
NING
Dur ing char ging andjump-starting,exp losiv egases canescape fromthebatt ery. Ther eis arisk
of an exp losion .
Part icular lyavoid fire,open flames,creatin gspark sand smok ing.Ensure there issuff icien tven -
tilat ionwhile charging andjump-starting.Do not lean over abatt ery. G
WAR
NING
Dur ingthechar ging process, abatt eryproduc eshydrog engas. Ifashor tcir cuit occurs orspark s
are create d,thehydrog engas can ignite.Ther eis arisk ofan exp losion .
R Make surethat theposit ivetermin alof acon nected batt erydoes notcom eint ocon tactwith
vehic lepart s.
R Nev erplace metalobj ect sor too lson abatt ery.
R Itis impor tantth at you obser vethedesc ribed orderof thebatt erytermin alswhen connecting
and disconnecting abatt ery.
R When jump-starting,mak esure that thebatt erypoles withidenticalpolarit yare connected.
R Itis part icular lyimpor tantto obser vethedesc ribed orderwhen connectingand disconnecting
th ejum per cables .
R Nev ercon nector disc onnect thebatt erytermin alswhile theeng ineisrun ning. G
WAR
NING
A disc harge dbatt erycan freeze attem perat uresbelow freezin gpoin t.When jump-startingth e
vehic leor char ging thebatt ery, gases canescape fromthebatt ery. Ther eis arisk ofan exp losion .
Allo wthefro zen batterytothaw out befo rechar ging itor jum p-starting.
! Av
oid repeat edand lengthyst art ing attempt s.Ot herwis e,thecat alytic converter could be
damaged bythenon -combus tedfuel. 282
Jum
p-sta rtingBr eakd ownassis tance

If
the tire pressu reshave been settothe lowe r
valu esfor lighter loadsand/or lowerroad
speed s,the pressu resshoul dbe reset tothe
higher values:
R ifyou want todrive withanincreased load
and/or
R ifyou want todrive athigher speeds
i The
tirepressu resforincreased loadsand/
or higher roadspeed s,shown inthe tire pres-
sure table, mayhave anegative effectondriv-
ing comfort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorrectly, thiscan
lea dto an excessive build-up ofheat andasud-
den loss ofpressu re.
For more information, contactaqua lifiedspe-
ciali stworkshop. Important
notesontire pressure G
WARNING
If the tire pressu redrops repeatedly,the
wheel ,valve ortire may bedama ged.Tire
pressu rethat istoo low may resul tin atire
blow -out. There isarisk ofan accident.
R Check thetire forforeign objects.
R Check whether thewheel islosing airorthe
valve islea king.
If you areunabl eto rectify thedama ge,con-
tact aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop. G
WARNING
If you fitunsui table accessorie sonto tire
valves ,the tire valves maybeoverloa dedand
malfu nction, whichcancause tirepressu re
loss. Duetotheir desig n,retrofitted tirepres-
sure monitors keepthetire valve open. This
can also resul tin tire pressu reloss. There isa
risk ofan accident.
Only screw thestandard valvecaporother
valve capsappro vedbyMercedes-Benz for
you rvehicle ontothetire valve.
Use asuita blepressu regau getocheck thetire
pressu re.The outer appearance ofatire does
not permit anyrelia bleconclusion aboutthe tire
pressu re.On vehicle sequi pped withtheelec-
tronic tirepressu remonitor, thetire pressu re
can bechecked inthe on-board computer. The
tiretemperature andpressu reincrease
when thevehicle isin motion. Thisisdepende nt
on the driving speedandtheload .
Therefore, youshoul donly correct tirepres-
sures whenthetires arecold.
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlightfor atlea stthree hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen driven lessthan 1mile
(1.6 km)
The tiretemperature changesdependingon the
outsid etemperature ,the vehicle speedandthe
tire load .If the tire temperature changesby
18 ‡(10 †), thetire pressu rechanges by
appro ximately 10kPa (0.1 bar/ 1.5psi).Take
this into account whenchecking thepressu reof
warm tires.Onlycorrect thetire pressu reifit is
too low forthe current operatingconditions. If
you check thetire pressu rewhen thetires are
warm, theresul tingvaluewil lbe highe rthan if
the tires were cold.Thisisnormal. Donot
reduce thetire pressu reto the valu especifie d
for cold tires. Thetirepressu rewou ldotherwise
be too low.
Observe therecommended tirepressu resfor
cold tires:
R on the Tire andLoadi ngInformation placard
on the B-pilla ron the driver's side
R in the tire pressu retable inthe fuel fillerflap
(Y page 141) Underinfl
atedoroverin flated tires
Underinfl atedtires G
WARNING
Tires withpressu rethat istoo low can over-
heat andburst asaconsequence. Inaddi tion,
they alsosuffer fromexcessive and/orirreg-
ula rwea r,which canseverel yimpa irthe brak-
ing propertie sand thedriving characteristics.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Avoid tirepressu resthat aretoo low inall the
tires, includi ngthe spare wheel.
Underinfla tedtires may:
R overhea t,lea ding totire defects
R adverse lyaffect handling Tire
pressure
295Wheelsand tires Z