
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

death
orserious bodilyinjury ifthe vehicle is
driven ,that defect ormalfunc tionhasbeen
subjec tto repair twoormore times, andyou
have direct lynot ified Mercedes -BenzUSA ,
LLC inwritin gof the need foritsrepair.
(2) thesame substan tialdefect ormalfunc tion
of aless serious naturethan catego ry(1)
has been subjec tto repair fourormore
times andyouhave direct lynot ified
Mercedes -Benzinwritin gof the need forits
repair.
(3) thevehicle isout ofservic eby reason of
repair ofthe same ordifferen tsubstan tial
defect sor malfunc tionsfor acumulative
tot alof more than30calendar days.
Please sendyourwrittennot ice to:
Customer AssistanceCenter
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
3 Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0 Maint
enance
Always bringtheMainten anceBookletwith you
when takingthe vehicle toan authoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter .Your custo merservic e
advisor willenterevery serviceint oyour Main-
ten ance Bookletonyour behalf. Road
sideAssistance
The Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistancePro-
gram offerstec hnic alhelp inthe event ofa
breakdown .Calls tothe toll- free Roadside Assis-
tanc eHot line areanswered byour agent s24
hours aday, 365days ayear.
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367- 6372)
(USA)
1-800-387- 0100(Canada )
For additional information ,refer tothe
Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistanceProgram
brochur e(USA )or the "Roadside Assistance"
sect ioninthe Serv iceand Warrant yBook let
(Canada). Youwillfind both inthe vehicle docu-
ment wallet. Change
ofadd ress orchange ofown-
ership
In the event ofachang eof address, pleasesend
us the "Notific ationofAddres sChange" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer ServiceCenter (Canada) at
1-8 00-387 -0100.This willassist usincon tact -
ing you inatimely mannershould theneed arise.
If you sellyour Mercedes ,please leaveallliter-
ature inthe vehicle sothat itis available tothe
nex towner.
If you have purchased aused car,please sendus
the "Notific ationofUsed CarPurchase" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer Service(Canada) at1-8 00-387 -0100. Vehicle
operationoutsid ethe USA
and Canad a
When youareabroad withyour vehicle, observe
the following points:
R Serv icefacilities orreplacemen tparts may
not bereadily available.
R Lead-fr eefuel forvehicles withacatalytic
con vert ermay notbeavailable. Leadedfuel
can cause damage tothe catalytic convert er.
R The fuel may have acon siderably lower
oct ane number. Unsuitablefuelcancause
engin edamage.
Some Mercedes -Benzmodels areavailable for
delivery inEurope through ourEuropean Deliv-
ery Program. Fordetails, consult anauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter orwrite toone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
European DeliveryDepart ment
One Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0
In Canad a
Mercedes -BenzCanada, Inc.
European DeliveryDepart ment
98 Vanderho ofAven ue
Toron to,Ont ario M4G 4C9 26
Service
andvehicle operationIntroduct ion

Rel
eas ingautomati cally Yo
ur veh icle's electri cpa rking brakeisau to-
mati callyrel eased ifallof the followi ng condi -
tions aremet:
R The engineisrunni ng.
R The trans missionis in pos ition 005B or005E and
yo udep ressthe acce lerato rped alor shi ft
from position 005D to005B or005E.
R The seatbel tha sbee nfas tened .
If the trans missionis in pos ition 005E, thetrunk lid
mus tbe closed .
If yo ur sea tbel tis not fastened ,the followi ng
condi tions mustbe fulfilled to automa tically
rel ease the electri cpa rking brake:
R The driver' sdoo ris clo sed .
R Yo uare shifting from transmissionpos ition
005D orhave pre viouslydri ven atspe eds
gre aterthan 2mph (3km/h ).
Ensur ethat youdo not depressthe acce lerato r
ped aluni ntentio nally.Othe rwise, the parking
bra kewillbe released and thevehiclewi llstar t
to move .
Eme rgencybraki ng The
vehiclecan also be bra ked during aneme r-
gency byusing the electri cpa rking brake.
X Whi ledri ving ,pu sh handl e0043 ofthe electri c
pa rking brake(Ypage 144 ).
The vehicleis bra ked aslong asyoukeep
ha ndl e0043 ofthe electri cpa rking brake
pre sse d.The longer theelectri cpa rking brake
ha ndl e0043 isdep ressed ,the greaterthe brak-
ing force .
Duri ngbra king:
R awa rning tonesounds
R the Rele asePark ingBrake Rele
asePark ingBrakemes sage
ap pea rs
R the red 0049 (USAonly)or 0024 (Cana da
only )ind icator lamp inthe instr umentclu ster
fla she s
Whe nthe vehicleha sbee nbra ked toastand -
stil l,the electri cpa rking brakeisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefor alo ng peri od
If yo uleave thevehiclepa rked forlonger than
fou rwe eks, thebattery maybedamag edby
exha ustive discha rging. If
yo ule ave thevehiclepa rked forlonger thansix
we eks, thevehiclemay suffer damag eas a
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Vis itaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho pand seek
ad vice .
i Yo
ucan obta ininfo rma tion abou ttrickl e
cha rgersfrom aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p. Dri
vin gtips Gen
eral notes
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If yo uswi tch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving ,
sa fety -releva ntfuncti onsareonly availab le
wi th limita tions ,or not atall.Thi scou ldaff ect,
for exa mpl e,the pow erstee ringandthebrake
boo sting effect.Youwi llreq uire consi derably
more effortto stee rand brake. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving . G
WARNI
NG
If yo uope rate mobile commu nication equip-
ment when driving ,yo umay bedistra cted
from thetraff icsitu ation. Youcou ldalso lose
control ofthe vehicle. The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Only operate thisequipment when the vehicle
is stati onary.
Obs erve thelega lreq uireme ntsforthe country
in wh ich youare driving .Some jurisdictions pro-
hib itthe driver from using amob ile pho newhile
dri ving aveh icle.
If yo umake acal lwh ile dri ving ,al wa ysuse
ha nds-fr eemod e.Only operate thetelepho ne
wh en the traff icsitu ation per mits .If yo uare
uns ure,pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
bef ore operatingthe telepho ne.
Bea rin mind thatataspe edofonly 30mph
(a pp roxi mate ly50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di stance of44 ft(app roxi mate ly14 m)per sec-
ond. Driving
tips
145Driving andparking Z

0043
Vehicle infront, ifdetected
0044 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front; adjustabl e
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC active
(text onlyappea rswhen thecruise control
lever isactuated)
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 187).
Tips fordriving withActive Distanc e
Assi stDIS TRONIC General
notes
Pay particula rattention inthe follow ingtraffic
situations:
R Cornering, enteringandexiting abend: the
abil ityofAct iveDistance AssistDISTRONIC to
detect vehicles onbends islimited. Yourvehi-
cle may brake unexpectedly orlate.
R Vehicles drivinginastaggered formation:
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect vehicles thatarenot driving inthe mid-
dle oftheir lanes. Thedistance tothe vehicle
in front willbetoo short.
R Other vehicles changing lane:ActiveDistance
Assist DISTRONIC hasnotdetected thevehi-
cle cutting inyet. Thedistance tothis vehicle
will betoo short.
R Narrow vehicles: Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC hasnotyetdetected thevehicle
in front onthe edge ofthe road because ofits
narrow width.Thedistance tothe vehicle in
front willbetoo short.
R Obstacles andstationary vehicles:ActiveDis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC doesnotbrake for
obstacles orstationary vehicles.If,for exam-
ple, thedetected vehicleturnsacorner and
an obstacle orstationary vehicleisreveale d, Act
ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC willnot
brake forthem.
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maymis-
takenly detectvehicles thatarecrossing your
lane. Ifyou activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC underthefollow ingconditions,
the vehicle couldpullawayunintentionally:
- At traffic lightswithcrossing traffic,for
example.
- ifthere isavehicle infront, afteracrossing,
with theHOLD function activated
In such situations, brakeifnecessary. Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC willthen bedeacti-
vated. HOLD
function
General notes The
HOLD function canassist thedriver inthe
follow ingsituations:
R when pullingawa y,especia llyon steep slopes
R when maneuvering onsteep slopes
R when waiting intraffic
The vehicle iskept stationary withoutthedriver
having todepress thebrake pedal.
The braking effectiscanceled andtheHOLD
function deactivated whenyoudepress the
accelerator pedaltopull away.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the vehicle isonly braked usingtheHOLD
function, thevehicle mayrollawa yin the fol-
lowi ngsituations whenyouleave thevehicle:
R ifthere isamalfunction inthe system orin
the voltage supply
R ifthe HOLD function isdeactivated by
depressi ngthe accelerator pedalorbrake
pedal ,e.g. byavehicle occupant
R ifthe electrical systeminthe engine com-
partment, thebattery orthe fuses aretam-
pered withorthe battery isdisconnected
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway sdeactivate theHOLD function and
secure thevehicle againstrolling awaybefore
you leave it. 158
Drivin
gsystemsDrivin gand parking

R
tha tar epa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)long erthan yourvehi-
cle
R at right angles tothe direc tionoftravel andat
least 39.5in (1.0 m) wider thanyourvehic le
When drivingat speeds below19mph
(30 km/h),you willsee park ingsymbol 0044asa
stat usindic atorinthe instrumen tclust er.When
a park ingspace hasbeen detected, anarrow
towar dsthe right orthe left also appears. By
default ,Ac tivePark ingAss istonly displays park-
ing spaces onthe front-pass engerside. Parking
spaces onthe drive r'sside aredisplayed as
soon asthe turn signalon the drive r'sside is
act ivate d.When parkingonthe drive r'sside,
this must remain activate dunt ilyou confirm the
use ofActivePark ingAssistbypress ingthe
0076 buttonon the multif unction steerin g
wheel. Thesystemautom atically dete rmin es
wheth erthe park ingspace isparallel oratright -
angles tothe direc tionoftravel.
A park ingspace isdisplayed whileyouaredriv-
ing past it,and untilyou areapprox imately50 ft
(15 m)away fromit.
Par king G
WARN
ING
If you leave thedrive r'sseat when thevehic le
is only being brakedbythe Park ingPack age
with rearview camer a,itcould rollaway:
R ifthe reisamalfun ction inthe syst emorin
the voltage supply
R ifthe elect ricalsysteminthe engin ecom -
part men t,the batt eryorthe fuses aretam-
pered with
R ifthe batt eryisdisco nnect ed
R ifthe vehic leisacc elerat ed,e.g. byavehi-
cle occ upant
There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Bef ore leavin gthe vehic le,always secureit
against rollingaway.
i If
Ac tivePark ingAssistdete ctsobst acles,
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esautom atically
while thevehic leispark ing.You arerespo n-
sible forbrak ingingood time. X
Stop the vehic lewhen thepark ingspace sym-
bol shows thedesire dpark ingspace inthe
inst rumen tclust er.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005E.
The Star tPark ingAssist? Star
tPark ingAssist?Yes: OK Yes:
OKNo: No:
0038 messageappears onthe multif unction
display.
X To cancel thepr ocedur e:press the0038
butt ononthe multif unction steerin gwheel or
pull away.
or X To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the 0076 buttononthe multif unction steerin g
wheel.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
X Let goofthe multif unction steerin gwheel.
X Bac kup the vehic le,being ready tobrak eat all
tim es. When backingup, drive ataspeed
below approx imately6mph (10km/h).Oth -
erwise, ActivePark ingAss istwill becan celed.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
rear border ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ct Park
ingAssistActi veSele ct
D DObs
erve Obse
rveSurr oundings Surr
oundings messageappears on
the multif unction display.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005Bwhile
the vehic leisstat ionar y.
Ac tivePark ingAssistimmed iatelysteers in
the otherdirec tion.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
i You
willachiev ethe best result sby waitin g
for the steerin gproc edure tocom plete before
pulling away.
X Dr ive forwards andbeready tobrak eat all
tim es.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
fro ntborder ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ctR Park
ingAssistActi veSele ctR
Obse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings messageappears on
the multif unction display. Driving
systems
167Driving andparking Z

Permit
tedtowing method s
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dstransport ingyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeoratow-
ing bar with both axles onthe ground. Donot use
any tow barsystems. Tr
ansport ingthe vehicle
Vehicles withautom atictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortransport ,the
front andrear axles mustbestationary andon
the same transport ationvehicle. Positioning
over theconn ection pointofthe transport
vehicle isnot permitted. Thedrive trainmay
otherwise bedamaged. All
vehicle s !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteering componen ts.Otherwise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Prevent thevehicle fromrolling awayby
apply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
onto atrailer ortransport erfor transport ingpur-
poses. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATIC mustnotbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetransm ission.
Vehicles with4MATIC mayonlyeither betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loaded
up and transport ed.
If the vehicle's transmission,front,or rear axle is
damaged, havethevehicle transport edon a
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe elec trical sys-
tem:
If the battery isdefective, theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift the
automatic transmissiontoposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electrical systeminthe same wayaswhen jump-
startin g(Y page 282).
Have thevehicle transport edon atransport eror
trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmissionmust
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise dam-
age theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind information on"Jump-starting"
under (Ypage 282). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher amper-
age, theelectric cablescouldbeoverloaded.
This could result inafire. There isarisk ofan
accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespecified
new fuses having thecorrect amperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved for
Mercedes-B enzvehicles andwhich havethe
correct fuserating forthe system concerned.
Only usefuses marked withan"S". Other- Fuses
287Breakdown assistance Z

wise,
componentsor syst ems could bedam-
aged.
! Make
surethat no mois turecan enterthe
fuse boxwhen thecov erisopen .
! When
closingthecov er,mak esure that itis
lying correctlyon thefuse box.Moist ureseep-
ing inor dirt could otherwise impairtheoper -
ation ofthefuses .
The fuses inyour vehic leserv eto clos edown
fault ycir cuit s.Ifafuse blows, allthecom po-
nen tson thecir cuit andtheir fun ctions stop
oper ating.
Blown fusesmustbereplac edwith fuses ofthe
same rating, which youcan recogn izebythe
colo rand value. Thefuse ratings arelistedinthe
fuse allocat ionchar t.
The fuse allocat ionchar tis in thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289).
If anewly inserted fuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified special-
ist work shop, e.g.an autho rized Merc edes- Benz
Cent er. Bef
ore chan ging afus e
X Sec ure thevehic leagains trollin gaway
(Y page 142).
X Swit choff allelec trical consumer s.
X Veh icles withoutKEYLESS-G O:rem ove the
Sm artKey fromtheigni tionlock .
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS-G Osta rt-fu nction
or KEYLESS-G O:open thedriv er's door .
The vehic leelec tronic sare now inposit ion
005A. This corresp ondsto theSm artKey being
rem oved fromtheigni tion.
The fuses arelocat edinvario usfuse boxes:
R Fuse boxintheeng inecom partmen ton the
left -han dside ofthevehic le,when viewed in
th edirec tionof travel
R Fuse boxinthefro nt-pas senger foot well
The fuse allocat ionchar tis on thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289). Fuse
boxintheengine compartm ent G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewinds hield
wipers aresetinmot ion, youcan beinjured by
th ewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewinds hieldwipers and
th eigni tionbefo reopen ingthehood. X
Open thehood.
X Use adry clothto rem ove anymois turefro m
th efuse box.
X To open: openclamps0044.
X Fold upcov er0043 inthedirec tionof thearro w
and remove it. X
To close: checkwhet hertheseal islying cor-
rec tlyincov er0043.
X Insert cover0043 attheback intoopen ings0087
on thefuse box.
X Fold down cover0043. 288
FusesBr
eakd ownassis tance

X
Hook clamps 0044into thefuse boxand close.
X Close thehood . Fus
ebo xin the front-pas sengerfoo t-
we ll X
To ope n:ope nthe front-pa ssengerdoo r.
X Re move thefloormat.
X Fold outperf orated floorcoveri ng0043 inthe
dir ectio nof the arro w. X
To release cover 0087,pres sretai ning
cla mp 0044.
X Fold outcover 0087inthe directio nof the arro w
to the catch. X
Re move cover 0087forw ards.
Fuse alloca tion chart 0085isloca tedonthe
low errigh t-hand sideof cover 0087.
X To close :inse rtcover 0087onthe left-hand side
of the fuse boxinto theretai ner.
Cov er0087 enga gesinthe retai ners.
X Fold downcover 0087until clamps 0044lock audi-
bly .
X Fold back perf orated floorcoveri ng0043.
X Instal lthe floormats. Fus
es
289Breakdow nassi stanc e Z