U
Unlocking Emer gencyunlock ing...................... .7 7
From insidethe vehi cle(centra l
unl ocking button) ................ .............76
Upshi ftindi cato r(o n-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicle s) ....... 190
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face ................ ............................... 238 V
Vanity mirror(in the sun visor) ........ 246
Vehi cle
Co rrect use................ ......................28
Data acquisiti on ................ ............... 29
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 77
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 145
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 126
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 312
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 287
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 77
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 70
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Vehi cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 318
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185see
also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 319
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 318 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 222
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 221
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 223
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 224
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 41
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 220
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 224
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 230
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 314
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Emerg encysparewh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 310
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 313
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Whe elsize /tire size <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315 In
dex
21
X
To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights upin
the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesou t.The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tiondis-
pl ay .
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate dand one or
more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rn-
ing lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite dde gre e.
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d:
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to alimi-
ted degre e.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R The engine's torqueisonl yres tricte dto a
li mite dde gre eand thedrive wh eelsma ysta rt
to spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly .
Cha racte risticswh enESP®
is deac tivated
If ESP ®
is de acti vate dand one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster does not flash. Insuch situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability.
R Engi netorq ueisno longer limite dand the
dri ve wheelsare ableto spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longer availab le;nor
is itacti vate difyo ubra kefirmly with assis-
tance fromESP®
.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly . ES
P®
trail erstab ilizati on Gen
eral informa tion
If yo ur veh icle/tra iler comb inationbe gins to
sw erve ,ESP ®
as sists youin thi ssi tua tion.ESP ®
sl ow sthe vehicledo wn bybra king andlimiti ng
the engi neoutpu tunti lthe vehicle/tra iler com-
bi nati onhassta bilized .
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weath ercond itions arepoor,
trai lersta bilizati onwillnot beableto pre vent
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationfrom swerv-
ing .Tra ilers with ahigh cente rof gra vity can
tip ove rbe fore ESP®
can detect this.The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Alw aysad aptyo ur dri ving styleto the prevail-
ing roadand weath ercond itions.
If yo ur veh iclewi th trai ler(ve hicle /tra iler com-
bi nati on) begins tolurch, youcan onlysta bilize
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationby depre ssing
the brakefirmly .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati onisacti veabove speeds
of abou t65 km/h .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati ondoes not workifESP ®
is de acti vate dor disa bled becau seofamal func -
tio n. EBD
(electro nicbrake forcedis trib u-
tio n)
Gen eral informati on EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
WAR
NING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erful lbra king .Thi sincre ases the
ris kof ski dding and anacci dent. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
67Safety
Z
bolts
tocome loose. Asaresult, youcould
lose awheel whiledriving .There isarisk of
acciden t.
Never oilorgrease wheelbolts.Inthe event of
damage tothe threads, contact aqualified
specialist workshopimmediately. Havethe
damaged wheelboltsorhub threads
replaced/r enewed.Donot continue driving . G
WARN
ING
If you tight enthe wheel boltsorwheel nuts
when thevehicle israised, thejack could tip
over. There isarisk ofinjury.
Only tightenthe wheel boltsorwheel nuts
when thevehicle ison the ground.
Always payattention tothe instruct ions and
safety notesinthe "Changing awheel" section
(Y page 310).
Only usewheel boltsthathave been designed
for the wheel andthevehicle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyou
only usewheel boltswhich havebeen approved
for Mercedes -Benzvehicles andtherespect ive
wheel.
! To
preven tdamage tothe paintwor k,hold
the wheel securely againstthewheel hub
while screwin gin the first wheel bolt. X
Clean thewheel andwheel hubcontact sur-
faces.
X Place thenew wheel onthe wheel huband
push iton.
X Tighten thewheel boltsuntiltheyarefinger -
tight . Lowering
thevehicle G
WARN
ING
The wheels couldworkloose ifthe wheel nuts
and bolts arenot tight ened tothe specified
tight eningtorque. Thereisarisk ofacciden t.
Have thetight eningtorque immediately
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop
after awheel ischang ed.
X Place theratc hetwrenc hont othe hexagon
nut ofthe jack sothat theletters ABare visi-
ble.
X Turn theratc hetwrenc huntil thevehicle is
onc eagain standing firmly onthe ground.
X Place thejack toone side. X
Tighten thewheel boltsevenly inacros swise
patte rninthe sequence indicated(0043 to0083).
The specified tighteningtorque is96 lb-ft
(130 Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initial position .
X Stow the jack andtherest ofthe vehicle tools
in the vehicle again.
X Mercedes-
AMGvehicles andvehicles
with AMG Line: usethecover ofthe outer sill.
X Check thetire pressure ofthe newly mount ed
wheel andadjust itifnec essary.
Observe therecom mended tirepressure
(Y page 293).
Canad aonly: aslong asyou aredriving withthe
emergen cyspare wheel mounted,the tire pres-
sure losswarning systemcannotfunc tion relia-
bly. Only restartthe tire pressure losswarning
system whenthedefect ivewheel hasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepr essure monitor (USA
only): allmount edwheels mustbeequipped
with functioningsensor s. 314
Changing
awheelWheels andtires