
Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir emar kedM+S forall
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Breaking inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page37 1)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e38 4)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page37 3) R
Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page39 7) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e Wh
eelsand tires 39
1

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
(Canada only)
Check BrakeFluidLevel #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Donotad dbr ak efluid. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Rada rSensors DirtySee
Operator's Manual *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes are:
R Dirton thesensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extende dcou ntrydr ivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthedeser t
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nallsenso rs(/ pag e348) . #
Restar tth eengine. 420
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B2 - -- mph *C
ruise con trol can notbe act ivat ed asnotall act ivation condition sar efulf illed. #
Obser vetheactiv ation conditions forcr uis econtr ol(/ page16 6).
Cr uis eCon trol Off *C
ruise con trol has been deact ivat ed.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, cruise contr olha sbe en deacti vatedaut omatic ally(/ page16 5).
Cr uis eCon trol Inop erative *C
ruise con trol ismalfun ctionin g. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist Currently
Unavaila bleSee Operator's
Manual *B
lind SpotAss istis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page19 3). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions
and restar tth eengine. #
Ifneces sary,cle an there ar bum per.If th ebum perisex treme lydir ty,th esensor sin thebum permaybe mal‐
func tioning.
*T hecamer avie wisrestrict ed. 432
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Tire Press. MonitorCur-
rent lyUnavailable *T
her eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source.Asare sult, nosignals from thetir epr essur esensor are
re cei ved. The tirepr essur emonit oring system istemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
The tirepr essur emon itor ing system restar ts aut omat icallyas soon asthecause hasbeen rectif ied.
0077
Whe elSenso r(s)Missing *T
hetirepr essur esensor signalismissing from one ormor etir e(s). Thepressur eof theaf fect ed tireis no tdi s‐
pl ay ed. #
Have thedef ect ive tir epr essur esensor replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0077
Tire Pressure MonitorInop-
erative NoWheel Sensors *T
hewheels installed donotha ve suit able tirepr essur esensor s.The tirepr essur emonit oring system isdeactiv ated. #
Installwheels withsuit able tirepr essur esen sors.
0077 Tire Press .Mon itorInopera-
tiv e *T
hetirepr essur emonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no table toissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss
in one ormor eof thetir es. 444
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Malfunct ionSee Opera-
tor’s Manual #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Checkth efuses andreplace them ifneces sary(/ page36 7).
0049
Switc hOn Headlamps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position .
0049
Autom aticHeadlamp Mode
Inoper ative *T
helight sensor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunctioning *T
hehazar dwa rning light switc his def ect ive. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Inoperative *A
daptiveHighbeam Assistis malfunc tioning. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
*A dap tiveHighbeam Assistis temp orarily una vailable. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
7

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00AC
Coo lant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld come
int oco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 468
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ant
i-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 76
Ant i-thef tpr otection
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anticipat oryoccupant protection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
Apple CarPla y™....................................... 285
Connec tinganiPhone ®
....................... 286
En ding ......... ........................................2 87
No tes ............... ................................... 286
Ov ervie w ............................................. 285
Sound settin gs .................................... 286
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................2 88
Ashtr ay
Re ar passe nger com partment .............1 03
Using .............. .....................................102
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem Assis
tantdispla y
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) ............ ...... 206
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>336
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 37
Dis play ing theser vice duedate........... 336
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 336
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 336
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 336
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) ...................7 6
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 78
Ar ming /disarm ing theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......7 7
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 77
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>76
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..78
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......7 7
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 190, 191
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>190
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 191
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 90
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST Au
dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............301
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 304
Co pyrights ...........................................3 01
Inf ormation .......................................... 300
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card.... ....... 301
Media search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 307
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 303
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 04
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 304
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions .................. 304
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 304
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ...............110
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........133
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........133 Inde
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5

Car
wash (car e)......... .............................. 343
Car e..........................................................3 50
Air -water duct ......................................343
Ca rwa sh ............................................. 343
Car pet..................... ........................ ....3 50
Decor ativefo il ................................ .....3 46
Displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 350
Ext eriorlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 348
Hea dline r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 350
Ma tte finis h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................345
Pa int wo rk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 350
Po we rwa sher ...................................... 343
Re alwo od/tr imelements ...................3 50
Re ar vie wcam era ................................ 348
Seat belts............................................ 350
Seat cover..... ........... ........................... 350
Sensor s..... ................ ........................ ..348
Ta ilpipes ................ .............................. 348
Tr ailer tow hit ch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 348
Wa shing byhand ................................. 344
Wheels/r ims....................................... 348
Wi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 348
Wi per blades .......... .............................3 48 Car
gocomp artment cover
Ext end ing/retra cting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .97
Re mo ving/ins talling .............................. 98
Car gotie- down rings ...............................1 00
Car pet(C are) ....... ....................................350
Chang eof addr ess .....................................21
Cha ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 21
Cha nging awheel
Pr eparation .........................................3 93
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ... 393
Changing awheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 140
Manually ..............................................1 40
Chang inghub caps ................................. 393
Char acterentr y
On theto uc hpad .................................2 35
Using thecon troller ........................ ..... 235
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehicle) .............................. ....3 60
Mobi lephone (wireless) .................. .... 106
USB port.......................................... ....1 06 Chil
dsaf etyloc k
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ................................................ 241
Re ar door .............................................. 59
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 60
Chi ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 51
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............46
fr ont-pa ssenger sea t(no tes) .................. 57
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ............ 53
No teson risk sand dang ers ...................4 7
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....5 8
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 56
To pTe ther ..............................................5 5
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............4 7
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............46
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 52
Ci ga rette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................... 103
Re ar passe nger com partment .............1 03
Cle anin g
see Care 47
8
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