Pr
eceding letter 1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanma nuf actu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc ktir es acc ordin gto US manu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirepr essur eth at areon lyde signe dfo r
te mp orar yuse inan emer gency .
As pec tra tio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee ntir ehe ight and tirewi dthin pe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirewi dth).
Tir eco de 4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"ra dial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirewit hamaximum speedabove
14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5:
The diam eter ofthebead seat(notth ediame ter
of therim flang e).The rim dia me teris specif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies themaximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofatir e(e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthetir emus tbe at
leas thalf theper missible axleload ofyour vehi‐
cle. Donotove rload thetir es by exc eeding the
specif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(/ page37 7)
R Maximu mtireload (/ page 383)
R Load index
Spee dra tin g7 7:
Spe cifiesth eappr oved maximum speedofthe
tir e. %
Anelectr onicsp ee dlimi terpr eve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur eth at your tires have there qu ired
speed rating .Yo ucan obtain informat iononthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Qu pto 100mp h(1 60 km/h)
Ru pto 106mp h(170 km/h)
Su pto 112mp h(1 80 km/h)
Tu pto 118mp h(1 90 km/h)
Hu pto 130mp h(210 km/h)
Vu pto 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
Wu pto 168mp h(2 70 km/h)
Yu pto 186mp h(3 00 km/h) Whee
lsand tires 385
Inde
xS peedra tin g
ZR ...Y 1
upto186mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR ...(..Y) 1
over18 6mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR 1
over14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) R
Specifying thespeed rating asthe"ZR" index
in tirecode 4isop tion alfortir es up to
18 6mp h(3 00 km/h) .
R Ifyo ur tireco de 4 includes "ZR"andther e
is no speed rating 7,find outwh atthemax‐
imum speed isfrom thetir emanuf acturer.
R Ifload-bear inginde x6 and speed rating 7
ar ein brac kets, themaximum speedrating of
yo ur tireis abo ve186mp h(300 km/h). To
fi nd outth emaximum speed,askthetir e
manuf acturer. All-w
eather tires and wint ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Q M+S 2
upto100mp h(1 60 km/h)
T M+S 2
upto118mp h(190 km/h)
H M+S 2
upto130mp h(210 km/h)
V M+S 2
upto149mp h(2 40 km/h) Wi
nter tires bear the004D snowflak esymbol
and fulfillthere qu iremen tsof theRu bber Manu‐
fa ctur ersAssoci ation (RMA) andtheRu bber
Assoc iation ofCanada (RAC)rega rding thetir e
tra ction onsno w.
Load index8 8:
R Nospec ificat ion given: standar dload (SL)
tir e
R "XL" or"Ex tra Load": extra load tireor rein‐
fo rc ed tire
R "Light Load": lightloadtire R
"C", "D", "E":aload rang eth at depen dson
th emaximum loadthat thetir ecan carryata
cer tain pressur e Def
inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loadin g
Ti re stru ctu reand charact eristics :descr ibes
th enumber oflaye rs or thenumber ofrubber -
coat edbelts inthetir econ tact surface and the
tir ewa ll.These aremade ofsteel, nylon, poly‐
es terand other materials.
Bar: metric unit fortir epr essu re.
14 .5038 pounds persquar einc h(p si) and
10 0kilop ascal(kP a)istheeq uiv alent ofone bar.
DO T(Depar tment ofTranspo rtation ):DO T-
mar kedtir es fulf illthere qu iremen tsof the
US Depar tment ofTrans portatio n.
Av erag ewe ight oftheve hicl eoc cupants: the
num berof vehicle occupants forwhi chtheve hi‐
cle isdesigned, multiplied by150lb (68 kg).
1 "ZR" stat ed inthetir ecode.
2 Or "M+S 004D" forwint ertires 386
Wheel sand tires
Ins
trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Pr
og ressiv ese tting Ve
hicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: Ifyo u
select thepr ogr essiv edispla yse tting, theposi‐
tion sof theindicat orlam pson theIns trument
Displa ywill chang e.
Wa rning and indicat orlam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page10 9)
0060 Pa
rking light s(/ page10 9)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page11 0)
003E003D Tu
rn signal indicat ors(/ page11 0)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page10 9)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page460) 00E9
Seat
beltnotfa stened (/page465)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page460)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page460)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page460)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (/ page460)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (/ page460)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction (/ page460)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page460)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page460)
L Distance warning (/ page466 )
00CC Po
we r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ion
(/ page47 1)
002E Of
f-road gear (/ page14 3)
Ì On-roa dpo sitio n(/ page 143)
00B9 Ch
eckEngi ne(/ page 467)
003D Electr
icalmalfunction (/page46 7) Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 459
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin there stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally ormight not
be trigg ered atall intheeve ntofan acci dent. Thisma yaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device orairba g,forex am‐
ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Seat
belts Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
fl ashes The
redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
The driver or front passe nger hasno tfa stened their seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/ page36 ).
Ther ear eobj ect son thefront passeng erseat. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 465
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
light sup The
redseat beltwarning lam pwill light upforsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
The seatbe ltwa rning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page36 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, theseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit. Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
The distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st. 466
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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
Inde x
Ad
jus tsthevo lume .............................. 233
Cent ralcon trol elemen ts................ .....2 28
Conf iguring displ aysettin gs ................2 36
Ent ering charact ers .............................2 34
Fa vorite s ..............................................2 31
Main functions .....................................2 31
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. ... 227
Re stor ing thefa ct or yse ttings .............. 247
St andb ymode function ........................ 157
Swi tching thesound onoroff.............2 33
Multimedi asy stem
see Touc hCon trol
see Touc hpad N
Na vig ation
Call inguptheDigit alOper ator's
Manual ............ ................................. ... 272
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 208
Sho wing/hiding themenu ............... ....2 48
Switc hingon....... ............................ ..... 247
Up dating themap data........................ 270
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) ............... ................................... ... 217 Na
vig ation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Routeguidan ce
see Traf fic inf ormati on
Na vig ation announcements
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............261
Ad jus ting thevo lume ...................... .....2 61
Re peating ........................................ .... 262
Switc hingaudio fadeout on/off...... .....2 61
Na vig ation messag es
On-boar dcom puter ............................. 208
Ne arField Comm unication(NFC) .......... 278
Con necting themobile phonetothe
multime diasystem .............................. 278
Inf ormation ..................................... .....2 78
Swi tching Bluetoo th®
audio equip‐
men t.............................................. ...... 312
Swi tching mobile pho nes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 278
Using amobile phone ..................... ..... 278
Ne utr al
Inser ting.......................................... .... 139 NFC
see NearFie ldCo mmu nication(NF C)
No n-oper ational time
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 58
St andb ymode function ........................ 157
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... .128 O
Occ upant safety
Pe ts intheve hicle ..................................6 1
Occupant safety
see Airbag
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pant protect ion)
see Restra int system
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Totaldis tance
Of f-road drive pr og ram
see G-Mode Inde
x493
Swi
tching on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 317
SD card
Inser ting/ remo ving ............................. 301
Seat ............................................................ 79
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ ...............80
Ad jus ting theseat backres tang le
(r ear passeng ercom partmen t).............. 96
Cor rect driver's seatpos ition ................ 79
Ma ssa geprogr am overview ...................8 4
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 89
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................8 5
Se tting automatic lateral supp ort
adju stment ............................................ 84
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 14
Wo rkout progr am overview .................... 84
Seat adjustment
Conf iguring ............ ................................ 84
Seat belt..................................................... 33
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 3
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............37
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 37
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts Seat
belts ...................................................3 8
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 37
Ad jus ting theheight .............................. 36
Car e................................................ ....3 50
Fa stening ............................................... 36
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 4
Re leasing ...............................................3 7
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 37
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 38
Seat cover(C are) ............ ......................... 350
Se at hea ting
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............85
Se at ventilat ion
Switc hingon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 86
Se cond telephone .................................... 276
Con necting .................................... ...... 276
Fe atur es.............................................. 276
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r Self-t
est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 43
Sens ors(Car e).........................................3 48
Ser vicece nter
see Qualified speci alistwo rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 258
Se tting aspe ed
see Cruise contr ol
Se tting summe rtime <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 237
Se tting thedatefo rm at ....... ................... 237
Se tting thedis tance unit........................ 242
Se tting thema pscale
see Map
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 141 498
Index