Climate control
......................................... 12 3
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 23
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 12 3 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 13 0
Driving ........................................................ 13 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 38
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 13 9
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 14 3
Re fueling .................................................... 14 3
Pa rking ...................................................... .145
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............1 55
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .208 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 210
Instrument Display overview ...................... .210
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 11
Operating the on-board computer ............... 211
Setting the design ....................................... 213
Setting the additional value range ............... 213
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 14Ad
justing the instrument lighting ................2 14
Menus and submenus ................................. 215
Head-up Display .......................................... 221 Vo
ice Control Sy stem .............................. 222
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 222
Ope ration ................................................... 222
Using theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem ef fec‐
tively ........................................................... 224
Essential voice commands .......................... 224 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 237
Overview and operation .............................. 237
Sy stem settings .......................................... 24 6
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 257
Na vigation .................................................. 259
Te lephone .................................................. .284
Online and Internet functions ..................... 306
Media ..........................................................3 12
Ra dio .......................................................... 325
Sound .........................................................3 33 Maintenance and care
.............................336
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 336
Engine compartment .................................. 337
Cleaning and care ...................................... .343 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 356
Emergency ................................................. .356
Flat tire ....................................................... 356
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 362
To w starting or towing away ....................... 367
Electrical fuses ........................................... 373 Wheels and tires
...................................... 376
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .376
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tires ............................................................ 376
No tes on snow chains ................................ .377
Ti re pressure .............................................. 377
Loading theve hicle .................................... 384
Ti re labeling ................................................ 388
Definition of term sfo r tires and loading ..... 393
Changing a wheel ....................................... 396 Contents
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Note
s on pets in theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals left unsecured or unat‐
te nded in theve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches.
Thereby an animal may: R activate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R swit chsystems on or off and endanger
ot her road users
Uns ecured animals may be throw n around in
th eve hicle in theeve nt of an accident or
sudden steering and braking maneuver and
injure vehicle occupants in the process. #
Never lea veanimals in theve hicle unat‐
te nded. #
Alw ays cor rectly secu reanimals while
driving, forex ample using a suitable
animal car rier. Occupant saf
ety57
If
yo u do not open theve hicle within appr ox‐
imately 40 seconds af ter unlocking:
R The vehicle is loc ked again
R Anti- theft pr otection is reactivated
Do not keep the SmartK eytoge ther with elec‐
tronic devices or me tal objects. This can af fect
th e SmartK ey's functionality.
% If battery check lamp 2does not light up
af te r pressing the0036 or0037 button, the
battery is dischar ged. Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Set-
tings .
Acoustic Lock #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Ac
tivating/deactivating the panic alarm Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched off %
The panic alarm function is only available in
cer tain countries. #
Toactivate: press button 1for appro x‐
ima tely one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered. #
Todeactivate: briefly press but ton1 again.
or #
Press thest art/ stop button on the cockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside theve hicle). Changing
the unlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of the SmartK ey:
R Central unlo cking R
Unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitch between settings: pressthe
0036 and0037 buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Pressing the0036 button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked. Deactivating
the SmartK eyfunctions If
yo u do not use theve hicle or a SmartK ey for
an extended pe riod of time, you can reduce the
energy consum ption of there spective Smart‐
Ke y . Todo so, deactivate the SmartK eyfunc‐
tions. Opening and closing
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Seats
Ad
justing the front seat electrically &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
ted when the ignition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured.
Children in particular could acciden tally
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking. 86
Seats and stowing
#
Save the settings using the memory function
(→ page 98).
% The head restra int height will be adjus ted
automatically when you adjust the seat
height or the seat fore -and-aft position. Ad
justing the front passen ger seat electri‐
cally from the driver's seat Re
quirements:
R Toselect the front passenger seat: the po wer
supply is switched on
% This function is not available for all models. Yo
u can call up thefo llowing functions forthe
front passenger sea t:
R Seat adjustment
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
R Memory function #
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
buttons on the door control panel on the
driver's side. Head
restra ints Ad
justing the front seat head restra ints
mechanically &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion 88
Seats and stowing
If
th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process is stopped. Ve
hicles with memory function: You can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory function position buttons. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring acti vation of the easy entry and
ex itfeature bychildren
If ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature, they can become trapped, pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle. If
th e easy entry andexitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards and the driv‐
er's seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R you swit chthe ignition off when the driver's
door is open
R you open the driver's door when the ignition
is switched off
% The steering wheel will mo veupwards on lyif
it is not already as high as it will go. The driv‐
er's seat will mo vebackwards only if it is not
already in there armost position.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat will
mo veback tothe last drive position in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R you swit chthe po wer supp lyor the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed
R you close the driver's door when the ignition
is switched on The last drive position is
stored in thefo llowing
situations:
R you swit chthe ignition off
R Vehicles with memory function: call upthe
seat settings via the memory function.
R Vehicles with memory function: save the
seat settings via the memory function.
Ve hicles with memory function: press one of
th e memory function sa ved position buttons to
st op the adjustment process. Setting
the easy entry and exitfeature Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Set-
tings .
Easy Entry/Exit #
Select Steering Wheel & Seat, Steering
Wheel Only orOff. Seats and
stowing 97
#
Set the seat, thesteering wheel, the Head-up
Display and the outside mir rorto the desired
position. #
Brief lypress memory button M and then
press preset position button 1,2 or 3 within
th re e seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. %
Depending on the model, only preset posi‐
tion buttons 1 and 2 are available. #
Tocall up: press and hold there leva nt pre‐
set position button 1,2 or 3 until the front
seat, thesteering wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mir ror are in thestored position.
% Depending on the model, only preset posi‐
tion buttons 1 and 2 are available.
% Ifyo ure lease the preset position button, the
seat, steering wheel and mir ror setting func‐
tions stop immediatel y.
Ve hicles with theAc tive Multicon tour
Seat Package: Setting the active multicon‐
to ur seat or the 4-w aylumbar support is still
car ried out.
Ve hicles without theAc tive Multicon tour
Seat Package: Adjustment of the 4-w ay
lumbar support is still car ried out. St
ow age areas Note
s on loading theve hicle &
DANG ER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Alw ays switch off the engine before
opening the trunk lid. #
Never drive with the trunk lid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. Seats and
stowing 99
Overview of climate control sy
stems Overview of
the control panel for automatic
climate control The indica
tor lamps in the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. 1
0058 Sets climate contro lto automatic, left
(→ page 124)
2 0082 Setsthete mp erature, left
3 002D Setsthe air flow onthe left or switches
off climate control
4 0072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ page 125)
5 0064 Defrosts the windshield 6 Calls up
the air conditioning menu
7 006C Switches there ar wind owdefros ter
on/off
8 0056 Switches the A/C function on/off
(→ page 123)
Switches there sidual heat on/off
(→ page 125)
9 002D Setsthe air flow ,ri ght, or switches off
climate control
A 0082 Setsthete mp erature, right
B 0058 Sets climate contro lto automatic, right Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Ac
tivating/deactivating climate control #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using the002D button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th e002D button. %
If climate control is switched off, the win‐
do ws may fog up more quickl y.Switch off
climate control only brie fly. Switching
the A/C function on or off via the
cont rol panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the0056 button.
Switch off the A/C function only brief lyother‐
wise the windo wsmay fog up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not a sign that there is a malfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate Control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th eve hicle's interior air. Climate control
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