
Important
safetynotes.................. 175
Parking .......................................... 177
Acti veSteering Assist
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A[ .................1 98
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 226
Adaptive adjustable damping
Driving dynamics displa y............... 168
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
Adapti veBrake Assist
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 64
Adapti vebrake lights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 65
Adapti veDampi ngSys tem
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 167
Adapti veHig hbe amAssist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 112
Addi tives(e ng ineoi l) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Ai rbag s
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 53
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Front airba g(d riv er, front
pa sse nger )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 46
Hea dba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 45
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 45
Knee bag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Sid eimp act airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 47
AI RFL OW <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119
Ai rve nts
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 123
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 122
Setting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Setting theblow eroutpu tof the
AIR SCAR Fvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 123
Setting thesideairvents ............... 123
Swi tching AIRSCAR Fon/of f.......... 102Ai
r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
AI RSC ARF
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
AI RSC ARF vents
Setting theblow eroutpu t.............. 124
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 72
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 72
Al arm system
see ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )
Amb ient lighti ng
Setting thebrightne ss(on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 200
Setting thecolor(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
AMG menu(o n-b oard computer) .....202
An ti-lockbraki ngsys tem
see ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System)
An ti-s kid chains
see Snow chains
An ti-the ftalarm system
see ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )
As htray <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 254
As sistan cedis play (on-b oard
co mputer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 198
As sistan cemen u(o n-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 197
AS SYST PLUS
Disp laying aser vice message ........ 270
Hid ing aser vice message .............. 270
Re setti ngthe service intervaldi s-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Servi cemes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Spe cialser vice requireme nts......... 270
ATA (Anti -Thef tAl arm system)
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 72
Functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 72
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 72
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 198
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....195 In
dex
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Brake
Assistwith cross -traffi c
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[...61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ .....324
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 206
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 69
Hig h-pe rformance brakesystem ....152
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 151
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 152
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 147
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 151
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 235
Breakd ownass istanc e
Re flective safety jacke t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 276
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 276
see Flattire
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 33C
Cal iforni a
Imp orta ntnotice forreta ilcus -
tome rsand lesse es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 271
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 275
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Ma tte finish<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 273
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Pa int <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Pow erwa she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 272
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Senso rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 275
Wa shing byhand <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 271
Whe els<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Wi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Wi perbl ad es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
CD
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
CD play er(on-b oard computer) ........196
Ce nte rco nso le
Low ersecti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 36Low
ersecti on(AMG vehicles) .......... 37
Upp ersecti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 35
Ce ntral locki ng
Auto maticlo cking (on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 201
Locki ng/unlocking (SmartKey )........ 74
Chi ld
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 58
Chi ldseat
Forw ard-faci ngres trai ntsystem ...... 59
On the front-p asseng ersea t............ 59
Re arw ard-faci ngres trai ntsystem ....59
Chi ldre n
Spe cialsea tbe ltretra ctor............... 57
Chi ldre nin the vehic le
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 57
Ci gare ttelighte r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 254
Cl ean ing
Mi rror turn signal <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 275
Cl imate contro l
Auto maticcli mate control (dua l-
zone) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 116
Co ntrol ling automa tically ............... 119
Co oling with airde hu mid ificati on.. 118
Defro stingthewindow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 121
Defro stingthewindsh ield .............. 120
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 116
Indi cato rla mp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Infor mationabou tus ing auto-
mati ccli mate control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 117
Ma ximu mcool ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Ove rview ofsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 116
Pro blem with the rearwi ndow
de fros ter<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 121
Pro blems with cool ingwith air
de hu mid ificati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Re friger ant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 326
Re friger ant filling cap acity............. 326
Setting theairdi stri bution ............. 120
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 122
Setting theairfl ow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Setting theclimate mode(AIR
FLOW )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119
Setting thetemp erature ................ 119
Swi tching air-reci rculation mode
on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 118
Swi tching residua lhea ton/of f...... 122 In
dex
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Dist
ancewar ning (warning lamp).... 241
Dist ancewar ning funct ion
Fun ction /notes ................................ 63
Door s
Aut oma tic loc king (on -boar d
co mput er)...................................... 201
Aut oma tic loc king (swi tch) ...............8 1
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................7 4
Con trol pan el...................................3 9
Dis play mes sage ............ ................230
Emer gency locking ............ ...............81
Emer gency unlocki ng............ ........... 81
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 79
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 138
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 203
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 132
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 270
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 60
Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-
traf ficfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 65
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61
Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 63
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 65Imp
orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 60
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Dri vin gsys tem
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..168
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 170
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Dri vin gsys tems
Active Blind Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 184
Active DrivingAssi stance pack-
ag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 184
Active Lane Kee ping Assi st............ 187
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 175
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 167
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Cru ise control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
DISTR ONICPLUS<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 156,163
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 172
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 179
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 162
AMG ceramicbrakes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 152
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 138
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 151
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 153
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 153
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 153
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Lim itedbra king efficiency onsal-
ted roads<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 152
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 295
Sub jecting brakes toaload ........... 151
Wet roadsu rfa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
DVD video
Ope rating(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 196 In
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Doo
rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 74
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 74
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 78
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 92
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 78
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 295
So cke ts
Front-p asseng erfoo twe ll............... 255
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 254
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 255
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 57
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 194
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 33
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 190
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 199
SPO RThandl ingmode
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) ................ 68
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 238
Stan dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
STE ERCONTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 72
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ste ering ass istant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTR OL
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 103
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 34Butto
ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 191
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 103
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 141
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 203
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 249
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 250
Ce nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 250
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 252
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 250
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 249
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 249
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 251
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 251
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 251
Sto wag espac e
Umb rellahol der<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 250
Sto wag ewe llbe neath the trunk
flo or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 252
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 295
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 253
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 200
Sus pen sion settin gs
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..169
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 171
Sus pen sion tuni ng
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 203
SVHC (Subs tanc esofVery High
Co ncern )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 28
Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 122
Sw itchin gon medi amode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 248 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 190
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Lights 18
In
dex

R
malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ngsitua tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eis serviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eis read outbyemplo yeesof the
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldia gnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio nis obtai nedfrom it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nis dele tedfrom themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein which thistechnical data,in
connection withother informatio n(if neces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree dupo nwith thecustomer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl eas wel l.The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eis equ ippe dwith COMAND or
Mercede sme connect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nof the
vehicl eis compil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede sme connect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lor Digital Operator's
Manua land/or theMercede sme connect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eis equ ippe dwith anevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eis equ ippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort periodof time, typi-
call y30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eis desi gned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewas traveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifanon-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition 30
Data
storageIntroductio n

Res
traint system warn inglamp
The functi onsofthe restrai ntsystem are
checke dafte rthe igniti onisswi tched onand
at reg ular inter valswh ile the engi neisrunni ng.
The refo re,mal functi onscanbedete cted in
goo dtime .
The 0075 restrai ntsystem warning lamp on
the instru ment cluster lights upwhen the igni-
tion isswi tched on.Itgoe sou tno later than a
few seco ndsafterthe vehicleis star ted. The
comp onents ofthe restrai ntsystem arein
ope rationa lrea diness .
A mal functi onhasoccu rredifthe 0075
res trai ntsystem warning lamp:
R doe snot light upafte rthe igniti onis
swi tched on
R doe snot gooutafte ra few seco ndswith the
engi nerunni ng
R lights upagain wh ile the engi neisrunni ng G
WARNI
NG
If the restrai ntsystem ismal functi oning,
res trai ntsystem components maybetrig -
ger edunintentio nallyor may notdeployas
intend edduring anacci dent. Thiscan affect
for exa mpl ethe Emerg encyTensioning
Devi ceorthe airba g. Thi spos esan
incre ased riskof inju ryor eve nfata linju ry.
Have therestrai ntsystem checke dand
rep aired inaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
as soo nas pos sible. PA
SSE NGER AIRBAG indic ator lamp PASSENG
ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp 0043
and PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator la
mp 0044are partof the Occu pant Clas sif ica -
tion System (OCS).
The indicator lamps displ aythe statu sof the
front-p asseng erfront airba g.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONlights upfor 60
seco nds, subse quently bothindicator lamps
are off(PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONand OFF) :
the front-p asseng erfront airba gis ab leto
dep loyin the eventofan acci dent.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFlights up:the
front-p asseng erfront airba gis dea ctiva ted.
It wi llthen notbedep loye din the eventof
an acci dent.
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindi-
cato rla mp showsthe statu sof the front-
pa sse nger front airba g. The PASSENG ERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp may belit continu -
ou sly orbe off.
Depe nding on the person inthe front-
pa sse nger seat,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gmus tei ther bedea ctiva tedorena bled;
see thefollowi ng points. Youmus tmake sure
of this both before and during ajou rney .
R Chi ldre nin achi ldres train tsys tem:
wh ethe rthe front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva teddepends onthe
insta lled childres trai ntsystem, andtheage
and size ofthe child.The refo re,besure to
obs erve thenotes onthe "Occup antClas sif i-
cati onSys tem (OCS)"(Ypage 48)and on
"C hildre nin the vehicle" (Y page 57).
The reyouwi llal so find instr uctions onrea r-
wa rdand forw ard-faci ngchildres trai ntsys-
tems onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R Allothe rpers ons:dep endi ngon the classi-
fica tion ofthe person inthe front-p asseng er
sea t,the front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva ted(Ypage 48). Be
su re to obs erve thenotes on"Se at
bel ts“ (Ypage 41)and "Airba gs"
(Y page 45). Thereyoucan also find infor-
mati ononthe corre ctsea tpos ition. Se
at belts
In troduc tion Sea
tbel tsare the most effective meansof
res tricti ngthe move ment ofveh icleoccu pants
in the eventofan acci dent orthe vehiclerol l-
ing over.Thi sred uce sthe riskof veh icleoccu - Oc
cupan tsafe ty
41Safety Z

section
forsecuring objects,luggageorloads
(Y page 249).
Fastening seatbelts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 42)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 43). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 97).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly outofseat belt
guide 0087and engage belttongue 0044into
belt buckle 0043.
The seat beltonthe driver’s seatandthe
front -passenger seatmaybetightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(Y page 44).
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
In order toattach thechild restraint system
securely inthe vehicle, theseat beltonthe
front -passenger seatisequip pedwith aspe-
cial seat beltretractor .Further information on
the "Special seatbeltretractor "(Y page 57).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam- aged
seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
X Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the
belt back.
Seat beltadjustment The
belt adjustment isaconven iencefunction
integrated intoPRE-SA FE®
.With thisfunction,
the driver's andfront -passenger seatbelts are
adjusted tothe upper bodyofthe vehicle
occupant.
The seat beltstrap willslightly tightenif:
R the belt tongue isinserted intothebuckle
and
R the ignition isswitched on
The seat beltadjustment willapply acertain
tightening forceifany slack isdetected
between thevehicle occupant andtheseat
belt. Donot grab holdofthe seat belt.
The belt adjustment canbeswitched onand
off using theon-board computer
(Y page 202).
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle
occupants mustweartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeawarning tone.
Regard lessofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has alread ybeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstarted. Ifthe doors are
closed andthedriver's orfront -passenger seat
belt hasnotbeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upagai nafter thesixsec-
onds. Assoon asthe driver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arefastened orafront
door isopened again,the 0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened after
the engine isstarted, anadditional warning
tone willsound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fastened.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront - 44
Occ
upant safetySafety

Occupant
Classification System
(OCS)
Introd uction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe fron t-passenger
seat. Depen dingonthat result, thefron t-
passenger frontair bag and front-passenger
kn ee bag areeither enabled ordeactivat ed.
The system doesnotdeactivat e:
R the side impact airbag
R the headbag
R the Emer gencyTension ingDevic es
Requ irement s To
be classified correctly,the fron tpassenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfasten edcorr ectly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
against theseat backr est
R with their feetrestin gon the floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the fron tpassenger doesnotobserve these
con ditions ,OCS mayproduce afalse classifi-
cation ,e.g. because thefron tpassenger:
R tran sfers theirweight bysupportin gthem-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch away that their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you installachild restraint system onthe
fron t-passenger seat,besure toobserve the
corr ectposition ingofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjectsunder orbehind the
child restraintsystem, e.g.acushion. Fully
retr act the seat cushion length.The entire
base ofthe child restraintsystem mustalway s
rest onthe seat cushion ofthe fron t-
passenger seat.Thebackr estofthe forward-
facing childrestraint system mustlieasflat as
possible againstthebackr estofthe fron t-
passenger seat.
The child restraintsystem mustnottouch the
roof orbe subject edtoaload bythe head
rest raint .Adj ust the angle ofthe seat backr est
and thehead restraintposition accordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguaranteed tofunc tion
corr ectly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation andoperat-
ing inst ruct ions. Occupant
Classification Systemopera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
0044 PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat orlamp
The indicat orlamps informyou whether the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isdeactivat edor
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stop button onceor twice,
or turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesoutself-diagn ostics.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFand
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamps must
light upsimultaneously forapproximat elysix
secon ds.
The indicat orlamps display thestatusofthe
fron t-passenger frontair bag.
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 secon ds,subsequently bothindicat or
lamps areoff(PASS ENGERAIR BAG ONand
OFF): thefron t-passenger frontair bag is
able todeploy inthe event ofan acciden t.
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFlights up:the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isdeactivat ed.
It will then notbedeployed inthe event of
an acciden t.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
is off, only thePAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontair bag. ThePASSENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicat orlamp maybelitcon tinu-
ously orbe off.
If the statusofthe fron t-passenger frontair
bag changes whilethevehicle isin motion ,an
air bag display message appearsinthe instru-
ment cluster (Ypage 215). When thefron t-
passenger seatisoccupied, alwayspay atten -
tion tothe PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat or
lamp. Beaware ofthe statusofthe fron t- 48
Occupant
safetySafet y