
Amb
ientlighting
Se tting thebrig htne ss (on -board
co mput er)...................................... 177
Se tting theco lor (on-board com-
put er) .............................................1 77
AMG menu (on-bo ardcomputer) .....179
AMG sports suspension
(Me rcede s-AMG SLC43)
Function/notes .............................152
Anti -lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
Anti -skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti -theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Ashtray .............. ................................. 229
Ass istanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 175
Ass istanc emenu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................174
ASS YST PLUS
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .245
Hidi ngaservi cemessa ge....... ....... 245
Res etting theservi ceinterva ldis -
pla y....... ......................................... 245
Service message....... ..................... 244
Specia lservi cerequ ireme nts....... ..245
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 64
Function ...........................................64
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 64
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 175
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 197
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....173
Audi osys tem
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Auth orized Merc edes-Be nzCente r
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Auth orized worksho p
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
AU TO lights
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
see Lights
Auto matic carwas h(care) ............... 246Auto
matic engine start (ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122
Auto matic engine switch-o ff(ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Auto matic headlamp mode................ 97
Auto matic transmission
Accel erator pedalpos ition ............. 128
Ch ang inggear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Drive program<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Drive programdispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 125
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 128
DYNAM ICSELECT button .............. 124
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 132
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 126
Enga ging reve rsegear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 126
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 126
Ge ars hift reco mmend ation ............ 131
Kickd own<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 128
Ma nua lshi fting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM GSLC 43)...... 179
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 132
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters ...... 129
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 125
Tra nsmi ssion pos itions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Auto matic transmission eme r-
ge ncymode <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 132 B
Back button<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 218
BAS (Brake Assist Sys tem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 57
Battery (SmartKe y)
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 68
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Battery (vehi cle)
Ch arg ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 259
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 257 In
dex
5

Oil
see Engine oil
On-boar dcomput er
AMG menu .....................................1 79
Assista ncemenu ........................... 174
Audi omenu ................................... 173
Conve nience submenu .................. 178
Displ aymessa ges....... ................... 182
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .245
Factory settings submenu ............. 179
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 167
Instrument clustersub menu ..........176
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 176
Menu overview....... .......................170
Messa gememory .......................... 182
Navi gationmenu ............................ 171
Opera tion.......................................168
RAC ETIMER ................................... 180
Service menu................................. 176
Settings menu...............................176
Standard displa y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 173
Tri pmenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 170
Veh iclesu bme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 173
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 26
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 26
Ope ratin gsys tem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 22
Ope rator's Manual
Veh icleeq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 24
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 167
Ove rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 36 P
Paddl eshi fters
see Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 297
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...247
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 134
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135Pos
ition ofexter iormir ror, front-
pa sse nger side<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 94
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 159
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngaid
Pa rking Guidance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
see Exteri ormir rors
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngAssist PA RKTRO NIC
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 155
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Pro blems (malfunctions )................ 156
Senso rrang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 154
Wa rning displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 136
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 136
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 135
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 136
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 136
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 212
Parki ngGui danc e
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 156
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
PA RKTRO NIC
Drivi ngsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 191
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 39
Pro blems (malfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 191
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 56
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Pi vo tin gdraft stop
see AIRGUIDE
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 247
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
PRE -SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccu-
pant prote ction)
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 18814
In
dex

Operation
......................................... 53
Protection againsttheft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem) ......... 64
Immobilizer ...................................... 64
Protection ofthe environment
General notes..................................2 3
Pulling away
Automatic transmission................. 120
General notes................................ 120 Q
QR code
Mercedes-B enzGuid eApp ................. 1
Rescue card.....................................2 8
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 27 R
RACE TIMER (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles).................. 180
Rad io
Select ingastation .........................1 73
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Radio mode
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ....... ....................................217
Radio-w averece ption/ transmis-
sio nin the vehi cle
Decla rationof conformity ................26
REA CHRegul ation ...............................27
Readin glamp .....................................101
Rear foglamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 193
Switchi ngon/off ..............................98
Rear lamps
see Ligh ts
Rear viewcamera
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 250
Displ ayinthe multimedi asys tem ..160
Function/notes .............................159
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 159
Rear window defros ter
Gene ralnotes ................................ 113
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 114
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 113
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-glare (manual )....... ................... 92 Dippi
ng(automa tic)....... .................. 93
Refrig erant(air-conditioningsys-
tem)
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 303
Refue ling
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 32
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 132
Ref ueling proces s....... ................... 133
see Fuel
Remote control
Progra mming (garage door
opene r)....... ................................... 235
Replac ingbulb s
High-b eamheadlamps ................... 103
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 101
Install ing/remo vingthecover
(front wheelarch) .......................... 102
Low-b eamheadlamps .................... 102
Overvi ewofbul btype s....... ........... 102
Reportin gsafety defects....... ............. 28
Resc uecard ......................................... 28
Rese rve(fue ltank)
see Fuel
Rese rvefuel
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 197
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 213
Resi dual heat (climate control) ........114
Restrain tsyste m
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 189
Introducti on....... ..............................38
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 212
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 39
Reve rsegear
Engagi ng(automa tictransmis -
sion) ............................................... 126
Reve rsibleflo or panel (trunk) ..........227
Reve rsing feature
Side windows ................................... 75
Reve rsing lamps (display mes-
sage )....... ............................................193
Roadsi deAss istanc e(bre akdow n).... 25
Roof
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 78
Openi ng/closi ng(withroof
swi tch) .............................................79
Openi ng/closi ng(withSmartKey ).... 80 In
dex
15

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Therestraint systemcanalso reduce
the forces towhich vehicle occupants aresub-
ject edduring anaccident.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R seat beltsystem
R air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 41)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 85)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 85).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 43).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 50).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 53). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter fordetails. USAonly:
for further information contactour Customer
Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑3 67‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 38
Occ
upantsafetySafety

tics
.Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked ata
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Ob serve inform ation reg arding indicator and
wa rning lamps (Ypage 210 )as wellas disp lay
mes sage s(Y page 185 ). AD
APTIVE BRAKE
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57).
ADAPT IVEBRAKE enhance sbra king safety and
off ers incr easedbra king comf ort.Inadditio n
to the braking functio n,ADAPT IVEBRAKE also
ha sthe HOLD functio n(Y page 151) andhill
sta rtas sist (Y page 120 ). Pro
tectionaga inst the ft Immo
bilizer
X To activ ate with the SmartK ey:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X To activ ate with KEYLES S-G O:switch the
ig niti onoff and open the driver 'sdo or.
X To dea ctivate :sw itch onthe igniti on.
The immob ilize rpre vents your veh iclefro m
be ing started withou tthe corr ectSma rtKey.
Wh enleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. The
eng inecan bestarted byany one with ava lid
Sma rtKeytha tis left ins ide the vehicle.
i The
immob ilize ris alwa ysdeacti vated
wh en yousta rtthe engine.
In the eventtha tthe enginecann otbe star-
ted (yet the vehicle'sba ttery ischa rged),
the syste misnot opera tional .Co ntact an
au thor izedMe rced es-Benz Center orcal l
1-800 -FOR-MER Cedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a). ATA
(anti-the ftalarm system) X
To arm: lock the vehiclewi th the Sma rtKey
or KEYL ESS-GO .
Indi cato rla mp 0043flashe s.The alarm system
is arm edafte rap pro xima tely15 seco nds.
X To switchoff :unl ock thevehiclewi th the
Sma rtKey orKEYL ESS-GO .
A vis ualand audible alarm istrig geredifthe
al arm system isarm edand youop en:
R ado or
R the vehiclewi th the mech anical key
R the trunk lid
R the hood
R the glove comp artment
R the stow agespa ceund erthe arm rest
X To
sto pthe alarm with the SmartK ey:
pre ssthe 0036 or0037 button onthe
Sma rtKey .
The alarm isstop ped.
or
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKey intotheigniti onlock.
The alarm isstop ped.
X To
sto pthe alarm using KEYLES S-GO :
gra spthe outsid edo or handl e.The Sma rt-
Key mustbe outsid ethe vehicle.
The alarm isstop ped.
or
X Pre ssthe Start/ Stopbutton onthe dash-
bo ard .The Sma rtKey mustbe inside the
veh icle.
The alarm isstop ped.
The alarm isnot stop ped, eve nif yo uclo sethe
op en door tha ttrig geredit,for exa mpl e.
If the alarm stayson for more than
30 seco nds,the Mer cedesme conne ct
eme rgency callsy stem automa tically send s
a mes sage tothe Custom erCe nter. 64
Pro
tectionagai nstthef tSafe ty

X
To res tore thefactory settin gs:pre ssand
hol ddo wn the 0036 and0037 buttons
si mu ltaneou sly for appro xima telysix sec-
ond sunti lthe battery checklamp
(Y page 69)fla she stwi ce. Mec
hani calkey
Gen eral notes If
the vehiclecan nolonger belocked or
unl ocke dwi th the Sma rtKey orwith KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe mech anical key.
If yo uus ethe mech anical key tounl ock and
op en the driver 'sdo or orthe trunk lid, the
anti -thef tal arm system willbe trig gered.
Swi tch offthe alarm (Ypage 64).
Remo ving the mec hani calkey X
Pu sh release catch 0043inthe directi onofthe
arr ow and atthe same time remove
mech anical key 0044from theSma rtKey .
For further informa tionab ou t:
R unl ocki ngthe driver 'sdo or (Y page 73)
R unl ocki ngthe trunk (Ypage 74)
R locking thevehicle(Y page 73)
In se rtin gthe mec hani calkey X
Pu sh mech anical key 0044comp letel yinto the
Sma rtKey untilit enga gesand release
catch 0043isba ck inits basic po sitio n. SmartK
eybatte ry
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
Batte riesconta intoxi cand corrosive sub-
sta nces. Ifba tteri esare swallo we d,itcan
res ultin sev ere healthpro blems .The reisa
ris kof fata linju ry.
Kee pba tteri esoutof the reachofchi ldren.
If aba ttery issw allo we d,see kmed ical
atte ntionimm ediatel y. H
En
viron men talnote Batte
riesconta inpo lluta nts.
It is ille ga lto dispo seof
them with the household
ru bb ish. The ymu stbe col-
le cted separatelyand dis-
po sed ofinan envi ronme n-
tal lyres ponsi ble recy cling
sy stem . Disp
oseofbatteri esinan
envi ronme ntallyres ponsi ble
ma nner. Take discha rged
ba tteri estoaqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh oportoacol -
le ctio npo int for used bat-
teri es.
The Sma rtKey batteri esconta inpe rchl orate
ma teri al,wh ich mayreq uire spe cialha ndl ing
and regard forthe envi ronme nt.National
gu ideline smu stbe obser ved during dispo sal.
In Ca liforni a,see www.dts c.ca.go v/
Hazardo usWaste/Perc hlorate/ index .cfm .
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mme ndsthatyo uha ve
the batteri esrep laced ataqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op. 68
SmartKe
yOpening and clos ing

Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swil lnot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dor ifthe side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 64). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passe ngerdoor isclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partment inthe center console.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If alocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock statusofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbe fullyunlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 72
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orsOpeni ngand closi ng

Aut
oma tic locki ngfea ture X
To dea ctivate: pressand hold button0043 for
about fivesec onds unt ila to ne soun ds.
X To act ivate: pressand hold button0044 for
about fivesec onds unt ila to ne soun ds.
If you pressoneof thetwo buttons and donot
hear ato ne ,th erel evan tset ting has already
been selected.
The vehicleis loc kedauto maticallywhen the
ign ition isswit ched on and thewhee lsare
tur nin g.
You could there foreloc kyours elfout if:
R theveh icleis bein gpush ed.
R theveh icleis bein gto wed.
R theveh icleis on arol ler dyn amom eter.
You canalso switchtheauto maticloc king
fun ction onand offusin gth eon -board com-
put er(Y page 178). Unlock
ing/lockingth edr iver 'sdoor
usi ng themec hanica lkey
i If
you want tocentrally lockth eveh icle
usin gth emec hanical key,begi nby pre ssing
th eloc king but tonfor theint erior loc king
mec hanism while thedri ver 'sdoor isopen .
The nloc kth edri ver 'sdoor usingth e
mec hanical key. X
To unl ock: turnth emec hanical keyco un-
te r-clo ckwise asfar asitwill gotopos ition
0047.
X To lock: turnth emec hanical keyclo ckwise
as far asitwill gotopos ition 0047.
If you usethemec hanical keyto unl ockand
open thedri ver 'sdoor ,th eant i-thef talarm
syst emwill betrigge red.Swi tchoff thealarm
(Y page 64). Tr
unk Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If obj ects,luggag eor loads arenotsec ured
or notsec ured sufficien tly, they could slip,
ti p ove ror be flun garou ndand there byhit
veh icleoc cup ants.The reisaris kof injury,
part icularly intheeve ntofsudd enbrak ing
or asudd enchang ein dir ection .
Alw ays store objects so that they can notbe
flun garou nd.Se cur eobj ects,luggag eor
loads againstslip pingor tippin gbef ore the
jo urn ey.
! The
trunk lidswin gsupwar dswhen
open ed.Therefore ,mak esur eth at there is
suf ficien tcle aran ceabov eth etrunk lid.
! On
lyclo sethetrunk once theroo fis low-
ere dco mple tely. Other wise ,you could dam-
age theroo f.
If you closethetrunk lidbef ore theroo fis
lower edcomple tely, theloadi ngaid swit ch
ligh tsup and awarn ingtone soun ds. Tr
unk
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