
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid.
Caution Brake sOverhea-
te dD rive Carefully *I
fthe all-wheel driv ehas been switched on, theb rake system can
ove rheat during extreme off-roa duse. #
Decele rate or stop and le tthe brak esystemc ool down.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited See Opera-
tor's Manual *A
ctiveBrake Assi stis malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently Limited
See Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBrake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutsid ethe sy stem limits (/ page140). #
Continu edriving.
When thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ysteml imits, the
sy stem will be available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tgoout,stop in asafel ocation
and re-sta rt thee ngine.
Radar Sensors Dirt ySee
Operator's Manual *
The radar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R dirtont he sensors
R heavy precipitation
R extende dcountr ydrive sw ithout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning
or temp orarily una vailable.
When thec auses ha vebeen eliminated, thed riving sy stems and
driving saf etys ystems will be available again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,proceed as follo ws: #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Clean all sensor s(/pag e274). #
Re-sta rt thee ngine.
SOS NOT READY *T
he emergency call sy stem is no tavailable.
Po ssible causes fort his include:
R The ignition is switched off
R The emer gency cal lsyst em is malfunctioning. #
Switc hont he ignition.
If an emergency call is una vailable, amessag etothis ef fect will
appea ronthe multifunction displa yofthe instrument clus ter. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Yo
uc an find mor einformation on ther egional availabilit yofthe
emergency call sy stem at :http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
connect_ecall 342
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative See Opera-
tor's Manual *
EBD,A BS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem al‐
functioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels can lock
when braking and ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency brak‐
ing situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00E5 Inoperative See Opera-
tor's Manual *
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning.
The brak esystem continues working wit hthe normal ef fect. The
braking dis tance can increase in eme rgency braking situations. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabili‐
zation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Continue driving carefully. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00E5 Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabili‐
zation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv esome gentle cur vesata bove19 mp h(30 km/h)
on asuitable stre tchofr oad. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 343

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tgoout, visit aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately .Drive carefully when doing so.
0025
00E5
Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
aret emporarily una vailable.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be tem‐
porarily una vailable. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen
braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency brak‐
ing situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv esome gentle cur vesata bove19 mp h(30 km/h)
on asuitable stre tchofr oad. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tgoout, visit aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately .Drive carefully when doing so.
0025
00E5
Inoperative See Opera-
tor's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues working wit hthe normal ef fect. The
braking dis tance can increase in eme rgency braking situations. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen
braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency brak‐
ing situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Continue driving carefully. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately. 344
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e130). The 00E2DEF
indica torlamp onl ydisappea rswhen thev ehicle is stationar y,at
th el ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as yous wit ch on thei gni‐
tion or star tt he engine af tert opping up.
00E2
Refill Additive Emer-
gency Op.: XXX mph See
Operator's Manual *
In addition, they ello wD EFindicator lamp 00E2lightsupont he
instrument clus tera nd aw arning tone sounds.
If the Refill Additiv eEmergency Op.: XXX mph See Operator's Man-
ual displa ymessag eisshown, youc an only driv ethe vehicle at a
maximum speed of 5mph (8 km/h). #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e130).
The DEF indica torlamp 00E2 only disappea rswhen thev ehicle
is stationar y,at thel ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as you
switc hont he ignition or star tt he engine af terr efilling.
0099
Additive System Fault
See Operator's Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
The DEF reducing agent is con taminated, diluted or is no tcompliant
wit hISO 222 41 . #
Have theD EFsuppl ytank cleaned an drefilled at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
0099 Additive System Fault
Starts until Emerg. Op.:
XXX See Operator's Man-
ual *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
The DEF reducing agent is con taminated, diluted or is no tcompliant
wit hISO 222 41 .
The exhaus tgas af tertre atment sy stem is defectiv eoranemissions-
re leva nt malfunction ha soccu rred. This malfunction or defect can
damag ethe exhaus tgas af tertre atment sy stem.
Af tert he messag eappear sfor thef irst time ,the engine can onl ybe
st ar teda nother 10 times. The numbe rofremaining engine starts XX
(1 0to1)iss hown inthem essag eevery time thee ngine is star ted. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
0099 Additive System Fault
EmergencyO p.: XXX
mph See Operator's
Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
Yo uc an only driv ethe vehicle at amaximum speed of 5mph
(8 km/h). #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately. Ti
res Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Tire Pressure Monitor
Inoperative No Wheel
Sensors *T
he ins talled wheels do no thave suitable tir epressur esensors. The
tir ep ressur emonitor has been switched off. #
Install wheels wit hsuitable tir epressur esensors. 352
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0077
Tire Press. Sen. Missing *T
he tir epressur esensor signal is missing from one or mor etires.
No pressur evalue is displa yedf or thet ireinq uestion. #
Have thef aulty tir epressur esensor replaced at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Tire Press. Monitor Cur-
rently Unavailable *T
her eisi nterfere nce from apowe rful source of radio wav es As a
re sult, no signals from thet irep ressur esensor sare re ceived. The
tir ep ressur emonitor is temp orarily una vailable. #
Continue driving.
As soon as thec ause has been eliminated, thet irep ressure
monitor automaticall yswitches on.
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction *T
he pressur einone or mor etires suddenl yfalls. The wheel position
is shown. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tire
Flat tires ar edangerous in thef ollowing ways:
R The tires can overheat and cause afire.
R The driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking,
ma ybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire. #
Obser vethen otes on flat tires. In
fo rm atio nabout flat tires (/ page280). #
Stop thev ehicle in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe tires.
0077 Check Tires *T
he pressur einone or mor etires has fallen significantl y.The wheel
position is shown. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tir epres‐
sure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed
increase.
R The tires ma ywear excessivel yand/or une venly ,w hich may
greatly impair tir etraction.
R The driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking,
ma ybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epressu re. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e296) and thet ires. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 353

1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(control panel) ....................................... .96
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera ........................................ 15 0
Car e................................................. .274
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 0
Selecting aview. .............................. 15 2
Switching au tomatic operation
on/of f(rear vie wcamera) ............... .152 A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) .......... 13 8
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac cess data
Setting (Blue tooth®
). ........................ 24 2
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 43
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 14 0
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 14 0
Setting .............................................. 14 2
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 14 4
Callin gupas peed........................... .145
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 4
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 14 5
Re quirements .................................. .145
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 14 5
St oring aspeed ................................ 14 5
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 14 5
Switching on/activating ................... 14 5
Sy stem limitations ............................1 44
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist .................158
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 8
Sy stem limitations ............................1 58
Tr ailer operatio n............................... 15 8
Ac tiv eP arking Assist
Maneuvering assis tance ................... 15 2
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 82
Switching on/o ff................................ 82
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 20
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ............... 20Ad
ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 86
Ad diti ve ................................................. 329
DEF .......................................... 128, 328
Engine oi l......................................... 329
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 326
Ad diti ves( DEF)
see DEF
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
AD R(wo rkings peed control)
Ad justing .......................................... 15 9
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 9
Switching on/of f.............................. 15 9
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag Reduced pr otection ............................34
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents .......................................... 99, 100
adjustin g(front) .................................. 99
Ad justing (roof) ................................. 100
Re ar passenger compartment .......... 100
Airbag ...................................................... 33
Ac tivation ........................................... 30
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 33
Ins tallation locations .......................... 33
Overvie w........................................... .33
Pr otection ...........................................33
Sid eairba g. ........................................ 33
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 33
Alar msystem
see ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 19
Engaging/disen gaging ......................1 20
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 0
No tes. ............................................... 11 9
Alternativ eroute
see Route Index
369

Blue
tooth ®
............................................ 200
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 200
Informatio n...................................... 200
Setting up an Interne tconnectio n.... 24 2
Bottle holder ........................................... 75
Brake ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........ 13 8
Ac tiveB rake Assi st........................... 14 0
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 13 8
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :. ............ .109
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 106
Downhil lgradien t............................. 109
Driving tip s....................................... 106
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 40
Heavy and light loads ....................... 109
HOLD functio n.................................. 14 6
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 109
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 06
We troad sur faces ............................ 109
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. ............................................... 331
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 40
Brakes New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs ................................................. 106
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 16
Changin gawheel ............................ .313
Ro adside Assis tance ......................... .22
To ws tartin g. .................................... 290
To wing away ..................................... 287
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 89
Breakdown see Flat tire
Breaking-in no tes................................. 106
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 88
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 67 C
Call list Deleting ............................................ 237
Makin gacall .................................... 237
Overvie w......................................... .236
Selectin goption s............................. .237
Calls ...................................................... .233
Ac cepting ......................................... 233
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. .... 234
Call swiths eve ralp articipant s......... .234
Declinin g......................................... .233
Ending acall .................................... .233
Incoming call during an existing
call .................................................. .234
Making ............................................. 233
Camera see 360° Camera
see Rear vie wcamera
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .................................... 272
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazar dwarning s............. .224
Overvie w......................................... .223
Sending hazar dwarning s................. .224
Care ...................................................... .276
Car wash .......................................... 272
Carpe t............................................. .276
Displ ay.............................................. 276
Exterio rlighting ................................ 274
Headliner .......................................... 276
Matt efinish ...................................... 273
Pa int ................................................ .273
Plastic trim ....................................... 276
Po we rw ashe r................................... 272
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 276
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 274
Sea tbelt. .......................................... 276
Sea tcove r........................................ 276
Senso rs............................................ 274
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .274
Tr ailer hit ch....................................... 274
Wa shing byhand .............................. 273
Wheels/rims .....................................2 74
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 274
Wi per blades .....................................2 74
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector ............................. .....84
Cargo compa rtmen tventilation
Deactivating .................................... .103
Setting .............................................. 103
Cargo tie-down point ...........................259 Index
371

Cargo tie-down points
Info rm atio n....................................... 337
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .276
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 86
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................3 16
Preparing .......................................... 313
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................3 13
Re moving awhee l............................. 315
Changing address .................................. 22
Changing bulbs ...................................... .84
High bea m.......................................... 85
Indica tor( front) .................................. 85
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 89
License plate lamp............................. 87
Light bulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 85
Lo wb eam. .......................................... 85
No tes. ................................................. 84
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 86
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .88
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........88
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner .....................................22
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .307
Cha rging
Bat tery .............................................. 281
Mobil ephone (wireless )..................... 78
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 40
Child seat front-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 39
front-passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) ....................... 39
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ........ .37
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(no tes) ............... 37
No tesont he saf etranspor tatio nof
ch ildren .............................................. 35
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .39
To pT ether .......................................... 38
Children Notesons afet ranspor tatio n. ............. 35
Specia lsea tb eltr etra ctor .................. 36
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 76Cleaning
see Care
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox ............................................ .270
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 96
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing ...................................................... 97
Air di stribution settings ...................... 98
automaticall ycontrolling (rear
passenger compartment) ...................98
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 00
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 103
Clearing fogged up windo ws............... 98
Control panel for3 -zone auto matic
clima tecontrol ................................... 96
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ......................... 95
Controlling au tomatical ly.................... 97
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. .............. .101
Re frigerant ....................................... 333
Setting thea ir distribution .................. 98
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/of f................................................ 99
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(cont rolp anel) ........................ 98
Swit ching theA /C function on/of f....97
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f................................. 99
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f................................................ 99
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 55
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ................. 99
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 00
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .100
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compass .............................................. .228
Comp uter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ........................................ .244
Overvie w.......................................... 24 4
Contacts ................................................ 234
Calling up ........................................ .235
Deleting ............................................ 236
Deleting favo rite s. ............................ 236 372
Index