Deactivating
Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoActive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Cstillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alwaysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away before
yo ul eave thed rive r's seat. #
Press rocker switch 4down (CNCL). #
Depress theb rake pedal.
Increasing or reducing the speed #
Push rocker switch 3up (SET+ )ordown
(SET-).
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press and hold rocker switch 3up (SET+)/
down (SET-).
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
1m ph (1 km/h) increments.
or #
Push rocker switch 3beyond thep ressure
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
or #
Push rocker switch 3beyond thep ressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
5m ph (1 0km/h) increments.
Increasing or reducing the specifie ddistance
from the vehicl einf ront #
Toincrease thes pecified distance: press
rock er switch 2down ( ).
#
Toreduce the specifie ddistance: press
rock er switch 2up ( ). Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras horttime
when pulling away on ahill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position 005Bor005E.
R The pa rking brak ehas been released.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etot hevehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHill StartA ssist. HOLD function
HOLD function
Re
quirements:
R The seat occupancy recognition on thed riv‐
er's seat has de tected that thed rive rh as fas‐
te ned thes eat belt.
The HOLD function holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
When youd epress thea ccelera torp eda ltop ull
aw ay,the braking ef fect is canceled and the
HOLD functio nisdeactivated.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%. Park
ing Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electroni cpark‐
ing assi stanc esystemw ithu ltrasound. It moni‐
to rs thea reaa round your vehicle using six sen‐
sor sont he front bumper and six sensor sonthe
re ar bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC indi‐
ca tesv isuall yand audibl ythe dis tance between
yo ur vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor your attention tothes ur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem aneu ver‐ 14 6
Driving and pa rking
Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaner. R
Do no tuse acidi cwhee lcleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel
bolts and brak ecomponents ma ybe
damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and
brakepads, driv efor afew minutes
af te rc leaning befor eparking the
ve hicle. The brak ediscs and brake‐
pads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
Clean wind owsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsol‐
ve nt-based cleaning agents toclea nthe
insid eofw indows.
Wi per blades
Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper
blade swithad ampcloth. Do no
tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior
lighting Clean
thel enses wit hawetspong eand
mil dc leaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or clo thss uita‐
ble forp last ic lenses.
Sensors Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear
bumper and in ther adiator grill wit ha
sof tcloth and car shampoo. When usin
gapowerwashe r,ke ep am in‐
imum dis tance of 11.8 in (30 cm).
Re ar view
camera and
360° Cam‐
era Use clea
nwater and asoftc loth toclean
th ec amer alens. Do no
tuse ap owe rwashe r.
Tr aile rhitch
R
Remo vetrace sofrustont he ball,
e.g. wit hawireb rush.
R Remo vedirtw ithal int-free clo th.
R Afterc leaning, lightly oil or grease
th eb all head.
R Obser vethen otes on car einthe
trailer hitc hmanufactu rer's operat‐
ing instructions. Do no
tclean theb all nec kwithap ower
wa sher or sol vent.
Slidin gdoor
R
Remo vefore ign object sfromt he
vicinity of thec ontact plates and
contact pins of thes liding door.
R Clean thec ontact plates and contact
pins wit hamild cleaning agent and a
sof tcloth. Do no
toilor grease thec ontact plates
and thec ontact pins. Maintenanc
eand care 275
Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tir emarke dM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa ge
neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e296)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page302)
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e307)
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page317 ) Note
sonr otating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the Wheels and tires
311
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
Switc hOff Lights
0049 Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page290).
0049
Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som ewarning and indicator
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These warning and indicator lamps onl ysignal a
malfunction if they light up or flash, onc ethe
engine has been star tedort hevehicle is in oper‐
ation.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page80)
0060 Pa
rking light (/ page80)
0057 High beam (/
page81)
003E003D Tu
rn signal (/ page81)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page80)
00E9 Saf
etyb elt no tfas tened
(/ page365)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page360)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page360)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page360)
0025 ABS malfunctioning (/
page360)
002E Off-road
gear 00E5
ESP®
(/ page360)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page360)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stdeactivated
(/ page140)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page360)(/pag e360)
0024 Canada: Electric parkin
gbrake
applied (red) (/ page360)
(/ page360)
0024 Electric parkin
gbrake (yellow)
(/ page360) (/ page360)
00CC Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunc‐
tionin g(/ pag e365)
003D Elect
rical malfunction
(/ page 366)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page360)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page366)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nindicator (/ page366)
00AC Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (/ page366)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page365)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 359
St
ep No tExtended Se eOperator's
Manua lorstepn otextende dm al‐
function ............................................ 358
003DSt opVehicle Lea veEngine
Ru nning ............................................ 349
003D Stop Vehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................. 350
0049Switc hOffLights ......................3 58
0049Switc hOnHeadlamps .............. 358
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .353
0077Ti rePress. Sen. Missing ........... 353
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ....354
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................3 52
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 356
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aView
Re stricted See Ope rator's Manual ... 346
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 346
Tr af ficS ign Assi stInoperative .......... 346
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........ 357
Ve hicle locating has been activa‐
te d. De tails: see manual or associ‐
ated mobile app. or vehicle locat‐
ing activated –see manual or
mobile app. ...................................... 357
0072Ve hicle Operational Switch
th eI gnition Of fBefor eExiting ..........3 57
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ......... 353
Displa yrang e(trip menu) .................... 17 0
Displa ytotal di stance (trip menu) ......17 0
Distance cont rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 46
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 46
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .14DO
T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 306
Drinkin gand driving ............................ 106
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................1 56
Driver's seat see Seats
Driving characteristics (unusual) ....... 294
Driving instructions Foreign trip (information) ................ .108
Driving light see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Tr anspor tbyrail .............................. .109
Driving Saf etyS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 13 8
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 13 8
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 13 8
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 40
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t..................... 13 9
ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio n................. .140
Overvie w.......................................... 13 8
Ra dar sensor s................................... 137
Re sponsibility ................................... 137
Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see ActiveB rake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR ear vie wcamera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Drivin gtips
Brak esubjec ttoload ...................... .109
Braking ............................................. 109
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 106
Downhil lgradien t............................. 109
Drinking and driving ......................... 106
Driving ab road (symm etrical low
beam) ................................................. 80
Driving in winter ................................ 111
Driving off-roa d................................. 111
Driving on flooded roads .................. .110
Driving on wetroads .........................1 10376
Index
Gross mass
........................................... 323 H
Handbrak e(electrical)
see Electric parking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manua lparking brake
Handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ 81
Switching on/of f................................ 81
Hazardous substances Information ......................................... 22
Head restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 71
Headliner (care) .................................... 276
Heating sy stem (control panel) .............94
High beam ............................................... 81
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 81
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .82
Changin gbulbs .................................. 85
High-bea mflasher .................................. 81
Hill star ta ssi st ..................................... 14 6
HOLD function ...................................... 14 6
Home screen (media display) ..............188
Hot-water auxiliar yheater .................. .101
Fu nctio n........................................... 101
Problems .......................................... 102
switching on/of fwitht he button ...... 101
Switching on/of fwitht he on-
boar dcomputer ................................ 102
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) .............................. 201
Hydroplaning ......................................... 11 0I
Identification pla te
Engine .............................................. 323
Re frigerant ....................................... 333
Ve hicle ............................................. 323
Ignition key
see Key
Immobilizer ............................................ .56
Implie dwarra nty (vehicle) .................... 25
Indicator ................................................. .81
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 81
Changin gbulbs (front) ........................ 85 Changin
gbulbs (rear) (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 87
Changin gbulbs (rear) (chassis) .......... 88
Installations ............................................ 20
Instrument Display Function/no tes. ............................... 16 6
Overvie w...................................... 7, 16 6
Setting thel ighting ........................... 16 9
Instrument Display see Warning/indicator lamp
Instrument lighting ..............................16 9
Intelligent ligh tsystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .82
Cornering light .................................... 81
Interior lamps (rear compa rtment)
(replacin gthe light bulbs) ..................... 89
In te rior lighting
Cargo compartment .......................... .84
Re ar compartment ............................ .84
Setting ................................................ 83
Switch-of fdelay tim e.......................... 84
Interior motion sensor Functio n............................................. 58
Switching on/o ff................................ 58
In te rior roof car rier sy stem ................ .261
Intermediat edestination
Calculating arout ew ithi ntermedi‐
at ed estinations ................................ 214
Entering ............................................ 214
Modifying .......................................... 214
St artin gana utomatic gass tation
sear ch............................................... 215
St artin gthe automatic service sta‐
tio ns ear ch ........................................ 215
Internet Callin gupaw eb page..................... .244
Closin gthe br owser .......................... 24 6
Del eting abookmar k....................... .245
Deleting his tory ................................ 24 5
Managing bookmar ks....................... 24 5
Interne tconnection
Au tomatic disconnection .................. 24 3
Cancelin gpermission (mobile
phone) .............................................. 24 3
Communicatio nmodule function ...... 24 2
Connection status ............................ 24 4
Disconnectio nfollowing Inactivity .... 24 3
Displ aying thec onnection status .... .244
Es tablishing ...................................... 24 3
Es tablishing automaticall y............... .243
Information ....................................... 241 Index
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