To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heater is switched on When
thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Mak esuret hat no objects or docu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. #
Toswitc hon:press button 1.
All indicator lamps on theb utton light up. #
Tolowe rthe le vel:press button 1until the
re qu ired heatin gleve lisr eached.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff:press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps ar eoff.
% The seat heating automaticall
yswitches back
out of thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heating switches
off. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. 1
Lever
2 Steering column height
3 Steering column fore -and-af tadjustment #
Toadjus tthe steering wheel: swing lever
1 down as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is unloc ked. 72
Seats and stowage
#
Movethes teering wheel tothed esired posi‐
tion. #
Pull le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is loc ked. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot al
wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack.
Yo uw illfind information abou tthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" chap tera nd informa‐
tion abou troof rack sint he "Car rier sy stems"
section .
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etranspo rting aload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ove rthe edg eoftheroof. Therefore, mak esure
th at thel oad does no toverhang bymor ethan
16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution. Therefore,
please obser vethef ollowing no tesw hen loading:
R when transporting aload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐ Seats and
stowage 73
Using
thec igar ette lighter in thec enter con‐
sole &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out when the
heating element is red-hot. Soc
kets Using
12Vs ockets in the center console Re
quirements:
R Onlydevices wit hamaximum po wercon‐
sum ption of 180W( 15A) ma ybec onnected. 12
Vs ocketins towage compa rtment #
Ope nthe lid of thes towa ge compartment in
th ec enter console (/ page74). #
Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice.
12 Vs ocketinl owercontrol panel #
Liftu pc over 1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. 76
Seats and stowage
Pe
rforming emer gency braking with theh and‐
brak elever If, in
exceptional cases, thes ervice brak efails,
yo um ayuse thep arking brak etoperform emer‐
ge ncy braking. #
Eme rgency braking: press and hold release
button 2and carefull ypull brak elever 1. Electric parking brake
Note
sont he electric parking brake &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren and animals lef tunat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave children and animals unat tended
in thev ehicle, they ma ybea bletos etthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. Fo
rthe automatic functions towo rkcor rectl y,the
driver mus tbeseated in thec orrect sea tposition
(/ page 60).
The function of thee lectric parking brak eis
dependent on theo n-boar delectrical sy stem volt‐ age. If
theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eis
lo wort hereisam alfunction in thes ystem, it
ma ynotbe possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak eand they ellow 0024 indicator lam plights
up.
In this case, par kthe vehicle in thef ollowing way:
R Park thev ehicle on le velg roun da nd secur eit
to prev ent it from rolling away.
R Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D.
% The electric parking brak
eisonlya ctually
applied when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA)
or 0024 (Canada) indicator lamps light up
continuousl y.
It ma ynotbe possible torelease aparkin gbrake
if th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eisl owor
if th er eisam alfunction in thes ystem. Infor ma
qu alified specialis tworks hop. When thee ngine is
switched off, thee lectric parking brak ecarries
out afunction test at regular inter vals. Noise sare
normal in this process.
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applied when thet ransmission is in position 005D.
In addition, at leas tone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R thee ngine is switched off
R thed rive risn otsitting in thed rive r's seat
R theb elt buckle is undone To
prev ent thee lectric parking brak efroma pply‐
ing automaticall y,pull switch 1. Driving and parking
13 5
The electric parking brak
eisalso automatically
applied if ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chas
brought thev ehicle toas tandstill.
In addition ,atleastone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R thee ngine is switched off
R thed rive risn otsitting in thed rive r's seat
R theb elt buckle is undone
R ther eisas ystemm alfunction
R thep owe rsupply is insuf ficient
R thev ehicle is stationar yfor along time
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument displa ylights up.
The electric parking brak eisonlya ctuall yapplied
when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) indicator lamps light up continuousl y.
Re leasing thee lectric pa rking brak eautomat‐
ically
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eofyourvehicle is
re leased when all of thef ollowing condition sare
fulfilled:
R The driver is sitting in thed rive r's seat.
R The driver is belted.
R The engine is running.
R The transmissio nisinposition005Bor005E and
yo ud epress thea ccelera tor
or
Yo us wit ch from transmission position 005Dto
position 005Bor005E.Y ou mus talso depress the
accelerator if tra veling on steep uphill gradi‐
ents.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position 005E,therear-
end door smustbec losed.
App lying/releasing thee lectric pa rking brake
manually &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren and animals lef tunat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave children and animals unat tended
in thev ehicle, they ma ybea bletos etthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D. R
Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Toappl y:press switch 1.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
th er ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps light up in thei nstru‐
ment displa y.The electric parking brak eis
onl yactuall yapplied when ther ed 0049
and 0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada) indicator
lamps light up continuousl y.
It is also possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak ewhen thei gnition is switched off. #
Torelease: pull switch 1.
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in thei nstrument display
go out.
Yo um ayonlyrelease thee lectric parking
brak eift he ignition is switched on wit hthe
st art/ stop button. 13 6
Driving and pa rking
Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot
al wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack.
Yo uw illfind information abou tthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" chap tera nd informa‐
tion abou troof rack sint he "Car rier sy stems"
section .
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etranspo rting aload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ove rthe edg eoftheroof. Therefore, mak esure
th at thel oad does no toverhang bymor ethan
16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution. Therefore,
please obser vethef ollowing no tesw hen loading:
R when transporting aload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐
pants). The values ar especified on thev ehi‐
cle identification plat eonthe B-pillar.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R if possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment. Tr
ansporting 257
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
Mobile phone de
tails ........................ 24 3
Re strictions ....................................... 241
Setting access da ta(Blue tooth ®
). .....2 42
Setting up (Blue tooth®
). .................. .242
Setting up (Wi-Fi) .............................. 24 2
Interne tradio
Calling up ......................................... 24 6
Callin gupt hestatio nlist( category
las tselec ted) .................................... 247
Del eting stations .............................. 247
Logging out ....................................... 247
Overvie w.......................................... 24 6
Re gis tering ....................................... 247
Saving stations ................................ .247
Selecting and connecting toas ta‐
tio n. .................................................. 247
Selecting stre am .............................. .247
Setting options ................................. 247
Te rm sofu se .....................................2 47
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™ J
Jack ........................................................ 312
Hyd raulic .......................................... 292
Re moving theh ydraulic jac kfrom
th es towa ge compartment .............. .292
St orag elocation of hydraulic jac k....2 92
Jump-star tconnection .........................2 81
Jump-starting see Jump-s tartconnection K
Key ........................................................... 42
Batter y............................................... 43
Electrical consum ption ...................... .43
Fu nctions ........................................... 42
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 43
Mechanica lkey .................................. .43
Overvie w............................................ 42
Problem ..............................................44
Ra dio connection ...............................42
Un lockin gsetting .............................. .43L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .157
Fu nctio n........................................... 157
Sy stem limitations ............................1 57Tr
ailer operation .............................. .157
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
Language ..............................................2 02
No tes. .............................................. 202
Setting. ............................................ 202
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 37
No tes. ................................................. 37
Le velc ontrol
see ENR (elect ronic le velc ontrol)
License pla telam p(changin gbulbs) ....87
Light switc h(ove rview) ........................ .80
Lighting see Lights
Lights ...................................................... 80
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .82
Au tomatic driving lights ...................... 80
Combination switc h............................ 81
Corne ring light .................................... 81
Driving ab road (symm etrical low
beam) ................................................. 80
Haza rdwa rning lamps ........................ 81
High bea m.......................................... 81
High-bea mflasher .............................. 81
Indicator ............................................. 81
Light switc h........................................ 80
Lo wb eam ........................................... 80
Pa rking light ...................................... .80
Re ar fogl ight ...................................... 80
Re sponsibility wit hlighting sy stems ... 80
Setting thee xterio rlighting switch-
of fd ela ytime .....................................82
Setting thei nstrument lighting ......... 16 9
Switching thes urround lighting
on/of f............................................... .82
Limiting speed ...................................... 108
Liv eTraffic Information
Displaying subscription information .......................................................... 222
Displaying thet raffic map ................ 222
Displaying traf fici ncidents ............... 222
Showing loca larea messages .......... 223
Switching thet raffic information
displa yon. ........................................ 223
Load Determ inin gthe maximum ............... 303
Sample calculation. .......................... 304
Load distribution ..................................2 58380
Index