
Operating
the combination light switch 1
High beam
2 Right indicator
3 High-beam flasher
4 Left turn signal #
Toindicate: pushthe combination switch in
re qu ired direction 2or4 until it engages.
In the case of larger steering mo vements, the
combination switch au tomatically switches
bac k. #
Toindicate briefl y:tapth e combination
switch briefly in required direction 2or4.
The cor responding turn signal light flashes
th re e times. #
Toswitch on the high beam: switchon the
low beam (/ page 79). #
Press the combination switch forw ards 1.
The 0057 indicator lamp on the instrument
clus ter will light up. The combination switch
will return toits starting position.
% The high beam swit ches toposition 0058
only in darkness and when the engine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitch off the high beam: push combina‐
tion swit ch1 forw ards or briefly pull it in the
direction of ar row3(the high-beam flasher
swit ches the high beam off).
The 0057 indicator lamp on the instrument
clus ter will go out. The combination switch
will return toits starting position.
% Ve
hicles with Highbeam Assis t:when
Highbeam Assist is active, it controls the
activation and deactivation of the high beam
(/ page 81). #
Toactivate the high-beam flasher: switch
on the po wer supp lyor ignition. #
Brief lypull the combination switch in the
direction of ar row3. Switching hazard
warning lights on or off #
Toswitch on and off: press button1.
If yo u operate a turn signal indicator while the
hazard warning lights are switched on, only the
turn signal indica tor on there leva nt side of the
ve hicle lights up.
If th e hazard warning lights ha veautomatically
swit ched on, press the hazard warning lamp
switch 1toswitch them off.
% The hazard
warning lights workeve n when
th e ignition is switched off. Cornering light function
Cornering light impr
ovesth e illumination of the
ro ad ove r a wide angle in the turning direction,
enabling better visibility in tight bends, forex am‐
ple. 80
Light and vision

Switching
there ar window wiper on/off 1
00E2 Single wipe/wash
2 00C5 Intermittent wiping #
Single wipe: press button1tothe point of
re sis tance. #
Wiping with washer fluid: press button 1
be yond the point of resis tan ce. #
Toswitch intermittent wiping on or off:
press button 2.
If th ere ar wind owwiper is swit ched on, the
00C5 symbol will appear on the Instrument
Displa y. Re
placing the windshield wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windshield wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windshield wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch off the windshield wipers
and the ignition before changing the
wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wipers while the engine hood
is open
When the engine hood is open and the wind‐
shield wipers are set in motion, you can be
trapped bythe wiper linkage. #
Always switch off the windshield wipers
and ignition before opening the engine
hood. %
If
th e wiper blades are wornout, they will not
wipe the windshield proper ly.Re place the
wiper blades twice a year, preferably in
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from the windshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and turn the wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthe direction of
th e ar row asfar as it will go. #
Slide catch 2upwards in the direction of the
ar row until it engages. #
Fold back the wiper blade onto the wiper arm. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from wiper arm. #
Insert new washer blade 1inthe holder on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take into account the dif fere nt
lengths of the wiper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R Front-passenger side: short wiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wards until it engages. #
Fold wiper arm 3back onto the windshield. Re
placing the windshield wiper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windshield wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windshield wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch off the windshield wipers
and the ignition before changing the
wiper blades. Light and vision
89

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wipers while the engine hood
is open
When the engine hood is open and the wind‐
shield wipers are set in motion, you can be
trapped bythe wiper linkage. #
Always switch off the windshield wipers
and ignition before opening the engine
hood. %
If
th e wiper blades are wornout, they will not
wipe the windshield proper ly.Re place the
wiper blades twice a year, preferably in
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from the windshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and turn the wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthe direction of
th e ar row asfar as it will go. #
Slide catch 2upwards in the direction of the
ar row until it engages. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from the wiper arm in
th e direction of ar row4. #
Carefully remo vehose 5from the wiper
blade. #
Attach hose 5tothe new wiper blade. #
Insert new washer blade 1inthe holder on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take into account the dif fere nt
lengths of the wiper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R front-passenger side: short wiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wards until it engages. #
Fold back the wiper blade onto the wiper arm. #
Fold wiper arm 3back onto the windshield. Re
placing the rear window wiper blade #
Fold wiper arm 3away from there ar win‐
do w. #
Press bo thretaining clips 2inthe direction
of the ar row and swivel the wiper blade away
from the wiper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of the holder
on wiper arm 3. #
Insert new washer blade 1inthe holder on
wiper arm 3. #
Push new wiper blade 1onto wiper arm 3
until there taining clips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3back onto there ar win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the 90
Light and vision

st
eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir ror on the front-passenger
side reflects objects on a smaller scale. The
objects in view are in fact closer than they
appear.
As a result, you may misjudge the dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving behind
yo u, forex ample, when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Ad
justing the outside mir rors manually #
Adjust the outside mir rors to the cor rect posi‐
tion manually. #
Toengage an outside mir ror that has
been pushed out of position: pushthe out‐
side mir ror into position manually.
Ad justing the outside mir rors electrically Example image
* NO
TEDama getothe electric outside
mir rors If
yo ufo ld the electric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo u may damage the outside
mir rors and they will not lock in place prop‐
er ly. If
th e outside mir rors are not folded in when
wa shing theve hicle in a car wash, thewa sher
brushes may fold them in forc ibly and dam‐
age them. #
The outside mir rors must only be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldthe outside mir rors in before wash‐
ing theve hicle in a car wash. #
Before driving off, switch on the po wer supp ly
or the ignition. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toadjus t:use button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Set the position of the mir rorgl ass bypress‐
ing button 4. #
Toengage an outside mir ror that has
been pushed out of position: press and
hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly engage in position. The outside mir ror is
set in the cor rect position.
Heating the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without a rear window defros ter:
at low temp eratures, the mir ror heating
switches on automatically when the engine is
st ar ted. #
Vehicles with a rear window defros ter: at
low temp eratures, the mir ror heater switches
on automatically when the engine is star ted.
The mir ror heater can also be switched on
to ge ther with there ar wind owdefros ter using
th ere ar wind owdefros ter button. Dimming
the inside rearview mir ror Light and vision
91

Switching auxiliary heating on and off
#
Toswitch on: pressthe003B button. #
Toswitch off: pressthe003B button.
Switching on the specified temperature #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Toswitch on: pressthe003B button. #
Toswitch off: pressthe003B button. #
Set thete mp erature using the0082 button. #
Press the 003B button.
The red or blue indicator lamp on the003B
button goes on or off.
Colors of the indicator lamp:
R Blue: auxiliary ventilation has been switched
on.
R Red:auxilia ryheating has been switched on.
R Yello w: departure time has been pre-selec‐
te d.
Au xilia ryheating or ventilation switches off af ter
a maximum of 50 minutes.
Swit ching heater boos ter mode on and off #
Toswitch on: start the engine. #
Press the 003B button. #
Toswitch off: pressthe003B button.
Heater boos ter mode will be switched on at
an outside temp erature of less than 32 °F
(0 °C) when necessar y.
% Heater boo
ster mode is available only for
ve hicles with hot-water auxiliary heatings.Ad
justing the hot-water auxiliary hea ter with
the on-board co mputer
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vethere ser vefuel
le ve l.
R The ignition is switched on.
On-board computer: 4 Settings 5
Heating
Setting the switch-on time #
Select Settings. #
Select the desired departure time.
Ac tivating the departure time #
Activate the departure time byticking the
box.
% Ensure
that A, B and C ea chcor respond to a
programmed departure time.
% The programmed time
remains set only until
th e next time the engine is star ted.
Selecting prog rammed time #
Set therequ ired programmed time A,B or C.
% The
requ ired prog rammed time A,B or C will
appear only if the box toactivate the depar‐
ture time is tic ked. #
Select there qu ired prog rammed time by
swiping left or right, e.g. A,B or C.
Problems with hot water auxiliary heating Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
FA IL00A3 Signal transmission between transmitter and
vehicle is malfunctioning. #
Change your position in relation totheve hicle, moving closer if nec‐
essar y.
FA IL Thestar ter battery is not suf ficiently charge d. #
Charge thest ar ter batter y.
The fuel tank is not filled up tothere ser veleve l. #
Refuel at the nearest gasst ation.
FA IL0099 Au
xilia ryheating is malfunctioning. #
Have the auxiliary heating checked at a qualified specialist work‐
shop. Climate
control 101

Operating cargo compartment
ventilation If
yo ur vehicle is equipped with a roof ventilator,
yo u can admit fresh air tothe cargo compart‐
ment, or extract air from it as well. #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Toswitch on and extract: press switch 1
at theto p.
The roof ventilator remo ves used air from the
cargo compa rtment. #
Toswitch on and admit fresh air: press
switch 2atthe bottom.
The roof ventilator feeds fresh air into the
cargo compa rtment. #
Toswitch off: setthe switch tothe center
position. 102
Climate cont rol

Driving
Swit
ching on po wer supply or ignition with
the start/s top button &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unat tended in theve hicle,
th ey could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R operate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, children could also set theve hicle
in motion, forex ample, by:
R releasing the parking brake.
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position 005D.
R starting the engine #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th e SmartK eywith you and lock the
ve hicle. #
Keep the SmartK eyout of there ach of
ch ildren. &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injuries due to
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and can lead topoisoning. #
Never lea vethe engine running in an
enclosed space wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byflamma‐
ble material on theex haust sy stem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen tal influences may ignite if
th ey come into contact wi thhot parts of the
engine or exhaust sy stem. #
Therefore, check regularly that there are
no flammable materials in the engine
compartment or on theex haust sy stem. Re
quirements:
R The key is in de tection range of the antenna
(/ page 41) and theke y bat tery is not dis‐
ch arge d. #
Toswitch on the po wer suppl y:press but‐
to n1 once.
Yo u can now activate the windshield wipers,
fo rex ample.
The po wer supp lyis switched off again when one
of thefo llowing conditions is me t:
R the driver's door is open.
R you press button 1twice. #
Toswitch on the ignition: press button 1
twice.
The indicator lamps appear in the instrument
clus ter.
The ignition is switched off again when one of the
fo llowing conditions is me t:
R you do not start theve hicle within
15 minutes.
R you press button 1once. Driving and parking
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#
Remo vekey1 from your keyring. #
Inse rtkey1 into the slot.
The vehicle is star ted af ter a brief time. #
Leavetheke y inser ted during the entire jour‐
ne y. #
Ifyo u pull key1 out of the slot, the engine
continues torun. #
Have key1 checked at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
If th eve hicle does not star t: #
Leavekey1 inthe slot. #
Press the brake pedal. #
Start theve hicle with thest art/ stop button.
% Yo
u can also swit chon the po wer supp lyor
th e ignition with thest art/ stop button. Breaking-in no
tes Pr
otect the engine during thefirs t1, 000 miles
(1,500 km) by:
R driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R shifting tothe next gear up when or before
th etac home ter needle is 00C3ofthewa yto the
re d area.
R avoiding stre ss on theve hicle such as driving
at full thro ttle.
R not shi fting manually toa lo werge ar to brake.
R afte r1, 000 miles (1,500 km), gradually
increasing the engine speed and accelerate
th eve hicle up tofull speed.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: not
depressing the accelera tor pedal be yond the
pressure point (kickdown). This also applies if
the engine or parts of the driv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethefo llowing breaking-in no tes:
R The sensors of the ESP ®
driving saf ety sy stem
adjust automatically while a cer tain di stance
is being driven af terth eve hicle has been
delivered or af terre pairs. Full sy stem ef fec‐
tiveness is not reached until the end of this
te ach-in process.
R New or exch anged brakepads, brake discs
and tires only pr ovide optimal braking and
bonding af ter se veral hundred kilom eters.
Un tilthen, compensate forth ere duced brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressure tothe
brake pedal. Driving tips
Note
s on driving &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardizes the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensure floor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room forthe
pedals. #
Do not lay multiple floor mats or carpets
on top of one ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
unsuitable foot we ar
Operation of the pedals may be restricted due
to unsuitable foot we ar such as:
R Shoes with plat form soles
R Shoes with high heels
R Slippers #
When driving alw ayswe ar suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperate the
pedals safel y. Driving and pa
rking 105