
#
Low beam/perime ter lights: pull back
housing co ver1. #
Pull out the soc ketto wa rdsth ere ar. #
Remo vethe bulb from the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into the soc ket su chthat
th e base of the bulb rests fully against the
base of the soc ket. #
Align and insert the soc ket. #
Attach housing co ver1. #
High beam/daytime running lights: pull
back housing co ver2. #
Turn the soc ket counter-clo ckwise and pull it
out. #
Remo vethe bulb from the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into the soc ket su chthat
th e base of the bulb rests fully against the
base of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe soc ket and turn it clo ckwise. #
Attach housing co ver2. #
Turn signal indicator: #
Turn soc ket3 counter-clo ckwise and
re mo veit. #
Gently turn the bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into the soc ket and turn it
clo ckwise. #
Insert soc ket3 and turn it clo ckwise.
Ad ditional turn signal light
Re quirements:
R Ad
ditional turn signal light (all-wheel
drive vehicles): bulb type P 21 W #
Switching off the lighting sy stem. #
Unscr ewscrews 1and remo velens 2. #
Gently turn the bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into the soc ket and turn it
clo ckwise. #
Place lens 2in position and tigh tenthe
scr ews 1. Re
placing rear light bulbs (Cargo Van and
Pa ssenger Van) Overview of
rear bulb types (Cargo Van and
Pa ssenger Van)
Yo u can change thefo llowing bulbs. Ve
hicles with standard tail lamps
1 Brake lights/tail lamps/pe rime ter lights:
P 21 W
2 Reversing lights: P 21 W
3 License plate lamp: W 5 W
4 Rear fog lights: P 21 W
Yo u can change thefo llowing bulbs. Light and vision
85

DSR (/
page 120)
00D9 HOLD fu
nction (/ page 145)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist(/ page81 )
00D7 AT
TENTION ASSIST deactivated
003E A door is not fully closed.
00C5 Re
ar wind owwiper swit ched on
(/ page 89)
002E LO
W RANGE active (/ page119)
SOS
NOT
RE ADY Emergency call sy
stem not active Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist switched
off (/ page155)
00D4 Ac
tive Brake Assi stdeactivated
(/ page 139) Blind Sp
otAssi stswitched off
(/ page 152) Se
tting the in strument lighting #
Turn brightness control knob 1upwards or
down wards.
The lighting on the Instrument Display and
th e cont rol elements in theve hicle interior is
set.
% In
vehicles without brightness contro l knob
1, the instrument lighting can be set via the
on-board computer (/ page170). Menus and submenus
Calling up functions on
the service menu On-board computer:
4 Service #
Select and con firm there qu ired function.
The following functions are available on the
Service menu:
R Messages: message memo ry (/ page 277)
R DEF : Displ aysth e DEF range and le vel
( / page 128)
R Tires :
- Che cksth e tire pressure with the tire
pressure monitoring sy stem
(/ page 239)
- Restarts the tire pressure monitoring sys‐
te m (/ page240)
R ASSYST PLUS: calls up the service due date
(/ page 202)
R Engine Oil Level : measures engine oil le vel
R Long-term consumption Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
4 Assistance #
Select the desired display and confirm.
The following displa ysare available on the assis‐
ta nt displ ay:
R Assi stant display
R Attention le vel (/ page 151) #
Swit chbetween the displa ysand con firm the
selected displa y. 16 6
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently Unavail-
able See Operator's Man-
ual *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is temp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (/ page81). #
Continue driving.
When the causes ha vebeen eliminated, the sy stem will be avail‐
able again. The display message Adaptive Highbeam Assist Now
Available appears.
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptive Highbeam Assist is malfunctioning. #
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou are driving without a low beam. #
Turn the light switch toposition 0058.
or #
Turn the light switch tothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou are leaving theve hicle and the light is still switched on. #
Turn the light switch toposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
Ve hicles with trailer hitch: a fuse may ha veblown. #
Stop in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. #
Check the fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page 228).
0049
Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
or #
Check whe ther changing the bulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overview of
warning and indicator lamps When
the ignition is switched on, many sy stems
per form a self-test. Some warning and indicator
lamps may switch on or flash temp orarily during
th is time. This behavior is no cause for alarm.
These warning and indicator lamps only signal a
malfunction if they light up or flash, once the
engine has been star ted or theve hicle is in oper‐
ation. Wa
rning and indicator lamps:
0058 Low beam (/
page 79)
0060 Pa
rking light (/ page 79)
0057 High beam (/
page 80)
003E003D Tu
rn signal (/ page 80)
005E Re
ar fog light (/ page 79)
00E9 Saf
ety belt not fastened
(/ page 302)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page 297)296
Display messages and warning and indicator lamps

Changing bulbs
...................................... .83
High beam .......................................... 84
Indicator (front) .................................. 84
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 88
License plate lamp ............................ .86
Light bulb types haloge n headlamps ..84
Low beam ........................................... 84
No tes .................................................83
Ta il lamp bulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 85
Ta il lamp bulb types (chassis) ............ .87
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........87
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner ...................................... 21
Cha racteristics of the tire .................. .245
Charging Battery .............................................. 219
Mobile phone (wireless) ..................... 77
Child saf ety lock (doors) ........................ 39
Child seat front-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 38
front-passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) ....................... 38
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (ins talling) ........ .36
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) (no tes) ............... 36
No tes on the safe transpor tation of
ch ildren .............................................. 34
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m (Information) .............................. .38
To pTe ther ...........................................37
Child ren
No tes on safe transpor tation .............. 34
Special seat belt retractor .................. 35
Ci ga rette lighter ..................................... 75
Cleaning see Care
Cleaning water drain valve of the air
intake box ............................................ .208
Climate control Activating/deactivating ...................... 95
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing ...................................................... 96
Air distribution settings ...................... 97
automatically controlling (rear
passenger compartment) .................. .97
Au xilia ryheating ................................. 99
Cargo compartment ventilation ........ 102
Clearing fogged up windo ws............... 97
Control panel for 3-zone auto matic
clima tecontrol ................................... 95 Control panel
for dual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol .......................... 94
Controlling automatically .................... 96
Hot- wate r auxilia ryheater ................1 00
Re frigerant ........................................ 271
Setting the air distribution .................. 97
Switching ai r-re circulation mode
on/off ................................................ 98
Switching synchronization function
on/off (control panel) ......................... 97
Switching the A/C function on/off ....96
Switching there ar wind ow
defros ter on/off ................................. 98
Switching the windshield heater
on/off ................................................ 98
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con veni‐
ence opening) ..................................... 54
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ................. 98
Ve ntilation nozzles in thero of ............ 99
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................... .99
Cockpit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Contacts ................................................ 185
Calling up ........................................ .185
Deleting ............................................ 185
Downloading (from mobile phone) .... 185
Information .......................................1 85
Making a call ................................... .185
Na me form at .................................... 185
Con venience closing .............................. 54
Con venience opening ............................. 54
Con versions ............................................ 19
Coolant Filling capacities .............................. .270
Coolant (engine) Che cking le vel .................................. 206
No tes ............................................... 269
Copyright License ............................................... 27
Tr ademar ks......................................... 27
Cornering light ...................................... .80
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................ 13 8
Cruise control ...................................... .141
Ac tivating ......................................... 14 2 Index
309

Buttons .............................................
14 2
Calling up a speed ............................ 14 2
Deactivating .................................... .142
Fu nction ............................................ 141
Re quirements .................................. .142
Selecting .......................................... 14 2
Setting the speed ............................. 14 2
St oring a speed ................................ 14 2
Sy stem limitations ............................1 41
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 24
Cus tomer Relations Department ..........24 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recording (vehicle) ........................ 25
Date Setting the time and date automat‐
ically .................................................1 79
Dealership see Qualified specialist workshop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle components which recei ve
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 22
DEF ................................................ 127, 266
Ad ditive .................................... 127, 266
Displ aying thefill le vel ...................... 12 8
Filling capacity ................................. 267
Pu rity ........................................ 127, 266
Ra nge displ ay................................... 12 8
To pping up ........................................ 12 9
Definitions (ti res and loading) ............24 6
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection .........................22
Dial telephone number (on-board
computer) ............................................ .169
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ................2 64
No tes ............................................... 264
Diesel particulate filter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 11 4
No tes ................................................ 11 4
Digital speedome ter ............................. 167
Dimming the inside rearview mir ror.... 91
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................ 11 5
Engaging drive position ..................... 11 7Engaging neutral ...............................
11 6
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
cally .................................................. 11 6
Engaging reve rsege ar ...................... .116
Fu nction ............................................ 11 5
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 16
Direction indicator see Indicator
Display (care) ........................................ 214
Display (multimedia sy stem) .............. .175
Home screen .................................... 174
No tes ................................................ 173
Operating .......................................... 175
Settings ............................................ 17 9
Display (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 16 5
Display message .................................. 277
Calling up (on-board co mputer) ........ 277
No tes ................................................ 277
Display messages 00AC .............................................. .286
00B2- - - mph................................... 283
003D 12V Battery See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 87
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntly Limited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual .................................................... 280
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te d See Operator's Manual .............. 280
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual
.......................................................... 283
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stInoperative ... 283
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stNow Availa‐
ble .................................................... 284
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 284
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Cur‐
re ntly Una vailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 285
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Inoper‐
ative .................................................2 85
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 295 310
Index

Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Cur‐
re ntly Una vailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 296
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Inopera‐
tive .................................................. .296
0099 Additive Sy stem Fault Emer‐
ge ncy Op.: XXX mph See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .290
0099 Additive Sy stem Fault See
Operator's Manual ...........................289
0099 Additive Sy stem Fault Starts
until Emerg. Op.: XXX See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .289
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator's Manual ............................ 294
Apply Brake toShift from 'P' ............ 295
00AD ATTENTION ASSIST Inopera‐
tive ................................................... 285
00AD ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! ............................................... 285
0049 AutoLamp Function Inopera‐
tive ................................................... 296
Au xilia ryBattery Malfunction ........... 294
Blind Spot Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual
.......................................................... 284
Blind Spot Assist Inoperative ............ 284
Blind Spot Assist Trailer NotMoni‐
to re d ................................................ 284
004D Check Brake Fluid Le vel.......... 279
Check Brake Pads See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 79
00AC CheckCoolant Le vel See
Opera tor's Manual ........................... 288
00B2 Check Engine Oil AtNext
Re fueling .......................................... 287
00B2Che ckEngine Oil Le vel (Add 1
Liter) ................................................ 286
003ACheck Fuel Filter ......................2 86
0049Che ckLeft Low Beam (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .296
0077Che ckTire s .............................. 291
00B2 Check Washer Fluid ................2 9200AC
Coolant Too Hot Stop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off ................................ 288
Cruise Control Inoperati ve............... 283
00CE Currently Un available Cam‐
era Dirty .......................................... .283
Curr ently Un available Radar Sen‐
sors Dirty .........................................2 84
0025 Currently Una vailable See
Opera tor's Manual ........................... 282
00E5Curr ently Unavailable See
Operator's Manual ............................ 281
00AFDon't Forget Your Key.............. .291
Driver's Door Open & Transmission
Not in P Risk of Vehicle Rolling
Aw ay ................................................ 295
00B3Engine Oil Le vel Cann otBe
Measured ......................................... 286
00B2 Engine Oil Le vel Low Stop
Ve hicle Turn Engine Off .................... 286
00B2Engine Oil Pressure Stop
Switch Off Engine ............................. 286
00B2 Engine Oil Reduce Oil Le vel.... .2 86
0075Fr ont Left Malfunction
Service Required (e xample).............. 277
00D4 Fuel Le vel Low ........................ .285
0024Incline TooSt eep See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 278
003B Inoperative Battery Low ...........293
003B Inoperative Refuel Vehicle .......2 93
0025 Inoperative See Operator's
Manual ............................................. 282
00E5Inope rative See Operator's
Manual ............................................ .281
007A Inoperative See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 81
003B Inoperative See Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 293
00AFKe yNot De tected (red dis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................2 91
00AF KeyNot De tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).................................. 292 Index
311

DO
T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 24 4
Drinking and driving ............................105
Drive Away Assist .................................1 54
Driver's seat see Seats
Driving characteristics (unusual) ....... 232
Driving instructions Foreign trip (information) .................. 107
Driving light see Automatic driving lights
Driving no tes
Tr ansport byrail .............................. .108
Driving Saf ety Sy stem
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........ 137
ASR (acceleration skid control) ........ 137
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ............... 137
EBD (electronic brake forc e distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ..................... 13 8
ESP ®
trailer stabilization .................. 13 9
Overview .......................................... 137
Ra dar sensors .................................. 13 6
Re sponsibility ................................... 13 6
Driving saf ety sy stem
see Active Brake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Rear view camera
Driving tips Brake subject toload ...................... .108
Braking ............................................. 108
Breaking-in no tes ............................. 105
Downhill gradient ............................. 108
Drinking and driving ........................ .105
Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam) ................................................. 79
Driving in winter ................................ 11 0
Driving off-road ................................. 11 0
Driving on flooded roads .................. 109
Driving on wetro ads ........................ 109
Gene ral driving tips .......................... 105Hyd
roplaning .................................... 109
New brake discs and brake pads/
linings ............................................... 108
Pa rking brake .................................. .108
We tro ad sur faces ............................ 108
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 12 0
No tes ................................................ 12 0
Dual-zone au tomatic climate con‐
trol (control panel) ................................. 94 E
E10 ........................................................ 264
EBD (electronic brake forc e distri‐
bution) .................................................. .139
ECO display Function ............................................ 11 3
Re setting .......................................... 16 8
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 13 4
App lying automatically .................... .134
Applying or releasing manually ........ .135
Emer gency braking .......................... .136
No tes ................................................ 13 4
Re leasing automatically .................... 13 5
Electric sliding door Function ............................................. 46
Opening wi thbutton ...........................47
Opening with the door handle ............ 48
Opening/closing with theke y ............ 48
Prog ramming theke y ........................ .48
Re setting ............................................ 49
Un locking manually ............................ 49
Electrical closing assist Notes .................................................46
Electrical consum ption
Ke y .................................................... .42
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .52
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 52
Fu nction ............................................. 52
Obs tacle ............................................. 52
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .52
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................ 260 Index
313

Emer
gency
Assis tance overview .......................... .16
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ..................... 216
Saf etyve st ........................................ 216
Wa rning lamp .................................... 216
Emer gency braking
Elect ric pa rking brake ...................... .136
Manual parking brake ....................... 13 4
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .217
Information ....................................... 216
Manual emer gency call ..................... 217
Overview ...........................................2 16
Emer gency engine start ..................... .228
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle .......................... 104
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 29
En gaging drive position (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 11 7
Engaging neut ral (automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .116
Engaging reve rsege ar .......................... 11 6
Engaging/disengaging LOW RANGE ...11 9
Engine Engine number ................................ .261
Jump-s tarting .................................... 219
Pa rking (s tart/s top button) .............. 13 2
Problems .......................................... 127
St arting (in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 104
St arting (s tart/s top button) .............1 04
Engine data Showing ............................................ 181
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 60
Engine number ...................................... 261
Engine oil .............................................. 205
Ad ditive ............................................ 267
Checking the oil le vel (on-board
computer) ........................................ 205
Checking the oil le vel with a dip‐
st ick ................................................ .204
Filling capacity ................................. 268
To pping up .......................................2 05
Engine output Notes on changes .............................. .23
ENR (electronic le vel control) ..............121
Fu nction ............................................ 121
Lo we ring theve hicle .........................1 23
Manually inflating air bello ws............ 124 Problems ..........................................
12 5
Ra ising theve hicle ............................1 23
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes ................................ 178
Setting theke yboard ........................ 17 9
Using the media display ...................1 79
Environmental pr otection
No tes .................................................. 18
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist .............................. 13 8
Tr ailer stabilization .......................... .139
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...13 8
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 13 8
Fu nction/no tes ................................ 13 8
Exhaust emission moni toring .............1 07
Exterior lighting Care .................................................. 212
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rites
Ad ding .............................................. 17 7
Calling up ........................................ .177
Del eting ............................................ 178
Moving ..............................................1 78
Overview .......................................... 17 7
Re naming ......................................... 178
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) ........................216
Flat tire .................................................. 218
Changing a wheel ............................ .251
No tes ................................................ 218
Floor co vering
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ) .................................................. 221
Floor mat .................................................78
Fore ign trip
Instructions ...................................... 107
symmetrical low beam ....................... 79
Fr ee software ........................................ .27
Fr equencies
Mobile phone .................................. .260
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. 260
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .. 32314
Index