Symbols
..................................................... 4At
agl ance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Instrument clus ter ....................................... 7
Overhead control panel ............................. 10
Door control panel .................................... .14
Emergencies and breakdowns ................... 16Genera
l notes.......................................... 18
Environmental pr otection .......................... 18
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ...................18
Information about attachments, add-
on equipment, ins tallations and con‐
ve rsions .................................................... .19
Operating Instructions ...............................20
Service and vehicle operation ...................20
Operating saf ety ........................................ 21
Declarations of conformity ........................ 22
Diagno stics connection ............................ .22
No tes on changes tothe engine output ..... 23
Qualified specialist workshop .................... 23
Ve hicle registration ................................... 23
Cor rect use of theve hicle .........................23
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 24
Information on problems with your
ve hicle .......................................................24
Re porting saf ety defects ............................ 24
Limited Warranty ...................................... .24
QR codes forre scue card .......................... 24
Data storage ..............................................25
Copyright .................................................. .27Occupant saf
ety...................................... 28
Re stra int sy stem ........................................28
Seat belts .................................................. 30
Airbags ...................................................... 32
Children in theve hicle ...............................34
No tes on pets in theve hicle ......................40 Opening and closing
...............................41
SmartK ey................................................... 41
Doo rs........................................................ 44
Sliding door ............................................... 45
Electrical sliding door ................................ 46
Re ar-end doors .......................................... 50
Pa rtition sliding door .................................. 51
Electrical step ............................................ 52
Side window ..............................................53
Anti-theft pr otection ..................................55 Seats and
stowage .................................. 59
Co rrect driver's seat position .................... 59
Seats ......................................................... 59
Ad justing thesteering wheel ..................... 71
St ow age areas .......................................... .72
Bottle holder .............................................. 74
Cup holder ................................................ .74
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... 74
Soc kets ...................................................... 75
Wi relessly charging the mobile phone
and coupling with theex terior antenna ..... 77
Ins talling or removing thefloor mats ......... 78 Light and vision
....................................... 79
Ex terior lighting ......................................... 79
Ad justing the interior lighting .................... 82
Changing bulbs .......................................... 83
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 88
Mir rors ...................................................... 90
Using sun visors ........................................ 92 Climate control
....................................... 93
Overview of climate control sy stems ......... 93
Operating climate control sy stems ............ 95
Operating air vents .................................... 98
Au xilia ryheating ........................................99
Operating cargo compartment ventila‐
tion .......................................................... 102 Driving and pa
rking .............................. 103
Driving .................................................... .103
Battery main switch ................................. 11 4
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 11 5
All-wheel drive .......................................... 11 8
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation) ............ 12 0
Electronic le vel control ............................ 121
Re fueling ................................................ .125
Pa rking .................................................... 13 2
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 36
Wo rkmode ............................................. .156
Tr ailer operation ...................................... 157 Instrument Display and on-board
compu
ter............................................... 16 3
Overview of Instrument Display ............... 16 3
Overview of the buttons on thesteer‐
ing wheel .................................................1 64
Operating the on-board computer ........... 16 4
Overview of the displa yson the multi‐
function display ....................................... 16 5
Setting the instrument lighting ................1 662
Contents
1
Steering wheel paddle shif ters →
11 7
2 DIRECT SELECT le ver→
11 5
3 Inside rearview mir ror →
91
4 Overhead control panel →
82
5 DIN slot, e.g. for mounting the
timer forth est ationary heater
6 MBUX multimedia sy stem dis‐
play →
173
7 MBUX multimedia sy stem con‐
trol elements →
175
8 Climate control sy stem →
93
9 Stow age compartment co ver→
229
A Cup holder →
74
B 12V soc ket →
75
C 115 V soc ket
D Opens and closes the electric
sliding door →
47
E Switches the hazard warning
lights on and off →
80
F Vehicles with KEYLESS STAR T:
ke y slot →
104
G USB port
H Start/ stop button →
104
I Right-hand swit chpanel Ac
tivates/deacti vates all-wheel
drive →
11 9
Engages/disengages LOW
RANGE →
11 9
Ac tivates/deacti vates DSR →
12 0
Ra ises/lo werstheve hicle le vel→
12 3
Ac tivates/deacti vateswo rking
speed control (ADR) →
157
Ac tivates/deacti vates cargo
compartment ventilation →
102
J Steering wheel buttons →
16 4
K Opens the hood →
202
L Left-hand switch panel
Sets thewo rking speed (ADR) →
157
M Light switch
Headlamp range adjus ter
N Steering wheel buttons →
16 4
O Combination swit ch
Tu rn signals →
80
High beam →
80
Wi ndshield wiper →
88
Re ar wind owwiper →
89 6
Ataglance – Cockpit
Instrument Display (black
and
white display) with steering
wheel buttons
1 Speedome ter →
16 3
2 00E5 ESP®
→
297
3 00BA Distance warning →
303
4 00E9 Seat belt not fastened →
302
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
80
6 Displ ayofwa rning and indica‐
to r lamps
003E Atleast one door is not
comple tely closed
0077 Tire pressure loss →
297
00CC Powe r-assis tedsteering
malfunction →
303
003D Electrical malfunction →
303
0053 SOS/emergency call sys‐
te m (Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem)
00D4 Active Brake Assi stdeac‐
tivated
00D7 ATTENTION ASSIST deac‐
tivated
e OFF Lane Keeping Assist
inactive
00CE Highbeam Assist →
81 e
(White) Lane Keeping
Assist active and ready toissue
wa rnings / e(Red) Lane
Ke eping Assist issues warning
7 00B9 Check Engine →
303
8 0028 Preglow and malfunction
in preglow sy stem
9 Tach ome ter
A 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parking brake is
applied (red) →
297
B 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
297
C 00D4 Reser vefuel →
303
D DEF supply low →
127
E 002E LOW RANGE active →
11 9
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
297
G Multifunction display →
297
H 0075 Restra int sy stem →
28
I 0057 High beam →
80
J 0058 Low beam →
79
K 0060 Parking lights →
79
L Fo
g light →
79
M 005E Rear fog light →
79 8
Ataglance – In stru ment clus ter
1
Checking and topping up oper‐
ating fluids →
263
St arting assis tance →
219
2 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency
call sy stem and roadside assis‐
ta nce →
217
3 Warning lamp →
216
Saf etyve st →
216
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) →
216
4 Vehicles with rear-wheel drive:
hy draulic jack and tire-change
to ol kit →
230 5
Hazard warning lights →
80
6 QR code for accessing there s‐
cue card →
24
7 Todisconnect thest ar ter bat‐
te ry →
222
8 Fuelfiller flap with instruction
labels for tire pressu re, fuel
type and QR code for access‐
ing there scue card →
12 5
9 Flat tire →
218 16
Ataglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns
#
Make sure that thech ild saf ety loc ksare
wo rking properly. Note
s on pets in theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals left unsecured or unat ten‐
ded in theve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unattended
or unsecured, they could possib lypress down
buttons or switches.
Thereby an animal may:
R activate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R swit chsystems on or off and endanger
ot her road users
Un secured animals may be throw n around in
th eve hicle in theeve nt of an accident or sud‐
den steering and braking maneuver and injure
ve hicle occupants in the process. #
Never lea veanimals in theve hicle unat‐
te nded. #
Always cor rectly secu reanimals while
driving, forex ample using a suitable ani‐
mal car rier. 40
Occupant saf ety
Do not
keep the SmartK eytoge ther with elec‐
tronic devices or me tallic objects. This can af fect
th e SmartK ey's functionality.
% If
th e battery check lamp does not light up
when you press the0036 or0037 button, the
battery is dischar ged.
Re place the SmartK eybattery (/ page 42). Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Switch Acoustic Lock on or off. Changing
the unlocking settings The
key has thefo llowing adjus table unlocking
functions:
R unlock cent rally
R unlock driver's and front-passenger door
(Cargo Van)
R unlock driver's door (Passenger Van,chassis
ve rsion) #
Toswitch between the settings: press and
hold the0036 and0037 buttons at the same
time for appro ximately six seconds until the
battery check lamp flashes twice.
When the locking function is selected forth e driv‐
er's door or the driver's and front-passenger
door:
R pressing the0036 button a second time
unloc kstheve hicle centra lly Re
ducing the energy consum ption of the
SmartK ey If
yo u do not use theve hicle or a SmartK ey for an
ex tended pe riod, you may deactivate the KEY‐
LESS START function of the SmartK ey. #
Todeactivate: pressthe0037 button on the
SmartK eytwice in quick succession.
The battery check lamp on the SmartK ey
lights up twice quickly and once for longer. #
Toactivate: press any button on the Smart‐
Ke y.
When starting theve hicle with the SmartK eyin
th e slot in the shift console, the SmartK eyfunc‐
tions are activated auto matically. Re
moving and inse rting the mechanical key #
Toremo ve:press release button 2.
Mechanical key1 is pushed slight ly out. #
Pull me chanical key1 out co mplete ly. #
Toinser t:press release button 2. #
Slide mechanical key1 in co mplete ly until it
engages. Re
placing the key battery &
DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive subs tan‐
ces. Swallowing batteries may cause serious
damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
damage caused byimproper disposal of
batteries Bat
teries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu alified
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries. 42
Opening and closing
Doors
Un
locking and opening the door from inside #
Tounlo ckand open the front door: pull
door handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up when the door is
unloc ked. #
Open the door. The
0036 symbol indicates that there ar door is
unlo cked. #
Tounlo ckand open there ar door: pull
opening le ver1 and open there ar door.
When the door unloc ks, latch 2moves
fo rw ard.
The 0036 symbol is visible. #
Toclose: pullthere ar passenger compart‐
ment door closed bythe door handle. #
Tolock: slide latch 2down.
The 0037 symbol is visible. Locking
the door centrally from inside &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
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. &
WARNING Risk offata l injury due to
ex posure toextreme heat or cold in the
ve hicle
If people – particular lych ildren – are exposed
to extreme temp eratures over an extended
pe riod of time, there is a risk of serious or
eve nfa ta l injur y. #
Never lea veanyone – pa rticularly chil‐
dren – unat tended in theve hicle. #
Never lea veanimals in theve hicle unat‐
te nded. Lo
cking and unlocking manually
Yo u can use the cent ral locking buttons tocen‐
trally lock and unlock the entire vehicle from the
inside.
The central locking buttons are located in the
driver's and co-driver doors. 44
Opening and closing
Example: central lo
cking buttons in the driver's
door #
Tolock/unlock the entire vehicle: press
button 1(unlock) or 2(lock) when the
doors are closed. Switching
the automatic locking feature on or
off When
the ignition is switched on and theve hicle
is driving at a speed abo ve9mp h (15 km/h), the
ve hicle loc ksautomaticall y. Example: central lo
cking buttons in the driver's
door
There is a danger of being loc ked out when the
function is activated in thefo llowing situations:
R when tow- starting or pushing theve hicle
R onthero ller dynamom eter #
When the doors are closed, switch on the
po we r supp lyor ignition. #
Toswitch on: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. #
Toswitch off: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. Un
locking/locking the driver's door with the
emer gency key %
If
yo uwa nttolock theve hicle comple tely
wi th th e emer gency key,press the button for
th e locking mechanism from inside firs t wi th
th e driver's door open. Then lock the driver's
door with the emer gency key. #
Tounlo ck:turn the emer gency key counter-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Tolock: turnthe emer gency key clo ckwise to
position 0047.
% Right-hand drive
vehicles: turnthe emer‐
ge ncy key in the opposite direction in each
case. Sliding door
Opening/closing
the sliding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door which is not engaged
If th e open sliding door is not engaged, it
could mo veon its own if theve hicle is on a
slope.
This could trap you or other persons. Opening and closing
45