
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

Child
ren in theve hicle Note
s onthe safe transportation of children &
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 and be stru ck byoncoming traf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion, forex ample by:
R Releasing the parking brake.
R Changing the transmission position.
R Starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of reach 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. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns when thech ild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf fer burns from these parts,
particular lyon me tallic parts of thech ild
re stra int sy stem. #
Always make sure that thech ild
re stra int sy stem is not exposed todirect
sunlight. #
Protect it with a blank et,fo rex ample. #
Ifth ech ild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight, allow it to
cool before secu ring a child into it. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. The use of seat belts and
child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylaw:
R in all 50 states
R inU.S. territories
R inthe District of Columbia
R in all Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems must meet thefo llow‐
ing standards:
R U.S. Federal Mo torVe hicle Saf etySt andards
21 3 and 225
R Canadian Mo torVe hicle Saf etySt andards 213
and 210.2
Yo u can obtain fur ther information about the cor‐
re ct child restra int sy stem from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
To impr oveprotection forch ildren younger than
12 years old or under 5 ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Benz recommends you alw ays obser ve
th efo llowing no tes:
R Only secure children in a child restra int sys‐
te m which is suitable and recommended for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which is appro‐
priate forth e age, weight and size of the
ch ild. Obser vethe instructions for cor rect use
of thech ild restra int sy stem.
R If possible, ins tallth ech ild restra int sy stem
on a rear seat.
R Onlyuse thefo llowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
- the seat belt sy stem
- theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX) secu ring rings
- theTo pTe ther anchorages
R Obser vethech ild restra int sy stem manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
R Obser vethewa rning labels in theve hicle
interior and on thech ild restra int sy stem. 34
Occupant saf ety

R
If necessar y,adjust the seat belt outlet and
th e front-passenger seat as appropriate.
R Never place objects under or behind thech ild
re stra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
Alw ays obser vethe manufacturer's ins tallation
and operating instructions forth ech ild restra int
sy stem being used. Ac
tivating/deactivating child saf ety loc ksfor
th e doors &
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 and be stru ck byoncoming traf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion, forex ample by:
R Releasing the parking brake.
R Changing the transmission position.
R Starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of reach 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. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
When children are tra veling in theve hicle,
th ey could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
people or road users
R getout of theve hicle and be hit bytraf fic
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample #
When children are tra veling in theve hi‐
cle, alw ays activate theav ailable child
saf ety loc ks. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. The
following doors ha vechild saf ety loc ks:
R Sliding doo rs
The child saf ety loc kson the doors secure each
door separatel y.The doors can no longer be
opened from the inside (e xception: electric slid‐
ing door). When theve hicle is unloc ked, the door
can be opened from the outside.
If th e electric sliding door is secured, only the
sliding door contro ls inthere ar are deactivated.
The electric sliding door can be opened at any
time using the switch in the center console
(/ page 47). Example: sliding door
child saf ety lock #
Slide child saf ety bolt 1toposition 0048(acti‐
va te) or 0049(deactivate). Occupant saf
ety39

SmartK
ey Note
s onradio connections of the key&
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury topersons
with medical devices from the electro‐
magnetic radiation of thest art/ stop but‐
ton
Pe rsons with medical devices, e.g. pacemak‐
ers or defibrillators:
When you operate thest art/ stop button, a
ra dio connection is es tablished between the
ke y and theve hicle.
The electromagnetic radiation can af fect the
functionality of a medical device. #
Before operating theve hicle, consult
yo ur doc tor or the manufacturer of the
medical device about any possible
ef fects of emissions from such sy stems. De
tection range of the KEYLESS-S TART func‐
tion antenna Overview of SmartK
eyfunctions &
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. *
NO
TEDama getotheke y caused bymag‐
netic fields #
Keep theke yaw ay from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Tolock
2 Battery check lamp
3 Tounlo ck
4 Tounlo ckthe cargo compartment (sliding
doors and rear-end doors)/ tounlo ckand
open/close electric sliding doors
5 Mechanical key
The SmartK ey's factory setting enables youto
centrally lock and unlock thefo llowing compo‐
nents:
R The driver's door and the co-driver door
R The sliding doors
R The rear-end doors
% If
yo u do not open theve hicle within appr ox‐
imately 40 seconds of unlocking, theve hicle
will lock again and anti-theft pr otection will
be activated again. Opening and closing
41

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

Re
quirements:
R A CR 2032 3 V cell battery
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
battery replaced byaqu alified specialist work‐
shop. #
Remo vethe emer gency key ( / page 42). Example image #
Press release button 2down fully and slide
co ver1 forw ard. #
Remo vebattery compartment 3and remo ve
th e dischar ged batter y. #
Insert the new battery into battery compart‐
ment 3. Obser vethe positive pole marking
in the battery compartment and on the bat‐
te ry. #
Insert battery compartment 3. #
Replace co ver1 sothat it engages. #
Slide the emer gency key in co mplete ly until it
engages (/ page 42). Problems with
thekey Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Yo u cannot lock or unlo ck
th eve hicle any more. Po
ssible causes:
R theke y bat tery iswe ak or dischar ged
R there is inter fere nce from a po werful source of radio wav es
R theke y is defective #
Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if neces‐
sary (/ page 42). #
Use the emer gency keyto unlo ckand lock theve hicle (/ page 42). #
Have theke ych ecked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Yo u ha velost a key. #
Have theke y deacti vated at a qualified specialist workshop. #
If necessar y,ha ve the mechanical loc ksreplaced. Opening and closing
43

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

Yo
u can operate the electric sliding door in the
fo llowing ways:
R bypressing the sliding door buttons on the
center console
R bypressing the sliding door button on the
door sill (B-pillar)
R using the door handle (inside or outside)
R using thekey
If th e electric sliding door is obstructed while
opening, it mo ves a few centim eters in the oppo‐
site direction and stops.
If th e sliding door is obstructed during the closing
procedure, it opens fully again.
If th e electric mo tor of the sliding door is in dan‐
ge r of overheating, e.g. due tofrequent opening
and closing within a short period, the sliding door
opens fully. The sliding door is then loc ked in
place. The sliding door is operational again af ter
appr oximately 30 seconds.
If th ere has been a malfunction or if the battery
has been disconnected, you can use there lease
cat chtodisconnect the sliding door from the
electric mo tor.Then you can open or close the
door manually (/ page 48). Opening/closing
the electric sliding door
with the but ton &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door which is not engaged
When you open the sliding door, the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo ves back‐
wa rds. #
Only open the sliding door when tra ffic
conditions permit. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydespite obs tacle
de tection
Obs tacle de tection does not react tosoft,
light and thin objects, such as fingers. These
or other parts of the body could be pressed
against the door frame, for ins tance. Obs tacle
de tection cannot pr event entrapment in these
ins tances. #
When opening and closing the electric
sliding door, make sure that nobody is
within the operating range of the sliding
door. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
button again tostop the sliding door. Sliding door buttons on
the center console
1 Opens and closes the sliding door on the left
side of theve hicle
2 Opens and closes the sliding door on the
ri ght side of theve hicle Sliding door button on
the door sill (B-pillar)
On vehicles with a partition, button 3is loca‐
te d on the partition next tothe door way at the
le ve l of the inside door handle. Opening and closing
47