Electrical
step Fu
nction of thee lectrical step Yo
ur vehicle's sliding door ma ybeequipped with
an electrical step.
Elect rical step 1 automaticall yextends when
th es liding door opens, and retracts af tert he slid‐
ing door closes. Electrical step 1 is equipped
wit ho bstacle de tection at thef ront.Ift hestep
meets an obs tacle while extending, it stops.
When youh ave remo vedt he obs tacle, youm ust
fi rs tc lose thes liding door then re-ope nitsot hat
th es tepe xtends compl etely.
If th ee lectrical step pr events loading ,you can
bloc kitv ia obs tacle de tection whe nthe sliding
door opens. The electrical step then remains
re tracted and afork-lift truc koro ther lifting vehi‐
cle can mo vecloser tothel oad area.
% The displa yshows the Step Not Extended
See Operator's Manual messageorthestep
not extended malfunction message.
When thei gnition is switched off, awarning
to ne sounds if obs tacle de tection is blo cked.
The tone la stst wo minutes.
When thei gnition is switched on, thew arning
to ne sounds continuous ly.
Ve hicles with an Instrument Displa y(color
display): ifth ed ispla yshows the Step Not
Retracted See Operator's Manual messageor
Step Not Extended See Operator's Manual mes‐
sag eand aw arning tone sounds, electrica lstep
1 is malfunctioning (/ page273).
If electrical step 1 is malfunctioning, thes tep
ma ynotextend or retract, or only pa rtiall y.After
am alfunctio noccurs, youm ustretra ct and lo ck
electrical step 1 manually in order tocontinue
driving (/ page 52). Befor epassenger sexit the ve
hicle, infor mthem that electrical step 1 may
be missing. Re
leasing thee lectrical step in an emer gency
(manua lretra ction) If
th ee lectrical step does no tautomatically
re tract, youm ustm anuall yretra ct thes tepa nd
loc kitino rder tocontinu edriving. #
Ontheu nderside of step 2 on bo thbars 1
re mo vethes pring cotters 3from thep in. #
Remo vethew ashe rs4 and de tach both
bars. 52
Openin gand closing
TEMPMATIC
overview 1
0082 Setsthet emperature
2 Display
3 0097 Setsthea irflow
4 Ve
hicles with
windshield heating: switches
windshield heating on/off
(/ page98)
5 Vehicles wit hstationary
heater or heater boos ter:
003B switches thes tation‐
ar yh eater or heater boos ter
on/of f(/ pag e100) 6
Vehicles wit hrear window
defros ter: 006C switches
re ar wind owdefros ter
on/of f(/ pag e98)
7 0089 Switches air-recircula‐
tion mode on/off
(/ page98)
8 0064 Switches windshield
defrosting on/off
(/ page97)
9 008F Adjusts thea ir distri‐
bution (/ page97)
A 005A Switche sthe A/C
function on/off
(/ page96)
B /00A4
Vehicles wit ha
dual-zone climat econt rol
sy stem: adjusts ther ear
compartment climat econ‐ trol/
re
ar compartment heating
(indicator lam pflashes)
(/ page96)
% The indicator lamps on
theb uttons signal
th at thef unction in question has been activa‐
te d. 94
Climat econtrol
3-zone automatic climat
econtrol overview 1
0082 Setsthet emperature
2 Display
3 0097 Setsthea irflow
4 Ve
hicles with
windshield heating: switches
windshield heating on/off
(/ page98)
5 Vehicles wit hstationary
heater or heater boos ter:
003B switches thes tation‐ ar
yh eater or heater boos ter
on/off(/ page100)
6 Vehicles wit hrear window
defros ter: 006C switches
re ar wind owdefros ter
on/of f(/ pag e98)
7 0089 Switches air-recircula‐
tion mode on/off
(/ page98)
8 0064 Switches windshield
defrosting on/off
(/ page97)
9 008F Adjusts thea ir distri‐
bution (/ page97) A
005A Switche sthe A/C
function on/off
(/ page96)
B 0058 Automatically controls
th ec limat econt rol, front
(/ page96) and rear com‐
partment (/ page97)
C 0015 Switches synchroniza‐
tion on/of f(/pag e97)
D /00A4
Vehicles with
dual-zone climat econt rol
sy stems: adjusts ther ear
compartment climat econ‐
trol/
re ar compartment heating
(indicator lam pflashes)
(/ page96)
% The indicator lamps on
theb uttons signal
th at thef unction in question has been activa‐
te d. Operating climat
econtrol sy stems Switching
thec lima tecontrol sy stem on or
off #
Toswitc hon:setthe air flow to1orh igher
on thef ront-compartmen tmenu. #
Toswitc hoff:setthe air flow to0orOFF on
th ef ront-compartmen tmenu.
OFF appear sonthe climat econt rols ystem
displa y.
% When
thec limat econt rols ystemiss witched
off, thew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.
Switc hthe climat econt rols ystemo ffonly
brief ly. Climat
econtrol 95
St
arting thee ngine St
arting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
ton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
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. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. Re
quirements:
R The keyisind etection rang eoft he antenna
(/ page41) and thek eybat tery is no tdis‐
ch arge d. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depress theb rake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffunnec‐
essar yconsumer sand press button 1once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and thed is‐
pla ym essage Place the Key in the Marked
Space See Operator's Manual appearsinthe
multifunction display: star tt he vehicle in
emergency operation mode.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
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. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. If
th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace the
Key in the Marked Space See Operator's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction dis‐
pla y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency oper‐
ation mode. 104
Driving and pa rking
This increases
road adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wa terors imilar lydirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations. In thee vent of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately. ECO displa
yfunction The EC
Odispla ysummarizes thed riving charac‐
te rist ics from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits com‐
pletion and assists youina chievin gthe mos teco‐
nomical driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
R anticipat eroad and traf ficc onditions.
R obser vetheg earshif trecommendations. Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay The segment's lettering lights up bright,
theo uter
edg elights up and thes egment is filled, in the
fo llowing cases:
R 1 ACCELERATION :moderat eacceleration
R 2 CONSTANT:c onsistent speed
R 3 COASTING:g entledeceleration and roll‐
ing
The segment's lettering is gray ,the outer edg eis
dar kand thes egment is em ptied, in thef ollowing
cases:
R 1 ACCELERATION:s porty acceleration
R 2 CONSTANT :fluctuations in speed
R 3 COASTING:h eavy braking
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
R thet hree segments fill up comple tely at the
same time
R thee dgea round all thre es egment slights up Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edis‐
play
The bar sfill up in thef ollowing cases:
R 1Moderat eacceleration
R 2Consis tent speed
R 3Gentle deceleration and rolling
The bar semp ty in thef ollowing cases:
R 1Sporty acceleration
R 2Fluctuations in speed
R 3Heavy braking
The displa yshows additional range 4Bonus
XXX mi From Start orXXX mi From Start achieved
as aresult of your drivin gstyle in co mparison to
ad rive rw ithav erys porty driving style. The range
displ ayed does no tindicat eafixed reduction in
consum ption. Driving and parking
11 3
Engaging
reve rseg ear R #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupwards pas tthe first
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Eis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Selecting neutral N &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when neut ralp osition is engaged
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in neutral position 005Cand thep arking brake
is no tengaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Befor eparkin gthe vehicle, apply the
parking brake. #
Press theb rake pedal and theD IRECT
SELECT le veru pwards or down wardstot he
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Cis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Re leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,e.g. topush it or towi t.
If th ea utomatic transmission should also
st ay in neutral 005C 005Cwhen thei gnition is
switched off, car ryout thef ollowing: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
005C. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition.
% If
yo ut hen lea vethev ehicle and theS mart‐
Ke yiss tillint hevehicle, thea utomatic trans‐
mission will stay in neut ral005C from then on.
Engaging par kposition P #
Press button 1.
Tr ansmission position display 005Dis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Pa rk position 005Dis engaged automaticall ywhen
one of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R Yous wit ch offt he engine in transmission
position 005Bor005E.
R Youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle is
st ationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow speed
and in transmissio nposition 005Bor005E. 11 6
Driving and pa rking
Engaging driv
eposition D #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdownw ards pas tthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Bis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
The automatic transmission shifts thro ugh the
individual gearsa utomaticall ywhen it is in trans‐
mission position 005B.This is de term ined bythe
fo llowing factors:
R Position of thea ccelerator pedal
R Driving speed Re
strictin gthe shi ftrange Re
quirements:
R Transmission position 005Bis engaged
(/ page117). #
Torestrict th eshiftrange: briefly pull steer‐
ing wheel paddle shif ter1.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar down, depending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .The shi ftrang eisa lsor estricted.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Pull and hold steering wheel paddle shif ter
1 .
The automatic transmission will chang etoa
shif trang ewhich allo wseasy acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, thea utomatic
transmission shifts down one or mor egears
and restricts thes hiftrange.
Th es hift rang es elected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear.
% The automatic transmissio
ndoes no tshift
down if youp ullsteering wheel paddle shif ter
1 whils ttrave ling at tooh igh aspeed.
If th es hiftrang eisr estricted and them axi‐
mum engine speed fort he restricted shi ft
ra ng eisr eached, thea utomatic transmission
will no tshif tu p. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: briefly pull
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar up, depending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Thisd eres tricts thes hiftrang eat
th es ame time.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: pull and hold
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
or #
Engag etransmission position 005Bagain
(/ page117).
Th ea utomatic transmission shi ftsupo ne or
mor egear sdepending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Simultaneously ,the shif trange
re striction is deactivated and thet ransmis‐
sion position appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
play 005B.
Ad aptthe shif trang etot he driving situation:
0049 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
0048 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on downhill
gradients and whe ndriving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operatin gconditions. Driving and parking
117
R
Diluting DEF #
Only us eDEF in acco rdanc ewithI SO
22 241. #
Do no tmix additives. #
Do no tdilut eD EF. *
NO
TEDama geand malfunctions caused
by impurities in DEF Impurities in DE
Fresult in thef ollowing:
R Higher emission values
R Damag etothe catalytic con verter
R Engine damage
R Malfunctions in theD EFexhaus tgas
af te rtre atment sy stem #
Avoid impurities in DEF. *
NO
TEDEF residue cr ystallizes af ter
some time. Remo veDEF residue. #
Immediatel yrins es urfaces that com ein
con tact wi thDEF when filling with
wate r. #
DEF can also be remo vedw ithad amp
clo thand col dwater. #
If DEF has alread ycrystallized, clean
using aspon geand col dwater. DE
Fisa liqu id urea solutio nused fore xhau stgas
af te rtre atment of diese lengines. In order fort he
ex haus tgas af tertre atment tofunction properly,
only use DEF in accordance wit hISO 222 41 .
DEF ha sthe following properties:
R non-t oxic
R colorless and odorless
R non-flammable
DE Fa vailability:
R youc an ha veDEF adde dbyfasts ervice at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop, e.g. an author‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
R DEF is available at numerous gass tations via
DE Ffilling pumps.
R alternatively ,DEF isavailable at qualified spe‐
cialis tworks hops, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center ,and at numerous gas
st ations as aDEFrefill canis terorD EFrefill
bottle. %
DE
Ffreezes at atemperatur eofapprox‐
imatel y12.2 °F (-1 1°C).T he vehicle is equip‐
ped wit haDEF preheating sy stem at thef ac‐
to ry.T hism eans that winter operation is also
ensured fort emperatures belo w12.2 °F
(-1 1° C).Ify ou add DEF at temp eratures
belo w12.2 °F (-1 1°C),the DEF le velint he
instrument clus term aynotbed isplayedc or‐
re ctly .Ift he DEF is frozen, driv efor at least
20 minu tesa nd then par kthe vehicle fora
minimu mof30s econds, so that thel evel is
cor rectl yd ispla yed. In extreme winter condi‐
tions, thet ime needed todetect thet op-up
amount ma ybeconsiderably longer .Parkt he
ve hicle in awarmg arag etos peed up this
process.
% Ensur
ethe connection between ther efill con‐
ta iner and vehicle filler nec kdoes no tdrip.
Calling up theD EFrang ea nd DEF le velg auge
On-board computer:
4 Service #
Select DEFand confirm.
The DEF fill le vela nd theD EFrang ea ppea r. Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay
1 DEF range
2 DEF fill le vel Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edis‐
play
1 DEFfill le vel
2 DEF range 12 8
Driving and pa rking