Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with halogen or static LED head‐
lamps: Changing theh eadlamps is no tneces‐
sar y.The legal requ irements will also be fulfilled
in countries wit hlefta nd right-han dtraffic. Informatio
nabout lighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
#
00470060 Activates or deacti vatesp arking
light, license plat eand instrument lighting. #
00480058 Activates or deacti vatesa utomatic
headlamp s/daytime running lights (p referred
light switc hposition). #
00490058 Activates or deacti vatesl ow beam/
high beam. #
4 Activates or deacti vatesf og light. #
5 005E Activates or deacti vatesr ear fog
lights. #
6Applies and releases thee lectric parking
brake(/ page134)
% If
yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe
ve hicle, thel ight ma ystillbeo n. %
The tur
nsignal indicator ,the high beam and
th eh igh-beam flasher ar eoperated wit hthe
comb inatio nswitc h(/pa ge80).
% Leaving
thep arking lamps on fors everal
hour sdrains theb atter y.
If th eb atter ychar geisvery low, thep arking
light will switc hoffautomaticall ytoenable
th en extv ehicle start.
Au tomatic drivin glights function &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic lo
wbeam is onl yanaid.Responsi‐
bility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
Tu rn thel ight switc hfrom 0058 to0058 immedi‐
atel yint heevent of fog, sno wors pray .O ther‐
wise, thel ow beam is temp orarily inter rupte d.
Switching thea utomatic lo wbeam on:
R Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
Switc hthe voltag esuppl yon:thep arking
light automaticall yswitches on or of fdepend‐
ing on thes urrounding brightness.
The daytim erunnin glamps ar eswitched on
when thee ngine is running .The pa rking light
and thel ow beam also switc honoroff
depending on thes urrounding brightness.
When thel ow beam is switched on, the0058
indicator lam ponthe instrument clus ter
switches on.
Switching fogl ight and rear fogl ight on or off
Requ irements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The voltag esuppl yore ngineiso n. #
Switching thef og light on or off: press but‐
ton 7. #
Switchin gthe rear fogl ight on or off:
press button 6.
Compl ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl ight. Light and vision
79
When
youa re re placing thel ight bulb, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
R Do no tuse an ybulb that has been dropped or
has scratches on its glass tube .Otherwise,
th eb ulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass tube reduce theb ulb's
service life. Do no ttouc hthe glass tube with
yo ur bar ehands. If necessar y,clea nthe glass
tube wit halcohol or spirits in acolds tate and
wipe it down wit halint-freec loth.
R Protect bulbs from humidity and do no tbring
th em int ocontact wit hliquids.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hLED lamps, you
can checkt his as follo ws :the light cone will mo ve
from toptob ottomand bac kagain when the
engine starts .For this to wo rk,the lo wbeam
needs tohave been switched on befor ethe
engine is star ted.
Bulbs and lights ar eamajor par tofvehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ular ly.
R Befor echanging thel amps, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in closed lights that ha vebeen
designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
If th en ew bulb also does no tlight up, consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront bul btypes
Yo uc an chang ethe following bulbs. Halogen headlamps
1 High beam/daytime running la mps:
H1 555W /15W
2 Lowb eam/perime terl igh t:H7 55 W/W 5W
3 Turn signal: 345 7NAK 28 W
Changing the halogen headla mps
Re quirements:
R Lowb eam: light bulb type H7 55 W
R High beam/daytim erunnin glights: light
bulb type H1 555W/15W
R Perime terl ights: light bulb typ eW5W
R Turn signal indicators: bulb type 3457NAK
28 W 1
Lowb eam/perime terl ights housing co ver
2 High beam/daytim erunnin glights housing
co ver
3 Indicator soc ket #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. 84
Light and vision
Ru
les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts.
Obs tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive ov er obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page72).
R Before driving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Vehicles with DSR: activateDSR when you
ar ed rivin gd ownhill (/ page120).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: activatethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e119)a nd, if necessa ry,
activat ethe LOWR ANGE transmission ratio
(/ page 119).
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp oraril ydeactivate
ASR when pulling away ( /pag e119).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly. Wa lkin gpace is
necessar yinmanys ituations.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get out of thev ehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Ru les forf ording off-road (all-wheel drive
ve hicles)
R Obser vethes afet yn otes and general no tes
on driving off-road. R
Chec kthe dep thand characteristic softhe
body of waterbefor efording. The watermust
no tbed eeper than 23.6 in (60 cm).
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched off
(/ page95).
R The auxiliar yheating is switched off
(/ page100).
R Switc hona ll-wheel driv e(/pag e118)and
engag eitonv ehicles wit hthe LOWR ANGE
transmission ratio (/ page 119).
R Restrict thes hiftrang eto 1or 2.
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Driv eslowl yand smoo thly at no mor ethan a
wa lkin gpace.
R Ensur ethat no bo wwavef orms while driving.
R Afterf ording, dr ythe brakes.
Af terd riving thro ugh abody of waterdeeper than
19 .7 in (50 cm) ,makes uretoc heckallve hicle
fl uids fora ny signs of penetration bywate r.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly and reduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughly befor edriving on public roads.
Obse rvet he following point safter drivin goff-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Vehicles with DSR: deactivateDSR
(/ page120).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: deactivat ethe all-
wheel driv e(/ pag e119).
R Activat eASR (/ page 119).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particular lythe
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet. 11 2
Driving and pa rking
The maximum permissible
towing capacity for
traile rswithout aseparat ebrakin gsystemis
1, 653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet railer
R Perm issible gross towing mass
R Maximum permissible speed of thet railer
The releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page212).
Yo ur vehicle will act dif fere ntl yw ithat railer rela‐
tiv etow ithout atrailer:
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be heav‐
ier.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be
re stricted in its acceleration and climbing
ability.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha vean
inc reased brakin gdista nce.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be more
susceptible tocrosswind gu sts.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will require
mor esensitiv esteering.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha ve a
lar gerturning radius.
This ma yimp air thev ehicle's driving characteris‐
tics.
When drivin gwithav ehicle/trailer combination,
alw aysa dap tyour speed tothec urrent road and
we ather conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ke ep asuffi‐
cient saf edista nce. Co
mp ly wi th th emaximum speed of 49 mph
(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), eveninc oun‐
trie sinw hich highe rspeed sareperm itted for
ve hicle/trailer combinations.
Comply wit hthe legally prescribed maximum
speed forv ehicle/trailer combination sinforce in
th ec ount ry,s tate or Canadian pr ovinc einq ues‐
tion. Befor edriving, consult thet railer's vehicle
documents tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation of thet railer electrical sys‐
te misa vailable from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
The trailer hitc hisone of them ostimp ortant
ve hicle parts forr oad saf ety. Compl ywitht he
instructions on operating, maintaining and servic‐
ing in them anufacturer's operating instructions.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer towh itch es.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rtow hitches or
an yo ther de tach able trailer towh itch es tothe
bumpers.
% When using
atrailer ,remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The ball hea
dheight will chang edepending
on thev ehicle's load. In this case, use a
trailer wit haheight-adjus table dr awbar.
Driving no tes
The maximum permissible speed forv ehicle/
trailer combination sdepends on thet ype of
trailer .Befor edriving, consult thet railer's vehicle
documents tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
Yo ur vehicle will act dif fere ntly wi thatrailer rela‐
tiv etow ithout atrailer ,and will consume more
fuel. In thec ase of along and steep descent, you
mus tselect shif trange 3,2or 1in good time.
% This also applies if
thec ruise cont rolis
switched on.
Yo uw illthereb ymakeu se of thee ngine' sbraking
ef fect and will no thave tobrak easo ften tocon‐
trol thes peed. This will take some of thes train
of ft he brak esystema nd pr event theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.Ifyo un eed
additional braking, depress theb rake pedal inter‐
mittently rath er than continuousl y. Driving and pa
rking 15 3
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently Unavail-
able See Operator's Man-
ual *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tistemporarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (/ page81). #
Continue driving.
Whe nthe causes ha vebeen eliminated, thes ystemw ill be avail‐
able again. The displa ymessage AdaptiveHighbeam Assist Now
Available appears.
Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page206).
0049
Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som ewarning and indicator
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These warning and indicator lamps onl ysignal a
malfunction if they light up or flash, onc ethe
engine has been star tedort hevehicle is in oper‐
ation. Wa
rning and indicator lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page79)
0060 Pa
rking light (/ page79)
0057 High beam (/
page80)
003E003D Tu
rn signal (/ page80)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page79)
00E9 Saf
etyb elt no tfas tened
(/ page279)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page274 ) Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 273
Brak
efluid
No tes. ............................................... 24 6
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
Brakes New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs ................................................. 105
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 16
Changin gawheel ............................ .228
Ro adside Assis tance ........................... 21
To ws tartin g. .................................... 206
To wing away ..................................... 203
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 04
Breakdown see Flat tire
Breaking-in no tes................................. 105
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 87
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 59C
Call list Making acall ................................... .172
Calls ...................................................... .171
Ac cepting .......................................... 171
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ..... 172
Declining ........................................... 171
Ending acall. ................................... .171
Incoming call during an existing
call .................................................... 172
Making ..............................................1 71
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .................................... 188
Care ...................................................... .192
Carw ash .......................................... 188
Carpe t............................................. .192
Displ ay............................................. 19 2
Exterio rlighting ................................ 19 0
Headliner .......................................... 19 2
Matt efinish ...................................... 189
Pa int ................................................ .189
Pla stic trim ...................................... .192
Po we rw ashe r................................... 188
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 19 2
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 19 0
Seat bel t.......................................... .192
Seat co ver. ....................................... 19 2Senso
rs............................................ 19 0
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .190
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 19 0
Wa shing byhand .............................. 189
Wheels/rims .................................... 19 0
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 19 0
Wi per blades .................................... 19 0
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector ............................. ..... 83
Cargo co mpartment ventilation
Deactivating .....................................1 02
Setting .............................................. 102
Cargo tie-down point ............................175
Cargo tie-down points Info rm atio n..................................... .252
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .192
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 85
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................2 31
Preparing .......................................... 228
Ra ising thev ehicle ........................... 228
Re moving awhee l............................ 230
Changing address ................................... 21
Changing bulbs ...................................... .83
High bea m.......................................... 84
Indicator (front) .................................. 84
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 88
License plate lamp............................. 86
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 84
Lo wb eam ........................................... 84
No tes. ................................................83
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 85
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .87
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........87
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner ...................................... 21
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .222
Charging Batter y.............................................. 197
Mobile phone (wireless) ..................... 77
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 39
Child seat front-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 38 Index
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