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Setting
thei nstrument lighting #
Turn brightness control knob 1upwards or
down wards.
The lighting on theI nstrument Displa yand
th ec ont role lements in thev ehicle interior is
set.
% In
vehicles without brightness contro lknob
1 ,the instrument lighting can be se tviathe
on-boar dcomputer (/ page163). Menus and submenus
Callin
gupf unction sont he servic emenu On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Service #
Selec tand con firm ther equired function.
The following function sareavailable on the
Service menu:
R Messages:m essagememo ry (/ pag e247)
R DEF:D isplayst he DEF rang ea nd le vel
( / pag e128)
R Tires:
- Che ckst he tir epressur ewitht he tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem
(/ page209)
- Restarts thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m( /pag e210)
R ASSYST PLUS:c alls upthes ervice due date
(/ page173)
R Engine Oil Level :measures engine oil le vel
R Long-term consumption Calling up
thea ssistant display On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Assistance #
Selec tthe desired displa yand confirm.
The following displa ysarea vailable on thea ssis‐
ta nt displ ay:
R Assi stant display
R Attention le vel(/ pag e146) #
Switc hbetwe en thed ispla ysand con firm the
selected displa y. Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
The following status displa ysarea vailable on the
assis tant displ ay:
R 00D7 :ATTENTION ASSIS Tswitched off
R Displa ysoftheA ctiv eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONI C(/pag e142) Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edisplay
The following status displa ysarea vailable on the
assis tant displ ay:
R Lane markings dotted: Lane Keeping Assist
switched off Instrument Displa
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R
Lane markings solid and thin: Lane Keeping
Assis tswitched on, no tready toissue warn‐
ings
R Lane markings solid and thick: Lane Keeping
Assis tready toissue warnings Calling up displa
yson thet ripm enu On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Trip #
Selec tthe desired displa yand confirm.
The following displa ysarea vailable on thet rip
menu:
R Standar ddisplay
R Rangea nd cur rent fue lconsu mption
Wi th cer tain engines arecuperation displa yis
also shown. If only asmall amount of fue lis
lef tint he fuel tank ,av ehicle being refueled
appear sins tead of thea ppr oximat erange.
R ECOd ispl ay ( /pag e113 )
R Trip computer:
- FromS tart
- FromR eset
R Digital speedom eter Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
St andar ddispla y(example)
1 Trip dis tance
2 Totald ista nce Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edisplay
St andar ddispla y(example)
1 Trip dis tance
2 Totald ista nce Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay
Tr ip computer (e xamp le)
1 Distance co vered( from start/ from reset)
2 Driving time (from start/from reset)
3 Averag espeed (from start/from reset)
4 Averag efuel consum ption (from start/from
re set) Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edisplay
Tr ip computer (e xamp le)
1 Distance co vered( from start/from reset)
2 Driving time (from start/from reset)
3 Averag espeed (from start/from reset)
4 Averag efuel consum ption (from start/from
re set) 16 2
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Re
setting values on theo n-boa rdcompu ter
trip menu On-board computer:
4 Trip
% The spelling of
thed ispla yedm ain menu may
dif fer. Therefore, pa yattention tothem enu
ove rviewf orthei nstrument display
(/ page159).
Yo uc an rese tthe values of thef ollowing func‐
tions:
R Trip Odometer:
- Reset Trip Odometer?
R Trip computer:
- FromS tart
- FromR eset
R ECOd isplay #
Selec tthe function that is tobe rese ta nd
confir mthis selection. #
Confir mtheReset Values? promptwith Yes. Calling up settings on
theo n-boa rdcompu ter On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Settings
The following ent ries can be se tonthe Settings
menu:
R DriveAssist
- Switching ESP(ESP) on and off
- Switching Akt. Spurhalte-Assistent (Active
Lane Keeping Assist) on and off
- Switching Spurhalte-Assistent (Lane
Ke eping Assist) on and off
- Switching Aktiver Brems-Assistent (Active
Brak eAssist) on and off
- Switching Totwinkel-Assistent (Blind Spot
Assist) on and off
- Switching Attention Assist (Attention
Assist) on and off
R Light
- Switching Tagfahrlicht (Daytimerunning
lights )ona nd off
- Switching Leuchtzeitinnen (Illumination
pe riod inside) on and off
- Switching Leuchtzeit außen (Illumination
period outside) on and off -
Switching Auffindbeleuchtung (Locator
lighting) on and off
- Setting Instrument lighting
R Vehicle
- Setting Winterreifen-Limit (Winter tires
limit)
- Switching Akust.Schließen (Acoustic
locking) on and off
- Switching Autom. Verriegelung (Autom.
locking) on and off
- Switching Ruhezustand (Standby) on and
off
- Switching Regensensor (Rainsensor) on
and off
R Setting Heating
R Displa yand Operation
- Selecting Sprache (Language)
- Setting Uhrzeit
- Setting Datum
- Setting Einheiten
- Switching pe rmanent Display DE VLevel
on and off
- Operation: Swit chAkust. Bedienrückmeld.
(Acou stic operational feedback) on and
of fa nd set Touch-Control-Empfindl.
(Touch-Cont rols ensitivity)
R Factory Settings:R estoring settings #
Select an entr yand confir mthe selection. #
Mak ethe necessar ychanges. Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 16 3
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Information abou
tMercedes PRO
When youl og in wit hauser accoun ttothe
Mercedes PR Oportal,th en services and of fers
from Mercedes-Benz Vans will be available to
yo u.
Av ailabilit yiscountr y-dependent. Youc an check
th ea vailabilit yofM ercedes PR Oinyour country
at thef ollowing page: http://www.mercedes.pro
Fo rm orei nformation on Mercedes PR Ocontact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or visit the
Mercedes PR Oportal. Information about Mercedes PR
Oconnect
Mercedes PR Oconnec tprovide sthe following
services:
R Accident and breakdown mana gement
(breakdown assi stanc ecall button or auto‐
matic acciden torbreakd ownd etection)
Use theb reakdown assis tance cal lbuttonin
th eo verhead cont rolp anel tomak eac allto
th eM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Center
(/ page164).
R Emer gency Call Sy stem
Use the0053 button (SOS button) in the
ove rhead cont rolp anel tomak eac alltothe
Mercedes-Benze mergency call center
(/ page164).
Me rcedes PR Oconnect accident and breakdown
management and theM ercedes-Benz emer gency
cal lcenter ar eavailable fory ou around thec lock
fo rt he use of thes ervices.
Please no tethat Mercedes PR Oconnec tisa
Mercedes-Ben zservice. In emer gencies, al ways
cal lthe national emer gency service sfirst using
th es tandar dnational emer gency service phone
numbers. In eme rgencies, youc an also use the
Emergency Call Sy stem (/ page187).
Th ef ollowing condition smustbem etto use
Mercedes PR Oconnec tservices in thev ehicle:
R Youh ave access toaG SM network
R The contract partner' sGSM networ kcover‐
ag eisa vailable in ther espectiv eregion
R The ignition is switched on, so that vehicle
dat acan be transfer reda utomatically Making
acall via the overhead control panel 1
Breakdown assis tance cal lbutton
2 Release cat chfort he co veront he0053 but‐
to n( SOS button)
3 0053 button (SOS button) #
Tomak eab reakdown assistanc ecall:
press button 1. #
Tomak eane mergency call: pressthe
re lease cat chfort he co veron0053button
2 brief lyto open. #
Press and hold 0053button 3foratl east
one second.
An emer gency cal lcan still be triggered when a
breakdown assis tance cal lisactive.T hish aspri‐
ority overallot her activ ecalls. Information on
theR oadside Assistan cecall
via the overhead control panel
Ac alltotheM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Center
using theR oadside Assis tance button ha sbeen
initia tedv iatheo verhead cont rolp anel:
In thee vent of abreak down, youw illge ts uppo rt:
R Aqualified Mercedes-Ben ztechnician car ries
out repair sons itea nd/or thev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
Yo um aybe charge df or these services.
Yo uc an find information on thef ollowing topics:
R activation of Mercedes PR Oconnect
R operating thev ehicle
R neares tauthorized Mercedes-BenzC enter16 4
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R
other products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Dat aist ransmitted during thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Center (/ page165). In
fo rm atio nonM ercedes PR Oconnect acci‐
den tmanagement
The Mercedes PR Oconnect accident manage‐
ment is an extensio noft he Emer gency Call Sys‐
te m( / pag e187).
An emergency call is made totheM ercedes-Benz
emer gency cal lcenter af terana ccident:
R avoice connection is made toac ontact per‐
son at theM ercedes-Benz emer gency call
center.
R if necessa ry,t he contact person at the
Mercedes-Benze mergency call center for‐
wa rdst he call toMercedes PR Oconnect acci‐
dent management.
R if necessar y,thev ehicle will be towe dtoan
authorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter. Tr
ansmitted data during abreakdown assis‐
tanc ecall
In cer tain countries youm ustc onfirm thed ata
transfer.
When youm akeab reakdown assis tance cal lvia
Mercedes PR Oconnect, da tawill be transfer red.
The following dat aistransfer redifab reakdown
assis tance cal lismadev ia Mercedes PR Ocon‐
nect:
R vehicle identification number
R reason fort he initiation of thec all Mercedes PRO
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Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot
al wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack.
Yo uw illfind information abou tthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" chap tera nd informa‐
tion abou troof rack sint he "Car rier sy stems"
section .
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etranspo rting aload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ove rthe edg eoftheroof. Therefore, mak esure
th at thel oad does no toverhang bymor ethan
16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution. Therefore,
please obser vethef ollowing no tesw hen loading:
R when transporting aload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐
pants). The values ar especified on thev ehi‐
cle identification plat eonthe B-pillar.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R if possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment. 16 6
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R
fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and
spread thel oad as evenlyasp ossible.
R uset ie-down eyesand fast ening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad. Load distribution
* NO
TERisk of damag etothefloor co ver‐
ing Excessiv
epoint loading on thec argo com‐
partmen tfloor or on thel oad area can nega‐
tivel yaffect thed riving characteristic sand
could damag ethe floor co vering. #
Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: dis‐
tribu tethel oad uniformly .When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasl owand
close tothec enter as possible and
between thea xles near ther ear axle. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: distrib‐
ut et he load uniforml y.When doing so,
ensur ethat theo verall cen terofg ravity
of thel oad is alw aysasl owand close to
th ec enter as possible and between the
axles. Excessiv
epointloadin gont he cargo compart‐
ment floor or on thel oad area can negatively
af fect thed riving characteristic sand could dam‐
ag et he floor co vering.
On Cargo Vana nd Passenger Van:
R alwa ys transpo rtthel oad in thec argo com‐
partment.
R alwaysf astent he load tother ear benc hseat
backrests.
R movelarge and heavy loads as fart ow ards
th ef ront of thev ehicle as possible against
th er ear benc hseat. Stow loads flush wit hthe
re ar ben chseat.
R alwaysa dditionally secur ethe load wit hsuita‐
ble load securing aids or tie downs.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R transpor tloads behind seats that ar enot
occupied.
R ifth er ear benc hseat is no toccupied, insert
th es eat belts crosswise int othe buckle of the
opposit eseat belt. Securing loads
Note
sonl oad securing &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoi ncorrect use of thel ashing stra ps
If yo ua ttac hthe lashing stra pi ncor rectly
whe nsecu ring loads, thef ollowing ma yoccur
in thee vent of abrup tchanges in direction,
braking maneuver or an accident:
R The tie-down eyes ma ybecome de tach ed
or thel ashing stra pm aytear if thep er‐
missible load is exceeded.
R The load cann otbe restra ined.
This ma ycause thel oad toslip, tip overorbe
fl ung about ,striking vehicle occupants. #
Alwayst ension thel ashing stra ps in the
proper manner and onl ybetwe en the
described tie-down eyes. #
Alwaysu se lashing stra ps designed spe‐
cificall yfor thel oads. %
Obser
vethei nformation relatin gtot he maxi‐
mum loading capacity of thei ndividual cargo
tie-down point. If youc ombin evarious cargo
tie-down points tosecur eaload, alw ayst ake
th em aximum loading capacity of thew eak‐
es tc argo tie-down poin tint oa ccount .During
maximum full- stop braking, forc es ma yact
whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad.
Alw aysu se se veralc argo tie-down point sto
distribut eand spread thel oad. Spread the
load evenly between thec argo tie-down
points or tie-down eyes.
Alw ayso bser vetheo perating instruction sorthe
lashing stra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor the
operation of thel ashing stra p.
Obser vethei nformation relatin gtot he maximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down points
(/ page245).
As thed rive r,yo ua re re sponsible fore nsuring the
fo llowing:
R The load is secured agains tslipping, tipping,
ro lling or falling off.
Ta ke usual traf ficc onditions as well as swerv‐
ing or full brak eapplication and bad roads
int oa ccount.
R The applicable requ irements and guidelines
re latin gtol oad-securing practices ar emet.
If th is is no tthe case, this ma yconstitut ea
punishable of fense, depending on local legis‐ Tr
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lation and an
yensuin gconsequences.
Obser vecountr y-specific la ws.
Mak esuret hat thel oad is secur ebefor eevery
jou rney and at regular inter vals during along
journe y.Ad jus tthe load securing as necessar y.
Information on ho wtosecureloads cor rectly can
be obtained from them anufacturer sofload
securing aids or tie downs forl oad-securing, for
ex ample.
When securing loads, obse rvet he following:
R Fill spaces between thel oad and thec argo
compartmen twalls or wheel wells. Forthis
purpose, use rigid load securing aids, suc has
we dges, wooden fixing sorp adding.
R Attach secured and stabilized loads in all
directions.
Use thec argo tie-down points or tie-down
ey es and thel oading rails in thec argo com‐
partmen toronthe load sur face.
Only use tie downs, suc haslashing rods, lock
ro ds or lashing nets and lashing stra ps, which
has been tested in accordance wit hcurrent
st andards (e.g. DI NEN). Alw aysu sethec argo
tie-down point closes ttothe load; pad sharp
edges.
Loads, and heavy loads in particular ,should
preferably be secured using thet ie-down
ey es.
% Yo
uw ill obtain tie downs tested in accord‐
ance wit hcurrent standards (e.g. DI NEN)
from an yspecialis tcompan yorfromaq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Note sont he partition
Wi thout apartition ,vehicles that ar eappr ove das
commercial vehicles (N1 ,N2) do no tfulfill ISO
27 956, whi chdescribes thee quipment forp rop‐
erly securing aloa dind elivery vehicles. If the
ve hicle is used totranspo rtgoods, retrofitting the
partition is stro ng lyrecommended ,asprope rly
securing thel oad in vehicles without apartition
will alw aysbeac omplexoperation. Overvie
wofcargo tie-down point Cargo tie-down points (e
xample:Passenger
Va n)
1 Tie-down eyes Cargo tie-down points (e
xample: Cargo Van
without loadin grails)
1 Tie-down eyes
Secur eloose loads wit hanapprove dlashing net
or atarp.
Al wa ys fast enthel ashing ne tortarptoa llav aila‐
ble cargo tie-down points .Makes uret hat thef as‐
te ning hoo ksares ecured agains tacciden tal
opening.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hloading rails in
th ec argo compartmen tfloor ,you can place lash‐
ing rods directly in front of and behind thel oad.
The lashing rods directly absorb thep otential
shifting forc es.
Securing loads on thec argo compartmen tfloor
by lashing them down is onl yrecommended for 16 8
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