Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R The sensor sareaffected bysno w,rain, fogor
heavy spr ay.
R The sensor saredirty ,fogged up, damaged or
co vered.
R The sensor sareaffected byinter fere nce from
ot her radar sources, e.g. strongradar reflec‐
tions in parking garage s.
R Ifal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetireh as
been de tected and displa yed.
R Full sy stem per form anc eisn otavailable fora
fe ws econd safter swit ching on thei gnition or
af te rd riving off.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectl yint hefollow‐
ing situations:
R In comple xtraffic situations, objectsm aynot
al wa ys be clear lyde tected.
R Pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickl yintot he
de tection rang eoft he sensors.
R Pedestrians ar eobscured by other objects.
R In bends wit hanarrow radius. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
DriveAssist
5 Aktive rBrems-Assistent (ActiveBrake Assist)
The following settings ar eavailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select asetting.
% Af
tert he ignition has been switched of fand
th en bac konagain, Medium is setbyd efault. Cruise control
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehicle
automaticall yinorder tomaintain apreviously
st ored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour fo
ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cruise contro lisoperated using thec orrespond‐
ing steering wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
ro ad speed abo ve15 mp h(20 km/h).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident nor
ove rride thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, braking in good time and fors taying in
yo ur lane.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
The status of cruise control and thes tore ds peed
ar es hown in them ultifunction displa y. Displ
ayintheI nstrument Displa y(color display)
1 Cruise cont roliss elected
2 Setspeed gr ay:s peed is stored, cruise con‐
trol is deactivated
3 Setspeed green: speed is stored, cruise con‐
trol is activated
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
On long and steep downhill gradients, yous hould
ch ang edowntoa lowe rgear in good time. Take
particular no teofthis when driving aladen vehi‐
cle. By doing so, youw ill mak euse of the
engine' sbraking ef fect. Thi srelie vest he load on
th eb rake system and pr events theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R In traf fics ituations whe refrequent speed
ch anges ar erequired, e.g. in heavy traf ficor
on winding roads. Drivin
gand parking 141
Overvie
wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel 1
0038 Backbutton, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
2 Touc hC ontrol, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
3 Main men ubutton (on-boar dcomputer)
4 Buttong roup forc ruisec ontrol or ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC Ope
ratin gthe on-boar dcom puter &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating theo n-boar dcomputer.
Operating theo n-boa rdcompu ter( ve hicles
with steering wheel but tons)
% The displa
yofthe on-boar dcomputer
appear sonthe multifunction display
(/ page160).
When thef unction is switched on, dif fere nt signal
to nes gi vefeedbac kwhile theo n-boar dcomputer
is being operated. These include asignal tone
when thee nd of alistisr eached or when alistis
bein gscrolled thro ugh. The on-boar
dcomputer is operated via left-hand
To uc hC ontrol 2and theb ackb utton on thel eft
1. The on-boar
dcomputer is operated using thef ol‐
lowing buttons:
R theb ackb utton on thel eft 1
R thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol 2
R them ain menu button on thel eft 3
The following menus ar eavailable:
R Service
R Assistance
R Trip
R Settings #
Tocall up them ainm enu: press theb ack
button on thel eft 1 repeatedly ,orpress and
hold it. Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 15 9
1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(control panel) ....................................... .95
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera Care.................................................1 83A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) .......... 137
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 13 9
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 13 9
Setting .............................................. 141
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 14 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .144
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 2
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 14 4
Re quirements .................................. .144
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 14 4
St oring aspeed ................................ 14 4
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 14 4
Switching on/activating ................... 14 4
Sy stem limitations ............................1 42
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist .................150
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 151
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 0
Sy stem limitations ............................1 50
Tr ailer operation .............................. .150
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 81
Switching on/of f................................ 81
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 19
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ...............19
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 85
Ad diti ve ................................................. 237
DEF .......................................... 127, 236
Engine oil .......................................... 237
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 234
Ad diti ves( DEF)
see DEF Ad
diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
ADR (working speed control) Adjusting ........................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Switching on/of f.............................. 151
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag Reduced pr otection ............................33
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents ............................................ 98, 99
adjusting (front )..................................98
Ad justing (roof) .................................. 99
Re ar passenger compartment ............ 99
Airbag ...................................................... 32
Ac tivation ........................................... 29
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 32
Ins tallation locations .......................... 32
Overvie w........................................... .32
Pr otection ...........................................32
Sid eairba g. ........................................ 32
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 32
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 18
Engaging/disen gaging ......................1 19
LO Wr ang e........................................ 11 9
No tes. ............................................... 11 8
Animals Pets in thev ehicle .............................. 40
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ........................................ 55
Anti- theftp rotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem) 276
Index
Breakdown
Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 16
Changin gawheel ............................ .221
Ro adside Assis tance ........................... 21
To ws tartin g. .................................... .199
To wing away ..................................... 19 6
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................1 97
Breakdown see Fla ttire
Breaking-i nnotes ................................. 105
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 87
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 59C
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .....................................1 81
Care ...................................................... .185
Carw ash .......................................... .181
Carpe t............................................. .185
Displ ay............................................. 185
Exterio rlighting ................................ 183
Headliner .......................................... 185
Matt efinish ...................................... 182
Pa int ................................................ .182
Pla stic trim ...................................... .185
Po we rw ashe r................................... 181
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 185
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 183
Seat bel t.......................................... .185
Seat co ver. ....................................... 185
Senso rs............................................ 183
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .183
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 183
Wa shing byhand .............................. 182
Wheels/rims .................................... 183
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 183
Wi per blades .................................... 183
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector .................................. 83
Cargo compartmen tventilation
Deactivating .................................... .102
Setting .............................................. 102
Cargo tie-down point ............................16 8
Cargo tie-down points Info rm atio n....................................... 24 5
Carpe t(ca re) ......................................... 185Chang
ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 85
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................2 24
Preparing .......................................... 221
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................2 21
Re moving awhee l............................ 223
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 .................... 215
Cha rging
Bat tery ............................................. 19 0
Mobile phone (wireless) ..................... 77
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 39
Child seat front-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 38
front-passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) ....................... 38
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ........ .36
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(no tes) ............... 36
No tesont he saf etranspor tatio nof
ch ildren .............................................. 34
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .38
To pT ether ...........................................37
Child ren
No tesons afet ranspor tatio n. ............. 34
Specia lsea tb eltr etra ctor .................. 35
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 75
Cleaning see Care
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox ............................................ .179 278
Index
Climat
econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 95
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing ...................................................... 96
Air distribution setting s..................... .97
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................... 97
Au xilia ryheating ................................. 99
Cargo compartment ventilation ........ 102
Clearing fogged up windo ws............... 97
Control panel for3 -zone auto matic
clima tecontrol ................................... 95
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol .......................... 94
Controllin gautomaticall y................... .96
Hot- wate rauxiliary heater ................1 00
Re frigerant ........................................ 241
Setting thea ir distribution .................. 97
Switching ai r-re circulation mode
on/of f................................................ 98
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel) ......................... 97
Switching theA /C function on/of f....96
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f................................. 98
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f................................................ 98
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) ..................................... 54
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ................. 98
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ............ 99
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................... .99
Cockpit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 54
Con venience opening ............................. 54
Con versions ............................................ 19
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 24 0
Coolan t(engine)
Che cking le vel. ................................ .177
No tes. .............................................. 239
Copyright License ............................................... 27
Tr ademar ks......................................... 27
Cornering light ...................................... .80Crosswind Assist
Function/no tes. ............................... 13 8
Cruise control ...................................... .141
Ac tivating ......................................... 14 2
Buttons ............................................. 14 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .142
Deactivating ..................................... 14 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 141
Re quirements .................................. .142
Selecting .......................................... 14 2
Setting thes peed ............................. 14 2
St oring aspeed ................................ 14 2
Sy stem limitations ............................1 41
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 24
Cus tomer Relations Department ..........24 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 25
Dealership see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 22
DEF ................................................ 127, 236
Ad ditiv e................................... .127,236
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .128
Filling capacity ................................. 237
Purity ........................................ 127, 236
Ra nged ispl ay ................................... 12 8
To pping up ........................................ 12 9
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) .............216
Diagnostics connection .........................22
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ............... 234
No tes. .............................................. 234
Diesel particulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 11 4
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Digita lspe edome ter............................. 16 2
Dimming thei nsid erearvi ewmirror .... 91
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................ 11 5
Engaging driv eposit ion. .................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
call y................................................. .116
Engaging reve rseg ear ....................... 11 6 Index
279
Fr
ont (adjusting mechanically) ............ 61
Ins talling and removing rear ben ch
seat ....................................................66
Memor yfunction ................................ 62
Operating them emor yfunction ......... 64
Setting options ................................... 14
Tu rning (front seat) ............................ .65
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .61
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 59
Securing luggage ............................72,166
Selec torlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(care) ...................................... 183
Service see ASS YSTP LUS
Service (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 161
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Service inter vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Service products Refrigerant (ai rconditioning) ............ 241
Setting thes peed
see Cruise control
Settings (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ .163
Short-distance trips .............................107
Side airbag ..............................................32
Side window ...........................................53
Closin g............................................... 53
Closin g(all) ........................................ 53
Closin gusingthe key. ........................ 54
Con venience closing ......................... .54
Con venience opening ......................... 54
Opening ..............................................53
Opening (all). ...................................... 53
Opening wit hthe key. ........................ .54
Side windo ws
Problem ..............................................55
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Size designation (tire) ..........................215
Sliding door B-pillar door sill (button) ..................... 47
Cen terc onsole (button) ...................... 47
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ 39
Closin g(from inside) .......................... 46
Closin g(from outside) ........................ 45
Opening (from inside) ........................ .46
Opening (from outside) ......................45
Sno wchains ......................................... 203 Soc
ket(12 V) ........................................... 75
Cargo co mpartment .......................... .76
Driver' sseat. ...................................... 76
Fr ont center console .......................... 75
Soc ket(11 5V) ......................................... 76
Lo we rcontrol panel ............................ 76
Spar ewheel
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .226
No tes. .............................................. 225
Special seat belt retractor ..................... 35
Speciali stwo rkshop .............................. 23
Speed limitation, winter tires Setting ..............................................1 42
Spee drating (tire) ................................ 215
Speedome ter( digital) .......................... 16 2
St andb ymode
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 13 6
St art/s topb utton
Pa rking thev ehicle ........................... 13 2
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 104
Switching on thep ower supply or
th ei gnition ....................................... 103
St arting
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star ta ssist
St ationar yheating
Problems .......................................... 101
St ationar yheating/ventilation
Ad justing (on-board computer) ......... 101
St ationar yheating/ventilation
see Auxilia ryheating
see Hot-water auxiliary heater
Ste ering wheel ...................................... 15 9
Ad justing ............................................ 71
Buttons ............................................. 15 9
St opping thea larm (ATA ) ...................... .56
St ow agea reas
see Stow ages pace
St ow agec om partments
see Stow ages pace
St ow ages pace ........................................ 73
Armres t.............................................. 73
Cen terc onsole ................................... 73
Cockpit .............................................. .73
Doo r................................................... 73
Glasse scompartment ........................ .74
Glo vebox. .......................................... 73
Sulfur content ...................................... 234 Index
289