Symbols
..................................................... 4At
ag lance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Instrument clus ter. ...................................... 7
Overhead control panel ............................. 10
Doo rcontrol panel .................................... .14
Emergencies and breakdowns ................... 16Genera
lnotes .......................................... 18
Environmental pr otection .......................... 18
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts. ..................18
Information abouta ttachments, add-
on equipment, ins tallation sand con‐
ve rsions .................................................... .19
Operating Instructions ...............................20
Service and vehicle operation ...................20
Operating saf ety. ...................................... .21
Declarations of conformity ........................ 22
Diagno stics connection ............................ .22
No tesonc hanges tothee ngine output ..... 23
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................... 23
Ve hicle registration ................................... 23
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle .........................23
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 24
Information on problems wit hyour
ve hicle .......................................................24
Re portin gsafet yd efects ............................ 24
Limited Warrant y....................................... 24
QR codes forr escue car d.......................... 24
Dat astorage ..............................................25
Copyright .................................................. .27Occupant saf
ety...................................... 28
Re stra int sy stem ........................................28
Sea tbelts .................................................. 30
Airbag s...................................................... 32
Children in thev ehicle ...............................34
No tesonp etsint hevehicle ......................40 Opening and closing
...............................41
SmartK ey................................................... 41
Doo rs........................................................ 44
Sliding doo r............................................... 45
Electrica lsliding doo r................................ 46
Re ar-en ddoor s......................................... .50
Pa rtition sliding door .................................. 51
Electrica lstep. ........................................... 52
Side windo w..............................................53
Anti-thef tprotection ..................................55 Seats and
stowage .................................. 59
Co rrect driver's seat position .................... 59
Seats ......................................................... 59
Ad justing thes teering wheel ..................... 71
St ow agea reas .......................................... .72
Bottle holder .............................................. 74
Cup holder ................................................ .74
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... 74
Soc kets ...................................................... 75
Wi relessl ycharging them obile phone
and coupling wit hthe exterior antenna ..... 77
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ......... 78 Light and vision
....................................... 79
Ex terior lighting ......................................... 79
Ad justing thei nterior lighting ..................... 81
Changin gbulbs .......................................... 83
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 88
Mir rors ...................................................... 90
Using su nvisor s........................................ 92 Climat
econtrol ....................................... 93
Overvie wofclimatecontrol sy stems ......... 93
Operating climat econtrol sy stems ............ 95
Operating air vents .................................... 98
Au xilia ryheating ........................................99
Operating cargo compartment ventila‐
tio n.......................................................... 102 Drivin
gand pa rking .............................. 103
Driving .................................................... .103
Batter ymains witch................................. 11 4
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 11 5
All-whee ldrive .......................................... 11 8
DSR (Downhil lSpeed Regulation) ............ 12 0
Electroni cleve lcontrol ............................ 121
Re fueling ................................................ .125
Pa rking .................................................... 13 2
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 36
Wo rkmode ............................................. .151
Tr ailer operation ...................................... .151 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
compu ter............................................... 15 8
Overvie wofInstrument Displa y............... 15 8
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teer‐
ing wheel .................................................1 59
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer ........... 15 9
Overvie wofthe displa yson them ulti‐
function displa y....................................... 16 0
Setting thei nstrument lighting ................. 1612
Contents
Overvie
wofclimatecontrol sy stems Heating sy
stem overview 1
Sets thet emperature
2 /00A4
Switches the
re ar compartment heating
on/off
3 006C Switches ther ear win‐
do wh eater on/off
(/ page98)
4 009B Switches foot we ll air
distribution on/off 5
0064 Switches windshield
defrosting on/o ff
( / pag e97)
6 Vehicles wit hstationary
heater or heater boos ter:
003B switches thes tation‐
ar yh eater or heater boos‐
te ro n/of f(/pag e100)
7 Ve
hicles with
windshield heating: switches windshield heating
on/of
f(/ pag e98)
8 Sets thea irflow
% The indicator lamps on
theb uttons signal
th at thef unction in question has been activa‐
te d. Climat
econtrol 93
%
If
th ef ront-compartmen tsystemh as already
been switched on and ther ear-compartment
sy stem has been switched off, youc an
swit chit on byturning up thef an on ther ear-
compartment menu. If thef ront-compart‐
ment sy stem is switched on, ther ear-com‐
partment sy stem will automaticall yswitc hon
as well. Ad
justin gthe rear comp artment climat econ‐
trol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
Switching on thet emperatur eand airflow
and adju sting dual-zone and 3-zone automatic
climat econtrol #
Press the /
00A4 button.
The indicator lam ponthe /00A4
but‐
to na nd the /
00A4 symbol on thec li‐
mat econt rols ystemd ispla ywillflash.
The displa yswit ches tothet emperatur eand
th eb lowe rint herear menu. #
Use rocker switches 0082and0097 toset
th er equired temp eratur eand air flow onthe
re ar menu.
% If
th er ea resignificant dif fere nces between
th et emperatur esettings of thef ront and rear
sy stems, these cann otbe controlled accu‐
ra tely.
% If
th er ear compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0015 button.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, climate
contro lswitches on theo verhead air-conditioning
sy stem or rear compartment heating as requ ired:
R Ve
hicles with an overhead air-condition‐
ing sy stem: ther ear compartment can be
cooled onl y.
R Ve
hicles with rear comp artment heating:
th er ear compartment can be heated onl y.Switching of
frear compa rtment air condition‐
ing with dual and 3-zone automatic climate
control #
Press the /
00A4 button. #
Ifth ei ndicator lam ponthe /00A4
but‐
to na nd the /
00A4 symbol on thec li‐
mat econt rols ystemd ispla yflash, se tthe air‐
fl ow to0ont herear menu.
% Indicator lam
pon:rear compartment climate
control has been swit ched on.
Indicator lam poff:r ear compartment climate
control has been switched off.
Indicator lam pflashes: thes etting mode of
th er ear compartment climat econtrol is
active. Swit
ching theA /C function on and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
The A/C function cont rols thec limat eand dries
th ea ir inside thev ehicle. #
Press the005A button.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupf aster.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of ad efect. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on
(/ page95).
Switching on automatic climat econtrol
In automatic mode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the0058 button.
The displa ywill sho wthe temp erature. The
air flow and air distribution will disappear from
th ed ispla y.
If th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched on, thes etting fort he rear
compartment is car ried over. 96
Climat econt rol
#
Toopen or close: turnthe adjustment
wheels 1ontheh igh-po werairve nts tothe
lef torr ight as farast heyw ill go.
% Cooled air will
flow out of theh igh-po werair
ve nts. Heating will no tbep ossible .Opent he
high-po werairve nts only in summer du ring
cooling mod eand keep them closed in win‐
te r. Ad
justin gairve nts in ther oof air duct In
vehicles wit hrear-compartment air condition‐
ing, adjus table air vents ha vebeen integrated in
th er oof air duct. #
Adjustin gthe air flow: if necessar y,open or
close thea irflaps in air vents 1. #
Adjustin gthe air distribution: turna irve nts
1 tother equired position. Ve
ntilation nozzles in ther ear &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Depending on
thev ehicle equipment, ther ew ill
be an air duct or aheater wit hadditional air noz‐
zles in ther ear foot we ll on thel eft-hand side 1.
No object smaybe placed there. Passengers
mus tmaintain asufficient dis tance du etothe
wa rm airflow and air intake. Au
xiliar yheating Fu
nction of thea uxiliar yheating &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase in enclosed spaces or if
th ev ehicle getsstuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Alwayss witc hthe stationar yheater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. Climate
control 99