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
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
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer
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
ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yont he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag ebyusingthe
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
4 Service 5
ASSYSTP LUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
Bear in mind thef ollowing related topic:
R Operating theo n-boar dcom‐
puter(/ page159) Car
rying out maintenance workregular ly *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lea dto
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alwayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal vehicle use. Maintenance workwill need to
be per form ed mor eoften than presc ribed if the
ve hicle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads.
Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermediate
st ops R
mainly short-dis tance driving
R frequent ope ratio ninm ountainou sterrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nthe engine is of tenl eftidling forl ong
periods
R operation in particula rlyd usty conditions
and/o rifair-reci rculation mod eisfrequently
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil and
oil filter etc. changed mor efrequ ently .Ifthevehi‐
cle is subjected tohigher loads, thet ires mus tbe
ch eckedm oref requ entl y.Fu rther information can
be obtained at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Batter
ydisconnection periods The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al displa ycan
onl ycalculat ethe servic edue date when the
batter yisconnected. #
Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedon
th eI nstrument Displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(/pag e173). Engine compartment
Opening and closing
theh ood &
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while
driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine
hood is latched. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. Maintenance and care
17 3
F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ...................... .187
Flat tire .................................................. 188
Changin gawheel ............................ .221
No tes. ............................................... 188
Floor co vering
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ .192
Floo rmat................................................ .78
Fo reign trip
Instructions ...................................... 107
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 79
Fr ee software ........................................ .27
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... 230
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. 230
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) .. 32
Fr ont door
Opening (from inside) ........................ .44
Un lockin g(from inside )..................... .44
Fr ont seats
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 62
Ad justing (electrically). ....................... 62
Ad justing (manually). .................... 59,61
Memor yfunction ................................ 62
Tu rning .............................................. .65
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .61
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 59
Fu el ........................................................ 234
Ad ditives .......................................... 234
Diesel ...............................................2 34
Draining thef ilter ............................ .180
E1 0. .................................................. 234
Flexibl efuel vehicles ........................ 234
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 236
Gasoline ........................................... 234
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ............... 234
Problems .......................................... 127
Quality (diesel )................................. 234
Quality (gasoline )............................. 234
Re fueling .......................................... 12 5
Sulfur content .................................. 234
Ta nk capacity ................................... 236
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .162
Fu ses ............................................. 199, 200
Befor ereplacing ............................... 19 9Fu
se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ 200
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 19 9
No tes. ............................................... 19 9 G
Gasoline ................................................ 234
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) ........................................................ 231
Genuine parts ........................................ .18
Glasse scompartment ............................ 74
Gross axle weight rating ...................... 231
Gros smass ........................................... 231 H
Handbrak e(elec trical)
see Electric pa rking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ 80
Swit ching on/of f............................... .80
Hazardous substances Informatio n......................................... 21
Head restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 70
Headline r(ca re) .................................... 185
Heating sy stem (control panel) ............ 93
High beam .............................................. .80
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 80
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Changin gbulbs .................................. 84
High-beam flasher .................................. 80
Hill star ta ssi st ..................................... 14 5
HOLD function ...................................... 14 5
Hot-water auxiliar yheater .................. 100
Fu nctio n........................................... 100
Problems .......................................... 101
switching on/of fwitht he button ...... 100
Switching on/of fwitht he on-
boar dcomputer ................................ 101
Hydroplaning ........................................ 109 I
Identification pla te
Engine .............................................. 231 284
Index
O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in thev ehicle .............................. 40
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Displa ytotal dis tance (trip menu)
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter .............................. 15 9
Ad justing thes tationar yheater/
ve ntilation ......................................... 101
Assi stanc egraphic men u................. .161
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 173
Menus overview. .............................. 15 9
Multifunction displa y........................ 16 0
Operating ......................................... 15 9
Service menu .................................... 161
Settings menu .................................. 16 3
Tr ip men u......................................... 16 2
On-boar ddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronic s........................... .230
No tes. .............................................. 230
Tw o-w ayradios .................................2 30
Open-source software ...........................27
Opening and closing thel oc ka ble
compartment abo vethew indshield .....73
Opening thec up holder in ther ear
passenger compa rtment ....................... 74
Opening/closing theh ood .................. .173
Operating fluids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................2 34
Brak efluid ........................................ 239
Coolant (engine) .............................. .239
DEF ................................................. .236
Engine oil .......................................... 237
Fu el (diesel) ...................................... 234
Fu el (gasoline) ..................................2 34
No tes. .............................................. 233
Wi ndshield washer fluid ............ 240, 241
Operating Instructions (vehicle
equipment) ............................................. 20
Operating saf ety
Chan gesint he engine po werout‐
put ...................................................... 23 Declaration of conformity (wire
less
ve hicle components) .......................... 22
Information ......................................... 21
Operating sy stem
On-boar dcomputer .......................... 15 9
Outsid emirro rs ...................................... 90
fo lding in/out .................................... .90
Setting ................................................ 90
Setting options ................................... 14
Overhead control panel Adjusting thei nterior lighting .............81
Overvie w............................................ 10 P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) ...............182
Pa int code ............................................ .231
Pa rk position
Engaging ........................................... 11 6
Engaging au tomatically .................... .116
Pa rking brak e(electrical)
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking brak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Pa rking forane xtended period ...........13 6
Pa rking light .......................................... .79
Pa rtition sliding door
Fr om thec argo compartmen t.............51
Fr om thed rive r's compartmen t..........51
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... .231
Pe rm issible towing me thods .............. .195
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................. 40
Placing aload on thew heel ar ch........ 172
Plastic trim (care) ................................. 185
Po we rsupp ly
Batter ymains witc h.......................... 11 4
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ...... 103
Po we rw asher (care) ........................... .181
Po we rw indo ws
see Side window Q
QR code (rescue card) ...........................24
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............. 23 R
Ra ck systems (information) ................16 9
Ra dar senso rs....................................... 13 6 Index
287
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
Spee
drating ..................................... 215
St oring ............................................. 220
Summer tires ................................... 202
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 213
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .210
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 204
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 208
Ti re pressur etable .......................... .205
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 213
Tr action grade .................................. .213
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 213
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics ........ 202
Wheel size categories ....................... 220
To ol
see Removing thev ehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit stowagec ompartment
To pT ether ............................................... 37
To pping up the windshield washer
sy stem .................................................. .179
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer .......................... 15 9
To ws tarting .......................................... 19 9
To w- aw ay alarm
Fu nctio n............................................. 56
Switching on/o ff................................ 57
To wing away ......................................... 19 6
Ra ised front or rear axle .................. .197
To wing eye
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .198
St orag elocation ...............................1 98
To wing eye( stora gelocation)
see Vehicle tool kit
To wing me thods .................................. .195
Tr actio ngrade ....................................... 213
Tr aile rhitch
Care ................................................. 183
Gene raln otes ................................... 241
Information ....................................... 15 5
Information aboutt railer operation ... 151
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... 15 5
Po we rsupply .................................... 15 6
Soc ket. ............................................. 154
Tr aile rloads .......................................... 24 2
Tr aile roperation
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t............... 15 0
Coupling/Decouplin gthe trailer .......1 54
Gross axle weight rating ................... 231 Informatio
n....................................... 15 5
Lane Keeping Assis t.........................1 49
No tes. ............................................... 151
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... 15 5
Po we rsupply ................................... .156
Soc ket. ............................................. 154
Tr ailer loads ...................................... 24 2
Tr aile rstabilization ............................... 13 9
Tr ansmissio nposition display .............11 5
Tr ansmissio nratio
LO Wr ang e........................................ 11 9
Tr ansmissio nratio
see Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE
Tr anspo rtby rail .................................. .108
Tr anspo rting (vehicle breakd own) ...... 197
Tr ead weargrade .................................. 213
Tr im element (care) .............................. 185
Tr ip
Displa ytotal dis tance ....................... 16 2
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 16 2
Tr ip computer
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Showing ............................................ 16 2
Tr ip distance ........................................ .162
Showing ............................................ 16 2
Tr ip odom eter
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Tr ip odom eter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal light
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 85
Tw o-w ayradio telephone
see Mobile phone
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ...................................... 230
Ins tallation no tes. ............................. 230
Tr ansmission output (maximum )......2 30 U
Un locking setting .................................. .42
Un locking/locking
Swit ching automatic lockin gfea‐
tur eo n/off. ........................................ 45
Unl ockin gand opening front doors
from insid e......................................... 44
USB soc ketint he rear passenger
comp artment .......................................... 77 Index
291