#
The entir ebase ofthech ild restra int
sy stem mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing
sur face ofthefront passeng erseat. #
The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ‐
ble, beresting ontheseat backres tof
th efront passeng erseat. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . A
per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/ page 31).
R Sitinan almos tupr ight seat positio nwit h
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayot her wise be
disabl edbymis take ,fo rex am ple inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R The front passen gertr ansf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson ave hicle armr est. R
The front passeng ersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
deactiv ated front passeng erairbag
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit,th efront passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill notbe deplo yedin theeve ntof
an acci dent and canno tpe rfor m its intended
pr otect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with
th eve hicle interior ,especially ifth eper son is
sitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accordance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farbac kas possi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Ensu re,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclas‐
sif ication oftheper son orchild restra int system
on thefront passeng erseat take splace afte rth e
fr ont passeng erairb agshut offself-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam psdispl aythe
st atus ofthefront passeng erairbag.
Alw aysobser vetheno teson thefunc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
(/ page41 ). 40
Occupant safety
Fu
nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erair bag
shu toff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. The
status ofthefront passeng erairbag isdis‐
pla yedaf te rth eself-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGON light sup for
60 seconds ,sub sequently both indic ator
lam psareof f(P AS SENGER AIR BA GON and
OF F): thefront passeng erairbag isable to
deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGOF Flight sup con tinu‐
ousl y:thefront passeng erairbag isdisabled.
It will then notbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan
acci dent.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlam pis
of f,on lythePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam psho wsthest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimult aneousl y,thefront passeng erseat
ma yno tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
a ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have aut omat icfron tpasse nger airbag
shut offch eckedand repair edimmediat elyata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
atus displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect for
th ecur rent situa tion.
Af terin st alli ng are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fmus tbe litcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-facin g
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. Occupant
safety 41
NEVER
useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page49).
Depending onthech ild restra int system and the
st atur eof thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pma ybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat.
Af terin st alli ng afo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthech ild restra int system
and thest atur eof thech ild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GOF Fma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
Alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
due toinc orrect pos itioning ofthech ild
re stra int system
If yo usec ureach ild inafo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng erseat
and youposi tionth efront passeng erseat too
clos eto thecoc kpit, intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, thech ild could:
R com eint ocon tact with par tsof theve hi‐
cle's interior ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pis lit, forex am ple.
R bestru ck bytheairbag ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis off. #
Alw aysmo vethefront passeng erseat
as farbac kas possi ble.Alwaysmak e
sur eth at theshoulder beltstra pis cor‐
re ctly routed from theseat beltguide
on theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system. The
shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat
belt guide. #
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m manuf acturer'sinstallation instruc‐
tion s. When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page49).
If aper son issitting onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fma ybe litcon ‐
tin uousl yor be off,depen dingon theper son's
st atur e.
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must
alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult oraper son withast atur ecor respond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pmus tbe off.This
ind icat esthat thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y,an adult orper son
wit habuild corresponding tothat ofan adult
shoul dno tuse thefront passeng erseat. 42
Occupant safety
R
Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e. g.ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam peit her light sup con tinuousl y
or remains off,depe nding onthere sult ofthe
cla ssificati on.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off:mo vethefront passeng er
seat asfarbac kas possi ble.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y:theper son of
smaller statur eshoul dno tuse thefront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pre mains litafte rth esy stem self-t est,
th efront passeng erair bag isdeactiv ated. It
will notbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt. Inthis case, thefront passeng erair bag
cann otper form itsintended protect ive func ‐ tion
,e.g. when aper son isseat edinthefront
passeng erseat.
That person could, forex am ple, com eint o
con tact with theve hicle interior ,especially if
th eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erair bag isenabl edor
dea ctivated inaccor dance withth eper‐
son inthefront passeng erseat.
R The person isseat edproper lywit hacor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farbac kas possi ble. Be
sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Child restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat (/page49). PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpr e-em ptive meas‐
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es indepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Moving
th efront passeng erseat toamor efa vo rable
seat position .
R PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing. Occu
pant safety 43
#
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth especia lseat beltretrac‐
to r:pull theseat beltoutfully andletth e
iner tiareel retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, yousho uld hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. #
Todeac tivatethe special seat beltre trac‐
to r:press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page50).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page41 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Occ
upant safety 49
No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim. Maint
enanc eand care30
1
Ant
i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 68
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
Apple CarPla y®
......... ...............................2 49
Connecting aniPho ne®
....... ................250
Ending ................................................. 251
No tes .................................................. 250
Ov ervie w ............................................. 249
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 251
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................2 53
Ashtr ay
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................. 85
Assis tance
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 166 Assis
tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>287
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............2 88
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 287
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 287
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 287
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 287
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 68
Deac tivatin gth ealar m.......................... 69
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>68
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154, 155
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>154
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 155
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 54
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............267
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 268
Co pyrights ...........................................2 67
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 265
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card.... ....... 267
Media search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 272 Ov
ervie w ............................................. 268
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............2 69
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 269
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions .................. 269
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 269
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ................90
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........108
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........108
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39,41
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 39
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 1 42
4
Inde x
Ele
ctroni cRe ar AxleDif fere ntia lLoc k
Inop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 399
00B3Engi neOil LevelCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>....388
00B3Engine OilReduce OilLevel.........3 87
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................. 373
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................3 74
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................3 75
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 386
00B6Gas CapLoose ............................ 386
Haz ardWa rning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning ......... ........................................4 05
0025Inope rativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................364
00E5Ino perativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................365 007AIno
perativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................366
0053Ino perativ e ........... .......................377
00AF InsertKe y.................................... 396
00AFKe yNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................3 96
00AFKe yNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................3 96
0075Lef tSide Curtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) ...3 74
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h..................................................... 379
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 403
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 377
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 389
00AFOb tain aNe wKe y........................ 395
çOf f...............................................3 81 00D9
Off............................................... 380
Onl yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................3 89
0049Pa rking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... ..........................................3 69
0077Ple aseCorrect Tire Pressur e.......3 93
0049Ple aseRelease Parking Brak e.....3 68
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ....................................3 76
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ....382
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 382
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 377
Ù Rear AxleSteer ing Currentl y
Un available .......................................... 399
ÙRe arAxleSteer ing Malfunct ion
Ser vice Required .................................3 99
Re ar Spo ilerCon trol Sy stem Inoper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 400 Inde
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