#
Press the005A button.
Switc hof fth eA/C function onlybr ief lyother‐
wise thewindo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y.
Con densation maydr ip from theunder sideof
th eve hicle when cooling modeisactiv e.This is
no ta sign that ther eis amalfunct ion. Se
tting climat econtr olto aut omatic mode In
automatic mode, these tte mp eratur eis con ‐
tr olled andmaint ained atacon stant leve lby the
air suppl y. #
Press the 0058 button. #
Toswitc hto manu almode :pr es sth e H
or 008F button. Climat
est yle Clim
atest yle fun ction
In aut omat icmode, youcan selectthefo llo wing
climat est yle se ttings forth edr iver's andfront
passeng erareas:
R FOCUS: highairflow ,slight lycooler setting R
MEDIUM: mediumairflow ,st andar dse tting
R DIFFUSE: low air flow ,slight lywa rmerand
dr aft-fr ee setting
Ad jus tingthe climat emode settin gs
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Climate Mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUMorDIF FUS E.
% Tofeel theef fect of theclimat est yle, the
0058 function mustbe activ e(/ page10 0). Ov
erview oftheair distribut ionsettings The
symbol son thedispla yindicat ewhic hve nts
th eair flow isbeing direct edthro ugh:
0061 def
roster vents
009C Ce
nter and side airve nts
009B Fo
otwe llve nts
009F Ce
nter,si de and foot we llve nts
0086 Defr
osterand foot we llve nts
008F All
vents 0087
Defr
oster,middl eand side airvents Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction viathecontr ol
pa nel Climat
econ trol can besetcen trall yusing the
sync hronization function.Thetemp eratur eand
air distribution setting forth edr iver side isadop‐
te daut omatic allyfo rth efront passeng erside. #
Press the0 button.
The sync hroniz ation function isdeactiv ated ifth e
se ttin gsforone oftheot her climat ezones are
ch ang ed. Re
mo ving conde nsatio nfrom the windo ws Wi
ndo wsfogg ed up ontheinsid e #
Press the 005A button. #
Press the 0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscontinu eto fogup: press the
0064 button. 10
0
Climat eco ntro l
Ra
ce trac koper ation Inf
orma tion onrace trac koper ation %
Racetrac kope ratio nis und erstood asthe
oper ation oftheve hicle inextreme situa ‐
tio ns when itis us ed on race trac ks or
closed-of ftr ac ks.
Yo ur vehicle maybe used onboth public roads
and race trac ks.The vehicle operating loads dif‐
fe rdepe nding onuse, whichrequ ire dif fering
ma intena nce interva ls.
When theve hicle isoper ated on ara ce trac k, the
com pone ntparts ar esubject tohigher loads
th an on thero ad.
To acc oun tfo rth ese loads, thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es inpar ticular areta ke nas partof themain‐
te nance interva ls:
R Chec kingand replacing individual compo‐
nen ts
R Overhauling completeassem bliesafte rspe‐
cif icper iods ofuse Ad
dition alch ecks mus talw aysbe car ried out on
th eve hicle beforeand afte reac huse onara ce‐
tr ac k.
* NO
TEDama getocom pone ntparts
th ro ugh arise intemp eratur eaf te roper‐
ation onara ce trac k Swi
tching theve hicle offdir ectl yaf te roper a‐
tion onara ce trac kcan lead toacon tinued
te mp eratur eincr ease ofthecom ponen t
par tsas are sult ofheating whiletheve hicle
is statio nary.
The com ponent partsma yth er eb ybe per ma‐
nen tly damag edinexc eption alcases. #
Donotswitc hof fth eve hicle immedi‐
at ely. Car ryout cool down laps atlow
speed withminimal brak eapplication.
Assemblies understra in, suc has the
engine andthebr aking system, cool
do wn faster this wa y. #
Alw aysallo waTr ac k-Chec kto be car‐
ri ed out atan aut hor ized Mercedes-
Benz Centerbef oreand afte ruse onthe
ra ce trac k. Mo
torspor teq uipment ,e.g. six-point seatbelts,
ar eonl yint ended foruse wher ero ad traf fic re g‐
ulations donotappl y.This also applies tomodif i‐
cations toboth thesuspension andaerodynamic
com ponen tpar ts.
Yo ucan obtain further information onser vicin g
yo ur vehicle from anaut hor ized Mercedes-Ben z
Cent er. No
teson thech aract eristics ofindi vidual
ve hicl easse mblie s Due
tospecif icvehicle operating loads inrace‐
tr ac kope ratio n,additio nal requ iremen tsmus t
be obser ved.
The follo wing vehicle assemblies areaf fect ed in
pa rticular :
R Brak esy stem
R Wheels andtires
R Suspension
R Aerodynamic componen ts 11
0
Driving and parking
#
Chec kth etir es regular lyforsigns of
dama geand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. Chec
kth etir es fordama geand thecor rect tire
tr ea ddep thboth bef oreand afte ruse onara ce‐
tr ac k. Onl yth en isitsaf eto drive on ara ce trac k
and onpublic roads.
As are sult ofthedr iving style and athigh ambi‐
ent temp eratur es,when driving onara ce trac kit
ma ybe neces saryto com pens atefo rth e
inc rease inpressur ein wa rm tires by releasing
air .Ev en forwa rm tires ,th especif iedtirepr es‐
sur ema yonl ybe exceed edbymax. 0.5bar.
Af terth etir es have cool eddown again, youmus t
re adjus tth etir epr essur ein accor dance withth e
specif ications inorder todrive on public roads. Sus
pens ion Sus
pens ionsettings
The fact or yse tting prov ides agood compromise
fo rdr iving onpub licroads and onara ce trac k. Ve
hicl emeasur ements
Ev en smal lch ang estothesuspension settings
alt er thedr iving charact eristic sof theve hicle. To
ensur eop timal driving charact eristic s,thespeci‐
fi ed values andtoler anc esoftheindividual sus‐
pension settings mustbe com plied with.The
dr iving charact eristic sof theve hicle mayot her‐
wise beundesir able.
Ve hicle measur ements arere qu ired inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R The vehicle height haschang edinrelation to
th eop timiz edsetting.
R The vehicle isfreq uentl ysubject edtovery
high loads, e.g.when driving overcurbs.
Ther efor e, checkth eve hicle height atregular
int erva ls and, ifnec essar y,per form vehicle
measur ements. No
teson suspension components
Despit ere gular checks,and rega rdless of
whe ther there leva nt suspe nsion com ponents
ar ein goo dcond ition, thefo llo wing compone nts
mus tbe replaced afte ra cer tain amount ofuse
on thera ce trac k:
R Whe elbol ts(/ page 112)
R Whee lhub sinclu ding thewheel bearings No
teson engine oil Chec
kth eengine oilleve lbef oreoper atingin
ra ce trac kmod e. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slippe ry
ro ad con dition s
R = (Individual): ind ividual setting s Dr
ivin gand parking 11
3
Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th ecar gocom partmen t(/ page320).
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away. R
Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page31 9)
R Fuse boxin thecar gocom partmen ton the
lef t-hand sideoftheve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ect ion oftra vel(/ page320 ) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Obser
vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page31 9). Br
eakd ownas sist anc e31
9
Opening
#
Remo vecar pet1 over thefo ot re st. #
Loosen screws2 onthefloor panel and
re mo vethefloor panel.
Closing #
Installth efloor panel again. #
Tight enscrews2. #
Position thecar petbac kin place andpress
do wn firm ly. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
car gocom partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page31 9). #
Turn thefa stener onser vice flap 1 coun ter-
cloc kwise. #
Ope nth eser vice flap.
The fuse assig nment diagram isin are cess on
th eside ofthefuse box. 320
Breakdo wnassis tance
ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .134
ESP ®
SPOR T....... ................................. 132
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 132
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ............................. 166
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 132
Ext erior light ing
Car e.................................................... 299
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 95,96
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .................. 96
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function .......... 98
Fo lding in/out .......................................9 5
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 79
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .......9 7
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 95
Ex tern al de vic e
Loc king (chil dsaf etyloc k) ...................2 03 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................1 94
Callin gup ........................................ .....1 94
Del eting .......................................... .....1 95
Mo ving ................................................. 195
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....1 94
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>194
Flat tire .....................................................3 03
Cha nging awhe el....... .........................345
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................304
No tes .................................................. 303
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 05
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 87
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors...............1 31
Fr ee sof tware .............................................2 7
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 172 Fr
ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 6
Fr ont and rear vie wcamer a....... ............ 152
Fr ont cam era
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 152
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 55
Ad ditiv es.............................................3 55
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 354
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 355
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 354
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 354
Re fuel ing ............................................. 120
sulfur content ...................................... 354
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............355
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................1 69
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ......................................................... 319
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 319
Fu se assignment diagram.................... 319
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....3 20 Inde
x435
Fu
se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...... ................................................ 319
No tes ..................... .............................. 319
Fu ses
see Fuses G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ......................................166
Gar agedoor opene r
Cle aring thememor y........................... 127
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 26
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 123
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 127
Re sol ving problems ............................. 126
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 25
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 217
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 223
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 223
Gaso line <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 354
Gea rdis pla y(o n-b oar dco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ......................................166 Gear
shiftre comm endation .....................1 19
Genuin epar ts............................................ 17
Glide mode ............................................... 119
Glo vebox
Loc king /unloc king................................ 82 H
Hand brak e
see Elect ric pa rking brak e
Hand lingcharact eristics (unus ual)........321
HANDS -FREEACCESS ................................ 62
Ha zard wa rning light s...............................9 1
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormation .................................... ........20
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y)............... 74
Headlin er(car e)...... .................................301
High beam
Switc hingon/of f...... ........................ ..... 90
High-be amflasher .....................................90 High-be
amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.....................9 1
Hill star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 143
HOLD functio n...... ................................... 143
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 143
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 144
Hood Opening/clo sing................................. 288
Ho tspo t
Se tting up(Wi-Fi) ................................. 201 I
Iden tificatio nplat e
Engine ..................................................351
Re frig er ant .......................................... 358
Ve hicle .................................................3 51
Ignit ion
Swit ching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 102
Ignit ionkey
see Smar tKey
Imm obiliz er................................................ 68
Indi catorlam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps 436
Index