ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mir-
ror tothe corr ectposition .You should have
a good overview oftraff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
Aft erthe engine hasbeen started,the exterior
mirror sare automatic allyheated atlow out-
side temper atures. Heatingtakes amaximum
of ten minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically This
function isonly available inCanada. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
i If
you aredriving fasterthan30mph
(47 km/ h),you can nolonger foldinthe
ext erior mirror s.
Resett ingthe exterior mirrors This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the batter yhas been discon nectedorcom-
pletely discharged, theexterior mirror smust
be reset. Theexterior mirror swill other wise
not fold inwhen youselect the"Fold inmirror swhen
locking"func tion inthe on-board com-
puter (Ypage 200).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Briefly press0043.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically This
function isonly available inCanada.
If the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 200):
R the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirror shave been folded in
manually, theydonot fold out.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors (Canada only):pressandhold
mirror -foldin gbutton (Ypage 99)until you
hear aclick andthemirror engages audibly
into position .
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 98). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Mirr
ors
99Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z
If
you come intocontact withtheelectro-
lyte, observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi -
ately rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped with
the "Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexte-
rior mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 125).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the front-passenger sideexterior
mirror returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking position
setting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 98).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h )
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disen-
gage dreverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexte-
rior mirror onthe driver's side 100
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwhe eland mirrors
Memory
function Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side whiledrivi ng,you couldlose con-
trol ofthe vehicl eas aresu ltof the adju st-
ments being made .There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Only usethememory function onthe driv-
er's side when thevehicl eis stationa ry. G
WARNING
When thememory function adjuststhe seat,
you and other vehicleoccupa nts–parti cu-
larl ychild ren–coul dbecome trapped.There
is arisk ofinjury .
Whil ethe memory function ismaking adjust-
ments, makesurethatnoone hasany body
parts inthe swee pof the seat. Ifsomeb ody
become strappe d,immed iatelyrele ase the
memory function position button. The
adju stment process isstoppe d. G
WARNING
Chi ldre ncoul dbecome trappedifthey acti-
vate thememory function, particularlywhen
unattended .There isarisk ofinjury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe
vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehi cleKey ifthe
"Digi talVehi cleKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
The memory function canbeuse dat any time,
e.g. even when theSmartKey isnot inthe igni-
tion lock. Storing
settings
With thememory function, youcan store upto
three different settings, e.g.forthree different
peop le.
The followi ngsettings arestored asasingl e
memory preset: R
Seat andbackrest position
R Driver's side:posi tion ofthe exterior mirrors
on the drive r'sand front-passeng erside s X
Adjust theseat (Ypag e94).
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe drive r's
side (Ypag e98) .
X Briefl ypress theMmemory buttonandthen
press presetposi tion button 1,2or 3withi n
three seconds.
The settings arestored inthe sele cted pre-
set posi tion. Atone sound swhen theset-
tings havebeen comple ted. Call
ingupastored setting
X Press andhold therelevant prese tposi tion
button 1,2or 3until theseat andexterior
mirrors areinthe stored position.
i The
setting procedureisinterrup tedas
soon asyou release thestorage position
button. Memory
function
101Seats, steering wheeland mirrors Z
It
exhibi tsnatural surface characteristics, for
example :
R differences inthe texture
R marks causedby growth andinjury
R sligh tnuances ofcolor
These arecharacteristics oflea ther andnot
materia ldefects.
Seat covers ofother materials
! Observe
thefollow ingwhen cleaning:
R clean artificia llea ther covers withacloth
moistened withasolu tion containing 1%
detergent (e.g.dishwash ingliquid).
R clean clothcovers withamicrofiber cloth
moistened withasolu tion containing 1%
detergent (e.g.dishwash ingliquid). Rub
careful lyand always wipeentire seatsec-
tions toavoid leaving visibl elines. Leave
the seat todry afterwa rds.Cleaning
resul tsdepend onthe type ofdirt and
how long ithas been there.
R clean DINAMICA coverswithadamp
cloth. Makesurethatyouwipeentire seat
sections toavoid leaving visibl elines.
Cle aning theseat belts G
WARNING
Seat belts canbecome severelywea kened if
blea ched ordye d.This could cause theseat
belts totear orfail ,for instance, inthe event
of an accident. Thisposes anincreased risk
of injury orfatal injury.
Never bleachordye theseat belts.
! Do
not clean theseat belts using chemical
cleaning agents.Donot drythe seat belts
by heating attemperature sabove 176‡
(80 †)orindirect sunlight.
X Use clean, lukewarmwater andsoap solu-
tion.
Cle aning theheadline rand carpets X
Headline r:ifit is very dirty, useasoft brush
or dry shampo o.
X Carpets: usethecarpet andtextile cleaning
agents recommended andappro vedby
Mercedes-Benz. 286
CareMaintenanc
eand care
X
To reduc ethe tire pres sure :de pre sspre s-
su re release button 0043next topre ssu re
ga ug e0044.
X Whe nthe tire pressu reiscorr ect, unscrew
the fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe sealed
tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesca pewhen you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealed tire .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outof the tire
infl ation comp ressor .
The fillerhos erem ains atta chedto the tire
sea lant bottle .
X Driv eto the nearestqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh opand have the tire changed there.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced as
soo nas possi ble at aqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou rye ars ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. Battery
(vehi cle) Impo
rtant safetynotes
Spe cialtool sand expertknow ledge are
req uired when working onthe battery ,e.g .
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo usho uld ther efore
ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the battery carriedou t
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
WAR
NING
Wor kcar riedou tinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to asho rtcirc uitand
thu sda ma gethe vehicleelectro nics.Thi s
can lead tofunc tionres tricti onsapplying to
sa fety -releva ntsystem s,e.g .the lighti ng sy
stem ,the ABS (anti-l ock braking system )
or the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram).
The opera ting safety ofyour veh iclemay be
res tricte d.
Yo ucou ldlose contro lof the vehicle, for
exa mpl e:
R wh en bra king
R in the eventofabrupt stee ring maneu vers
and /or when the vehicle's spe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcond itions
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
In the eventofasho rtcirc uitor asimil ar
inci dent, conta ctaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho pimm ediatel y.Do not drive any further .
Yo usho uld ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the bat-
tery carriedou tat aqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
For further informa tionab ou tABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 60)and (Ypage 63). G
WAR
NING
Ele ctros taticbu ild-u pcan lead tothe crea -
tio nof spa rks, which cou ldignite thehighl y
exp losive gases ofaba ttery .The reisaris k
of an exp losion.
Befo rehandl ing the battery ,tou chthe vehi-
cle body torem ove anyexisting electro static
bu ild-u p.
The highl yfla mma ble ga smixtu reform swh en
cha rging the battery aswellas when jump -
sta rting .
Alw aysma kesure tha tnei ther younor thebat-
tery iselectro statica lly cha rged.Abu ild-u pof
el ectro static cha rge can becau sed,for exa m-
pl e:
R by wearing clothing ma de from syntheti c
fib ers
R du eto frictio nbe twe enclothing and seats
R ifyo upu sh orpullthe battery across the
car petor othe rsy ntheti cma teri als
R ifyo uru bthe battery with aclo th G
WAR
NING
Duri ngthe charging pro cess ,a ba ttery pro-
du ces hydro gen gas.Ifasho rtcirc uitoccu rs Battery
(vehi cle)
293Breakdo wnassis tan ce
Z
tio
ns areveh icle-s pecificand mayde via te
fro mthe data sho wnhere. The tirepressu re
sp eci ficati ons thatar eva lid for your veh icle
can befou ndonthe Tire and Loading Info r-
ma tionplaca rdand tirepressu retab leon
the vehicle.
Ge neral notes The
reco mme ndedtire pressu res forthe tires
mou nted atthe factory canbefou ndonthe
la be lsde scri bedhe re.
Ope ratio nwi th an eme rgencyspare wheel:
inf orm ation on opera tionwi th an eme rgency
sp arewh eelcan befou ndinthe genera lnote s
in the "Em ergency sparewh eel"se ctio n
(Y page 330 ).
Fur therinf orm ation on tire pressu res can be
ob tained ataqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Tire andLoadin gIn fo rmatio nplac ard 0043
Recomm endedtire pressu res
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdison
the B-pi llar on the driver 'sside (Ypage 317 ).
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdcon-
tai ns the reco mme ndedtire pressu res forcold
tire s.The reco mme ndedtire pressu res are
va lid for the maxim um permi ssible load and up
to the maxim um permi ssible veh iclesp ee d.
Tire pres sure table The
tirepressu retab leison the inside of the
fu el fillerfla p. Itsho wsthe tire pressu refor all
tire spe rmi tted atthe factory forthisveh icle;
se eillu stra tion(e xam ple) . Th
etire pressu retab leconta insthe recom-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor vario us
op era ting cond itions ,i.e .di ffe ringload and
sp ee dcond itions .
If atire size pre ced esatire pressu re,the fol-
lo wi ng tire pressu reinform ation isonl yva lid
for thattire size; seeillu stra tion(e xam ple) . Th
eload cond itions "partia lly la de n" and "ful ly
la de n" arede fin ed inthe tablefor diffe rent
num bers of occu pants and amounts oflug-
ga ge .Th eactu alnum berof seats maydi ffe r. Some
tirepressu retab lessho wonl ythe rim
di am ete rsins tea dof the fulltire size, e.g.R18 .
Ri m diam ete ris pa rtof the tire size and canbe
fou ndonthe tire side wa ll(Y page 321 ). Tire
pres sure
309Whe elsand tires Z
Numbe
rof seats Ma
xim um num berof seats 0043indicates the
ma xim um num berof occu pants allo we dto
tra vel inthe vehicle. Thisinf orm ation can be
fou ndonthe Tire and Loading Info rma tion
pl aca rd.
i Th
esp eci ficat ions sho wnonthe Tire and
Loa ding Info rma tionplaca rdinthe illu stra -
tio nar eexa mpl es.Th enum berof seats is
veh icle-s pecificand candiffe rfro mthe
de tai lssho wn. Thenum berof seats inyour
veh iclecan befou ndonthe Tire and Load-
ing Info rma tionplaca rd. De
termi ning the correc tlo ad limit
Ste p-by -stepin struc tions Th
efol lowi ng ste pshave been devel oped as
req uired ofallma nuf acturers und erTitle 49, Co
de ofU.S. FederalRe gulatio ns, Part575
pu rsu ant tothe "Nati ona lTra fficand Motor
Ve hicle Safety Act of1966 ".
X Ste p1: Loc ate the stateme nt"The com -
bi ned weight ofoccu pants and cargosho uld
neve rexce edXXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour
veh icle’sTire and Loading Info rma tionplac-
ar d.
X Ste p2: Dete rminethe com bined weight of
the driver and passe nge rstha twi llbe ridi ng
in your veh icle.
X Ste p3: Sub tractthe com bined weight of
the driver and passe nge rsfro mXXX kilo-
gra ms orXXX lbs.
X Ste p4: Theres ulting figu re equalsthe avail-
ab leam ount ofcar goand lugg ageload
cap acity. For exampl e,ifthe "XXX" amount
eq uals1400 lbsand therewillbe five 150-l b
pa sse nge rsinyour veh icle, the amount of
av ailabl e car goand lugg ageload cap acityis
650 lbs(14 00-750 (5x150) =650 lbs).
X Ste p5: Dete rminethe com bined weight of
lu gg ageand cargobeing load ed on the vehi-
cle .Th at we ight ma ynot safel yexce edthe
av ailabl e car goand lugg ageload cap acity
cal culated inste p4. Ex
ampl e:ste ps1to 3
Th efol lowi ng tab lesho wsexa mpl eson howto cal culate tota land cargoload cap acitieswi th
va rying seati ng conf igur ati ons and num berand size ofoccu pants. Thefol lowi ng exa mpl esusea
lo ad limi tof 1500 lbs(68 0kg ).Thi sis forillus trati onpurpo seson ly.Ma kesure youar eus ing
the actuallo ad limi tfor your veh iclesta ted onyour veh icle'sTire and Loading Info rma tionplac-
ar d(Y page 317 ).
Th egre aterthe com bined weight ofthe occu pants, thelowe rthe maxim um lugg ageload .
Ste p1 Ex
ampl e1 Ex
ampl e2 Ex
ampl e3 Co
mbi nedmaxi mum
we ight ofoccu pan ts
and cargo (datafro m
the Tire andLoadi ng
In fo rmati onplacard) 1500
lbs(68 0kg ) 1500
lbs(68 0kg ) 1500
lbs(68 0kg ) 31
8 Lo
adi ng the vehicleWhe elsand tires
pounds
persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold.
Cold tirepr essure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tr ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from com-
ing loose fromthewheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptiona lextr as
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
option alext ras, such ashigh-per formance
brakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack orahigh-per -
form ance battery,are not included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe access ories.
TIN (Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers .The TINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufac turingdate.
Load bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex )is a
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacit yof atire.
Tr action
Tract ionisthe result offric tion between the
tires andtheroad surface. Tr
eadwear indicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribut ion
The distribut ionofocc upants inavehicle at
their designat edseatin gposition s.
Tota lload limit
Nomin alload andluggage loadplus68kg
(150 lbs)multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"sect ion
(Y page 288)con tains information andnotes
on how todeal with aflat tire. Informat ionon
driving withMOEx tended tires inthe event ofa
flat tire can befound under "MOEx tended tires
(tires withrun-flatcharact eristics"
(Y page 289). Rota
tingthewheels G
WARN
ING
Rotatin gthe fron tand rear wheels ifthe
wheels ortires have differen tdimension s
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics .The servic ebrake orwheel suspension
compon entsmay alsobedamaged. Thereis
a risk ofan acciden t.
Rotate frontand rear wheels onlyifthe
wheels andtires areofthe same dimen-
sions.
! On
vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monit or,elect ronic compon entsare located
in the wheel.
Tire-m ountin gtools should notbeused near
the valve. Thiscould damage theelect ronic
compon ents.
Only have tireschang edataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 326). 326
Changing
awheelWheels andtires