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laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0066 The
hoodis open .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The open hoodmay blockyour viewwhen theveh icleis in mot ion.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Clos eth ehoo d. 0051 At
least onedoor isopen .A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Clos eall thedoor s. 00CC
Pow erSteering Mal‐ Pow
erSteering Mal‐
fun ctionSee Opera‐ fun
ctionSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
powe rst eer ing ismalf unction ing .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
You willneed touse morefor ce tosteer .
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Chec kwhet heryou areable toapply theex tra for ce req uire d.
If you areabl eto steer safely:
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
If you areuna bletosteer safely:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Pho
neNoServic e Pho
neNoServic e Your
vehicleis out side thene two rkpro vider'strans mitter/ rec eiver
ran ge.
X Wait untilth emob ilepho neoper ationalread inesssymb ol
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay. 00B2
Che ckWasher Fluid Che
ckWasher Fluid The
wash erflui dlev elin thewash erfluid reservoir has dropped
belo wthemin imum .
X Ad dwash erflui d(Y page 277). Wip
erMalfuncti on‐ Wip
erMalfuncti on‐
ing ing The
windsh ield wiper sare malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Haz
ard Warning Haz
ard Warning
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hazard warn inglamp sare fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS istempora rilyunava ilable .There fore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,EBD
(el ectronic brakeforcedistributio n),the HOLD function andhillstart assist,for
exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
Possi blecaus esare:
R Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
R The on-board voltagemay beinsuffi cient
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ata
spee dabo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available againwhen thewarni nglamp
goes out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
EBD ismalfu nctioning. Therefore,ABS, BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
235On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
,BAS, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare tempora rilyunava ilable .
Active BrakeAssist mayhave alsofail ed.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ata
spee dabo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available againwhen thewarni nglamp
goes out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00240049
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orlights upand/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe elec-
tric parki ngbrake lights up.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e39). 238
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Stowage
wellunder thecargo com-
par tment floor
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive when thecargo compartmen t
floor isopen, object scould beflung around,
thus strikin gvehicle occupants. Thereisa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection.
Always closethecargo compartmen tfloor
before ajourney.
! The
maximum loadcapacity ofthe stow-
age well under thecargo compartmen tfloor
is 55 lbs (25 kg).
There isastowage areaforTIREFIT, thevehi-
cle tool kit,afolding box,etc.underneath the
cargo compartmen tfloor.
Opening/c losingthecargo compar t-
ment floor X
To open: openthetailgate.
X Unlock thecargo compartmen tfloor.
X Holding ribbing0044,press handle 0043down-
wards.
Handle 0043folds up. X
Using handle 0043,swing thecargo compart-
ment floorupwa rdsasfar asside flaps 0087,
then overcome theresistance offlaps 0087.
X Place thecargo compartmen tfloor onside
flaps 0087. Roof
carrier
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When youload theroof, thecent erofgravity
of the vehicle risesandtheusual driving
characterist ics,aswell assteering andbrak-
ing, change. Thevehicle tiltsmore severely
when corner ingand may react more slug-
gishly tosteering input.
If you exceed themaximum roofload, the
driving characterist ics,aswell asthe steer-
ing and braking, willbegreatly impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust yourdriving styleandnever exceed
the maximum roofload.
! Mercedes-B
enzrecommen dsthat youonly
use roof carriers thathave been tested and
approved forMercedes-B enzvehicles. This
helps toprevent damage tothe vehicle.
Position theload onthe roof rack insuch a
way that thevehicle willnotsustain damage
even when itis in motion.
Ensure that,depending onthe vehicle's
equipment, youcan raise thepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelfullyandopen
the tailgate fullywhen theroof carrier is
installed. Stowage
areas
257Stowage andfeatu res Z

If
amobil ephone network andGPS reception
are avai lable,the system transfers datatothe
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
for example :
R Curre ntlocation ofthe vehicle
R Vehicle identifica tionnumber
i The
displ ayofthe multimed iasystem indi-
cates thatacall isactive. During thecall,
you can change tothe naviga tionmenu by
pressing theNAVI button onthe multimed ia
system, forexample .
Voice outputis not avai lable.
A voice connection isestabl ishedbetween the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
and thevehicle occupants.
You receive information aboutopera tingyour
vehicle ,abou tthe nearest Mercedes-Benz Ser-
vice Center andabou tother productsand
services fromMercedes-Benz.
USA only: youcan find further information on
the Mercedes meconnect systemunder"Own-
ers Online" athttp://www.mbusa .com.
i The system hasnotbeen ableto initiate an
MB Info call, if:
R the indicator lampinMB Info callbut-
ton 0043isflashi ngcontinuously .
R no voice connection tothe Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Centerhas
been establ ished.
This canoccur ifthe releva ntmobil ephone
network isnot avai lable,for example .
The Call Failed Call
Failed message appearsinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
X To end acall: press the0076 button onthe
multifu nctionsteering wheel.
or X Press thecorresponding multimediasystem
button forending aphone call.
Call priority When
service callsareactive, e.g.Roadside
Assistance orMB Info calls ,an emergency call
can stillbeinitiated .In this case, anemer-
gency callwilltake priori tyand override all
other active calls.
The indicator lampofthe respective button
flashe suntil thecall isended. An
emergency callcan only beterminated by
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-
ter.
All other callscanbeended bypressing:
R the 0076 button onthe multifu nctionsteer-
ing wheel
R the corresponding buttoninthe multime dia
system toend thevoice call
i When
acall isinitiated ,the audiosystem
is muted. Themobil ephone isno longer
connected tothe multime diasystem. How-
ever, ifyou want touse yourmobil ephone,
do soonly when thevehicle isstationary
and inasafe location.
Do wnl oading destination sin COMA ND Dow
nloadin gdestination s
Download ingdestinations givesyouaccess to
a datab asewith over 15mill ion points ofinter-
est (POIs). Thesecanbedownlo adedonthe
naviga tionsystem inyou rvehicle .If you know
the destination, theaddre sscan bedownlo a-
ded. Alternatively ,you can obtain thelocation
of Points ofInterest (POIs)/important destina-
tions inthe vicinity.
Furthermore, youcan downlo adroutes withup
to 20 way points.
You areprompted toconfirm routeguidance
to the addre ssentered.
The system calculatestheroute andsubse -
quently startstheroute guidance withthe
addre ssentered.
i If
you select No No,
the addre sscan besaved
in the addre ssbook.
i The
Destination Downloadfunctionis
avai lableifthe releva ntmobil ephone net-
work isavai lableand data transfer ispossi-
ble.
i The
Destination Downloadfunctioncan
only beused ifthe vehicle isequi pped with
a naviga tionsystem.
Route Assistance
This service ispart ofthe Mercedes mecon-
nect PLUS Package andcannot beobtained
sepa rately .
i You
canalso usetheRou teAssistance
function ifyou rvehicle isnot equi pped with
a naviga tionsystem. Fe
atur es
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G
WARNING
Functions relevant tosafety arerestricted or
no longer available if:
R the engine isnot running
R the brake system orthe pow ersteering is
malfu nctioning
R there isamalfu nction inthe pow ersup ply
or the vehicl e'selectrica lsystem
When yourvehicl eis towed awayor towed
started, youmay requireconside rablymore
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk of
an accide nt.
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayor tow started, makesurethe
steering movesfreely. X
Pul loil dip stick 0043out ofthe dipstick guide
tube.
X Wip eoff oildip stick 0043.
X Slowl yslid eoil dip stick 0043into theguide
tube tothe stop, andtake itout again.
If the leve lis betwe enMIN mark 0087and
MAX mark 0044,theoilleve lis correct.
X Ifthe oilleve lhas dropp edtoMIN mark 0087
or bel ow, add 1.1USqt(1.0 l)of engine oil.
Adding engineoil G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
pose sa risk ofinjury . Where
possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwater ways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.add ingtoo much
engine oilcan resu ltin dama getothe
engine ortothe catal yticconverter. Have
excess engineoilsiph oned off. 276
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inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare

rotation
ofawhee lchanges asaresul tof a
loss ofpressu re,acorrespo ndingwarning
messa gewillapp ear inthe multi function dis-
pla y.
You canrecognize thetire pressu reloss warn-
ing bythe Run Flat Indicato rActive Run
Flat Indicato rActive
Press 'OK'toRestart Press
'OK'toRestart messageinthe mul-
tifunction displayinthe Serv. Serv.
menu. Informa-
tion onthe messa gedisp laycan befound in
the "Restarting thetire pressu reloss warni ng"
section (Ypag e312) .
Important safetynotes The
tirepressu rewarni ngsystem doesnot
warn youofan incorrectly settire pressu re.
Observe thenotes onthe recommended tire
pressu re(Y pag e308) .
The tirepressu reloss warni ngdoes not
repla cethe need toregu larlycheck thetire
pressu re.Aneven lossofpressu reon severa l
tires atthe same timecannot bedetected by
the tire pressu reloss warni ngsystem.
The tirepressu remonitor isnot ableto warn
you ofasudd enloss ofpressu re,e.g. ifthe
tire ispenetrated byaforeig nobject. Inthe
event ofasudd enloss ofpressu re,bring the
vehicl eto ahal tby braking carefully.Avoid
abru ptsteering movements.
The function ofthe tire pressu reloss warni ng
system islimi ted ordela yedif:
R snow chains aremounted onyou rvehicl e's
tires.
R road conditions arewintry.
R you aredrivi ngon sand orgravel .
R you adoptavery sporty drivingstyle (corner-
ing athigh speedsordrivi ngwith high rates
of accele ration).
R you aredrivi ngwith aheavy load(in the
vehicl eor on the roof)
Restarting thetire pressure losswarn-
ing system Resta
rtthe tire pressu reloss warni ngsystem
if you have:
R changed thetire pressu re
R changed thewhee lsor tires
R mounted newwhee lsor tires
X Before restarting, makesurethatthetire
pressu resare setprope rlyon allfour tires
for the respe ctiveopera tingconditions. The
recommended tirepressu recan be
found onthe Tire andLoad ingInformation
pla card onthe B-pill ar.Additio nally,atire
pressu retable isattached tothe fuel filler
flap .The tirepressu reloss warni ngsystem
can only givereliablewarni ngsifyou have
set the correct tirepressu re.Ifan incorrect
tire pressu reisset, these incorrect values
wil lbe monitored.
X Also observe thenotes inthe section ontire
pressu res(Ypag e308) .
X Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0048 inthe ignitio nlock (Ypag e125).
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to sele ctthe Serv. Serv.
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure .
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indicato rActive Press Run
Flat Indicato rActive Press
'OK' toRestart 'OK'
toRestart messageapp ears inthe
multi function display.
If you wishto con firm therestart:
X Press the0076 button.
The Tire Pressure NowOK? Tire
Pressure NowOK?messa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
Yes Yes.
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indicato rRestarte d Run
Flat Indicato rRestarte dmes-
sage appears inthe multi function display.
After ateach-in period,the tire pressu re
loss warni ngsystem willmonitor thesettire
pressu resofall four tires.
If you wishto canc elthe restart:
X Press the0038 button.
or
X Ifthe Tire Pressure NowOK? Tire
Pressure NowOK?messa ge
app ears, press the0063 or0064 button to
sele ctCancel Cancel.
X Press the0076 button.
The tirepressu revalu esstored atthe last
restart willcontinue tobe monitored. Tire
pressure monitor(Can adaonly)
Gene ralnotes If
atire pressu remonitor isinstall ed,the vehi-
cle's whee lshave sensors thatmonitor thetire
pressu resinall four tires. Thetirepressu re 312
Tire
pressureWhee lsand tires

The
tirepressure monitordoes notwarn youof
an incorr ectlysettire pressure. Observethe
not eson the recomm endedtirepressure
(Y page 308).
The tirepressure monitorisnot able towarn
you ofasudden lossofpressure, e.g.ifthe
tire ispenetr atedbyaforeign object.In the
event ofasudden lossofpressure, bringthe
vehicle toahalt bybraking carefully. Avoid
abrupt steeringmovemen ts.
The tirepressure monitorhas ayellow warning
lamp inthe instr ument cluster forindicatin g
pressure lossoramalfunct ion.Whether the
warning lampflashes orlights upindicates
whether atire pressure istoo low orthe tire
pressure monitorismalfunct ioning:
R ifthe warning lampislit cont inuously, the
tire pressure onone ormore tiresissignifi-
cant lytoo low. Thetirepressure monitoris
not malfunct ioning.
R ifthe warning lampflashes foraround a
minute andthen remains litconst antly, the
tire pressure monitorismalfunct ioning.
In addition tothe warning lamp,amessage
appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .Observe
the inform ationondisplay messages
(Y page 224).
It may take uptoten minutes foramalfunc-
tion ofthe tire pressure monitortobe indica-
ted. Amalfunct ionwill beindicated bythe tire
pressure warninglampflashing forapprox-
imately oneminute andthen remaining lit.
When themalfunct ionhas been rectified, the
tire pressure warninglampgoesoutafter a
few minutes ofdriving.
The tirepressure valuesindicated bythe on-
board computer maydiffer fromthose meas-
ured atagas station withapressure gauge.
The tirepressures shownbythe on-board
computer refertothose measured atsea level.
At high altitudes, thetire pressure valuesindi-
cated byapressure gaugearehigher than
those shown bythe on-board computer. Inthis
case, donot reduce thetire pressures.
The operation ofthe tire pressure monitorcan
be affect edbyinter ferenc efrom radio trans-
mitt ingequipment (e.g.radio headphones,
two-way radios)thatmay bebeing operated in
or near thevehicle. Checking
thetire pressur eelectroni-
cally X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0048 inthe ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steerin gwheel
to select theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure.
X Press the0076 button .
The current tirepressure ofeach tireis
shown inthe multifunct iondisplay .
If the vehicle wasparked forlonger than
20 minutes, theTire pressure willbe Tire
pressure willbe
displayed afterdriving afew minutes displayed
afterdriving afew minutes
message isshown.
Aft erateach- inprocess, thetire pressure
monit orautomatically detectsnew wheels or
new sensors. Aslong asaclear allocation of
the tire pressure valuetothe individual wheels
is not possible, theTire Pressure Monitor Tire
Pressure Monitor
Active Active
message isshown instead ofthe tire
pressure display.The tirepressures are
already beingmonitored.
If an emergenc yspare wheel ismounted, the
system maycontinue toshow thetire pressure
of the wheel thathasbeen removed forafew
minutes. Ifthis occurs, notethat thevalue dis-
played forthe position wherethespare wheel
is fitt ed isnot thesame asthe current tire
pressure ofthe emergenc yspare wheel.
Tire pressur emonitor warning mes-
sages If
the tire pressure monitordetect sa pressure
loss inone ormore tires,awarning message is
shown inthe multifunct iondisplay .The yellow
tire pressure warninglampthenlights up.
R Ifthe Please Correct TirePressure Please
Correct TirePressure
message appearsinthe multifunct iondis-
play, thetire pressure inat least onetireis
too low. Thetirepressure mustbecorrec ted
when theopportunit yarises.
R Ifthe Check TirePressure Check
TirePressure message
appears inthe multifunct iondisplay ,the tire
pressure inone ormore tireshasdropped
significant ly.The tires must becheck ed.
R Ifthe Tire Pressure WarningTire Tire
Pressure WarningTire
Failure Failure
message appears,thetire pressure
in one ormore tireshasdropped suddenly.
The tires must becheck ed. 314
Tir
epr essureWheels andtires