The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock(Ypage 125).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcann otbe
switched on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alcon-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating will
switch backonautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . Steering
wheel
97Seats,steering wheelandmirrors
Z
Befor
estarti ngoff, make surethe stee ring
whe elislocke d.Neve runl ock thestee ring
whe elwhi lethe vehi cleisin motio n. 0043
Relea selever
0044 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelpos ition(for e-
and -aft adjustme nt)
X Pu sh release lever0043 dow ncompl etely.
The stee ring columnisunl ocked .
X Adjus tthe stee ring wheelto the desired
pos ition.
X Pu sh release lever0043 upcompl etely.
The stee ring columnislocke d.
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring columnislocke d.
Whe ndoi ng so, trytopush the stee ring
whe elup ordow nor try tomove itin the
fore -and-a ftdirectio n. Mirrors
In
side rearvi ewmirror X
An ti-gl aremode :fli ck anti-g lare lev er0043
forw ardsor back. Exte
riormirrors
Adjusti ngthe exte riormirrors G
WARNI
NG
You couldlos econtrol ofyour vehi cleifyo u
do the follow ing whiledri ving:
R ad just thedriver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheelor mirr ors
R fas ten theseatbel t
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
Adjus tthe driver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheeland mirrorand fasten your
sea tbel tbef ore starti ngthe engi ne. G
WARNI
NG
The exteri ormirr oron the front-pa ssenger
sid ered uce sthe size ofthe image. Visible
obje ctsare actu ally clos erthan theyappea r.
Thi smea nsthat youcou ldmis judg ethe dis-
tance fromroaduse rstrave ling beh ind, e.g.
whe nchang inglane. Thereisarisk ofan
acci dent.
For this reason, alwa ysmake sureof the
actu aldistance fromtheroaduse rstrave ling
beh indbyglancing overyour shou lder. X
Tu rn the SmartKe yto pos ition0047 or0048 in
the ignition lock (Ypage 125 ).
X Exterio rmirr oron the front-pa ssenger side:
pre ssbutton 0044.
Exterio rmirr oron the driver' ssid e:pre ss
bu tton 0043.
The indicator lamp inthe corre sponding but-
ton lights upinred .
The indicator lamp goesou tag ain afte r
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 98
MirrorsSe
ats, stee ring wheeland mirrors
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
Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched
on even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun -
tr ies, oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due to
legal requirementsand self-impose doblig a-
tio ns. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin gth e:
R light switch
R com binatio nswit ch(Ypage 104)
R on -bo ard com pute r(Y page 199)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A 0058
Automat icheadlam pmod e,con trol-
led bythelight sensor
004B0058 Low-beam/ high-beam headlam ps
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
006B 005A
Foglamp (onlyveh icleswith fron tfog
lamps )
If you hear awarn ingtone when youleave the
veh icle,th elight smay still be swit ched on.
X Turn thelight switchtothe0058 position. The
exterio rlight ing(excep tth epark ing/
st andi nglamps )swit ches off auto maticall yif
you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor withtheSm artKey in
posit ion005A
Aut oma tichea dlamp mod e
0058 isthepref erred light switchposit ion:
R The light settingis auto maticall yselec ted
acc ording tothebrig htnes sof theambie nt
light (excep tion:poor visibilit ydue to
weat hercondition ssuc has fog ,sn ow or
spr ay).
R Wit hth eSm artKey inposit ion0047intheign i-
tio nloc k:thepark inglamps areswit ched on
or off auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig ht-
nes sof theambie ntlight .
R Wit hth eeng inerunning:ifyou have activa-
te dth eDay timeRun ningLig hts Day
timeRun ningLig hts function
via theon -bo ard com puter,thedayti merun-
nin glamps orthepark inglamps andthe
low- beam headlam psare swit ched on oroff
auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig htnes s
of theambie ntlight .
X To
swit chon theau tom atic hea dlamp
mod e:tur nth elight switchtothe0058
posit ion. G
WAR
NING
When thelight switchisset to0058, the
low- beam headlam psmay notbe swit ched
on auto maticall yif th ere isfog ,sn ow or
ot her caus esofpoor visibilit ydue tothe
weat hercondition ssuc has spr ay. Ther eis a
risk ofan acc iden t.
In suc hsit uatio ns,tur nth elight switchto
0058.
The auto maticheadlam pfeat ure ison lyan aid.
The driverisres pon sible fortheveh icle'slight -
ing atall tim es.
Cana daonly:
The dayti merunninglamps improvethevisi bil-
ity ofyour vehicle durin gth eday. Thedayti me
run ninglamps function isrequi redbylaw in
Canada. Itcan notth eref orebedeac tivate d.
When theeng ineisrun ningand theveh icle is
st atio nary:ifyou shiftth eauto matictrans mis-
sion from adriv ingposit iontoposit ion005Dthe 102
Ext
erior lightingLight sand windsh ieldwiper s
daytime
runninglamps orlow-beam head-
lamps goout after 3minut es.
When theengin eis runn ing,thevehicle issta-
tion aryand inbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position ,the day-
time runninglamps andparkin glamps turnon.
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0058 position ,the manual set-
tin gs take preceden ceover thedaytime run-
ning lamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps function must be
switch edon using theon-board comput er
(Y page 199).
If the engin eis runn ingand youturn thelight
switch tothe 0060 or0058 position ,the man-
ual sett ings take preceden ceover thedaytime
runn inglamps.
Low-beam headlamp s
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetec tthat it
is dark, theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignit ionisswitch ed
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion .This isapartic ularly useful function inthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamp s:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Front foglamp s
In con dition swhere visibility ispoor dueto
fog, snow orrain, thefoglamps improve visi-
bility aswell asmakin git easier forother road
users tosee you. They canbeoperated
toget herwith theparkin glamps ortoget her
with theparkin glamps andlow-beam head-
lamps.
X To switch onthe foglamp s:turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignit ionlock
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058. X
Press the005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe foglamp s:press the
005A button.
The green 005Aindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe trafficbehind inthe event of
thic kfog. Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps.
X To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keyinthe ignit ionlock toposition 0048
or start theengin e.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button.
The yellow 005Eindicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Par king lamp s
! If
the batte rycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstan ding lamps areautomati-
cally switch edoff toenable thenextengin e
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccor dance withtherele-
vant legal stipulation s.Avoid usingthe0060
parkin glamps overaperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right -hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standing lamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicat orlamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Sta nding lamps
Switc hingonthe stan ding lamps ensures the
corr espondin gside ofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignit ionlock oritis in
position 005Ainthe ignit ionlock .
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). Exter
iorlighting
103Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
direct
ionyou areturn ing, enabling bettervisi-
bility intight bends, forexample. Itcan only be
activ ated when thelow-beam headlamps are
switch edon.
Active:
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds below25mph
(40 km/ h)and switch onthe turn signal or
turn thesteer ingwheel
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds between 25mph
(40 km/ h)and 45mph (70km/ h)and turn
the steer ingwheel
The corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatic allyswitch edoff after no
more thanthree minut es. Head
lampsfogged uponthe inside
Certain climatic andphysical condition smay
cause moisturetoform inthe headlamp. This
moist uredoes notaffect thefunc tionality of
the headlamp. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting
Front overhead controlpanel 0043
003D Switchestheleft- hand frontreading
lamp onoroff
0044 004A Switchesthefron tint erior lightin gon
0087 0043 Switchestherear interior lightin gon
or off
0085 0033 Switchesthefron tint erior lightin g/
automatic interior lightin gcon trol off
0083 003D Switchestheright -handfron treading
lamp onoroff
0084 Switc hestheautomatic interior lightin g
con trol on Rear
compa rtment control panel Vehicles
withapanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panel
0043 003D Switchesthereading lamponoroff Vehicles
withoutapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel
0043 003D Switchestheleft- hand reading lamp
on/ off
0044 003D Switchestheright -handreading lamp
on/ off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order topreven tthe vehicle's batteryfrom
dischargin g,the interior lightin gfunc tionsare
automatic allydeactiv atedafter some time
exc ept when theSmart Keyisin position 0048in
the ignit ionlock .
The color andbright nessofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system(seeDig-
ital Operator 'sManual). Interior
lighting
105Lightsandwindshield wipers Z