Aut
oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 0084.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interior ligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on
if you:
R unl ockth eveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interior ligh ting isswit ched on for aset
ti me when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom the
ign ition lock.You cansetthis delaye dswit ch-
off via themult imediasyst em(see Digit al
Oper ator's Man ual). Rep
lacingbul bs Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Bulb s,lamp sand conn ectors can getvery
hot when operating.If you chang eabulb,
you could burn yours elfon these compo -
ne nts. The reisaris kof injury.
All ow these compo nentsto cool down
bef ore chang ingabulb.
Do notuse abulb ifit has been dropped orif
it s glas stub ehas been scrat ched.
The bulb mayexplod eif:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you dropit
R you scrat ch it
Use bulbs onlyin clo sed lamp sth at hav ebeen
desi gned for this purp ose.On lyins tallspar e
bulbs ofthesam etyp eand thespec ifiedvol t-
age.
Mar kson theglas stub ered uce theser vicelife
of thebulbs .Do notto uch theglas stub ewit h
your bare hands.Ifne cessar y,cle an theglas s
tub ewhen cold wit halco holorspir itand rubit
off withalin t-fr ee cloth.
Pro tect bulbs from moisture duringoper ation.
Do notallow bulbs tocome intoco ntact with
liquid s. Replac
eon lythebulbs listed (Ypage 106).
Hav eth ebulbs that you cannotch ang eyour-
self replace dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
If you require assistanc erep laci ngbulbs ,co n-
sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop .
If th ene wbulb still does notligh tup, consult a
qualif iedspec ialist workshop .
Hea dlam psand lightsare animpo rtant aspe ct
of veh iclesaf ety. You mustth ere foremak e
sur eth at these function correc tly at all times .
Hav eth ehead lamp setting checke dreg ularl y.
Veh icles withLED headlamp s:thefron tand
rear lamp clusters of your vehicleare equip ped
wit hLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace thebulbs your-
self .Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop
whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist knowled ge
and tools tocar ryout thewor kreq uire d. Over
view ofbul bty pes
You canreplace thefol lowin gbulbs .The bulb
typ ecan befoun din thelege nd. Veh
icles wit hhalo gen head lamps
0043 Turn signallamp :PY 21 W
0044 High-beam headlamps/dayt imerunning
lamp s/park inglamp s/stand inglamp s:
H1 555 W/ 15W
0087 Low- beam headlamps:H1 555 W 106
Rep
lacin gbul bsLight sand wind shield wiper s
Tail
lamps (vehicles withhalogen headlamps)
0043 Backup lamp:W16 W
0044 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0087 Brake lamp:W16 W
0085 Rear foglamp: H21 W Replacing
frontbulbs
Removing andinstalling thecover in
the front wheel housing You
must remove thecover ofthe front wheel
housing beforeyoucan change thefront turn
signal lamp.
X To remove: switchoffthe lights.
X Turn thefront wheels inwards.
X Slide cover 0043upand remove it.
X To install: insertcover0043again andslide it
down untilitengages. Low-beam
headlamps(halogen head-
lamp s) X
Remove thecover inthe front wheel hous-
ing (Ypage 107).
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044count er-clockwise and
pull out.
X Pull thebulb outofbulb holder 0044.
X Insert thenew bulb intobulb holder 0044.
X Insert bulbholder 0044and turn itclock wise.
X Press onhousing cover0043and turn itto the
right.
X Replace thecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 107).
High-beam headlamps/daytimerun-
ning lamp s/park inglamp sand stand -
ing lamp s(halogen headlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044count er-clockwise and
pull out. Replacing
bulbs
107Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
X
Insert thenew bulband engage itto the
stop.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
Turn signals(halog enheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn bulbholde r0043 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout.
X Turn thebulb<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ andpullit
out ofbul bholde r0043.
X Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0043.
X Insert bulbholde r0043 and turn itclockwise
until itengages . Replaci
ngrear bulbs
Openin gand closing theside trim pan-
els Left-hand
sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s. X
To open: turnrelea seknob 0043counter-
clockwise andremove sidetrimpanel 0044.
X To clo se: insert sidetrimpanel 0044and turn
relea seknob 0043clockwise. Righ
t-hand sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe cargo
compartment beforeyoucan repla cethe bulbs
in the taillamp s.
X To open: releaseright-hand trimpanel 0043at
the top and fold itdown inthe direction of
the arrow.
X To clo se: repla ceside panel ing0043.
Tail lamps Due
totheir location, havethebulbsinthe
backup lamp(vehicl eswith halogen head -
lamp s)and rear foglamp inthe tailga te
changed ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
X Switch offthe lights.
X Open thecargo compartment.
X Open theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). X
Rel ease andremove connector 0044.
X Hold thetaillamp andunscrew fender
nut 0043.
X Remove thetaillamp . 108
Replaci
ngbulbsLig hts and windshie ldwipers
Tail
lamps
X Loosen screws0087using ascrewdriver.
X Remove thebulb holder fromthetaillamp. Bulb
holder
0085 Turn signals
0083 Brake lamp
X Tur nsignal: pressthebulb gently intothe
bulb holder, turnitcount er-clockwise and
remove itfrom thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder and
turn itclock wise.
X Bra kelamp :remove thecorrespon ding
bulb from thebulb holder.
X Insert thenew bulb intothebulb holder.
X Insert thebulb holder intothetaillamp and
screw itfirmly intoplace usingscrews 0087.
X Insert thetaillamp intothevehicle.
X Tighten fendernut0043and re-est ablish con-
tact with conn ector 0044.
X Close theside trimpanel (Ypage 108). Windshield
wipers Switching
thewindshield wipers
on/off
! Do
not operate thewindshield wipers
when thewindshield isdry, asthis could
damage thewiper blades. Moreover, dust
that hascollected onthe windshield can
scratc hthe glass ifwiping takesplacewhen
the windshield isdry.
If it is necessary toswitch onthe windshield
wipers indry weather conditions,alway suse
washer fluidwhen operating thewindshield
wipers.
! If
the windshield wipersleavesmears on
the windshield afterthevehicle hasbeen
washed inan automatic carwash, waxor
other residues maybethe reason forthis.
Clean thewindshield usingwasher fluid
after washing thevehicle inan automatic
car wash. Combination
switch
0047 003F Windshield wiperoff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Intermitt entwipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuous wipe,slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wipe,fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/00D4 Wipesthewind-
shield usingwasher fluid
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Turn thecombinat ionswitch tothe corre-
sponding position.
! Vehicles
witharain sensor: ifthe wind-
shield becomes dirtyindry weather condi-
tions, thewindshield wipersmaybeactiva-
ted inadverten tly.This could thendamage Windshield
wipers
109Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
the
winds hield wi pe rbl ad es orscra tchthe
wi nds hield.
For thisrea son ,yo usho uld alwa ysswitch
off the winds hield wi pe rs indry weath er.
Veh icles with ara in senso r:in the 0062 or
0063 positio n,the appro priate wiping fre-
qu ency isau toma tically se tacc ording tothe
inte nsityof the rain. Inthe 0063 positio n,the
ra in senso ris mor ese nsi tive thanin the 0062
po sitio n,cau sing the winds hield wi pe rto wipe
mor efre quentl y.
If the wipe rbl ad es arewo rn, the winds hield
wi llno longe rbe wipe dpro perly.Thi scou ld
pre vent youfro mobservi ng the trafficcond i-
tio ns. Sw
itchin gthe rear windo wwi per
on /o ff Co
mbi nati onswitch
0043 00C5 Switch
0048 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
0049 ISwi tche son inte rmittent wiping
004A 0Swi tche soff inte rmittent wiping
004B 00E2 Wipeswi th wa she rflu id
X Swi tch onthe igniti on.
X Sli de switch 0043onthe comb inationsw itch
to the corr espo ndi ng positio n.
Wh enthe rearwi ndo wwipe ris sw itch edon,
the 00C5 symbo lap pe arsin the assista nce
gra phicin the instrument cluste r.Fur ther
inf orm ation on the assista nce graphic
(Y page 197 ). Repl
acingthe wiper blade s
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If the winds hield wi pe rs begin to mov ewh ile
yo uar echa nging the wipe rbl ad es,yo u
cou ldbe trapped bythe wipe rar m. There is
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw ayssw itch offthe winds hield wi pe rs and
ig niti onbefor echa nging the wipe rbl ad es.
! To
avoid da ma ging the wipe rbl ad es,ma ke
su re tha tyo utou chonl ythe wipe rar m of
the wipe r.
! Nev
eropen the hood/ta ilga te ifawi pe r
ar m hasbe en foldedaw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld/r earwi ndo w.
Nev erfoldawi nds hield wi pe rar m withou ta
wi pe rbl ad eba ck onto thewinds hield/r ear
wi ndo w.
Hol dthe winds hield wi pe rar m firml ywh en
yo ucha nge thewipe rbl ad e. Ifyo urel ease
the wipe rar m withou ta wi pe rbl ad eand it
fa lls onto thewinds hield/r earwi ndo w,the
wi nds hield/r earwi ndo wma ybe dama ged
by the force ofthe impact.
Me rce des-Be nzrec omm endstha tyo uha ve
the wipe rbl ad es cha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Ch ang ingthe winds hieldwiper blade s Remo
ving the wiper blade s
X Veh
icle swi tho utKEYLES S-G Oor KEY-
LE SS- GO start function:rem ove the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh
icle swi th KEYLES S-G Oor KEYLES S-
GO start function:sw itch offthe engine.
X Fol dthe wipe rar m aw ay fromthe wind-
shi eld. 11
0 Win
dshi eld wip ersLigh tsandwind shield wipers
X
Hold ontothe wiper arm with one hand .
With theother hand,turn wiper blade in
dir ectio nof arro w0043 away from thewiper
arm asfar asitwi llgo.
X Slid ecatch 0044inthe directio nof arro w0087
until itenga gesinthe remov alpos itionwi th
a noticea bleclick. X
Re move thewiper blade inthe directio nof
arro w0085 away from thewiper arm.
In stall ingthe wiper blade s X
Insert thenew wiper blade into thewiper
arm inthe directio nof arro w0043. X
Slid ecatch 0044inthe directio nof arro w0087
until itenga gesinthe locki ngpos itionwi th a
noticea bleclick.
X Make surethat thewiper blade issea ted
correctl y.
X Fold thewiper arm back onto thewind-
shi eld . X
Re move protective film 0043 ofthe servi ce
indi cator onthe tipofthe wiper blade.
If the colo rof the servi ceindi cator chang es
from blacktoyellow, thewiper blades shou ld
be repl aced .
i The
durati onofthe colo rchang evari es
dep endi ngon the usagecondi tions. Win
dshie ldwipers
111Lights andwindshi eld wi pers Z
Cha
nging therea rwind owwiper blade Rem
oving awiper blade X
Veh
icles withoutKEYLESS- GOorKEY-
LESS- GOstar tfu nct ion: remove the
Sm artKey from theign ition lock.
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS- GOorKEYLESS-
GO star tfu nct ion: switchoff theen gin e.
X Fol dwiper arm0085away from therear win-
dow.
X Pre ssbot hrele ase clips0044.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087away from wiper arm0085.
X Remo vewiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0083. Inst
alling awiper blade X
Posi tionne wwiper blade0043withrec ess 0084
on lug 0083.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087onto thewiper arm,unt ilret aini ng
clip s0044 engage inbrac ket0085.
X Mak esure that wiper blade0043isseat ed
cor rectly.
X Fol dth ewiper armback onto therear win-
dow. Pr
oblem swith thewind shieldwiper s Pr
oblem Possi
blecauses/con sequences and0050 0050
Solu tions The
wind shieldwiper s
are jammed. Leav
esorsnow, forexample ,may beobst ructingth ewind shield
wiper moveme nt.The wiper motorhas been deactivate d.
X For safe tyreas ons,you should rem ove theSm artKey from the
ign ition lock.
X Remo vethecaus eof theobst ruction.
X Swit chthewind shieldwiper sback on. The
wind shieldwiper s
fail com pletely. The
wind shieldwiper driveis malf unctionin g.
X Sel ect another wiper speedon thecom binatio nswit ch.
X Hav eth ewind shieldwiper sch eck edataqualif iedspec ialist
work shop. The
wind shieldwashe r
fluid from thespr aynoz-
zle sno longer hitsth e
cen terof thewind -
shie ld. The
spraynozzles are misalign ed.
X Hav eth espr aynozzles adjust edataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p. 112
Wind
shield wipersLightsand winds hieldwiper s
0084
Switches coolingwith airdeh umidifica tion on/off (Ypage 118 )
006B Switches therearwi ndow defroste ron/off (Ypage 122 ) Note
son using the air-c onditi oning
sys tem
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem Bel
ow,yo ucan find anumb erofnotes and
reco mmend ations tohel pyo uus ethe air-con-
di tioni ngsystem optimally.
R Swi tch onthe air-cond itioning system by
turni ngcontrol knob0083clockwi setothe
des iredpos ition (except position 0).
R Set thetemp erature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Rec omme ndationfor avo iding miste d
wi ndo wsatlow exte riortempe ratures
or inrain :swi tch onthe 005A coolingwith
deh umidifica tion functi on(Ypage 118 ).
Set airdi stri bution to0061 andifpos sible
swi tch off009C and009B (Ypage 120).
Dea ctiva teair-reci rculation mod e008A
(Y page 122 ).
Set airflo wcontrol 0083toasetti ngbetw een
3 and 6(Y page 120).
R Rec omme ndationfor rapid coolin gor
heati ngofthe vehicle interi or:brieflyset
ai rflo wcontrol 0083toasetti ngbetw een3
and 6(Y page 120).
R Rec omme ndationfor aco nstan tveh icle
in teri ortempe rature: setairflo wcontrol
0083 toasetti ngbetw een1and 3
(Y page 120 ).
R Rec omme ndationfor airdistribu tionin
wi nte r:sel ect the 009B and0061 settings
(Y page 120).
Rec omme ndationfor airdistribu tionin
summe r:sel ect the 009C or009C and0061
setti ngs(Ypage 120 ).
R Only usethe "Wind shield def rosti ng"func-
tion brieflyunti lthe windsh ield iscle ar
ag ain. R
Only useair-reci rculation mod ebri efly,e.g.
if there areunpleas ant outsid eodo rsor
wh en inatunnel .The window scou ldothe r-
wi se fog up,since nofres hairis dra wn into
the vehiclein air-reci rculation mod e.
R Ifyo ucha nge thesetti ngsofthe climate
control system, theclimate statusdi spl ay
ap pea rsfor appro xima telythree secondsat
the botto mof the scre enon the multime dia
sy stem displ ay;see DigitalOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.You willsee thecurr entsetti ngsofthe
var ious climate control functions.
DY NAMI CSE LECT butto n(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG vehic les) You
canchoo sebetw eenvarious drive pro -
gra ms with the DYNAM ICSELECT button
(Y page 132 ).
If yo uha ve selected drive pro gramE:
R wh en hea ting, theelectri calhea terboo ster
is dea ctiva tedand inthe warming -upphase
hea tou tpu tis red uce d
R the rearwi ndow defroste rrunni ngtime is
red uce d
Depe nding on the confi gurati on, climate set-
tings mayalso be influenced inthe drive pro -
gra mI.
If yo uha ve selected drive pro gramCor S,cli-
mate settingsarenot influenced.
EC Ostart/s topfunc tion Duri
ngautoma ticengi neswi tch-off, thecli-
mate control system onlyoperate sat a
red uce dcap acity. Ifyo ureq uire the fullcli -
mate control outpu t,yo ucan switch offthe
ECO start/stop functionbypre ssing the ECO
bu tton (Ypage 130 ). Ove
rviewof climate control systems
115Climate control