
To
wing thev ehic lewit hbotha xlesonthe
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitt edtowing
me thods (/page436). #
Mak esuret hat theb atteryi sc onnect edand
ch arge d.
When theb atteryi sd ischar ged, thef ollo wing
actions cannotbep erform ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ec ann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncanno tb es hif‐
te dt op osition 005Cor005D
% Ifth ea utomatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dt op osition 005C,orthe multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clusterd oes nots how
an ything, have thev ehicle transpor teda way
( / pag e439). Atow ing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forv ehicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyh igh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whentow ing
av ehicle whichist oo hea vy
If th ev ehicle beingtow- star tedo rtowe d
aw ay ishea vier than thep ermissible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thef ollo wing situations
can occur :
R The towing eyem aybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve novertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mustnotexc eed th
ep ermissible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mustbetow -sta rted ortowe da way,
its weight mustnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass ofthet ow ing vehicle. #
Information onthep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle canbefound onthev ehicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/pag e480). #
Donoto pen thed rive r's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,other wise thea utomatic
tra nsmiss ionautomaticall yshiftsto position
005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e441). #
Fasten thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion ofthet ow bar #
Onlyconnect thet ow rope ortowb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deact ivat et he aut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71). 438
Break down assista nce 

#
Donota ctivate theH OLD function. #
Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e94). #
Dea ctivateA ctiv eBrake Assi st
( / pag e209). #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thee lectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet olimi‐
te ds afet y-re lat ed func tionsduring the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsarelimit edorno lon‐
ge ra vailable inthef ollo wing situations:
R thei gnition isswitc hedoff.
R theb rake system orpowe rsteer ing sys‐
te mi sm alfu nctioning.
R thee ner gysupply ortheo n-boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe da way,signif ‐
icant lymor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak et han isnor mall yrequir ed. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor et ow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ivet racti ve
po we r If
yo up ullaway shar ply, thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybetoo high andthev ehicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlya nd smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efor tran spor t #
Obs erve then otes on towing away
( / pag e438). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybeloc ked
in posit ion005Dinthee vent ofdama getothe electr
ics.Toshif tto005C ,provide theo n-
boar delectr icalsystem withp owe r
( / pag e435). #
Load thev ehicle ontothe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thee lectr icpar king brak et os ecur ethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eD amping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withA dap tive
Dam ping System PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
tr ailer combinatio ntos tart to swing.
As aresult, whentranspor tingvehicles with
th eA dap tiveD ampingS ystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination maystart to skid.
Conseq uently,yo uc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 43
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Da
ytim er unnin glights ........................... 154
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154
Deact ivat ing thea larm (ATA ).................... 93
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistworks hop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s...... ..........2 5
Decor ativef oil (cleaning instructions) ..418
Def initions (tiresa nd loading) ............... 464
Designs Menu (on-boar dcom put er) .................. 266
Des tinat ion...... ........................................3 29
Editing intermedi ated estinatio ns....... .319
Edi ting thep reviou sdestin ation s..... ...3 29
Ex tern al ...............................................3 30
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 329
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 329
St or ing am apposition ........................ 329
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................3 15
Ent ering a3w orda ddr ess .............. .....3 20
Ent ering aPOIoradd ress .................... 315
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...3 19
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 320 Select
ingacont act ........................ ..... 320
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 318
Sel ecting from them ap....................... 321
Select ingprev ious destination s....... .... 317
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ 20
Digita lspe edo meter ............ ............. ......269
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......184
Eng aging drivep ositio n. ............ .......... 186
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................185
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 186
Eng aging park position automatic ally. .1 86
Eng aging reve rseg ear .................... .....1 85
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>184
Disp lay( Car e).......................................... 422
Disp lay( mu ltim edi asystem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....3 00
Di spla y(on -boar dcom put er)
Displ ayso nthe multifunction display..2 67 Displa
ycont ent
Se tting thea dditional value rang e. ...... 266
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................492
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 92
No tes. ..... ............................................ 492
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mph.....................................5 26
ç ---mph.....................................5 25
003D 12VB atteryS eeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 533
00CC ABCVehicle Rising Please Wait
Br ief ly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 520
0049 ActiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve .... 499
é ATTENTION ASSISTI noper ative.. 517
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........517
0049 Automatic HeadlampM ode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 499
0027 CheckBrake Flui dLeve l.............. 515
0026 CheckBrake Pads See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ....................................5 16 Inde
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Tr
af ficS ign Assi stInoper ative..... ........ 524
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 509
Displa yonthe win dshiel d
see Head-up Display
Dis tance control
see ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ilds afet yl oc k( rear door) ............ .......6 1
Loc king (emerg encykey) ................ .......7 2
Opening (from thei nside) ......................6 9
Po we rclosing function ..........................72
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 72
Un loc kin g(from thei nside) ...................6 9
Door controlp anel .....................................1 4
Door controlp anel(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TIN) ... 460 Dr
aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 177
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr iveA wayA ssis t.... ................................ 248
Dr ivep osition
In ser ting ........................................ ...... 186
Dr ivep rogram displa y..... .............. ......... .183
Dr iver 's se at
se eS eat
Dr ivin gligh ts
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsafet ys ystem .............................2 00
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking System) ........... 201
Ac tiveB rake Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 205
BA S(Brak eA ssistSystem) ............... ... 202
EBD (electr onicbrak ef orce distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 205
ESP ®
Cr osswind Assist...... .................. 204
Ov ervie w. ..... .................................... ....2 01
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors......... .....2 00
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 200 ST
EER CONTR OL............ .....................205
Dr ivin gs ystem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveE merg ency Stop Assis t
see ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ActiveP arking Assist
see ActiveS peed Limi tA ssist
see ActiveS teer ing Assis t
see AIRMA TIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetys ystem
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL
see Night View Assi st
see Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC
se eR ear viewc amera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................. 177
Gene rald rivin gtips .............................1 77 Inde
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Engine
ECOs tart/s topf unct ion......................1 80
Engine number....... ....... ......................480
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) ...... ............................................ 173
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ............... ...... 175
St artin g(star t/ stop butt on) ............ .....1 73
St artin ga ssis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....435
Swi tching off(star t/ stop butt on) .........1 91
Engine data
Dis playing ...... ...................................... 184
Engine number ........................................ 480
Engine oil.................................................. 412
Ad ditiv es...... .................................. .....4 84
Capaci ty.............................................. 485
Chec kingthe oilleve lu sing theo il
dips tick. ..... ...... .............................. ...... 411
Chec kingthe oilleve lu sing theo n-
boar dcom put er .............................. ..... 411
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 85
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 485
To pping up...........................................4 12
Ent ering charact ers ....... ......................... 298
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 298 ESC
(Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assist. ......... ....................... 204
ESP ®
(El ectr onicStab ilityP rogram) ......2 02
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .204
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 202
Ext erior lighting
Car e...... .......................................... ..... 421
Ext erior lighting
see Lights
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 160, 161
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... .......161
Au tomatic mirrorf olding function ........ 162
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 60
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion ........... 120
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 61
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 160
Ext ernal device
Loc king(child safetyl oc k) ...................3 06
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................128 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 96
Ca lling up ....... .....................................295
Dele ting ............................................... 296
Mo ving ................................................ 296
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ...............................295
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>296
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 168
Flat tire .....................................................4 25
Cha nging awheel ....... ......................... 471
MOExt ended tires ................................ 426
No tes. ..... ............................................ 425
TIREFIT kit...........................................4 27
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 147
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors..............2 00
Fo lding table ............................................ 128 Inde
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