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Inst
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Sp
eedo meterwit hseg -
men ts 19
2 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: El
ec tric park ingbrak e(re d) 24
1 0049
USAon ly 0024
Canad aon ly 0024
Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 24
1 00BA
Distanc ewarn ing 24
4 00BB
ESP®
OF F 23
9 0025
ABS 23
9 Br
ake s(re d) 23
8 0027
USAon ly 004D
Canad aon ly 0058
Low-beam headlamps 11
0 0060
Parkinglamp s 11
0 0057
High-beam headlamps 11
0 00E5
ESP® 23
9 0044
003E003D
Turnsignals 11
0 0087
Mult
ifunction disp lay 19
4 0085
Tac
hom eter 19
2 Funct
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e Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 0074
SPORT handlingmod e
in Mer cedes- AMGveh icles 24
1 005E
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 005A
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 00B9
CheckEn gin e 24
2 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 24
5 0075
Restraintsyst em 41
00E9
Seat belt s 23
6 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gage 19
3 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00AC
Coolan t 24
2 0084
Fue
llev elind icat or Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00B6
Reservefuel levelwit h
fuel filler flap location indi-
cat or(rig ht) 24
2 006B
In
st rum entclus terligh ting 19
2 In
for mat ionondisp layin gth eout side tempe ra-
tur ein themult ifunction disp laycan befoun d und
er"Out side tempe rature disp lay"
(Y page 192). Inst
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COMA
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0072
Seatheating 10
1 0087
008E
Seatventilatio n 10
2 0085
00CE
AIRSCA RF 10
2 0083
008F
ParkingAssist
PA RKTRO NIC 17
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002F
Hazard warn inglamps 11
1 006B
00730074Indicator
lamp 48
006C
00BB
ESP®
(except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) 66
00D6
ECOstart/stop button
(Mercede s-AMGvehicles) 129
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Invehicle swith theCOMAND multimedia
system, youcan find further information:
R on the multimed iasystem inthe Digital
Operator's Manual
R on the Voice Control System inthe sepa -
rate Operator's Manual Ce
nter conso le
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Cent
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St
owage compartmen t 25
3 Cup
holder 25
5 As
htray 25
7 0044
COMA
NDcontroller 0087
Seat
adjust men t 0085
Fav
oritesbut ton 0083
Roof
switch 91
0084
Open
s/clo ses theside win-
dows 88
006B
Ex
tends /retrac tsthewind
sc ree n 94
006C
St
owage compartmen twit h
Media Inte rface Cigare
tte light er 25
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Sel
ect spark position 13
7 006E
DYN
AMICSELECT con troller 13
2 006F
0063
Man ualdriv epro gram
for theauto matictrans mis -
sion 14
2 0070
00CC
Adjus tsthesuspe n-
sion settings 17
2 0071
00BB
ESP® 66
0072
Tran
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8 0073
Sel
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5 Cent
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passenger
seatbelts arenot fasten ed,awarn-
ing tonesounds. Awarning tonealso sounds
with increasing intensit yfor 60secon dsor
until thedriver orfron tpassenger havefas-
ten edtheir seatbelts.
If the driver orfron tpassenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourn ey,the seat belt
warning isactiv ated again. Air
bags
Introd uction The
installation pointofan airbag canberec-
ogniz edbythe AIRB AGmarkin g.
An airbag complem entsthe corr ectlyfasten ed
seat belt. Itis no substit uteforthe seat belt.
When deployed, anairbag canincrease the
prote ction provided forthe respect ivevehicle
occ upant.
Not allairbags aredeployed inan acciden t.
The various airbags workindepen dentlyof
each other (Ypage 53).
However ,no system available todaycancom-
pletely eliminate injuries andfatalities .
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan airbag duetothe high speed at
which theairbag mustbedeployed.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If the fron tpassenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe fron tpassenger seat
may behit bythe fron tpassenger airbag in
the event ofan acciden t.There isarisk of
inj ury orfatal injury.
NEV ERuse arearward-f acingchildrestraint
system onaseat prote cted byan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG;DEATH orSERIOUS INJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
When installing achild restraint system onthe
fron tpassenger seatobserve thevehicle- spe-
cific notes(Y page 59).Youmust observe
the noteson rearward andforward- facingchild
rest raint systems onthe fron t-passenger seat. G
WARN
ING
If you deviate fromthecorr ectseat position ,
the airbag cann otperfor mits intended pro- tec
tive func tion anddeployment mayeven
cause furtherinjuries. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid anyrisks ,each vehicle occupant
must always makesureofthe following:
R Faste nthe seat beltcorrectly.Inthe case
of pregnan twomen inpartic ular,make
sure thatthelapbelt isnever routed
across thestom achorabdomen.
R Adopt thecorr ectseat position andkeep
as far away aspossible fromtheairbags.
R Observe thefollowing notes.
Always makesurethatthereare noobjec ts
between theairbag and vehicle occupant.
All vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow-
ing notestoavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdeploys.
R Adj ust the seats properly beforebeginning
your journ ey.Always makesurethatthe
seat isin an almost upright position .The
cen terofthe head restraint must support
the head atabout eyelevel.
R Move thedriver' sand front-passenger seats
as far back aspossible. Thedriver' sseat
position mustallow thevehicle tobe driven
safely.
R Only holdthesteer ingwheel onthe outside.
This allows theairbag tobe fully deployed.
R Always leanagainst thebackr estwhile driv-
ing. Donot lean forward orlean against the
door orside window. Youmay other wisebe
in the deployment areaofthe airbags.
R Always keepyourfeetinthe foot well in
fron tof the seat. Donot putyour feetonthe
dashboard, forexample. Yourfeetmay oth-
erwise beinthe deployment areaofthe air
bag.
R For this reason, alwayssecurepersonsless
than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuitable restraint
systems .Up tothis height, theseat belt
cann otbe worn correctly.
If achild istraveling inyour vehicle, also
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always securechildren undertwelve years
of age and less than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuit-
able child restraint systems .
R Secur eachild tothe fron t-passenger seat
only when thefron t-passenger frontair bag
is disabled, andthen onlyinarearward- Occupant
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facing
childrestrai ntsystem .The front-
pas senger frontairbag isdisa bledwhen the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlam pis
lit continuou sly(Ypag e41).
R Alwa ysobse rvethe instructions andsafety
notes onthe "Occu pantClassifi cation Sys-
tem (OCS)"(Ypag e48) and on"Children
in the vehicl e"(Y pag e57) inadd ition to
the child restrai ntsystem manufacturer's
instal lation and opera tinginstructions.
Objec tsinthe vehi cleinteri ormay restrict
the airbag from functi oningcorrectly. To
avoi drisks resulting from thespee dof the air
bag asitdepl oys,vehicl eoccupa ntsmust
ensure thefollowi ngpoints.
Before commencing yourjourney ,ensure that:
R there arenopeop le,anima lsor objects
betwe enthe vehicl eoccupa ntsand anair
bag
R there arenoobjects betweenthe seat,door
and B-pill ar
R there arenohard objects, e.g.coat hange rs,
hangi ngon the grab handl esorcoat hooks
R no accesso ries,such ascup hold ers, are
attached tothe vehicl ewithi nthe depl oy-
ment areaofan air bag ,e.g. todoors orside
wind ows
R no hea vy,sharp -edged orfragi leobjects are
in the pockets ofyou rclothing. Storesuch
objects inasui tabl epla ce G
WARNING
If you modi fythe cover ofan air bag oraffix
objects suchasstickers toit,the airbag
can nolonge rperform itsintended function.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
Never modifythe cover ofan air bag oraffix
objects toit. G
WARNING
Sensors tocontrol theairbag sare loca ted
in the doors .Modi ficatio nsorwork notper-
formed correctly tothe doors ordoor panel -
ing, aswel las dama geddoors ,can leadto
the function ofthe sensors being impa ired.
The airbag smight therefore notfunction
prope rlyanymo re.Conse quently, theair
bag scannot protect vehicleoccupa ntsas
they aredesi gned todo. There isan
increas edrisk ofinjury . Never
modifythe doors orparts ofthe
doors .Alwa yshave work onthe doors or
door panel ingcarrie dout ataqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.
Fron tair bags !
Do
not placehea vyobjects onthe front-
pas senger seat.This couldcaus ethe sys-
tem toide ntify theseatas bei ng occupi ed.
In the event ofan accid ent,therestrai nt
system son the front-passe ngersidemay be
trigger edand have tobe repl aced . Driver's
airbag 0043depl oysinfront ofthe
steering wheel.Front-passeng erfront air
bag 0044depl oysinfront ofand abovethe glove
box.
When deployed,the front airbag soffer addi-
tional headand thorax protection forthe occu-
pants inthe drive r'sand front-passe nger
sea ts.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlam p
informs youaboutthe status ofthe front-
pas senger frontairbag (Ypag e41).
The front-passe ngerfront airbag willonly
depl oyif:
R the system ,bas edon the OCS weight sen-
sor read ings, detects thatthefront-
pas senger seatis occupi ed(Ypag e48).
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lam pis not lit(Y pag e48)
R the restrai ntsyste mcontrol unitpredi ctsa
high accid entseveri ty 46
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OFF):
thefront -passenger frontairbag is
able todeploy inthe event ofan accident.
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFlights up:the
front passenger frontairbag isdeactivated.
It will then notbedeploy edinthe event of
an accident.
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatus ofthe front -
passenger frontairbag. ThePASSE NGERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lampmaybelitcont inu-
ously orbe off.
If the status ofthe front -passenger frontair
bag changes whilethevehicle isin motion, an
air bag displa ymessage appearsinthe instru-
ment cluster (Ypage 218). When thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied, alwayspay atten-
tion tothe PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp. Beawa reofthe status ofthe front -
passenger frontairbag both before andduring
the journey. G
WARNING
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp islit, the front -passenger frontairbag
is disabl ed.Itwill notbedeploy edinthe
event ofan accident andcannot perform its
intended protective function.Aperson inthe
front -passenger seatcould then,forexam-
ple, come intocontactwith thevehicle's
interior, especiallyifthe person issitting too
close tothe dashboa rd.This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
When thefront -passenger seatisoccupied,
alwa ysensure that:
R the classification ofthe person inthe
front -passenger seatiscorrect andthe
front -passenger frontairbag isenabled or
disabl edinaccordance withtheperson in
the front -passenger seat
R the front -passenger seathasbeen moved
back asfar back aspossible .
R the person isseated correctly.
Make sure,bothbefore andduring thejour-
ney, thatthestatus ofthe front -passenger
front airbag iscorrect . G
WARNING
If you secure achild inarearward-facing
child restraint systemonthe front -
passenger seatandthePASSE NGERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lampisoff, thefront -
passenger frontairbag candeploy inthe
event ofan accident. Thechild could be
struck bythe airbag. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatthefront -passenger frontair
bag hasbeen deactivated. ThePASSE NGER
AIR BAG OFFindicator lampmust belit.
NEVER usearearward-facing childrestraint
on aseat protected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRBAG infront ofit;DEA THorSERIOUS
INJURY tothe child canoccur.
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
stays off,donot install arearward-facing child
restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.
You canfind more information onOCS under
"Proble mswith theOccupant Classification
System" (Ypage 51). G
WARNING
If you secure achild inaforward-facing child
restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat
and youposition thefront -passenger seat
too close tothe dashboa rd,inthe event of
an accident, thechild could:
R come intocontactwith thevehicle's inte-
rior ifthe PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampislit, for example
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
is off
This poses anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Alway smove thefront -passenger seatasfar
back aspossible andfully retract theseat
cushion length.Alwaysmake surethatthe
shoulde rbelt strap iscorrect lyrouted from
the vehicle seatbeltguide tothe shoulde r
belt guide onthe child restraint system.The
shoulde rbelt strap mustberouted forwards
and downwards fromtheseat beltguide . Occ
upant safety
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Alw
aysob ser vethe childres trai ntsystem
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc tions.
If OC Sde term inestha t:
R The front-p asseng ersea tis uno ccup ied, the
PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator lamp
li ghts upafte rthe self-tes tand remains lit.
Thi sind icates thatthe front-p asseng erfront
ai rba gis de acti vated .
R The front-p asseng ersea tis occu pied bya
chi ldof up totwe lvemonth sol d, inasta nd-
ar dchi ldres trai ntsystem ,the PASSENG ER
AIR BAG OFFindicator lamp lights upafte r
the self-tes tand remains lit. Thi sind icates
tha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba gis
de acti vated .
But evenin the caseof atwe lve-month -old
chi ld,in asta nda rdchi ldres trai ntsystem ,
the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp can gooutafte rthe self-tes t.Thi sind i-
cate stha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba g
is ena bled .The resultof the classifica tionis
de pende nton, among othe rfac tors ,the
chi ldres trai ntsystem andthechild's sta t-
ur e. Ma kesure tha tthe cond itions foracor-
rect classifica tionar emet. Ifthe
PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator lamp
rem ains off, donot installa chi ldres trai nt
sy stem onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R The front-p asseng ersea tis occu pied bya
pe rso nof sma ller sta ture (e.g. atee nag eror
sma llad ult), the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFF
ind icator lamp either lights upand remains
li t afte rthe self-tes tde pendi ng on the result
of the classifica tionor, alterna tively,goe s
ou t.
- Ifthe PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp isoff, move thefront-p asseng ersea t
as far back aspossi ble.
- Ifthe PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp islit, ape rso nof sma ller sta ture
sho uld not usethe front-p asseng ersea t.
R The front-p asseng ersea tis occu pied byan
ad ultor ape rso nof corr espond ingstature ,
the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp goesou tafte rthe self-tes t.Thi sind i-
cate stha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba g
is ena bled .
If chi ldren aretrav eling inthe vehicle, be sure
to obser vethe notes on"Child ren inthe vehi-
cle "(Y page 57) .
Whe nthe Occu pant Clas sifica tionSys tem
(OC S)isma lfunctio ning,the red 0075 restrai nt sy
stem warning lamp onthe instrum entclus-
ter and thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindica-
tor lamp light upsimu ltaneo usly.The front-
pa sse nge rfront airba gis de acti vated inthi s
cas eand does not deploy during anacci dent.
Hav ethe Occu pant Clas sifica tionSys tem
(OC S)che cked andrepaired imm ediatel yat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.Mer cedes-B enz
reco mme ndsthatyo uus ean author ized
Mer cedes-B enzCenter forthispu rpo se.
If the front-p asseng ersea t,the seatcove ror
the seatcus hion areda ma ged, have the nec-
ess aryrep airwo rkcar riedou tat aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksh op.Mer cedes-B enzreco m-
mend stha tyo uus ean author izedMer cedes-
Benz Center forthispu rpo se.
For safety reasons ,Mer cedes-B enzreco m-
mend stha tyo uonl yus esea tacce ssoriestha t
ha ve been appro ved byMer cedes-B enz.
Dep loym ent ofthe driver 'sairba gdo es not
mea ntha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba g
de ploy sas well. The Occu pant Clas sifica tion
Sys tem (OCS)cate gorizesthe occu pant on the
front-p asseng ersea t.Dep endingontha t
res ult, the front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ei ther enabled ordeacti vated .
Se lf-ch eckof the Occupant Class ifica-
tio nSys tem (OCS ) G
DA
NGER
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFand
PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamps do
not both light upduring theself-tes t,the
sy stem isma lfunctio ning.The front-
pa sse nge rfront airba gmig htbe trig gered
uni ntenti onally or mig htnot betrig geredat
al lin the eventofan acci dent with high
de cel era tion.Thi spo ses anincr eased riskof
inju ryor eve nfata linju ry.
In thi scas ethe front-p asseng ersea tma y
not beused .Do not installa chi ldres trai nt
sy stem onthe front-p asseng ersea t.Hav e
the Occu pant Clas sifica tionSys tem (OCS)
che cked andrepaired imm ediatel yat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
WA
RNING
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp rem ains lit afte rthe self-tes t,the front- 50
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passenger
frontair bag isdeactiv ated.Itwill
not bedeployed inthe event ofan acciden t.
In this case, thefron t-passenger frontair
bag cann otperfor mits intended protective
func tion,e.g. when aperson isseated inthe
fron t-passenger seat.
That person could,forexample, comeinto
con tact with thevehicle's interior, especially
if the person issitt ing too close tothe dash-
board. Thisposes anincr eased riskofinjury
or even fatalinjury.
When thefron t-passenger seatisocc upied,
always ensure that:
R the classific ationofthe person inthe
fron t-passenger seatiscorr ectand the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isenabled or
deactiv atedinaccor dance withtheper-
son inthe fron t-passenger seat
R the person isseated properly withacor-
rect lyfasten edseatbelt
R the fron t-passenger seathasbeen moved
as far back aspossible
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp remains litwhen itshould not,the
fron t-passenger seatmust notbeused. Do
not installachild restraint system onthe
fron t-passenger seat.Have theOcc upant
Classification System(OCS)checkedand
repaired immediately ataqualified specialist
worksh op. G
WARN
ING
Objec tsbetween theseat surface andthe
child restraint system couldaffect OCS operation
.This could result inthe fron t-
passenger airbag notfunc tioningasinten-
ded during anacciden t.This poses an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Do not place anyobjec tsbetween theseat
surface andthechild restraint system. The
ent irebase ofthe child restraint system
must always restonthe seat cushion ofthe
fron t-passenger seat.Thebackr estofthe
forward- facingchild restraint system must,
as far aspossible, berest ingonthe back-
rest ofthe fron t-passenger seat.Always
comply withthechild restraint system man-
ufactur er'sinstallation instruct ions.
Aft erthe self-t est,thePAS SENGER AIRBAG
OFF orthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGON indicat or
lamp displays thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontairbag (Ypage 48).Ifthe
fron t-passenger frontairbag isenabled, the
PAS SENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlamp lights
up for 60secon dsand then goes out.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlamp
is off, only thePAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indi-
cator lampshows thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontairbag. ThePASSENGER AIR
BA GOFF indicat orlamp maybelitcon tinu-
ously orbe off.
For more information abouttheOCS, see
"Problems withtheOcc upant Classification
System "(Y page 51).
Problems withtheOccupant Classification System(OCS) Be
sure toobserve thenoteson "System self-test"(Ypage 50). Occupant
safety
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