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1,
2,3...
12 Vsocket
see Sockets A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System )
Display message ............................ 209
Func tion/notes .............................. .. 60
Import antsafety notes.................... 60
Warnin glamp .................................2 39
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................56
Acoust iclockin gver ifica tionsig-
nal
Activat ing/de activat ing (mult i-
med iasyst em) ...............................2 03
Ac tivatin gmedia mode
Gene ralnotes ................................ 251
Ac tivatin g/deactivating cooli ng
wi th air dehumidif ication .................118
Ac tive BlindSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 201
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 226
Function/inform ation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 186
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
CU RVE<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC) (exc ept
Merc edes-AMG vehic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 171
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 170
Spor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Spor tPl us <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 171
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 174
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 173
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 172
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 172Spor
t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 172
Ac tive Body Contro l(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG Vehi cles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ac tive Body Contro l(Me rcedes -
AMG Vehicles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Ac tive Brake Assist with cro ss-
traffi cfunc tion
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 70
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 244
Ac tive Distan ceAssist
DI STRONI C
Ca lling upaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 159,160
Cru ise control lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 159
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 163
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 227
Disp lays inthe multifuncti ondis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 163
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 158
Indi cato rand warning lamp ........... 244
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 161
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 161
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 160
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 244
Ac tive Drivin gAs sistan cepack -
age <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 186
Ac tive LaneKe epi ng Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting(on-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Functi on/inform ation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 189
Ac tive light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Ac tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 181
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 178
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2274
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dex

Dist
ancewar ning (warning lamp).... 244
Dist ancewar ning funct ion
Fun ction /notes ................................ 63
DIST RONIC PLUS
Ac tivat ing Ac tive Steer ing As sis t... 166
Dea ctiva tingActive Steering
Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Disp layin the multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 165
Do ors
Auto maticlo cking (on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 203
Auto maticlo cking (switch) ............... 81
Ce ntral locking/ unlocki ng
(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 74
Co ntrol panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 39
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 79
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 139
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 136
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 132
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 273
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 154
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 60
Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-
traf ficfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 65
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61Bra
keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 63
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 65
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 60
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Dri vin gsys tem
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 172
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Dri vin gsys tems
Active Blind Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 186
Active DrivingAssi stance pack-
ag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 186
Active Lane Kee ping Assi st............ 189
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 177
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 168
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Cru ise control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
DISTR ONICPLUS<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 157,164
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 166
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 174
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 181
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 163
AMG ceramicbrakes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 154
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 139
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 152
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 154
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 154
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 154
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154 In
dex
9

Limited
braking efficiency onsal-
ted roads ....................................... 153
Snow chains .................................. 298
Subjecting brakestoaloa d.... ....... 153
Wet road surface ........................... 153
DVD video
Opera ting(on-board computer) .....1 98
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton (all
vehi cles exc ept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) ....... ......................................133
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er.... 132, 134
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er
(Me rcede s-AMG vehicles) ....... ..132, 134 E
EA SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating .................203
Function/notes .............................103
EA SY-E XITfeature
Cra sh-resp onsive........................... 104
Function/notes .............................103
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 203
EBD (elec tronic brakeforcedistri-
butio n)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 211
Function/notes ................................69
EC Odisplay
Function/notes .............................151
On-boa rdcompu ter....... ................195
EC Ostart/stop function
Automa ticengine start.................. 130
Automa ticengine switch-off ..........129
Deactiva ting/activa ting....... ..........130
Gene ralinforma tion.......................129
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 129
Introducti on....... ............................ 129
Ele ctroni cStabil ityProgram
see ESP®
(Electroni cStabi lityProgra m)
Emerge ncy
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................56
Emer gency release
Dr iver 'sdoor .................................... 81
Trun k...............................................8 6
Vehicle .............................................8 1 Emer
gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivatio n.........................................5 3
Emis sions control
Ser viceand warran tyinf orm ation.... 25
Engine
Chec kEn gin ewarn inglamp ...........2 42
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 221
ECO start/stop function................129
Engine number....... ........................324
Irregu larrunning ............................ 131
Ju mp-starti ng....... .......................... 288
Overvi ew....... ................................. 272
Starting problems .......................... 131
Starting theengine with the
SmartKey .......................................128
Starting with KEYLESS-GO ............. 128
Switchi ngoff ....... ........................... 148
Tow -starting (vehicle)....... .............. 293
Eng ineelectroni cs
Notes .............................................322
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 131
Eng ineoil
Adding ...........................................269
Additi ves....... ................................. 327
Che cking theoilleve l....... .............. 269
Che cking theoilleve lusi ng the
dip stick .......................................... 269
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 223
Fill ing capa city....... ........................327
Gene ralnotes ................................ 327
Notes aboutoil grad es....... ............ 327
Notes onoilleve l/consu mption....269
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....205
Ente ring anaddress
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
ESP ®
(E lec tronic StabilityPro-
gram)
AMG menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)...205
Cha racteri stics................................. 66
Deactiva ting/activa ting(button
in Merced es-AMG vehicles) ............. 68
Deactiva ting/activa ting(excep t
Merced es‑AMG vehicles) .................67
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 209
Function/notes ................................65
Gene ralnotes .................................. 65 10
In
dex

Opening/closing
(all)... .................... 88
Opening/closing (front).................. .8 8
Opening/closing (rear).................... 88
Overview .......................................... 87
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 90
Resetting ......................................... 89
Reversing feature............................. 87
SIRIUS services
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 246
Smar tKey
Changing thebattery ....................... 77
Changing theprogramming ............ .7 5
Chec kingth ebat tery .......................7 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................234
Doo rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 74
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 74
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 78
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 92
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 78
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 298
So cke ts
Front-p asseng erfoo twe ll............... 258
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 257
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 247
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 57
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 196
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 33
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 192
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 201
SPO RThandl ingmode
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) ................ 68
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241Stan
dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
STE ERCONTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 72
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ste ering ass istant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTR OL
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 103
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 34
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 193
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 103
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 142
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 205
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 252
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Ce nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 253
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 255
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 253
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 252
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 252
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 254
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 254
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 254
Sto wag espac e
Umb rellahol der<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Sto wag ewe llbe neath the trunk
flo or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 255
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 298
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 256
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 202
Sus pen sion settin gs
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 173 18
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Activ
eBra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ......244
Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 244
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[.......238
Ch eck Engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ...............242
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ......242
Dis tance warning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ .........244
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[..........239
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ...240
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[....242
Ge nera lnote s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..............236
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..............241
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ....41
Re ser vefuel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 242
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..........241
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[....236
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 241
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 245
Warni ngtrian gle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 279
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 234
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 320
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 317
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 277
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 296
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 296
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 316
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 319
Mou nting awh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 319
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 320
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Win dsc ree n
Ele ctrica lwi nd scre en<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 94
Win dow s
see Sidewi ndow s Win
dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 120
Win dshi eld was herfluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsy stem
Win dshi eld was hersystem
Add ingwashe rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 271
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 329
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 234
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 115
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 114
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 113
Win terdrivi ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 298
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 154
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 298
Win terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 298
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 298
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 277
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 114
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 114
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 12022
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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

Decla
rations ofconf ormi ty
Ve hicl ecom ponentswhich receive
an d/o rtr an sm itra diowav es USA:
"Thewireles sdev ices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywit hPar t15 oftheFCC Rules .Ope ra-
ti on issubj ectto thetw ofo llow ing tw oco nd i-
ti on s:1) The sedev ices may notcau sehar mful
in te rfere nce, and 2)The sedev ices mus t
acc ept any inte rfere ncerec eived, includin g
in te rfere nceth at may causeund esired opera-
ti on .Chan gesormo dificat ion sno tex pre ssly
appr oved bythepar tyres pon sibleforco mpl i-
anc eco uld void theuser ’saut hor ity to ope rate
th eequip ment."
Can ada:"The wireles sdev ices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywit hIndust ryCan ada licen se- exemp t
RSS stand ard(s).Ope ration issubj ectto the
fo llow ing tw oco nd ition s:(1) The sedev ices
may notcau seinte rfere nce, and (2)The se
dev ices mus tacc ept any inte rfere nce, includ-
in g inte rfere nceth at may causeund esired
ope ration ofthedev ice. " Diag
nosticsconne ction
The diagnostics co nn ection isused forco n-
ne cting diag nostic equip mentat aqualif ied
spe cialis twor kshop . G
WAR
NING
If you conn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, itmay affectth e
ope ration ofveh icle sys tems .As ares ult,
th eope rating saf etyof theveh icle co uld be
aff ected. The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
On lyco nn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, whic his appr oved
fo ryour vehicle by Mer cedes -Ben z. G
WAR
NING
Obj ects inthedri ver 'sfoot well may restric t
th eclear anc earo und thepeda lsor bloc ka
depr essedpeda l.Thi sje opar dizes theope r-
at ing and road safetyof theveh icle. The reis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
St ow allobj ects sec urelyin theveh icle so
th at they do notget into thedri ver 'sfoot -
well. Whenusin gflo ormat sor car pet s,mak e sur
eth at they are properlysec uredso that
th ey do notslip orobs truct thepeda ls.Do
no tplac esev eralflo ormat sor car pet son
to pof oneano ther.
! If
th een gin eis swit ched offand equip -
men ton thediag nostics co nn ection isused ,
th est art erbat tery may discharg e.
Con necting equip mentto thediag nostics co n-
ne ction can lead toemi ssionsmo nito rin g
in fo rm ation bein gres et,fo rex amp le.Thismay
lead totheveh icle fail ing to mee tth ereq uire -
men tsof thene xt emi ssionste st dur ing th e
main inspe ction . Qu
alified specia listwor kshop
An author ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen teris a
qualif iedspecialis twor kshop .It has thene ces-
sar yspe cialis tkn owle dge,to ols and qualif ica-
ti on sto correc tly car ryout thewor kreq uire d
on your vehicle. Thisis esp ecially thecas efo r
wor krel eva ntto saf ety.
Obs erveth eno tesin theMain tenan ceBook-
let .
Al ways haveth efo llow ing wor kcar riedout at
an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter:
R wor krel eva ntto saf ety
R ser viceand main tenan cewor k
R rep airwor k
R alt era tion s,inst allat ionwor kand modifica-
ti on s
R wor kon elec tron icco mpo nents Cor
rect use
If you removeany warn ing st icke rs,you oroth-
ers could failtorec ogn ize ce rtain dan gers.
Lea vewarn ing st icke rs inpos ition .
Obs erveth efo llow ing info rm ation when driv-
in g your vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this man ual
R tech nical datafo rth eveh icle
R traff icrule sand regulat ions
R laws andsafetyst and ardsper taining to
mo torveh icles 28
Op
erating safet yInt roduc tion