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X
Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
X Re place thecove rint he front wheelh ou sing
(Y page 102 ).
Hig h-be amheadlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps )/co rne ringlamps (Bi-Xe non
hea dlamps ) X
Swi tch offthe lights .
X Ope nthe hoo d.
X Tu rn hou sing cove r0043 cou nter-cl ockwise
and pullit ou t.
X At the bulbhol der,pu sh the bulbup wa rds ,
di sconne ctitand pullit ou to fbulb
hol der0044.
X Inse rtthe new bulbinto bulbhol der0044 at
the top, push itdo wn and securei tinp lace .
X Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
Si de marke rlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps ) Due
tothei rloc ati on, have the bulbsi nt he
si de marker lamp change dataq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op. Win
dshi eldw ipers Sw
itchin gthe winds hieldwipers
on /o ff
! Do
not opera tethe windsh ield wipe rs
wh en the windsh ield isdry ,ast hisc ould
da ma gethe wipe rb lade s.Mor eover ,dust
tha thas col lected onthe windsh ield can
scra tchthe glas sifw ipingt ake splace when
the windsh ield isdry . If
it is nece ssaryto sw itch onthe windsh ield
wi pe rs indry weath ercond itions, alwa ysuse
wa she rfluid wh en opera ting thewindsh ield
wi pe rs.
! If
the windsh ield wipe rs leav es me arso n
the windsh ield afte rthe veh icleh asbeen
wa she dina na utoma ticcar wash, waxo r
othe rres idue sm aybe the reason forthis.
Cl ea nt he windsh ield using washe rfluid
afte rwashing the vehiclei na na utoma tic
car wash.
! Inter
mitte ntwiping with rain sens or:due
to optica linfl uences andthewindsh ield
be comi ngdirty indry weath ercond itions,
the windsh ield wipe rs ma ybea ctivated
ina dve rtentl y.Thi scouldthen dama gethe
wi ndsh ield wipe rb lade so rscra tch the wind-
shi eld.
For thisreason, yous houlda lway ss witch
off the windsh ield wipe rs indry weath er. Co
mbi nati onswitch
0047 003F Windsh ield wipe ro ff
0048 0062 Intermitte ntwipe ,low (rainsens or
set tolows ens itivity )
0049 0063 Intermitte ntwipe ,high( rain sens or
set tohigh sens itivity )
004A 00AA Continu ousw ipe, slow
004B 00A9 Continu ousw ipe, fas t
0084 00D3 Singlewipe /00D4 Wipest he wind-
shi eldu sing washe rfluid
If the wipe rb lade sa rewo rn, the windsh ield
wi llno longe rbew iped pro perly.Thisc ould
pre vent youf rom obser ving thetrafficcond i-
tio ns. Win
dshi eldw ipers
103Lights andwind shield wipers Z
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Repl
acing the wiper blades
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If the windsh ield wiper sbegin to move while
yo ua recha nging thewiper blad es, you
cou ldbe trap ped bythe wiper arm.The re is
ar isko finju ry.
Alw ayss witch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
ig niti onbef ore changing thewiper blad es.
! To
avo idda mag ingthe wiper blad es, make
su re that yout ouch only thewiper arm of
the wiper .
! Neve
ropent he hoo difaw indsh ield wiper
arm hasb eenf olded away from thewind-
shi eld.
Neve rfoldaw indsh ield wiper arm withou ta
wi per blad eb acko nto thewindsh ield .
Hol dthe windsh ield wiper arm firmlywh en
yo uc hange thewiper blad e. Ifyo ur elea se
the windsh ield wiper arm withou taw iper
bl ad ea nd itfal lsonto thewindsh ield ,t he
wi ndsh ield may bedamag edbythe force of
the impact.
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mmend sthat youh ave
the wiper blad es cha nged ataq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksho p.
! Alw
aysp osition the windsh ield wiper arms
verti callybef ore folding them away from the
wi ndsh ield .B yd oing so, youw illa void da m-
ag et ot he hoo d.
Repl acing the wiper blades Remo
vingthe wiper blades
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 118 ).
X Set thewindsh ield wiper topos ition 00AA.
X Whe nthe wiper armsareverti caltothe
hoo d:turn theSmar tKeytopos ition 0092 in the
igniti onlock and remo vethe Smar tKey
(Y page 118 ).
X Fol dthe windsh ield wiper armsawayfrom
the windsh ield . X
Pre ssboth release clips 0044.
X Fol dw iper blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0087away from wiper arm 0085.
X Re move wiper blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0083.
In stal ling the wiper blades X
Pos ition new wiper blad e0043 with rece ss0084
on lug 0083.
X Fol dw iper blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0087onto thewiper arm,unti lreta ining
cli ps 0044 enga geinbra cket 0085.
X Ma kesure that wiper blad e0043 issea ted
corre ctly.
X Fol dthe wiper arm back onto thewind-
shi eld. 10
4 Win
dshi eldw ipersLi ghts andwindsh ield wipers
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Problems
withthewindshield wipers Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
windshield wipers
are jammed. Leaves
orsnow, forexample, maybeobstruct ingthe windshield
wiper movement .The wiper motor hasbeen deactivated.
X For safety reasons, youshould remove theSmartK eyfrom the
ignition lock.
or X Switch offthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton andopen the
driver's door.
X Remove thecause ofthe obstruct ion.
X Switch thewindshield wipersbackon. The
windshield wipers
fail completely. The
windshield wiperdriveismalfunction ing.
X Select another wiperspeed onthe combination switch.
X Have thewindshield wiperscheckedataq uali fied specialist
workshop. The
windshield washer
fluid from thespray noz-
zles nolonger hitsthe
cent erofthe wind-
shield. The
spray nozzlesare misaligned.
X Have thespray nozzlesadjusted ataq uali fied specialist work-
shop. Windshield
wipers
105Lightsandwindshiel dwipers Z
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Overview
ofclimat econtrol system s General
notes
Observe thesettings recom mended onthe fol-
lowing pages. Thewindows couldotherwise
fog up.
To preven tthe windows fromfogging up:
R switch offclimate control only briefly
R switch onair-rec irculation modeonlybriefly
R switch onthe cooling withairdehumidifica-
tion function
R switch onthe defrost windshield function
briefly, ifrequired
Climate control regulates thetemper atureand
the humidity inthe vehicle interiorand filters
undesirable substancesout ofthe air.
Climate control can only beoperated whenthe
engin eisr unn ing. Optimum operation isonly achieved
withtheside windows androof
closed.
i When
theweather iswarm, ventilate the
vehicle forabrief period. Thiswillspeed up
the cooling process andthedesired vehicle
inter iortemper aturewillbereached more
quickly.
i The
integ rated filterfilters outmost parti-
cles ofdust andsoot andcomplet elyfilters
out pollen. Italso reduces gaseous pollu-
tant sand odors. Aclogged filterreduces the
amount ofair supplied tothe vehicle inte-
rior. Forthis reason, youshould always
observe theinter valforreplacing thefilter,
which isspecified inthe Mainten anceBook-
let. Asitdepends onenviro nmentalcon di-
tion s,e.g. heavy airpollution, theinter val
may beshort erthan statedinthe Mainte-
nanc eBook let. Air-condit
ioningsystem controlpanel Canada
only
0043 Setsthe temper ature(Ypage 111)
0044 Switc hestheresidual heatonoroff (Ypage 114)
0087 Setsthe air distribut ion(Ypage 112)
0085 Defr osts thewindshield (Ypage 112)
0083 Switc hescooling withairdehumidification on/off(Ypage 110)
0084 Switc hesair-rec irculation modeon/off(Ypage 114)
006B Setsthe airflow (Ypage 112)
006C Switc hestherear window defrosteron/ off(Ypage 113) 106
Overview
ofclimat econtrol system sClimatecontrol
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USA
only
0043 Sets thetemperature (Ypage 111)
0044 Switches themaximum coolingMAXCOOL onoroff (Ypage 113)
0087 Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 112)
0085 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Ypage 112)
0083 Switches coolingwithairdehumid ificationon/off(Ypage 110)
0084 Switches <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon/off (Ypage 114)
006B Sets theairflow (Ypage 112)
006C Switches therear window defroster on/off(Ypage 113) Notes
onusing theair-conditioning
system
Air-conditio ningsystem Below,
youcan find anumber ofnotes and
recommendations tohelp youusetheair-con-
ditioning systemoptimally .
R Switch oncooling withairdehumid ification
using the005A button. Theindicator lampin
the 005A button lightsup.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Recommendation forairdistribution in
winter: setthe 009B and0061 settings.
Recommendation forairdistribution in
summer: setthe 009C setting. R
Only usethe"Windshie lddefrosting" func-
tion briefly untilthewindshiel disc lear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor
when inat unnel. Thewindows couldother-
wise fogup,since nofresh airisdrawn into
the vehicle in<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode.
ECO start /stop function During
automatic engineswitch-off, thecli-
mate controlsystem onlyoperates ata
reduced capacity. Ifyou require fullclimate
cont rolcapacity, theECO start/st opfunction
can bedeactivated bypressing theECO but-
ton (Ypage 122). Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
107Climat econtrol
Page 110 of 310
Cont
rolpanel fordual-zone autom atic clim atec ont rol Canad
aonly
0043 Setsthe temper ature,left (Ypage 111)
0044 Defrost sthe wind shield(Y page 112)
0087 Swit ches theZ ONE function on/of f(Y page 112)
0085 Swit ches coo lingw itha irdehum idificat ion on/of f(Ypage 110)
Swit ches ther esidual heatonoroff (Ypage 114)
0083 Swit ches ther ear wind owdefrostero n/off( Y page 113)
0084 Setsthe temper ature,righ t(Ypage 111)
006B Swit ches air- recirculati onmod eon/off( Y page 114)
006C Setsthe air dist ribut ion(Ypage 112)
006D Incr eases thea irflow (Ypage 112)
006E Reduc esthea irflow (Ypage 112)
006F Activate s/deac tivate sclim ate control (Y page 110)
0070 Setsclim ate control to auto matic(Y page 111) 108
Over
view ofclim atec ontr olsyst emsClima tecontr ol
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USA
only
0043 Sets thetemperature, left(Ypage 111)
0044 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Ypage 112)
0087 Switches themaximum coolingMAXCOOL onoroff (Ypage 113)
0085 Switches coolingwithairdehumid ificationon/off(Ypage 110)
0083 Switches therear window defroster on/off(Ypage 113)
0084 Sets thetemperature, right(Ypage 111)
006B Switches <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon/off (Ypage 114)
006C Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 112)
006D Increases theairflow (Ypage 112)
006E Redu cestheairflow (Ypage 112)
006F Act<004C00590044005700480056001200470048004400460057004C005900440057
00480056[ climatecontrol(Ypage 110)
0070 Sets climate controltoautomatic (Ypage 111) Optimu
museofdual-z oneautoma tic
climate control
Climate controlsystem The
followi ngcont ains instruction sand recom-
mendations toenable youtoget the most out
of your 3-zon eautomatic climatecontrol.
R Act ivate climate controlusing the0058 and
005A buttons orthe 0056 button onthe
cont rolpanel ofthe climate control.The
indicator lampsinthe 0058 and005A but-
tons orthe 0056 button lightup.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Only usethe"Windshie lddefrosting" func-
tion briefly untilthewindshiel disc lear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor when
inat unnel. Thewindows couldother-
wise fogup,since nofresh airisdrawn into
the vehicle in<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode.
R Use theZONE function toadopt thetemper-
ature settings onthe driver's sideforthe
front -passenger sideaswell .The indicator
lamp inthe 00D6 button goesout.
R Use theresidua lheat function ifyou want to
heat orventilate thevehicle interior when
the ignition isswitched off.The residua l
heat function canonly beactivated ordeac-
tivated withtheignition switched off.
R Vehicles withCOMAND: ifyou change the
settings ofthe climate controlsystem, the
climate statusdisplayappea rsfor three sec-
onds atthe bottom ofthe screen inthe
COMAND display.You willsee thecurrent
settings ofthe various climate controlfunc-
tions. Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
109Climat econtrol
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ECO
star t/s top functi on Dur
ing auto maticeng ineswit ch-off,t he cli-
mat econtrol syst emonlyoper atesata
reduc edcapac ity.Ifyou requi refull clim ate
con trol capac ity,theE CO start /stopf unction
can bedeac tivate dbypres singthe ECO but-
to n( Ypage 122). Oper
ating thec lim atec ont rolsys-
tem s Activ
ating/d eactivatingc lim atec on-
tr ol
Gener alnot es When
thec lim ate control isswit ched off,the
air supply andaircirculat ionare also switched
off .The wind owscouldfog up. Ther efore,
swit choff clim atecontrol on lybrie fly
i Ac
tivate clim atecontrol prim arily usingthe
0058 button( Ypage 111).
Air- condi tioningsyst em X
Turn theS martKey toposit ion0048inthei gn i-
tio nlock( Ypage 118).
X To swit chon: turna irflow control 006B clock-
wise tothed esir edposit ion(excep tposit ion
0 )( Ypage 106).
X To swit choff:tur na irflow control 006B coun -
te r-clo ckwise toposit ion0(Y page 106).
3-z one autom atic clim atec ont rol X
Turn theS martKey toposit ion0048inthei gn i-
tio nlock( Ypage 118).
X To swit chon: pres sthe 0058 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0058 buttonlight s
up. Airflow andairdist ribut ionare setto
auto maticmod e.
or
X Pre ssthe0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttongoes
out .The prev iously selecteds ettin gs are
res tored.
X To swit choff:pres sthe 0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttonlight s
up. Swit
ching cooling withairdeh umidi-
fica tion on/off
Gener alnot es If
you deac tivate the" Coolin gwithair- dehu-
midif ication"fun ction ,the air inside thev ehicle
will notb ec ooled. Theairinside thev ehicle
will also notb ed ehum idified. The wind owscan
fog upmor equick ly.Ther efore, deac tivate the
coo ling with air-dehum idification function only
brie fly.
The "Coolin gwithairdehum idification"fun c-
tio niso nlya vailabl ewhen thee ngine isrun -
nin g.The airinside thev ehicle iscoo ledand
dehum idifiedacc ording tothet em per atur e
selec ted.
Con densation may dripfrom theu nde rsideof
th ev ehicle when itis in coo ling mod e.This is
no rm aland notas ignthat there isam alfunc -
tio n.
Activ ating/d eactivating X
To act ivate: pres sthe 005A or0056 but-
to n.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A or0056 but-
to nl ight sup.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sthe 005A or0056 but-
to n.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A or0056 but-
to ng oes out.The "Coolin gwithairdehum id-
ific atio n"fun ction has adelayed switch-off
feat ure. 110
Oper
ating thec lima tecontr olsyst emsClima tecontr ol