1,
2,3. ..
12 Vsocket
see Sockets A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System )
Display message ............................ 184
Func tion/notes .............................. .. 57
Import antsafety notes.................... 57
Warnin glamp .................................2 11
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................53
Acoust iclockin gverifica tions ig-
nal
Activat ing/de activat ing (mult i-
med iasyst em) ...............................1 79
Ac tivatin gmedia mode
Gene ralnotes ................................ 224
Ac tivatin g/deactivating cooli ng
wi th air dehumidif ication .................110
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activating ordea ctivating .............. 176
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 189
Function/notes ................................58
Ac tive Distanc eAssist
DI STRONIC
Ca lling up aspee d................. 146,147
Cru isecontrol lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 146
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 150
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 200
Disp lays inthe multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Drivi ngtips.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 150
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 144
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 145
Indi cato rand warning lamp ........... 216
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 148
Stori ngaspeed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 147
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 216
Ac tive light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 100
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 64
Adapti veBrake Assist
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 59Adapti
vebrake lights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 60
Adapti veDampi ngSys tem
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Adapti veHig hbe amAssist
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 100
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 100
Addi tives(en gine oil) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 219
Ai rb ags
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 50
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 192
Front airb ag (driv er, front
pa sse nger ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 44
Hea dbag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 43
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 43
Knee bag. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 46
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 39
Sid eimp act airb ag <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 45
Ai rv ents
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 115
Setting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 115
Setting theblow eroutpu tofthe
AIR SCAR Fvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 116
Setting thecenter airv ents ........... 115
Setting thesidea irvents ............... 115
Swi tching AIRSCAR Fon/of f............ 89
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
AI RGUI DE<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 82
AI RSC ARF
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 89
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 89
AI RSC ARF vents
Setting theblow eroutpu t.............. 116
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 64
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 64
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 644
In
dex
bulbs
ofthe same typeandthespecified volt-
age.
Marks onthe glass tubereduce theservic elife
of the bulbs. Donot touch theglass tubewith
your bare hands. Ifnec essary, cleantheglass
tube when coldwithalcohol orspirit andrubit
off with alint- free cloth.
Prot ectbulbs frommoist ureduring operation .
Do not allow bulbs tocome intoc ontact with
liquids.
Only replace thelamps listed(Ypage 102).
Have thebulbs thatyoucann otreplace your-
self replaced ataq ualified specialist work-
shop.
If you require assistan cereplacing lamps,con-
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the new lamp stilldoes notlight up,consult
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs andlamps areanimport antaspect of
vehicle safety.Youmust therefore make sure
that these function correctlyat all times. Have
the headlamp settingchec kedregularly.
Vehicles withLEDhead lamp s
The frontand rear light cluster sofyour vehicle
are equipped withLEDlight bulbs. Donot
replace thebulbs yourself. Contactaqualified
specialist workshopwhich hasthenecessary
specialist knowledge andtools tocarry outthe
work required. Overview:
replacingbulbs/bulb
typ es Halogen
headlamps
0043 Low-beam headlamp: H755W
0044 High- beam headlamp: H755W Repla
cingthefront bulbs
Removing/m ountingthecover inthe
front wheel housing X
To rem ove: switch offthe lights.
X Turn thefron twheels inwards.
X Slide cover 0043upand remov eit.
X To install: reinsertcover 0043and slide it
down untilitengages.
Low-beam headlamp s(halogen head-
lamp s) X
Remove thecover inthe fron twheel hous-
ing (Ypage 102).
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clock wise
and pullitout.
X Push bar0044upwards.
X Remove connector0087with thebulb.
X Pull thebulb outofcon nector0087.
X Inser tthe new bulb intoc onnec tor0087and
place inthe brack etofbar 0044.
Make surethatthebulb isposition edcor-
rect ly.
X Push bar0044downwards. 102
Repla
cingbulbsLights andwindshield wipers
Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampin
the 005A or0056 but-
ton flashes threetimes
or remains off.The
"Cooli ngwith airdehu-
midification" function
cannot beswitched on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoa
malfunction .
X Visit aquali fied specialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes Automatic
modeisonly availa blewith 3-zone
automatic climatecontrol.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature is
maintained automatically atac onst antlevel.
The system automatically regulatesthetem-
perature ofthe dispensed air,the airflow and
the airdistribution.
The automatic modefunctionsoptimally when
the "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion isactivated. Ifnecessary, coolingwithair
dehumidification canbedeactivated.
If you deactivate the"Cooli ngwith air-dehu-
midification" function,theairinside thevehicle
will notbecooled. Theairinside thevehicle
will also notbedehumidified .The windows can
fog upmore quickly. Therefore, deactivate the
cooling with<0044004C0055001000470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C00460044
0057004C00520051[ functiononly
briefly.
Automat iccontrol X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: press the
008F button.
or X Press the0095 or0097 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043
clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 106).
Only change thetemperature settingin
small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
i If
you turn control0043 counter -clockwiseto
the lowest temperature setting,air-recircu-
lation mode mayactivate automatically,
depending onthe outside temperature.
3-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043
or 0084 clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 108).
Only change thetemperature settingin
small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
i If
you turn controls0043and 0084counter -
clockwise tothe lowest temperature setting,
<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modemayactivate auto-
matically, depending onthe outside temper-
ature. Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
111Climat econtrol
Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning systemX
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B,0061
buttons.
The correspondin gindicator lamplights up
briefly.
The following airdistribution settingscan be
selected:
0061 Directsairthrough thedefroster vents
009B Directsairthrough thefootwell air
vent s
009C Directsairthrough thecent erand side
air vent s
i You
canalso activate severalairdistribu-
tion settin gssimultaneously. Todo this,
press multiple airdistribution buttons.The
air isthen directed throughvariousvents.
3-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press the008F button repeatedly untilthe
desired symbolappears inthe display .
The following airdistribution settingscan be
selected:
009C Directsairthrough thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsairthrough thefootwell air
vent s
009F Directsairthrough thecent er,side and
footwell vents
0061 Directsairthrough thedefroster vents
0087 Directsthe airflow through the
defroster, centerand side airvent s
(Canada only)
0086 Directsairthrough thedefroster and
footwell vents
008F Directsthe airflow through the
defroster vents,the cent erand side air
vent sasw ellasthe footwell airvent s
(Canada only)
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.You canonly close theside air vent
s,by fully closing theadjuster onthe
side airvent s(Ypage 115). Setting
theairflow
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol006B
clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 106).
3-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: pressthe0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZONE function on/off
This funct ionisonly availa blewith 3-zone
automatic climatecontrolonvehicles forCan-
ada.
X To switch on:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button lights
up. The temperature settingfor the driver's
side isnot adopted forthe front -passenger
side.
X To switch off:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button goes
out. Thetemperature settingfor the driver's
side isadopted forthe front -passenger side. Defrosting
thewindshield
General notes You
canusethis funct iontodefrost thewind-
shield ortodefrost theinside ofthe wind-
shield andtheside windows.
Switch offthe "Windshield defrosting"function
as soon asthe windshield isclear again. 112
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econtrol
i
If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation will
be activated. Theblow erruns atmediu m
speed .
X To deactivate: pressthe004B or0056 but-
ton.
The indicator lampinthe 004B or0056 but-
ton goes out.
Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Setting
theairvents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vents. Thiscould resultinb urns orfrost-
bite inthe immedi atevicinity ofthe air
vents. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior. G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevents inthe head
restraints. Thiscould resultinb urns inthe
immedi atevicinity ofthe airvents. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
Redu cethe heater outputbefore itbecomes
too hot.
In order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet grilleonthe hood andin
the engine compartment onthe front-
passe ngersidefreeofblockage s,such as
ice, snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior. i
You
canmove theadjusters forthe air
vents verticall yorhorizontally toset the
direction ofthe airflow.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
thecenterairvents X
To open thecenterairvents: turnthe
adjuster inone ofcenter airvents 0043coun-
ter-clockwise.
X To clo sethe centerairvents: turnthe
adjuster inone ofcenter airvents 0043clock-
wise untilitengages . Setting
theside airvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in the side airvent 0044tothe left.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in the side airvent 0044tothe right untilit
engages . Setting
theairvents
115Climate control Z
X
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Interior LightingDelay Interior
LightingDelayfunction.
When theInterior LightingDelay Interior
LightingDelayfunc-
tion isactivat ed,the vehicle interiorisdis-
played inorange inthe multifunc tiondis-
play.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Vehicle <002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C00590044>
tingtheautomat ic
door locking mechanism
If you activat ethe Automatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLock
funct ion,thevehicle iscent rally locked above
as peed ofapproximately 9mph(15 km/ h).
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Vehicle Vehicle
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Automatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLockfunction.
When theAutomatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLockfunction
is activat ed,the multifunc tiondisplay shows
the left- hand vehicle doorinorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
For further informationonthe automatic lock-
ing feature, see(Ypage 73).
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C00590044> tingtheacoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch onthe Acoustic Lock Acoustic
Lockfunction,
an acoustic signalsounds whenyoulock the
vehicle.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSettings Settings
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Vehicle Vehicle
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Acoustic Lock Acoustic
Lockfunction.
If the Acoustic Lock Acoustic
Lockfunctionisactivat ed,
the 0037 symbol inthe multifunc tiondisplay
lights uporange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
X Multimedia system:008000DA0080Set -
tings 0080Vehicle 0080Acoust icLock
i Please
note:thesettingselected forthe
acoustic lockingverificat ionsignal must comply
withtherelevant nationalroad traf-
fic rules. Insome countries,including Ger-
many, usingtheaudible lockingconf irma-
tion isforbidden bytraff iclaws (inaccord-
ance with§16Para. 1and §30 Para. 1of
the German nationalroad trafficregula-
tions). Thedriver ofthe vehicle isresponsi-
ble forensuring compliance withthese
rules. Incount riesinwhich theuse ofthis
funct ionisprohibited, thefunct ionwill be
disabled inyour vehicle andyouwillnotbe
permitt edtoenable it.
Comfort <002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C00590044>
tingtheEASY-
ENTR Y/EXI Tfeatu re G
WARNIN
G
When theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT featureadjusts
the steerin gwheel andthedriver's seat,you
and other vehicle occupant s–particularly
children –could become trapped. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
While theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT featureismak-
ing adjustmen ts,make surethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe seat and
the steerin gwheel.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R press oneofthe memory functionposi-
tion button s,or
R press oneofthe memory functionmem-
ory button s,or
R move theswitch forsteerin gwheel
adjustmen tint he opposite direction to
that inwhich thesteerin gwheel ismoving
The adjustmen tprocess isstopped.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSettings Settings
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Convenienc e Convenienc
esubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Easy Entry/Exit Easy
Entry/Exit function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit Easy
Entry/Exit functionisactiva-
ted, themultifunc tiondisplay showsthe
steerin gwheel inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting. Menus
andsubmenus
179On-boardcomputerand display s Z