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
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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).
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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.
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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
Battery
acidisc austic. Avoid con-
tact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.
Wea rsuitabl eprote ctive clothing,
esp ecia llyg loves, apron and face-
gu ard .
Ri nse anyacids pillsi mme diatel y
wi th clea rwater. Contact aphysi-
cia nifn eces sary. Wea
reye prote ction. Kee
pchildre naway. Obs
erve thisOperator'sManu al.
For safety reasons, Merce des-Benz recom -
mends thatyouo nly use batterie swhich hav e
bee ntested andapprov edfor your vehi cleby
Merce des-Benz. Thesebatterie sprov ide
incre asedimp act prote ction topre vent vehicle
occu pants from sufferi ngacidb urns shou ld
the battery bedamag edinthe eventofan
acci dent.
In orde rfor the battery toachi evethemaxi -
mum possibleserv icelife, itmus talway sb e
suf ficiently charged.
Like other batterie s,the vehi clebattery may
di scha rgeover time ifyo ud on otuse thevehi -
cle. Inthis case ,havet he battery disconnec-
ted ataq ualifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .You can
al so char gethe battery with ac har ger recom -
mende dbyM erce des-Benz. Contact aquali-
fie ds pecia list wor kshop forfurth erinfor ma-
tion.
Have thebattery condi tionofchar gechecke d
more frequently ifyo uu sethe vehi clemai nly
for shor ttrip so rify ou leaveitstand ingidle
for aleng thy period.Consul taq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop ifyo uw isht oleave your vehi -
cle parked foralong period oftime .
Re move theSmartKe yify ou park the vehi cle
and donot require any electrica lconsu mers .
The vehiclewillthen usevery little energ y,
thus conser vingbattery power. If
the pow ersup plyh asbee ninterr upted, e.g.
if yo ur econne ctthe battery ,you willhav eto:
R rese tthe functi onfor automa ticallyf oldi ng
the exteri ormirr orsin/ou tbyfoldi ng the
mirr orsouto nce (Ypage 93)
R set the clock
On vehi cles with am ultimed iasystem, the
time isset automa tically. Charg
ingthe battery G
WARNI
NG
Duri ngchar ging andjump -starti ng,expl osive
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The re is
ar isk ofan expl osion.
Pa rticu larly avo idfire ,ope nf lames, creating
spa rks and smoki ng.Ensure thereissuf fi-
cient ventilation whi lechar ging andjump -
starti ng.Donot leano ver abattery . G
WARNI
NG
Battery acidisc austic. Thereisar isk of
inju ry.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.Do
not inha leany battery gases .Don otlea n
over thebattery .Keepc hildre nawayfrom
ba tterie s.Wa shaway battery acidimme di-
atel ywithp lenty ofclea nwater and seek
med icalattenti on. G
WARNI
NG
Ad ischa rged battery canfreezeattempe ra-
ture sbelow free zing point. Whe njump -start-
ing the vehi cleorchar ging thebattery ,
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The re is
ar isk ofan expl osion.
All ow the frozen battery tothaw outb efore
char ging itor jump -starti ng.
! Only
usebattery chargers with am aximum
char ging voltage of14.8 V.
! On
lycha rge the battery using the jump -
star ting connecti onpoint.
The jump -starti ngconnecti onpointisin the
engi necomp artme nt. 260
Battery
(vehi cle)Breakdo wnassi stanc e
Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehicle
and itsweight isgre atertha nt he permi ssi-
bl eg ross we ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyec ouldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationc ouldrol l-
ove r.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehi-
cle ,its we ight sho uldn otbe gre atertha n
the permi ssibleg ross we ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ilso nthe permi ssibleg ross veh iclew eigh t
of your veh iclec an be fou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 298 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBrake Assi st,Activ eDistance
Assi stDISTR ONICorthe HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the veh icleb rakes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
the sesystem sint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysecuret he tow ropeortow bara tthe
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclec ouldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not uset he tow ingeyef or reco very,
thi sc ouldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclew ithac rane.
! Wh
entow ing,pulla wa yslowly and
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epoweristoo high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eequipm ent.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,use the key instea dofthe Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwises hift to positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdoor,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cparkin gb rake
is rel eased .Ift he electri cparkin gb rake is
fa ulty, visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
! Yo
um aytow thevehiclef or am axim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).At ow -
ing spee do f30m ph(50 km/h )mustn ot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30m iles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclem ustb e
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyoua retow -sta rtingortow ing
ano thervehicle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssibleg ross we ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehiclet ransp orte d
tha ntoh avei ttow ed away.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehiclei sb eing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno tturnt he Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshift the automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe veh iclei st ow ed (Ypage 179 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwiseb eloc ked outw henp ushing
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingt he tow inge ye
In stal ling the towinge ye G
WA
RNING
The exhaust tai lpipem aybe veryhot. The re
is ar isko fburns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Takep artic u-
la rc arew henr em oving the rearcove r. 26
4 Tow
inga nd tow -starti ngBreak downassistanc e
The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 253).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 264). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofab reakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Towing
andtow-sta rting
265Breakdown assistance Z
X
Fold cover 0044upwa rds. X
Pos itionjack 0085atjacking point0087. X
Make surethe foot ofthe jack isdir ectly
bene aththe jacking point.
X Tu rn crank 0083clockw iseuntil jack0085sits
compl etelyonjacking point0087.T hebase of
the jack mustlie evenl yonthe grou nd.
X Tu rn crank 0083until thetire israi sed amaxi-
mum of1.2 in(3 cm )from thegrou nd.
Remov ingawheel !
Do
not placewhe elbol tsinsand oron a
dir tysur face .The boltand whe elhub
threa dscou ldother wise be damag edwhe n
yo us crew them in. X
Unscrew theupper most wheelbol tcom-
ple tely .
X Screw alignme ntbol t0043 into thethrea d
instea dofthe whe elbol t.
X Unscrew therema ining wheelbol tsful ly.
X Re move thewhe el.
Moun tinganew whe el G
WARNI
NG
Oil ed orgrea sedwheelbol tsor damag ed
whe elbol ts/hu bthrea dscan causethe
whe elbol tsto come loose. Asaresu lt,you
cou ldlos eaw heelwhi ledri ving. Thereisa
risk ofacci dent.
Neve roilor grea sewhe elbol ts. Inthe event
of damag etot he threa ds,contact aquali-
fie ds pecia list wor kshop immediately .Have
the damag edwhe elbol tsor hub threa ds
rep laced/re newed.Do not continu edriving. G
WARNI
NG
If yo ut igh ten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleisrai sed ,the jack couldtip
over .The re isar isk ofinjur y.
Only tighten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleison the grou nd.
Alw aysp ayattenti ontothe instru ctions and
saf ety notes inthe "Chang ingawheel" secti on
(Y page 289 ).
Only usewheelbol tsthat havebeend esigne d
for the whe eland thevehi cle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyou
only usewheelbol tswhi chhav ebeen
ap prov edfor Merce des-Benz vehicles andthe
resp ective wheel. 292
Chan
ging aw heelWhee lsand tires