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carefu llyand famil iarizeyou rself withthevehi-
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longer vehiclelife ,foll ow the instructions and
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coul dresu ltin dama getothe vehicl eorper-
sonal injury toyou orothers.
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R Mai ntenance Booklet
R Equi pment-depe ndentsupplements
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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 andinam anner
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 conditionsofyour 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 ar egularly serviced vehiclewillcont 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 Genuine
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23Introdu ction Z

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vehi cleisdri ven, thatdefect ormal func-
tion hasb eens ubject torep airt wo or
more times,and youh aved irectl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz USA,LLCinwri ting ofthe
need foritsrep air.
(2) thesam esubsta ntia ldefect ormal func-
tion ofalesss eriousn atu rethan categ ory
(1) hasb eens ubject torep airf ou ro rm ore
time sand youh aved irectl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz inwri ting ofthe need for
its rep air.
(3) thevehi cleisou to fserv ice byrea son of
rep airo fthe sam eordiffere ntsubsta ntial
def ects ormal functi onsforacumu lative
total ofmore than30calenda rdays.
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Cu stome rAssistance Center
One Merce des-Benz Drive
Sand ySprings, GA30328 Main
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Whe nyou are abroa dw ithy ourv ehicle,
obs erve thefollowi ng points:
R Serv icefaciliti es orrep laceme ntparts may
not berea dily ava ilab le.
R Lea d-fre efuelfor veh icles with ac ata lytic
conve rtermay notbeava ilab le.L eade df uel
can causedamag etot he cata lytic con-
verte r.
R The fuelmayhave ac onsi derab lylowe r
octa nenum ber.Unsu itablef uelcan cau se
engi nedamag e.
Some Mercedes-Be nzmod elsa reava ilab lefor
de livery inEuro pethro ugho urEuro pean Del iv-
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25Introduc tion Z

Opera
tingAIRGUIDE X
To fold outAIRGUIDE: turndisc0043inthe
direct ionofthe arrow towards themiddle of
the vehicle tothe stop.
X Repeat withdisc0044.
X To fold inAIRGUIDE: turndiscs 0043and 0044
back behind therollbar tothe stop.
Disc s0043 and 0044can also beused independ-
ent lyof each other,e.g. when youaredriving
without apassenger. MAGIC
SKYCONTR OL
General notes MAGIC
SKYCONTROL isap anorama roof,the
tran sparenc yofw hich canbechanged by
applying electricalvoltage.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL canbeswitched
between darkenedand transparent states.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL darkensautomatic ally
after ashort period whenyouturn theSmart -
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockor
remove theSmart Key.
Risk ofelectric shock G
DANGER
MAGIC SKYCONTROL operatesusinghigh
voltage. Ifthe trim behind theoverhead con-
trol panel isdamaged orremoved, electrical compon
entsw illbe exposed. Ifyou touch
these compon ents,you could getanelectr ic
shock .There isar isk offatal injury.
R Never remove thetrim behind theover-
head control panel.
R Ifthe trim isdamaged, nevertouch the
electr icalcompon entsbehind it.
R Always havework onthe MAGIC SKY
CONTROL carriedoutataq ualified spe-
cialist worksho p.
The electr icalcompon entsofM AGIC SKY
CONTROL areprotec tedbyap aneling behind
the overhead control panel.
The MAGIC SKYCONTROL control unit is
marked withayellow warning sticker that
warns youofhigh voltage. Theelectr iccables
of the high-vo ltagesectionare color orange.
Opera tingMAGIC SKYCONTR OL X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL switchestothe sta-
tus itwas settobefore theengin ewas
switched off.
X To
change thedegree oftranspa rency:
press button 0043.
At temper aturesbelowfreezing,thechange is
slower anduneven .The ent ireprocess may
take some time. Roof
83Opening andclosi ng Z

The
corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisas ystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtot he steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger
detect sany other vehicles, itreactivat esthe
high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Adaptive Highbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
nize road users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestrians
R who have poorlighting, e.g.cyclists
R whose lighting isblocked, e.g.byab arrier
On very rareoccasions ,Adaptive Highbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situations, theauto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactivated orwill beactivated regardless.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always carefully observethetraff iccondi-
tions andswitch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistcannottake into
account road,weather ortraff iccondit ions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are responsible foradjusting thevehicle's
lighting tothe prevailing light,visibility and
traff iccondit ions.
In particular, thedetect ionofobstacles canbe
restr icted ifthere is:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensors orthe sensors are
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h):
The headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distance between the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detect ed: 100
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

The
high-beam headlamps areswitched on
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster alsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detect edorthe roads are
adequa telylit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitched off
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster goesout.The00CE
indicator lampinthe multifunct iondisplay
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombinat ion
switch backtoits normal position ormove
the light switch toanother position.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
controlpanel
0043 003D Switch esthe left- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0044 0033 Switch esthe automatic interiorlight-
ing cont rolon/of f
0087 003D Switch esthe right- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0085 004A Switch esthe inter iorlighting on/off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order toprevent thevehicle's batteryfrom
discharging, theinter iorlighting functionsare
automatically deactivatedaftersome time, unless
theSmart Keyisin position 0048inthe
ignition lock.
The color andbrightn essofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system
(Y page 178).
Automa ticinterior lighting control X
To switch on:setthe switch tothe cent er
position.
When theautomatic interiorlighting control
is switched on,the switch isflush withthe
overhead controlpanel.
X To switch off:setthe switch tothe 0033
position.
The inter iorlighting automatically switcheson
if you:
R unlock thevehicle
R open adoor
R remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock
The inter iorlighting isswitched onfor aset
time when theSmart Keyisremoved fromthe
ignition lock.Youcanactivate thisdelayed
switch- offusing theon-board computer
(Y page 178). Replacing
bulbs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Bulbs, lampsandconn ector scan get very
hot when operating. Ifyou change abulb,
you could burnyourself onthese compo-
nent s.There isar isk ofinjury.
Allow these compon entstocool down
before changing abulb.
Vehicles withhalogen lamps
Do not use alamp thathasbeen dropped orif
its glass tubehasbeen scratc hed.
The lamp mayexplode if:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you drop it
R you scratc hit
Only operate bulbsinenclosed lamps
designed forthat purpose. Onlyinstall spare Replacing
bulbs
101Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

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

ignit
eifinc ontac twith the exhaus tsyst em
or part softhe engin ethat heat up.There is
ar isk offire.
Carry outregular checkstomake surethat
the reare noflamm ableforeign mate rialsin
the engin ecom part men torint he exhaus t
syst em.
Durin gacoldstar t,the engin eruns athigher
speeds toenable thecatalytic convert erto
reach itsoperat ingtem perat ure.Thesound of
the engin emaychan gedurin gthis time.
Autom atic transm ission X
Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005D.
Tran smiss ionposit iondisplay 005Disshown
in the multif unction display.
i You
canstartthe engin eint ransm ission
posit ion005Dand 005C.
Sta rting procedur ewiththeS ma rtKey To
star tthe engin eusing theSmar tKey inst ead
of KE YLE SS-GO, pulltheStart/ Stop butt onout
of the ignit ionlock .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0049
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock andrelease
it as soon asthe engin eisr unn ing.
Using KEYLESS-GO tosta rtthee ngine The
Start/ Stop butt oncan beused tostar tthe
vehic lemanually withoutinse rting the Smar t-
Key intot he ignit ionlock .The Start/ Stop but-
ton must beinse rted inthe ignit ionlock and
the Smar tKey must beinthe vehic le.This
mode forstar tingt he engin eoperat esinde-
pende ntly of the ECO start/sto pautom atic
engin estartfunc tion .
X Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/ Stop butt ononc e
(Y page 118).
The engin estarts. Pulling
away
Gener alnotes G
WARN
ING
If the engin espeed isabove theidling speed
and youengag etransm ission position003A
or 0046,t hevehic lecould pullaway sud-
denly. Thereisar isk ofan acc ident .
When engagingtransm ission position003A
or 0046,a lwaysfirmlydepres sthe brak e
pedal anddonot simult aneously accelerat e.
! Change
gearingood timeand avoid spin-
nin gthe wheels. Youcould otherwise dam-
age thevehic le.
Depr esstheaccelerat orcaref ullywhen pulling
away.
The vehic lelock scentrally onceyou have
pulled away.Thelockingknobs inthe doors
drop down.
You canopen thedoors fromt heinsid eatany
tim e.
You canalso deact ivatethe autom aticlocking
feat ure (Ypage 179).
It is only possible toshift thetransm ission
fro mp osition 005Dtothe desired positionifyou
depres sthe brak epedal. Onlythenist he shift
lock released .
i Upshif
tstak eplace athigher engine
speeds afterac old star t.This helps thecat-
alytic convert erto reach itsoperat ingtem -
perat uremore quickly.
Inf ormat iononthe autom aticrelease ofthe
elect ricpark ingbrak e(Ypage 136).
Hill startassist Hill
star tassist helps youwhen pulling away
for ward orinreve rseonanuphill gradien t.It
holds thevehic lefor ashor ttim ea fter you
have removedyour footfromt hebrak epedal.
This gives youenoug htimet om ove your foot
fro mt hebrak epedal tothe accelerat orpedal
and todepres sitb efor ethe vehic lebegin sto
roll. 120
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