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
Alar
msystem
see ATA( Anti-The ftAlar msystem)
Amb ientlighting
Se tting theb rightne ss (on -board
co mput er)...................................... 178
Se tting thec olor (on -board com-
put er) .............................................1 78
AMG menu (on-bo ardcomputer) .....180
AMG sports suspension
(Me rcede s-AMG SLC43)
Function/notes .............................153
Anti -lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
Anti -skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti -theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Ashtray ............................................... 230
Ass istanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .............. ............................ 176
Ass istanc emenu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................... .............................175
ASS YST PLUS
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .246
Hidi ngaservi cemessa ge....... ....... 246
Res etting theservi ceinterva ldis-
pla y....... ....... .................................. 246
Service message....... ..................... 245
Specia lservi cerequ ireme nts....... ..246
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 64
Function ...........................................64
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 64
ATTE NTIO NASSIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 176
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 163
Audi omenu( on-board computer) ....174
Audi osystem
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Auth orized Merc edes-Be nzCente r
see Qualifie ds pecia list wo rksho p
Auth orized worksho p
see Qualifie ds pecia list wo rksho p
AU TO lights
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
see Lights Auto
matic carwas h(care) ............... 247
Auto matic engine start (ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122
Auto matic engine switch-o ff(ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Auto matic headlamp mode................ 97
Auto matic transmiss ion
Accel erator pedalposition ............. 128
Ch ang inggear.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Drive program.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Drive programd ispl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 125
Drivi ngtips.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
DYNAM ICSELECT button .............. 124
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 132
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 126
Enga ging reve rsegear.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 126
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 126
Ge ars hift reco mmend ation ............ 131
Kickd own.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 128
Ma nua lshifting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM GSLC43) ...... 180
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 132
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Steer ingwheelp ad dles hifters ...... 129
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 125
Tra nsmi ssion pos itions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Auto matic transmissione me r-
ge ncym ode <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 132 B
Back button<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 219
BAS (Brake Assist Sys tem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 57
Battery (SmartKe y)
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 68
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Battery (vehi cle)
Ch arg ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 260
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196 In
dex
5
Important
safetynotes.................. 258
Jump starting .................................2 61
Overvi ew....... ................................. 258
Rep lacing .......................................261
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 42
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating .................176
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Notes/fu nction..............................164
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor am obilephone ........222
Searchi ngfor am obilephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 223
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....... .............................218
Tel epho ny....... ....... ........................222
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 189
Notes .............. ...............................302
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamps
Adap tive....... ....................................60
Dis play mes sage ............ ................194
Brake s
ABS ............ ........................ ..............57
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st............ .......... 59
BAS ............ ............ ..........................57
Bra kefluid(no tes)............ ............ .302
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 184
EBD .............. ....................................63
High -perfo rmance brakesystem ....141
Impo rtant safety notes ............ ......139
Mai ntenance .................................. 140
Pa rking brake............ ....................135
Ri ding tips............ ............ ..............139
Wa rning lamp ............ .....................211
Breakdo wnassi stanc e
Re flective safety jacket ............ ......252
Whe rewillIf ind...? ............ ............ 252
see Flattire
see Towingaway Brightn
esscontrol (instrumen t
cl uster lightin g)........... ........................32
Bulbs
see Repla cing bulbs C
Cal ifornia
Impo rtant notice forreta ilcus-
tomers andlessee s........... ........... ....24
Cal ling up am alfun ction
see Disp laym essages
Car
see Vehi cle
Care
Carw ash. .......... ........... ..................247
Exhau stpip e........... ........... ............251
Exterior lights ....... ......................... 250
Matte finish................................... 249
Notes .............................................246
Pai nt....... ....................................... 248
Pow erwa sher ................................248
Rea rview camera .......................... 251
Sensors ......................................... 251
Was hing byhand ........................... 247
Whee ls....... ....................................250
Windo ws....... ................................. 250
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 250
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....................................218
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........174
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................179
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .66
Cha nging bulbs
Sid em arkerlamps (rear)...... ......... 103
Child
Rest raintsyst em .............................. 55
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 56
On thef ront-pa sse nger seat ............ 56
Rearwar d-facin grestraint system.... 56 6
Index
Dat
a
see Technica ldata
Dat acarrier
Se lec ting ...... .................................. 174
Day time runnin glam ps
Di spla ymessage ............................ 194
Fun ction /notes ................................ 97
Swi tchin go n/off( on -boar dcom -
put er) .............................................1 77
De clarations ofconformity .................27
De corative film
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 249
De laye dswitch-off
Exterior lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................178
Interior lighting ..............................178
Di agno sticsconnectio n....... ...............27
Digit alOp erator 's Ma nua l
He lp................................................ .2 2
Introduction .....................................2 2
Digit alsp eed omete r.........................1 72
Di splay messag es
ASSYST PLUS................................ 245
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 183
Driving systems .............................198
Engine .............. ..............................195
Gene ralnotes ................................ 183
Hidi ng(on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ....183
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 208
Ligh ts....... ......................................194
Safety systems ..............................184
SmartKey .......................................207
Tire s....... ....... ................................. 202
Vehi cle....... ....... .............................204
Di stanc ereco rder
see Odome ter
see Trip odome ter
Di stanc ewarni ng(warning lamp)....216
Di stanc ewarni ngfunc tion
Function/notes ................................58
Do ors
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................179
Automa ticlocking (switch) ...............73
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................6 6
Con trol pan el...................................3 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................206 Emer
gency locking ............ ...............73
Emer gency unlocki ng............ ........... 73
Imp orta ntsafety note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 71
Ope ning (frominside).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 72
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 128
Disp lay. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gvehicles) ............... 181
Dri ver's doo r
see Doors
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 246
Dri vin go nfloode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 141
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 58
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 57
ADAPTIV EBRAK E.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 59
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 60
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 57
Dista ncewarning function............... 58
EBD (electroni cbrake force dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 63
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 57
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 56
Dri vin gsystem
AMG sportssuspe nsio n
(Me rced es-AM GSLC43) ............... 153
Dri vin gsystems
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 153
ATTEN TIONA SSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 163
Bli nd Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 164
Cru isecontrol <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 142
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
DISTR ONICPLUS.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 144
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 152
La ne Kee ping Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 166
La ne Tra cking packag e.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 164
Pa rking Guidance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 1548
In
dex
T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[168
Tail lamps
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....194
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lgau ge <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ................32
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ...............299
Emer gency sparewh eel................. 295
Info rma tion.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ .............297
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..........293
Veh icled ata. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ ............305
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .............234
Emer gency call.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ .......232
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .........231
MB info callbutton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .234
Roa dside Assista ncebutton ..........233
Self-test ......................................... 231
System .......................................... 231
Vehi cleHeal thChe ck....... ............. 234
Tele phone
Accepting acall(mu ltifunction
steeri ngwhe el)....... .......................175
Authori zingamobilephone (con-
necting) ......................................... 222
Authori zingamobilephone via
the devi cemana ger(connecting) ...223
Connecting amobilephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 223
Connecting amobilephone (gen-
eral informa tion)............................ 222
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 206
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 174
Numb erfrom thephone book........175
Red ialing ....... ................................. 175
Reje cting/endi ngacall....... ..........175
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... .............. ......................218
Temperature
Coo lant ....... ................................... 169
Coo lant (on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG SLC43)....... .........180
Engine oil(on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG SLC43)....... .........180
Outsi detempera ture......................168 Setting
(climate control) ................111
Transmi ssionoil(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG SLC43)...... 180
Timing (RACETIME R)....... .................. 181
Tire pressure
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 275
Che cking manually ....... .................274
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 202
Maxi mum .......................................274
Not reach ed(TIR EFIT) .................... 257
Notes .............................................273
Rea ched (TIREFIT) .......................... 257
Reco mmended ...............................271
Tire pressure lossw arni ngsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes ................................ 274
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 275
Res tarting ......................................275
Tire pressure monitor
Che cking thetire press ureelec-
tronical ly....... ................................. 277
Function/notes .............................275
Gene ralnotes ................................ 275
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 276
Ra dio type approval forthe tire
press uremonitor ........................... 279
Res tarting ......................................278
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 217
Warni ngmessa ge....... ................... 277
Tire-c hange toolkit....... .................... 253
TIREF ITkit ....... ................................... 255
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 255
Storage location ............................ 253
Tire press urenot reach ed....... ....... 257
Tire press urereach ed....... ............. 257
Tires
Aspect ratio(definitio n)....... ..........288
Averag eweight ofthe vehi cle
occup ants(definitio n)....... ............. 287
Bar (definitio n)....... ........................287
Cha nging awheel....... ................... 289
Cha racteri stics..............................287
Che cking ........................................ 268
Cu rbwei ght (definitio n)....... ..........288
Definiti onofterms .........................287
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In
dex
R
malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ng situa tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eiss erviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eisr ead outbyemplo yeesofthe
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldiagnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio niso btai ned from it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfunction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nisd eleted from themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein whi chthis technical data,in
connection withother informatio n(ifneces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toap erson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree duponw iththe customer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl easw ell. The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eise quippe dwithCOMAND or
Mercede smeconnect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nofthe
vehicl eisc ompil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede smeconnect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lorD igital Opera tor's
Manua land/or theMercede smeconnect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eise quippe dwithanevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eise quippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort perio doftime, typi-
call y30seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eisd esigned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewastraveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE: EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifan on-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g. name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition Data
storage
29Introductio n Z
Res
traint system warn ingl amp
The functi onsofthe restrai ntsystem are
checke dafterthe igniti onisswi tched onand
at reg ular inter valsw hile the engi neisrunni ng.
The refo re,mal functi onscanbedete cted in
goo dtime .
The 0075 restrai ntsystem warning lamp on
the instru ment cluster lights upwhen the igni-
tion isswi tched on.Itgoe soutno later than a
few seco ndsafterthe veh iclei ss tarted. The
res trai ntsystem isope rationa l.
Am alfuncti onhaso ccu rred ifthe 0075
res trai ntsystem warning lamp:
R doe snotlight upafte rthe igniti onis
swi tched on
R doe snotgo outa fte raf ewseco ndswith the
engi nerunni ng
R lights upagainw hile the engi neisrunni ng G
WARNI
NG
If the restrai ntsystem ismal functi oning,
res trai ntsystem components maybetrig -
ger edunintentio nallyor may notbetrig -
ger edasintend edinthe eventofan acci -
dent. Thism ayaffect the Emerg encyTen-
sio ning Devicesorairb ags,for exa mpl e.
The reisar isko finju ry.
Have therestrai ntsystem checke dand
rep aired imm ediate lyat aq ualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksho p. PA
SSE NGER AIRB AG indic ator lamp PASSENG
ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp 0043
and PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp 0044are partof the Occu pant Clas sif ica -
tion System (OCS). The
indicator lamps displ aythe statu softhe
front-p asseng erfront airb ag:
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONlights upfor
60 seco nds, subse quently bothindicator
la mps areoff(PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONand
OFF): thefront-p asseng erfront airb ag is
ab leto dep loyi nt he eve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFlights up:the
front passe nger front airb ag isdea ctiva ted.
It wi llthen notbedep loye di nt he eve ntof
an acci dent.
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindi-
cato rlam pshows the statu softhe front-
pa sse nger front airb ag.T he PASSENG ERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp may belitc ontinu -
ou sly orbe off.
Depe nding on the person inthe front-
pa sse nger seat,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gm uste ither bedea ctiva tedorena bled;
see thefollowi ng points. Youm ustm ake sure
of this both before and during ajou rney .
R Chi ldre ninac hild res train tsystem:
wh ethe rthe front-p asseng erfront airb ag is
ena bled ordea ctiva teddepends onthe
insta lled childres trai ntsystem, andtheage
and size ofthe child.T he refo re,besure to
obs erve thenotes onthe "Occup antClas sif i-
cati onSys tem (OCS)"(Ypage 46)and on
"C hildre nint he veh icle" (Y page 53).
The reyouw illa lsof ind instr uctions onrea r-
wa rdand forw ard-faci ngchildres trai ntsys-
tems onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R Allo the rpers ons:dep endi ngon the classi-
fica tion ofthe person inthe front-p asseng er
sea t,the front-p asseng erfront airb ag is
ena bled ordea ctiva ted(Ypage 46).Be
su re to obs erve thenotes on"Se at
bel ts“ (Ypage 39) and "airba gs"
(Y page 43).The reyouc an also find infor-
mati ononthe corre ctsea tposition. Se
at belts
In troduc tion Sea
tbelts are the most effective meansof
res tricti ngthe move ment ofveh icleo ccu pants
in the eventofan acci dent orthe vehicler oll-
ing over.Thi sreduce sthe risko fveh icleo ccu -
pa nts comi nginto conta ctwith parts ofthe
veh iclei nter ioro rb eing ejecte dfrom thevehi-
cle .Furth ermo re,the seatbelth elps tokeep Oc
cupan tsafe ty
39Safety Z
section
forsecuring objects,luggageorloads
(Y page 226).
Fastening seatbelts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 40)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 41). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 85).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly outofseat belt
guide 0087and engage belttongue 0044into
belt buckle 0043.
The seat beltonthe driver’s seatandthe
front -passenger seatmaybetightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(Y page 42).
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
In order toattach thechild restraint system
securely inthe vehicle, theseat beltonthe
front -passenger seatisequip pedwith aspe-
cial seat beltretractor .Further information on
the "Special seatbeltretractor "(Ypage 54).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam- aged
seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqualified speciali stworkshop.
X Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the
belt back.
Seat beltadjustment Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:the seat belt
adjustment functionisnot avail able.
The seat-belt adjustment isan integral partof
the PRE-SA FE®
conven iencefunction. This
function adjuststhedriver's andfront -
passenger seatbelttothe upper bodyofthe
vehicle occupants.
The belt strap istightened slightlywhen:
R the belt tongue isengaged inthe buckle and
R the ignition isswitched on
The seat-belt adjustment willapply acertain
retraction forceifany slack isdetected
between thevehicle occupant andtheseat
belt. Donot hold ontothe seat belttightly
while itis adjusting.
You canswitch theseat-belt adjustment on
and offinthe on-board computer
(Y page 180).
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isar eminder thatallvehicle
occupants mustweartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeaw arning tone.
Regard lessofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has alread ybeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstarted. Ifthe doors are
closed andthedriver's orfront -passenger seat
belt hasnotbeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upagai nafter thesixsec-
onds. Assoon asthe driver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arefastened orafront
door isopened again,the 0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened after
the engine isstarted, anadditional warning
tone willsound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fastened. 42
Occ
upant safetySafety