
Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshoul donlybec orrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securel yonthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. 260
Wheels and tires

Ve
hicle identification plat e(example: Can‐
ada, comple te vehicles)
1 Vehicle manufacturer
2 VIN (vehicle identification number)
3 Perm issible grossmass
4 Perm issible grossmassofv ehicle combina‐
tion
5 Perm issible front axle load
6 Perm issible rear axle load
7 Dateofm anufacture
8 Paint code Ve
hicle identification plat e(example: Can‐
ada, incomple te vehicles)
1 Vehicle manufacturer
2 VIN (vehicle identification number)
3 Perm issible grossmass
4 Perm issible grossmassofv ehicle combina‐
tion
5 Perm issible front axle load
6 Perm issible rear axle load
7 Dateofm anufacture
8 Paint code
The maximum permissible gross vehicle weight is
made up of thev ehicle weight ,allve hicle occu‐
pants, thef uel and thel oad. The maximum gross
axle weight rating is them aximum weight that
can be car ried byone axle (front or rear axle).
Ne vere xceed them aximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight or them aximum gross axle weight
ra ting fort he front or rear axle. The
vehicle identification plat emayalso contain
th ef ollowing data:
R Payload
R Curb weight
R Numb er of passenger seats
VIN eng rave du nde rneat hthe hood Engr
avedVIN1 is located underneat hthe hood.
VIN underneat hthe windshield The VIN is als
oattached as alabel on thel ow er
section of windshield 2.
Emission Control Information label Example: Emission Control Information label
% The dat
aisvehicle-speci fica nd can dif fer
from that shown. Te
ch nica ldata 275

Distance cont
rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 50
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 50
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .16
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 256
Drinkin gand driving ............................. 111
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................1 64
Driver' sseat
see Seats
Drivin gand drinking ............................ .111
Drivin gcharacteristics (unusual) .......24 4
Drivin ginstructions
Fo reign trip (information) .................. 11 3
Drivin glight
see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Brak esubject toload ........................ 11 4
Braking ............................................. 11 4
Breaking-i nnotes .............................. 111
Downhil lgradien t.............................. 11 4
Drinking and driving .......................... 111
Gene rald rivin gtips .......................... .111
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 11 4
Pa rking brak e................................... .114
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 14
Tr anspor tbyrail ................................ 11 4
We troad sur faces ............................. 11 4
Drivin gSafet yS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 14 6
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 147
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 14 6
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t..................... 14 8
ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio n................. .148
Overvie w.......................................... 14 6
Ra dar sensor s................................. .145
Re sponsibility ................................... 14 5
Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see ActiveB rake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram) Driving sy
stem
see 360° Camera
see Activating/deactivating the
HOLD function
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR ear vie wcamera
Driving tips Drivin gabroad (symm etrical low
beam) ................................................. 84
Driving in winter ................................ 11 5
Driving off-roa d................................. 11 6
Driving on flooded roads .................. .115
Driving on wetroads .........................1 15
Hyd roplaning .................................... 11 5
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 127
No tes. ............................................... 12 6
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ............................... 100
DY NA MIC SELECT
Displaying vehicle dat a..................... 19 3 E
E10 ........................................................ .277
EBD (electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) .................................................. .148
ECOd isplay
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 9
Re setting. ......................................... 17 9
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 14 3
App lying automaticall y..................... 14 3
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 14 4
Emergency braking .......................... .144
No tes. ............................................... 14 2
Re leasing automaticall y................... .143
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Opening wi thbutton ...........................52
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 54
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .54
Programming thek ey ........................ .54
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .54 Index
329

Flat tire
................................................ .230
Changing awheel ............................ .263
No tes. .............................................. 230
Floorc overing
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ 233
Fl oo rm at................................................. 83
Fo reign trip
Instructions ...................................... .113
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 84
Fr ee software ........................................ .29
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... 273
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................2 73
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) .. 35
Fr ont door
Opening (from inside) ........................ .49
Un lockin g(from inside )..................... .49
Fr ont passenger benc hseat
Fo lding thes eat cushion forw ards/
backwards .......................................... 71
Fr ont seats
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 67
Ad justing (electrically). .......................67
Ad justing (manually). ....................64,66
Memor yfunction ................................ 67
Tu rning .............................................. .70
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .66
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 64
Fu el ........................................................ 277
Ad ditives .......................................... 277
Diesel ............................................... 277
Draining thef ilter ............................ .221
E1 0. .................................................. 277
Flexibl efuelvehicles ........................ 277
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 279
Gasolin e........................................... 277
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ................2 77
Problems .......................................... 13 5
Quality (diesel )................................. 277
Quality (gasoline ).............................. 277
Re fueling .......................................... 13 3
Sulfur content .................................. 277
Ta nk capacity ................................... 279
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .178
Fu el consum ption indicator
Calling up ........................................ .193
Fu ses ..............................................2 40,241
Befor ereplacing ............................... 24 0Fu
se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ .241
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 241
No tes. ............................................... 24 0 G
Gasoline ................................................ 277
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) ........................................................ 274
Genuin eparts ........................................ .20
Getting int oand out of thev ehicle .......50
Glasse scompartment ............................ 78
Grab handles .......................................... 50
Using .................................................. 50
Gross axle weight rating ...................... 274
Gross mass ........................................... 274 H
Handbrak e(electrical)
see Electric parking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manua lparking brake
Handlin gcontrol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ 85
Swit ching on/of f............................... .85
Hazardous substances Informatio n......................................... 23
Head restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 75
Headliner (care) .................................... 226
Heating sy stem (control panel) ............ 99
High beam .............................................. .85
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 85
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .86
Changin gbulbs .................................. .91
High-beam flasher .................................. 85
Hill star ta ssi st ..................................... 15 5
HOLD function ...................................... 15 5
Home screen (media display) ..............186
Hot-water auxiliar yheater .................. 106
Fu nctio n........................................... 106
Problems .......................................... 108
switching on/of fwitht he button ...... 106
Switching on/of fwitht he on-
boar dcomputer ................................ 107 Index
331

St
oring radio stations ...................... .206
Switching theHDR adio function
on/of f............................................. .205
Ra dio connection
Ke y. .................................................... 46
Re alwo od (care) .................................. 226
Re ar
Motion de tector .................................. 89
Re ar ben chseat
see Seats
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert ...................... .165
Re ar fogl ight .......................................... 84
Re ar vie wcamera ................................. 157
Car e................................................. 224
Fu nctio n........................................... 157
Switching au tomatic operation
on/of f(360° Camera) ...................... 161
Re ar windo wwiper
Re placing ............................................ 97
Switching on/of f................................ 95
Re ar-co mpartment heating .................102
Re ar-end doors
Opening and closing (from inside) ...... 56
Opening and closing (from outside) .... 55
Re ducing agent
see DEF
Re frigerant (air conditioning)
No tes. .............................................. 284
Re fuel
Displaying theD EFleve l. .................. 137
Re filling DE F..................................... 137
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle ........................ 13 3
Re generation
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Re gistration
Ve hicle ............................................... 25
Re moving the vehicl etool kit .............242
Re placing awheel
Ins talling anew wheel ...................... 266
Re placing light bulbs
Indicator s(rear)( Ca rgo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 92
Re versing light s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 92
Re porting saf etyd efects ....................... 26
Re scue card ............................................ 27
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) ..19 3 Re
storing (factor ysettings)
see Resetfunction (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem .................................... 31
Basi cinstructions forc hildren ............ 36
Fu nctio ninana ccident ...................... 32
Fu nctionality ....................................... 31
Malfunction ........................................31
Pr otection limited ...............................31
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 31
Self-tes t.............................................. 31
Wa rning lamps .................................... 31
Re strictin gthe shi ftrange ...................1 24
Re versing light
Changin gbulbs .................................. .94
Re versing lights
Re placing light bulbs (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Rims (care) ............................................ 224
Ro adside Assistance (breakdown) ....... 23
Ro llaw ay protection
see Activating/deactivating the
HOLD function
see HOLD function
Ro of car rier (inside) .............................. 211
Ro ofrack ............................................... 289
Ro ofrack (information) ........................ 210 S
Saf etyv est ............................................ 228
Seat belt ............................................ 32 ,35
Ad justing theh eight ........................... 34
Car e.................................................2 26
Fa stening ............................................ 34
Pr otection impaired ............................33
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 32
Re leasing ............................................ 35
Wa rning lamps .................................... 35
Seat co ver(ca re) .................................. 226
Seats ................................................. 64,72
4-w aylumbar suppor t....................... .69
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 67
Ad justing armrests ............................. 71
Ad justing theh ead restra ints
mechanically ...................................... 75
Ad justing thes eat backrests (rear
benc hseat) ........................................75
Ad justing thes eat cushion (twin
co-driver's seat) ..................................71
cor rect driver's sea tposition .............. 64
Fo lding thef olding seat up/down ....... 71336
Index