1
Combination swit ch
Tu rn signals →
85
High beam →
85
Wi ndshield wipe rs →
95
Re ar wind owwiper →
95
2 Steering wheel buttons →
17 0
3 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
12 2
4 Inside rearvie wmirror →
98
5 Overhea dcontrol panel →
87
6 DIN sl ot,e .g. form ounting a
ta ch ograph or thet imer fort he
st ationar yheater
7 Sun screen →
98
8 Co-d rive r's po werw indow
switch →
60
9 Central locking →
49
A Stow agec ompartment co ver→
220
B Co-driver's stowagec ompart‐
men tort achograph housing
C Cup holders →
78
D Climat econtrol sy stem →
99
E MB audio sy stem
F DIN slot
G 12Vsocket →
80 H
230 Vsocket
I Opens and closes thee lectric
sliding door →
52
J Hazar dwarning lamps →
85
K Vehicles wit hKEYLESSS TART:
ke ys lot →
11 0
L USB port →
77
M Start/ stop button →
11 0
N Right-hand swit chpanel
Ac tivates/deacti vatesa ll-wheel
drive →
12 5
Engages/disengages LOW
RANGE →
12 6
Ac tivates/deacti vatesD SR →
127
Ra ises/lo wersthev ehicle le vel→
12 9
Ac tivates/deacti vatesp ower
ta ke -off
Ac tivates/deacti vatesw orking
speed control (ADR) →
16 2
Ac tivates/deacti vatesc argo
compartment ventilation →
108
Ac tivates/deacti vatest he
ro tating beacon
O Steering wheel gearshif tpad‐
dles →
124
P Opens theh ood →
19 2 6
Atag lanc e–Cockpit
If
th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Befor edriving off, switc honthe powersupp ly
or thei gnition. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toadjus t:use button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass bypress‐
ing button 4. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: press and
hol db utton 2.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro rw illa udi‐
bly engag einposition. The outsid emirro ris
se tint he cor rect position.
Heating the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without arear windo wheater: at
lo wt emperatures, them irro rh eater will
switc hona utomatically af tert he engine is
st ar ted. #
Vehicles with arear windo wheater: at low
te mp eratures, them irro rh eater wills witchon
automatically af tert he engine is star ted. The
mir rorh eater can also be switched on
to ge ther wit hthe rear wind owheater using
th er ear windo wheater button. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror #
Todim the inside rearvie wmirro r:mo ve
anti-glar elever 1inthed irection of the
ar row. Using sun visors
#
Glar efromf ront: fold sun visor 1down‐
wa rds. #
Glar efromt he side: swivels un visor 1to
th es ide. 98
Light and vision
Sy
stem limits
The HOL Dfunction is onl yintende dtoprovide
assis tance when driving and is no tasufficient
means of safeguarding thev ehicle agains trolling
aw ay when stationar y.
R The incline mus tnotbe greater than 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The engine is running or it ha sbeena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s topf unc‐
tion.
R The driver is seated and belted.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005B,005Eor005C.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisdeacti va‐
te d.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep ower suppl y.
R Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lorb rake
pedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant. #
Alwaysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously in
cer tains ituations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
Inac arwa sh #
Mak esuret hat thea ctivation conditions are
met. #
Depress theb rake pedal until the00D9 dis‐
pla yappear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The HOLD function is activated. Youc an
re lease theb rake pedal.
% If depressing
theb rake pedal thef irst time
does no tactivate theH OLD function, wait
brief lyand then tr yagain.
Deactivating the HOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated in thef ollowing
situations: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
depress thea ccelerator pedal when thea uto‐
matic transmission is in position 005Bor005E. #
Depress theb rake pedal again wit hsufficient
pressu reuntil the00D9 displa yinthe multi‐
function displa ygoes out. #
Activat eActiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmissio nofyourvehicle shifts
to 005D afte rs ome time. This relie vest he load
on thes ervice brake.
When theH OLD function is activated, thea uto‐
matic transmission automaticall yshifts to005D in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The driver lea vest he driver's seat.
R The driver's door is opened.
R The engine is switched of fwithout theE CO
st art/ stop function. Re
ar vie wcamer awithrear-vie wmirro rd is‐
play Fu
nction of ther ear vie wcamer awith inside
re arvie wmirro rd isplay
The rear vie wcamer aisc onnec tedtot hevehi‐
cle's inside rearvie wmirro r.When youe ngage
re ve rseg ear ther ear vie wcamera's image
appear sinthe lef tareaoft he inside rearview
mir ror.It is therefor epossible tosee what is
behind thev ehicle when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer awithi nside rearvie wmirror
displa yisonlyana id. It is no tasubstitut efor you
paying attention tothes urroundings. Youa re
alw aysr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering and
pa rking. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno persons,
animals or object setc. in them aneuvering area
while maneuvering and parking in parking
spaces.
The rear vie wcamer awithi nside rearvie wmirror
displa ymaysho wad isto rted vie wofo bstacles,
sho wthem incor rectly or no tatall.Itc annot Driving and pa
rking 15 5
sho
wall objects whic harevery nea rtooru nder
th er ear bumper .Itwill notwarny ou of acolli‐
sion ,peopl eoro bjects.
The area behin dthe vehicle is displa yedasam ir‐
ro rimage.
Sy stem limitations
The rear vie wcamer awithi nside rearvie wmirror
displa ywill no tfunction ,orwill onlypartially
function ,inthefollowing situations:
R ifth er eish eavyrain, sno worfog
R ifth ea mbient light is poor ,e.g. at night
R ifth ea reaisi lluminated wit hfluorescent
lighting, thei nside rearvie wmirro rd isplay
ma yflicker
R ifth et emperatur echanges very quickl y,for
ex ample if youd rive out of thec old int oa
heated garage inthew inter
R ifth ea mbient temp eratur eisveryh igh
R ifth ec amera lens is co vered, dirty or fogged
up. Obser vethen otes on cleaning ther ear
vie wc amer a(/pag e202).
R thec amera or rear of your vehicle is dam‐
aged. In this case, ha vethec amera and its
position and setting checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer amaybe restricted du etoadditional
accesso ries on ther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
% The inside
rearvie wmirro rd ispla ycontrast
ma ybei mpaire dd uetoincident sunligh tor
ot her light sources. In this case, pa yparticu‐
lar attention.
% Ha
ve thei nside rearvie wmirro rr epaired or
re placed if its use is considerabl yrestricted,
fo re xamp lethro ugh pixel er rors.
% Objects
that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.
Examples of suc hobjects:
R theb umper of avehicle par kedb ehind
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all nec kofat railer coupling
R thet ail-en dofat ruck
R slanted posts Displaying and hiding
ther ear-vi ewmirror
displ ay
Displaying #
Engage reve rseg ear.
The rear vie wcamer aimag eappear sonthe
lef tside of thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
% Be
awareoft he sy stem limitations of ther ear
vie wc amer awithr ear-vie wmirro rd ispla y.
Hiding #
Engag eanother gear.
or #
Swit chofft he engine.
The displa ywill be hidden af teras horttime. AT
TENTION ASSI ST Fu
nction of ATTENTION ASSI ST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tcan assis tyou on long,
mono tonou sjou rney s, e.g. on highw aysa nd trunk
ro ads. If ATTENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator sof
fa tigue or increased lapse sinconcentration on
th ep artoft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cannot
alw aysd etect dr owsiness or increased lapses in
concentration in good time. The sy stem is no ta
substitut efor aw ell-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.
On long journe ys,tak er egular and timel ybreaks
th at allo wyoutorest properly.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings:
R Standard: normal sy stem sensitivity
R Sensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention le vel
de tected bythes ystem( Attention Le vel) is
adap teda ccordingly.
If fatigue or increased lapse sinconcentration are
de tected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take aBreak!
wa rning appear sinthe Instrument Displa y.Yo u
can acknowledg ethe messag eand take ab reak if
necessar y.Ifyo udon ottake ab reak and ATTEN‐
TION ASSIS Tcontinues todetect increased lap‐
ses in concentration, youw ill be warned again
af te ram inimu mof15m inutes. 15 6
Driving and pa rking
Decla
ratio nofc onform ity
Ve hicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 24
Wi reless vehicle components. ............24
DEF ................................................ 136, 257
Ad ditiv e................................... .136, 257
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .137
Filling capacity ................................. 258
Pu rity ........................................ 136, 257
Re filling ............................................ 137
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............ 237
Diagnostics connection .........................25
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ............... 255
No tes. .............................................. 255
Diesel particulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 12 0
Displ aying load ................................ .120
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Digita lspe edome ter............................. 173
Dimming thei nsid erearvi ewmirror .... 98
DIREC TSELECT lever ............................ 12 2
Engaging driv eposit ion. ................... 12 3
Engaging neutral ............................... 12 2
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
call y................................................. .123
Engaging reve rseg ear ...................... 12 2
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 2
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 23
Dire ction indicator
see Indicator
Displa y(care) ........................................ 204
Displa y(on-boar dcompu ter) ............... 171
Displa ymessage .................................. 269
Callin gup( on-boar dcompu ter) ........ 269
No tes. .............................................. 269
Displa ymessages
00AC ............................................... 278
00B2 ---mph................................... 275
003D 12VB atter ySee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 80
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Emer‐
ge ncy Op.: XXX mphS ee Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .282
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault See
Operator' sManual .......................... .282 0099
Additiv eSystemF ault Starts
until Emerg. Op. :XXX See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 282
Û ATTENTION ASSIS TInopera‐
tive ................................................... 277
Û ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! ............................................... 278
0049 AutoLam pFunction Inope ra‐
tive ................................................... 289
004D CheckBrake Fluid Le vel.......... 272
00AC CheckCoolan tLeve lSee
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 281
00B2 CheckEngine Oil AtNext
Re fueling .......................................... 279
00B2 CheckEngineO il Le vel(Add
1L iter) ............................................ .279
003A CheckFuel Filter ..................... 278
0049 CheckLeftL ow Beam (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .289
0077 CheckTires ............................. 283
00B2 CheckWashe rFluid ................2 85
00AC Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off ................................ 280
00CE Currently Un available Cam‐
er aD irty .......................................... .276
0025 Currentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 274
00E5 Currentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 274
00AF Don't Forget Your Key ............ .284
00B3 Engine Oi lLeve lCann otBe
Measured ......................................... 278
00B2 Engine Oi lLeve lLow Stop
Ve hicle Turn Engine Off .................... 279
00B2 Engine Oi lPressur eStop
Switc hOffEngine ............................. 278
00B2 Engine Oi lReduce Oil Le vel.....2 79
0075 Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required (e xample).............. 270
00D4 Fuel Le velL ow ........................ .278
0024 Incline TooS teep See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 271
003B Inoperativ eBatter yLow .......... 286 304
Index
G
Gasoline ................................................ 255
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) ........................................................ 252
Genuine parts ........................................ .20
Getting int oand out of thev ehicle .......50
Glasse scompartment ............................ 78
Grab handles .......................................... 50
Using .................................................. 50
Gross axle weight rating ..................... 252
Gros smass ........................................... 252 H
Handbrak e(elec trical)
see Electric pa rking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Handling control 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) .................................... 204
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 ..................................... 154
HOLD function ...................................... 154
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
Hydroplaning ......................................... 11 5I
Identification pla te
Engine .............................................. 252
Re frigerant ....................................... 262
Ve hicle ............................................. 252 Ignition
key
see Key
Immobilizer ............................................ .61
Indicator .................................................. 85
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 85
Changing bulb s(front) ........................ 91
Changin gbulbs (rear) (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Changing bulb s(rear)( ch assis) .......... 94
Insid erearvi ewmirrord isplay
Fu nctions .......................................... 15 5
Installations ............................................ 21
Instrument Display Function/no tes. ............................... 16 9
Overvie w...................................... 8, 16 9
Setting thel ighting ........................... 171
Instrument Display see Warning/indicator lamp
Instrument lighting ..............................171
Intelligent ligh tsystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .86
Cornering light .................................. .85
Interior lamps (rear compa rtment)
(replacin gthe light bulbs) .....................94
Interior lighting Bus equipment .................................. .88
Cargo co mpartment .......................... .89
Re adin glam pabove thep assenger
seat ....................................................89
Re ar compartment ............................ .89
Setting ................................................ 87
Interior motion sensor Functio n............................................. 63
Switching on/o ff................................ 63
In te rior roof car rier sy stem ................ .189
iPod ®
St artin gplaybac k............................. 182 J
Jack ........................................................ 241
Hyd raulic .......................................... 220
Re moving theh ydraulic jac kfrom
th es towa ge compartment ................ 221
St orag elocation of hydraulic jac k....2 20
Jump-star tconnection .........................2 09 K
Key ........................................................... 46
Batter y............................................... 47
Electrica lconsumptio n....................... 47 Index
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