Overvie
wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel 1
0038 Backbutton, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
2 Touc hC ontrol, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
3 Main men ubutton (on-boar dcomputer)
4 Buttong roup forc ruisec ontrol or ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC Ope
ratin gthe on-boar dcom puter &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating theo n-boar dcomputer.
Operating theo n-boa rdcompu ter( ve hicles
with steering wheel but tons)
% The displa
ysoftheo n-boar dcomputer
appear on them ultifunction display
(/ page171).
When thef unction is switched on, dif fere nt signal
to nes will pr ovide feedbac kwhile theo n-board
computer is being operated. These include asig‐
nal tone when thee nd of alistisr eached or
when alistisb eingscrolled thro ugh. The on-boar
dcomputer is operated via left-hand
To uc hC ontrol 2and bac kbutton on thel eft 1. The on-boar
dcomputer is operated using thef ol‐
lowing buttons:
R Backbutton on thel eft 1
R Left-hand Touc hC ontrol 2
R Main men ubutton on thel eft 3
The following menus ar eavailable depending on
th ee quipment:
R Service
R Assistance
R Trip
R Settings #
Tocall up them ainm enu: press bac kbut‐
to nont he left 1repeatedly ,orpress and
hold it. 17 0
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer
R
Û ATTENTION ASSIS Tswitched off
R ¸ Changing Blind Spo tAssis tstatus dis‐
play
St atus displa ysforB lind Spo tAssist 1
On an dready toissue warnings
2 On and no tready toissue warnings
3 Off Calling up displa
yson thet ripm enu On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Trip #
Selec tthe desired displa yand confirm.
The following displa ysarea vailable on thet rip
menu:
R Standar ddisplay
R Rangea nd cur rent fue lconsu mption
Wi th cer tain engines arecuperation displa yis
also shown. If only asmall amount of fue lis
lef tint he fuel tank ,av ehicle being refueled
appear sins tead of thea ppr oximat erange.
R ECOd ispl ay ( /pag e119 )
R Trip computer:
- FromS tart
- FromR eset
R Digital speedom eter Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
St andar ddispla y(example)
1 Trip dis tance
2 Totald ista nce Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd whit edisplay
St andar ddispla y(example)
1 Trip dis tance
2 Totald ista nce Instrument Displa
ywithc olo rdisplay
Tr ip computer (e xamp le)
1 Distance co vered( from start/ from reset)
2 Driving time (from start/from reset)
3 Averag espeed (from start/from reset)
4 Averag efuel consum ption (from start/from
re set) Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 17 3
Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edisplay
Tr ip computer (e xamp le)
1 Distance co vered( from start/from reset)
2 Driving time (from start/from reset)
3 Averag espeed (from start/from reset)
4 Averag efuel consum ption (from start/from
re set) Re
setting values on theo n-boa rdcompu ter
trip menu On-board computer:
4 Trip
% The spelling of
thed ispla yedm ain menu may
dif fer. Therefore, pa yattention tothem enu
ove rviewf orthei nstrument display
(/ page170).
Yo uc an rese tthe values of thef ollowing func‐
tions:
R Trip Odometer:
- Reset Trip Odometer?
R Trip computer:
- FromS tart
- FromR eset
R ECOd isplay #
Selec tthe function that is tobe rese ta nd
confir mthis selection. #
Confir mtheReset Values? promptwith Yes. Calling up settings on
theo n-boa rdcompu ter On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Settings
The following ent ries can be se tonthe Settings
menu:
R DriveAssist
- Switching ESP(ESP) on and off
- Switching Akt. Spurhalte-Assistent (Active
Lane Keeping Assist) on and off
- Switching Spurhalte-Assistent (Lane
Ke eping Assist) on and off
- Switching Aktiver Brems-Assistent (Active
Brak eAssist) on and off
- Switching Totwinkel-Assistent (Blind Spot
Assist) on and off
- Switching Attention Assist (Attention
Assist) on and off
R Light
- Switching Tagfahrlicht (Daytimerunning
lights )ona nd off
- Switching Leuchtzeitinnen (Illumination
pe riod inside) on and off
- Switching Leuchtzeit außen (Illumination
period outside) on and off
- Switching Auffindbeleuchtung (Locator
lighting) on and off
- Setting Instrument lighting
R Vehicle
- Setting Winterreifen-Limit (Winter tires
limit)
- Switching Akust.Schließen (Acoustic
locking) on and off
- Switching Autom. Verriegelung (Autom.
locking) on and off
- Switching Ruhezustand (Standby) on and
off
- Switching Regensensor (Rainsensor) on
and off
R Setting Heating 174
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer
ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yont he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag ebyusingthe
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
4 Service 5
ASSYSTP LUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
Bear in mind thef ollowing related topic:
R Operating theo n-boar dcom‐
puter(/ page170) Car
rying out maintenance workregular ly *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lea dto
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alwayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal vehicle use. Maintenance workwill need to
be per form ed mor eoften than presc ribed if the
ve hicle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads. Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R Regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops
R Mainly short-dis tance driving
R Frequent operation in mountainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces
R Whe nthe engine is of tenl eftidling forl ong
periods
R Operation in particula rlyd usty conditions
and/o rifair-reci rculation mod eisfrequ ently
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil and
oil filter etc. changed mor efrequ ently .Ifthevehi‐
cle is subjected tohigher loads, thet ires mus tbe
ch eckedm oref requ entl y.Yo uc an obtain fur ther
information at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Batter
ydisconnection periods The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al displa ycan
onl ycalculat ethe service due dat ewhen the
batter yisconnected. #
Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedon
th eI nstrument Displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(/pag e192). Engine comp
artment Opening and closing
theh ood &
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while
driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine
hood is latched. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. 19 2
Maintenance and care
St
artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
St artin gassis tance ......................... .209
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 51
Engine number .................................... .252
Engine oil .............................................. 19 5
Ad ditiv e........................................... .258
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .195
Che cking theo il le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .194
Filling capacity ................................. 259
To pping up ........................................ 19 5
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 25
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............128
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 8
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 29
Manually inflatingair bello ws........... 13 2
Problems .......................................... 13 3
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 29
Entering and exiting .............................. .50
Environmental pr otection
No tes. ................................................20
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.............................. 14 8
Tr ailer stabilizatio n........................... 14 8
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram) ...147
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 147
Exhaus temission moni toring .............. 11 3
Exterior lighting Care................................................. 202
Ex terior lighting
see Lights F
Fa ctor ysettings .................................. .180
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ...................... .206
Flat tire ................................................. 208
Changing awheel ............................ .241
No tes. .............................................. 208 Floorc
overing
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ .211
Floor mat ................................................ .83
Fore ign trip
Instructions ...................................... .113
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 84
Fr ee software ........................................ .29
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... .251
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................2 51
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) .. 35
Fr ont door
Opening (from inside) ........................ .49
Unlocking (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 tPackage .......... 64
Fu el ........................................................ 255
Ad ditives .......................................... 255
Diesel ...............................................2 55
Draining thef ilter ............................ .199
E1 0. .................................................. 255
Flexibl efuel vehicles ........................ 255
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 257
Gasoline ........................................... 255
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ............... 255
Problems .......................................... 13 5
Quality (diesel )................................. 255
Quality (gasoline )............................. 255
Re fueling .......................................... 13 3
Sulfur content .................................. 255
Ta nk capacity ................................... 257
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .173
Fu ses ..............................................2 18,219
Befor ereplacing ............................... 218
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ .219
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 219
No tes. ............................................... 218308
Index
Menu (on-boar
dcomputer)
Assis tance graphi c........................... 172
Overvie w.......................................... 17 0
Service ............................................. 172
Settings ............................................ 174
Tr ip .................................................. .173
Mercede sme
Information ....................................... 176
Mercede smeconnect
Breakdown assi stanc ecall via the
breakdown assis tance button ........... 17 7
Consentin gtodatat ransfer .............. 17 7
Information ....................................... 176
Making acall via theo verhead con‐
trol panel .......................................... 176
Tr ans ferred dat a...............................1 77
Mercede sPRO
Information ....................................... 176
Mercede sPRO connect
Breakdown assi stanc ecall via the
breakdown assis tance button ........... 17 7
Consentin gtodatat ransfer .............. 17 7
Information ....................................... 176
Making acall via theo verhead con‐
trol panel .......................................... 176
Tr ans ferred dat a...............................1 77
Messag e(multifunction display)
see Displa ymessa ge
Messag ememory ................................. 269
Mir rors
Ad justing thei nside rearvie wmirro r. .. 98
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone ........................................ 251
Fr equencies ...................................... 251
Tr ansmission output (maximum )....... 251
Wi reless chargin g............................... 82
Mobile phone seeM obile phone
Model series ......................................... 252
Mountin gaload .................................... 185
Multi Purpose Vehicl e(MPV) ................. 26
Multifunction displa y(on-board
comp uter) .............................................. 171
Multifunction steering wheel
But tono verview. ............................... 17 0
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem
Ad justing thev olume ........................ 180Controllin
gplaybac k......................... 182
No tes. ............................................... 178
Operating unit ..................................1 79
Overvie w.......................................... 17 9
Playbac kofani Pod®
........................ 182
Playbac kofBluetooth ®
equipment ... 181
Playbac kofUSB ...............................1 81
Re setting. ......................................... 180
Setting thet ime ................................ 180
Showing thes oftwar eversion .......... 180 N
No zzles
see Air vents O
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Pets in thev ehicle
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Displa ytotal dis tance (trip menu)
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter .............................. 17 0
Ad justing thes tationar yheater/
ve ntilation ......................................... 107
Assi stanc egraphic men u................. .172
Diesel pa rticulat efilter load display
.......................................................... 12 0
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 19 2
Menus overvie w...............................1 70
Multifunction displa y........................ 171
Operating ......................................... 17 0
Service menu .................................... 172
Settings menu ................................... 174
Tr ip men u......................................... .173
On-boar ddiagnostics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronic s........................... .251
No tes. ............................................... 251
Tw o-w ayradios .................................2 51
Open-source software ........................... 29
Opening and closing thel oc ka ble
compartment abo vethew indshield .....78
Opening thec up holder in ther ear
passenger compa rtment ....................... 78
Opening/closing theh ood .................. 19 2 Index
311
Service inter
vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Service products Refrigerant (ai rconditioning) ............ 262
Setting thes peed
see Cruise control
Settings (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ .174
Short-distance trips ..............................11 3
Side airbag ..............................................35
Side window ...........................................58
Closin g............................................... 58
Closin g(all) ........................................ 58
Closin gusingthe key. ........................ 60
Con venience closing ......................... .60
Con venience opening ......................... 60
Opening .............................................. 58
Opening (all )....................................... 58
Opening wi th thekey .......................... 60
Sid ew indows
Problem ..............................................61
Re setting. ........................................... 60
Size designation (tire) .......................... 235
Sliding door B-pillar door sill (button) ..................... 52
Center console (button) ..................... 52
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ 44
Closin g(from inside) .......................... .51
Closin g(from outside) ........................ 51
Opening (from inside) .........................51
Opening (from outside) ....................... 51
Sno wchains ......................................... 223
Soc ket(12 V) .......................................... 80
Ca rgoc ompartment. .......................... 81
Driver' sseat. ...................................... 80
Fr ont center console .......................... 80
Soc ket(11 5V) ......................................... 80
Lo we rcontrol panel ............................ 80
Spar ewheel
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .247
No tes. ............................................... 24 6
Special seat belt retractor ..................... 40
Speciali stwo rkshop .............................. 25
Speed limitation, winter tires Setting ..............................................1 52
Spee drating (tire) ................................ 235
Speedome ter( digital) .......................... 173
St andb ymode
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 5St
art/s topb utton
Pa rking thev ehicle ........................... 14 0
St artin gthe vehicle ........................... 11 0
Switching on thep ower supply or
th ei gnition ....................................... 109
St arting
see Vehicle
St arting assi stance
see Jump -star tconnection
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star ta ssist
St ationar yheating
Problems .......................................... 108
St ationar yheating/ventilation
Ad justing (on-board computer) ......... 107
St ationar yheating/ventilation
see Auxilia ryheating
see Hot-water auxiliary heater
Ste ering wheel ...................................... 17 0
Ad justing ............................................ 76
Buttons ............................................. 17 0
St opping thea larm (ATA ) ...................... .62
St ow agea reas
see Stow ages pace
St ow agec om partments
see Stow ages pace
St ow ages pace ....................................... 77
Armres t.............................................. 77
Cen terc onsole ................................... 77
Cockpit .............................................. .77
Doo r................................................... 77
Glasse scompartment ........................ 78
Glo vebox. .......................................... 77
Sulfur content ...................................... 255
Summer tires ........................................2 22
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off .................................................... 104
Switching on ignition (start/s top
button) .................................................. 109
Switching seat heating on/off ..............76
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel) .......................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/off ....102
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/off ................................... 104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/off .................................................... 104314
Index
Summer tires ................................... 222
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 233
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .231
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 224
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 228
Ti re pressur etable .................. .225, 228
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 233
Tr action grade .................................. 233
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 233
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics ........ 222
Wheel size categories ....................... 24 0
To ol
see Removing thev ehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit stowagec ompartment
To pT ether ............................................... 42
To pping up the windshield washer
sy stem .................................................. .198
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer .......................... 17 0
To ws tarting .......................................... 218
To w- aw ay alarm
Fu nctio n............................................. 62
Switching on/o ff................................ 62
To wing away .......................................... 215
Ra ised front or rear axle .................. .216
To wing eye
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .218
St orag elocation ................................ 217
To wing eye( stora gelocation)
see Vehicle tool kit
To wing me thods .................................. .214
Tr ac ki nformation
Showing .......................................... .182
Tr actio ngrade ...................................... 233
Tr af fica nnouncements
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 181
Tr aile rhitch
Care ................................................. 202
General no tes. .................................. 263
Information ....................................... 16 6
Information aboutt railer operation .. 16 2
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... .167
Po we rsupply ................................... .168
Soc ket. ............................................. 16 5
Tr aile rloads .......................................... 263 Tr
aile roperation
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t............... 161
Coupling/Decouplin gthe trailer .......1 65
Gross axle weight rating ................... 252
Informatio n....................................... 16 6
Lane Keeping Assis t.........................1 60
No tes. ............................................... 16 2
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... .167
Po we rsupply ................................... .168
Soc ket. ............................................. 16 5
Tr ailer loads ...................................... 263
Tr aile rstabilization ............................... 14 8
Tr ansmissio nposition display .............12 2
Tr ansmissio nratio
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
Tr ansmissio nratio
see Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE
Tr anspo rtby rail .................................... 11 4
Tr anspo rting (vehicle breakd own) ...... 217
Tr ead weargrade ................................. 233
Tr im element (care) .............................. 204
Tr ip
Displa ytotal dis tance ....................... 173
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 173
Tr ip computer
Re setting. ......................................... 174
Showing ............................................ 173
Tr ip distance ........................................ .173
Showing ............................................ 173
Tr ip odom eter
Re setting. ......................................... 174
Tr ip odom eter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal light
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 91
Tw in co-driver's seat .............................. 71
Tw o-w ayradio telephone
see Mobile phone
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ...................................... 251
Ins tallation no tes. ............................. 251
Tr ansmission output (maximum )....... 251 U
Un locking setting .................................. .47316
Index