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
1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(operating unit) .................................... .101
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera Care.................................................1 95A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) .......... 14 6
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOLD
function ................................................. 15 5
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Setting .............................................. 15 0
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 15 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .153
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 2
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 15 3
Re quirements .................................. .153
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 15 3
St oring aspeed ................................ 15 3
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 15 3
Switching on/activating ................... 15 3
Sy stem limitations ............................1 52
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist ..................161
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 16 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 161
Sy stem limitations ............................1 61
Tr ailer operation ................................ 161
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 86
Switching on/o ff................................ 86
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 21
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ................21
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 91
Ad diti ve ................................................. 251
DEF .......................................... 136, 250
Engine oil .......................................... 251
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 24 8Ad
diti ves( DEF)
see DEF
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
ADR (working speed control) Adjusting .......................................... 16 2
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 2
Switching on/of f.............................. 16 2
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents ....................................... .104, 105
adjustin g(front) ................................ 104
Ad justing (roof) ................................. 105
Re ar passenger compartment .......... 105
Airbag ...................................................... 35
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 35
Ins tallation locations .......................... 35
Overvie w........................................... .35
Pr otection impaired ............................36
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 35
Side airbag ........................................ .35
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 35
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 25
Engaging/disengaging ..................... .125
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
No tes. ............................................... 124
Animals Pets in thev ehicle .............................. 45
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ........................................ .61
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem) Index
293
Brakes
Breaking-i nnotes .............................. 111
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................1 11
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 18
Changin gawheel ............................ .234
Ro adside Assis tance ......................... .23
To ws tartin g. .................................... .211
To wing away ..................................... 208
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 10
Breakdown see Fla ttire
Breaking-i nnotes ................................. .111
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 94
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 70C
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .....................................1 93
Care ....................................................... 197
Car wash .......................................... 19 3
Carpe t............................................. .197
Displ ay.............................................. 197
Exterio rlighting ................................ 19 5
Headliner .......................................... 197
Matt efinish ...................................... 194
Pa int ................................................ .194
Plastic trim ....................................... 197
Po we rw ashe r................................... 19 3
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 197
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 19 5
Seat bel t.......................................... .197
Sea tcove r........................................ 197
Senso rs............................................ 19 5
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .195
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 19 5
Wa shing byhand .............................. 194
Wheels/rims .................................... 19 5
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 19 5
Wi per blades .................................... 19 5
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector .................................. 89
Cargo compartmen tventilation
Deactivating .................................... .108
Setting .............................................. 108
Cargo tie-down point ............................180Cargo tie-down points
Info rm atio n..................................... .260
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .197
Central locking Wireless central lockin g..................... 24
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 91
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle ........................ 238
Preparing .......................................... 234
Ra ising thev ehicle ........................... 235
Re moving awhee l............................ 237
Changing address .................................. 23
Changing bulbs ....................................... 90
High beam. ......................................... 91
Indicator (front) .................................. 91
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 94
License plate lamp............................. 93
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 90
Lo wb eam. .......................................... 91
No tes. ................................................90
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .93
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........94
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner .....................................23
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .228
Charging Batter y............................................. 202
Mobile phone (wi reless) .................... .82
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 44
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................ 40
Basic instructions ...............................36
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 43
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) .......... 41
No tesonr isksa nd danger s................37
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .43
Secu ring on thef ront passenger
seat ....................................................43
Secu ring on ther ear seat ................... 42
To pT ether .......................................... 42
Children Avoiding danger sinthevehicle ..........37
Basi cinstructions ............................... 36 Index
295
Special sea
tbeltr etra ctor .................. 40
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 79
Cleaning see Ca re
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox .............................................. 191
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 101
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing .................................................... 102
Air di stribution settings .................... 103
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................. 103
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 05
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 108
Clearing fogged up windo ws............. 103
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ....................... 100
Controllin gautomaticall y................. .102
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. ............... 106
Operating unit for3 -zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ........................ 101
Re frigerant ....................................... 255
Setting thea ir distribution ................1 03
Switching air- recirculation mode
on/of f.............................................. 104
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel )...................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/of f..1 02
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f.............................. .104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f..............................................1 04
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 60
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ............... 104
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 05
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .105
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 60
Con venience opening ............................. 60
Con versions ............................................ 21
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 254 Coolant (engine)
Checkin glevel .................................. 189
No tes. .............................................. 254
Copyright License ............................................... 29
Trademar ks........................................ 29
Co rnering light ...................................... .85
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Cruise control ...................................... .151
Ac tivating .......................................... 151
Buttons ............................................. 151
Callin gupas peed........................... .151
Deactivating ...................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Re quirements .................................. .151
Selecting ........................................... 151
Setting thes peed .............................. 151
St oring aspeed ................................. 151
Sy stem limitations ............................1 51
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 26
Cus tomer Relations Department .......... 26 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 27
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 24
Wi reless vehicle components. ............24
DEF ................................................ 136, 250
Ad ditiv e................................... .136, 250
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .137
Filling capacity .................................. 251
Pu rity ........................................ 136, 250
Re filling ............................................ 137
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............ 230
Diagnostics connection .........................25
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ................2 48
No tes. ............................................... 24 8
Diesel pa rticulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 12 0
Displ aying load ................................ .120
No tes. ............................................... 12 0296
Index
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 ....................................... 24 8
Summer tires ........................................2 15
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ....................................................1 04
Switching on ignitio n(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 .................................................... 104T
Ta ilpipes (care) .................................... .195 Ta
nk capacity
Fu el .................................................. 250
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................2 50
Ta nk content
DEF. .................................................. 251
Te ch nical data
Information ....................................... 24 4
No tes( trailerh itch) .......................... 256
Ti re pressur emonitor .......................2 24
Ve hicle identification plat e............... 24 5
Te lephone
Wi reless chargin g(mobile phone) ...... 82
Te mp eratur egrade ............................... 226
Ti e-d owne yes ...................................... .181
Ti re and Loading Information plac‐
ard ........................................................ .224
Ti re Identification Numbe r(TIN) ......... 227
Tir einfor mation table .......................... 224
Tir elabeling .......................................... 226
Characteristic s................................. 228
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ................................................. 227
Load inde x........................................ 228
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 228
Maximu mtirel oa d. .......................... 228
Maximu mtirep ressu re.................... 228
Overvie w.......................................... 226
Size designation ............................... 228
Spee drating ..................................... 228
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 226
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 226
Tr action grade .................................. 226
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 226
Ti re load (maximum) ............................ 228
Ti re pressure
Checking (tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem) ............................................ 223
Maximum ......................................... 228
No tes. ............................................... 217
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. ................................................... 223
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 221
Ti re pressur etable .................... 218, 221
Ti re pressur emonitor
Checkin gthe tir epressur e............... 223
Checking thet iret emperatur e......... 223
Fu nctio n........................................... 221
Re startin g....................................... .223
Te ch nica ldata. ................................. 224
Tir ep ress uret able ...................... .218,2 21 Index
307