Symbols
..................................................... 4At
ag lance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Instrument clus ter. ...................................... 8
Overhead control panel .............................. 11
Doo rcontrol panel .................................... .16
Emergencies and breakdowns ................... 18Genera
lnotes .......................................... 20
Environmen talp rotection .......................... 20
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts. ..................20
No tesa bout attachments, add-on
equipment, ins tallation sand con ver‐
sions .......................................................... 21
Operating Instructions ...............................22
Service and vehicle operation ...................22
Operating saf ety. ...................................... .23
Decla rations of conformity ........................ 24
Diagno stics connection ............................ .25
No tesonc hanges tothee ngine output ..... 25
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................... 25
Ve hicle registration ................................... 25
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle .........................26
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 26
Information on problems wit hyour
ve hicle .......................................................26
Re portin gsafet yd efects ............................ 26
Limited Warrant y....................................... 27
QR codes forr escue car d.......................... 27
Dat astorage ..............................................27
Copyright .................................................. .29Occupant saf
ety...................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem ........................................31
Sea tbelts .................................................. 32
Airbag s...................................................... 35
Safely transporting children in the
ve hicle .......................................................36
No tesonp etsint hevehicle ......................45 Opening and closing
...............................46
SmartK ey................................................... 46
Door s........................................................ 49
Sliding doo r................................................ 51
Electric sliding door ................................... 52
Re ar-en ddoor s......................................... .55
Pa rtition sliding door ................................ .56
Electrica lstep. ........................................... 57
Sid ew indo w. ............................................. 58
Anti-thef tprotection ..................................61 Seats and
stowage .................................. 64
Cor rect driver's sea tposition .................... 64
Seats ......................................................... 64
Ad justing thes teering wheel ......................76
St ow agea reas .......................................... .77
Bottle holder .............................................. 78
Cup holder ................................................ .78
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter .................... .79
Soc kets ..................................................... 80
Wi relessl ycharging them obile phone
and coupling wit hthe exterior antenna ..... 82
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ......... 83 Light and vision
....................................... 84
Exterio rlighting ......................................... 84
Ad justing thei nterior lighting .................... 87
Changin gbulbs .......................................... 90
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 95
Mir rors ....................................................... 97
Using sun visor s........................................98 Climat
econtrol ....................................... 99
Overvie wofclimatecontrol sy stems ......... 99
Operating climat econtrol sy stems ..........1 01
Operating air vents .................................. 104
Au xilia ryheating ...................................... 105
Operating cargo compartment ventila‐
tio n.......................................................... 108 Drivin
gand pa rking .............................. 109
Driving .................................................... .109
Batter ymains witch................................. 12 0
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 12 2
All-whee ldrive ........................................ .124
DSR (Downhil lSpeed Regulation) ............ 12 6
Electroni cleve lcontrol ............................ 12 8
Re fueling ................................................ .133
Pa rking .................................................... 14 0
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 45
Wo rkmode ............................................. .162
Tr ailer operation ...................................... 16 2 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
compu ter............................................... 16 9
Overvie wofInstrument Displa y............... 16 9
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teer‐
ing wheel .................................................1 70
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer ........... 17 0
Overvie wofthe displa yson them ulti‐
function displa y........................................1 71
Setting thei nstrument lighting ................. 1712
Contents
Overvie
wofclimatecontrol sy stems Heating sy
stem overview 1
Sets thet emperature
2 004E Switches ther ear-compartment heating
on/off
3 006C Switches ther ear windo wheater
on/of f(/ pag e104)
4 009B Switches foot we ll air distribution
on/off
5 0064 Switches windshield defrosting on/o ff
( / pag e103)
6 Vehicles wit hstationar yheater or heater
boos ter: 003B switches thes tationa ryheater
or heater boos tero n/of f(/pag e106)
7 Sets thea irflow
% The indicator lamps on
theb uttons signal
th at thef unction in question has been activa‐
te d. Climat
econtrol 99
Ad
justin gthe rear-compartment climat econ‐
trol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Se ttin gthe temp eratur eand airflo wwith
dual-zone and 3-zone automatic clima tecon‐
trol: #
Press the button.
The indicator lam ponthe button and
the symbol on
thec limat econt rols ys‐
te md ispla ywillf lash.
The displa ywill swit chtothet emperatur eand
th eb lowe ront herear menu. #
Use ther ockers witches 0082and0097 to
se tthe requ iredtemp eratur eand air flow on
th er ear-compartment menu.
% If
th er ea resignificant dif fere nces between
th et emperatur esettings of thef ront and rear
sy stems, these cann otbe regulated accu‐
ra tely.
% If
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0 button.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, climate
contro lwill switc hontheroof-mounted air condi‐
tionin gsystemorr ear-compartment heating as
re qu ired:
R Ve
hicles with aroof-mounted air condi‐
tioning sy stem: ther ear compartment can
onl ybec ooled.
R Ve
hicles with rear-compartment heating:
th er ear compartment can onl ybeheated.
Swit ching of frear-co mpartment climat econ‐
trol via dual-zone and 3-zone automatic cli‐
mat econtrol: #
Press the button.
#
Ifth ei ndicator lam ponthe button and
the symbol on
thec limat econt rols ys‐ te
md ispla yflash, se tthe air flow to0ont he
re ar-compartment menu.
% Indicator lam
pon:rear-compartment climate
control has been swit ched on.
Indicator lam poff:r ear-compartment climate
control has been switched off.
Indicator lam pflashes: thes etting mode of
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol is
active. Swit
ching theA /C function on and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Th eA /C functio ncontrol sthe climat eand dries
th ea ir inside thev ehicle. #
Press the005A button.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupf aster.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of ad efect. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Swi tchin gona utomati cclimat econtrol
In au tomatic mode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the0058 button.
The displa ywill sho wthe temp erature. The
air flow and air distribution will disappear from
th ed ispla y.
If th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched on, thes etting will be car ried
ove rfor ther ear compartment.
Switching of fautomatic climat econtrol #
Use the0097 rocker switc htochangethe air‐
fl ow setting and air distribution
(/ page103) .
The other settingr emainsunaf fected bythe
ch ange. 102
Climat econtrol
Au
tomaticall ycontrolling the climat econtrol
in the rear comp artment Re
quirements:
R Rear-compartment climat econtrol has been
swit ched on (/ page102).
In au tomati cmode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the button.
#
Press the0058 button.
% Even if
thef ront-compartmen tsystemisin
automatic mode, ther ear-compartment sys‐
te mc anexit automatic mode if youa djust
th eb lowe ront herear-compartment menu.
% If
th ea ir is cooled and thed rive r's, front
passenger or sliding door is opened, ther ear
compartment air conditioning sy stem blo wer
will be turned down af tera round 15minutes.
When all door shave been closed again, the
blo werw illber esettot he pr evious setting
af te ra round one minute. Information on
thea ir distribution settings The symbols on
thed ispla yindicat ethe vents
th ro ugh whic hthe air is being directed.
Dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
R 0087 Defros tera nd center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
R 0061 Defros terv ents
R 0087 Defrost er and center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 0086 Defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
R 009B Footwe llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on. #
Press the008F button repeatedl yuntil the
desired air distribution appear sinthe air con‐
ditioning sy stem displa y. Switching
thes ynchronization function on
and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Th es ynch ronization function control sthe climate
contro lfunction centrally .The settings fort he
te mp eratur eand air flow inthef ront zonea re
automaticall yadop tedf or ther ear zone. #
Press the0 button.
% If
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0 button. Clearing condensation from
thew indo ws Misting on
thei nsid eofw indows #
Press the0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d. #
Invehicles wit haheating sy stem and aman‐
ual air-conditionin gsystem, also close the
side and center air vent (/ page 104) as well
as thea irve nts fort he rear compartment
(/ page105). #
Vehicles with dual-zone or 3-zone auto‐
matic climat econtrol: pressthe005A but‐
to na nd,ifn ecessa ry,u se the 008F button to
direct thea ir ont othe windshield 0061. #
Increase thea irflow as necessar yand close
all air vents (/ page 104). #
Ifth ew indo wsremain fogged up: press
the 0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d.
0064 or no symbol will appear on thec limate
cont rols ystemd ispla y. #
Vehicles with awindshiel dheater: press
the Î button. Climat
econtrol 103
1
Tread weargrade
2 Traction grade
3 Temp eratur egrade
% The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
% This grading is no
tlegall yprescribed forC an‐
ada,b ut specified in mos tcases anyw ay.
Tr ead weargrade
The tread wear grade is acomparativ egrading
based on tread wear grade testsc onducted
under contro lled condition sonaspecified U.S.
Depa rtment of Transpor tatio nt esttrack .F or
ex ample, atireg raded 150w ould wear one and
one-half times as well on theg ove rnment test
trac kasat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of their use, ho wever,and
ma ydepar tsignificantl yfromt he nor mdueto
va riations in drivin ghabits, servic epractices and
dif fere nces in road characteristic sand climate
conditions.
Tr actio ngrade &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toinade‐
qu atet raction
The traction grade assigned tothis tir eis
based on stra ight-ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does no tinclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics. #
Alwaysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
driv eatas peedtosuit thep reva iling
traf fica nd weather conditions. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nfrom
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The traction grades
–fromh ighes ttolowest –
ar eA A, A, Band C. These grades relat etot he tire's ability
tocome toas tandstill on awetpave‐
ment under controlle dconditions on aspecified
U. S. go vernment test sur face mad efroma sphalt
and concr ete.
Te mp eratur egrade &
WARNING Risk of accident from tire
ove rheating and tir efailure
The temp eratur egrade fort his tir eisestab‐
lished forat iret hat is properly inflated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, or excessiv eloading, either separatel yor
in combination, can cause excessiv eheat
build-up and possible tir efailure. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epres‐
sures and regular lych eckt he tir epres‐
sur eofa ll tires including thes pare
wheel. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y. The
temp eratur egrades ar eA(highes tgrade), B
and C. These relat etoat ire'sresis tance toheat
and its ability torelease heat on aspecified test
wheel in laborator ytests under cont rolled condi‐
tions. Sus tained high temp eratures can cause the
material of thet iretod egenerat eand reduce tire
life. In addition, excessivel yhigh temp eratures
can lead tosudden tir efailure. Grade Crefer sto
ap erform anc ewhicha ll passenger vehicle tires
mus texhibit, accordin gtotheU.S. Depa rtment
of Transpor tation's requ irements. Information on DO
Tand TIN (Tir eIdentifica‐
tion Number) U.
S. tir eregulations indicat ethat everyt irem an‐
ufacturer or retreade rmustimp rint aT IN in or on
th es ide wall of eac htirep roduced. %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data. Wheels and tires
227