
#
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing
th ebr ak epedal. #
Ongradients, turnth efront wheels sothat
th eve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit
st ar ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page15 9). #
Swi tchof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thesliding
sunr oofforapp roxima tely four min utes ifth e
dr iver's door isclosed.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thepanor amic
sliding sunroofforapp roxima tely four
min utes ifth edr iver's door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withth ega rage door
opener
When youoper ateor program thedoor with
th eint egr ated garage door opener ,per sons
in thera ng eof mo vement ofthedoor may
become trapped orbe stru ck bythedoor . 16
6
Driving and parking

Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedoff. R
The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blowe rfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
lea vetheve hicle while itis being washed,
mak esur eth eSmar tKey islocat edinthe
ve hicle. Theparkposition 005Disother wise
aut omaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. 282
Maintenanc eand care

#
Onlyuse appr oved ant enn aposition s. 1
Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear fende rs
4 Trunk lid On
vehicles withapanor amicsliding sunroof,
ins talling anant enn ato thefront orrear roof
ar ea isno tper mitt ed.
On there ar fende rs,it is recomme ndedthat you
ins tallth eant enn aon theside oftheve hicle
closes tto thecent erofthero ad.
Use Tech nica lSpe cifica tionISO/T S21 609 (Road
Ve hicles –"EMCs forins tallation ofafte rm arke t
ra dio freq uency transmit tingeq uipment ")when
re trof itti ng two-w ayradios. Complywithth e
leg alrequ iremen tsforde tach able parts.
If yo ur vehicle hasinstalling fortw o-w ayradio
eq uipment ,use thepo we rsupp lyand antenn a
con nectors prov ided inthepr e-ins tallation .
Obser vethemanuf acturer'ssupplement swhen
ins talling.
Tw o-w ayradio transmi ssion output
The maxi mum transm ission outpu t(PEAK) atthe
base oftheant enn amus tno texc eed theva lues
in thefo llo wing table. Fr
eq uency bandandmaxim um transm ission
out put Fr
eq uency band Maximumtransm is‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3 -54 MHz (1
00 W)
4 m freq uency band
74 -88 MHz (30
W)
2 m frequency band
14 4-17 4MHz (50
W)
Te rres trial Trunk ed
Ra dio (TETRA)
380 -460 MHz (1
0 W)
70 cm freq uency
band
420 -450 MHz (35
W)
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/ 4G) (1
0 W) Te
ch nica lda ta 34
1

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
E 350 (1826 mm)
All other models (1833 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions E
350
Ve hicle length1 94.5 in
(49 40 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 81
.3 in
(2065 mm)
Whe elba se 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Tu rning circle 38.06ft
(1 1. 60 m) All
other models
Ve hicle length1 94.5 in
(49 40 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 81
.3 in
(2065 mm)
Whe elba se 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Tu rning circle 39.04ft
(1 1. 90 m) Model
Vehicl e
heig ht
E 350 57.5 in
(1 46 1mm)
All other models 57.8 in
(1 468 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Model
Maximumroof load
All mode ls 221lb (100 kg) Te
ch nica lda ta 35
1

Oper
ator's Manua l(digital) ....................... 18
Op timiz edacceler ation........................... 148
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 148
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w ................................................ 12 P
Pa int code ................................................ 342
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) .........2 83
Pa nel heating
Se tting .................................................1 01
Pa nic alar m................................................ 67
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............67
Pa nor ama roof wit hpo we rtil t/s lidin g
pane l
see Sliding sunroo f
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ...........159
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 159
Pa rking
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e Pa
rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 215
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. .218
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 219
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>215
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 218
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 15
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 171
Pa rking light s...........................................1 21
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 135
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .................................... .....1 35
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off Pa
yload
Calculat ionexam ple .............................3 19
De term inin gth emaximum ...................3 18
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 141
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 41
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 140
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 72
St andb ymode function ........................ 171
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 01
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................64
Plas tictrim (Car e)................................... 286
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ............. .............................72
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 144
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................2 83 43
4
Inde x

Fo
lding thebac kres t(r ear) forw ards .... 108
Massag epr ogr am overview ...................9 9
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Pa nel hea ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............101
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................9 9
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 14
Wo rkout progr am overview .................... 99
Seat belt.....................................................3 8
Car e.................................................... 286
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 8
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............42
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ........ ...........................................4 2
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 42
Ad jus ting theheight ...............................4 1
Fa stening ............................................... 41
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 9
Re leasing ...............................................4 2
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 41
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 42 Seat
cover(C are) ............ ......................... 286
Se at hea ting
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............100
Seat ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............101
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 47
Sensor s(car e)......................................... 285
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Se tting aspeed
see Cruise control
Se tting thema pscale
see Map Shif
tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 161
Side airbag .................................................4 2
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Ch ild sa fety lock inthere ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 4
Closin g.................................................. 79
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 81
Con venie nce closing featur e.................. 81
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....80
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.79
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Pr obl em <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 81
Ro ller sunblin d...................................... 86
Size designa tion(tires) ...........................3 24
Sliding sunroof.......................................... 82
Au tomatic featur es................................ 84
Closin g.................................................. 82
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 81
Opening .................................................8 2
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Pr obl em <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 85 Inde
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