#
Ensu rethere is suf ficient ground clear‐
ance between the underbody and the
guide rails of the car wash. #
Ensure that the clearance width of the
car wash, in particular the width of the
guide rails, is suf ficient. To
avo id damage to yourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensure thefo llowing beforehand:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is deacti‐
va ted.
R The HOLD function is switched off.
R The 360° Camera or there ve rsing camera is
switched off.
R The side windo wsand sliding sun roof are
comple tely closed.
R The outside mi rrors are folded in.
R The blo werfo rth eve ntilation/heating is
switched off.
R The windsc reen wiper switch is in position
005A. R
The key is at a minimum dis tance of 3 m
aw ay from theve hicle. Otherwise theta ilgate
could open unin tentionally.
R In au tomatic car washes with con veyo r sys‐
te ms:
- Neutral 005Cis engaged.
- Ifyo uwo uld like tolea vetheve hicle while
it is being washed, make sure theke y is
located in theve hicle. The park position
005D isotherwise automatically engaged.
% Toprev ent damage tothe tyres and wheels,
drive stra ight and in tothe cent reofthe
guide rails of the car wash.
% If, af terth e car wash, youre mo vethewax
from the windscreen and wiper rubbers, this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise.
Au tomatic car wash mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle is prepared for
driving into the automatic car wash. Car wash
mode can be activated at a speed of up to
20 km/h Activate (/ page 358). The
following settings are made when car wash
mode is activated:
R The outside mir rors are folded in.
R Topreve ntthe windscreen washer sy stem
from starting up automaticall y,thera in sen‐
sor is deactivated.
R The rear wind owwiper is deactivated.
R The windo wsand the sliding sunroof are
closed.
R The air conditioning sy stem is set toair-recir‐
culation mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated.
R Vehicles with 360° Camera: the front
image is activated af ter appro x. eight sec‐
onds.
R Vehicles with AIRMATIC: theve hicle is
ra ised tothe maximum possible chassis
le ve l(/ page 252).
If rising take s longer than 25 seconds, the
fo llowing message appears on the multifunc‐
tion display: Maintenance and care
357
Preparation for car wash incomplete See
media display. Af
ter some time, theve hicle
automatically continues rising.
R Vehicles with E- ACTIVE BODY CONT ROL:
th eve hicle is raised tothe maximum possi‐
ble chassis le vel(/ page 261).
If rising takes longer than 25 seconds, the
fo llowing message appears on the multifunc‐
tion display:
Preparation for car wash incomplete See
media display . After some time, theve hicle
automatically continues rising.
If one of the settings cann otbe selected, this is
displa yedby a% behind there spective set‐
ting.
Ab ove a speed of 20 km/h Car wash mode is
automatically deactivated.
The following settings are reset when car wash
mode is deactivated:
R The outside mir rors are folded out.
R The rain sensor is activated.
R The rear wind owwiper is activated. R
The air conditioning sy stem is set tofresh air
mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is reset tothe
pr ev iously selec ted setting.
R The windo wsand the sliding sunroof remain
closed.
R Vehicles with 360° Camera: the front
image is deactivated at speeds abo ve
18 km/h.
R Vehicles with AIRMATIC: theve hicle is low‐
ered tothe pr eviously set chassis le vel.
R Vehicles with E- ACTIVE BODY CONT ROL:
th eve hicle is lo weredto the pr eviously set
ch assis le vel. Ac
tivating/deactivating automatic car wash
mode Re
quirements:
R theve hicle is stationar y.
R the engine is running. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
Ac tivating automatic car wash mode #
Select Car wash mode . #
Select Start.
If one of the settings cann otbe selected, this is
displa yedby a% behind there spective set‐
ting.
% For an overview of the settings made when
activating automatic car wash mode
(/ page 356).
Deactivating automatic car wash mode #
Select Stop.
The automatic car wash settings are reset.
% The automatic car wash mode is automati‐
cally deactivated as soon as a speed of
20 km/h is exceeded. 358
Maintenance and care
Sy
stem limitations................................. 276
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st
Displ ay.................................................. 229
Fu nction................................................ 229
Ac tive Steering Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 236
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assis t............... 236
Fu nction................................................ 234
Sy stem limits.........................................2 34
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 232
Fu nction................................................ 231
Ad aptive brake lights ................................ 219
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction................................................ 147
Switching on/of f................................... 14 8Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction................................................ 14 8
Switching on/of f................................... 14 9
Ad Blue ®
Ad ditives................................................ 41 5
Capacity................................................ .415
No tes....................................................2 02
Purity..................................................... 41 5
To pping up............................................. 203
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................... 79
Ad diti ves
Ad Blue ®
................................................. 41 5
Engine oil............................................... 416
Fu el........................................................4 13
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIRMATIC Af
ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu Calling up..............................................1 62
Air distribution Setting................................................... 161
Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem)....... 16 3
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Air vents
Ad justing (front).................................... 17 0
Ad justing (rear)..................................... .171
Glo vebox.............................................. .171
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-conditioning sy stem
see Climate control Index
503
High-pressu
recleaner........................... 359
Pa int wo rk.............................................. 359
Plastic trim............................................ 363
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... 363
Re versing camera................................. .361
Ro of lining.............................................3 63
Ru nning boards...................................... 361
Seat belt................................................ 363
Seat co ver............................................. 363
Senso rs................................................. 361
St eering wheel...................................... 363
Ta ilpipes................................................ .361
Tr ailer hit ch............................................ 361
Wa shing byhand................................... 359
Wheels/rims.......................................... 361
Wi ndo ws................................................ 361
Wi per blades.......................................... 361
Carpet (Care)............................................. 363
Changing gears
Manually. ............................................... 194
Changing hub caps .................................. .396
Charging Battery (vehicle).................................... 377
Mobile phone (wireless).........................1 38USB port................................................
13 8
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door................................................ .73
Re ar side wind ows................................... 74
Child seat App rova l categories................................ .60
At tach ing (no tes).....................................59
Basic instructions.................................... 54
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes)...................71
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff)...............................70
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting).............................. 63
No tes on risks and dangers..................... 55
Re commended child restra int sy stems.... 58
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems..................................... 67
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 62
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 61
Secu ring on the co-driver seat................. 72
Secu ring on there ar seat........................ 69
To pTe ther............................................... 66
Children Avoiding dangers in theve hicle............... 55 Basic instructions....................................
54
Chock Storage location.................................... 395
Chock see Chock
Cleaning see Care
Climate control Activating/deactivating (rear operat‐
ing unit)................................................ .162
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (contro l panel)........................ .162
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (MBUX multimedia sy stem)..... 16 3
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (contro l panel)............16 4
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
sy stem).................................................. 16 4
Air-reci rculation mode...........................1 64
Au tomatic control.................................. 16 3
Au tomatically controlling (rear oper‐
ating unit).............................................. 16 3
Calling up the air conditioning menu..... 16 2 Index
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