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Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
Damag eto theve hicle resulting from thedisr e‐
ga rd oftheins truction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zLimit edWarrant y.
The standar deq uipme ntand produc tdesc ript ion
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l‐
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R Order
R National version
R Availabilit y
Mer cedes-Ben zre ser vesth eright tointroduce
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R Des ign
R Equipmen t R
Tech nica lfe atur es
The equipme ntinyour vehicle mayth er efor edif‐
fe rfr om that sho wninthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The follo wing docum entsar eint egralpar tsof
th eve hicle:
R Digit alOper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Maint enance Booklet
R Eq<0058004C00530050004800510057001000470048005300480051004700480051
0057> Supplements
Ke ep these documen tsintheve hicle atall
times. Ifyo usell theve hicle, alwayspass allof
th edocumen tson tothene wow ner .
Mer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
A Daimle rCom pany
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................36
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 6
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 51
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 6 Opening
andclosing .................................. 67
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 9
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 0 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 94
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 112
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.......................... 114
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 115
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 116
St ow agear eas .............................................1 19
Cup holder.................................................. 133
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 135
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 137
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..139
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 141 2
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Collaps
iblespar ewheel .............................. 387 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 390
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Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ..........3 90
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. .......... 392
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 394
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 401
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spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 408
Displa ymessag es.......................................4 08
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 460 Inde
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Ataglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps

1
003E003D Turn signal light →
144
2 0075 Restra int system →
462
3 00BB ESP®
OFF →
470
00E5 ESP®
→
470
4 005E Rear foglam p →
144
5 0057 Highbeam →
144
0058 Lowbeam →
143
0060 Parking lam ps →
143
6 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
464
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
275
8 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
467
9 003D Electrical malfun ction →
464
A L Distance warning →
469
B 0025 ABS →
470
C Ù Electricpo we rst eer ing →
463 D
0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
472
E 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
464
F Fuelleve l →
275
G Electricpa rking brak e(red) →
467
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
H Brak es(red) →
467
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
I 00E9 Seatbelt →
462
J 00B9 CheckEn gine →
464
K ä Suspen sion(red) →
469
ä Suspen sion(yello w) →
469 At
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1
QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
31
2 Safetyve sts →
336
3 mebutt onand SOS button →
304
4 Hazard warning light system →
145
5 Chec kingand refilling operatingfluids →
394
St artin gassis tance →
347
6 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
350
7 Flat tire →
338 8
Tow- star tin gand towing away →
350
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
191
A Warning triang le →
336
B TIRE FITkit →
339
C First-ai dkit (softsided) →
337 At
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