
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù Rear AxleSteering Cur-
rent lyUnavailable *T
herear axle steer ing istemp orarily una vailable. Theturnin gra dius maybecome wider. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockInoperative *T
heelectr oniclocking differe ntia lha sfa iled. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Electron icRear AxleDiffer-
ential LockCurrently
Unavaila ble *T
heelectr oniclocking differe ntia lis ove rheat ed. #
Letth eelectr oniclocking differe ntia lcool down bydriving defensiv ely.
Rear Spoiler ControlSys-
tem Inoper ative *T
herear wing cannotre ac hth eend position during retracti onand extends again if po ssi ble.
The vehicle's speedmaybe restrict ed.
If re tracti onofthere ar wing isbloc ked, e.g. byice: #
Ensur eth at thecause ofthebloc kage has been remo ved. #
Switc hof fth eengine andlockth eve hicle. #
Startth eve hicle afte ra fe w min utes.
The rear wing willmovetotheor iginal position . Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 34
3

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th epr oblem persistsor thecause cannotbe detected: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Rear Spoiler Inoperative
Limit ###mph *T
hevehicle's speedislimit edtotheva lue displa yed. Ther efor e, there ar wing cannotre ac hth eend position during
ex tensi on and only extends asfaras ispossi ble.
If ex tensi on ofthere ar wing isbloc ked, e.g. byice: #
Ensur eth at thecause ofthebloc kage has been remo ved. #
Switc hof fth eengine andlockth eve hicle. #
Startth eve hicle afte ra fe w min utes.
The rear wing willmovetotheor iginal position .
If th epr oblem persistsor thecause cannotbe detected: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. 34
4
Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
St op Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooling *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng. #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
0080 Transmission OilCooling
Malfunction *T
hetransmission's coolantpumpis faulty .The transm issionmayove rheat. #
Select thePerform ancemenu intheon- board computerand checkth etransmission oiltemp eratur e. #
Avoid ahigh load withadynamic driving style. #
Iftra nsmiss ionoiltemp eratur esarebelo w24 8°F (120 °C) ,dr ive on tothenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop.
0080
Transmission OilOverhea-
ted Drive withCaution *T
ransmi ssion positio nM and thete mp orarymanual driving progr am areno long eravailable. Theengineoutput is
re duced dependin gon theove rheating. #
Letth etransmission oilcool down bydriving defensiv elyuntil thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. 350
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Dec
rease Speed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page265) . Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
1

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
No teson engine oil(/ page32 7).
00B3 Engine OilRedu ceOil Level *T
heengine oilleve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 En gine OilLevel Cannot Be
Measured *T
heelectr icalconn ection totheoil leve lsen sor has been interru pte dor theoil leve lsen sor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof indicat orand warning lam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som eindic ator and
wa rning lam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This
beha viorisno n-cr itical. Thes eind icat orand
wa rning lam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey light
uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney. 37
2
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

1,
2, 3...
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V) A
A/ Cfun ction
Swi tching on/o ff(con trol panel) ...........9 0
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............1 21
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand Break down Manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.........................2 32
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............51
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...259
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 124 Se
tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 126
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 128
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 31
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>128
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ......... .....1 31
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 131
St eer ing wheel buttons .................. ...... 131
St or ing aspeed .............................. ...... 131
Swi tching off/de activating ........... .......131
Swi tching on/a ctivating <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 131
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 28
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ad aptiv e
see Lane Keeping Assist
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>82
Swi tching on/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Ad diti ves.................................................. 327
En gine oil............................................. 327
Fu el ..................................................... 326 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 260
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...259
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 260
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...259
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 260
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...259
Ad jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end Surround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 260 388
Index

:
CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 339
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 369
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................3 45
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 346
0025 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................3 61
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... .........................362
00AF Don't Forget Your Key................ 338
00B3 Engin eOil LevelCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...372
00B3 EngineOilRe duce OilLevel........ 372
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................3 34
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 347
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................3 47
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................3 62 00E5
Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 363
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 364
0053 Inoper ative....... .......................... 366
00AF InsertKe y...................................3 38
00AF KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................3 38
00AF KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................3 37
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...3 34
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h..................................................... 358
: Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 339
00AF ObtainaNe wKe y.......................3 37
ç Off..............................................3 57
00D9 Off..............................................3 58 0049
Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... ...........................................3 51
0077 Please Correct Tire Pressur e...... 370
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.... 354
Ù Rear AxleSteer ing Currentl y
Un available .......................................... 343
Ù Rear AxleSteer ing Malfunct ion
Ser vice Required .................................3 42
00AF Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 337
003D SeeOperator's Manua l..... .......... 367
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 334
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 342
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...342
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....368 39
6
Inde x

Se
tting upthewa rning triang le............ 275
Emer gency braking ..................................1 19
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 289
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ....................................... 56
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................5 6
Emer gency release
Ta ilg ate .......................................... ........ 59
Emer gency spar ewheel .......................... 321
No tes ................................................... 321
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................30
Emo tionSt art
St artin gth eve hicle ...............................9 5
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ....1 00
Engine number....... .............................322
St artin g(Sm artK ey )...............................9 5
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ...................9 4
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....284
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .....1 14 Engine
data
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 107
Engine number ........................................ 322
Engine oil.................................................2 65
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 27
Capaci ty.......................................... .... 327
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick.......................................... ..... 264
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .....3 27
No tes ................................................... 105
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 327
To pping up...........................................2 65
Ent ering charact ers ....... .......................... 170
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 170
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .124
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 122
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 122
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 271 Ext
erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 86,87
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .................. 87
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function .......... 89
Fo lding in/out .......................................8 6
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .............7 3
Pa rking posit ion.................................... 88
Se tting ...................................................8 6 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................1 68
Ca lling up ....... .....................................168
Del eting ...............................................1 69
Mo ving ................................................. 169
Ov ervie w ............................................. 168
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>168
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..275
Flat tire .....................................................2 75
Chan gingawheel ................................ 315
MOExt ended tires ................................ 276
No tes ................................................... 275
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 77 400
Index