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Note
sabout attachments, add-on equip‐
ment, installations and con versions
Note sonb ody/equipment mounting direc‐
tives
Bo th vehicle manufacturer sand body manufac‐
turer smusta lway se nsur ethat thep roducts they
manufactur ecome int ocirculation only in asafe
st at ea nd do no tpose an yrisk stop eople. Other‐
wise, ther em aybe consequences under civil,
criminal or public la w.All manu facturer sare
re sponsible fort he products that they have man‐
ufactured. Manufacturer sofattachments, add-on
equipment, ins tallation sand con versions must
guarantee complianc ewithD irective
2001/95/E Congeneral product saf ety.
Mercedes-Benz recommends thef ollowing proce‐
dur efor saf etyr easons:
R Do no tmakea ny ot herchanges tothev ehi‐
cle.
Ac cep tance testsp erform ed bypublic test bodies
or of ficia lapp rova ls do no trule out saf etyr isks.
% Yo
uc an obtain fur ther information at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryin
th ee vent of imprope rconversions or
ch anges tothev ehicle
Con versions or changes tothev ehicle can
pr ev ent sy stems or components from func‐
tionin gproper lyand/or jeopardiz ethe vehi‐
cle's operational saf ety. #
Alwaysh ave conversions or changes to
th ev ehicle car ried out at aqualified
wo rkshop. If
yo ui ntend tomak echanges to yourvehicle,
Mercedes-Benzs tron glyr ecommends that you
contact thed ealer .The yw ill giv eyou all thei nfor‐
mation youn eed. Ther emaybe acharg efor this
service.
If body manufacturer sand dealer smakem odifi‐
cations that af fect thef ina linspection of the
engine, vehicle or equipment, they mus taccept
sole responsibility fort he vehicle. This also
appliestom arking and documenting thev ehicle
parts af fected bythec hanges that they make. Yo
ua re re sponsible fore nsuring and pr oviding
ev idenc ethat thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R The vehicle complies wit hallre leva nt stand‐
ards and regulations that ar eaffected bythe
modification.
R The modified vehicle still meets thev ehicle
saf etys tandards and emission slaws andreg‐
ulations.
R The modification does no timp air thes afet yof
th ev ehicle.
Mercedes-Ben zisnotresponsible fort he final
inspection, product liability or warrant yclaims
re sulting from modification. This applies tothe
fo llowing points:
R The modified components or sy stems
R The resultant violation of emissions la wsand
re gulations or vehicle saf etys tandards
R All consequences resulting from them odified,
less saf eorevenf aulty vehicle
Mercedes-Benza ccepts noresponsibility as final
manu facturer or fort he resultant product liability.
Note sont heradiator
Even seeming lyminor changes tothev ehicle,
suc hasa ttaching aradiator grill in winter ,are not
permitted. Do no tcover ther adiator .Donotuse
an yt hermal mats, insect pr otection co vers etc.
Otherwise, thev alues of thev ehicle's diagnostic
sy stem will be dis torted. Some of these values
ar ep rescribed bylawa nd mus tbecorrect at all
times.
Note sont he partition
Wi thout apartition ,vehicles that ar eregis tered
as commercial vehicles (N1) do no tfulfill
ISO 27956, whi chdescribes thee quipment for
properly securing aload in deliver yvehicles. If
th ev ehicle is used totranspo rtgoods, retrofitting
th ep artition is stro ng lyrecommended ,asprop‐
erly secu ring thel oad in vehicles without aparti‐
tion will alw aysbeac omplexoperation. Operating Instructions
These Operating Instructions describe all models,
as well as standar dand optional equipmen tof
yo ur vehicle that wa sa vailable at thet ime of
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible .Notet hat your vehicle ma ynotbe
equipped wit hall functions described. This is also
th ec ase fors yst ems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle 14
Generaln otes

Information on
changing address or owner In
thee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of Address Change" in the
Service and Warrant yInforma tionb ookle torsim‐
pl yc all theC ustomer Assis tance Center (USA) at
th eh otline number 1-8 77-762-826 7orCustomer
Service (Canada) at 1-800-387-0 100. This way,if
necessar y,we can reac hy ou in atimel yfashion.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, please lea vethee ntire
literatur einthevehicle so that it is available to
th en exto wne r.If yo uh ave purchased aused
ve hicle, please send us the" Notice of Pur chase
of Used Car" in theS ervice and Warrant yInfor‐
mation bookle torcalltheC ustomer Assis tance
Center (USA) at theh otline number
1-8 77-762-826 7orCustomer Service (Canada) at
1-800-387-0 100. Po
ssible danger due tosubstances haza rdous
to health In compliance wit
hProposition 65 ("P rop65"), the
fo llowing de tach able label has been added to
eac hvehicle sold in California: Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
To avo id malfunctions or sy stem failures: #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed service and
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modi fications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification of electronic components,t heir
softwar eorwiring could impair their function and/or
thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts or saf ety-re leva nt sy stems.
This can endanger theo perating saf etyoft he
ve hicle. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
Yous houl dhave allworkon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Obser
vethe" Vehicle electronics" section in
"Technical data". &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due todriv‐
ing toof asta nd due toimpact stothe
ve hicle underbody or suspension compo‐
nents In
thef ollowing situations, in particular ,there
is ar isk of damag etothevehicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad
R The vehicle is driven toof asto veran
obs tacle, e.g. acurb ,speed bu mpor pot‐
hole
R Aheavy object strike st he underbody or
suspension components
In situations suc hasthese, damag etothe
body ,underbody ,suspension components,
wheels or tires ma ynotbe visible. Compo‐
nents damaged in this wa yc an unexpectedly
fa il or ,int he case of an accident, ma ynolon‐
ge ra bsorb ther esulting forc easi ntended.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or 16
Generaln otes

These dat
afor con venience and inf otainment
function smaybe sa vedl ocally in thev ehicle or
th ey ma ybel ocated on adevice whic hyou ha ve
connected tothev ehicle, suc hasasmartphone,
USB flash driv eorMP3 player.If yo uh ave
entered these dat ayourself, youc an dele tethem
at an ytime.
This dat aistransmit tedf romt hevehicle tothird
parties onl yatyourrequ est. This applies, in par‐
ticular ,when youu se online services in accord‐
anc ewitht he settings that youh aves elected.
Smartphone integ ratio n(e.g. Androi dAutoor
Apple CarPlay)
If yo ur vehicle is equipped appropriatel y,yo uc an
connec tyour smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an then cont rolthem
by means of thec ont role lements integrated in
th ev ehicle. The smartphone's pictur eand sound
can be output via them ultimedia sy stem. Simul‐
ta neously ,specific items of information ar etrans‐
fe rred toyour smartphone. Dependin gonthe
type of integration, this includes position data,
day/night mode and other general vehicle sta‐
tuses. Form orei nformation, please consult the
ve hicle Operating Instructions/info tainment sys‐
te m.
This integration allow sthe use of selected smart‐
phone apps, suc hasnavigation or music pla yer
apps. Ther eisnoadditional interaction between
th es martphon eand thev ehicle, particularly
activ eaccess tovehicle data. The type of addi‐
tional dat aprocessing is de term ined bythep ro‐
vider of thea pp being used. Whic hsettings you
can make, if an y,depends on thes pecific app
and theo perating sy stem of your smartphone. Onlin
eservices Wire
less networ kconnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnection,
dat acan be exchanged between your vehicle and
ot her sy stems. The wireless networ kconnection
is made possible bythev ehicle's owntransmitter
and receiver or byam obile end devic ethat you
ha ve brought int othe vehicle, fore xamp le, a
smartphone .Online function scan be used via
th is wireless networ kconnection .This includes
onlin eservice sand applications/apps pr ovided
to yo ubyt he manufacturer or by other pr oviders.
Manu factu rer's owns ervices
Re garding them anufacturer's online services, the
individual function saredescribed bythem anu‐
fa cturer in asuita ble place, fore xamp le, in the Operating Instructions or on
them anufacturer's
we bsite, wher ethe releva nt da taprotection infor‐
mation is also given. Personal identification data
ma ybeu sedtoprov ide onlin eservices. Dat ais
exc hanged via asecur econnection, e.g. them an‐
ufacturer's designated IT sy stems. An ypersonal
dat aw hicha recollected, processed and used,
ot her than fort he pr ovision of services, is done
so exc lusivel yonthe basis of legal permission.
This is thec ase, fore xamp le,foral egally prescri‐
bed emergency call sy stem, acont ractua lagree‐
ment or whe nconsent has bee ngiven.
Yo uc an ha veservices and functions, some of
whic haresubject toafee, activated or deactiva‐
te d. This excludes legall yprescribed functions
and services, suc hasanemergency cal lsystem.
Services of thirdp arties
If yo uu se online services from other pr oviders
(thir dparties), these services ar ethe responsibil‐
ity of thep rovide rinq uestion and subject tothat
pr ov ider's dat aprotection conditions and terms
of use. As ageneral rule, them anufacturer has
no influence on thec ontent exchanged.
Fo rthis reason ,when services ar eprovide dby
th irdp arties ,please ask thes ervice pr ovider in
qu estion fori nformation abou tthe type, extent
and pu rpose of thec ollection and use of personal
data. Data pr
otection rights Depending on
your countr yorthe equipment and
ra ng eoff unctions of your vehicle as well as the
services youu se and thes ervices on of fer, you
ar ee ntitle dtod iffe re nt da taprotection rights.
Fu rther information on dat aprotection and your
dat aprotection rights can either be found on the
manufacturer's websit eory ou will receiv ethis
information as par tofthevarious services and
service of fers .T he re,y ou will also find thec on‐
ta ct information fort he manufacturer and its data
pr otection of ficer.
At aw orks hop, fore xamp le, wit hthe suppor tofa
specialis tand possibly foraf ee,youc an ha ve
dat aread out whic hisstore do nlyl ocally in the
ve hicle. Event Data
Recorders US
Ao nly:
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent data
re corder (EDR) .The mai npurpose of an ED Risto
re cord, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esitua‐ 22
General no tes

er's door or
thed rive r's and co-d rive r's
door: pressthe0036 button asecon dtime. Re
moving and inse rting thee mer gency key %
The anti-thef
talarms ystem (A TA)ist riggered
when youu nlockand open thev ehicle using
th ee mer gency key( /pag e59). #
Toremo ve: sliderelease catch 1inthe
direction of thea rrow and at thes ame time,
re mo veemer gency key2from thek eycom‐
ple tely. #
Toinser t:push emer gency key2com‐
ple tely in tothek eyuntil it en gage sa nd
re lease cat ch1 is bac kinits basic position. Re
placing the keyb attery &
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ubs tan‐
ces. Swallowing batterie smaycause serious
damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. #
If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetoimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. Re
quirements:
R Your equir eaCR2 0253Vc ell battery
Changin gthe battery
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh ave the
batter ychanged at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
Remo vethee mer gency key( /pag e43). #
Press eme rgency key2intot he opening in
th ek eyinthed irection of thea rrow until bat‐
te ry compa rtment co ver1opens. When
doing so, do no thold batter ycompartment
co ver 1shut. #
Tapt he keya gainst thep alm of your han dso
th at battery 3falls out of theb atter ycom‐
partment. #
Inser tthe ne wbatter yintot he batter ytray
wit hthe positiv epole facing up wards. Use a
lint-free clo thtodo so. #
Install batter ycompartment co ver1tothe
ke yc asing wit hthe front lugs firs ta nd push it
closed. #
Slide emergency key2bac kintot he key
( / pag e43). Openin
gand closing 43

When
replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing thel ight bulb, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
R Do no tuse an ylight bulb that has been drop‐
ped or has scratches on its glass tube .Other‐
wise, thel ight bulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass tube will reduce the
service lif eofthe light bulb. Do no ttouc hthe
gl ass tube wit hyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass tube wit halcohol or spirits
while it is col dstate and wipe it down wit ha
lint-f reec loth.
R Protect light bulbs from humidity and do not
bring them int ocontact wit hliquids.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in enclosed la mpsthat ha ve
been designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
Ha ve thef ollowing light bulbs changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop only:
R Bulbs in thel icense plat elamp
R Front fogl amp
R Side mar kerlamps
Bulb sand lamps ar emajor elements in vehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ular ly.
If th en ew light bulb also does no tlight up, con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes 1
Side additional tur nsignal lamp: WY 5W
2 Turn signal light :PY21W
3 Lowb eam: H7 55 W
4 Front fogl amp: H1 155W
5 High beam/s tanding/parking la mps/
daytime running la mps: H1 555W /15W
6 Side mar kerligh t:LED
Re placing light sou rces in theh eadlamp
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R The appropriat efront wheel is turned
in wa rds.
R Lowb eam: your equir eaH755Wl ight bulb.
R Turn signal light: your equir eaPY21Wl ight
bulb.
R High beam/standing/parking lamps/
daytim
erunnin glamps: your equir ea
H1 555W /15Wl ight bulb.
Installing/removing thec ove rint he front
whee larch Light and vision
81

Installin
gthe wiper blades #
Inser tthe ne wwiper blade int othe wiper arm
in thed irection of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in thel ocking position. #
Mak esuret hat thew iper blade is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Foldthew iper arms bac kontot he wind‐
shield.
Maintenance display #
Remo veprotectiv efilm 1from them ainte‐
nanc edispla yson thet ips of then ewlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ec olor of them aintenanc edispla ychanges
from blac ktoyellow ,the wiper blades should be
re placed.
% The time until
thec olor changes varies
depending on theu sag econditions. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade Ta
ilgate #
Fold wiper arm 1away from ther ear win‐
do wu ntil it engages in ther eplacement posi‐
tion. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand pull wiper blade
2 offt he wiper ar minthe direction of the
ar row. #
Place ne wwiper blade 2on wiper arm 1. #
Hold wiper arm 1firm lyand push wiper
blade 2intheo pposit edirection tothe
ar row until it engages. #
Mak esuret hat wiperb lade2is seated cor‐
re ctly. #
Fold wiper arm 1bac kontot he rear win‐
do w.
Re ar-end doors #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press tw oretainin gclips 2toge ther in the
direction of thea rrow and swivel thew iper
blade away from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. Light and vision
87

shop. This also applies
tocollisions at slow
speeds whe rether eisnov isible damag etothe
front end of thev ehicle. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st On-boar
dcomputer:
4 DriveAssist 5
Active Brake Assist #
Select thed esired setting fort he warning/
re action tim eand press the0076 button.
The setting is retained when thev ehicle is
next star ted.
Deactivating Activ eB rake Assi st
% It is
recommended that ActiveB rake Assi stis
alw aysl efta ctivated. #
Select Offand press the0076 button.
The dis tance warning function and thea uton‐
omous braking function ar edeactivated. Also,
th es tatus appear sintheStatus overvie wof
the DriveAssist menu.
The next time thev ehicle is star ted, Ac tiveB rake
Assi stis automaticall yactivated wit hthe Medium
setting.
When ActiveB rake Assi stis activated, them ulti‐
function displa yshows the 00C7symbol.
At speeds up toappr oximately 20 mph
(30 km/h), them ultifunction displa yinvehicles
wit hA ctiv eParking Assis tfirst sho wsthe 005Dsta‐
tus indicator .Onlyf romas peed of appr oximately
20 mph(30 km/h) does them ultifunction display
sho wthe 005D symbol ins tead of the00C7 status
indicator. Cruise control
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehicle
automaticall yinorder tomaintain apreviously
st ored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Yo uo perat ecruise control usin gthe cruise con‐
trol le ver.Yo uc an stor ea nyspeed abo ve20 mph
(30 km/h).
Obser vethen otes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility ,otherwise youc anno trecognize
danger s(/ page 109). Sy
stem limits
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed if theu phill gradient evens out
and thev ehicle's speed does no tfall below
20 mph(30 km/h).
On long and steep downhill gradients, yous hould
ch ang edowntoa lowe rgear in good time. Take
particular no teofthis when driving aladen vehi‐
cle. By doing so, youw ill mak euse of the
engine' sbraking ef fect. Thi swillt ak es ome of the
st ra in of fthe brak esystem and pr eventthe
brakes from overheating and wearing tooq uickl y.
If yo uc hang ewheel siz eonyourvehicle, checkit
is assigned tothec orrect wheel size catego ry
( / pag e218). If thec ategor yischanged without
re coding thec ont rolu nit sint hevehicle, thef unc‐
tionin gofcruise cont rolm aybe impaired.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R in traf fics ituations whe refrequent speed
ch anges ar erequired, e.g. in heavy traf ficor
on winding roads
R off-road or on con stru ction sites
R on slippe ryor slic kroads, as thed rive wheels
can lose traction when accelerating and the
ve hicle can then skid
R ifth er eisp oor visibility
Operating cruise control
Requ irements
R Cruise control is selected.
R The parkin gbrake has been released.
R ESP ®
is activated, but ma ynotinter vene.
R The driving speed is at leas t20m ph
(30 km/h).
R The brak epedal is no tdepressed. Driving and parking
11 5

Note
sont he instrument clu ster an don-
board co mputer &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tclus term alfunction
If th ei nstrument clus terh as failed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotn oticer estrictions to
saf ety-re leva nt sy stem functions.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. If
yo ua reuncer tain rega rding theo perational
saf etyofy ourvehicle, par kthe vehicle safel yas
soon as possible. Infor maqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
The on-boar dcomputer will sho wonly messages
and warnings from cer tain sy stems on thed is‐
pla y.Yo us houl dtherefor emakes urey our vehicle
is operating safely at all times.
Yo uc an find an overvie woft he indicator and
wa rning lamps on thei nstrument clus terin" At a
gl ance". Overvie
wofthe instrument clu ster Instrument clu
ster (vehicles without steering
wheel buttons)
1 Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Setthe instrument lighting, chang evalues or
settings ,scroll thro ugh lists
5 Select sasubmenu or resets values
6 Selects them enu or display Instrument clus
ter( ve hicles wit hsteering wheel
buttons)
1 Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan ttemperatur edisplay
5 Fuel le vel
Fu elfiller flap location 007F:the fuel filler
cap is on thel eft
6 Adjusts thei nstrument lighting
Speedome ter
Ve hicles wit hsteering wheel buttons:
In vehicles wit hActiv eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC, ther ea reilluminated segment son
th es peedome terd ial.
These segments sho wyou what speed rang eis
av ailable:
R Variable limiter activated (/ page115 )
The segments light up from thes tart of the
scale tothes elected limit speed.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cswitched
on (/ page 116)
On eort wosegments light up in thes aved
speed range.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdetects a
ve hicle in front.
The segments light up from thes peed of the
ve hicle in front up tothes ave dspeed.
Yo uc an sho wthe speed as adigital speedome ter
on thed ispla yasw ell.
If yo uc hang eyour vehicle's wheel size, checki ts
assignmen ttothe wheel size group
(/ page218). If thea ssignmen tchanges with‐
out recoding thec ont rolu nit sint hevehicle, the
speedome terw illn ot displa ythe speed accu‐
ra tely.T he cur rent vehicle speed ma ythen be
higher than thes peed shown bythes peedome‐
te r.Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ma ythen
be operationall yimp aired or ma ydetect amal‐
function and switc hthemselves off. 13 6
Instrument clus tera nd on-boar dcomputer