Obser
vethef ollowing settings when locking and
unlocking from inside:
R Ifth ed rive r's or co-driver's door is open, the
open door is no tloc ked.
All other door sand thet ailgate/rear-end
door sareloc ked.
R Ifas liding door or thet ailgate/rear-end
door sareopen, onl ythe driver's and co-driv‐
er's door sareloc ked.
R Youc anno tunlo ckthev ehicle cent rally from
th ei nside if thev ehicle has been loc kedw ith
th ek ey.
R Ifth ev ehicle has been loc kedu sing thec en‐
tral locking button and adoor is opened from
th ei nside, onl ythe door that has been
opened is unlo cked.
R Ifth ev ehicle has pr eviousl ybeen loc kedw ith
th ek ey,o pening adoor from thei nside will
trigger thea nti-th efta larms ystem. Switc hoff
th ea larm( /pag e60). Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati clock‐
in gm echanism Requ
irements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on.
R The door sareclosed.
When thei gnition is switched on and thev ehicle
is driving at aspeed abo ve9m ph (1 5km/h), the
ve hicle loc ksautomaticall y. Cent
rallockin gbuttons (vehicles wit hmanually
adjus table front seats) Central locking buttons (vehicles wit
helectrically
adjus table front seats)
R Ifth ev ehicle is on aroller dynamo metera nd
is being towe dorp ushed, ther eisar isk of
being loc kedo ut when thef unction is
switched on. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. #
Todeactivate: press and hol dbutton 1for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. Un
locking and locking thed rive r's door with
th ee mer gency key %
To
loc kthe vehicle full ywitht he emer gency
ke y,press down thel ocking pins of the
doors. Then loc kthe driver's door wit hthe
emergency key. #
Tounlo ck:inser tthe emer gency keyf ullyinto
th ed rive r's door loc kand tur nitcounter-
clockwise. #
Tolock: insertthe emer gency keyf ullyinto
th ed rive r's door loc kand tur nitclockwise.
% Right-hand driv
evehicles: turnthe emer‐
ge ncy keyint he opposit edirection fore ach
case. 46
Opening and closing
cally be
kept cons tant. The sy stem automatically
re gulates thet emperatur eofthe dispensed air,
th ea irflow and thea ir distribution.
Au tomatic mode fora utomatic clima tecontrol
settings can be acti vatedord eactivated onl yon
th ef irst menu le vel. If youdon otsetan ew va lue
fo rt he rear-compartment climat econtrol in the
second menu le velw ithin appr oximately tens ec‐
onds ,the contro lpanel displa ywill go bac ktothe
fi rs tm enu le vel. #
Setthe desired temp eratur e(/pag e93). #
Toswitc hautomatic mode on/off: press
the 0058 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0058 button
lights up, automatic mode is switched on. Air‐
fl ow and air distribution ar eregulated auto‐
matically .The "defros twindshield" function is
switched off.
If yo ud eactivat eautomatic mode, thea utomatic
climat econt rolw ill sa vethec urrent settings.
In au tomatic mode, if youa djus tthe air flow or air
distribution manually ,the indicator lam pabove
the 0058 button will go out. The function that has
no tb een changed manuall y,ho we ver,will con‐
tinue tobe regulated automatically. Information on
thea ir distribution settings In all air distributio
nsettings ,the side windo ws
ar es upplie dwitha ir via thes ide air vents topre‐
ve nt them from fogging up.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
009C Direct
sairto thec enter and side air vents
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
0087 Direct
sairto thed efros ter,center and
sid ea irve nts
008F Directs ai
rtothe defros ter,center ,side
and foot we llve nts
0086 Directs ai
rtothe defros tera nd foot we ll
ve nts
009C Directs ai
rtothe center and side air vents
009F Directs ai
rtothe center ,side and foot we ll
ve nts
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Press the009C ,009B and/or 0061button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinabutton lights up, the
air is directed tothec orresponding air vents.
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol #
Press the0054 0063or0054 0064button to
se tthe air distribution.
The contro lpanel displa yshows th ecorre‐
sponding air distribution symbol. Setting
thea irflow Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe air flow
control clockwise or counter-clockwise tothe
desired le vel(/ pag e90).
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: thes etlevel
will also be adop tedf or ther ear compartment.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Toincrease or decrease: pressthe0097 or
0095 button.
The cont rolp anel displa ywill sho wthe air flow
control setting as abargraph.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe air flow fort he rear compart‐
ment. When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe air flow. Setting
thet em peratu re Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe temp era‐
tur ec ont rolc oun ter-clockwise or clockwise
(/ page 90).
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an se tthe temp eratur eseparately fort he
driver's and front passenger sides. In vehicles Climat
econtrol 93
wit
hrear climat econtrol, thet emperatur efor the
re ar compartment can also be set. Eac hsettem‐
peratur eisautomatically maintained at acon‐
st ant le vel. #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe cor re‐
sponding temp eratur econt rolc oun ter-clock‐
wise or clockwise (/ page 91).
The control panel displa yshows thes ettem‐
peratur efor thel eftorr ight side at the
re spectiv eedgeoft he displa y.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe temp eratur efor ther ear com‐
partment .When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe temp erature. Switching
thes ynchronization function
on/off Requ
irements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automa ticc limat econtrol
The temp eratur ecan be se tcent rallyu sing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting fort he driver's side will then be adop tedf or
th ef ront passenger side and, in vehicles wit hrear
climat econtrol, ther ear compartment as well. #
Press the0 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0 button
lights up, thef unction is switched on. The dis‐
pla yw illthen sho wthe temp eratur eseton
th ed rive r's side fort he front passenger side.
The synchronization function will switc hoffifthe
te mp eratur esetting fort he front passenger side
or fort he rear compartment is altered. The indi‐
cator lam ponthe0 button will go out. Defrosting
thew indshield Heating or dual-zone automatic clima
tecon‐
trol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it take sf or thew indshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Ifth ew indo wsaref ogged up: switc hoffair-
re circulation mode (/ page 94). #
Turn thet emperatur econt rola nd air flow con‐
trol tothe 0085 position (/ page90). #
Select the0061 position fora ir distribution
(/ page93).
Onl ythe indicator lam ponthe0061 button
will light up. #
Vehicles wit hheating: close thec enter air
ve nt (/ page 95). #
Vehicles wit hair conditioning: switc honthe
"Cooling wit hair dehumidification "function
(/ page92).
3-zone au tomatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it takesfort he windshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Press the0064 button.
The temp erature, air flow and air distribution
will be regulated automaticall y.Air-reci rcula‐
tio nm odew ill be deactivated.
When youe nable automatic mode, the" Defrost
windshield" function will switc hoffautomaticall y.
When yous wit ch offt he "Defros twindshield"
function, thep reviou ssettings fora utomatic cli‐
mat econtrol willbea ppliedagain.
No tethef ollowing exceptions:
R Air-recirculation mode will remain switched
off.
R Ifth eA /C function has been automatically
activated, it will remain active. Switching air-recirc
ulation mode on/off Dual-zone or 3-zone automatic climat
econ‐
trol
When air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hona ir-
re circulation mode only brief ly. #
Press the0073 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0073 button
lights up, air-recirculation mode is switched
on. 94
Climat econtrol
Only
checkt he coolant le vela nd/or fill th ec ool‐
ant if thev ehicle is stationar y,on aleve lsurface
and thee ngine has cooled down. The coolant
te mp eratur emustbeb elow1 22°F (50°C). &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. #
Coolant con tains glyc ol and is therefor epoi‐
sonous. Obser vethei nformation under
"Operating fluids and capacities"
(/ page230).
* NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant If coolant
getsonp ainted sur faces, thep aint‐
wo rkcan be damaged. #
Addc oolant carefully. #
Remo vespilledc oolant. Re
gular lych eckt he engine cooling sy stem and
th eh eating sy stem forl ea ks.Ift hereisal oss of
coolant ,have thec ause de term ined and rectified
in aq ualified specialis tworks hop without dela y. Example: cap and coolant
expansion reser voir
Checking thec oolant le vel #
Slowly tur ncap 1 of coolant expansion res‐
er vo ir2 half aturnc oun ter-clockwise and
allo woverpressur etoe scape. #
Turn cap 1further and remo veit. The coolan
tleve lisc orrect in thef ollowing cases:
R Uptomar kerb ar3 when thee ngine is cold
R Ifth ee ngine is warm,upto0 .6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar3
Ad ding coolant
Only use coolant appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz to
av oid damaging thee ngine cooling sy stem. #
Refe rtot he information on coolant
(/ page230). #
Refill th ec oolant up tomar kerb ar3 inthe
fi ller openin gofcoolantexpansio nreser voir
2. #
Replace cap 1and tighten in aclockwise
direction. #
Startt he engine. #
Setthe temp eratur einthevehicle interior to
th em aximum output on thec ont rolp anel of
th ec limat econt rol. #
Aftera pproxima tely five minutes, switc hoff
th ee ngine again and allo wittocool down. #
Che ckthec oolant le vela ga in and add coolant
if necessar y. Re
filling thew indshield washer sy stem &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
windshiel dwashe rconcentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighlyflam‐
mable. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,smokin gand
th ec reation of spar kswhen using wind‐
shield washer concentrate. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluids that
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plast ic sur‐ Maintenance and care
181
To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit
(/ page201). Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Installin
gand removing the fron ttow ing eye
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to
incor rect use of thet ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. Fixtur
efor thef ront towing eyeintheb umper #
Take thet ow ing eyea nd scr ewdriver from the
ve hicle tool kit (/ page201).
Installing #
Press thea rrow on co ver1and remo ve
co ver 1from theo pening.
Yo uw ill see thef ixtur efor thet ow ing eye. #
Screw inthet ow ing eyec lockwise tothe
st op. #
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe towing eyeand
tighten thet ow ing eye. #
Stow th escrew driver in thev ehicle tool kit.
Re moving #
Remo vethes crew driver from thev ehicle tool
kit. #
Inser tthe scr ewdriver int othe towing eyeand
tur nthe towing eyec ounter-clockwise. #
Unscr ewand remo vethet ow ing eye. #
Inser tcover 1 withthe lug at thet op and
press it in at theb otto muntil it engages. #
Stow th etow ing eyea nd thes crew driver with
th ev ehicle tool kit.
Re ar towing eye Re
ar towing eyeu nder theb umper #
When towing or tow- startin gav ehicle, attach
th et ow ing devic etoreartowing eye2. #
Ifth ev ehicle is equipped wit hatrailer tow
hitch, attac hthe towing devic etothe trailer
to wh itch ( /pag e233). #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page197). To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Obser vethen otes and information on start‐
ing assis tance (/ page 191). 200
Breakdown assi stance