
Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page17 1).
R Whenusing apo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distan ceof11.8 in(30 cm).
Ru nning boards
R Use waterand acid-free clea ning agents.
R Donotclea nth ealuminum trim inser tof the
ru nning board with alk aline oracidi ccle anin g
ag ent ssuc has wheel cleaner s.Do notuse
acidi callo ywheel cleaner sto remo vebrak e
dus t.The aluminum trim inser tscould other‐
wise bedamag ed.
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page21 8).
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher . Ta
ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitc h
R Obse rveth eno teson car ein thetra iler hitch
manuf acturer'soper ating instruction s.
R Donotclean theball neckwit hapo we r
wa sher orsolv ent.
R Remo vetrace sof rust on theball, forex am‐
ple, withawir ebr ush.
R Remo vedirtwit halint- free cloth.
R Afterclea ning, lightl yoil orgrease theball
head.
% Beforeusing trailer swit hanti- torsional cou‐
pling, observethemanuf acturer'soper ating
ins truction s. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plas ticpar tsma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing noteson cleaning andcare: 292
Maintenance andcare 

Seat
belts
R Clean withluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yby heating them toove r17 6°F
(80°C )or exposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
R Switc hof fth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber
clo thand asuit able displa ycar epr oduc t
(TF T-LC D).
R Donotus ean yot her agents.
Plas tictrim
R Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Donotallo wcos metics,ins ect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwith theplas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od and trim elemen ts
R Clean withamic rofiber cloth. R
Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents,
po lishe sor wa xes.
Headliner R Clea nwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
R Use acar petand textil ecle ani ng agent rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
Ste ering wheel madeofgenuine leather or
DIN AMIC A
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-bas edclean ing
ag ent ssuc has tarre mo veror whee l
clea ner;neit her shou ldyouuse pol‐
ishe sor wa xes. Ot her wise youma y
damag eth efinis h. R
Clea nwi th adam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter
solution andthen wipe withadr yclo th. R
Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Leat hercare:use alea ther car eag ent that
has been recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotall ow theleat her tobecome too
dam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
% Leat herisanatur alproduct. Ithas natur al
sur face prope rties, suchas differe nces in
st ru ctur e,mar kscau sed bygrow thand
inj uryor subt lecol ordiffere nces.
Gen uinele ather seat covers
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th.
R Leat hercare:use alea ther car eag ent that
has been recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotall ow theleat her tobecome too
dam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
DIN AMIC Asea tco vers
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotus eamic rofiber cloth. Maint
enance andcare293 

Fi
rs tle tter( s)1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanma nuf actu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc ktir es acc ordin gto US manu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirepr essur eth at areon lydesigned for
te mp orar yuse inan emer gency .
As pec tra tio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee ntir ehe ight and tirewidthin pe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirewi dth).
Tir eco de 4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"ra dial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirewit hamaximum speedabove
14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5:
The diam eter ofthebead seat(notth ediame ter
of therim flang e).The rim dia me teris specif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies themaximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofatir e(e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthetir emus tbe at
leas thalf thegr oss axle weight rating ofyour
ve hicle. Donotove rload thetir es by exc eeding
th especif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(/ page32 3)
R Max imum tireload (/page32 9)
R Load index
Speed ratin g7 7:
Spe cifiesth eappr oved maximum speedofthe
tir e. %
Anelectr onicsp ee dlimi terpr eve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur eth at your tires have there qu ired
speed rating .Yo ucan obtain informat iononthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Qu pto 100mp h(1 60 km/h)
Ru pto 106mp h(170 km/h)
Su pto 112mp h(1 80 km/h)
Tu pto 118mp h(1 90 km/h)
Hu pto 130mp h(210 km/h)
Vu pto 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
Wu pto 168mp h(2 70 km/h)
Yu pto 186mp h(3 00 km/h) Whee
lsand tires 33
1 

Inde
xS peedra tin g
ZR ...Y 1
upto186mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR ...(..Y) 1
over18 6mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR 1
over14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) R
Specifying thespeed rating asthe"ZR" index
in tirecode 4isop tion alfortir es up to
18 6mp h(3 00 km/h) .
R Ifyo ur tireco de 4 includes "ZR"andther e
is no speed rating 7,find outwh atthemax‐
imum speed isfrom thetir emanuf acturer.
R Ifload-bear inginde x6 and speed rating 7
ar ein brac kets, themaximum speedrating of
yo ur tireis abo ve186mp h(300 km/h). To
fi nd outth emaximum speed,askthetir e
manuf acturer. All-w
eather tires and wint ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Q M+S 2
upto100mp h(1 60 km/h)
T M+S 2
upto118mp h(190 km/h)
H M+S 2
upto130mp h(210 km/h)
V M+S 2
upto149mp h(2 40 km/h) Wi
nter tires bear the004D snowflak esymbol
and fulfillthere qu iremen tsof theRu bber Manu‐
fa ctur ersAssoci ation (RMA) andtheRu bber
Assoc iation ofCanada (RAC)rega rding thetir e
tra ction onsno w.
Load index8 8:
R Nospec ificat ion given: standar dload (SL)
tir e
R "XL" or"Ex tra Load": extra load tireor rein‐
fo rc ed tire
R "Light Load": lightloadtire R
"C", "D", "E":aload rang eth at depen dson
th emaximum loadthat thetir ecan carryata
cer tain pressur e Def
inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loadin g
Ti re stru ctu reand charact eristics :descr ibes
th enumber oflaye rs or thenumber ofrubber -
coat edbelts inthetir econ tact surface and the
tir ewa ll.These aremade ofsteel, nylon, poly‐
es terand other materials.
Bar: metric unit fortir epr essu re.
14 .5038 pounds persquar einc h(p si) and
10 0kilop ascal(kP a)istheeq uiv alent ofone bar.
DO T(Depar tment ofTranspo rtation ):DO T-
mar kedtir es fulf illthere qu iremen tsof the
US Depar tment ofTrans portatio n.
Av erag ewe ight oftheve hicl eoc cupants: the
num berof vehicle occupants forwhi chtheve hi‐
cle isdesigned, multiplied by150lb (68 kg).
1 "ZR" stat ed inthetir ecode.
2 Or "M+S004D" forwint ertires. 332
Wheel sand tires 

Occupant
safety Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 Re stra int system warning
lam p *T
he redre stra int system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page38). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
00E9
Sea tbel twa rning lam p
fl ashes *T
he redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
The driver or front passe nger hasno tfa stened his/her seatbeltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page42 ).
Ther ear eobj ect son thefront passeng erseat. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat. 41
2
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E9 Seat beltwarning lam p
light sup *T
he redseat beltwarning lam plight sup forsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, anintermitt entwarning tone maysou nd.
The redseat beltwarning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page42 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, there dseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit. Ve
hicl e Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù Po we rst eer ing warning
lam p(red) *T
he redpo we rst eer ing system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The powe rassi stanc eor thesteer ing itself ismalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
3 

Basi
cins tructi ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ...............52
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes)... ................6 2
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling). ...... .......5 7
No teson risk sand dang ers... ............ ...... 53
Secur ingonthefront passeng erseat ...... 62
Secur ingonthere ar seat ................ ........ 60
To pTe ther ............................................... 59
Childr en
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle. .............. 53
Basic instructions.... ................................ 52
Special seatbeltretract or... ........... ......... 56
Ch ock
St or ag elocation... .............................. ... 338
Choc k
see Choc k
Cleaning see Care
Climat econtr ol
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............136
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel).. .......................1 36
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (MBUX multimedia system) ..... 136 Ac
tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel).. .......... 137
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (MBUX multimedia
sy stem).. .......................................... ...... 137
Air -reci rculati onmod e...................... .....1 38
Au tomatic control..... ............................. 136
Callin gup theair con ditionin gmenu ..... 136
Climat est yle func tion............................1 37
Con trol pan elfor3-zone automatic
clima tecontr <0052004F00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .135
Defr osting thewindshield.. .................... 135
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ................ .....3 58
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............139
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem).. .................................... 138
Ionization...... .........................................1 38
No te<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 135
Re ar air ve<0051005700560011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 140
Re frig er ant....... .................................... .3 56
Re frig er ant filling capac ity................ .....3 58
Re mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 137
Re sidua lheat ......................................... 138 Se
tting (MBU Xmul time diasy stem).. ..... 136
Se tting theair distribution... .................. 135
Se tting theair flow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 135
Se tting theclimat est yle... ..................... 137
Se tting thefragr ance system.... .............1 38
Se tting theve hicle interior temp era‐
tur e... ..................................................... 135
Swi tching there ar wind owheat er
on/of f...................................................1 35
Ve ntil ating theve hicle (convenie nce
op eni ng) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.81
Clim atest yle
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>137
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 137
Clo thes hook .............................................. 111
Coc kpit
Ov ervie w................................................... 6
Cof feecup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collisi ondetection (parked vehicl e)
Inf ormation.......... .................................. 169
Comb inationswitc h.................................. 122 430
Index 

see
Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see Childseat
see Pets intheve hicle
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
see Restra int system
see Seat belt
Of f-road driving..... .................................... 150
Of f-road driving
see Off-road driving
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter
Displa yingtheser vice duedate............ 280
Hea d-upDisp lay <0050004800510058001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 237
Mu ltifuncti ondispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 236
Ope rating ........... ........... ........................235
Ov ervie wof menu s................. ...............235
On -bo arddia gnostic sin te rface
see Diag nostics connection On-bo
ardele ctroni cs
No tes... ............................................. ..... 347
Tw o-w ayradios ................................ ...... 347
Online services
Dat ast or ag e... ......................................... 33
Open-sour cesof tware................................3 5
Opening thetailg ateusing your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 77
Oper ating fluids
Ad ditiv es(fuel). ................................ .....3 53
Br ak efluid ........................................ .....3 55
Coo lant (engi ne)..... ...............................355
Engine oil....... ....................................... 354
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ...... 352
No tes... ............................................. ..... 351
Re frig er ant (airconditio ningsystem).. ...356
Wi ndsh ield wa sher fluid .................... .... 356
Ope ratin gsaf ety
Decl arati on ofconf ormity (wirel ess
ve hicle component s)... ..................... .......2 6
Inf ormation .......................................... .... 25
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter Oper
ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ................................... 23
Oper ator's Manual (digital)........................ 20
Op timized acceleratio n
Ac tivati ng........... ...................................145
Outsid emir rors
Anti-g lare mode (automatic)......... ......... 133
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w... ..............................................1 4 P
Pa int code.. ................................................ 349
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) ...........2 89
Pa nic alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ................67
Pa nor ama roof wit hpo we rtil t/s lidin g
pane l
see Sliding sunroo f
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ..............158
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 158 444
Index