
Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately . R
Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction The
parking posit ionmak espar kingeasier . The
front -pass engerouts idemirrorwil lswi vel
do wn wardsin thedir ect ion ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page16 6).
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positionwhen:
R Youshif tth etransmission toano ther trans‐
mission position.
R Youar etra veling ataspeed grea terth an
9 mp h(1 5 km/h).
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side. Light
andvisibility 16
5

Ov
ervie wof climat econtr olsystems No
teson climat econtr ol An
interior airfilt er incom binat ionwithth epr e‐
fi lt er intheengine compartmen tmus talw aysbe
used sothat theair con ditionin gsy stem, pollu‐
tion leve lmon itor ing and theair filtration work
cor rectl y.Use filt er sre comme ndedand
ap prove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.Alw aysha ve main‐
te nance workcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ov
ervie wof the3-z one automa ticclima te
cont rolclimat ebar The
indic ator lam psindic ateth at thecor re‐
sponding functionisactiv ated. Fr
ont climat ebar onthecent raldispla y
(e xa mp le)
1 007E Increases thete mp eratur e 2
Upper displa yar ea oftheclimat ebar with
th eex am ples of swit
ching offth ecli‐
mat econ trol (/ page17 0), 005A switching
th eA/C function on/off(/ page17 1) and
0 synchroniza tionfunc tion
(/ page 172)
3 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
4 005A SwitchestheA/C function on/off
(/ page17 1)
G Calls up thepar ticulat est atus displa y
(/ page17 0)
5 006C Switchesthere ar wind owheat er
on/of f
6 Depending onvehicle equipment andset‐
tings: temp eratur edispla y,defr ostfunc tion
displa y,air flow ,pr e-en try climat econ trol or
auxiliar yheatin g
7 0096 Increases theair flow orswitc heson
climat econt rol(/ page17 0)
8 007D Reduces thete mp eratur e
A ± Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu
(/ page17 0) 16
8
Climat eco ntro l

#
Press 0058 ontheclimat ebar onthecent ral
displa y. Switc
hingair-recir culation modeon/off Multimedia
system:
4 Climate Menu5
First RowofSeats #
Press 0072.
The interior airwill berecir cul ated.
Air -reci rculati onmod ewill automat icallyswit ch
to fresh airmode afte ra whi le.
% Ifair -recir cula tion mode isswitc hedon,the
windo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir cul ation mod eonly briefly. Switc
hingresidual heaton/of f Re
quirement s:
R The residua lheat function isavailable.
R The vehicle ispar ked.
R The coolant temp eratur eis suf ficie ntlyhig h. It
is pos sibleto mak euse ofthere sidua lheat
fr om theengine tocontinu ehea ting orventil at‐
ing thefront com partmen tof theve hicle for
appr oximat ely30 min utes, depen dingonthe
te mp eratur ese t. #
Toswitc hon: select Residual Heatonthe
cli mat eba ron thecent raldispla y.
Re sidua lheat willbeswitc hedoffaut omaticall y.
% Ifre sidua lengine heatutilization isactiv a‐
te d, thetw obutt ons forse tting thete mp era‐
tur eand airdistribution areaut omaticall y
deactiv ated. Switc
hingresidual heaton/of fvia there ar
oper ating unit Re
quirement s:
R The residua lheat function isavailable.
R The vehicle ispar ked.
R The coolant temp eratur emus tbe suf ficie ntly
hig h.
Whe nth ere sidua lheat oftheengine isactiv ated
in there ar passe nger com partment ,yo ucan heat
orventil ateth efront and rear passe nger
com partment sfo rapp roxima tely 15 minut es. #
Press the004B button. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gio ni zatio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Climate Menu5
Air Quality
Ioniz ation improve sth equ alit yof theve hicle's
int erior air.Ionization oftheint erior airisodor‐
less. #
Select Ionization.
% The func tion canonlybe per form ed ifth e
AU TO mode isactiv ated ortheair distribu‐
tion issetto theside airvent. The functio nis
re strict ed ifth eside airvents onthedr iver's
side areclosed. Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thefrag rance system
Re quirement s:
R Aflacon isins erted. Climat
econ trol 17
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#
Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
In dicat orand warning lam psgo on inthe
dr iver displa y.
The ignition isswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut esand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dortheelectr icpar king brak eis
applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial intheengine compartmen tor
th eex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials mayignit e. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized . #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:Swi tchof fnon-
ess entia lconsu mersand press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thedis‐
pla ymessag ePlace theKey inthe Marked
Space SeeOperator 'sManual alsoappear s
in thedr iver displa y:Startth eve hicle with
th eSmar tKey inthemar kedspace (emer‐
ge ncy operati on mod e)(/ page 182).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving.
By pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page18 6).
Obse rveth einf ormation rega rding displa ymes‐
sag esthat can bedispla yedon thedr iver dis‐
pla y.
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
displa ymessag eappear sin thedr iver displa y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. 18
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Driving and parking

#
Mak esur eth at cup holde r2 isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 incup hold er2.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If Smar tKey 1 isremo vedfrom cup holder
2, theengine continues running .Fo rfur ther
engine star ts,ho we ver,Smar tKey 1 mus t
be locat edincup hold er2 during theent ire
jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Lea veSmar tKey 1 incup holder 2. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on.
Obser vetheinf ormation rega rding displa ymes‐
sag esthat can bedispla yedon thedr iver dis‐
pla y. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline Serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
st ar ting thejou rney
Ensu rethefo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R theleg alstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R thefuel tank issu fficien tly full.
R thest ar terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. Char
ging thest ar terbatt erybe fore star ting
th ejou rney
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youcan
re cei veames sageon your smar tphon e.Youcan
th en star tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto
ch arge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omatically
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
St arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. Dr
iving and parking 18
3

#
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryengine star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. Yo umus tst ar tth eengine
wit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying tostar tth e
engine again withth esmar tphon e. Yo
ucan switchoffth eengine atanytime asfol‐
lo ws :
R Viath esmar tphon eapp
R Bypressing theÜ ors buttononthe
Smar tKey
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds. R
Donotdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 85 mph
(1 40 km/ h).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Shif tto thene xt highes tge ar attheve ry lat‐
es twhen theneedle reac hes thelas tth ird
bef oreth ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R Donotshi ftdo wn manuall yin order tobrak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omatic allywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐ 18
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Driving and parking

te
m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying great erforc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson optimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryre qu iremen tsand activation con‐
dition sar efulf illed, thebes tpossible accelera‐
tion canbeachie vedfrom ast ands till.
Do notuse theop timiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin andyou
cou ldlos econtr olof theve hicle. Thereis an
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page21 3). Pu
lling away wit hop timi zed accel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse optim izedacc eler ation,ind i‐
vidual wheelsco uld spin andyouco uld lose
co ntro lof theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther eis arisk ofskid‐
ding andaccident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page18 4).
R Theve hicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh -grip ro adw ay.
R The engine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop tim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in are
subje cted toave ry high load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull away wit hop tim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drive position (/page19 7). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Selec tth espor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page19 4). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page21 4). #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfo ot . #
With your right foot ,full ydepr esstheaccel‐
er ator pedal. Dr
iving andparking 18
5

#
Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
.
% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct foot we ar
In cor rect foot we arinc ludes, forex am ple:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan accident. #
Alw ayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan operat eth epedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eignition
is switc hedoffwhile driving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable.
This mayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing system
and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse considerably morefo rc e
to steer and brak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswit choffth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 18
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Driving and parking