
fo
rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"This vehicle contains license-e xemp t
tr ans mitter( s)/r ece iver( s)that com plywit hInno ‐
va tio n,Scie nceand Econo micDe velopmen tCan‐
ada ’sRSS (s).Operatio nis subj ectto thefo llo w‐
ing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma yno t
cause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice smu st
acc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfere nce
th at ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. "
Char ging unitforwi reless chargin gof mobi le
de vic es(WMI )
This equipment complies wit hFCC andICradia‐
tion exposur elimits setfo rth fo ran uncontr olled
en vironment. Thisequip ment shouldbe installed
and opera tedwit haminimum distance of0cm
(i n co ntact) betwee nth era diat orand your
body .This transm itter mus tno tbe co-lo cat edor
operatin gwit han yot her antenna ortransmitt er.
US A:"W ireless chargin gsy stem formobil ede vi‐
ces (Mod el:D-WMI20 15A): ThisDe vice complie s
wi th Part18 oftheFCC Rules." The
name andaddr essofthepar tyresponsible
is:
Continent alAu tomo tiveSy stems USInc.
24 00 Executiv eHill sDr ive
Au bur nHills, MI483 26-298 0
Uni tedSt ates ofAm erica
To llga te ant enn a(U AG TMB)
Thi sde vice complieswi th FCC rules part90 and
Inn ovatio n,Sc ien ce, and Econ omic Developmen t
Canada RSS-137 .Ope ratio nis su bje ctto thefo l‐
lo wing twocon dition s:(1) This device mayno t
cause harmful interfere nce, and(2)Thisde vice
mu stacc eptan yint erfere nce that ma ybe
re cei vedincludin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired operation .WA RNI NG: Thetrans mitter
has been tested and complies withFCC and
ISE Drules. Chang esormodif ications not
ex pressl yappr oved bythepar tyresponsible for
com pliance couldvoid theuser ’saut hor ityto
oper ateth ede vice. Thisequipment complies
wit hFCC andISEDradiation exposur elimits set
fo rth fo ran uncontr olled environment. Endusers
mus tfo llo wthespecif icoper ating instruction s
fo rsatisfy ingRFexposur ecom pliance. This tra
nsmit termus tbe atlea st20 cm from theuser
and mustno tbe co-locat edoroper ating incon ‐
junc tion withan yot her antenna ortransmitt er.
FCC (États-U nis)etISED (Canada) :Ce tappa reil
es tcon form eaux règlement sde laFCC, section
90, etau CNR -137 d’Inn ovatio n,Sc ien ces et
Dé veloppeme ntécon omiq ueCanada. Lefonc‐
tio nneme ntestas su jetti auxde ux cond itions
su ivant es: (1)cetap pareilne doit pascauser
d’int erfére nces nuisibl es et(2) cetappar eildoit
accep terto uteint erfére nce reçue ,y com pris
cel lequ ipour raitent raîner undysfonc tion ne‐
men t.MIS EEN GARDE :L’ éme tteur asubi des
te stset estcon form eaux règlement sde laFCC
et d’ISD E.Les chang emen tsou modi ficati ons
non approu vésex plicit ement parlapar tie
re sponsable delaconf ormit épour raient rendr e
cad uque l’au torisation del’utilisat eurdeseser‐
vir du dispositif. Cetappa reiles tcon form eaux
limit esd’e xposit ionaux radiations delaFCC et
d’ISD Eét ablies pourunenvironn ement noncon‐
tr ôlé. Lesutilisat eursfinau xdo ivent respect er
les instructions d’utilisation spécifiques pour
satisf aireaux exigenc esde con form ité aux expo‐
sition sde RF.L’ éme tteur doit setrouv erà20 cm Gener
alno tes 31

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

#
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
2
Driving and parking

#
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
6
Driving and parking

To
remo vesalt build-up:
R brak eoccasionally whilepaying attention to
th etra ffic con dition s
R carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney
No teson hydropl aning
Hyd roplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumu lated on thero ad
sur face.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecip‐
it ation orinconditions inwhic hhy droplaning
ma yocc ur:
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts
R Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Alsoob ser vetheno teson regular lych ecking
wheels andtires (/ page365). No
teson driving through wateron the road
sur face
Wa terwhi chhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission .
Wa tercan alsoent ertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm,ma yonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(1 0 km/ h);watercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior orengine compartment .
R Vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewav eswhic hma yex ceed the
maximu mper missi bledep thofthewa ter.
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to
th etraf fic condi tions untilbr aki ng powe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. Fu
nction ofrear axle steer ing The
rear axle steer ing isan electr omechanical
auxiliar yst eer ing onthere ar axle whichadjus ts
th esteer ing ofthere ar wheels accordin gto the
position ofthefront wheels, depending onthe
speed. Thisresults ingreat ermaneuv erabil ity
and improv ed driving stabilit y,e.g. when corner‐
ing.
Re ar axle steer ing has thefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R Reduced steer ing effort and turnin gra dius
re sulting inreduced parkingef fort
R Improve ddr iving stabilit y,e.g. when corner‐
ing
R Mor edir ect steer ing resulting inim prov ed
handling oftheve hicle
Obser vetheno teson sno wch ains andsnow
ch ain mode (/page36 6). Dr
ivin gand parking18
9

#
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryby becomin g
tra pped when openin gand closin ga
ga rage door
When youoper ateor program aga rage door
wit han integr ated garage door opener ,per‐
sons canbecome trapped orstru ck bythe
ga rage door ifth ey stand within itsrang eof
mo vement. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at nobody iswit hin
th era ng eof thega rage door's move‐
ment. Only
operateth efo llo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op and reve rsing fea‐
tur e
R Doorswhic hcon form tothecur rent U.S.
sa fety standar ds Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whentheignition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kif th etra nsmit terfr eq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha sth efreq uency rang eof
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforeth eindi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thepr ev iousl ypr essed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adi st anc eof
0. 4in (1 cm )to 3in (8 cm) towa rdsbutt on
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthefo llo wing signalsappear s:
R Indicat orlam p4 light sup green contin‐
uousl y.Progr amming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pr o‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, 20
4
Driving andparking

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Drive Malfunct ionStop
Restart Vehicle *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Restar tth eve hicle.
If th edispla ymessag est ill appear s: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Drive Malfunction Stop
Contact Dealer *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinasaf elocation anddonotcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Drive Overheated Drive
Careful ly *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Whenthedispla ymessag eis activ e,star t-up and drivin gch aract eristic sma ybe
te mp orarily im pair ed. #
Drive at low engine speed. #
Avoid spor tydriving. #
Beforepulling away on uphill gradients, letth etra nsmiss ioncool down until thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion (whit edispla ymes‐
sag e) *T
hereis amalfunction intheauxiliar ybatt ery. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. 51
8
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion (red displa ymessag e) *T
hereis amalfunction intheauxiliar ybatt ery. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. Br
ak es Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page20 7).
If it is no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The elec‐
tr ic par kingbr ak eis malfunc tioning.
To release: Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
9