Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the int he
inter er
iorlig hting io
rlig hting switc sw
itch- o. h-
o. delay de
lay
tim e tim
eon /o. on/o.
Mu
ltim ed iasystem :
4 © 5
Setting s5
Light
5 Inter iorLi ghti ngDel ay #
Switchth eswit ch-o. delay time onoro..
Wh enthis function isactiv e,theint erior light-
ing lights upfora shor ttime aTer theve hicle
is loc ked. WW
indshield wiperandwindshield w indshield
wiperandwindshield washer syst asher
system em
SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the windshield wiper he
windshield wipers s
on/ o. on/
o. 0047
005AWindsh ieldwiperso.
0048 0062 Automatic wiping ,nor mal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping ,fr eq uent
004A 00AA Continuous wiping,slo w
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fa st #
Turn thecombination switchto thecor re-
spond ingposit ion0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/ w Si
ng lewipe/ washing : ashing
:push thebutt ononthe
combin ationswitchin thedir ection ofarro w
1 .
R 00D3 Singlewi pe
R 00D4 Wiping withwa sher 0uid
% Obser vetheno teson washing theve hicle ina
car wash (/ page285) . 130130
Lig
htand visibility
Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the r he
rea rwi ndo ea
rwi ndo wwipe r w
wipe ron /o. on/o.
1
00E2 Singlewi pe /w ashing
2 00C5 Inte rm ittent wiping #
Single wipe: Single
wipe:press button1 tothepoint of
re sis tance. #
T T
o wip ewit o
wip ewit hw h
was her as
her 0uid: 0u
id: press button1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance. #
T T
o sw itc o
sw itchint h
int er er
mitt mitt
entwiping ent
wiping on/o .: on
/o .:press
butt on2.
The 00C5 symbo lwil lapp ear ontheinst ru-
ment clusterwhen there ar wind owwiper is
switc hedon. RR
eplaci ngt eplaci
ngthe wind shield wiperblades he
wind shield wiperblades &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped ifth e
wind shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile
wiper blades arebein gre placed
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan be
tr apped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforech ang ingthewiper
blades. MoMo
ving t ving
the wiper ar he
wiper arms int ms
intot o
the r he
replacement posi- eplacement
posi-
tion tion
#
Switc hth eve hicle onand then o. again
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold the
00D4 buttonon thecombination switchfo r
appr oximat elyth re eseconds (/page130).
The wiper arms will moveintoth ere placement
position.
R R
emo emo
ving t ving
the wiper blades he
wiper blades #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewindshield. Light
andvisibility
131 131
MaintMaint
enanc edis pla y enanc
edis pla y #
Remo veprotectiv e/lm 1from themaint e-
nance displayson thetips ofthene wly instal-
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enance displays
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, replace thewiper
blades. %
The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econditions. RR
eplacing t eplacing
the r he
rear windo ear
windo wwiper blade w
wiper blade &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
wind shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile
wiper blades arebein gre placed
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan be
tr apped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforech ang ingthewiper
blades. RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the wiper blade he
wiper blade #
Switc hth eve hicle o.. #
Foldwiper arm 2 awa yfrom there ar wind ow
until iteng ages inthere placement position. #
Unclip wiper blade 1from wiper arm 2 and
re mo veitin thedir ection ofarro w 3. Lig
htand visibility
133 133
RR
emo emo
ving condensation fr ving
condensation from t om
the windo ws he
wind ows WW
indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the inside he
inside #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscont inueto fogup: press the
0064 button.
W W
indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the outside he
outside #
Switc hon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. SwitcSwitc
hingair hing
air-r -r
ecir ecir
culation mode culation
modeon/o. on/
o. #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir culat ed.
Air -recir culati onmode automatical lyswitc hesto
fr es hairmo deaTer awh ile.
% Ifair-re cir culati onmode isswitc hedon,the
wind owsma yfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir culati onmode onlybr ie0y . PrPr
e-en tr e-en
try climat y
climat econt r e
cont rol using t ol
using the Smar he
Smar tKey tK
ey FF
unction ofpr unction
ofpre-entr e-entr
yclimat y
climat econtr e
contr olusing t ol
using the he
Smar Smar
tKey tK
ey
Bef oreent ering theve hicle, thedr iver's seat area
or thewhole vehicle interior can bebrie0y pre-
wa rmed orpre-cooled.
When pre-cooling, thefo llo wing functions areacti-
va tedas needed:
R Automatic climatecontr ol
R Blower
R Sea tve ntila tion
Whe npr e-he ating ,th efo llo wing functions areacti-
va tedas needed:
R Automatic climatecontr ol
R Blower
R Sea the ating
R Steer ing wheel heating
R Mirrorheat er
R Rear wind owdefr oster Se Se
ttin gpr ttin
gpr e-ent r e-ent
ry climat y
climat econtr e
contr olvia t ol
via the Smar he
Smar tKey tK
ey
Multim ediasystem:
4 Climate Menu5
Pre- entryClimate Ctrl.
Switc Switc
hing hing
on/o . on
/o . #
Selec tZ. #
Selec tPre- entryClimate Controlvia Key .
Switc Switc
hingpr hing
pre-entr e-entr
ycli ma t y
cli ma te cont r e
cont rol via t ol
via the Smar he
Smar t- t-
Ke Ke
y y
on/o. on/o.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The high-v oltagebatt eryis ch arge dsu1-
cient ly.
R The functi onhasbee nac tivated via themulti-
media system. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: unloc kth eve hicle.
The climat econt rolfunctions areactiv ated for
up to/vemin utes forpr e-heating andpre-
cooling.
Pr e-entr yclimat econtr olvia theSmar tKey cann ot
be activ ated mor eth an thre etimes whentheve hi-
cle isswitc hedo.. Clim
atecont rol
139 139
#
Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponents intheengine compart-
ment canbevery hot,e.g .th edr ive sy stem
and thecooler . #
Allo wthedr ive sy stem tocool down and
to uc honl yth ecom ponents described
belo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. #
Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th eleT asfaras itwill go(palm down wards).
LiT thehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised by
th epneumatic spring.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood andletit dr op from aheight of
appr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). Maint
enance andcare
283 283
*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agefrom automa ticbrak ing If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tounsuit ablecarwash #
Beforedr ivi ng intoacar wash mak esur e
th at thecar wash issuit able forth eve hi-
cle dimen sions. #
Ensu rether eis su1cien tgr ound clear-
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticu larthewidt hof the
guide rails, issu1cien t. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usingacar
wa sh, ensu rethefo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedo..
R The surround viewcamer aor there ar vie w
camer ais switc hedo..
R The side windowsand slidingsunr oofarecom-
ple tely closed.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntila tion/h eating is
sw itched o..
R The wind shield wipersw itchis in pos ition005A.
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentionall y. R
Inaut omati ccar washes withcon veyorsys-
te ms:
- Neut ral005C iseng aged.
- Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while
it is bein gwa shed, makesur eth eSmar t-
Ke yis locat edintheve hicle. Thepark
posit ion005Disother wise automati cally
eng aged.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise.
A A
ut ut
omatic carw omatic
carwash mode ash
mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle isprepar edfordr iv-
ing intoth eaut omatic carwash. Car wash mode
can beactiv ated ataspeed ofup to12 mph
(20 km/h )(/ pag e287).
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outsi demir rors arefo lded in.
R Toprev ent thewindshield washer system from
st ar tin gup aut omati cally,thera in sensor is
deactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeacti vated. 286286
Maint
enance andcare
R
Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfun ction
(/ page180). NNo o
t t
es on cleaning decor es
on cleaning decorativ ativ
ef e
foils oils
Obser
vetheno teson matt e/nish carein the
ch ap ter"No teson pain twork/mat te/nish paint-
wo rkcar e"(/ page288). Theyalso applyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingdecor ativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e.
Clean ing Clean
ing
R Forcleaning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
cleaning agent without additiv esorabr asiv e
subst ances, e.g.acar sham pooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e,
whils tav oiding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis oth-
er wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton the/n ish orifth edecor ative
fo ilis dull: UsethePa int Cleaner recommen -
ded andappr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Insect remains: Soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:Soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Toprev ent waterst ains, drya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasoT, absorbe ntclo thaTer every
car wash.
A A
v v
oidin gdamag oidin
gdamag et e
to t o
the decor he
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather cond itions
- Stone chippings anddirt
- Chemica lcleaning agents
- Oilypr oducts
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishing willhave thee.ect ofshining the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr eat matt eor stru ctur eddecor ative
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayoccur . Scr
atches, corrosiv edeposi ts,areas a.ect edby
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byincor rect car e
canno talw aysbe com pletely repair ed. Insuc h
cases, visitaqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormation oncar eand
cleaning products from themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optical di.er -
ences mayoccur between thesur faces that we re
no tpr otect edbyadecor ativefo ilaTer remo vinga
decor ativefo il.
% Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen ter. NN
o o
t t
es on car es
on car eof v e
of vehicle par ehicle
parts ts
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. Maint
enance andcare
289 289
#
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and thedr ive sy stem beforecleaning the
wind shield orwiper blades. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
W W
indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws. %
ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
(/ page180).
W W
iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page131).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen.
Ext Ext
er er
ior lightin g ior
lightin g
R Clean thelenses withawe tspo ngeand mild
clea ning agent, e.g.carshampoo. R
Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forplastic lenses.
V V
ehicle socke ehicle
socket(h igh-v t
(h igh-v olt olt
ag ag
ebatt e
batt er er
y) y)
R Use cleanwa terand asoT clothtoclean the
ve hicle socket.
R Donotuse powe rwa sher sor clean ingagent s,
suc has soap.
Se nsor s Se
nsor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear bum p-
er swit hasoT clothand carsham poo
(/ page180) .
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,main tain amini-
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
R R
ear vie ear
viewcamer w
camer aand surr a
and surround vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page218).
R Use clean waterand asoT clothtoclean the
camer alens.
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher . 290290
Main
tenanc eand care