Mercedes CL-Class 2009 User Manual
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Contents
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
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Index
1, 2, 3 ...
4-ETS
see ETS/4-ETS
4MATIC
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
911 emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
A
ABC (Active Body Control) . . . . . . . . 364
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 65
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 499
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 406
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps
see Headlamps
Active Body Control
see ABC
Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adaptive Brake Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adaptive Damping System
see ADS
Additives
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 363
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . . 373
Canceling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Detecting a parking space . . . . . . . 374
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (Advanced
TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency call upon deployment . 406
Front, driver and passenger . . . . . . . 46
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 538
Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Air conditioning refrigerant and
lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
AIRMATIC
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . 363
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Air pressure
see Tire inflation pressure
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Alarm system
see Anti-theft systems
Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472, 549
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 366
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487, 516
AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 582
Antilock Brake System
see ABS
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 75
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Index
Aquaplaning
see Hydroplaning
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Assistance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 312
Automatic central locking . . . . . . . . 295
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 317
Automatic interior lighting control . 321
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 340
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 335
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 340
Emergency operation (limp-home
mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Gearshifting malfunctions (limp-
home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 349
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Kickdown (manual shift program) . 344
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 342
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 341
Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 341
Program mode selector switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341, 343
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Steering wheel gearshift control . . 342
Transmission position indicator . . . 338
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 338
AUX
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
B
Backrest
see Seats
Backup lamps
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 66
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Battery, Vehicle
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487, 516
Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Beverage holders
see Cup holders
Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Bluetooth® settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Brake fluid
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Brake lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 543
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Brake pads
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
High-performance brake system . . 457
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 23
California retail buyers and
lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 20
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Can holders
see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
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Index
Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
CD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Central locking
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Locking/unlocking from inside . . . 295
Central locking/unlocking switch . . 295
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Children in the vehicle
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Blocking of rear side window
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 62
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Infant and child restraint systems . . 59
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 62
Top tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
see Children in the vehicle
Chrome-plated exhaust tip,
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Climate control system
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 388
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 580
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 392
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 391
Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 392
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 449
Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 472
COMAND
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Audio CD/audio DVD/MP3/
PCMCIA card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
FM/AM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Switching on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Controller (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 232
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 234
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Coolant
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 582
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513, 514, 515
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) . . 23
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Index
D
Dashboard
see Instrument cluster
Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . . 318
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Deep water
see Standing water
Defogging (windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Defroster
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Department of Transportation
see DOT
Difficulties
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Digital speedometer
Additional speedometer . . . . . . . . . 247
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 431
Displays
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Maintenance service indicator . . . . 460
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Vehicle status message memory . . 245
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 465
Displaying the distance graphic . . . 353
Displays in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Speed settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . 352
DISTRONIC Plus lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Doors
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . 292
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . 290
Locking/unlocking from outside . . 290
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 411
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 539
DOT (Department of
Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328, 454
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 458
With DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Driving and parking
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, 457
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adaptive Brake Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 68
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ETS/4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
PRE-SAFE® Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving systems
Active Body Control (ABC) . . . . . . . 364
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 373
AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . 366
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Index
Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Driving tips, automatic
transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
DVD, audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
DVD, video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
E
EBP (Electronic Brake
Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Electrical system
Improper work on or modifications . 22
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . 333
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP®
Electronic Traction System
see ETS/4-ETS
Emergency, in case of
Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 554
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 320
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Emergency calls
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Emergency engine shutdown . . . . . . 561
Emergency operations
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 539
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . 299
Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
Emergency Tensioning Device
see ETD
Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine
Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 420
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 536
Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 567
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Engine coolant
see Coolant
Engine oil
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Recommended engine oils and oil
filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 69
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 500
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
ETD (Emergency Tensioning
Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ETS/4-ETS (Electronic Traction
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Express operation
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 311
Parking position . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 315
Power folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7
Index
F
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 54
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 550
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 547
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547, 573
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Fluids
ABC fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427, 578
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 577
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Four-wheel drive
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
Front air bags
see Air bags
Front lamps
see Headlamps
Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 46
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 538
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 235
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 421
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp . . . 535
Premium unleaded gasoline
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421, 578, 580
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
Fuel tank
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 421
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
G
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Gasoline
see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 449
Gear range
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 340
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Transmission position indicator . . . 338
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 338
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 449
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
8
Index
H
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 468
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 320
Headlamps
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 316
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 317
Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 543
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 319
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 317
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Headliner and shelf below rear
window, cleaning and care of . . . . . 469
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Rear seat, removing and installing . 308
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Height adjustment
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 319, 543
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 543
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
High-performance brake system . . . 457
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
I
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301, 302, 329
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Indicator lamps
see Lamps, indicator and warning
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
Infrared reflecting windshield . . . . . 417
Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 294
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 345
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster, Illumination
Instrument panel
see Instrument cluster
Instruments and controls
see Cockpit
Interior lighting
Emergency lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 311
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 312
Interior storage spaces
see Storage compartments
Intermittent wiping
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
K
Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Key, SmartKey
Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 291, 293
9
Index
Global locking (KEYLESS-GO)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . 291
Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . 291
Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . 292
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Opening and closing the windows . 327
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Restoring to factory setting . . 291, 293
Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . 291, 293
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . 301
KEYLESS-GO
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . 301
Keypad (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 344
Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 450
Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
L
Labels
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Emission control information . . . . . 566
Lamps, exterior
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 528
Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Distance warning lamp . . . . . 352, 534
Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 536
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 533
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Front passenger front air bag off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 538
Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Low tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . 31, 55, 531
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 532
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LATCH-type child seat anchors
see Children in the vehicle
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 468
Lighter
see Cigarette lighter
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 318
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Loading
see Vehicle loading
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 290, 292
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Loss of
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Service and Warranty Information
booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
10
Index
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Maintenance Call, automatic (Tele
Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Service indicator, resetting . . . . . . 461
Service indicator display . . . . . . . . 461
Service indicator message . . . . . . . 460
Service indicator message,
clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 461
Manual headlamp mode (Low-
beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 450
Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 450
Maximum permissible tire
inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Menus
see Control system menus
Minispare wheel
see Spare wheel
Mirrors
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 312
Exterior rear view mirror parking
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 315
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 311
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 311
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
MON (Motor Octane Number) . . . . . 581
Motor Octane Number
see MON
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 475
Multifunction display messages
ABC (Active Body Control) . . . . . . . 505
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 499
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 485
Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487, 516
Automatic transmission
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Backrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487, 516
Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513, 514, 515
Corner-illuminating lamps . . . . . . . 519
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 500
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Front passenger front air bag . . . . 478
Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Radar sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523
SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 509
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
11
Index
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
N
Navigation
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . 107
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Points of interest (POI) . . . . . . . . . . 128
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Night security illumination . . . . . . . . 319
Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Cleaning the windshield in front of
the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 450
Number, vehicle identification
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
O
Occupant Classification System
see OCS
Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 62
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 538
Infant and child restraint systems . . 59
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 52
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Oil
see Engine oil
Oil level
see Engine oil, Checking level
On-board computer
see Control system
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 464
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 38
P
Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Activating/deactivating . . . . . . . . . 372
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 465
Collision warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 373
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Parking Guidance, Advanced . . . . . . 373
Parking position
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . 313, 315
Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 338
Parktronic system
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 465
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
12
Index
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
see Front passenger front air bag
off indicator lamp
Passenger safety
see Occupant safety
PCMCIA card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Phone
see Telephone
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Power closing assist for doors and
trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Power seats
see Seats
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Rear side window, blocking
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
PRE-SAFE® Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Problems
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Production options weight . . . . . . . . 450
Program mode selector switch
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 341
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Proximity key
see Key, SmartKey
PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Push-start
see Tow-start
R
RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Radar sensors
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Rear fog lamp
see Fog lamps
Rear seat head restraints
see Head restraints
Rear side window
Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
cleaning the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Recommended tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435, 450
Recovery services, Stolen vehicle
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 580
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Reminder, Seat belt
see Seat belts, Telltale
Remote control
see Key, SmartKey
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 411
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 23
Research Octane Number
see RON
Reserve fuel
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
13
Index
Restraint systems
see Occupant safety
Retaining hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450, 569
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 21, 407
RON (Research Octane Number) . . . 581
Route guidance
see Navigation system
Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 468
S
Safety
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety belts
see Seat belts
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 56
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 531
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Selective setting
see Key, SmartKey
Selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Self-test
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Service
see Maintenance
Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Service and warranty information . . . 20
Service intervals
see Maintenance System, Service
indicator
Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Service menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Settings
Automatic locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 219
Exterior mirror convenience
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Factory setting (SmartKey) . . 291, 293
Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Interior ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . 220
Interior lighting delayed switch-off . 220
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Night security illumination . . . . . . . 216
Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . 221
Selective setting (SmartKey) . 291, 293
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Trunk opening-height restriction . . 222
Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 469
Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Side marker lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Side windows
see Power windows
SmartKey
see Key, SmartKey
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
see Key, SmartKey
SMS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
14
Index
Snow tires
see Winter tires
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474, 569
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Speed settings
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 31, 43, 532
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Standing water, driving through . . . 458
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 301
Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 330
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Steering column
see Multifunction steering wheel,
Adjusting
Steering wheel
see Multifunction steering wheel
Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 342
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 412
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 32, 398
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Sunroof
see Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Suspension tuning
see AIRMATIC
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 346
Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant . . 579, 580
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578, 580
Capacities fuels, coolants,
lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578, 582
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577, 579
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 580
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579, 583
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Automatic Maintenance Call . . . . . 411
Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Initiating an emergency call
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 407
Search and send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 412
System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 404
Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 243
Call lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . 154
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 243
Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Telephone keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Temperature
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Tether anchorage points
see Children in the vehicle
Tightening torque
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
15
Index
Time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 450
Tire and Loading Information
Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 449
Tire Identification Number
see TIN
Tire inflation pressure
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 432
Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Tire ply composition and material
used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429, 569
Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (Advanced
TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Advanced TPMS low tire pressure
telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 430
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 431
Important notes on tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 436, 437
Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488, 524
Ply composition and material used 451
Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 436
Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 569
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443, 451
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436, 448
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 450
TPMS low tire pressure/
malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448, 451
Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430, 452
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 430, 451
Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 451
Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452, 569
Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 443, 451
Top tether
see Children in the vehicle
Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554, 555
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 427
Transmission gear selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 430, 452
Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 430, 451
Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trunk
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Opening/closing system . . . . 298, 299
Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . 299
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 540
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16
Index
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447, 451
Units, Settings
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 580
Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . 290, 292
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
V
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Vehicle
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . 290, 292
Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 539
Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 550
Modifications and alterations,
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Vehicle jack
see Jack
Vehicle level control
see AIRMATIC
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Vehicle loading
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 451
Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Vehicle status message memory . . . 245
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Vehicle washing
see Vehicle care
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Voice Control
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
CD/DVD changer/MP3 . . . . . . . . . 269
Command list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Individualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
W
Warning sounds
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 375
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 55
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . 496
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Washer fluid
Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windows
see Power windows
Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
17
Index
Windshield
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 467
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Infrared reflecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 583
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Windshield wipers
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 545
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 453
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452, 569
Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
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Operator’s Manual
Product Information
Please observe the following in your own best
interest:
We recommend using Genuine MercedesBenz Parts as well as conversion parts and
accessories explicitly approved by us for your
vehicle model.
We have tested these parts to determine their
reliability, safety and special suitability for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
We are unable to make an assessment for
other products and therefore cannot be held
responsible for them, even if in individual
cases an official approval or authorization by
governmental or other agencies should exist.
Use of such parts and accessories could
adversely affect the safety, performance or
reliability of your vehicle. Please do not use
them.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts and preapproved conversion parts and accessories
are available at any authorized MercedesBenz Center. In addition, you will receive
comprehensive information on permissible
technical modifications and expert
installations.
Operator’s Manual
Notes
This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal
of useful information. We urge you to read it
carefully and familiarize yourself with the
vehicle before driving.
For your own safety and longer service life of
the vehicle, we urge you to follow the
instructions and warnings contained in this
Operator’s Manual. Ignoring them could
result in damage to the vehicle or personal
injury to you or others. Vehicle damage
caused by failure to follow instructions is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
We continuously strive to improve our
product, and ask for your understanding that
we reserve the right to make changes in
design and equipment. Therefore,
information, illustrations and descriptions in
this Operator’s Manual might differ from your
vehicle.
Vehicle equipment
Your vehicle may have some or all of the
equipment described in this manual.
Therefore, you may find explanations for
optional equipment not installed in your
vehicle. If you have any questions about
operating any equipment, any authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to
demonstrate the proper procedures.
Optional equipment is also described in this
manual, including operating instructions
wherever necessary. Since they are specialorder items, the descriptions and illustrations
herein may vary slightly from the actual
equipment of your vehicle.
If there are any equipment details that are not
shown or described in this Operator’s
Manual, any authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center will be glad to inform you of correct
care and operating procedures. The
Operator’s Manual and Maintenance Booklet
are important documents and should be kept
with the vehicle.
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Operator’s Manual
Service and warranty information
The Service and Warranty Information
booklet contains detailed information about
the warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz,
including:
R
New Car Limited Warranty
R
Emission System Warranty
R
Emission Performance Warranty
R
California, Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and Vermont Emission
Control System Warranty
R
State Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon
Laws)
Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California law you may be entitled to a
replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the
purchase price or lease price, if after a
reasonable number of repair attempts
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its
authorized repair or service facilities fail to fix
one or more substantial defects or
malfunctions in the vehicle that are covered
by its express warranty. During the period of
18 months from original delivery of the
vehicle or the accumulation of 18 000 miles
(approximately 29 000 km) on the odometer
of the vehicle, whichever occurs first, a
reasonable number of repair attempts is
presumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one or
more of the following occurs:
(1) the same substantial defect or
malfunction results in a condition that is
likely to cause death or serious bodily
injury if the vehicle is driven, that defect
or malfunction has been subject to repair
two or more times, and you have directly
notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in
writing of the need for its repair,
(2) the same substantial defect or
malfunction of a less serious nature than
category (1) has been subject to repair
four or more times and you have directly
notified us in writing of the need for its
repair, or
(3) the vehicle is out of service by reason of
repair of the same or different substantial
defects or malfunctions for a cumulative
total of more than 30 calendar days.
Written notification should not be sent to a
dealer, it should be addressed to
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Customer Assistance Center
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
Maintenance
The Maintenance Booklet describes all the
necessary maintenance work which should
be performed at regular intervals.
Always have the Maintenance Booklet with
you when you take the vehicle to an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
service. The service advisor will record each
service in the booklet for you.
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Roadside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program provides factory-trained technical
help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the
toll-free Roadside Assistance number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA)
1-800-387-0100 (in Canada)
will be answered by Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Representatives
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
For additional information refer to the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program brochure (in the USA) or the
Roadside Assistance section of the Service
and Warranty Information Booklet (in
Canada) in your vehicle literature portfolio.
Change of address or ownership
If you change your address, be sure to send
in the “Change of Address Notice” found in
the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet, or simply call the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service
(in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. This will
assist us in contacting you in a timely manner
should the need arise.
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave all
literature with the vehicle to make it available
to the next operator.
If you bought this vehicle used, be sure to
send in the “Notice of Purchase of Used Car”
found in the Service and Warranty
Information Booklet, or call the MercedesBenz Customer Assistance Center (in the
USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer
Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada
If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreign
countries, please be aware that:
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service facilities or replacement parts may
not be readily available,
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unleaded gasoline for vehicles with
catalytic converters may not be available;
the use of leaded fuels will damage the
catalysts,
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gasoline may have a considerably lower
octane rating, and improper fuel can cause
engine damage.
Certain Mercedes-Benz models are available
for delivery in Europe under our European
Delivery Program. For details, consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to:
In the USA:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
European Delivery Department
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
European Delivery Department
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
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Operating safety
Operating safety
Warning!
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Work improperly carried out on electronic
components and associated software
could cause them to cease functioning.
Because the vehicle’s electronic
components are interconnected, any
modifications made may produce an
undesired effect on other systems.
Electronic malfunctions could seriously
impair the operating safety of your vehicle.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for repairs or modifications to
electronic components.
Other improper work or modifications on
the vehicle could also have a negative
impact on the operating safety of the
vehicle.
Some safety systems only function while
the engine is running. You should therefore
never turn off the engine while driving.
Warning!
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Heavy blows against the vehicle underbody
or tires/wheels, for example when running
over an obstacle, road debris or a pothole,
may cause serious damage and impair the
operating safety of your vehicle. If you feel
a sudden significant vibration or ride
disturbance, or you suspect that damage to
your vehicle has occurred, you should turn
on your hazard warning flashers, carefully
slow down, and drive with caution to an
area which is a safe distance from the road.
Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/
wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle
appears unsafe, have it towed to the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or other qualified maintenance or repair
facility for further inspection or repairs.
Proper use of the vehicle
Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are
familiar with the following information and
rules:
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the safety precautions in this manual
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the “Technical data” section in this manual
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traffic rules and regulations
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motor vehicle laws and safety standards
Warning!
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Various warning labels are attached to your
vehicle. These warning labels are intended
to make you and others aware of various
risks. You should not remove any of these
warning labels unless explicitly instructed
to do so by information on the label itself.
Removal of any of these labels may cause
you and others to be unaware of certain
risks which may result in an accident and/
or personal injury.
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Reporting safety defects
Problems with your vehicle
If you should experience a problem with your
vehicle, particularly one that you believe may
affect its safe operation, we urge you to
contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediately to have the problem diagnosed
and corrected if required. If the matter is not
handled to your satisfaction, please discuss
the problem with the Mercedes-Benz Center
management or, if necessary, contact us at
one of the following addresses:
In the USA:
Customer Assistance Center
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada:
Customer Relations Department
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Reporting safety defects
For the USA only:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.
Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
“National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
of 1966”.
Reporting safety defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your
dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA Headquarters,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building,
Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
www.safercar.gov.
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Vehicle data recording
Vehicle data recording
Information regarding electronic recording devices
(Including notice pursuant to California Code
§ 9951)
Please note that your vehicle is equipped with
devices that can record vehicle systems data
and, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, may
transmit some data in certain accidents.
This information helps, for example, to
diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and
to continuously improve vehicle safety.
Daimler may access the information and
share it with others
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for safety research or vehicle diagnosis
purposes
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with the consent of the vehicle owner or
lessee
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in response to an official request by law
enforcement or other government agency
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for use in dispute resolution involving
Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service
organization and/or
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as otherwise required or permitted by law.
Please check the Tele Aid subscription
service agreement for details regarding the
information that may be recorded or
transmitted via that system.
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At a glance
Exterior view ....................................... 26
Cockpit ................................................. 28
Instrument cluster .............................. 30
Storage compartments ....................... 32
Control systems .................................. 34
Center console .................................... 37
Overhead control panel ...................... 38
Driver’s door control panel ................ 39
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At a glance
Exterior view
Exterior view
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At a glance
Exterior view
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This Operator’s Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please
be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.
Function Page
1 Trunk:
Locking and unlocking 290
Opening and closing 296,
Valet locking 300
Vehicle tool kit 472
2 Rear lamps
3 Rear window defroster
4 Fuel filler flap
Fuel requirements 581
5 Doors:
Locking and unlocking 290
Opening 294
297
543
393
421
Function Page
Locking and unlocking
manually
6 Exterior rear view mirrors
Parking position 313
Power folding 313
7 Towing eye
8 Tires and wheels 429,
Checking tire inflation
pressure 437
Spare wheel 474
Flat tire 547
9 Hood
539,
541
311
556
569
423
Function Page
Engine oil 424
Coolant 427
a Headlamp cleaning system
b Front lamps
c Wipers
Wiper blades, replacing 545
Wiper blades, cleaning 467
d Windshield:
Cleaning with washer fluid 324
Cleaning 467
e Roof:
Power tilt/sliding sunroof 394
320
543
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At a glance
Cockpit
Cockpit
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