Mercedes CLS-Class 2009, CLS 63 AMG 2009 User Manual

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Contents

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Index

1, 2, 3 ...

4-zone automatic climate control

see Climate control system

ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 65

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256, 271

Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Distance warning function . . . . . . . 153

Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 186

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

see Headlamps

Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Adaptive Damping System

see ADS

Additives

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 154

Advanced Tire Pressure Monitor-

ing System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . . . 217

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 288

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Emergency call upon deployment . 186

Front, driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Front, passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 301

Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Air conditioning refrigerant and

lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Airmatic DC (Dual Control) . . . . . . . . 154

Comfortable driving style . . . . . . . . 154

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Sporty driving style . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Suspension tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Air pressure

see Tire inflation pressure

Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Alarm system

see Anti-theft systems

Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 317

Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 348

Antilock Brake System

see ABS

Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 70

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Aquaplaning

see Hydroplaning

Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 93

Automatic central locking . . . . . 77, 138

Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . . 95

Automatic interior lighting control . 100 Automatic locking when driving . . . 138

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 116

Index

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 112

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 116

Emergency operation (limp-home

mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Gearshifting malfunctions . . . . . . . 120

Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Kickdown (manual shift program) . 120

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 118

One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 117

Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 116

Program mode selector switch

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 118

Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Steering wheel gearshift control . . 117 Transmission position indicator . . . 113

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 113

AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Backrest

see Seats

Backup lamps

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 66

Batteries, SmartKey

Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Battery, Vehicle

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Beverage holders

see Cup holders

Brake fluid

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Brake lamps

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 308

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Brake pads

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

High-performance brake system . . 235

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Bulbs

see Replacing bulbs

CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 22 California retail buyers and les-

sees, important notice for . . . . . . . . . 19

Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Can holders

see Cup holders

Capacities and recommended

fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Central locking

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 138

Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 77

Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 77

Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Blocking of rear window operation . . 63

Child safety locks (rear doors) . . . . . 63

Indicator lamp, front passenger

front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Infant and child restraint systems . . 60

LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 62

Occupant Classification System

(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 61

Index

Child safety

see Children in the vehicle

Chrome-plated exhaust tip, clean-

ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Climate control system

4-zone automatic climate control . 160

Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 164

Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 346

Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 169

Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167, 168

Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 168

Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 169

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 228

Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 340

Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 250

COMAND system

see separate COMAND system operating instructions

Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 122

Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 132

Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 125

AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Vehicle status message memory . . 131

Control system submenus . . . . . . . . 125

Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Convenience submenu

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 138

Coolant

Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 348

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 278, 280

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Corner-illuminating front fog lamps . 99

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Customer Assistance Center

see CAC

Dashboard

see Instrument cluster

Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Daytime running lamp mode . . . 96, 135 Deep water

see Standing water

Defogging (windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Defroster

Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Delayed shut-off

Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Department of Transportation

see DOT

Difficulties

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 206

Displays

Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Maintenance service indicator . . . . 239

Index

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Outside temperature . . . . . . . 124, 134

Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 139

Vehicle status message memory . . 131

Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 132

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Cleaning system sensor . . . . . . . . . 244

Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Distance warning function . . . . . . . 153

Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Warning and indicator lamps . 147, 296

Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Doors

Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 72

Locking/unlocking (SmartKey

with KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 72

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 189

Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 303

DOT (Department of Transporta-

tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Driving

Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 233

In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 236

With Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Driving and parking

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 236

Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Driving systems

Airmatic DC (Dual Control) . . . . . . 154

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Driving tips, automatic transmis-

sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . 91, 138

EBP (Electronic Brake Proportion-

ing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Electrical system

Improper work on or modifications . 21

Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Electronic Stability Program

see ESP®

Emergency, in case of

Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 324

First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . 98

Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Emergency calls

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Index

Emergency operations

Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Gear selector lever, unlocking . . . . 304

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 303

Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . . 81

Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Emergency Tensioning Device

see ETD

Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Engine

Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 196

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Malfunction indicator lamp

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 298

Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 335

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Engine coolant

see Coolant

Engine oil

Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Recommended engine oils and oil

filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 66

ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256, 271

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

ETD (Emergency Tensioning

Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . . . 67

Express operation

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 92

Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 53

First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 314

Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314, 340

Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Fluids

Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 343

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284, 286

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Front air bags

see Air bags

Front lamps

see Headlamps

Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 46

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 301

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 233

Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Index

Capacities, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 139

Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 197

Fuel tank reserve warning lamp

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 297

Premium unleaded gasoline

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 344, 346

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Opening in an emergency . . . . . . . 305

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Fuel tank

Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 39, 190

Gasoline

see Fuel

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 228 Gear range

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 115

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 112

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Transmission position indicator . . . 113

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 113

Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 304

Generator

see Alternator

Global locking/unlocking

see Key, SmartKey

Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Gross Axle Weight Rating

see GAWR

Gross Vehicle Weight

see GVW

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

see GVWR

GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 228

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-

ing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Halogen headlamps

see Headlamps

Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 246

Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . . 98

Headlamps

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . . 94

Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 95

Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 308

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Headliner and shelf below rear

window, cleaning and care of . . . . . 246

Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Active head restraints . . . . . . . 57, 305

Comfort head restraint, adjusting . . 86

Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Rear seat, removing and installing . . 87

Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Height adjustment

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Index

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . 97, 308

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 308

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

High-performance brake system . . . 235

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

HVAC

see Climate control system

Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Identification number, vehicle

(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 84, 107

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Indicator lamps

see Lamps, indicator and warning

Infant and child restraint systems

see Children in the vehicle

Inflation pressure

see Tires, Inflation pressure

Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 120

Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Instrument lighting

see Instrument cluster, Illumination

Instrument panel

see Instrument cluster

Instruments and controls

see Cockpit

Interior lighting

Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Rear reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 93

Interior storage spaces

see Storage compartments

Intermittent wiping

Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Key, SmartKey

Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75

Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 73

Global locking (SmartKey with

KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 73

Global unlocking (SmartKey with

KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 74

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Opening and closing the power

tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Opening and closing the windows . 105

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Restoring to factory setting . . . . 73, 75

Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 83

Index

Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 83

KEYLESS-GO

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 83

Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 120

Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 228

Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Labels

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Emission control information . . . . . 334

Lamps, exterior

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Lamps, indicator and warning

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 291

Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Distance warning lamp . 147, 153, 296

Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 31, 298

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 295

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Front passenger front air bag off

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 47, 301

Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 297

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 293

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 294

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Language, Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

LATCH-type child seat anchors

see Children in the vehicle

License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 245

Lighter

see Cigarette lighter

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . . 96

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

see Vehicle loading

Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Lock button

Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 75

Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Loss of

Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Service and Warranty Information

booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Calling up service indicator . . . . . . 240

Clearing service indicator mes-

sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Resetting service indicator . . . . . . 240

Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Service indicator message . . . . . . . 239

Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 239

Manual headlamp mode (Low-

beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 228

Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 228

Index

Maximum permissible tire infla-

tion pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Media interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Menus

see Control system menus

Minispare wheel

see Spare wheel

Mirrors

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 93

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 92

Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 92

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

MOExtended system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

MOExtended tires . . . . . . . . . . . 321, 336

MON (Motor Octane Number) . 197, 347 Motor Octane Number

see MON

Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 255

Multifunction display messages

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256, 271

Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 288

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Airmatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 266

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Check engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 278, 280

Corner-illuminating front fog

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Engine service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256, 271

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284, 286

Front passenger front air bag . . . . 258

Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 275

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 288

Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 288

TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 288

Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Multifunction steering wheel

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 91, 138

Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Net, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Night security illumination . . . . 97, 136

Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 228

Index

Number, vehicle identification

(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Occupant Classification System

see OCS

Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 53

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 301

Infant and child restraint systems . . 60

LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 62

OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 51

OCS (Occupant Classification Sys-

tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Oil

see Engine oil

Oil level

see Engine oil, Checking level

On-board computer

see Control system

One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 243

Outside temperature

see Displays

Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Parcel net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Parking position

Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 113

Parktronic

Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 244

Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 244

Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 29, 157

Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

see Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp

Passenger safety

see Occupant safety

Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Phone

see Telephone

Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Power seats

see Seats

Power tilt/sliding sunroof

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Rear door window, Blocking oper-

ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Problems

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Index

Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Production options weight . . . . . . . . 229

Program mode selector switch

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 116

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Proximity key

see Key, SmartKey

PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Push-start

see Tow-start

RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Radio

Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Rear door ashtray

see Ashtray

Rear doors

Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Rear door window

Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Rear fog lamp

see Fog lamps

Rear lamps

see Tail lamps

Rear seat head restraints

see Head restraints

Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Recommended tire inflation pres-

sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210, 229

Recovery services, Stolen vehicle

(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 346

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Reminder, Seat belt

see Seat belts, Telltale

Remote control

see Key, SmartKey

Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 189

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 308

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 308

License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 308

Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Standing lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 22

Research Octane Number

see RON

Reserve fuel

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 121, 132

Reset tool (active head restraints) . 306 Restraint systems

see Occupant safety

Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 336

Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 20, 187

RON (Research Octane Number)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 347

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Route guidance

see Navigation system

Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Run-flat tires

see MOExtended tires

Safety

Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Safety belts

see Seat belts

Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Index

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 56

Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 293

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . . 91

Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Multicontour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Securing cargo

Cargo tie-down hooks . . . . . . . . . . 177

Selective setting

see Key, SmartKey

Selector lever

see Gear selector lever

Self-test

OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Service

see Maintenance

Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Service and warranty information . . . 19 Service intervals

see Maintenance System, Service indicator

Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Settings

Control system menus and sub-

menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 73, 75

Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 73, 75

Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 246

Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Side marker lamps

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Side windows

see Power windows

Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

SmartKey

see Key, SmartKey

SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO

see Key, SmartKey

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Snow tires

see Winter tires

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 336

Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 147

Speed settings

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 294

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Standing water, driving through . . . 236

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 107

Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Steering column

see Multifunction steering wheel, Adjusting

Steering wheel

see Multifunction steering wheel

Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 117 Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 190

Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 32, 178

Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Rear center console . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Storage bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Submenus

see Control system submenus

Index

Sunroof

see Power tilt/sliding sunroof

Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Suspension tuning

see Airmatic DC (Dual Control)

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 122

Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Technical data

Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 346

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Capacities fuels, coolants, lubri-

cants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 346

Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Initiating an emergency call man-

ually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 187

SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 190

System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 141

Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 39

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Temperature

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 134

Tether anchorage points

see Children in the vehicle

Tie-down hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Tightening torque

Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 229 Tire and Loading Information Plac-

ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 227

Tire Identification Number

see TIN

Tire inflation pressure

Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 206

Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Tire ply composition and material

used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 288

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 336

Advanced Tire Pressure Monitor-

ing System (Advanced TPMS) . . . . 217

Advanced TPMS low tire pressure

telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Index

Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 205

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 206

Important notes on tire inflation

pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 211, 212

Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 288

MOExtended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Ply composition and material used 229

Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 211

Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 336

Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 229

Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 227

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 229

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

TPMS low tire pressure/malfunc-

tion telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 229

Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 231

Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 205, 229

Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 230

Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231, 336

Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 229

Top tether

Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 326

Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Transmission

see Automatic transmission

Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 202

Transmission gear selector lever

see Gear selector lever

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 205, 231

Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 205, 229

Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Trip odometer, resetting . . . . . . . . . . 122

Trunk

Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Opening/closing system . . . . . . 80, 81

Tie-down hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . . 81

Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 303

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 230

Units, Settings

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 346

Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Index

Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Vehicle

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74

Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 303

Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 320

Modifications and alterations,

Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Vehicle jack

see Jack

Vehicle level control

see Airmatic DC (Dual Control)

Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Vehicle loading

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 230

Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen

(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Vehicle status message memory . . . 131

Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Vehicle washing

see Vehicle care

Warning lamps

see Lamps, Indicator and warning

Warning sounds

Distance warning function . . . . . . . 153

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 55

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Washer fluid

Messages in the multifunction dis-

play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Wheel

Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Windows

see Power windows

Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Windshield

Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 244

Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 350

Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Windshield wipers

Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 312

Winter driving

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 232

Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231, 336

Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

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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.

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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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Service and warranty information

The Service and Warranty Information booklet contains detailed information about the warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz, including:

New Car Limited Warranty

Emission System Warranty

Emission Performance Warranty

California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Emission Control System Warranty

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 malfunc-

tion 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 malfunc-

tion of a less serious nature than cate-

gory (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 Mercedes-Benz 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:

service facilities or replacement parts may not be readily available,

unleaded gasoline for vehicles with catalytic converters may not be available; the use of leaded fuels will damage the catalysts,

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

Introduction

Operating safety

Warning!

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!

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:

the safety precautions in this manual

the “Technical data” section in this manual

traffic rules and regulations

motor vehicle laws and safety standards

Warning!

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.

Introduction

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 http://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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Introduction

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

for safety research or vehicle diagnosis purposes

with the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee

in response to an official request by law enforcement or other government agency

for use in dispute resolution involving Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service organization and/or

as otherwise required or permitted by law.

Please check the Tele Aid subscription service agreement for details regarding the infor-

mation that may be recorded or transmitted via that system.

At a glance

Exterior view ....................................... 26

Cockpit ................................................. 28

Instrument cluster .............................. 30

Storage compartments ....................... 32

Multifunction steering wheel ............. 34

Center console .................................... 36

Overhead control panel ...................... 39

Door control panel .............................. 40

At a glance

Exterior view

At a glance

Exterior view

Function Page

1 Trunk:

Unlocking 72

Opening and closing 78,

Vehicle tool kit 250

2 Rear lamps

3 Rear window, defroster

4 Fuel filler flap

Fuel requirements 347

5 Doors:

Locking and unlocking 72

Opening 76

6 Towing eye bolt

7 Tires and wheels 204,

Checking tire inflation pressure 212

308

170

197

327

336

Function Page

Spare wheel 252

Flat tire 314

8 Front lamps

9 Hood

Engine oil 200

Coolant 202

a Wipers

Wiper blades, replacing 312

Wiper blades, cleaning 244

b Windshield:

Cleaning with wiper fluid 102

Cleaning 244

c Power tilt/sliding sunroof

d Exterior rear view mirror

e Side marker lamps

308

199

101

170

308

At a glance

Cockpit

At a glance

Cockpit

Function Page

1 Combination switch:

Turn signals 98

Wipers 101

High beam 97

2 Cruise control lever

Cruise control 142

Distronic 148

3 Steering wheel gearshift

control 117

4 Multifunction steering

wheel

5 Instrument cluster 30,

6 Horn

7 Lever for Voice Control Sys-

tem, see separate operating instructions

34,

122

120

Function Page

8 Front Parktronic warning

indicator 156

9 Climate control panel

a Overhead control panel

b Glove box

c COMAND system, see sep-

arate operating instructions

d Center console

e Starter switch

f Steering wheel adjustment

stalk 90

Heated steering wheel (Canada only) 91

g Parking brake pedal

h Parking brake release

j Exterior lamp switch

163

178

110

Function Page

k Door control panel

l On-board diagnostics

(OBD) socket

m Hood lock release

199

At a glance

Instrument cluster

At a glance

Instrument cluster

Function Page

1 L Left turn signal indi-

cator lamp

v ESP® warning lamp

3 Speedometer

4 Multifunction display

5 l Distance warning

lamp

6 K Right turn signal indi-

cator lamp

7 Coolant temperature

indicator with:

D Coolant temperature warning lamp

8 Tachometer with:

1 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) indicator lamp

293

124

296

121

299

294

Function Page

- Antilock Brake System (ABS) indicator lamp

< Seat belt telltale

A High-beam headlamp

indicator lamp

B Low-beam headlamp indicator lamp

9 Main odometer with:

Gear selector lever position 106

Program mode 116

a Clock with:

; Brake warning lamp, USA only

3 Brake warning lamp, Canada only

ú Engine malfunction indicator lamp, USA only 298

291

293

291

Function Page

± Engine malfunction indicator lamp, Canada only

H Combination low tire pressure/TPMS malfunction telltale, USA only

H Low tire pressure telltale, Canada only

b Fuel display with:

A Fuel tank reserve

warning lamp

c Reset button for:

Resetting trip odometer 122

Adjusting instrument cluster illumination 121

298

300

297

Vehicles without Distronic: Warning lamp without function. It illuminates when the ignition is on. It should go out when the engine is running.

At a glance

Storage compartments

At a glance

Storage compartments

Function Page

1 Glove box

2 Front passenger seat stor-

age compartment with first aid kit 250

3 Door pocket

4 Storage bag

5 Ashtray

6 Door pocket

7 Side storage pocket in

trunk

8 Luggage box under the

trunk floor 254

9 Door pocket

a Ashtray

b Storage bag

c Door pocket

178

183

178

Function Page

d Driver’s seat storage com-

partment 178

e Sun visor card clip

f Parcel net in front passen-

ger footwell 177

g Ashtray with cigarette

lighter 183

h Cup holders

j Storage compartment/tel-

ephone compartment under the center armrest 178

k Cup holder in the rear cen-

ter console 180

l Rear storage compartment

in the rear center console 178

m Cup holder in the rear arm-

rest 180

n Storage compartment in

the rear armrest 178

180

At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel

Function Page

1 Multifunction display

2 Press button s

• to take a call

to dial

to redial

•

Press button t

• to end a call

• to reject an incoming call

124

140

Function Page

Press button æ or ç

• to select submenus in

the Settings menu

• to set values

• to operate the RACE-

TIMER

• to set the volume

3 Press button è or ·

to select next/previous menu

133

128

122

Function only available in telephone menu.

AMG vehicles only.

At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel

Function Page

Press button j or k briefly

• to move within a menu

• to select previous or next track, scene or stored station within Audio/DVD menu

• to switch to the phone book and select a name or number within Tele- phone menu

130

140

Function Page

Press and hold button j or k

• to select previous or next track with quick search or to select previous or next station in station list or wave band within Audio/ DVD menu

• to start the quick search in the phone book within Telephone menu

130

140

At a glance

Center console

Upper part

At a glance

Center console

Function Page

1 Seat heating, driver’s side

2 Rear window sunshade

switch 182

3 Rear seat head restraints

switch, folding down 87

4 Hazard warning flasher

switch 98

5 Front passenger front air

bag off indicator lamp 48

6 Central unlocking switch

7 Alarm system indicator

lamp

8 Electronic Stability Pro-

gram (ESP®) control switch

9 Seat heating, front passen-

ger side 89

a Seat ventilation, front pas-

senger side

Function Page

b Central locking switch

c Seat ventilation, driver’s

side 89

At a glance

Center console

Lower part

Function Page

1 Ashtray

2 KEYLESS-GO start/stop

button 83

3 Gear selector lever for auto-

matic transmission 112

4 Parking assist (Parktronic

system) deactivation switch 156

5 Adaptive Damping System

(ADS) switch 154

6 Vehicle level control switch

7 Thumbwheel for setting dis-

tance for Distronic 151

8 Distance warning function

on/off switch 151

9 Program mode selector

switch for automatic transmission 116

183

154

At a glance

Overhead control panel

Function Page

1 Rear interior lighting on/off

2 Automatic interior lighting

3 Front interior lighting on/

off 100

4 Tilt/sliding sunroof

5 Tele Aid (emergency call

system) button 186

6 Right reading lamp on/off

7 Rear view mirror

8 Front reading lamps

9 Garage door opener

a Hands-free microphone for

Tele Aid (emergency call system), telephone, and Voice Control System, see separate operating instructions

100

170

100

190

Function Page

c Left front reading lamp on/

off 100

d Ambient lighting

136

b Interior lighting

At a glance

Door control panel

Function Page

1 Inside door handle

2 Seat adjustment

3 Memory function (for stor-

ing seat, exterior mirror and steering wheel settings) 93

4 Exterior rear view mirror

adjustment 92

5 Switches for opening/clos-

ing front and rear side windows, rear window override switch 103

6 Remote trunk release

switch, trunk opening/ closing system 78

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Vehicle equipment .............................. 42

Occupant safety .................................. 42

Panic alarm .......................................... 64

Driving safety systems ....................... 64

Anti-theft systems .............................. 69

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Vehicle equipment

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.

Occupant safety

Introduction

In this section you will learn the most important facts about the restraint system components of the vehicle.

The restraint systems are

Seat belts

Child restraints

Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)

Additional protection potential is provided by:

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with

Air bags

Air bag control unit (with crash sensors)

Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD) for seat belts

Seat belt force limiter

Active head restraints

Preventive occupant safety (PRE-SAFE®)

Air bag system components with

Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp

Front passenger seat with Occupant Classification System (OCS)

Although the systems are independent, their protective functions work in conjunction with each other.

Warning!

Modifications to or work improperly conducted on restraint system components or their wiring, as well as tampering with interconnected electronic systems, can lead to the restraint systems no longer functioning as intended.

Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs), for example, could deploy inadvertently or fail to deploy in accidents although the deceleration threshold for air bag deployment is exceeded. Therefore, never modify the restraint systems. Do not tamper with electronic components or their software.

For information on infants and children traveling with you in the vehicle and restraint systems for infants and children, see “Children in the vehicle” (Y page 59).

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SRS indicator lamp

The SRS system conducts a self-test when the ignition is switched on and in regular intervals while the engine is running. This facilitates detection of system malfunctions.

The 1 indicator lamp in the instrument cluster comes on when the ignition is switched on and goes out no later than a few seconds after the engine has been started.

The SRS components are in operational readiness if the 1 indicator lamp is not lit when the engine is running.

A malfunction in the system has been detected if the 1 indicator lamp:

fails to go out after approximately 4 seconds after the engine is started

does not come on at all

comes on after the engine was started or while driving

Warning!

In the event that the 1 indicator lamp comes on while driving or does not come on at all, the SRS self-check has detected a malfunction. For your safety, we strongly recommend that you contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately to

have the system checked; otherwise the SRS may not deploy when needed in an accident, which could result in serious or fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnecessarily which could also result in injury.

In addition, improper work on the SRS creates a risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or causing unintended air bag deployment. Work on the SRS must therefore only be performed by qualified technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

If it is necessary to modify an air bag system to accommodate a person with disabilities, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call our Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) for details.

Air bags

Warning!

Air bags are designed to reduce the potential of injury and fatality in certain frontal impacts (front air bags, driver side knee bag), side impacts (side impact air bags and window curtain air bags), or rollovers (window curtain air bags). However, no system available today can completely eliminate injuries and fatalities.

The deployment of the air bags temporarily releases a small amount of dust from the air bags. This dust, however, is neither injurious to your health, nor does it indicate a fire in the vehicle. The dust might cause some temporary breathing difficulty for people with asthma or other breathing trouble. To avoid this, you may wish to get out of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. If you have any breathing difficulty but cannot get out of the vehicle after the air bag inflates, then get fresh air by opening a window or door.

Warning!

To reduce the risk of injury when the front air bags inflate, it is very important for the driver and front passenger to always be in

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a properly seated position and to wear their respective seat belt.

For maximum protection in the event of a collision always be in normal seated position with your back against the seat backrest. Fasten your seat belt and make sure it is properly positioned on your body.

Since the air bag inflates with considerable speed and force, a proper seating position and correct positioning of the hands on the steering wheel will help to keep you at a safe distance from the air bag. Occupants who are not wearing their seat belt, are not seated properly or are too close to the air bag can be seriously injured or killed by an air bag as it inflates with great force instantaneously:

Sit with the seat belt properly fastened in a position that is as upright as possible with your back against the seat backrest.

Move the driver seat as far back as possible, still permitting proper operation of vehicle controls. The distance from the center of the driver’s chest to the center of the air bag cover on the steering wheel must be at least 10 inches (25 cm) or more. You should be able to accomplish this by adjusting the seat and steering

wheel. If you have any difficulties, please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Do not lean your head or chest close to the steering wheel or dashboard.

Keep hands on the outside of the steering wheel rim. Placing hands and arms inside the rim can increase the risk and potential severity of hand/arm injury when the driver’s front air bag inflates.

Adjust the front passenger seat as far as possible rearward from the dashboard when the seat is occupied.

Occupants, especially children, should never place their bodies or lean their heads in the area of the door where the side impact air bag inflates. This could result in serious injuries or death should the side impact air bag be deployed. Always sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt properly and use an appropriately sized infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in severe injuries to you or other occupants.

If you sell your vehicle, it is important that you make the buyer aware of this safety information. Be sure to give the buyer this Operator’s Manual.

Warning!

Accident research shows that the safest place for children in an automobile is in the rear seat.

There is a possibility for a side impact air bag related injury if occupants, especially children, are not properly seated or restrained when next to a side impact air bag which needs to deploy rapidly in a side impact in order to do its job.

To help avoid the possibility of injury, please follow these guidelines:

(1) Occupants, especially children,

should never place their bodies or lean their heads in the area of the door where the side impact air bags inflates. This could result in serious injuries or death should the side impact air bags be deployed.

(2) Always sit as upright as possible,

properly use the seat belts, and for children 12 years old and under, use an appropriately

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sized infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child.

(3) Always wear seat belts properly.

If you believe that, even with the use of these guidelines, it would be safer for your rear seat occupants to have the rear mounted side impact air bags deactivated, then deactivation can be carried out upon your written request at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center at an additional cost.

Please contact an local authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call the Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372), or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100 for details.

Air bags are designed to deploy only in certain frontal impacts (front air bags, driver side knee bag), side impacts (side impact and window curtain air bags) which exceed preset deployment thresholds, and in certain rollovers (window curtain air bags). Only in the event of such a situation will they provide their supplemental protection.

The driver and passengers should always wear their seat belts. Otherwise it is not pos-

sible for the air bags to provide their supplemental protection.

In case of other types of impacts and impacts below air bag deployment thresholds, air bags will not deploy. The driver and passenger will then be protected to the extent possible by a properly fastened seat belt. A properly fastened seat belt is also needed to provide the best possible protection in a rollover.

Air bags are not a substitute for seat belts. Always wear your seat belt, regardless of whether or not your vehicle is equipped with air bags.

It is important to your safety and that of your passengers that you replace deployed air bags and repair any malfunctioning air bags to make sure the vehicle will continue to provide supplemental crash protection for occupants.

Safety guidelines for the seat belt, Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD) and air bag

Warning!

Damaged seat belts or seat belts that have been subjected to stress in an accident must be replaced and their anchoring points must also be checked. Only

use seat belts installed or supplied by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Air bags and ETDs contain Perchlorate material, which may require special handling and regard for the environment. Check with your local government’s disposal guidelines. California residents, see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/ Perchlorate/index.cfm.

Air bags and ETDs are designed to function on a one-time-only basis. An air bag or ETD that is deployed must be replaced.

Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges. They could tear.

Do not make any modification that could change the effectiveness of the seat belts.

Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may severely weaken them. In a crash they may not be able to provide adequate protection.

No modifications of any kind may be made to any components or wiring of the SRS. This includes changing or removing any component or part of the SRS, the installation of additional trim material, seat covers, badges, etc. over the steer-

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ing wheel hub, front passenger front air bag cover, outboard sides of the seat backrests, door trim panels, or door frame trims, and installation of additional electrical/electronic equipment on or near SRS components and wiring. Keep area between air bags and occupants free of objects (e.g. packages, purses, umbrellas, etc.).

Do not hang items such as coat hangers from the coat hooks or handles over the door. These items may be thrown around in the vehicle and cause head and other injuries when the window curtain air bag is deployed.

Air bag system components will be hot after an air bag has inflated. Do not touch them.

Never place your feet on the instrument panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always keep both feet on the floor in front of the seat.

In addition, improper repair work on the SRS creates a risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or causing unintended air bag deployment. Work on the SRS must therefore only be performed by qualified

technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

For your protection and the protection of others, when scrapping the air bag unit or ETD, our safety instructions must be followed. These instructions are available from any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Given the considerable deployment speed, required inflation volume, and the material of the air bags, there is the possibility of abrasions or other, potentially more serious injuries resulting from air bag deployment.

Warning!

Only use seat covers which have been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle model. Using other seat covers may interfere with or prevent the deployment of the front side impact air bags. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for availability.

If you sell your vehicle, we strongly recommend that you inform the subsequent owner that the vehicle is equipped with SRS and refer them to the applicable section in the Operator’s Manual.

Front air bags

Observe Safety notes, see

page 45.

Driver front air bag

Front passenger front air bag

Knee bag

The front air bags are designed to provide increased protection for the driver and front passenger against the risk of injuries to the head and thorax.

Driver and front passenger front air bags and driver’s side knee bag are deployed:

in the event of certain frontal impacts

if impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold

if the system determines that air bag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt

depending on whether the seat belt is in use

independently of the side impact air bags and/or the window curtain air bags

The front air bags in this vehicle have been designed to inflate in two stages. This allows the air bags to have different rates of inflation that are based on the vehicle deceleration rate as assessed by the air bag control unit.

On the front passenger side, the front air bag deployment is additionally influenced by the passenger’s weight category as identified by the Occupant Classification System (OCS) (Y page 48).

The lighter the front passenger side occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration rate required for second stage inflation of the front air bag.

The air bags will not deploy in impacts which do not exceed the system’s preset deployment thresholds. You will then be protected by the fastened seat belts.

The front air bags will not deployed in the event of a rollover unless the vehicle’s rate of longitudinal deceleration or acceleration

exceeds the preset deployment threshold for the front air bags.

The front passenger front air bag 2 will only be deployed if:

the system, based on OCS weight sensor readings, detects that the front passenger seat is occupied

the 75 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit (Y page 50)

the impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold

Knee bag

The knee bag 3 is located on the driver side lower instrument panel. It is designed to operate together with the driver front air bag in certain frontal impacts exceeding a preset deployment threshold. The knee bag 3 oper- ates best in conjunction with a properly positioned and fastened seat belt.

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Side impact air bags

Observe Safety notes, see

page 45.

Front side impact air bag

Rear side impact air bag

When deployed, the side impact air bags are designed to provide increased protection for the thorax (but not the head, neck and arms) of the occupants on the side of the vehicle on which the impact occurs.

The side impact air bags are deployed:

on the impacted side of the vehicle

in side impacts exceeding a preset deploy-

ment threshold

regardless of whether the seat belt is in use

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independently of the front air bags

independently of the ETDs

The side impact air bags are not deployed in side impacts which do not exceed the system’s deployment threshold.

The side air bags will not deployed in the event of a rollover unless the vehicle’s rate of lateral deceleration or acceleration exceeds the preset deployment threshold for the side air bags.

Window curtain air bags

Observe Safety notes, see

page 45.

Window curtain air bag

When deployed, the window curtain air bags are designed to provide increased protection

for the head (but not the chest or arms) of the occupants on the side of the vehicle on which the impact occurs.

The window curtain air bags are deployed:

on the impacted side of the vehicle

in side impacts exceeding a preset deployment threshold

independently of the front air bags

regardless of whether the front passenger seat is occupied

in certain vehicle rollovers, if the system determines that air bag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt

The window curtain air bags are not deployed in impacts which do not exceed the system’s deployment threshold.

The window curtain air bags deploy in the area indicated by the arrows.

Occupant Classification System

The Occupant Classification System (OCS) automatically turns the front passenger front air bag on or off based on the classified occupant weight category determined by weight sensor readings from the front passenger seat.

The system does not deactivate the front passenger side impact air bag, the window curtain air bag and the Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs).

Occupants must sit with the seat belt properly fastened in a position that is as upright as possible with their back against the seat backrest and feet on the floor to be correctly classified. If the occupant’s weight is transferred to another object in the vehicle (e.g. by leaning on armrests), the OCS may not be able to properly approximate the occupant’s weight category.

Furthermore, the occupant weight may appear to increase or decrease due to the following: objects hanging on the seat, lodged underneath the seat, stuffed between the seat and middle console or the seat and door, other passengers pushing on the seat, or objects applying pressure to the back of the seat. Always make sure the seat has clearance in all directions at all times.

If your seat, including the trim cover and cushion, needs to be serviced in any way, take the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Only seat accessories approved by Mercedes-Benz may be used.

Both the driver and the front passenger should always use the 75 indicator lamp as an indication of whether or not the front passenger is properly positioned.

Warning!

If the 75 indicator lamp illuminates when an adult or someone larger than a small individual is in the front passenger seat, have the front passenger reposition himself or herself in the seat until the 75 indicator lamp goes out, or check whether objects are caught under or around the seat.

In the event of a collision, the air bag control unit will not allow front passenger front air bag deployment when the OCS has classified the front passenger seat occupant as weighting as much as or less than a typical 12-month-old child in a standard child restraint or if the front passenger seat is classified as being empty.

When the OCS senses that the front passenger seat occupant is classified as being up to or less than the weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a standard child restraint, the 75 indicator lamp will illuminate when the engine is started and remain illuminated, indicating that the front passenger front air bag is deactivated.

When the OCS senses that the front passenger seat is classified as being empty, the 75 indicator lamp will illuminate when the engine is started and remain illuminated, indicating that the front passenger front air bag is deactivated.

When the OCS senses that the front passenger seat occupant is classified as being heavier than the weight of a typical 12-month-old child seated in a standard child restraint or as being a small individual (such as a young teenager or a small adult), the 75 indicator lamp will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds when the engine is started and then, depending on occupant weight sensor readings from the seat, remain illuminated or go out. With the 75 indicator lamp illuminated, the front passenger front air bag is

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deactivated. With the 75 indi- cator lamp out, the front passenger front air bag is activated.

When the OCS senses that the front passenger seat occupant is classified as an adult or someone larger than a small individual, the 75 indicator lamp will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds when the engine is started and then go out, indicating that the front passenger front air bag is activated.

If the 75 indicator lamp is illu- minated, the front passenger front air bag is deactivated and will not be deployed.

If the 75 indicator lamp is not illuminated, the front passenger front air bag is activated and will be deployed:

in the event of certain frontal impacts

if impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold

independently of the side impact air bags

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If the front passenger front air bag is deployed, the rate of inflation will be influenced by:

the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as assessed by the air bag control unit

the front passenger’s weight category as identified by the OCS.

For information about air bag display messages (Y page 258).

Deployment of the driver front air bag does not mean that the front passenger front air bag also should have deployed.

The OCS may have determined:

that the seat was empty or occupied by the weight up to or less than that of a typical 12-month-old child seated in a standard child restraint – both instances where the system suppresses deployment of the front passenger front air bag even though the impact met the criteria and was of sufficient severity to deploy the driver front air bag

that the seat was occupied by a small individual (such as a young teenager or a small adult) or a child who weighs more than the weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a standard child restraint – both of which are

instances where the system may suppress deployment of the front passenger front air bag even though the impact met the criteria and was of sufficient severity to deploy the driver front air bag

Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp

The 75 indicator lamp 1 will be illuminated, except with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or with the starter switch in position 0.

Warning!

If the 1 indicator lamp and the 75 indicator lamp are lit at the same time, there is a malfunction in the OCS. The front passenger front air bag will be deactivated in this case. Have the sys-

tem checked as soon as possible by qualified technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Only have the seat repaired or replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

In order to ensure proper operation of the air bag system and OCS

Do not place more than 4.4 lb (2 kg) into the storage bag on the back of the front passenger seat. Otherwise, the OCS may not be able to properly approximate the occupant weight category.

Do not place objects under and/or around the front passenger seat.

Do not hang anything from or attach any items to the seats.

Do not stuff objects such as books between the front passenger seat and the middle console or front passenger door.

Do not move the front passenger seat backwards against stiff objects.

Sit with the seat belt properly fastened in a position that is as upright as possible with your back against the seat backrest.

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While seated, an occupant should not position him/herself in such a way as to cause the occupant’s weight to be lifted from the seat bottom as this may result in the OCS being unable to correctly approximate the occupant’s weight category.

Read and observe all warnings in this chapter.

Occupant Classification System Selftest

After turning the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button once or twice, the

75 indicator lamp illuminates. If

an adult occupant is properly sitting on the front passenger seat and the system classifies the occupant as an adult, the

75 indicator lamp will illuminate

and go out after approximately 6 seconds.

If the seat is not occupied and the system classifies the front passenger seat as being empty, the 75 indicator lamp will illuminate and not go out.

Warning!

If the 75 indicator lamp does not illuminate, the system is not functioning. You must contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center before seating any child on the front passenger seat.

For more information, see the “Practical hints” section (Y page 301).

Warning!

Never place anything between seat cushion and child seat (e.g. pillow), since it reduces the effectiveness of the OCS. The bottom of the child seat must make full contact with the passenger seat cushion. An incorrectly mounted child seat could cause injuries to the child in case of an accident, instead of increasing protection for the child.

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for installation of child seats.

Seat belts

Safety notes

The use of seat belts and infant and child restraint systems is required by law in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories and all Canadian provinces.

Even where this is not the case, all vehicle occupants should have their seat belts fastened whenever the vehicle is in motion.

For information on infants and children traveling with you in the vehicle and restraint systems for infants and children, see “Children in the vehicle” (Y page 59).

Warning!

Always fasten your seat belt before driving off. Always make sure all of your passengers are properly restrained. You and your passengers should always wear seat belts.

Failure to wear and properly fasten and position your seat belt greatly increases your risk of injuries and their likely severity in an accident.

If you are ever in an accident, your injuries can be considerably more severe without your seat belt properly buckled. Without your seat belt buckled, you are much more

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likely to hit the interior of the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed.

In the same crash, the possibility of injury or death is lessened if you are properly wearing your seat belt. The air bags can only protect as intended if the occupants are properly wearing their seat belts.

Warning!

Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat backrest in an excessively reclined position as this can be dangerous. You could slide under the seat belt in a collision. If you slide under it, the seat belt would apply force at the abdomen or neck. That could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The seat backrest and seat belt provide the best restraint when the wearer is in a position that is as upright as possible and the seat belt is properly positioned on the body.

Warning!

Never let more people ride in the vehicle than there are seat belts available. Make sure everyone riding in the vehicle is correctly restrained with a separate seat belt. Never use a seat belt for more than one person at a time.

Warning!

Damaged seat belts or seat belts that were highly stressed in an accident must be replaced and their anchoring points must also be checked.

Only use seat belts which have been approved by Mercedes-Benz.

Do not make any modifications to the seat belts. This can lead to unintended activation of the ETDs or to their failure to activate when necessary.

Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may severely weaken them. In a crash they may not be able to provide adequate protection.

Have all work carried out only by qualified technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Proper use of seat belts

Warning!

USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY

Seat belts can only work when used properly. Never wear seat belts in any other way than as described in this section, as

that could result in serious injuries in case of an accident.

Each occupant should wear their seat belt at all times, because seat belts help reduce the likelihood of and potential severity of injuries in accidents, including rollovers. The integrated restraint system includes SRS (driver front air bag, driver side knee bag, front passenger front air bag, side impact air bags, window curtain air bags for side windows), Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD), seat belt force limiters, and front seat knee bolsters.

The system is designed to enhance the protection offered to properly belted occupants in certain frontal (front air bags, driver side knee bag, and ETD) and side (side impact air bags, window curtain air bags, and ETD) impacts which exceed preset deployment thresholds and in certain rollovers (window curtain air bags and ETD).

Never wear the shoulder belt under your arm, against your neck or off your shoulder. In a frontal crash, your body would move too far forward. That would increase the chance of head and neck injuries. The seat belt would also apply

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too much force to the ribs or abdomen, which could severely injure internal organs such as your liver or spleen.

Adjust the seat belt so that the shoulder section is located as close as possible to the middle of the shoulder (it should not touch the neck). Never pass the shoulder portion of the seat belt under your arm. For this purpose, you can adjust the height of the seat belt outlet.

Position the lap belt as low as possible on your hips and not across the abdomen. If the lap belt is positioned across your abdomen, it could cause serious injuries in a crash.

Never wear seat belts over rigid or breakable objects in or on your clothing, such as eyeglasses, pens, keys etc., as these might cause injuries.

Make sure the seat belt is always fitted snugly. Take special care of this when wearing loose clothing.

Never use a seat belt for more than one person at a time. Do not fasten a seat belt around a person and another person or other objects at the same time.

Seat belts should not be worn twisted. In a crash, you would not have the full width of the seat belt to distribute impact forces. The twisted seat belt against your body could cause injuries.

Pregnant women should also always use a lap-shoulder belt. The lap belt portion should be positioned as low as possible on the hips to avoid any possible pressure on the abdomen.

Place the seat backrest in a position that is as upright as possible.

Check your seat belt during travel to make sure it is properly positioned.

Never place your feet on the instrument panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always keep both feet on the floor in front of the seat.

When using a seat belt to secure infant restraints, toddler restraints, or children in booster seats, always follow the child seat manufacturer’s instructions.

Warning!

Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges. They could tear.

Do not allow the seat belt to get caught in the door or in the seat adjustment mechanism. This could damage the seat belt.

Never attempt to make modifications to seat belts. This could impair the effectiveness of the seat belts.

Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may severely weaken them. In a crash, they may not be able to provide adequate protection.

Damaged seat belts or seat belts that were highly stressed in an accident must be replaced. Contact an authorized MercedesBenz Center.

Fastening the seat belts

Warning!

Always fasten your seat belt before driving off. Always make sure all of your passengers are properly restrained. You and your passengers should always wear seat belts.

Failure to wear and properly fasten and position your seat belt greatly increases your risk of injuries and their likely severity in an accident.

If you are ever in an accident, your injuries can be considerably more severe without

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your seat belt properly buckled. Without your seat belt buckled, you are much more likely to hit the interior of the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed.

Warning!

According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating position. Thus, we strongly recommend that children be placed in the rear seats whenever possible. Regardless of seating position, children 12 years old and under must be seated and properly secured in an appropriately sized infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child. For additional information, see “Children in the vehicle”.

A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is significantly increased if the child restraints are not properly secured in the vehicle

and/or the child is not properly secured in the child restraint.

Warning!

Seat belt outlet

Latch plate

Buckle

Seat belt release button

With a smooth motion, pull the seat belt out of seat belt outlet 1.

Place the shoulder portion of the seat belt across the top of your shoulder and the lap portion across your hips.

Push latch plate 2 into buckle 3 until it clicks.

If necessary, adjust the seat belt to the correct height.

If necessary, tighten the lap portion to a snug fit by pulling shoulder portion up.

Seat belt outlet height adjustment

Seat belt height adjuster

Release button

Raising: Slide seat belt height adjuster

1 upward.

The seat belt height adjuster 1 engages in different positions.

Lowering: Press and hold release button

Slide seat belt height adjuster 1 downward.

Release button 2 and make sure seat belt height adjuster 1 engages into place.

Releasing the seat belts

Press the seat belt release button (Y page 54).

Allow the retractor to completely rewind the seat belt by guiding the latch plate.

Make sure the seat belt retracts fully so that the seat belt and/or latch plate cannot get caught or pinched in the door or in the seat mechanism. This can damage the seat belt and impair its effectiveness, and/or cause damage to the door and/or door trim panel. Such damage is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

Damaged seat belts must be replaced. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Enhanced seat belt reminder system

When the engine is started, the seat belt telltale < will always illuminate for 6 seconds to remind you and your passengers to fasten your seat belts.

If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when the engine is started, an additional warning chime will also sound for a maximum of 6 seconds or until the driver’s seat belt is fastened.

If after these 6 seconds the driver’s or the front passenger’s seat belt (with the front passenger seat occupied) is not fastened with front doors closed,

the seat belt telltale < remains illuminated for as long as either the driver’s or front passenger’s seat belt is not fastened.

and if the vehicle speed once exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h), the seat belt telltale

< starts flashing and a warning chime

sounds with increasing intensity for a maximum of 60 seconds or until the driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt are fastened.

If you and/or your passenger release the seat belt during driving, the seat belt telltale < starts flashing and the warning chime sounds as described before.

If the driver’s or the front passenger’s seat belt remains unfastened after 60 seconds,

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the warning chime stops sounding, the seat belt telltale < stops flashing but contin- ues to be illuminated.

After a vehicle standstill, the warning chime is reactivated and the seat belt telltale

< is flashing again if the vehicle speed

once exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h).

The seat belt telltale < will only go out if both the driver’s and the front passenger’s seat belt (with the front passenger seat occupied) are fastened, or the vehicle is standing still and a front door is opened.

For more information, see “Practical hints” (Y page 293).

Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD), seat belt force limiter

The seat belts for the front seats and rear outer seats are equipped with ETDs and seat belt force limiters.

The ETD is designed to activate in the following cases:

in frontal or rear-end impacts exceeding the system’s preset deployment threshold

in side impacts exceeding the system’s preset deployment threshold on the far side of the impact

in certain vehicle rollovers

if the restraint systems are operational and functioning correctly, see 1 indicator lamp (Y page 43)

The ETDs for the front seats will only activate if the front seat belts are fastened (latch plate properly inserted into buckle).

The ETDs for the rear outer seats will activate with or without the respective seat belts fastened.

In an impact, ETDs remove slack from the seat belts in such a way that the seat belts fit more snugly against the body. Seat belt force limiters, when activated, are employed to help reduce the peak force exerted by the seat belts on occupants during a crash.

ETDs do not correct an incorrect seat

position or incorrectly worn seat belts.

ETDs do not pull occupants back toward the seat backrest.

Warning!

An ETD that was activated must be replaced.

For your safety, when disposing of the ETD allways follow our safety instructions. These are available at any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Automatic comfort-fit feature seat belt

An automatic comfort-fit feature for the front seats reduces the retracting force of the seat belts when they are in normal use.

Preventive occupant safety (PRESAFE®)

Warning!

The PRE-SAFE® system is intended to reduce the effects of an accident on vehicle occupants who are wearing their seat belt properly. Despite having the PRE-SAFE

system in your vehicle, the possibility of injuries occurring as a result of an accident cannot be eliminated. Therefore, you should always drive carefully and adjust your driving to the prevailing road, weather, and traffic conditions.

Your vehicle automatically takes preventive measures to better protect the occupants in the following hazardous situations.

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PRE-SAFE® takes action in:

Emergency braking situations, e.g. if the Brake Assist System (BAS) (Y page 66) is activated.

Critical dynamic driving situations, e.g. when the vehicle is understeering or oversteering because it has exceeded its physical limitations or in case of evasive steering maneuvers at speeds above approximately 85 mph (140 km/h).

When you are driving faster than 20 mph (30 km/h), PRE-SAFE® takes the following measures in such situations:

The front seat belts are pre-tensioned automatically.

If the passenger seat is in an unfavorable position, it will be adjusted to a better position.

If the vehicle is in a critical dynamic driving situation, the door windows and the tilt/ sliding sunroof also close until only a small gap remains.

If the closing procedure of the tilt/sliding sunroof or door windows is blocked, the tilt/sliding sunroof or door windows will stop and open slightly.

Once the hazardous situation is over without an accident occurring, the seat belt pre-tensioning is deactivated. You can readjust all of the settings made by PRE-SAFE®.

If the seat belts do not release:

Adjust the seat backrest or seat slightly to the rear until the seat belt tension is diminished.

The locking mechanism releases.

When moving the seats, make sure there are no items in the footwell or behind the seats. Otherwise, you could damage the seats.

Active head restraints

The active head restraints are intended to offer the driver and front passenger increased protection from whiplash-type injuries. In the event of a rear-end collision, the active head restraints on the driver’s and front passenger’s seats are designed to move forward in the direction of travel, providing the head with increased support earlier on in the collision sequence. The active head restraints move forward whether the seat is occupied or not.

Warning!

Do not attach any objects (e.g. hangers) to the head restraint posts. Otherwise, the active head restraints may not be able to function properly or offer the intended degree of protection they were designed for in the event of a rear-end collision.

If the active head restraints have been triggered in an accident, the active head restraints must be reset. Otherwise, the active head restraints cannot offer any additional protection in the event of another rearend collision.

For information on resetting the activated active head restraints, see “Resetting activated head restraints” (Y page 305).

You cannot remove the active head restraint on the driver’s and front passenger’s seats.

For removal contact an authorized MercedesBenz Center.

Warning!

Only use seat or head restraint covers which have been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle model.

Using other seat or head restraint covers may interfere with or prevent the activation of the active head restraints and/or the

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deployment of the front side impact air bags.

Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for availability.

Warning!

For your protection, drive only with properly positioned head restraints.

Adjust the head restraint so that it is as close to the head as possible and the center of the head restraint supports the back of the head at eye level. This will reduce the potential for injury to the head and neck in the event of an accident or similar situation.

For information on head restraint adjustment, see “Head restraints” (Y page 86).

Correct driver seat adjustment

Warning!

In order to avoid possible loss of vehicle control all seat, head restraint, steering wheel, and rear view mirror adjustments, as well as fastening of seat belts, must be done before the vehicle is put into motion.

Steering wheel

Seat belt

Seat

Properly position seat 3 (Y page 85) and head restraint (Y page 86).

Observe Safety notes, see

page 84.

Observe the following points:

Always be in a properly seated position.

The position should be as far rearward from the front air bag in steering wheel 1 as possible, while still permitting proper operation of vehicle controls.

Adjust seat 3 to a comfortable seating position that still allows you to reach the accelerator/brake pedal safely.

Seat 3 must be adjusted so that you can correctly fasten and position your seat belt 2.

The seat backrest must be in a position that is as nearly upright as possible.

Adjust the seat cushion so that the front edge of the seat cushion lightly supports your legs.

Adjust the head restraint so that it is as close to the head as possible and the cen-

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ter of the head restraint supports the back of the head at eye level.

Never place hands under seat 3 or near any moving parts while seat 3 is being adjusted.

Properly position steering wheel 1 (Y page 90).

Observe Safety notes, see

page 90.

Make sure:

You can reach steering wheel 1 with your arms slightly bent at the elbows.

You can move your legs freely.

All displays (including malfunction and indicator lamps) on the instrument cluster are clearly visible.

Correctly fasten and position your seat belt 2 (Y page 53).

Observe Safety notes, see

page 51.

Make sure:

Seat belt 2 is always fitted snugly.

Adjust seat belt 2 so that the shoulder section is located as close as possible to the middle of the shoulder.

Place the lap portion of seat belt 2 as low as possible on your hips.

Children in the vehicle

Safety notes

If an infant or child is traveling with you in the vehicle:

Secure the child using an infant or child restraint appropriate to the age and size of the child.

Make sure the infant or child is properly secured at all times while the vehicle is in motion.

Warning!

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch. Always take the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, even if they are secured in a child restraint system, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. A child’s unsupervised access to a vehicle could result in an accident and or serious personal injury. The children could

injure themselves on parts of the vehicle

be seriously or fatally injured through excessive exposure to extreme heat or cold

injure themselves or cause an accident with vehicle equipment that can be operated even if the SmartKey is removed from the starter switch or removed from the vehicle, such as seat adjustment, steering wheel adjustment, or the memory function.

If children open a door, they could injure other persons or get out of the vehicle and injure themselves or be injured by following traffic.

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Do not expose the child restraint system to direct sunlight. The child restraint system’s metal parts, for example, could become very hot, and the child could be burned on these parts.

Warning!

Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the passenger compartment unless they are firmly secured in place.

Unsecured or improperly positioned cargo increases a child’s risk of injury in the event of:

strong braking maneuvers

sudden changes of direction

an accident

For more information on loading, please refer to the “Loading and Storing” (Y page 173) chapter.

Infant and child restraint systems

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

We recommend all infants and children be properly restrained at all times while the vehicle is in motion.

All lap-shoulder belts except the driver’s seat belt have special seat belt retractors for secure fastening of child restraints.

To fasten a child restraint, follow child restraint instructions for mounting. Then pull the shoulder belt out completely and let it retract. During seat belt retraction, a ratcheting sound can be heard to indicate that the special seat belt retractor is activated. The seat belt is now locked. Push down on child restraint to take up any slack.

To deactivate, release the seat belt buckle and let the seat belt retract completely. The seat belt can again be used in the usual manner.

Warning!

Never release the seat belt buckle while the vehicle is in motion, since the special seat belt retractor will be deactivated.

Information on child seats with mounting

fittings for tether anchorages (Y page 61).

For information on LATCH-type child seat anchors (Y page 62).

The use of infant or child restraints is required by law in all 50 states, the District of Colum-

bia, the U.S. territories and all Canadian provinces.

Infants and small children should be seated in an appropriate infant or child restraint system, properly secured in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions for the child restraint, that complies with U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and 225 and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and 210.2.

A statement by the child restraint manufacturer of compliance with these standards can be found on the instruction label on the restraint and in the instruction manual provided with the restraint.

When using any infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat, make sure to carefully read and follow all manufacturer’s instructions for installation and use.

Please read and observe warning labels affixed to the inside of the vehicle and to infant or child restraints.

Warning!

Infants and small children should never share a seat belt with another occupant. During an accident, they could be crushed between the occupant and seat belt.

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A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is significantly increased if the child restraints are not properly secured in the vehicle and/or the child is not properly secured in the child restraint.

Children too big for a toddler restraint must ride in seats using regular seat belts. Position shoulder belt across chest and shoulder, not face or neck. A booster seat may be necessary to achieve proper seat belt positioning for children over 41 lbs until they reach a height where a lap/ shoulder belt fits properly without a booster.

When the child restraint is not in use, remove it from the vehicle or secure it with the seat belt to prevent the child restraint from becoming a projectile in the event of an accident.

Installation of infant and child restraint systems

This vehicle is equipped with tether anchorages for a top tether strap at each of the rear seating positions.

Top tether straps enable an additional connection to be made between child restraint systems secured with LATCH-type anchors

and rear seats. This can further reduce the risk of injury.

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

Anchorage ring cover

Remove anchorage ring cover 1 from the anchorage ring of the seat on which a child seat is to be installed.

Store anchorage ring cover 1 in a convenient place (e.g. glove box).

Anchorage ring

Hook

Top tether strap

Guide top tether strap 4 between head restraint and top of the seat backrest.

The head restraint must be positioned such that the top tether strap 4 can pass freely between the head restraint and top of the seat backrest.

Make sure top tether strap 4 is not twisted.

Securely fasten hook 3, which is part of top tether strap 4, to anchorage ring 2.

For safety, make sure hook 3 is attached

to anchorage ring 2 beyond the safety catch, as illustrated.

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Once top tether anchorage hook 3 is attached, the child restraint itself can be secured.

Install the child restraint system and tighten top tether strap 4 according to the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions.

After removing the child restraint system and the top tether strap 4.

Reinstall the anchorage ring cover 1.

Child seat anchors – LATCH-type

This vehicle is equipped with two LATCH-type anchors (at each of the rear seats) for the installation of a LATCH-type child seat with matching mounting fittings.

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

Warning!

Children too big for a toddler restraint must ride in seats using regular seat belts. Position shoulder belt across chest and shoulder, not face or neck.

A booster seat may be necessary to achieve proper seat belt positioning for children over 41 lbs until they reach a height where

a lap/shoulder belt fits properly without a booster.

Install child seat according to manufacturer’s instructions.

The child seat must be firmly attached to the right and left side anchors.

An incorrectly mounted child seat may come loose during an accident which could result in serious injury or death to the child.

Damaged or impact damaged child seats or child seat anchor fittings must be replaced.

Non-LATCH-type child seats may also be used and can be installed using the vehicle’s seat belt system. Install child seat according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

The LATCH-type anchors are covered with upholstery blends.

Indicates the position of the anchors

Anchors

Fold the upholstery blend upward to access the anchors 2.

Install a LATCH-type child seat according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

A rigid connection is established between the child seat and the body of the vehicle.

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Child safety

Child safety locks

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

Warning!

Children could open a rear door from the inside. This may cause serious personal injury or an accident. Therefore, secure the rear doors with the child safety locks whenever children are riding in the back seats of the vehicle.

The child safety locks on the rear doors enable you to secure each rear door individually. You cannot open a secured rear door from the inside. You can open the rear door from the outside when the vehicle is unlocked.

Securing

Releasing

Securing: Press the lever up in direction of arrow 1.

Check to make sure the child safety locks are working properly.

Releasing: Press the lever down in direction of arrow 2.

Override switch

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

You can disable the rear door windows operation and the 12-V power outlet in the rear passenger compartment for added safety (for instance when you have children riding in the rear passenger compartment).

Warning!

Activate the override switch when children are riding in the back seats of the vehicle. The children may otherwise injure themselves, e.g. by becoming trapped in the window opening.

Override switch

Indicator lamp

Activating: Press override switch 1. Indicator lamp 2 comes on.

The functions in the rear are disabled.

It is still possible to operate the rear door windows using the switches located on the door control panel of the driver’s door.

Deactivating: Press override switch 1 again.

Indicator lamp 2 goes out.

The functions in the rear are enabled again.

For more information on power windows, see the “Controls in detail” section (Y page 103).

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Panic alarm

Â button

USA only: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful

interference, and

2. this device must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Canada only: This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference,

and

2. this device must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Activating: Press and hold button 1 for at least 1 second.

An audible alarm and flashing exterior lamps will operate briefly.

Deactivating: Press button 1 again.

Insert the SmartKey in the starter switch.

Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button.

The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO must be inside the vehicle.

Driving safety systems

Introduction

This section contains information about the following driving safety systems:

ABS (Antilock Brake System)

Adaptive Brake

BAS (Brake Assist System)

EBP (Electronic Brake Proportioning)

ESP® (

Electronic Stability Program)

In winter operation, the maximum effectiveness of most of the driving systems described in this section is only achieved with winter tires, or snow chains as required.

Safety notes

Warning!

The following factors increase the risk of accidents:

Excessive speed, especially in turns

Wet and slippery road surfaces

Following another vehicle too closely

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The driving safety systems described in this section cannot reduce these risks or prevent the natural laws of physics from acting on the vehicle. They cannot increase braking or steering efficiency beyond that afforded by the condition of the vehicle brakes and tires or the traction afforded.

Only a safe, attentive, and skillful driver can prevent accidents.

The capabilities of a vehicle equipped with the driving safety systems described in this section must never be exploited in a reckless or dangerous manner which could jeopardize the user’s safety or the safety of others.

Always adjust your driving style to the prevailing road and weather conditions and keep a safe distance to other road users and objects on the street.

If a driving system malfunctions, other driving safety systems may also switch off. Observe indicator and warning lamps that may come on as well as messages in the multifunction display that may appear.

ABS

Observe Safety notes, see

page 64.

Warning!

Do not pump the brake pedal. Use firm, steady brake pedal pressure instead. Pumping the brake pedal defeats the purpose of the ABS and significantly reduces braking effectiveness.

The Antilock Brake System (ABS) regulates the brake pressure so that the wheels do not lock during braking. This allows you to maintain the ability to steer your vehicle.

The ABS is functional above a speed of approximately 5 mph (8 km/h) independent of road surface conditions.

On slippery road surfaces, the ABS will respond even to light brake pressure.

The - indicator lamp in the instrument cluster comes on when you switch on the ignition. It goes out when the engine is running.

Braking

At the instant one of the wheels is about to lock up, a slight pulsation can be felt in the

brake pedal, indicating that the ABS is in the regulating mode.

Keep firm and steady pressure on the brake

pedal while you feel the pulsation.

Continuous, steady brake pedal pressure yields the advantages provided by the ABS, namely braking power and the ability to steer the vehicle.

The pulsating brake pedal can be an indication of hazardous road conditions and functions as a reminder to take extra care while driving.

Emergency brake maneuver

Keep continuous full pressure on the brake

pedal.

Warning!

If the ABS malfunctions, other driving safety systems such as the BAS or the ESP® are also switched off. Observe indicator and warning lamps that may come on as well as messages in the multifunction display that may appear.

If the ABS malfunctions, the wheels may lock during hard braking, reducing steering capability and extending the braking distance.

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For more information, see “What to do if …?” (Y page 291).

BAS

Observe Safety notes, see

page 64.

The Brake Assist System (BAS) operates in emergency situations. If you apply the brakes very quickly, the BAS automatically provides full brake boost, thereby potentially reducing the braking distance.

Apply continuous full braking pressure until the emergency braking situation is over.

The ABS will prevent the wheels from locking.

When you release the brake pedal, the brakes function again as normal. The BAS is then deactivated.

Warning!

If the BAS malfunctions, the brake system still functions, but without the additional brake boost available that the BAS would normally provide in an emergency braking maneuver. Therefore, the braking distance may increase.

Adaptive Brake

Adaptive Brake provides a high level of braking safety as well as increased braking comfort. It is coupled with ABS, ESP® and BAS. Adaptive Brake takes driver and vehicle characteristics into consideration, thus achieving an optimal braking effect.

For more information on the brake system, see (Y page 234).

EBP

Observe Safety notes, see

page 64.

The Electronic Brake Proportioning (EBP) enhances braking effectiveness by allowing the rear brakes to supply a greater proportion of the braking effort in straight line braking without a loss of vehicle stability.

Warning!

If the EBP malfunctions, the brake system will still function with full brake boost. However, the rear wheels could lock up during emergency braking situations, for example. You could lose control of the vehicle and cause an accident.

Adapt your driving style to the changed driving characteristics.

ESP

Observe Safety notes, see

page 64.

The Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) is operational as soon as the engine is running and monitors the vehicle’s traction (force of adhesive friction between the tires and the road surface) and handling.

The ESP® recognizes when a wheel is spinning or if the vehicle starts to skid. By applying brakes to the appropriate wheel and by limiting the engine output, the ESP® works to stabilize the vehicle. The ESP® is especially useful while driving off and on wet or slippery road surfaces. The ESP® also stabilizes the vehicle during braking and steering maneuvers.

The ESP® warning lamp ment cluster comes on when you switch on the ignition. It goes out when the engine is running.

in the instru-

The ESP® warning lamp v in the instrument cluster flashes when the ESP® is

engaged.

Warning!

Never switch off the ESP® when you see the ESP® warning lamp v flashing in the instrument cluster. In this case proceed as follows:

When driving off, apply as little throttle as possible.

While driving, ease up on the accelerator pedal.

Adapt your speed and driving style to the prevailing road conditions.

Failure to observe these guidelines could cause the vehicle to skid. The ESP® cannot prevent accidents resulting from excessive speed.

Because the ESP® operates automati-

cally, the engine and ignition must be shut off (SmartKey in starter switch position 0 or 1 or KEYLESS-GO start/stop button in position 0 or 1) when the parking brake is being tested on a brake test dynamometer or when the vehicle is being towed with the front axle raised.

Active braking action through the ESP

may otherwise seriously damage the brake system which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

The ESP® will only function properly if you use wheels of the recommended tire size as specified in the “Technical data” section of this Operator’s Manual.

The Distronic system and cruise control switch off automatically when the ESP

engages.

For more information, see the “Practical hints” section (Y page 256) and (Y page 293).

Electronic Traction System (ETS)

Observe Safety notes, see

page 64.

The ETS (Electronic Traction System) is a component of the ESP®. The ETS improves the vehicle’s ability to utilize available traction, especially under slippery road conditions by applying the brakes to a spinning wheel.

Except CLS 63 AMG:

Safety and security

Driving safety systems

When you switch off the ESP enabled.

Switching off the ESP

ESP® switch

Switching off the ESP® (except CLS 63 AMG)

Warning!

The ESP® should not be switched off during normal driving other than in the circumstances described below. Disabling the system will reduce vehicle stability in driving maneuvers.

Do not switch off the ESP® when a spare wheel is mounted.

, the ETS is still

Safety and security

Driving safety systems

To improve the vehicle’s traction, switch off the ESP® in driving situations in which it would be advantageous to have the drive wheels spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip such as:

when driving with snow chains

in deep snow

in sand or gravel

Warning!

Switch on the ESP® immediately if the aforementioned circumstances do not apply anymore. Otherwise the ESP® will not stabilize the vehicle when it is starting to skid or a wheel is spinning.

When you switch off the ESP

the ESP® does not stabilize the vehicle

the engine output is not limited, which allows the drive wheels to spin and thus cut into surfaces for better grip

the ETS will still apply the brakes to a spinning wheel

the ESP® continues to operate when you are braking

you cannot activate the cruise control or the Distronic system

the cruise control or the Distronic system switch off if activated

When the ESP® is switched off and one or

more drive wheels are spinning, the ESP warning lamp v in the instrument clus-

ter flashes. However, the ESP® will then not stabilize the vehicle.

With the engine running, press ESP

switch1 until the ESP® warning lamp

v in the instrument cluster comes on.

The ESP® is switched off.

Warning!

When the ESP® warning lamp v is illuminated continuously, the ESP® is switched

off or is not operational due to a malfunction. Vehicle stability in standard driving maneuvers is reduced.

Adapt your speed and driving to the prevailing road conditions and to the non-operating status of the ESP®.

Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an

extended period with the ESP® switched off. This may cause serious damage to the

drivetrain which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

Switching off the ESP® (CLS 63 AMG only)

Warning!

The ESP® should not be switched off during

normal driving.

Disabling of the system will result in the following:

no restriction to engine torque

loss of system supported traction control

“ESP® OFF” is designed for driving on closed tracks when the vehicle’s natural oversteer and understeer characteristics are desired and requires a highly skilled and experienced driver able to handle these critical driving situations.

You could lose control of your vehicle and cause an accident.

Please be aware of these limits when you switch off the ESP®.

Do not switch off the ESP® when a spare wheel is mounted.

When you switch off the ESP

the ESP® does not stabilize the vehicle

the engine output is not limited, which

allows the drive wheels to spin

the ETS will still apply the brakes to a spinning wheel

the ESP® operates while you are braking

you cannot activate the cruise control or the Distronic system

the cruise control or Distronic system switch off if currently activated

When the ESP® is switched off and one or

more drive wheels are spinning, the ESP warning lamp v in the instrument clus-

ter flashes. However, the ESP® will then not stabilize the vehicle.

With the engine running, press ESP® switch

1 until the ESP® warning lamp v in the

instrument cluster comes on.

The ESP® is switched off.

Warning!

When the ESP® warning lamp v is illuminated continuously, the ESP® is switched

off or is not operational due to a malfunc-

tion. Vehicle stability in standard driving maneuvers is reduced.

Adapt your speed and driving to the prevailing road conditions and to the non-operating status of the ESP®.

Avoid spinning of a drive wheel for an extended period with the ESP® switched off. This may cause serious damage to the drivetrain which is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

Switching on the ESP

Press ESP® switch 1 until the ESP® warn-

ing lamp v in the instrument cluster goes out.

You are now again in normal driving mode with the ESP® switched on.

Safety and security

Anti-theft systems

Immobilizer

The immobilizer prevents unauthorized persons from starting your vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. The engine can be started by anyone with a valid SmartKey that is left inside the vehicle.

Activating

With the SmartKey: Remove the SmartKey from the starter switch.

With KEYLESS-GO: Turn off the engine and open the driver’s door.

Deactivating

Switch on the ignition.

Starting the engine will also deactivate

the immobilizer.

In the event that the engine cannot be started (yet the vehicle’s battery is charged), the system is not operational. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA), or 1-800-387-0100 (in Canada).

Safety and security

Anti-theft systems

Anti-theft alarm system

Once the alarm system has been armed, a visual and audible alarm is triggered when someone opens:

a door

the trunk

the hood

The alarm will stay on even if the activating element (a door, for example) is immediately closed.

The alarm system will also be triggered when

the vehicle is opened with the mechanical key

a door is opened from the inside

the trunk is opened with the emergency release button

To cancel the alarm after it has been triggered, see “Canceling the alarm” (Y page 70).

If the alarm stays on for more than 30 seconds, a call to the Response Center is initiated automatically by the Tele Aid system provided that you have subscribed to the Tele Aid service and that it has been activated properly, and that the necessary

mobile phone, power supply and GPS coverage are available.

Indicator lamp

Arming: Lock the vehicle with the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO.

The turn signal lamps flash three times to indicate that the vehicle is locked. Indicator lamp 1 flashes to indicate that the alarm system is armed.

If the turn signal lamps do not flash three times, a door or the trunk may not be properly closed.

Close the respective element and lock the vehicle again.

Disarming: Unlock the vehicle with the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO.

The turn signal lamps flash once to indicate that the alarm system is disarmed.

The vehicle will lock and the alarm system will rearm automatically again after approximately 40 seconds unless you open a door or the trunk.

Canceling the alarm

To cancel the alarm, do one of the following:

Insert the SmartKey in the starter switch.

Press the k or j button on the SmartKey.

In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:

Grasp an outside door handle.

The SmartKey must be within 3 ft (1 m) of the vehicle.

Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button.

The SmartKey must be inside the vehicle.

Controls in detail

Vehicle equipment .............................. 72

Locking and unlocking ....................... 72

Starter switch positions ..................... 83

Seats .................................................... 84

Multifunction steering wheel ............. 90

Mirrors ................................................. 92

Memory function ................................. 93

Lighting ................................................ 94

Wipers ................................................ 101

Power windows ................................. 103

Driving and parking .......................... 106

Automatic transmission ................... 112

Instrument cluster ............................ 120

Control system .................................. 122

Driving systems ................................ 142

Climate control system .................... 160

Rear window defroster ..................... 170

Power tilt/sliding sunroof ............... 170

Loading and storing .......................... 173

Useful features ................................. 180

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Vehicle equipment

Locking and unlocking

Notes

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

When unlocking or locking the vehicle with the SmartKey an acoustic signal sounds. The acoustic signal is activated at the factory. If you wish to deactivate the feature, or adjust its signal volume, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

When unlocking the vehicle, all turn signal lamps flash once, an acoustic signal sounds once, the locking knobs in the doors move up, and the anti-theft alarm system is disarmed.

When locking the vehicle, all turn signal lamps flash three times, an acoustic signal sounds three times, the locking knobs in the doors move down, and the anti-theft alarm system is armed.

All doors and the trunk must be closed.

If you cannot lock or unlock the vehicle with the SmartKey, the batteries in the SmartKey are discharged, the SmartKey is malfunctioning, or the vehicle battery is drained.

Check the batteries in the SmartKey and replace them if necessary.

Use the mechanical key to unlock the driver’s door and the trunk.

Use the mechanical key to lock the vehicle.

Have the vehicle battery and the vehicle battery connections checked at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

If the SmartKey is malfunctioning, contact Roadside Assistance or an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

SmartKey

Your vehicle comes supplied with two SmartKeys, each with remote control and a removable mechanical key.

The SmartKey locks and unlocks centrally:

the doors

the trunk lid

the fuel filler flap

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

1 j

2 i

3 k

Lock button

Unlock button for trunk lid

Unlock button

Battery check lamp

When you open a door, the side window on that side lowers slightly. Once you close the door, the window moves up again.

A side window will not work if it is blocked with ice or if the vehicle battery is discharged. If you cannot shut a door, do not force it or you could damage the door or side window. Fix whatever is affecting the window before trying to shut the door.

USA only: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful

interference, and

2. this device must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Canada only: This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference,

and

2. this device must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Factory setting

Global unlocking: Press button k.

The vehicle will lock again automatically and rearm the anti-theft alarm system within approximately 40 seconds of unlocking if neither door nor trunk is opened.

Global locking: Press button j.

Selective setting

If you frequently travel alone, you may wish to reprogramm the SmartKey so that pressing button k only unlocks the driver’s door, interior lockable storage compartments and the fuel filler flap.

Switching on/off: Press and hold buttons

k and j simultaneously for approx-

imately 5 seconds until battery check lamp

4 (Y page 73) flashes twice.

The SmartKey will then function as follows:

Unlocking driver’s door and fuel filler flap: Press button k once.

Global unlocking: Press button k twice.

Global locking: Press button j.

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

KEYLESS-GO

Vehicles equipped with KEYLESS-GO come with two SmartKeys with KEYLESS-GO, each with remote control and a removable mechanical key.

The KEYLESS-GO function is integrated into the SmartKey. On these vehicles, the validity of the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is checked every time you pull an outside door handle.

If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is valid, your vehicle unlocks

the doors

the fuel filler flap

the trunk lid

When you open a door, the side window on that side lowers slightly. Once you close the door, the window moves up again.

USA only: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful

interference, and

2. this device must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Canada only: This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference,

and

2. this device must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Important notes on using KEYLESS-GO

You can also use the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO like a normal SmartKey (Y page 72).

You can combine KEYLESS-GO functions with normal SmartKey functions (e.g. unlocking with KEYLESS-GO and locking with button j).

Always carry the SmartKey with KEYLESSGO with you.

Never store the SmartKey with KEYLESSGO together with:

Electronic items such as a mobile phone or another SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO

Metallic objects such as coins or metal foil

Doing so could impair the function of the KEYLESS-GO system.

To lock or unlock the vehicle, the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO must be located outside the vehicle within approximately 3 ft (1 m) of a door or the trunk.

If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is positioned farther away from the vehicle, the system may no longer recognize the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO. The vehicle cannot

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

be locked or the engine started via the KEYLESS-GO system.

If the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is removed from the vehicle (e.g. if a passenger exits the vehicle with the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO)

when pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/ stop button or trying to lock the vehicle with the lock button on an outside door handle the message Key Not Detected appears in the multifunction display

with the engine running, the message

Key Not Detected appears in the mul-

tifunction display while driving off

Find the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO or change its present location immediately (e.g. place it on the front passenger seat or insert it in shirt pocket).

If you have started the engine with the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button, you can turn it off again by

pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button

inserting the SmartKey into the starter switch when the vehicle is at a standstill

and the automatic transmission is in park position P

The vehicle could be inadvertently

unlocked if the SmartKey with KEYLESS-

GO is within 3 ft (1 m) of the vehicle and

an outside door handle is splashed with water

you attempt to clean an outside door handle

Remember that the engine can be started

by anyone with a SmartKey with KEYLESS-

GO that is left inside the vehicle.

Possibility 1 (One SmartKey with KEY-

LESS-GO in the vehicle, one SmartKey with

KEYLESS-GO outside the vehicle):

If you leave the SmartKey with KEYLESS-

GO behind when exiting and locking the

vehicle, no message appears in the multi-

function display.

Possibility 2 (One SmartKey with KEY-

LESS-GO in the vehicle, no SmartKey with

KEYLESS-GO outside the vehicle):

When exiting and trying to lock the vehicle,

the message Key Detected In Vehicle

appears in the multifunction display. The

vehicle will not be locked.

Factory setting

Global unlocking: Pull an outside door handle.

The vehicle will lock again automatically and rearm the anti-theft alarm system within approximately 40 seconds if neither door nor trunk is opened.

Lock button on the outside door handle

Global locking: Press lock button 1 on an outside door handle.

Selective setting

If you frequently travel alone, you may wish to reprogram the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO so when you pull the driver’s outside door

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

handle, only the driver’s door and the fuel filler flap unlocks.

Switching on/off: Press and hold buttons

k and j simultaneously for approx-

imately 5 seconds until battery check lamp

4 (Y page 73) flashes twice.

The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO will then function as follows:

Unlocking driver’s door and fuel filler flap: Pull the driver’s outside door handle.

Global unlocking: Pull any outside door handle other than the driver’s outside door handle.

Global locking: Press lock button 1 on an outside door handle.

Checking SmartKey batteries

Press button j or k. Battery check lamp 4 (Y page 73) comes

on briefly to indicate that the SmartKey batteries are in order.

If the battery check lamp does not come on briefly during check, the SmartKey batteries are discharged.

Replace the batteries (Y page 306).

You can obtain the required batteries at any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

If the batteries are checked within signal range of the vehicle, pressing button

j or k will lock or unlock the vehicle

accordingly.

Loss of the SmartKey

If you lose your SmartKey or mechanical key, you should do the following:

Have the SmartKey deactivated by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Report the loss of the SmartKey or the mechanical key to your car insurance company immediately.

Have the mechanical lock replaced if necessary.

Any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to supply you with a replacement.

Opening the doors from the inside

You can open a locked door from the inside. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so.

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Locking knob

Inside door handle

If the vehicle has previously been locked with the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO, opening a door from the inside will trigger the antitheft alarm system.

To cancel the alarm, see (Y page 70).

Front doors: Pull on inside door handle

2 on the respective front door to open

door. If the door was locked, locking knob 1 will

move up.

Opening a door causes its window to open

slightly. It will fully close when the door is

shut.

Rear doors: Pull up locking knob 1 on the

respective rear door to unlock door.

Pull on inside door handle 2 on the respec-

tive rear door to open door.

Automatic central locking

The doors and the trunk lock automatically when the vehicle is set into motion.

You can open a locked door from the inside. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so.

The doors are designed to unlock automatically after an accident if the force of the impact exceeds a preset threshold.

The vehicle locks automatically when the ignition is switched on and the wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more. You could therefore lock yourself out when the vehicle is pushed or towed or is on a test stand.

You can deactivate the automatic central locking using the control system (Y page 138).

Locking and unlocking from the inside

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

You can lock or unlock the vehicle from inside using the central locking switches. This can be useful, for example, if you want to lock the vehicle before starting to drive.

The central locking switches do not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.

Central unlocking switch

Central locking switch

Locking: Press central locking switch 2.

If all doors are closed, the vehicle locks.

Unlocking: Press central unlocking switch

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

You can open a locked door from inside at any time. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so.

If the vehicle was previously locked with the central locking switch:

and the SmartKey is set to factory settings, the complete vehicle is unlocked when a door is opened from the inside

and the SmartKey is set to selective settings, only the door opened from inside is unlocked

If the vehicle was previously centrally locked with the SmartKey or with KEYLESS-GO, it will not unlock using the central unlocking switch.

Opening the trunk

Warning!

Make sure the trunk is closed when the engine is running and while driving. Among other dangers, deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gases may enter vehicle interior resulting in unconsciousness and death.

You can open the trunk when the vehicle is stationary.

A minimum height clearance of 5.90 ft (1.80 m) is required to open the trunk lid.

The trunk lid swings open upwards automatically. Always make sure there is sufficient overhead clearance.

Opening the trunk from the outside

Handle

Press and hold button i on the SmartKey until trunk unlocks and begins to open.

Pull on handle 1.

In vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: The vehicle must be unlocked.

If the trunk does not open, it is still locked separately (Y page 82).

Vehicles with trunk opening/closing system:

Stopping the opening procedure: Press button i on the SmartKey.

Opening the trunk from the inside

Vehicles without trunk opening/closing system

Indicator lamp

Remote trunk opening switch

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Vehicles with trunk opening/closing system

Indicator lamp

Remote trunk opening/closing switch

Pull switch 2 until the trunk begins to open.

Indicator lamp 1 in the switch comes on and remains lit until the trunk is closed.

If the trunk does not open, it is still locked separately (Y page 82).

Vehicles with trunk opening/closing system:

To interrupt the opening procedure:

Press or pull switch 1.

Closing the trunk

Warning!

Make sure the trunk is closed when the engine is running and while driving. Among other dangers, deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gases may enter vehicle interior resulting in unconsciousness and death.

Warning!

To prevent possible personal injury, always keep hands and fingers away from the trunk opening when closing the trunk lid. Be especially careful when small children are around.

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

Do not leave the SmartKey in the open trunk. You may lock yourself out.

If the vehicle was previously centrally locked with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO, the trunk lid will lock automatically when closed. All turn signal lamps flash three times to confirm locking.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:

To prevent a possible inadvertent lockout, the trunk lid will open automatically if a SmartKey

with KEYLESS-GO is recognized inside the vehicle or in the trunk.

The vehicle is only locked when the turn signal lamps flash three times. If you are carrying a second SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO with you, you can still lock the vehicle.

Closing the trunk from the outside manually

Handle

Lower trunk lid by pulling firmly on handle

Close trunk with hands placed flat on trunk lid.

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Closing the trunk from the inside automatically

Warning!

Maintain sight of the area around the rear of the vehicle while operating the trunk lid with the door mounted switch. Monitor the closing procedure carefully to make sure no one is in danger of being injured.

To interrupt the closing procedure, press or pull the door mounted remote trunk opening/closing switch.

Even with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO removed from the vehicle, the remote trunk opening/closing switch can be operated. Therefore, do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. A child’s unsupervised access to a vehicle could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury.

If the trunk lid comes into contact with an object while closing (e.g. luggage that has been piled too high) in the upper motion sequence, the closing procedure is stopped and the trunk reopens slightly.

In vehicles with trunk opening/closing system you can close the trunk from the inside

using the remote trunk opening/ closing switch.

Indicator lamp

Remote trunk opening switch

Press switch 1 until the trunk is closed.

The indicator lamp in the switch goes out when the trunk is closed.

To interrupt the closing procedure:

Release switch 1.

Closing the trunk from the outside automatically

Warning!

Monitor the closing procedure carefully to make sure no one is in danger of being

injured. To prevent possible personal injury, always keep hands and fingers away from the trunk opening when closing the trunk lid. Be especially careful when small children are around. To stop the closing procedure, do one of the following:

Press button i on the SmartKey.

Press or pull the remote trunk opening/ closing switch (on the driver’s door).

Press the trunk closing switch.

Press the KEYLESS-GO locking/closing switch.

Pull the trunk lid handle.

In vehicles with trunk opening/closing system you can close the trunk separately from the outside using the trunk closing switch.

Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO

Trunk closing switch

been piled too high) in the upper motion sequence, the closing procedure is stopped and the trunk lid reopens slightly.

Closing the trunk and locking vehicle from outside

In vehicles with trunk opening/closing system and KEYLESS-GO, you can close the trunk and lock the vehicle simultaneously from the outside using the KEYLESS-GO locking/closing switch.

KEYLESS-GO locking/closing switch

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

The locking knobs in the doors move down.

The trunk lid starts to close automatically.

All turn signal lamps flash three times to confirm locking once the trunk has closed completely.

An acoustic signal sounds three times.

The anti-theft alarm system is armed.

Trunk lid emergency release

With the emergency release button, the trunk lid can be opened from inside the trunk.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO

Trunk closing switch

Press switch 1 briefly.

If the trunk lid comes into contact with an object while closing (e.g. luggage that has

Make sure you have the SmartKey with

KEYLESS-GO with you.

Press switch 1 briefly.

With all doors closed:

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Emergency release button

Briefly press emergency release button

The trunk lid unlocks and opens.

The emergency release button unlocks and opens the trunk while the vehicle is standing still or in motion.

Illumination of the emergency release button:

The button flashes for 30 minutes after opening the trunk.

The button flashes for 60 minutes after closing the trunk.

The emergency release button does not open the trunk, if the vehicle battery is discharged or disconnected.

If the vehicle has previously been centrally locked with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO,

opening the trunk from the inside using the emergency release button will trigger the anti-theft alarm system.

To cancel the alarm, see (Y page 70).

Valet locking

To deny any unauthorized person access to the trunk, e.g. when you valet park the vehicle, lock it separately with the mechanical key. Leave only the SmartKey less its mechanical key with the vehicle.

Neutral position

Locked

Close the trunk.

Remove the mechanical key from the SmartKey (Y page 303).

Insert the mechanical key in the trunk lid lock.

Turn the mechanical key clockwise to position % and remove the mechanical key in that position to lock the trunk.

The trunk remains locked even when the vehicle is centrally unlocked.

You can only cancel the separate trunk locking mode by means of the mechanical key.

Insert the mechanical key in the trunk lid lock.

Turn the mechanical key counterclockwise to neutral position $ and remove the mechanical key in that position to unlock the trunk.

You can now open the trunk.

Controls in detail

Starter switch positions

SmartKey

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

Starter switch

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For removing SmartKey (gear selector lever must be in park position P)

Power supply for some electrical consumers, e.g. radio

Ignition (power supply for all electrical consumers) and driving position

Starting position

When you switch on the ignition, all lamps (except high-beam headlamp indicator lamp, and turn signal indicator lamps unless activated) in the instrument cluster come on. If a lamp in the instrument cluster fails to come

on when the ignition is switched on, have it checked and replaced if necessary. If a lamp in the instrument cluster remains on after starting the engine or comes on while driving, refer to “Lamps in instrument cluster” (Y page 290).

If the SmartKey is left in starter switch position 0 for an extended period of time, it can no longer be turned in the starter switch. In this case, the steering is locked. To unlock, remove SmartKey from the starter switch and reinsert.

The steering is locked when the SmartKey is removed from the starter switch.

If the SmartKey cannot be turned in the starter switch, the vehicle battery may not be sufficiently charged.

Check the vehicle battery and charge it if necessary.

Get a jump start.

To prevent accelerated vehicle battery discharge or a completely discharged vehicle battery, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch when the engine is not in operation.

KEYLESS-GO

Observe Safety notes, see

page 59.

Vehicles equipped with the KEYLESS-GO feature are supplied with a SmartKey with integrated KEYLESS-GO function.

With the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO present in the vehicle, pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button

without the brake pedal depressed corresponds to the various starter switch positions (Y page 83)

with the brake pedal firmly depressed will start the engine (Y page 106)

The function of the SmartKey overrules the KEYLESS-GO function.

The SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO must be located in the vehicle.

Make sure the automatic transmission is in park position P.

Do not depress the brake pedal.

Controls in detail

Seats

KEYLESS-GO start/stop button

USA only

Canada only

Position 0

Before you press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button, the vehicle’s on-board electronics have status 0 (as with SmartKey removed).

Position 1

Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button once.

This supplies power for some electrical consumers, such as radio functions.

If you now press the KEYLESS-GO start/

stop button

once more, the ignition (position 2) is switched on

twice more the power supply is again switched off

Ignition (or position 2)

Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button twice.

This supplies power for all electrical consumers.

All lamps (except high-beam headlamp indicator lamp and turn signal indicator lamps unless activated) in the instrument cluster come on. If a lamp in the instrument cluster fails to come on when the ignition is switched on, have it checked and replaced if necessary. If a lamp in the instrument cluster remains on after starting the engine or comes on while driving, refer to “Lamps in instrument cluster” (Y page 290).

If you now press the KEYLESS-GO start/

stop button once, the power supply is again switched off.

Seats

Safety notes

Warning!

Do not adjust the driver’s seat while driving. Adjusting the seat while driving could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat backrest in an excessively reclined position as this can be dangerous. You could slide under the seat belt in a collision. If you slide under it, the seat belt would apply force at the abdomen or neck. That could cause serious or fatal injuries. The seat backrest and seat belts provide the best restraint when the wearer is in a position that is as upright as possible and seat belts are properly positioned on the body.

Controls in detail

Seats

Warning!

Your seat must be adjusted so that you can correctly fasten your seat belt.

Observe the following points:

Adjust the seat backrest until your arms are slightly angled when holding the steering wheel.

Adjust the seat to a comfortable seating position that still allows you to reach the accelerator/brake pedal safely. The position should be as far back as possible with the driver still able to operate the controls properly.

Adjust the head restraint so that it is as close to the head as possible and the center of the head restraint supports the back of the head at eye level.

Never place hands under the seat or near any moving parts while a seat is being adjusted.

Failure to do so could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury.

Warning!

The power seats can be operated at any time. Therefore, do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an

unlocked vehicle. A child’s unsupervised access to a vehicle could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury.

Warning!

Seat adjustment

When moving the seats, make sure there are no items in the footwell or behind the seats. Otherwise, you could damage the seats.

Power seat

Head restraint height

Seat cushion tilt

Seat height

Seat fore and aft adjustment

Seat backrest tilt

The memory function (Y page 93) lets you store the settings for the seat position together with the settings for the steering wheel and the exterior rear view mirrors.

Controls in detail

Seats

Seat fore and aft adjustment: Press the switch forward or backward in direction of arrow 4.

When moving the seat fore or aft, the head

restraints may readjust automatically.

Seat backrest tilt: Press the switch forward or backward in direction of arrow

Seat height: Press the switch up or down in direction of arrow 3.

Seat cushion tilt: Press the switch up or down in direction of arrow 2 until your upper legs are lightly supported.

Head restraint height: Press the switch up or down in direction of arrow 1.

Warning!

For your protection, drive only with properly positioned head restraints.

Do not drive the vehicle without the seat head restraints. Head restraints are intended to help reduce injuries during an accident.

Head restraint

While seated, reach behind you with both hands and find upper edge of the head restraint.

Adjust the head restraint to the desired position by pushing or pulling on the upper edge of the head restraint cushion.

Comfort head restraint

Warning!

When folding back the side cushions, never reach between the side cushion and the mounting post. You could otherwise be trapped.

Side cushions

Fore and aft adjustment

You can individually adjust the side cushions of the head restraints.

Adjusting side cushions: Pull or push side cushions 1 into desired position.

Adjusting forward or backward: Pull or push head restraint in direction of arrow

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Seats

Lumbar support

You can adjust the contour of the front seat’s lumbar support to help enhance support to your spine.

Adjustment lever

Move adjustment lever 1 in direction of the arrows until you have reached a comfortable seating position.

Rear seat head restraints

Warning!

For safety reasons, always drive with the rear head restraints in the upright position when the rear seats are occupied.

Keep the area around head restraints clear of articles (e.g. clothing) to not obstruct the folding operation of the head restraints.

Warning!

For your protection, drive only with properly positioned head restraints.

Adjust the head restraint in such a way that it is as close to the head as possible and the center of the head restraint supports the back of the head at eye level. This will reduce the potential for injury to the head and neck in the event of an accident or similar situation.

With a rear seat occupied, make sure to move the respective head restraint up from the lowest non-use position and have the occupant adjust the head restraint properly.

Do not drive the vehicle without the seat head restraints installed when the rear seats are occupied. Head restraints are

intended to help reduce injuries during an accident.

Warning!

Make sure the rear seat head restraints engage when placing them upright manually. Otherwise their protective function cannot be ensured.

The back of the head will not be supported in the event of a collision. That could cause serious or even fatal injuries. Rear seat occupants can be seriously injured or killed.

Folding head restraints back

The rear seat head restraints can be folded backward for increased visibility.

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Seats

Placing head restraints upright

Head restraint release switch

Switch on the ignition.

Press the symbol-side on switch 1 to release the head restraints.

The head restraints will fold backward.

Pull the head restraint forward until it locks into position.

Multicontour seat

The multicontour seat has a movable seat cushion and inflatable air cushions built into the seat backrest to provide additional lumbar and side support.

Seat backrest side bolster

Seat backrest center

Seat backrest bottom

Seat cushion depth

Switch on the ignition.

Seat cushion depth: Adjust the seat cushion depth to the length of your upper leg using switch 4.

Seat backrest contour: Adjust the contour of the seat backrest to the desired position using + or -.

Move the seat backrest support cushion to the bottom with button 3 or to the center with button 2.

Seat backrest side bolsters: Adjust the side bolsters so that they provide good lateral support using switch 1.

If, after a period of time, the seat no longer provides the desired contour, then repeat the adjustment procedure.

Seat ventilation

The seat ventilation for the driver’s seat can be activated using summer opening feature (Y page 105).

Switch on the ignition.

Switching on: Press switch 1.

Three blue indicator lamps in the switch come on.

Press switch 1 repeatedly until the desired ventilation level is set.

Switching off: Press switch 1 repeatedly until all indicator lamps go out.

If one or more of the indicator lamps in the seat ventilation switch 1 are flashing, there is insufficient voltage available since too many electrical consumers are turned on. The seat ventilation switches off automatically.

The seat ventilation will switch back on again automatically as soon as sufficient voltage is available.

Seat heating

Front seat heating switch

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Seats

Seat ventilation switch

The blue indicator lamps in the switch come on to show which ventilation level you have selected.

Rear seat heating switch (Canada only)

The red indicator lamps in the switch come on to show which heating level you have selected.

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Multifunction steering wheel

The seat heating switches from level 3 (high) to level 2 after approximately 5 minutes.

The seat heating switches from level 2 to level 1 (low) after approximately 10 minutes.

The seat heating automatically switches off after approximately 20 minutes.

Switch on the ignition.

Switching on: Press switch 1.

Three red indicator lamps in the switch come on.

Continue pressing switch 1 until desired seat heating level is reached.

Switching off: Press switch 1 repeatedly until all indicator lamps go out.

If one or more of the indicator lamps in the seat heating switch 1 are flashing, there is insufficient voltage available since too many electrical consumers are turned on. The seat heating switches off automatically.

The seat heating will switch back on again automatically as soon as sufficient voltage is available.

Multifunction steering wheel

Safety notes

Warning!

Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving. Adjusting the steering wheel while driving could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

The electrical steering wheel adjustment feature can be operated at any time. Therefore, do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. A child’s unsupervised access to a vehicle could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury.

Make sure

you can reach the steering wheel with your arms slightly bent at the elbows

you can move your legs freely

all displays (including malfunction and indicator lamps) on the instrument cluster are clearly visible

Steering wheel adjustment

Adjusting steering wheel, in or out

Adjusting steering wheel, up or down

Adjusting steering wheel in or out: Move stalk in direction of arrows 1.

Adjusting steering wheel up or down:

Move stalk in direction of arrows 2.

The memory function (Y page 93) lets you store the settings for the steering wheel together with the settings for the seat position and the exterior rear view mirrors.

Controls in detail

Multifunction steering wheel

Easy-entry/exit feature

This feature allows for easier entry into and exit from the vehicle. When entering and exiting the vehicle, the steering wheel is in its uppermost position.

The easy-entry/exit feature can be activated or deactivated in the Convenience submenu of the control system (Y page 138).

Warning!

You must make sure no one can become trapped or injured by the moving steering wheel when the easy-entry/exit feature is activated.

To stop steering wheel movement, move steering wheel adjustment stalk or press one of the memory position buttons.

Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Children could open the driver’s door and unintentionally activate the easyentry/exit feature, which could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury.

With the easy-entry/exit feature activated, the steering wheel will return to its last set position when you close the driver’s door with the ignition switched on. The steering wheel will also return to its last set position when you insert the SmartKey into the starter

switch or press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button once with the driver’s door closed.

The last set steering wheel position is stored when the ignition is switched off or the position is stored in memory (Y page 93).

With the easy-entry/exit feature activated, the steering wheel tilts upwards when you remove the SmartKey from the starter switch. The steering wheel also tilts upwards when you open the driver’s door with the SmartKey in starter switch position 0 or 1 or the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button in position 1.

When the current position for the steering wheel is in the uppermost tilt position, the steering wheel will no longer be able to move upward when the easy-entry/exit feature is activated.

The adjustment procedure is briefly interrupted when the engine is started.

Warning!

Let the system complete the adjustment procedure before setting the vehicle in motion. All steering wheel adjustment must be completed before setting the vehicle in motion. Driving off with the steering wheel

still adjusting could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Heated steering wheel

The steering wheel heating warms up the leather area of the steering wheel.

Switching on

Switching off

Indicator lamp

Switch on the ignition.

Switching on: Turn switch at the tip of stalk in direction of arrow 1.

Indicator lamp 3 comes on.

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Mirrors

The steering wheel heating is temporarily

suspended while indicator lamp 3 remains on when the temperature of the vehicle interior is above 86‡ (30†) or if the temperature of the steering wheel is above 95‡ (35†).

When these conditions do not apply anymore, steering wheel heating continues.

Switching off: Turn switch at the tip of stalk in direction of arrow 2.

Indicator lamp 3 goes out.

Indicator lamp 3 flashes or goes out in

case of power surge or undervoltage or if the steering wheel heating malfunctions.

The steering wheel heating switches off automatically when you remove the SmartKey from the starter switch or, on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, when you switch off the ignition and open the driver’s door.

For information on steering wheel, see “Multifunction steering wheel” (Y page 122).

Mirrors

Notes

Adjust the interior and exterior rear view mirrors before driving so that you have a good view of the road and traffic conditions.

Interior rear view mirror

Adjust the interior rear view mirror manually.

For more information, see “Auto-dimming rear view mirrors” (Y page 93).

Exterior rear view mirrors

Warning!

Exercise care when using the passengerside exterior rear view mirror. The mirror surface is convex (outwardly curved surface for a wider field of view). Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Check your interior rear view mirror or glance over your shoulder before changing lanes.

Passenger-side exterior rear view mirror button

Adjustment button

Driver’s side exterior rear view mirror button

Switch on the ignition.

Press button 3 for the driver’s side exterior rear view mirror or button 1 for the passenger-side exterior rear view mirror.

Press adjustment button 2 up, down, left or right according to the desired setting.

If an exterior rear view mirror was forcibly hit from the front, manually snap it back into place.

At low ambient temperatures, the exterior rear view mirrors will be heated automatically.

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors

The reflection brightness of the exterior rear view mirror on the driver’s side and the interior rear view mirror will respond automatically to glare when the ignition is switched on and incoming light from headlamps falls on the sensor in the interior rear view mirror.

The rear view mirrors will not react if the automatic transmission is set to reverse gear R or the interior lighting is switched on.

Warning!

The auto dimming function does not react if incoming light is not aimed directly at sensors in the interior rear view mirror.

The interior rear view mirror and the exterior rear view mirror on the driver’s side do not react, for example, if the rear window sunshade is in raised position.

Light hitting the mirror(s) at certain angles (incident light) could blind you. As a result, you may not be able to observe traffic conditions and could cause an accident.

Memory function

Notes

With the memory function you can store up to three different configurations.

Each stored position on the driver’s side includes the following settings:

Seat position

Multicontour seat: previously saved setting

Steering wheel position

Exterior rear view mirrors’ position

Warning!

Do not activate the memory function while driving. Activating the memory function while driving could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Each stored position on the front passenger side includes the following settings:

Seat position

Multicontour seat: previously saved setting

Controls in detail

Memory function

Memory button

1, 2, 3

Memory position button

Storing positions into memory

Adjust the seats, on the driver’s side also the steering wheel and exterior rear view mirrors, to the desired positions.

Press memory button M.

Release memory button M and press memory position button 1, 2 or 3 within 3 seconds.

When the settings are stored to the selected position, an acknowledgement signal sounds.

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Lighting

Recalling positions from memory

Press and hold desired memory position button 1, 2 or 3 until the seat, on the driver’s side also the steering wheel and exterior rear view mirrors, have completely moved to the stored positions.

Releasing the memory position button

stops movement to the stored positions immediately.

Lighting

Notes

If you drive in countries where vehicles drive on the other side of the road than the country where the vehicle is registered, you must have the headlamps modified for symmetrical low beams. Relevant information can be obtained at any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Vehicles equipped with active Bi-Xenon headlamps:

The active Bi-Xenon headlamps monitor the vehicle’s steering angle and speed, then automatically shift their beams to either side to better follow the curvature of the road ahead, increasing usable illumination over conventional headlamps.

Exterior lamp switch

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Standing lamps, left

Standing lamps, right

Off Daytime running lamp mode

Automatic headlamp mode Daytime running lamp mode

Parking lamps (also tail lamps, license plate lamps, side marker lamps and instrument panel lamps)

Low-beam headlamps or high-beam headlamps

Front fog lamps

Rear fog lamp

The exterior lamps go out automatically

when you remove the SmartKey from the

starter switch or open the driver’s door with the ignition switched off.

When the parking lamps or the rear fog lamp are switched on and you remove the SmartKey from the starter switch or open the driver’s door, an acoustic signal sounds.

In addition the message Switch Off Lights appears in the multifunction display.

Switch off the parking lamps or the rear fog lamp manually.

Failure to switch off the parking lamps when leaving the vehicle may result in a discharged battery.

Low-beam headlamps

The low-beam headlamps can be switched on and off with the exterior lamp switch using the manual headlamp mode.

Switch on the ignition.

Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position B.

The following lamps come on:

Low-beam headlamps

Tail and parking lamps

License plate lamps

Side marker lamps

Instrument panel lamps

Green indicator lamp C in the exterior lamp switch

Green indicator lamp B in the instrument cluster

Switching off: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position M.

Automatic headlamp mode

The following lamps come on and go out automatically depending on the brightness of the ambient light:

Low-beam headlamps

Tail and parking lamps

License plate lamps

Side marker lamps

Warning!

If the exterior lamp switch is set to U, the headlamps will not automatically come on under foggy conditions.

To minimize risk to you and to others, activate headlamps by turning exterior lamp

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Lighting

switch to B when driving or when traffic and/or ambient lighting conditions require you to do so.

In low ambient lighting conditions, only switch from position U to B with the vehicle at a standstill in a safe location. Switching from U to B will briefly switch off the headlamps. Doing so while driving in low ambient lighting conditions may result in an accident.

The automatic headlamp feature is only an aid to the driver. The driver is responsible for the operation of the vehicle’s lights at all times.

Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position U.

With the SmartKey in starter switch position 1 or the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button pressed once, the tail and parking lamps, the license plate lamps and the side marker lamps will come on and go out depending on the brightness of the ambient light.

When the engine is running the low-beam headlamps, the tail and parking lamps, the license plate lamps and the side marker lamps will come on and go out depending on the brightness of the ambient light.

Controls in detail

Lighting

Canada only: High-beam headlamps are only available with the exterior lamp switch in position B.

Daytime running lamp mode

In Canada the daytime running lamp mode is mandatory and therefore in a constant mode.

In the USA the daytime running lamp mode is deactivated by default. Activate the daytime running lamp mode using the control system, see “Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA only)” (Y page 135).

Turn the exterior lamp switch to position

M or U.

When the engine is running, the low-beam headlamps come on.

In low ambient lighting conditions, the following lamps will come on additionally:

Tail and parking lamps

License plate lamps

Side marker lamps

With the daytime running lamp mode activated and the engine running, you cannot switch off the low-beam headlamps manually.

Canada only

With the exterior lamp switch in position

M or U, you cannot switch on the high-

beam headlamps.

The high-beam flasher is available at all times.

For nighttime driving turn the exterior lamp switch to position B to permit activation of the high-beam headlamps.

When the engine is running, and you

shift from a driving position to neutral position N or park position P with the vehicle at a standstill, the low-beam headlamps will go out with a delay of 3 minutes.

turn the exterior lamp switch to position

C, the low-beam headlamps, the tail

and parking lamps, the license plate lamps and the side marker lamps come on.

turn the exterior lamp switch to position

B, the manual headlamp mode has pri-

ority over the daytime running lamp mode.

The corresponding exterior lamps come on (Y page 94).

USA only

With the exterior lamp switch in position

M, you cannot switch on the high-beam

headlamps.

The high-beam flasher is available at all times.

For nighttime driving turn the exterior lamp switch to position B or U to permit activation of the high-beam headlamps.

When the engine is running, and you turn the exterior lamp switch to position C or

B, the manual headlamp mode has prior-

ity over the daytime running lamp mode.

The corresponding exterior lamps come on (Y page 94).

Fog lamps

Fog lamps cannot be switched on with the exterior lamp switch in position U. To switch on the fog lamps, turn the exterior lamp switch to position B first.

Warning!

In low ambient lighting or foggy conditions, only switch from position U to B with the vehicle at a standstill in a safe location.

Switching from U to B will briefly switch off the headlamps. Doing so while driving in low ambient lighting conditions may result in an accident.

Fog lamps will operate with the parking lamps and/or the low-beam headlamps on. Fog

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Lighting

lamps should only be used in conjunction with low-beam headlamps. Consult your State or Province Motor Vehicle Regulations regarding permissible lamp operation.

Switch on the ignition.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to position

C or B (Y page 94).

Switching on front fog lamps: Pull out the exterior lamp switch to first stop.

The green indicator lamp ¥ in the exterior lamp switch comes on.

Switching on rear fog lamp: Pull out the exterior lamp switch to second stop.

The rear fog lamp, the front fog lamps and the yellow indicator lamp † in the exterior lamp switch come on.

Switching off front fog lamps/rear fog lamp: Push in the exterior lamp switch to

its stop.

Locator lighting and night security illumination

Locator lighting and night security illumination are described in the “Control system” section, see “Setting locator lighting” (Y page 136) and “Setting night security

illumination (Headlamps delayed shut-off feature)” (Y page 136).

Combination switch

High beam

High-beam flasher

High beam

Turn the exterior lamp switch to position

B (Y page 94).

Switching on: Push the combination switch in direction of arrow 1.

The high-beam headlamp indicator lamp

A in the instrument cluster comes on.

Switching off: Pull the combination switch in direction of arrow 2 to its original position.

High-beam flasher

Switching on: Pull the combination switch briefly in direction of arrow 2.

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Lighting

Turn signals

Turn signals, right

Turn signals, left

Press the combination switch in direction of arrow 1 or 2.

The corresponding turn signal indicator lamp L or K in the instrument cluster flashes.

The combination switch resets automatically after major steering wheel movements.

To signal minor directional changes such

as changing lanes, press combination switch only to point of resistance and release. The corresponding turn signal lamps will flash three times.

Hazard warning flasher

The hazard warning flasher can be switched on at all times, even with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or with the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO removed from the vehicle.

The hazard warning flasher comes on automatically when an air bag deploys.

The hazard warning flasher switch is located on the center console.

Hazard warning flasher switch

Switching on: Press hazard warning flasher switch 1.

All turn signal lamps are flashing.

With the hazard warning flasher activated

and the combination switch set for either

left or right turn, only the respective left or right turn signals will operate when the ignition is switched on.

Switching off: Press hazard warning flasher switch 1 again.

If the hazard warning flasher has been

activated automatically, press hazard warning flasher switch 1 once to switch off.

Headlamp cleaning system

With the engine running the headlamps will automatically be cleaned with a high-pressure water jet when you have

switched on the headlamps

and

the windshield wipers have wiped the windshield with washer fluid five times

When you switch off the ignition, the counter resets.

For information on filling up the washer reservoir, see “Washer system and headlamp cleaning system” (Y page 203).

Mercedes CLS-Class 2009, CLS 63 AMG 2009 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Operator’s Manual

Product Information

Notes

Vehicle equipment

Service and warranty information

Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles

Maintenance

Roadside Assistance

Change of address or ownership

Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada

Operating safety

Proper use of the vehicle

Reporting safety defects

Problems with your vehicle

Reporting safety defects

Vehicle data recording

Information regarding electronic recording devices

At a glance

Exterior view

Cockpit

Instrument cluster

Storage compartments

Multifunction steering wheel

Center console

Upper part

Lower part

Overhead control panel

Door control panel

Safety and security

Occupant safety

Vehicle equipment

Introduction

SRS indicator lamp

Air bags

Occupant Classification System

Seat belts

Active head restraints

Correct driver seat adjustment

Children in the vehicle

Driving safety systems

Panic alarm

Introduction

Adaptive Brake

Anti-theft systems

Immobilizer

Anti-theft alarm system

Canceling the alarm

Controls in detail

Locking and unlocking

Vehicle equipment

Notes

SmartKey

KEYLESS-GO

Checking SmartKey batteries

Loss of the SmartKey

Opening the doors from the inside

Automatic central locking

Locking and unlocking from the inside

Opening the trunk

Closing the trunk

Trunk lid emergency release

Valet locking

Starter switch positions

SmartKey

KEYLESS-GO

Seats

Safety notes

Seat adjustment

Lumbar support

Rear seat head restraints

Multicontour seat

Seat ventilation

Seat heating

Multifunction steering wheel

Safety notes