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

E-Class

Operator’s Manual

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Contents

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

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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

Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Index

1, 2, 3 ...

4-ETS

see ETS/4-ETS

4MATIC

see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)

4-zone automatic climate control

see Climate control system

ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 71

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312

Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Distance warning function . . . . . . . 171

Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 225

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

see Headlamps

Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Adaptive Damping System

see ADS

Additives

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 171 Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Advanced

TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Emergency call upon deployment . 225

Front, driver and passenger . . . . . . . 48

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 341

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Air conditioning refrigerant and

lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control)

ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . 171

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Air pressure

see Tire inflation pressure

Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . 292, 363

Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Alarm system

see Anti-theft systems

Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290, 362

All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 174

Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 401

Antilock Brake System

see ABS

Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 76

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Aquaplaning

see Hydroplaning

Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 108

Index

Automatic central locking . . . . . 85, 155

Automatic climate control

see Climate control system

Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 111

Automatic interior lighting control . 116 Automatic locking when driving . . . 155

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 133

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 130

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 133

Emergency operation (limp-home

mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Gearshifting malfunctions (limp-

home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Kickdown (manual shift program) . 137

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 135

One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 134

Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 134

Program mode selector switch

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 135

Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Steering wheel gearshift control . . 134 Transmission position indicator . . . 131

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 131

Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Backrest

see Seats

Backup lamps

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 72

Batteries, SmartKey

Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Battery, Vehicle

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Beverage holders

see Cup holders

Bleeding the fuel system (diesel

engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Brake fluid

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Brake lamps

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 348

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Brake pads

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

High-performance brake system . . 277

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Bulbs

see Replacing bulbs

CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 23 California retail buyers and

lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 20

Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Can holders

see Cup holders

Capacities and recommended

fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Cargo compartment

Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Storage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Cargo management system . . . . . . . 210

Belt reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Mounting elements . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Telescoping rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Index

Cargo volume

see Trunk/cargo compartment

Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Central locking

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 155

Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 85

Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 85

Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Children in the vehicle

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Blocking of rear window operation . . 69 Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 68 Indicator lamp, front passenger

front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Infant and child restraint systems . . 63 Occupant Classification System

(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 65

Top tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Child safety

see Children in the vehicle

Child seat anchors – LATCH-type

see Children in the vehicle

Chrome-plated exhaust tip,

cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Climate control

see Climate control system

Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 179

4-zone automatic climate control . 182

Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 185

Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 398

Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 192

Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 191

Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 192

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 152

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

Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 269

Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 389

Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 290

COMAND system

see separate COMAND system operating instructions

Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 140

Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 149

Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 142

AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Vehicle status message memory . . 148

Control system submenus

Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Convenience submenu

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 156

Coolant

Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 401

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 319, 321

Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 138

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Corner-illuminating front fog lamps 115

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Customer Assistance Center (CAC) . . 23

Index

Dashboard

see Instrument cluster

Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Daytime running lamp mode . . 112, 153 Deep water

see Standing water

Defroster

Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Delayed shut-off

Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Department of Transportation

see DOT

Diesel fuel

see Fuel

Difficulties

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Digital clock

see Clock

Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 249

Displays

Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Maintenance service indicator . . . . 280

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Outside temperature . . . . . . . 143, 152

Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Vehicle status message memory . . 148

Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 149

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Cleaning system sensor . . . . . . . . . 285

Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Distance warning function . . . . . . . 171

Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Warning and indicator lamps . 165, 336

Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Doors

Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 81

Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 80

Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 80 Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 230

Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 343

DOT (Department of

Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Driving

Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 274

In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 278

With Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Driving and parking

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 277

Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

ETS/4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Driving systems

AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) . . . . . 171

All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . 174

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Index

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Driving tips, automatic

transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 106, 156

EBP (Electronic Brake

Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Electric air pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Electrical system

Improper work on or modifications . 22

Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Electronic Stability Program

see ESP®

Electronic Traction System

see ETS/4-ETS

Emergency, in case of

Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 369

First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 114

Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Emergency calls

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Emergency operations

Gear selector lever, unlocking . . . . 345

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 343

Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Tailgate, unlocking and opening . . 344

Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . . 92

Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Emergency Tensioning Device

see ETD

Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Engine

Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 238

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Malfunction indicator lamp

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 338

Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 381

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Engine coolant

see Coolant

Engine oil

Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Recommended engine oils and oil

filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 72

ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

ETD (Emergency Tensioning

Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

ETS/4-ETS (Electronic Traction

System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Express operation

Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 107

Parking position . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109

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

Index

Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 57

First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 360

Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355, 389

TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 355

Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Fluids

Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 395

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 326

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Four-wheel drive

see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)

Front air bags

see Air bags

Front axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Front lamps

see Headlamps

Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 48

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 341

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 396

Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 157

Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 240

Fuel tank reserve warning lamp

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 337

Premium unleaded gasoline

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 396, 398

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Fuel system, bleeding (diesel

engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Fuel tank

Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 240

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Fuse box in cargo compartment . . 376

Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 40, 231

Gasoline

see Fuel

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 269 Gear range

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 133

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 130

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Transmission position indicator . . . 131

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 131

Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 345

Generator

see Alternator

Global locking/unlocking

see Key, SmartKey

Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Gross Axle Weight Rating

see GAWR

Gross Vehicle Weight

see GVW

Index

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

see GVWR

GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 269

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight

Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Halogen headlamps

see Headlamps

Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 287

Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 114

Headlamps

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 110

Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 111

Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 348

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 113

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 111

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Headliner and shelf below rear

window, cleaning and care of . . . . . 287

Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Active head restraints . . . . . . . 60, 345

Comfort head restraint, adjusting . . 97

Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Rear seat, removing and installing . . 98

Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Height adjustment

Seat belt outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 113, 348

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

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 348

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

High-performance brake system . . . 277

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

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

HVAC

see Climate control system

Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Identification number, vehicle

(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95, 125

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 138

Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Instrument lighting

see Instrument cluster, Illumination

Instrument panel

see Instrument cluster

Instruments and controls

see Cockpit

Interior lighting

Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Rear reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 107

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 108

Interior storage spaces

see Storage compartments

Intermittent wiping

Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Index

Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Key, SmartKey

Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 83

Global locking (KEYLESS-GO)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 84

Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 81

Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 84

Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 81

Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 82

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Opening, Trunk/tailgate . . . . . . . . . . 86

Opening and closing the power tilt/sliding sunroof or panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel . 122 Opening and closing the windows . 122

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Restoring to factory setting . . . . 81, 84

Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 84

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 94

KEYLESS-GO

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 94

Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 137

Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 270

Labels

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Emission control information . . . . . 380

Lamps, exterior

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Lamps, indicator and warning

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 331

Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Distance warning lamp . 165, 171, 336

Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 31, 338

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 335

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Front passenger front air bag off

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 49, 341

Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 337

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

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

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

Low tire pressure/TPMS

malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . 31, 58, 333

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 334

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

Language, selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

LATCH-type child seat anchors

see Children in the vehicle

License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 286

Lighter

see Cigarette lighter

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 112

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

see Vehicle loading

Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Index

Lock button

Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 83

Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Loss of

Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Service and Warranty Information

booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Luggage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Service indicator, resetting . . . . . . 281

Service indicator display . . . . . . . . 281

Service indicator message . . . . . . . 280

Service indicator message,

clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 281

Manual headlamp mode (Low-

beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 270

Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 270

Maximum permissible tire

inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Menus

see Control system menus

Minispare wheel

see Spare wheel

Mirrors

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 108 Exterior rear view mirror parking

positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 107

Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 107

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

MON (Motor Octane Number) . . . . . 399

Motor Octane Number

see MON

Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 295

Multifunction display messages

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312

Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) . . . . . 314

Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 307

Backrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

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

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Cargo compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Check engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 319, 321

Corner-illuminating front fog

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Engine service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 312

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 326

Front passenger front air bag . . . . 299

Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Index

Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 316

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 328

Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 328

TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328

Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Multifunction steering wheel

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . 106, 156

Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Net, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Night security illumination . . . 113, 154

Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 270

Number, vehicle identification

(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Occupant Classification System

see OCS

Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 68

Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 57

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 341

Infant and child restraint systems . . 63

OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 55

OCS (Occupant Classification

System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Oil

see Engine oil

Oil level

see Engine oil, Checking level

On-board computer

see Control system

One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 284

Outside temperature

see Displays

Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Panorama roof with power tilt/

sliding panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Roller sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Parcel net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Index

Parking position

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . 108, 109

Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 131

Parktronic system

Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 285

Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 29, 176

Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

see Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp

Passenger safety

see Occupant safety

Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Phone

see Telephone

Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Power seats

see Seats

Power tilt/sliding sunroof

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Rear door window, Blocking

operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Preglow indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 125

PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Problems

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Production options weight . . . . . . . . 270

Program mode selector switch

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 133

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Proximity key

see Key, SmartKey

PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Push-start

see Tow-start

RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Radio

Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Rear door ashtray

see Ashtrays

Rear door window

Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Rear fog lamp

see Fog lamps

Rear lamps

see Tail lamps

Rear seat head restraints

see Head restraints

Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Rear window wiper/washer . . . . . . . 119

Recommended tire inflation

pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 270

Recovery services, Stolen vehicle

(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 398

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Reminder, Seat belt

see Seat belts, Telltale

Remote control

see Key, SmartKey

Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 230

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 23

Research Octane Number

see RON

Index

Reserve fuel

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 138

Reset tool (active head restraints) . 346 Restraint systems

see Occupant safety

Retaining hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 384

Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 21, 226

Roller sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

RON (Research Octane Number) . . . 399

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Route guidance

see Navigation system

Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Safety

Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Safety belts

see Seat belts

Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 59

Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 333

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Seat cushions

Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . 103

Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 106

Folding (expanding cargo volume) . 205

Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Multicontour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Seat bench, folding . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Seat cushions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Third-row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Securing cargo

Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Selective setting

see Key, SmartKey

Selector lever

see Gear selector lever

Self-test

OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Service

see Maintenance

Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Service and warranty information . . . 20 Service intervals

see Maintenance System, Service indicator

Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Settings

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 81, 83

Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 81, 84

Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 287

Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Side marker lamps

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Index

Side windows

see Power windows

Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

SmartKey

see Key, SmartKey

SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO

see Key, SmartKey

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Snow tires

see Winter tires

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293, 384

Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 164

Speed settings

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Split rear seat bench

see Vehicle loading

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 31, 45, 334

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Standing water, driving through . . . 278

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 125

Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Steering column

see Multifunction steering wheel, Adjusting

Steering wheel

see Multifunction steering wheel

Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 134 Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 231

Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 32, 217

Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Sunroof

see Power tilt/sliding sunroof

Sunshade, rear window . . . . . . . . . . 222

Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Suspension tuning

see AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control)

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 139

Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Tailgate

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

see Trunk/tailgate

Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Technical data

Air conditioning refrigerant . . 396, 398

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396, 398

Capacities fuels, coolants,

lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396, 400

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394, 397

Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 398

Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397, 402

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Initiating an emergency call

manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 226

Search and send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 231

System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Index

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 158

Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 40

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Temperature

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 152

Tether anchorage points

see Children in the vehicle

Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Tightening torque

Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 270 Tire and Loading Information

Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 269

TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Tire Identification Number

see TIN

Tire inflation pressure

Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 249

Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Tire ply composition and material

used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 328

Tire repair kit

see TIREFIT

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247, 384

Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Advanced

TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Advanced TPMS low tire pressure

telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 248

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 249

Important notes on tire inflation

pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 254, 255

Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 328

Ply composition and material used 271

Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 254

Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 384

Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384, 385

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 271

Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 268

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

TIREFIT (tire repair kit) . . . . . . . . . . 355

Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 270

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

TPMS low tire pressure/

malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 271

Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 272

Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 248, 271

Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 271

Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 384

Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 271

Top tether

see Children in the vehicle

Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Index

Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369, 372

Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Transmission

see Automatic transmission

Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 245

Transmission gear selector lever

see Gear selector lever

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 248, 272

Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 248, 271

Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Trip odometer, resetting . . . . . . . . . . 139

Trunk

Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . . 92

Trunk/cargo compartment

Cargo volume, expanding . . . . . . . . 205

Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Third-row seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Trunk/tailgate

Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Opening/closing system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 91, 92

Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 343

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

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

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Twin roller blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 271

Units, Settings

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 398

Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Vehicle

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81

Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 343

Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 365

Modifications and alterations,

Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Vehicle jack

see Jack

Vehicle level control

see AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control)

Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Vehicle loading

Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 271 Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen

(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Vehicle status message memory . . . 148

Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Vehicle washing

see Vehicle care

Index

Warning lamps

see Lamps, Indicator and warning

Warning sounds

Distance warning function . . . . . . . 171

Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 58

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Washer fluid

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Wheel

Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384, 385

Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Windows

see Power windows

Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Windshield

Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 285

Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 402

Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Windshield wipers

Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 352

Winter driving

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 273

Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 384

Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

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Operator’s Manual

Product Information

Please observe the following in your own best interest:

We recommend using Genuine MercedesBenz Parts as well as conversion parts and accessories explicitly approved by us for your vehicle model.

We have tested these parts to determine their reliability, safety and special suitability for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

We are unable to make an assessment for other products and therefore cannot be held responsible for them, even if in individual cases an official approval or authorization by governmental or other agencies should exist. Use of such parts and accessories could adversely affect the safety, performance or reliability of your vehicle. Please do not use them.

Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts and preapproved conversion parts and accessories are available at any authorized MercedesBenz Center. In addition, you will receive comprehensive information on permissible technical modifications and expert installations.

Operator’s Manual

Notes

This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal of useful information. We urge you to read it carefully and familiarize yourself with the vehicle before driving.

For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we urge you to follow the instructions and warnings contained in this Operator’s Manual. Ignoring them could result in damage to the vehicle or personal injury to you or others. Vehicle damage caused by failure to follow instructions is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

We continuously strive to improve our product, and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment. Therefore, information, illustrations and descriptions in this Operator’s Manual might differ from your vehicle.

Vehicle equipment

Your vehicle may have some or all of the equipment described in this manual. Therefore, you may find explanations for optional equipment not installed in your vehicle. If you have any questions about operating any equipment, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper procedures.

Optional equipment is also described in this manual, including operating instructions wherever necessary. Since they are specialorder items, the descriptions and illustrations herein may vary slightly from the actual equipment of your vehicle.

If there are any equipment details that are not shown or described in this Operator’s Manual, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to inform you of correct care and operating procedures. The Operator’s Manual and Maintenance Booklet are important documents and should be kept with the vehicle.

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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

malfunction results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, that defect or malfunction has been subject to repair two or more times, and you have directly

notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in writing of the need for its repair,

(2) the same substantial defect or

malfunction of a less serious nature than category (1) has been subject to repair four or more times and you have directly notified us in writing of the need for its repair, or

(3) the vehicle is out of service by reason of

repair of the same or different substantial defects or malfunctions for a cumulative total of more than 30 calendar days.

Written notification should not be sent to a dealer, it should be addressed to

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Customer Assistance Center

One Mercedes Drive

Montvale, NJ 07645-0350

Applicable to vehicles with gasoline engine only.

Introduction

Operator’s Manual

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.

Roadside Assistance

The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program provides factory-trained technical help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside Assistance number

1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA) 1-800-387-0100 (in Canada)

will be answered by Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Representatives 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For additional information refer to the Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program brochure (in the USA) or the Roadside Assistance section of the Service and Warranty Information Booklet (in Canada) in your vehicle literature portfolio.

Change of address or ownership

If you change your address, be sure to send in the “Change of Address Notice” found in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet, or simply call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. This will assist us in contacting you in a timely manner should the need arise.

If you sell your Mercedes, please leave all literature with the vehicle to make it available to the next operator.

If you bought this vehicle used, be sure to send in the “Notice of Purchase of Used Car” found in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet, or call the MercedesBenz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.

Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada

If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreign countries, please be aware that:

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 www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA Headquarters,

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Washington, DC 20590.

You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from www.safercar.gov.

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

information 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 ............. 35

Center console .................................... 37

Overhead control panel ...................... 40

Door control panel .............................. 41

At a glance

Exterior view

At a glance

Exterior view

This Operator’s Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please

be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.

Function Page

1 Trunk/tailgate:

Locking and unlocking 80

Opening and closing 86,

Valet locking 93

Vehicle tool kit 290

2 Rear lamps

3 Rear window defroster

4 Fuel filler flap

Fuel requirements 399

5 Doors:

Locking and unlocking 80

Opening 84

349

193

240

Function Page

Locking and unlocking manually

6 Towing eye bolt

General information 372

7 Tires and wheels

Checking tire inflation pressure 255

Spare wheel 293

Flat tire 355

8 Front lamps

9 Hood

Engine oil 243

Coolant

343,

344

372

384

349

241

245

Function Page

a Wipers:

Wiper blades, replacing 352

Wiper blades, cleaning 285

b Windshield:

Cleaning with washer fluid 119

Cleaning 285

c Roof:

Power tilt/sliding sunroof 194

Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel (sedan) 197

d Exterior rear view mirrors

Parking position 109

e Headlamp cleaning system

107

114

At a glance

Cockpit

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