Mercedes GL-Class 2009, GL 450 2009, GL 320 2009 User Manual
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Contents
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
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Index
1, 2, 3 ...
115V AC Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
3-zone automatic climate control
see Climate control system
4-ETS (Electronic Traction System) . . 78
4MATIC
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
A
ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 76
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332, 347
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 181
Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 252
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
see Headlamps
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Adaptive Damping System
see ADS
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AdBlue
Additives
Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 185
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Air conditioning refrigerant and
lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 220
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Air pressure
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . 208, 222
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405, 437
Capacity, AdBlue® tank . . . . . . . . . 433
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency call upon deployment . 252
Front, driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front, passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41, 56, 381, 382
Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
see Tire inflation pressure
Air suspension program . . . . . . . . . . 185
Comfortable driving style . . . . . . . . 185
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Sporty driving style . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Suspension tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 221
Alarm system
see Anti-theft systems
Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326, 401
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 193
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 439
Antiglare, Interior rear view mirror . 111
Antilock Brake System
see ABS
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 81
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Aquaplaning
see Hydroplaning
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 112
Automatic central locking . . . . . 89, 163
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Index
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 115
Automatic interior lighting control . 120
Automatic locking when driving . . . 163
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 135
Emergency operation (limp-home
mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Gearshifting malfunctions . . . . . . . 141
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 181
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 140
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Steering wheel gearshift control . . 140
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transmission position indicator . . . 137
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 137
AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
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BabySmart
Air bag deactivation system . . . . . . . 57
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Backrest
see Seats
TM
Backup lamps
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 77
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Battery, Vehicle
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Beverage holders
see Cup holders
Bleeding the fuel system (diesel
engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
BlueTEC
AdBlue® tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405, 433
Brake fluid
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Brake lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 388
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Brake pads
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 302
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 24
California retail buyers and
lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 21
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Can holders
see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Cargo compartment
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cargo volume, expanding . . . . . . . . 235
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Cargo compartment cover blind . . . 239
Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
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Index
Center console
Lower part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Upper part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Central locking
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 163
Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 89
Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 89
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
BabySmartTM air bag deactivation
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Blocking of rear window operation . . 74
Child safety locks (rear doors) . . . . . 73
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Infant and child restraint systems . . 68
LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 72
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 71
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Chrome-plated exhaust tip,
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Climate control system
3-zone automatic climate control . 210
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . 206, 217
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 435
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 220
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . 208, 222
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 221
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . 206, 218
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Deactivating system . . . . . . . 205, 217
Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 221
Residual engine heat (REST) . 209, 223
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 219
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 160
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 294
Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 326
COMAND system
see separate COMAND system
operating instructions
Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Comfort submenu
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 163
Fold-in function for exterior rear
view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Compass
Calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 148
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 157
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle status message memory . . 156
Control system submenus . . . . . . . . 151
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Coolant
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 439
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 357, 359
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps 119
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Customer Assistance Center
see CAC
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Index
D
Dashboard
see Instrument cluster
Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Daytime running lamp mode . . 116, 161
Deep water
see Standing water
Defroster
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 221
Delayed shut-off
Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Department of Transportation
see DOT
Diesel engine
preglow indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 35
Diesel fuel
see Fuel
Differential locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
A few words about . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 351
Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Difficulties
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Digital clock
see Clock
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 275
Displays
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Maintenance service indicator . . . . 316
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Outside temperature . . . . . . . 150, 159
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 165
Vehicle status message memory . . 156
Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 157
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cleaning system sensor . . . . . . . . . 321
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 181
Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Warning and indicator lamps . 174, 377
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Doors
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 85
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 84
Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 84
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 255
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 384
DOT (Department of
Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Downhill Speed Regulation
see DSR
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 299
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 302
With Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving and parking
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Index
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 302
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving systems
Air suspension program . . . . . . . . . 185
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR) . 182
Off-road driving program . . . . . . . . 185
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving tips, automatic
transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation) . . 182
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
E
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 109, 163
EBP (Electronic Brake
Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electrical system
Improper work on or modifications . 23
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP®
Electronic Traction System
see 4-ETS
Emergency, in case of
Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 410
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 118
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Emergency calls
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Emergency engine shutdown . . . . . . 417
Emergency operations
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 384
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Emergency Tensioning Device
see ETD
Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Engine
Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 264
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Malfunction indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 379
Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 423
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine coolant
see Coolant
Engine oil
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Recommended engine oils and oil
filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 77
4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333, 347
Off-road ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Trailer stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
ETD (Emergency Tensioning
Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Index
Express operation
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 111
Fold-in function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Power folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 28
F
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 61
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 398
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398, 428
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fluids
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 432
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364, 365
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Fold-in function for exterior rear
view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Four-wheel drive
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
Front air bags
see Air bags
Front axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Front lamps
see Headlamps
Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 50
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41, 51, 381, 382
Front seat head restraints
see Head restraints
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 299
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 433
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 165
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 378
Premium unleaded gasoline
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 433, 435
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Opening manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Fuel system, bleeding (diesel
engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Fuel tank
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 265
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Fuse box in cargo compartment . . 417
G
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 43, 256
Gasoline
see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 294
Gear range
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 139
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
8
Index
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Transfer case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343, 344
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transmission position indicator . . . 137
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 137
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Trailer Weight
see GTW
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GTW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 294
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
H
Halogen headlamps
see Headlamps
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 323
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 119
Headlamps
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 114
Adjusting aim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 115
Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 388
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 118
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 115
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Headliner, cleaning and care of . . . . 323
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Active head restraints . . . . . . . 66, 385
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Height adjustment
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 118, 388
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 388
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hinged quarter windows . . . . . . . . . 126
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
HVAC
see Climate control system
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
I
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 97, 129
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator lamps
see Lamps, indicator and warning
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
9
Index
Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 147
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster, Illumination
Instrument panel
see Instrument cluster
Instruments and controls
see Cockpit
Interior lighting
Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Emergency lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 111
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 112
Interior storage spaces
see Storage compartments
Intermittent wiping
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
K
Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Key, SmartKey
Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Global locking (KEYLESS-GO)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 85
Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 85
Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 86
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353, 354
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Opening and closing the windows . 127
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Restoring to factory setting . . . . 85, 87
Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 95
KEYLESS-GO
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 96
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 294
Knee bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L
Labels
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Emission control information . . . . . 422
Lamps, exterior
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 371
Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Differential locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Distance warning lamp . 174, 181, 377
Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 35, 379
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 376
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front passenger front air bag off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41, 51, 381, 382
Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 378
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
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Index
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 374
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 375
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Language, selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
LATCH-type child seat anchors
see Children in the vehicle
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 322
Lighter
see Cigarette lighter
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 116
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Loading
see Vehicle loading
Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Lock button
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 87
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Loss of
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Service and Warranty Information
booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
LOW RANGE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Calling up service indicator . . . . . . 317
Clearing service indicator
message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Resetting service indicator . . . . . . 317
Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Service indicator message . . . . . . . 316
Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 316
Manual headlamp mode (Low-
beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 294
Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 294
Maximum permissible tire
inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Media interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Menus
see Control system menus
Minispare wheel
see Spare wheel
Mirrors
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 112
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 111
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 111
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
MOExtended system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
MOExtended tires . . . . . . . . . . . 403, 425
MON (Motor Octane Number) . 266, 436
Motor Octane Number
see MON
Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 330
Multifunction display messages
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332, 347
Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Air suspension program . . . . . . . . . 349
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Automatic transmission
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343, 344
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
11
Index
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 357, 359
Corner-illuminating front fog
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Differential locks . . . . . . . . . . 146, 351
Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR) . 353
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333, 347
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364, 365
Front passenger front air bag . . . . 335
Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Gear selector lever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343, 344
High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
LOW RANGE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 353
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344, 368
Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344, 368
TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345, 368
Trailer brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Trailer tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Trailer turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . 367
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . 109, 163
Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
N
Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Night security illumination . . . 117, 162
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 295
Number, vehicle identification
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
O
Occupant Classification System
see OCS
Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
BabySmartTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . 53, 381, 382
Infant and child restraint systems . . 68
LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 72
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 59
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 309
Crossing obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Driving instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
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Index
Driving on sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . 306
Returning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Ruts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Steep terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Off-road driving program . . . . . . . . . 185
Off-road menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Oil
see Engine oil
Oil level
see Engine oil, Checking level
On-board computer
see Control system
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 320
Outside temperature
see Displays
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 43
P
Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Panorama roof
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 302
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Parking position
Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 137
Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 321
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 194, 321
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 31, 195
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
see Front passenger front air bag
off indicator lamp
Passenger safety
see Occupant safety
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Phone
see Telephone
Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Power seats
see Seats
Power tailgate
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Door windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Hinged quarter windows . . . . . . . . 126
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear door window, Blocking
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Preglow indicator lamp . . . . . . . . 35, 129
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Problems
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Production options weight . . . . . . . . 295
Proximity key
see Key, SmartKey
PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
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Index
Push-start
see Tow-start
R
Radio
Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Rear doors
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Rear door window
Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear fog lamp
see Fog lamps
Rear lamps
see Tail lamps
Rear seats
see Seats
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
cleaning the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Rear window wiper/washer . . . . . . . 123
Recommended tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 295
Recovery services, Stolen vehicle
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Refilling
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 435
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Reminder, Seat belt
see Seat belts, Telltale
Remote control
see Key, SmartKey
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 255
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 388
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 388
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 388
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Standing lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 25
Research Octane Number
see RON
Reserve fuel
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 147, 157
Restraint systems
see Occupant safety
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295, 425
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 22, 253
RON (Research Octane Number)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 436
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Route guidance
see Navigation system
Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Run-flat tires
see MOExtended tires
S
Safety
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety belts
see Seat belts
Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 374
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
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Index
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 109
Folding (expanding cargo volume) . 235
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Multicontour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Selective setting
see Key, SmartKey
Selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Self-test
BabySmartTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Service
see Maintenance
Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Service and warranty information . . . 21
Service intervals
see Maintenance System, Service
indicator
Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Settings
Control system menus and
submenus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 85, 87
Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 85, 87
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Side marker lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Side windows
see Power windows
SmartKey
see Key, SmartKey
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
see Key, SmartKey
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Snow tires
see Winter tires
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329, 425
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 174
Speed settings
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Sport Utility Vehicle
see SUV
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 375
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Standing water, driving through . . . 302
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . 95, 96
Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 130
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Steering column
see Multifunction steering wheel,
Adjusting
Steering wheel
see Multifunction steering wheel
Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 140
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 256
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 36, 242
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Stranded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Submenus
see Control system submenus
Sunroof
see Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Sunshade
Rear panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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Suspension tuning
see Air suspension program
SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . 23
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 148
Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tailgate
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Power tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 435
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Capacities fuels, coolants,
lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 435
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Initiating an emergency call
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 253
SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 256
System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 167
Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 43
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Temperature
Interior temperature . . . . . . . 207, 219
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 159
Tether anchorage points
see Children in the vehicle
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tightening torque
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 295
Tire and Loading Information
Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 293
Tire Identification Number
see TIN
Tire inflation pressure
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 275
Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Tire ply composition and material
used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345, 368
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 425
Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
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Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 273
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 275
Important notes on tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 280, 281
Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344, 368
MOExtended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Ply composition and material used 295
Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 280
Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 425
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 295
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280, 293
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 295
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
TPMS low tire pressure/
malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292, 296
Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274, 297
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 274, 296
Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 296
Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 425
Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 295
Tongue Weight Rating
see TWR
Top tether
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Towing
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410, 412
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 310
Coupling a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Decoupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Electrical connections . . . . . . . . . . 310
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Weights and ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Transfer case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
LOW RANGE mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Switching LOW RANGE mode . . . . 143
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 270
Transmission gear selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 274, 297
Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 274, 296
Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Trip odometer, resetting . . . . . . . . . . 148
Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating) . . . . . . 296
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U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292, 296
Units, Settings
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 435
Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
V
Vehicle
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 384
Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 402
Modifications and alterations,
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Vehicle configuration menu . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle jack
see Jack
Vehicle level control
see Air suspension program
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Vehicle loading
Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 296
Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle status message memory . . . 156
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Vehicle washing
see Vehicle care
W
Warning lamps
see Lamps, Indicator and warning
Warning sounds
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 181
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 64
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Washer fluid
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windows
see Power windows
Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Windshield
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 322
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 440
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Windshield wipers
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 395
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 298
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Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 425
Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Index
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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.
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:
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New Truck Limited Warranty
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Emission System Warranty
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Emission Performance Warranty
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California, Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and Vermont Emission
Control System Warranty
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State Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon
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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
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Applicable to vehicles with gasoline engine only.
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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.
Roadside Assistance will be provided in
accordance with standard program
guidelines which include providing service to
the vehicle up to a reasonable distance from
a paved roadway. We will make every effort
to assist in a breakdown situation, however,
the accessibility of your vehicle will be
determined by our authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center technician or the tow service provider
on a case-by-case basis and may be a factor
in our ability to respond.
Additional charges may be applicable for a
breakdown location determined not to be a
reasonably accessible roadside location as
determined by our authorized technician and
tow service provider.
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
Truck” found in the Service and Warranty
Information Booklet, or call the MercedesBenz Customer Assistance Center (in the
USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer
Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada
If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreign
countries, please be aware that:
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service facilities or replacement parts may
not be readily available,
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unleaded gasoline for vehicles with
catalytic converters may not be available;
the use of leaded fuels will damage the
catalysts,
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gasoline may have a considerably lower
octane rating, and improper fuel can cause
engine damage.
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Operating safety
Sport Utility Vehicle
Warning!
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This Sport Utility Vehicle is designed for
both on-road and off-road use. It can go
places and perform tasks for which
conventional 2-wheel drive passenger cars
are not intended. This vehicle will handle
and maneuver differently from
conventional passenger cars in driving
conditions which may occur on streets,
highways and off-road use.
This vehicle has a higher ground clearance
and a higher center of gravity than many
passenger cars. As with other vehicles of
this type, if you make sharp turns at
excessive speeds or abrupt maneuvers, the
vehicle may roll over or may go out of
control and crash. Utility vehicles have a
significantly higher rollover rate than other
types of vehicles. Failure to operate this
vehicle safely may result in an accident,
rollover of the vehicle, and severe or fatal
injury.
Before you start to drive this vehicle, read
the Operator’s Manual. Take time to
become familiar with the driving
characteristics of this vehicle. Be sure you
are familiar with all vehicle controls. Learn
how your vehicle handles on different road
surfaces. Do not attempt sharp turns at
excessive speeds or abrupt maneuvers or
other unsafe driving actions that can cause
loss of vehicle control. When driving offroad or working the vehicle hard, do not
overload it. And, always wear your seat
belts at all times. In a rollover crash, an
unbelted person is significantly more likely
to die than a person wearing a seat belt.
Operating safety
Warning!
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Work improperly carried out on electronic
components and associated software
could cause them to cease functioning.
Because the vehicle’s electronic
components are interconnected, any
modifications made may produce an
undesired effect on other systems.
Electronic malfunctions could seriously
impair the operating safety of your vehicle.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for repairs or modifications to
electronic components.
Other improper work or modifications on
the vehicle could also have a negative
impact on the operating safety of the
vehicle.
Some safety systems only function while
the engine is running. You should therefore
never turn off the engine while driving.
Warning!
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Heavy blows against the vehicle underbody
or tires/wheels, for example when running
over an obstacle, road debris or a pothole,
may cause serious damage and impair the
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Problems with your vehicle
operating safety of your vehicle. If you feel
a sudden significant vibration or ride
disturbance, or you suspect that damage to
your vehicle has occurred, you should turn
on your hazard warning flashers, carefully
slow down, and drive with caution to an
area which is a safe distance from the road.
Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/
wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle
appears unsafe, have it towed to the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or other qualified maintenance or repair
facility for further inspection or repairs.
Proper use of the vehicle
Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are
familiar with the following information and
rules:
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the safety precautions in this manual
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the “Technical data” section in this manual
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traffic rules and regulations
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motor vehicle laws and safety standards
Warning!
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Various warning labels are attached to your
vehicle. These warning labels are intended
to make you and others aware of various
risks. You should not remove any of these
warning labels unless explicitly instructed
to do so by information on the label itself.
Removal of any of these labels may cause
you and others to be unaware of certain
risks which may result in an accident and/
or personal injury.
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
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Vehicle data recording
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.
Vehicle data recording
Information regarding electronic recording devices
(Including notice pursuant to California Code
§ 9951)
Please note that your vehicle is equipped with
devices that can record vehicle systems data
and, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, may
transmit some data in certain accidents.
This information helps, for example, to
diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and
to continuously improve vehicle safety.
Daimler may access the information and
share it with others
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for safety research or vehicle diagnosis
purposes
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with the consent of the vehicle owner or
lessee
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in response to an official request by law
enforcement or other government agency
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for use in dispute resolution involving
Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service
organization and/or
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as otherwise required or permitted by law.
Please check the Tele Aid subscription
service agreement for details regarding the
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information that may be recorded or
transmitted via that system.
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At a glance
Exterior view ....................................... 28
Cockpit ................................................. 30
Instrument cluster .............................. 32
Storage compartments ....................... 36
Multifunction steering wheel ............. 38
Center console .................................... 40
Overhead control panel ...................... 43
Door control panel .............................. 44
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At a glance
Exterior view
Exterior view
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