Mercedes R-Class 2009, R 350 2009, R 320 2009 User Manual
R-Class
Operator’s Manual
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Contents
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
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Index
1, 2, 3 ...
115V AC Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306, 320
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 232
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
see Headlamps
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Adaptive Damping System
see ADS
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375, 405
Capacity, AdBlue® tank . . . . . . . . . 401
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Additives
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 166
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency call upon deployment . 232
Front, driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front, passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 54, 350, 351
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Air conditioning refrigerant and
lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 196
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Comfortable driving style . . . . . . . . 166
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Sporty driving style . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Suspension tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
AIRMATIC/Compass menu . . . . . . . . 151
Air pressure
see Tire inflation pressure
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Air pump (electric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . 184, 198
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 197
Alarm system
see Anti-theft systems
Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 369
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 169
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 406
Antiglare, Interior rear view mirror . 111
Antilock Brake System
see ABS
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 80
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Aquaplaning
see Hydroplaning
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Audio/DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 112
Automatic central locking . . . . . 89, 158
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 116
Automatic interior lighting control . 121
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Index
Automatic locking when driving . . . 158
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 141
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 136
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 141
Emergency operation (limp-home
mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Gearshifting malfunctions . . . . . . . 143
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 166
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 142
Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 141
Program mode selector switch . . . 141
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Steering wheel gearshift control . . 142
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Transmission position indicator . . . 138
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 138
AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
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BabySmart
Air bag deactivation system . . . . . . . 55
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Backrest
see Seats
TM
Backup lamps
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 77
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Battery, Vehicle
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Beverage holders
see Cup holders
Bleeding the fuel system (diesel
engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
BlueTEC
AdBlue® tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375, 401
Brake fluid
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Brake lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 357
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Brake pads
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 282
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 23
California retail buyers and
lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 20
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Can holders
see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Cargo compartment
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Cargo volume, expanding . . . . . . . . 209
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cargo compartment cover blind . . . 215
Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Central locking
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 158
Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 89
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Index
Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 89
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
BabySmartTM air bag deactivation
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Blocking of rear window operation . . 74
Child safety locks (rear doors) . . . . . 73
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Infant and child restraint systems . . 66
LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 72
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 69
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Chrome-plated exhaust tip,
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Climate control system
3-zone automatic climate control . 186
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . 182, 193
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 402
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 196
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . 184, 198
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 197
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . 182, 194
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Deactivating system . . . . . . . 181, 193
Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 197
Residual engine heat (REST) . 185, 199
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 195
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 155
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 274
Collapsible tire (spare wheel) . . . . . 396
Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 300
COMAND system
see separate COMAND system
operating instructions
Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Comfort submenu
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 159
Fold-in function for exterior rear
view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Compass
Calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 145
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 152
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 147
AIRMATIC/Compass . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Audio/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Vehicle status message memory . . 151
Control system submenus . . . . . . . . 147
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Coolant
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 406
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326, 327, 329
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps 119
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Customer Assistance Center
see CAC
D
Dashboard
see Instrument cluster
Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Daytime running lamp mode . . 116, 156
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Index
Deep water
see Standing water
Defroster
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 197
Delayed shut-off
Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Department of Transportation
see DOT
Diesel fuel
see Fuel
Difficulties
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Digital clock
see Clock
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 255
Displays
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Maintenance service indicator . . . . 289
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Outside temperature . . . . . . . 146, 155
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 160
Vehicle status message memory . . 151
Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 152
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Doors
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 85
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 84
Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 84
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 236
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 353
DOT (Department of
Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 279
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 282
Driving and parking
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 282
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving systems
AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving tips, automatic
transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
E
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 109, 159
EBP (Electronic Brake
Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electrical system
Improper work on or modifications . 22
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP®
Electronic Traction System
see 4-ETS
Emergency, in case of
Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 380
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
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Index
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 119
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Emergency calls
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Emergency engine shutdown . . . . . . 387
Emergency operations
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 353
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Emergency Tensioning Device
see ETD
Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine
Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 244
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Malfunction indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 348
Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 393
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine coolant
see Coolant
Engine oil
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Recommended engine oils and oil
filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 77
4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 320
Trailer stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
ETD (Emergency Tensioning
Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Express operation
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 111
Fold-in function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Power folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26
F
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 59
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 366
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366, 396
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fluids
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 400
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334, 335
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Fold-in function for exterior rear
view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Four-wheel drive
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
Front air bags
see Air bags
7
Index
Front axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Front lamps
see Headlamps
Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 48
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 49, 350, 351
Front seat head restraints
see Head restraints
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 279
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 401
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 160
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 347
Premium unleaded gasoline
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 401, 403
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Opening manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Fuel system, bleeding (diesel
engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Fuel tank
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 245
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Fuse box in cargo compartment . . 386
G
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 40, 237
Gasoline
see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 274
Gear range
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 140
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 317
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Transmission position indicator . . . 138
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 138
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Trailer Weight
see GTW
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GTW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 274
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
H
Halogen headlamps
see Headlamps
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 296
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 119
Headlamps
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 115
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 116
Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 357
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
8
Index
Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 118
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 115
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Headliner, cleaning and care of . . . . 296
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Active head restraints . . . . . . . 64, 354
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Height adjustment
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 118, 357
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 357
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Hinged quarter windows . . . . . . . . . 126
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HVAC
see Climate control system
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
I
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 97, 130
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 143
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster, Illumination
Instrument panel
see Instrument cluster
Instruments and controls
see Cockpit
Interior lighting
Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
K
Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
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
9
Index
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof or panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panel . 127
Opening and closing the windows . 127
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Restoring to factory setting . . . . 85, 87
Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 95
KEYLESS-GO
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 96
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 274
L
Labels
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Emission control information . . . . . 392
Lamps, exterior
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 341
Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 33, 348
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 346
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front passenger front air bag off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 49, 350, 351
Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 347
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 343
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 345
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Language, selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
LATCH-type child seat anchors
see Children in the vehicle
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 295
Lighter
see Cigarette lighter
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 116
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Loading
see Vehicle loading
Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Lock button
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO) . . . . . . . 87
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Loss of
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Service and Warranty Information
booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Calling up service indicator . . . . . . 290
Clearing service indicator
message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Resetting service indicator . . . . . . 290
Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Service indicator message . . . . . . . 289
Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 289
10
Index
Manual headlamp mode (Low-
beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 274
Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 274
Maximum permissible tire
inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Media interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Menus
see Control system menus
Mirrors
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 112
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 111
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 111
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
MOExtended system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
MOExtended tires . . . . . . . . . . . 373, 394
MON (Motor Octane Number) . 246, 403
Motor Octane Number
see MON
Multicontour seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 305
Multifunction display messages
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306, 320
Active headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Automatic transmission
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 317
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326, 327, 329
Corner-illuminating front fog
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 320
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334, 335
Front passenger front air bag . . . . 310
Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Gear selector lever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 317
High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 324
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 338
Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 338
TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 338
Trailer brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Trailer tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Trailer turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . 337
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . 109, 159
Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
11
Index
N
Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Night security illumination . . . 118, 157
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 275
Number, vehicle identification
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
O
Occupant Classification System
see OCS
Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
BabySmartTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . 51, 350, 351
Infant and child restraint systems . . 66
LATCH-type child seat anchors . . . . 72
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 57
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Oil
see Engine oil
Oil level
see Engine oil, Checking level
On-board computer
see Control system
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 293
Outside temperature
see Displays
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 40
P
Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Roller sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 282
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Parking position
Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 138
Parktronic
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 294
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 294
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 29, 171
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
see Front passenger front air bag
off indicator lamp
Passenger safety
see Occupant safety
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Phone
see Telephone
Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Power seats
see Seats
Power tailgate
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
12
Index
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Door windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Hinged quarter windows . . . . . . . . 126
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear door window, Blocking
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Preglow indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 130
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Problems
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Production options weight . . . . . . . . 275
Program mode selector switch
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 141
Proximity key
see Key, SmartKey
PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Push-start
see Tow-start
R
Radio
Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Rear center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
cleaning the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rear window wiper/washer . . . . . . . 123
Recommended tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 275
Recovery services, Stolen vehicle
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Refilling
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 402
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Reminder, Seat belt
see Seat belts, Telltale
Remote control
see Key, SmartKey
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 236
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 356
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 356
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 356
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Standing lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 23
Research Octane Number
see RON
Reserve fuel
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 144, 152
Restraint systems
see Occupant safety
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 394
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 21, 234
13
Index
RON (Research Octane Number)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 403
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Route guidance
see Navigation system
Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Run-flat tires
see MOExtended tires
S
Safety
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety belts
see Seat belts
Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 343
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 109
Folding (expanding cargo volume) . 209
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Multicontour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Selective setting
see Key, SmartKey
Selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Self-test
BabySmartTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Service
see Maintenance
Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Service and warranty information . . . 20
Service intervals
see Maintenance System, Service
indicator
Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Settings
Control system menus and
submenus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 85, 87
Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 85, 87
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Side marker lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Side windows
see Power windows
SmartKey
see Key, SmartKey
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
see Key, SmartKey
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Snow tires
see Winter tires
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303, 394
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 345
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Standing water, driving through . . . 282
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Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . 95, 96
Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 131
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Steering column
see Multifunction steering wheel,
Adjusting
Steering wheel
see Multifunction steering wheel
Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 142
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 236
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 34, 219
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Stranded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Submenus
see Control system submenus
Sunroof
see Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Sunshade
Rear door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Suspension tuning
see AIRMATIC
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 144
Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tailgate
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Power tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 402
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Capacities fuels, coolants,
lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 403
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Initiating an emergency call
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 234
SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 236
System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 161
Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 40
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Temperature
Interior temperature . . . . . . . 183, 195
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 155
Tether anchorage points
see Children in the vehicle
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Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tightening torque
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 275
Tire and Loading Information
Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 273
Tire Identification Number
see TIN
Tire inflation pressure
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 255
Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tire ply composition and material
used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318, 338
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 394
Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 253
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 255
Important notes on tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 260, 261
Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 338
MOExtended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Ply composition and material used 275
Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 260
Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 394
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 275
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 273
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 275
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
TPMS low tire pressure/
malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 276
Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 277
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 254, 276
Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 276
Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 394
Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 275
Tongue Weight Rating
see TWR
Top tether
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Towing
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380, 382
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 283
Coupling a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Decoupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Electrical connections . . . . . . . . . . 283
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Weights and ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Transfer case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 250
Transmission gear selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
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Index
Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 254, 277
Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 254, 276
Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Trip odometer, resetting . . . . . . . . . . 144
Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating) . . . . . . 276
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 276
Units, Settings
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 403
Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
V
Vehicle
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 85
Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 353
Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 372
Modifications and alterations,
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Vehicle jack
see Jack
Vehicle level control
see AIRMATIC
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Vehicle loading
Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 276
Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Vehicle status message memory . . . 151
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Vehicle washing
see Vehicle care
W
Warning sounds
Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 62
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Washer fluid
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows
see Power windows
17
Index
Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Windshield
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 295
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 407
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Windshield wipers
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 363
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 278
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 394
Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
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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.
Z
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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:
R
New Truck Limited Warranty
R
Emission System Warranty
R
Emission Performance Warranty
R
California, Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and Vermont Emission
Control System Warranty
R
State Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon
1
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
1
Applicable to vehicles with gasoline engine only.
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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.
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
Operating safety
Warning!
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Work improperly carried out on electronic
components and associated software
could cause them to cease functioning.
Because the vehicle’s electronic
components are interconnected, any
modifications made may produce an
undesired effect on other systems.
Electronic malfunctions could seriously
impair the operating safety of your vehicle.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for repairs or modifications to
electronic components.
Other improper work or modifications on
the vehicle could also have a negative
impact on the operating safety of the
vehicle.
Some safety systems only function while
the engine is running. You should therefore
never turn off the engine while driving.
Warning!
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Heavy blows against the vehicle underbody
or tires/wheels, for example when running
over an obstacle, road debris or a pothole,
may cause serious damage and impair the
operating safety of your vehicle. If you feel
a sudden significant vibration or ride
disturbance, or you suspect that damage to
your vehicle has occurred, you should turn
on your hazard warning flashers, carefully
slow down, and drive with caution to an
area which is a safe distance from the road.
Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/
wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle
appears unsafe, have it towed to the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or other qualified maintenance or repair
facility for further inspection or repairs.
Proper use of the vehicle
Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are
familiar with the following information and
rules:
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the safety precautions in this manual
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the “Technical data” section in this manual
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traffic rules and regulations
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motor vehicle laws and safety standards
Warning!
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Various warning labels are attached to your
vehicle. These warning labels are intended
to make you and others aware of various
risks. You should not remove any of these
warning labels unless explicitly instructed
to do so by information on the label itself.
Removal of any of these labels may cause
you and others to be unaware of certain
risks which may result in an accident and/
or personal injury.
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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.
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Vehicle data recording
Vehicle data recording
Information regarding electronic recording devices
(Including notice pursuant to California Code
§ 9951)
Please note that your vehicle is equipped with
devices that can record vehicle systems data
and, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, may
transmit some data in certain accidents.
This information helps, for example, to
diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and
to continuously improve vehicle safety.
Daimler may access the information and
share it with others
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for safety research or vehicle diagnosis
purposes
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with the consent of the vehicle owner or
lessee
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in response to an official request by law
enforcement or other government agency
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for use in dispute resolution involving
Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service
organization and/or
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as otherwise required or permitted by law.
Please check the Tele Aid subscription
service agreement for details regarding the
information that may be recorded or
transmitted via that system.
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At a glance
Exterior view ....................................... 26
Cockpit ................................................. 28
Instrument cluster .............................. 30
Storage compartments ....................... 34
Multifunction steering wheel ............. 36
Center console .................................... 38
Overhead control panel ...................... 40
Door control panel .............................. 41
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At a glance
Exterior view
Exterior view
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At a glance
Exterior view
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This Operator’s Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please
be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.
Function Page
1 Rear lamps
2 Fuel filler flap
Fuel requirements 403
3 Exterior rear view mirrors
Power folding 113
4 Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel 203
5 Windshield
Cleaning with wiper fluid 122
Cleaning 295
6 Doors
Locking and unlocking 84
358
246
111
200
Function Page
Opening 88
Locking and unlocking
manually 353
7 Wipers
Wiper blades, replacing 363
Wiper blades, cleaning 295
8 Hood
Engine oil 249
Coolant 251
9 Front lamps
a Headlamp cleaning system
b Front towing eye
122
247
357
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382,
383
Function Page
c Tires and wheels 252,
394
Checking tire inflation
pressure 261
Spare wheel 303
Flat tire 365
d Rear towing eye 382,
383
e Rear window wiper
Wiper blades, replacing 363
f Tailgate
Power tailgate 91
Vehicle tool kit 300
g Rear window defroster
122
90
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At a glance
Cockpit
Cockpit
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