Mercedes S-Class 2009, S 550 2009, S 450 2009 User Manual
S-Class
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Contents
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
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Index
1, 2, 3 ...
4-ETS
see ETS/4-ETS
4MATIC
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
911 emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
A
ABC (Active Body Control) . . . . . . . . 374
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 69
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513, 521
Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Air bag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 426
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps
see Headlamps
Active Body Control
see ABC
Active head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adaptive Brake Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adaptive Damping System
see ADS
Additives
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . . 373
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . . 383
Canceling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Detecting a parking space . . . . . . . 384
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (Advanced
TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510, 545
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency call upon deployment . 426
Front, driver and passenger . . . . . . . 48
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 559
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Side impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Air conditioning refrigerant and
lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
AIRMATIC
ADS (Adaptive Damping System) . . 373
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Air pressure
see Tire inflation pressure
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Alarm system
see Anti-theft systems
Alignment bolt (vehicle tool kit)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492, 574
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 376
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509, 537
AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 610
Antilock Brake System
see ABS
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 79
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Index
Aquaplaning
see Hydroplaning
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Assistance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 321
Automatic central locking . . . . . . . . 301
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 326
Automatic interior lighting control . 330
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 350
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 345
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 350
Emergency operation (limp-home
mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Gearshifting malfunctions (limp-
home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 359
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Kickdown (manual shift program) . 354
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 352
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 351
Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 351
Program mode selector switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351, 353
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Steering wheel gearshift control . . 352
Transmission position indicator . . . 348
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 348
AUX
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
B
Backrest
see Seats
Backup lamps
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 70
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Battery, Vehicle
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509, 537
Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Beverage holders
see Cup holders
Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Bluetooth® settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Brake fluid
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Brake lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 566
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Brake pads
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
High-performance brake system . . 478
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) . . 23
California retail buyers and
lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 20
Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Can holders
see Cup holders
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
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Index
Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
CD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Central locking
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Locking/unlocking from inside . . . 301
Central locking/unlocking switch . . 301
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Children in the vehicle
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Blocking of rear window operation . . 67
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 66
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Infant and child restraint systems . . 63
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 65
Top tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Child safety
see Children in the vehicle
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
see Children in the vehicle
Chrome-plated exhaust tip,
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Climate control system
Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 399
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 607
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 404
Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 404
Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 405
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 470
Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 492
COMAND
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Audio CD/audio DVD/MP3/
PCMCIA card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
FM/AM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Switching on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Controller (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 237
Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 240
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Coolant
Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 610
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534, 535, 536
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) . . 23
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Index
D
Dashboard
see Instrument cluster
Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . . 326
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Deep water
see Standing water
Defogging (windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Defroster
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Department of Transportation
see DOT
Difficulties
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Digital speedometer
Additional speedometer . . . . . . . . . 253
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 452
Displays
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Maintenance service indicator . . . . 481
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle status message memory . . 251
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 486
Displaying the distance graphic . . . 363
Displays in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Speed settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . 362
DISTRONIC Plus lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Doors
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . 298
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . 297
Locking/unlocking from outside . . 297
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 431
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 561
DOT (Department of
Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338, 475
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 479
With DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Driving and parking
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340, 478
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adaptive Brake Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 72
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
ETS/4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
PRE-SAFE® Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Driving systems
Active Body Control (ABC) . . . . . . . 374
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 383
AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . 376
Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
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Index
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Driving tips, automatic
transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
DVD, audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
DVD, video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
E
EBP (Electronic Brake
Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electrical system
Improper work on or modifications . 22
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . 343
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP®
Electronic Traction System
see ETS/4-ETS
Emergency, in case of
Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 578
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 328
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Emergency calls
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Emergency engine shutdown . . . . . . 586
Emergency operations
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 561
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . 306
Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Emergency Tensioning Device
see ETD
Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590
System warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine
Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 440
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 557
Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 591
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591
Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Engine coolant
see Coolant
Engine oil
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Recommended engine oils and oil
filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606
ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 73
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513, 522
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
ETD (Emergency Tensioning
Device) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ETS/4-ETS (Electronic Traction
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Express operation
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . 320
Parking position . . . . . . . . . . . 322, 324
Power folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Exterior view of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7
Index
F
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 57
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 572
Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571, 599
Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Fluids
ABC fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447, 604
Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 603
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Four-wheel drive
see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)
Front air bags
see Air bags
Front lamps
see Headlamps
Front passenger front air bag . . . . . . 48
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 559
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609
Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606
Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 241
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 441
Fuel tank reserve warning lamp . . . 556
Premium unleaded gasoline
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441, 606, 608
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
Fuel tank
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606
Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 441
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
G
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Gasoline
see Fuel
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 470
Gear range
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 350
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Transmission position indicator . . . 348
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 348
Generator
see Alternator
Global locking/unlocking
see Key, SmartKey
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Gross Axle Weight Rating
see GAWR
Gross Vehicle Weight
see GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
see GVWR
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 470
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
8
Index
H
Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 489
Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 329
Headlamps
Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . 325
Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 326
Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 566
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 328
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 325
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Headliner and shelf below rear
window, cleaning and care of . . . . . 489
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Active head restraints . . . . . . . 60, 562
Comfort head restraint, adjusting . 313
Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Rear seat, removing and installing . 314
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Height adjustment
Seat belt outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Vehicle level control . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 328, 566
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 566
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
High-performance brake system . . . 478
Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
I
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Identification number, vehicle
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 309, 339
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Indicator lamps
see Lamps, indicator and warning
Infant and child restraint systems
see Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressure
Infrared reflecting windshield . . . . . 437
Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 300
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 355
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster, Illumination
Instrument panel
see Instrument cluster
Instruments and controls
see Cockpit
Interior lighting
Emergency lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Rear reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 320
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 321
Interior storage spaces
see Storage compartments
Intermittent wiping
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
9
Index
K
Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Key, SmartKey
Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 297, 299
Global locking (KEYLESS-GO)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . 297
Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . 297
Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . 298
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Opening and closing the power
tilt/sliding sunroof or panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panel . 336
Opening and closing the windows . 336
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Restoring to factory setting . . 297, 299
Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . 297, 299
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . 307
KEYLESS-GO
Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . 308
Keypad (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 354
Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 471
L
Labels
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Emission control information . . . . . 590
Lamps, exterior
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 549
Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Distance warning lamp . . . . . 362, 555
Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 554
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Front passenger front air bag off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 559
Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Low tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . 31, 58, 552
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 553
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LATCH-type child seat anchors
see Children in the vehicle
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 489
Lighter
see Cigarette lighter
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 326
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Loading
see Vehicle loading
Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 297, 298
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
Loss of
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Service and Warranty Information
booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
10
Index
Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Maintenance Call, automatic (Tele
Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Service indicator, resetting . . . . . . 482
Service indicator display . . . . . . . . 482
Service indicator message . . . . . . . 481
Service indicator message,
clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 482
Manual headlamp mode (Low-
beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 471
Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 471
Maximum permissible tire
inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Menus
see Control system menus
Minispare wheel
see Spare wheel
Mirror
Vanity mirror in the rear . . . . . . . . . 421
Mirrors
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . 321
Exterior rear view mirror parking
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322, 324
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . 320
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . 320
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
MON (Motor Octane Number) . . . . . 608
Motor Octane Number
see MON
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 495
Multifunction display messages
ABC (Active Body Control) . . . . . . . 527
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513, 521
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 507
Advanced TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . 510, 545
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
AIRMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509, 537
Automatic transmission
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509, 537
Blind Spot Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534, 535, 536
Corner-illuminating lamps . . . . . . . 540
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513, 522
Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Front passenger front air bag . . . . 498
Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 542
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Radar sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 531
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
11
Index
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510, 545
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510, 545
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
N
Navigation
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . 111
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Points of interest (POI) . . . . . . . . . . 132
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Night security illumination . . . . . . . . 327
Night View Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Cleaning the windshield in front of
the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 471
Number, vehicle identification
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
O
Occupant Classification System
see OCS
Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children and air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 66
Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 559
Infant and child restraint systems . . 63
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 55
OCS (Occupant Classification
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Oil
see Engine oil
Oil level
see Engine oil, Checking level
On-board computer
see Control system
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 485
Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 38
P
Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Roller sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Activating/deactivating . . . . . . . . . 382
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 486
Collision warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 383
12
Index
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Parking Guidance, Advanced . . . . . . 383
Parking position
Exterior rear view mirrors . . . 322, 324
Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 348
Parktronic system
Cleaning system sensors . . . . . . . . 486
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Minimum distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
System sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
see Front passenger front air bag
off indicator lamp
Passenger safety
see Occupant safety
PCMCIA card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Phone
see Telephone
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Power closing assist for doors and
trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Power seats
see Seats
Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Rear door window, Blocking
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
PRE-SAFE® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
PRE-SAFE® Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Problems
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
With vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Production options weight . . . . . . . . 471
Program mode selector switch
Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 351
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Proximity key
see Key, SmartKey
PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Push-start
see Tow-start
R
RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Radar sensors
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
Rear door ashtray
see Ashtrays
Rear door window
Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear fog lamp
see Fog lamps
Rear seat head restraints
see Head restraints
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
cleaning the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Recommended tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456, 471
Recovery services, Stolen vehicle
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 607
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
13
Index
Reminder, Seat belt
see Seat belts, Telltale
Remote control
see Key, SmartKey
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 431
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . . . . 23
Research Octane Number
see RON
Reserve fuel
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Reset tool (active head restraints) . 563
Restraint systems
see Occupant safety
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471, 594
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 21, 427
RON (Research Octane Number) . . . 608
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Route guidance
see Navigation system
Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 489
S
Safety
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Occupant safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reporting defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety belts
see Seat belts
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Seat belt force limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Automatic comfort-fit feature . . . . . 59
Children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 552
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Selective setting
see Key, SmartKey
Selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Self-test
OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Service
see Maintenance
Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
Service and warranty information . . . 20
Service intervals
see Maintenance System, Service
indicator
Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Service menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Settings
Automatic locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 223
Exterior mirror convenience
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Factory setting (SmartKey) . . 297, 299
Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Interior ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . 224
Interior lighting delayed switch-off . 224
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Night security illumination . . . . . . . 220
Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . 225
Selective setting (SmartKey) . 297, 299
14
Index
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Trunk opening-height restriction . . 226
Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 489
Side impact air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Side marker lamps
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Side windows
see Power windows
SmartKey
see Key, SmartKey
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO
see Key, SmartKey
SMS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Snow tires
see Winter tires
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494, 594
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Speed settings
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 31, 45, 553
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Standing water, driving through . . . 479
Starter switch positions . . . . . . 307, 308
Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 340
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Steering column
see Multifunction steering wheel,
Adjusting
Steering wheel
see Multifunction steering wheel
Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 352
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 432
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 32, 415
Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Sunroof
see Power tilt/sliding sunroof
Sunshade, rear window . . . . . . . . . . 421
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Suspension tuning
see AIRMATIC
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 356
Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant . . 606, 607
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605, 608
Capacities fuels, coolants,
lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605, 609
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591
Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 607
Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603, 606
Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609
Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 608
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606, 612
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Automatic Maintenance Call . . . . . 432
15
Index
Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Initiating an emergency call
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 427
Search and send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 432
System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 424
Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 249
Call lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . 158
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 249
Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Telephone keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Temperature
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Tether anchorage points
see Children in the vehicle
Tightening torque
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 471
Tire and Loading Information
Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 470
Tire Identification Number
see TIN
Tire inflation pressure
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 452
Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Tire ply composition and material
used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450, 594
Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (Advanced
TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Advanced TPMS low tire pressure
telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 451
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 452
Important notes on tire inflation
pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 457, 458
Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510, 545
Ply composition and material used 472
Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 457
Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 594
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464, 472
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457, 469
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 471
TPMS low tire pressure/
malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469, 472
Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451, 473
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 451, 472
Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 472
Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473, 594
Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 464, 472
Top tether
see Children in the vehicle
Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
16
Index
Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578, 580
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 447
Transmission gear selector lever
see Gear selector lever
Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 451, 473
Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 451, 472
Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Trunk
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Opening/closing system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303, 304, 305
Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . 306
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 561
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468, 472
Units, Settings
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 608
Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . 297, 298
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
V
Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Vehicle
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . 297, 298
Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 561
Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 575
Modifications and alterations,
Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Vehicle jack
see Jack
Vehicle level control
see AIRMATIC
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Vehicle loading
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 472
Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen
(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Vehicle status message memory . . . 251
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Vehicle washing
see Vehicle care
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Voice Control
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
CD/DVD changer/MP3 . . . . . . . . . 275
Command list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Individualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
17
Index
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
W
Warning sounds
Advanced Parking Guidance . . . . . 385
DISTRONIC Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 58
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . 518
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Parktronic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
Washer fluid
Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows
see Power windows
Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Windshield
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 488
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Infrared reflecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333, 612
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Windshield wipers
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 570
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 474
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473, 594
Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
18
Introduction
Operator’s Manual
Product Information
Please observe the following in your own best
interest:
We recommend using Genuine MercedesBenz Parts as well as conversion parts and
accessories explicitly approved by us for your
vehicle model.
We have tested these parts to determine their
reliability, safety and special suitability for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
We are unable to make an assessment for
other products and therefore cannot be held
responsible for them, even if in individual
cases an official approval or authorization by
governmental or other agencies should exist.
Use of such parts and accessories could
adversely affect the safety, performance or
reliability of your vehicle. Please do not use
them.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts and preapproved conversion parts and accessories
are available at any authorized MercedesBenz Center. In addition, you will receive
comprehensive information on permissible
technical modifications and expert
installations.
Operator’s Manual
Notes
This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal
of useful information. We urge you to read it
carefully and familiarize yourself with the
vehicle before driving.
For your own safety and longer service life of
the vehicle, we urge you to follow the
instructions and warnings contained in this
Operator’s Manual. Ignoring them could
result in damage to the vehicle or personal
injury to you or others. Vehicle damage
caused by failure to follow instructions is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
We continuously strive to improve our
product, and ask for your understanding that
we reserve the right to make changes in
design and equipment. Therefore,
information, illustrations and descriptions in
this Operator’s Manual might differ from your
vehicle.
Vehicle equipment
Your vehicle may have some or all of the
equipment described in this manual.
Therefore, you may find explanations for
optional equipment not installed in your
vehicle. If you have any questions about
operating any equipment, any authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to
demonstrate the proper procedures.
Optional equipment is also described in this
manual, including operating instructions
wherever necessary. Since they are specialorder items, the descriptions and illustrations
herein may vary slightly from the actual
equipment of your vehicle.
If there are any equipment details that are not
shown or described in this Operator’s
Manual, any authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center will be glad to inform you of correct
care and operating procedures. The
Operator’s Manual and Maintenance Booklet
are important documents and should be kept
with the vehicle.
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Service and warranty information
The Service and Warranty Information
booklet contains detailed information about
the warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz,
including:
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New Car 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
Laws)
Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California law you may be entitled to a
replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the
purchase price or lease price, if after a
reasonable number of repair attempts
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its
authorized repair or service facilities fail to fix
one or more substantial defects or
malfunctions in the vehicle that are covered
by its express warranty. During the period of
18 months from original delivery of the
vehicle or the accumulation of 18 000 miles
(approximately 29 000 km) on the odometer
of the vehicle, whichever occurs first, a
reasonable number of repair attempts is
presumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one or
more of the following occurs:
(1) the same substantial defect or
malfunction results in a condition that is
likely to cause death or serious bodily
injury if the vehicle is driven, that defect
or malfunction has been subject to repair
two or more times, and you have directly
notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in
writing of the need for its repair,
(2) the same substantial defect or
malfunction of a less serious nature than
category (1) has been subject to repair
four or more times and you have directly
notified us in writing of the need for its
repair, or
(3) the vehicle is out of service by reason of
repair of the same or different substantial
defects or malfunctions for a cumulative
total of more than 30 calendar days.
Written notification should not be sent to a
dealer, it should be addressed to
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Customer Assistance Center
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
Maintenance
The Maintenance Booklet describes all the
necessary maintenance work which should
be performed at regular intervals.
Always have the Maintenance Booklet with
you when you take the vehicle to an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
service. The service advisor will record each
service in the booklet for you.
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Roadside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program provides factory-trained technical
help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the
toll-free Roadside Assistance number
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA)
1-800-387-0100 (in Canada)
will be answered by Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Representatives
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
For additional information refer to the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program brochure (in the USA) or the
Roadside Assistance section of the Service
and Warranty Information Booklet (in
Canada) in your vehicle literature portfolio.
Change of address or ownership
If you change your address, be sure to send
in the “Change of Address Notice” found in
the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet, or simply call the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer Service
(in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. This will
assist us in contacting you in a timely manner
should the need arise.
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave all
literature with the vehicle to make it available
to the next operator.
If you bought this vehicle used, be sure to
send in the “Notice of Purchase of Used Car”
found in the Service and Warranty
Information Booklet, or call the MercedesBenz Customer Assistance Center (in the
USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer
Service (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada
If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreign
countries, please be aware that:
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service facilities or replacement parts may
not be readily available,
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unleaded gasoline for vehicles with
catalytic converters may not be available;
the use of leaded fuels will damage the
catalysts,
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gasoline may have a considerably lower
octane rating, and improper fuel can cause
engine damage.
Certain Mercedes-Benz models are available
for delivery in Europe under our European
Delivery Program. For details, consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to:
In the USA:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
European Delivery Department
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
European Delivery Department
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
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Operating safety
Operating safety
Warning!
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Work improperly carried out on electronic
components and associated software
could cause them to cease functioning.
Because the vehicle’s electronic
components are interconnected, any
modifications made may produce an
undesired effect on other systems.
Electronic malfunctions could seriously
impair the operating safety of your vehicle.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for repairs or modifications to
electronic components.
Other improper work or modifications on
the vehicle could also have a negative
impact on the operating safety of the
vehicle.
Some safety systems only function while
the engine is running. You should therefore
never turn off the engine while driving.
Warning!
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Heavy blows against the vehicle underbody
or tires/wheels, for example when running
over an obstacle, road debris or a pothole,
may cause serious damage and impair the
operating safety of your vehicle. If you feel
a sudden significant vibration or ride
disturbance, or you suspect that damage to
your vehicle has occurred, you should turn
on your hazard warning flashers, carefully
slow down, and drive with caution to an
area which is a safe distance from the road.
Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/
wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle
appears unsafe, have it towed to the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or other qualified maintenance or repair
facility for further inspection or repairs.
Proper use of the vehicle
Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are
familiar with the following information and
rules:
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the safety precautions in this manual
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the “Technical data” section in this manual
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traffic rules and regulations
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motor vehicle laws and safety standards
Warning!
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Various warning labels are attached to your
vehicle. These warning labels are intended
to make you and others aware of various
risks. You should not remove any of these
warning labels unless explicitly instructed
to do so by information on the label itself.
Removal of any of these labels may cause
you and others to be unaware of certain
risks which may result in an accident and/
or personal injury.
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Reporting safety defects
Problems with your vehicle
If you should experience a problem with your
vehicle, particularly one that you believe may
affect its safe operation, we urge you to
contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediately to have the problem diagnosed
and corrected if required. If the matter is not
handled to your satisfaction, please discuss
the problem with the Mercedes-Benz Center
management or, if necessary, contact us at
one of the following addresses:
In the USA:
Customer Assistance Center
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada:
Customer Relations Department
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Reporting safety defects
For the USA only:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.
Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
“National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
of 1966”.
Reporting safety defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your
dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA Headquarters,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building,
Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
www.safercar.gov.
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Vehicle data recording
Vehicle data recording
Information regarding electronic recording devices
(Including notice pursuant to California Code
§ 9951)
Please note that your vehicle is equipped with
devices that can record vehicle systems data
and, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, may
transmit some data in certain accidents.
This information helps, for example, to
diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and
to continuously improve vehicle safety.
Daimler may access the information and
share it with others
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for safety research or vehicle diagnosis
purposes
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with the consent of the vehicle owner or
lessee
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in response to an official request by law
enforcement or other government agency
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for use in dispute resolution involving
Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service
organization and/or
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as otherwise required or permitted by law.
Please check the Tele Aid subscription
service agreement for details regarding the
information that may be recorded or
transmitted via that system.
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At a glance
Exterior view ....................................... 26
Cockpit ................................................. 28
Instrument cluster .............................. 30
Storage compartments ....................... 32
Control systems .................................. 34
Center console .................................... 37
Overhead control panel ...................... 38
Driver’s door control panel ................ 39
Rear door control panel ...................... 40
Rear passenger compartment ........... 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 Trunk:
Locking and unlocking 296
Opening and closing 302,
Valet locking 306
Vehicle tool kit 492
2 Rear lamps
3 Rear window defroster
4 Fuel filler flap
Fuel requirements 608
5 Doors:
Locking and unlocking 297
Opening 300
Locking and unlocking
manually
303
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406
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561,
562
Function Page
6 Exterior rear view mirrors
Parking position 322
Power folding 321
7 Towing eye
8 Tires and wheels 450,
Checking tire inflation
pressure 458
Spare wheel 494
Flat tire 571
9 Hood
Engine oil 444
Coolant
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581
594
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448
Function Page
a Headlamp cleaning system
b Front lamps
c Wipers
Wiper blades, replacing 570
Wiper blades, cleaning 488
d Windshield:
Cleaning with washer fluid 333
Cleaning 488
e Roof:
Power tilt/sliding sunroof 406
Panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel 409
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565
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Cockpit
Cockpit
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