Mercedes-Benz C350 Sport 2009, C300 Sport 4MATIC 2009, C300 Luxury 4MATIC 2009, C300 Sport 2009, C-Class 2009 User Manual

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C-Class

Operator’s Manual

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Contents

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

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

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

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

Controls in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Index

1, 2, 3 ...

4-ETS

see ETS/4-ETS

4MATIC

see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)

911 Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

ABS (Antilock Brake System) . . . . . . . 67

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 318

Accessory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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

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

Emergency calls (Tele Aid) . . . . . . . 241

Emergency calls (Telephone) . . . . . 196

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps

see Headlamps

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

Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Additives

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

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

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

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

Emergency call upon deployment . 241

Front, driver and passenger . . . . . . . 46

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 36, 52, 348

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Pelvic air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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

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

Window curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Air conditioning refrigerant and

lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Air pressure

see Tire inflation pressure

Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Alarm system

see Anti-theft systems

All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . . 207

Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Messages in the multifunction

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

AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 398

Antiglare, Interior rear view mirror . . 94 Antilock Brake System

see ABS

Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . 73

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Aquaplaning

see Hydroplaning

Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Aspect ratio (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Audio and telephone operation . . . 152

Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Bluetooth® settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 95

Automatic central locking . . . . . 80, 150

Automatic climate control

see Climate control system

Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . . 100

Automatic interior lighting control . 105 Automatic locking when driving . . . 150

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . . 124

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . 121

Automatic shift program . . . . . . . . 124

Index

Emergency operation (limp-home

mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Gear range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Gear ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Gearshifting malfunctions (limp-

home mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 207

Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Kickdown (manual shift program) . 128

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 127

One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 125

Program mode indicator . . . . . . . . 125

Program mode selector switch

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 125, 127

Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Steering wheel gearshift control . . 126 Transmission position indicator . . . 122

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 122

AUX socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Axle oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Back button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Backrest

see Seats

Backup lamps

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Bar (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

BAS (Brake Assist System) . . . . . . . . . 67

Batteries, SmartKey

Checking condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Battery, Vehicle

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Messages in the multifunction

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

Bead (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Beverage holders

see Cup holders

Bluetooth® settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Brake fluid

Messages in the multifunction

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

Brake lamps

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . 355

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Brake pads

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

High-performance brake system . . 288

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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

Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Bulbs

see Replacing bulbs

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

lessees, important notice for . . . . . . . 19

Calls (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 189

Can holders

see Cup holders

Capacities and recommended

fuel/lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Carpets, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

CD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Center console

Lower part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Upper part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Central locking

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 150

Locking/unlocking from inside . . . . 81

Central locking/unlocking switch . . . 81

Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Children in the vehicle

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

Blocking of rear window operation . . 65

Child safety locks (rear doors) . . . . . 64

Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 63 Indicator lamp, front passenger

front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Index

Infant and child restraint systems . . 60 Occupant Classification System

(OCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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

Tether anchorage points . . . . . . . . . 62

Top tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Child safety

see Children in the vehicle

Child seat anchors – LATCH-type

see Children in the vehicle

Chrome-plated exhaust tip,

cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Clear button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Climate control

see Climate control system

Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Air conditioning, cooling . . . . . . . . 216

Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . 395

Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . 221

Air volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Deactivating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Front defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Maximum cooling MAX COOL . . . . 220

Residual engine heat (REST) . . . . . 221

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 147

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

Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 281

Collapsible wheel chock . . . . . . . . . . 302

COMAND system

see separate COMAND system operating instructions

Combination gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Combination switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Comfort submenu

Fold-in function for exterior rear

view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

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

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . 131

Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 145

Control system menus . . . . . . . . . . . 134

AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Control system submenus

Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Convenience submenu

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . 151

Coolant

Anticorrosion/antifreeze . . . . . . . . 398

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 325, 326

Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . 31

Corner-illuminating front fog lamps 104

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Last stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Customer Assistance Center (CAC) . . 22

Dashboard

see Instrument cluster

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

Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Daytime running lamp mode . . 101, 148 Deep water

see Standing water

Defogging (windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Index

Defroster

Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Delayed shut-off

Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Department of Transportation

see DOT

Difficulties

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Digital clock

see Clock

Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 262

Displays

Maintenance service indicator . . . . 291

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Vehicle status message memory . . 144

Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 145

Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Doors

Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 77

Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 76

Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 76 Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 245

Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 350

DOT (Department of

Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Driving

Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 286

In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 289

Driving and parking

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 289

Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

ETS/4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Driving systems

All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . 207

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Dynamic handling package with

sport driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Driving tips, automatic

transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Dynamic handling package with

sport driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

E85 (ethanol fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . 93, 151

EBP (Electronic Brake

Proportioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Electrical system

Improper work on or modifications . 21

Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Electronic Stability Program

see ESP®

Electronic Traction System

see ETS/4-ETS

Emergency, in case of

Battery, jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 366

First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . 103

Index

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

Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Emergency calls

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Emergency operations

Gear selector lever, unlocking . . . . 352

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Locking/unlocking the vehicle . . . 350

Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Trunk lid, emergency release . . . . . . 83

Trunk lid, unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Emergency Tensioning Device

see ETD

Emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Information label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

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

Engine

Brake-in recommendations . . . . . . 252

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 345

Maximum engine speed . . . . . . . . . 379

Messages in the multifunction

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

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Engine coolant

see Coolant

Engine oil

Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Recommended engine oils and oil

filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) . 68

ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 317

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

ETD (Emergency Tensioning

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

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

Ethanol fuel (E85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

ETS/4-ETS (Electronic Traction

System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Express operation

Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Tilt/sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 95

Fold-in function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Parking position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 98

Power folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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

Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . 55

First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Mounting the spare wheel . . . . . . . 361

Preparing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360, 386

Flexible Fuel Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Floormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Fluids

Automatic transmission fluid . . . . . 392

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Manual transmission oil . . . . . . . . . 391

Power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Fold-in function for exterior rear

view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Index

Four-wheel drive

see All-wheel drive (4MATIC)

Front air bags

see Air bags

Front axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Front lamps

see Headlamps

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

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 47, 348

Front seat head restraints

see Head restraints

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Capacity, fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Ethanol fuel (E85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Fuel consumption (Flexible Fuel

Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Fuel consumption statistics . . . . . . 135

Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 254

Fuel tank reserve warning lamp . . . 344 Premium unleaded gasoline

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253, 393, 395

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Switching (Flexible Fuel Vehicle) . . 396

Fuel filler flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Opening manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 130

Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Fuel tank

Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Fuel filler flap and cap . . . . . . . . . . 254

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . 38, 246

Gasoline

see Fuel

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . 281 Gear range

Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 124

Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Shifting into optimal . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 121

Shifting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Transmission position indicator . . . 122

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . 122

Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 352

Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Generator

see Alternator

Global locking/unlocking

see Key, SmartKey

Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Gross Axle Weight Rating

see GAWR

Gross Vehicle Weight

see GVW

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

see GVWR

GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) . . . . . . 281

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight

Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Halogen headlamps

see Headlamps

Hard plastic trim items, cleaning . . 297

Hazard warning flasher . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Headlamp cleaning system . . . . . . . 103

Headlamps

Active Bi-Xenon headlamps . . . . . . . 99

Automatic headlamp mode . . . . . . 100

Bi-Xenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 355

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Halogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Index

High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 102

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 100

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Headliner and shelf below rear

window, cleaning and care of . . . . . 298

Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Active head restraints . . . . . . . 57, 353

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Folding back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Rear seat, removing and installing . . 90

Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Height adjustment

Seat belt outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

High-beam flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

High-beam headlamps . . . . . . . 102, 355

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

High-mounted brake lamp . . . . . . . . 355

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

High-performance brake system . . . 288

Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

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

Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Identification number, vehicle

(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 86, 113, 114

Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Infant and child restraint systems

see Children in the vehicle

Inflation pressure

see Tires, Inflation pressure

Inside door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 129

Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Instrument lighting

see Instrument cluster, Illumination

Instrument panel

see Instrument cluster

Instruments and controls

see Cockpit

Interior lighting

Delayed shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Emergency lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Front reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Rear reading lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 95

Interior storage spaces

see Storage compartments

Intermittent wiping

Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Key, Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Key, SmartKey

Battery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Checking batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79

Global locking (KEYLESS-GO)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Global locking (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . 77

Global unlocking (KEYLESS-GO)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Global unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . . . 77

Important notes on KEYLESS-GO . . . 78

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Loss of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Index

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Opening, Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Opening and closing the power tilt/sliding sunroof or panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel . 111 Opening and closing the windows . 111

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Restoring to factory setting . . . . 77, 79

Selective setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 84

KEYLESS-GO

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . . . 85

Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Kickdown (manual shift program) . . 128

Kilopascal (air pressure unit) . . . . . . 281

Labels

Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Emission control information . . . . . 378

Lamps, exterior

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Lamps, indicator and warning

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

Battery (SmartKey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

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

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 346

Engine malfunction . . . . . . . . . 31, 345

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 343

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Front passenger front air bag off

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 47, 348

Fuel tank reserve . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 344

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Low tire pressure/TPMS

malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 340

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 43, 342

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

LATCH-type child seat anchors

see Children in the vehicle

License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Light alloy wheels, cleaning . . . . . . . 297

Lighter

see Cigarette lighter

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Daytime running lamp mode . . . . . 101

Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

see Vehicle loading

Locator lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Loss of

Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Service and Warranty Information

booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Exterior lamp switch . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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

Maintenance System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Service indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Service indicator, resetting . . . . . . 292

Service indicator display . . . . . . . . 292

Service indicator message . . . . . . . 291

Service indicator message,

clearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Service term exceeded . . . . . . . . . 292

Index

Manual headlamp mode (Low-

beam headlamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Hill start assist system . . . . . . . . . . 207

Maximum loaded vehicle weight . . . 281

Maximum load rating (tires) . . . . . . . 281

Maximum permissible tire

inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 98

Menus

see Control system menus

Minispare wheel

see Spare wheel

Mirrors

Auto-dimming rear view mirrors . . . . 95

Exterior rear view mirror parking

positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 98

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . 95

Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . 94

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

MON (Motor Octane Number) . . . . . 396

Motor Octane Number

see MON

MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Vehicle status messages . . . . . . . . 305

Multifunction display messages

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 318

Air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 325, 326

Corner-illuminating front fog

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Display malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

ESP® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 317

Fog lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Front passenger front air bag . . . . 309

Gas cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

High-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

License plate lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Low-beam lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Parking lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

SmartKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO . . . . . 320

SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314, 334

Tire pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314, 334

TPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Multifunction steering wheel

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . 93, 151

Gearshift control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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

Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Nets, parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Night security illumination . . . 102, 149

Normal occupant weight . . . . . . . . . 282

Number, vehicle identification

(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Index

Occupant Classification System

see OCS

Occupant distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

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

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

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

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

Child seat anchors – LATCH-type . . 63

Fastening the seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 55

Front passenger front air bag off

indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 348

Infant and child restraint systems . . 60

OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 53

OCS (Occupant Classification

System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Oil

see Engine oil

Oil level

see Engine oil, Checking level

On-board computer

see Control system

One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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

Ornamental moldings, cleaning . . . . 295

Overhead control panel . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Paintwork, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Panorama roof with power tilt/

sliding panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Roller sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Parcel nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Parking position

Exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . 97, 98

Transmission position . . . . . . . . . . 122

Parts service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

see Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp

Passenger safety

see Occupant safety

Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Pelvic air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Phone

see Telephone

Plastic parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Power assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Power seats

see Seats

Power steering

messages in the multifunction

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

Power tilt/sliding sunroof

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Rear door window, Blocking

operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Practical hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Problems

While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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

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

Production options weight . . . . . . . . 282

Program mode selector switch

Automatic shift program . . . . 124, 125

Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Proximity key

see Key, SmartKey

PSI (air pressure unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Index

Push-start

see Tow-start

RACETIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Selecting stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Rear axle oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Rear center console ashtray

see Ashtrays

Rear doors

Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Rear door window

Blocking operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Rear fog lamp

see Fog lamps

Rear lamps

see Tail lamps

Rear seat head restraints

see Head restraints

Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Recommended tire inflation

pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 282

Recovery services, Stolen vehicle

(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Refrigerant, air conditioning . . . . . . 395

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Reminder, Seat belt

see Seat belts, Telltale

Remote control

see Key, SmartKey

Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . . 245

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

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

Research Octane Number

see RON

Reserve fuel

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Restraint systems

see Occupant safety

Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282, 382

Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 20, 243

RON (Research Octane Number) . . . 396

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Route guidance

see Navigation system

Rubber parts, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Safety

Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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

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

Safety belts

see Seat belts

Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

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

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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

Proper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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

Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 87

Easy-entry/exit feature . . . . . . . . . . 93

Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Securing cargo

Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Index

Selective setting

see Key, SmartKey

Selector lever

see Gear selector lever

Self-test

OCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Service

see Maintenance

Service, parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Service and warranty information . . . 19 Service intervals

see Maintenance System, Service indicator

Service life (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Service menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Settings

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Factory setting (SmartKey) . . . . 77, 79

Individual (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Selective setting (SmartKey) . . . 77, 79

Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Shelf below rear window, cleaning . 298

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

Side marker lamps

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Sidewall (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Side windows

see Power windows

SmartKey

see Key, SmartKey

SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO

see Key, SmartKey

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Snow tires

see Winter tires

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 382

Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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

Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 342

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Standing water, driving through . . . 289

Starter switch positions . . . . . . . . 84, 85

Starting difficulties (engine) . . . . . . 115

Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Steering column

see Multifunction steering wheel, Adjusting

Steering wheel

see Multifunction steering wheel

Steering wheel gearshift control . . . 126 Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . . 245

Storage compartments . . . . . . . . 32, 233

Storing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Sunroof

see Power tilt/sliding sunroof

Sunshade, rear window . . . . . . . . . . 236

Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 130

Overspeed range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Tail lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Tar stains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Technical data

Air conditioning refrigerant . . 393, 395

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392, 395

Capacities fuels, coolants,

lubricants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392, 397

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Engine oil additives . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391, 394

Index

Fuel requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Identification labels . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Premium unleaded gasoline . . . . . . 395

Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393, 400

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Information button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Initiating an emergency call

manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Messages in the multifunction

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

Remote door unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Roadside Assistance button . . . . . 243

SOS button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Stolen Vehicle Recovery services . 245

System self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 189

Answering/ending a call . . . . . . . . 143

Call lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Emergency calls “911” . . . . . . . . . . 196

Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 38

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 197

Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Temperature

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Interior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Tether anchorage points

see Children in the vehicle

Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Tightening torque

Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Time setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

TIN (Tire Identification Number) . . . 282 Tire and Loading Information

Placard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Tire and loading terminology . . . . . . 280

Tire Identification Number

see TIN

Tire inflation pressure

Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Important notes on . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Placard on driver’s door B-pillar . . . 262

Tire labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Tire load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Tire ply composition and material

used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 382

Air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 261

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Direction of rotation, spinning . . . . 262

Important notes on tire inflation

pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . 267, 268

Information placard . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314, 334

Ply composition and material used 282

Problems under-/overinflation . . . . 267

Retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Rims and tires (technical data) . . . 382

Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Run Flat Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 282

Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 280

Index

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Tire Identification Number . . . . . . . 282

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

TPMS low tire pressure/

malfunction telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 282

Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 284

Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . 261, 283

Vehicle maximum load on . . . . . . . 283

Wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284, 382

Tire speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 282

Top tether

see Children in the vehicle

Total load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Towing eye bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Tow-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366, 368

Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Transmission

see Automatic transmission or Manual transmission

Transmission fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 258

Transmission gear selector lever

see Gear selector lever

Transmission positions . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Traveling abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Tread (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Tread depth (tires) . . . . . . . . . . 261, 284

Treadwear indicators (tires) . . . 261, 283

Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Trunk

Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Trunk lid emergency release . . . . . . 83

Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . . 350

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Turning off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Additional in mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Cleaning lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

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

Messages in the multifunction

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Uniform Tire Quality Grading

Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 283

Units, Settings

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Unleaded gasoline, premium . . . . . . 395

Unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77

Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Upholstery, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Valet locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Vehicle

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

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

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Individual settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77

Locking/unlocking manually . . . . . 350

Lowering (wheel change) . . . . . . . . 363

Modifications and alterations,

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

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Vehicle jack

see Jack

Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Vehicle loading

Cargo tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Split rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Index

Vehicle maximum load on the tire . . 283 Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen

(Tele Aid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Vehicle status message memory . . . 144

Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Vehicle washing

see Vehicle care

Warning sounds

Driver’s or passenger’s seat belt . . . 56

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Seat belt telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Washer and headlamp cleaning

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Washer fluid

Mixing ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Wear pattern (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Wheel

Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Wheels, sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Wheels, Tires and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Window curtain air bags . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Windows

see Power windows

Windows, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Windshield

Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 296

Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 400

Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Windshield wipers

Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 359

Winter driving

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Winter driving instructions . . . . . . . 285

Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284, 382

Wood trims, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

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Operator’s Manual

Product Information

Please observe the following in your own best interest:

We recommend using Genuine MercedesBenz Parts as well as conversion parts and accessories explicitly approved by us for your vehicle model.

We have tested these parts to determine their reliability, safety and special suitability for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

We are unable to make an assessment for other products and therefore cannot be held responsible for them, even if in individual cases an official approval or authorization by governmental or other agencies should exist. Use of such parts and accessories could adversely affect the safety, performance or reliability of your vehicle. Please do not use them.

Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts and preapproved conversion parts and accessories are available at any authorized MercedesBenz Center. In addition, you will receive comprehensive information on permissible technical modifications and expert installations.

Operator’s Manual

Notes

This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal of useful information. We urge you to read it carefully and familiarize yourself with the vehicle before driving.

For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we urge you to follow the instructions and warnings contained in this Operator’s Manual. Ignoring them could result in damage to the vehicle or personal injury to you or others. Vehicle damage caused by failure to follow instructions is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

We continuously strive to improve our product, and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment. Therefore, information, illustrations and descriptions in this Operator’s Manual might differ from your vehicle.

Vehicle equipment

Your vehicle may have some or all of the equipment described in this manual. Therefore, you may find explanations for optional equipment not installed in your vehicle. If you have any questions about operating any equipment, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper procedures.

Optional equipment is also described in this manual, including operating instructions wherever necessary. Since they are specialorder items, the descriptions and illustrations herein may vary slightly from the actual equipment of your vehicle.

If there are any equipment details that are not shown or described in this Operator’s Manual, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to inform you of correct care and operating procedures. The Operator’s Manual and Maintenance Booklet are important documents and should be kept with the vehicle.

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Operator’s Manual

Service and warranty information

The Service and Warranty Information booklet contains detailed information about the warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz, including:

New Car Limited Warranty

Emission System Warranty

Emission Performance Warranty

California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Emission Control System Warranty

State Warranty Enforcement Laws (Lemon Laws)

Important notice for California retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles

Under California law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the purchase price or lease price, if after a reasonable number of repair attempts Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its authorized repair or service facilities fail to fix one or more substantial defects or malfunctions in the vehicle that are covered by its express warranty. During the period of 18 months from original delivery of the vehicle or the accumulation of 18 000 miles (approximately 29 000 km) on the odometer of the vehicle, whichever occurs first, a reasonable number of repair attempts is presumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one or more of the following occurs:

(1) the same substantial defect or

malfunction results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, that defect or malfunction has been subject to repair two or more times, and you have directly notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in writing of the need for its repair,

(2) the same substantial defect or

malfunction of a less serious nature than

category (1) has been subject to repair four or more times and you have directly notified us in writing of the need for its repair, or

(3) the vehicle is out of service by reason of

repair of the same or different substantial defects or malfunctions for a cumulative total of more than 30 calendar days.

Written notification should not be sent to a dealer, it should be addressed to

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Customer Assistance Center

One Mercedes Drive

Montvale, NJ 07645-0350

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:

service facilities or replacement parts may not be readily available,

unleaded gasoline for vehicles with catalytic converters may not be available; the use of leaded fuels will damage the catalysts,

gasoline may have a considerably lower octane rating, and improper fuel can cause engine damage.

Certain Mercedes-Benz models are available for delivery in Europe under our European Delivery Program. For details, consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to:

In the USA:

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC European Delivery Department One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350

In Canada:

Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. European Delivery Department 98 Vanderhoof Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9

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Operating safety

Warning!

Work improperly carried out on electronic components and associated software could cause them to cease functioning. Because the vehicle’s electronic components are interconnected, any modifications made may produce an undesired effect on other systems. Electronic malfunctions could seriously impair the operating safety of your vehicle.

Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for repairs or modifications to electronic components.

Other improper work or modifications on the vehicle could also have a negative impact on the operating safety of the vehicle.

Some safety systems only function while the engine is running. You should therefore never turn off the engine while driving.

Warning!

Heavy blows against the vehicle underbody or tires/wheels, for example when running over an obstacle, road debris or a pothole,

may cause serious damage and impair the operating safety of your vehicle. If you feel a sudden significant vibration or ride disturbance, or you suspect that damage to your vehicle has occurred, you should turn on your hazard warning flashers, carefully slow down, and drive with caution to an area which is a safe distance from the road.

Inspect the vehicle underbody and tires/ wheels for possible damage. If the vehicle appears unsafe, have it towed to the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or other qualified maintenance or repair facility for further inspection or repairs.

Proper use of the vehicle

Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are familiar with the following information and rules:

the safety precautions in this manual

the “Technical data” section in this manual

traffic rules and regulations

motor vehicle laws and safety standards

Warning!

Various warning labels are attached to your vehicle. These warning labels are intended

to make you and others aware of various risks. You should not remove any of these warning labels unless explicitly instructed to do so by information on the label itself. Removal of any of these labels may cause you and others to be unaware of certain risks which may result in an accident and/ or personal injury.

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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.

Introduction

Vehicle data recording

Information regarding electronic recording devices

(Including notice pursuant to California Code

§ 9951)

Please note that your vehicle is equipped with devices that can record vehicle systems data and, if equipped with the Tele Aid system, may transmit some data in certain accidents.

This information helps, for example, to diagnose vehicle systems after a collision and to continuously improve vehicle safety. Daimler may access the information and share it with others

for safety research or vehicle diagnosis purposes

with the consent of the vehicle owner or lessee

in response to an official request by law enforcement or other government agency

for use in dispute resolution involving Daimler, its affiliates or sales/service organization and/or

as otherwise required or permitted by law.

Please check the Tele Aid subscription service agreement for details regarding the

information that may be recorded or transmitted via that system.

At a glance

Exterior view ....................................... 26

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

Instrument cluster .............................. 30

Storage compartments ....................... 32

Multifunction steering wheel ............. 34

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

Overhead control panel ...................... 38

Door control panel, seat adjust-

ment ..................................................... 39

At a glance

Exterior view

At a glance

Exterior view

This Operator’s Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please

be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual.

Function Page

1 Trunk:

Locking and unlocking 76,

Opening and closing 81,

Valet locking 83

2 Rear lamps

3 Rear window defroster

4 Fuel filler flap

Fuel requirements 396

5 Exterior rear view mirrors

Parking position 97

Power folding, Canada only 96

6 Power tilt/sliding sunroof

350

356

222

253

223

Function Page

Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel 226

7 Windshield:

Front window, defrosting 220

Cleaning with washer fluid 108

Cleaning 296

8 Doors:

Locking and unlocking 76

Opening 80

Unlocking/locking manually 350

9 Wipers

Wiper blades, replacing 359

Wiper blades, cleaning

106

296

Function Page

a Hood

Engine oil 256

Coolant 258

b Front lamps

c Headlamp cleaning system

d Front towing eye

e Tires and wheels 260,

Checking tire inflation pressure 268

Spare wheel 304

Flat tire 360

f Rear towing eye

255

355

103

369

382

369

At a glance

Cockpit

+ 374 hidden pages