Mercedes-Benz 2001 E -Class Wagon manual

E-class Ope rat or’s Manual[...]

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O ur comp an y and staf f co ngra tula te y o u on the pu rchas e of y ou r new Me rce des- Be nz. Y our selection of our product is a demons tration of your trust in o ur compan y name. Further , it exem plifies yo ur desire to own an au tomob il e t hat wi ll be as ea sy as pos sib le to opera te and provid e years of ser vic e. Y our Mer cedes- [...]

1 Con te n ts Introduction Produc t inf ormatio n ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 7 Opera tor’s m a nua l ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 8 Where to f i nd it . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... 1 3 Re portin g Safe ty Defect s .. ... .... .... ... 1 5 Instru ments and contr ols Ins truments and co ntrols ... ..... .... ... 1 8 Cent er co[...]

2 Con te n ts Casset te pla y er .... ..... ..... .... ....... .... 99 T elep hone .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 1 00 T el ephone boo k ... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 00 Re diali ng ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... .. 1 02 Inco m ing c a ll ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 04 N a v i gatio n sy st em .... ..... [...]

3 Con te n ts Driving Co nt rol an d ope rat ion of rad io tr a n smitt ers .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 1 84 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 km) .. .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... . 1 85 Maint enance .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 1 85 T ele Aid ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... . 1 86 Catal yt ic conv ert [...]

4 Con te n ts AIRB A G O FF indi cato r lam p .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 246 Malfunc tion and wa rning mess a ges in the mult ifuncti on disp l a y ....... ..... ... 247 DI SPLA Y DEFECT IVE ..... ..... .... ..248 B A TTER Y / A LTER NA TOR ..... ....2 49 ABS-S Y STE M ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....250 BRAKE ASS IST .. ..... .... ..[...]

5 Con te n ts V ehicle car e Cleaning a nd care of the v ehicle ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ... 308 Po wer was h er ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ....3 09 T ar s tai ns ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..309 Pa intwo rk, pai nted body com pon ents ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 3 09 Engi ne cle a ni ng ... ..... ..... .[...]

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7 Introduction Pr oduct inf or m ati on K ind ly obs er ve t h e fol lowin g i n you r ow n b est i nter est: W e rec o mmend usin g Mercedes- Benz origi nal parts as w ell a s c onv ersion pa rts and accesso ries ex pl ic it ly a pp r ov e d by us for y o ur veh ic le m od el . W e ha ve t es ted the se p a rts to d etermi ne their reliability , s[...]

8 Introduction Oper at or’s m anual Th i s Op era tor’s Ma n ua l co nt ains a gre at d eal of use f ul in form ati o n. W e u rge you to re ad it ca ref ul l y an d fami liar ize your self w it h th e vehic le befor e dr ivin g. For you r own safe ty and lo n ger se rvic e life of t he veh icle , we urge you to follow t he instru ct ion s and [...]

9 Introduction Im por tant noti ce f or Ca lif orni a re tai l bu yer s of Mer ce des- Benz a uto mobil es Un d er California la w you ma y b e entitled to a replacement o f your vehicle or a ref und of th e purchase price, if M ercedes-Benz U S A, LLC or its authorized M ercedes-Benz Center fail s to conform the vehicle to its express war r anties[...]

10 Introduction Roads ide assis tanc e The Mercedes- Benz Ro adside Assist a nce Program pro v ides fa ctory trained tec hnica l help in t he ev ent of a breakdown. Calls to th e t oll-free Ro a dside Assis tance number: 1-80 0-FOR -MER Ced es (i n t he USA ) 1-80 0-387 -0 1 00 (i n Cana da) will b e a nsw ered b y Merced es-Benz Client Assi st anc[...]

11 Introduction Oper ati ng y our v ehicl e out side the U SA or Ca nada If you pla n to op er ate your veh icle in for ei gn cou nt ri es , pl eas e b e aw ar e th at : • Se rv ic e fa cil it ie s o r re pl acem e nt pa rt s m ay not b e re ad ily av ai la ble , • u nle ade d gasoli n e for v ehi cles wit h ca talytic c onverter s m a y no t b[...]

12 Introduction W e continuousl y s triv e t o im pro ve o u r pr oduct, and ask f o r your unders tanding th at we reserve the ri ght to mak e chan ges in design a nd equipment. Ther efore, info rmation, il lus tratio ns a nd des cripti o ns in this Ope rat or’s Manual m ight differ from y o ur vehicle. Optional e quipmen t is also d escribed in[...]

13 Introduction Where to find it The Operat or’s Man u al is divided int o eight sectio ns: • Ins tru m ents and contr ols: An o verv ie w of al l t he co ntrols that ca n be oper at e d fr om the driv er’ s sea t. •O p e r a t i o n : Informat ion on the v ehicle’s equipment and its o peratio n . •D r i v i n g : Im por tant inf ormati[...]

14 Introduction Pro bl ems wi th your v eh icle If yo u should experience a problem with y our vehic le, particul arl y on e t hat y ou believ e ma y af fect its saf e operat io n, w e urg e yo u to immedia tel y co nta ct yo ur a uthorized Mercedes-Ben z Center to ha v e the pro blem diagnosed and correct ed if req uired. If the ma tter is not han[...]

15 Introduction For th e USA on ly: The following text is p ublished as r equired o f ma nufacturers un der Title 49, C ode of U.S. F e deral Regulatio ns, Par t 57 5 purs ua nt to t he “Na tion al T raf fi c a nd M otor V ehi cle Sa fety Act o f 1 96 6 ”. R eport ing Safety Def ects If y ou belie v e that y our v ehicle has a defect which coul[...]

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17 Contents - Ins truments and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Instru ments and contr ols Ins truments and co ntrols ... ..... .... ... 1 8 Cent er conso le ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ...... 20 Ov erhea d con trol pan el .... ....[...]

18 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins tru m ents and co ntr ols P68.10-2410-29 4 5 2 3 6 7 9 8 14 13 14 16 17 18 20 15 19 23 24 25 26 21 22 10 12 11[...]

19 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Parki ng assis t wa r ning ind i ca tors, see pag e 234 2 Side d ef ros te r out let 3 Sid e ai r out let, a dju st abl e 4 Air vol um e cont rol f or side air outlet 5 Exterior[...]

20 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cent er c ons ole 1 As ht ra y wit h l ight er , see pag e 1 65 2 ESP co ntrol sw it ch, s ee pa ge 230 3 P ow er win d o w swit ches, fro nt doors, see p a ge 1 54 4 P ow[...]

21 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Over head cont r ol p anel 1 Interi o r lighting, see p ag e 1 59 2 Slid in g / p op- up roof, see p age 1 56 3 Rear vi ew m irr o r , s ee pa ge 8 2 4 Gara g e door opener , see [...]

22 Contents - Operation Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Operation V ehicle k ey s ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ... 24 St art l ock - o ut. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... 27 Gener a l not es on t he centr al lo[...]

23 Contents - Operation Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Engine oil lev el in d i c at or .... ..... .... . 1 1 7 Engine oi l cons ump tion .... .... ..... ... 1 1 8 Exte rior lam p swit c h .... ..... .... ..... .... 1 1 9 Night secur ity Illu[...]

24 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ve h i c l e k e y s Incl uded wit h y o ur vehicle are: • 2 electroni c main ke y s with integrated r adi o frequency and inf rared remote c o ntrol s plus remov a ble mec [...]

25 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E lect ronic ma in key The electronic main k ey h a s an int eg rat ed radio frequency and inf rared remote contr ol, plus remov able mec han i cal k ey . The remo t e control (1) o p[...]

26 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Electronic reserv e ke y The el ectronic reser v e ke y is without remote control functions, but w i th remo va b le m ec hanic a l k ey . The electronic reserve k ey (1) w o [...]

27 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ob ta inin g re plac em en t ke ys Y our vehicle i s equipped w it h a t heft deterrent lo cki ng sy stem requir ing a s pecial k ey manufacturing p rocess. For sec urity reaso ns, re[...]

28 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex G e ner al not es o n th e cen tra l l o cki ng s y stem If t he electronic k ey is insert ed in the steering loc k , th e vehi cle c ann o t be locked or unlocked wit h the r[...]

29 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Centr a l loc king sy s tem Radio frequency and infrar ed remote control The electronic main k ey h a s an int eg rat ed radio frequency a nd inf rared remo te contr o l. Due to the e[...]

30 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 6 Infrared receiver in d riv er ’s doo r hand le 7 In f r ared rec eiv er in fro nt passenger d oor ha nd le 6 P80.30-2137-26 7 P80.30-2138-26[...]

31 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Lock in g and un lo cking w ith remo te con trol Unl ockin g : Press tr a nsmit bu tto n Π. Al l turn sig nal lam ps blink once to in dicate t hat th e vehicle is u nlock ed. Th e r[...]

32 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Choosing glob al or selec tiv e m ode on remot e control Press a nd hold transmit b utt o ns ‹ an d Œ simult aneousl y for fi ve sec o nds t o reprogra m the remote co ntro[...]

33 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Pani c b ut ton T o a ct ivate pres s and ho ld bu t ton (1 ) for at least one second . An audible alar m and bli nking ext erior lam ps will operat e for a ppro ximatel y 3 minut es.[...]

34 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Doors 1 Ope ning – pul l ha ndle 2 U n lockin g dr iver’s door 3 Lo cking dr iver’s door 4 Ind ividu al door fr om insi de: Push l oc k bu tt on do wn t o loc k. Im port[...]

35 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If t he v ehicle h as previousl y b een lo c ked from the out side , op ening a do or fr om the in side wi ll t rigg er th e alarm. When opening a d o or while the cen tral loc kin g [...]

36 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Centr al locki ng swit ch 1 Locking 2 Un l o ck i n g The cen tral l ocking swit ch is loca t e d in the cent er console. The d oors and tailgate can onl y b e lock ed with t [...]

37 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A u t omatic centr al lock ing The c entral loc king switc h al so operates the automatic cen t ra l l oc kin g. Wi th th e auto ma tic central locking sy stem a ctivated , the doors [...]

38 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tailga te The l ock is located i n t he licen se plate reces s. 0 Ne ut ra l po sit i on 1 Un l o ck i n g 2 Locking 3 Re cesse d handle 4 Loc k button[...]

39 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 5 G rip m old in g 6 Lock 7 Rec e sse d ha n dle T o cl os e th e tai lgate, p u ll down on i nsi de gr ip (8 ) an d press d o wn on o utside g rip molding (5) unti l the t a ilg ate [...]

40 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! In c ase of danger , the closed tailgat e can be o pened w ith the inside or outsi de handle. On l y drive w ith the tailg a te c losed as otherwise exhaus t fumes[...]

41 Antitheft ala rm sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ant itheft al ar m sys t em 1 Indic a t or la mp in swit c h locat ed in cent er consol e The an tit hef t alarm is automa tica lly armed or disa rmed wit h th e r emo te con tr ol by[...]

42 Antitheft ala rm sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The a larm will las t a ppro ximatel y 3 mi nut es in form of f l as hin g exter ior la mps. At t he sam e tim e an a lar m will sound for 3 0 seconds. The al arm will s ta y [...]

43 Tow- away a larm Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex To w - aw ay a l a r m The swi tch is lo cated in the ce nter co nsole. 1 P r es s to s w i tch of f 2 Ind icator la mp On ce the alarm sys t em h as been armed, t he exterior vehi cle la m p[...]

44 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex P ow er seats fr ont T o operate the front pow er seat ad jus tm ent swi t c he s, turn electronic ke y in st eering loc k to position 1 or 2 (with th e driver’s or front passenger’s door op[...]

45 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The sl ide switc h es are located in each front d oor . W e rec o mme nd to adjust the power sea t in t he followi ng ord er: 1 Seat, up / down Press th e swit ch (up / dow n direction) until comforta b[...]

46 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Synchroniz ing head res traints If t he pow er suppl y w a s inter r upt ed (battery disconn e cte d or em pty), the head res traints ar e no lon ger a dju s te d autom atical ly . T o resync hr[...]

47 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Memo ry f un ctio n 6 Me mo ry b ut to n 7 Po sit ion b u ttons S toring po sitions i n t o memory Three sets of seat / h ead res traint / s teering wheel and exter i or rea r vi ew m irr or po s ition [...]

48 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Reca lling positions from memor y T o r ecall a sea t / head res t raint / steer in g wheel and ext eri or rea r vi ew mi rror po siti on, p u sh and hold po sitio n but ton “1” , “2” or[...]

49 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Childr en 1 2 y ears old and under mus t ne ver ri de i n the front seat, exc ept in a M ercedes-Benz au th o ri ze d B abySm art TM com patibl e c hild seat, whic h operat es with the Ba[...]

50 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex F ro n t s e a t h ead re stra i n ts Rem ov a l : Push bu tto n (1) up to bring the po wer adjus table head rest raint t o its highes t posi tion. Pu ll ou t hea d restra int comple tel y wit h[...]

51 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Re ar seat head r estr aints 1 H e ad r e stra in t re l e as e Raisi ng: Pull up on head res tr aint. Low ering: Pu sh he ad re s t raint rel ease and pu sh d o wn on he ad res traint. A ng le of hea d[...]

52 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Re ar seat head r estr aint, st orag e Fo r imp rov ed rear visio n, t he head res train t f or the rear bench cen ter seat can be remov ed if t he s eat is not occupied . T o d o so, remov e he[...]

53 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Mult ic ont our se at (optional) W e recommend to adjus t the multicont our seat in the followi ng or der : 1 Sea t cus hi on de pth 2 Back res t b ott o m 3 Back res t c ent er 4 Side b ols te r adjus [...]

54 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat heater The sea t heaters can be sw it ched on with th e electronic key in stee r ing l ock p os i ti o ns 1 or 2. Note s: When i n operation, t he seat heater consumes a large amou nt of el[...]

55 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex V ehi cl es wit ho ut seat v en til atio n The f ront seat heater switc h es a re located in t he center console. Pre ss swit ch t o tu rn on sea t h eat er: 1 Normal seat h eati ng m ode . On e in dic [...]

56 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex V ehi cl es wit h seat ventila tio n The f ront seat heater switc h es a re located in t he center console. Rapid he at ing m ode : Press butto n (3) o nce. Both red indicato r lamps abo ve the [...]

57 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sea t ventil atio n The front seat v entilation swit ches ar e located in t he center co nsole. Turn the electronic k ey i n st eerin g l ock to position 1 or 2. Le vel 3 ventil a tion setting (maximum)[...]

58 Seats Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: When i n operati o n, th e seat v enti l atio n consumes a lar ge amount of elec trical po wer . It is not advi sa ble to use the seat v entila tion long er than nece ssary . Th e sea t[...]

59 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat be lts and int egr ate d res trai nt sy s tem Y our vehicle i s eq uipped with seat belts f or a ll seats, em erg en cy tensioning retractors for all outboa rd seat belts, dual f ront [...]

60 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : For cleaning a nd care of t he seat bel ts, see page 3 1 2. Seat be lt nonus age war ning sy st em With the el e ctronic k e y in s teering loc k position 2, a warn ing soun[...]

61 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex F as tening of seat b elts 1 Latc h plate 2 Buck le 3 Rel e as e b ut to n Push la tch pl ate (1) int o buc kle (2) until i t click s. D o not twis t t he belt. A tw is te d seat bel t ma y[...]

62 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ti gh ten t he l ap port ion to a sn u g fi t by pu llin g s hou ld er por tion up . The shoulder portio n of the s eat belt mu st be pul led snug and c heck ed fo r snugness immedi[...]

63 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Adj ust seat belt so th at sh ou lde r po rti on is loca ted as c lose as pos si ble to th e mi dd le of your sh ou lder (it sh ou ld n ot touc h t he n eck). For th is pur p ose , yo u c a[...]

64 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Un fas tening of seat belts Pu sh the release button (3) in th e belt bu ckl e (2). Allo w the retractor t o com p letel y rewind th e seat belt b y guiding the latc h p late (1). W[...]

65 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • P osit i on the lap belt as lo w as possi ble on your hips and not acr os s th e abd om e n. If t he be lt is p osition ed acro ss y our abdo m en, it cou ld caus e se rious injuries in[...]

66 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! USE C HILD RE S T RAIN TS PR OPERL Y . Childr en 1 2 y ears old and under mus t ne ver ri de i n the front seat, exc ept in a M ercedes-Benz au th o ri ze d B abySm a[...]

67 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ba by Sma r t TM air bag deactiv ation sy st em Sp ec ial B abySm art TM com patib le c hild sea ts, desig ned for use with th e M ercedes-Benz sy stem and a vailable at an y authorized Mer[...]

68 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Supplemental r estr aint sys tem (SRS) Airbags are int en ded as a suppl ement t o seat belts. Airbags alone cannot protect a s w ell as airbag s plus seat belt s in impa cts f or w[...]

69 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E me rge nc y t en si o ni ng re tr ac tor (E T R ) The seat belt s for the front an d out er rear sea ts a re eq uipped wit h em erg en cy tensioning retractor s . These tens ioning r e t [...]

70 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ai rba gs 1 D river air bag 2 Fr ont passeng er airba g The most effective occupant restr aint sys tem y et de velo ped for use in production vehicles is t he seat belt. In som e ca[...]

71 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The following sy st em components are mo nit o red or under g o a selfc heck : crash-sens or(s), airb ag ignitio n circuits, front seat belt buckl es, em erg ency t ensioning retrac tors, s[...]

72 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Front ai rbags The d riv er and passenger front a irbags are designed to activa te o nly in certa in fro ntal im pacts ex ceeding a preset th reshold. The f ront passenger airbag de[...]

73 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Side im pact airba gs The side im pact ai rbags are designe d to activ ate on ly in certa in side im pacts ex ceeding a preset thresh old. Onl y the side im pact airba g s on the imp acted [...]

74 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Y our v ehicle was ori ginall y eq ui pped with air bags wh ic h ar e design ed to ac tivat e in cert ain im pacts ex ceeding a preset th r eshold to red u ce th e potenti a l and s[...]

75 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex • S it pr op er l y b el ted in an upr igh t p os itio n w ith y our bac k ag ains t the backr es t. • Adjus t th e drive r’s seat as f a r as possibl e rea rwa rd, sti ll p e rm it t[...]

76 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Saf ety guidelines f or the seat bel t, emergency t ensioning retr act or and airbag Wa r n i n g ! A cc iden t resear ch show s t hat the saf est place f or c h ildren i n an a ut [...]

77 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex When yo u sell the vehicle we s trongl y ur ge y o u to give notice t o t he subseq uent ow n er tha t it is equ ipped with an “ SRS” by a ler ting h im to the appl icable sec tion in t[...]

78 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Infa nt a nd ch i ld r es trai nt sy s tems W e recommend a ll inf ants a nd c hil d ren be prop erly re- str a ined at all ti mes while t he vehicle is i n motion. Al l lap - shou [...]

79 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Childr en 1 2 y ears old and under mus t ne ver ri de i n the front seat, exc ept in a M ercedes-Benz au th o ri ze d B abySm art TM com patibl e c hild seat, whic h operat e[...]

80 Rest raint systems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins talla tion of inf ant a nd c hil d res tr aint sy s tems T o s ecure a tether s trap to t he anchorage, securely fas ten the hook (1), wh ich i s part o f the tether stra p , to[...]

81 Steering wheel ad justment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St eering w heel adjustment Turn electroni c k ey in steeri ng lock to position 1 or 2 (with th e driv er’s o r front pa ssenger’s door open, th e st eeri ng wheel ca n also b e[...]

82 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rea r v iew mir rors In si de r ear vi ew m irror Manuall y adjust the mirr o r . Use your inside mirror t o determine th e size and dis tance of o bjects seen in the passenge r -sid[...]

83 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E x ter i o r re a r v iew mi rro rs The switch i s located on the center console. Turn electronic ke y in st eer ing lock to position 1 o r 2. First sele ct t he mi rror to be ad ju s ted -[...]

84 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : The ex teri o r mirrors ha ve electricall y heated gla ss. The heater swit ches on au toma ticall y , depending on outside temp erature. If an ext erior mi rror h o using is [...]

85 Rear view mirrors Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par king posi tio n The p assenger- s ide e xterior mirror can be a djust ed and pr og ra mm ed to as sist th e d river dur i ng pa rk in g m aneuver s (e.g. to obs erve the curb or other o [...]

86 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins trument c lu s ter[...]

87 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Push butt ons fo r i nt ensity of ins trument lam ps, see page 89 2 Push b utt o n fo r resett ing tri p odomete r , see page 9 1, or t o ac kno wle dge a malf unct ion or w arn [...]

88 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Indicator lamps in th e instr u ment cluster Hi gh be a m ABS malf u nction, s ee page 245 Brak e f luid lo w (exc ept Canada). Pa rkin g brake engaged , se e p age 243 Br [...]

89 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ctivating ins trument clus ter displa y The ins trument clu ste r is a ctiv ated by: • Openin g the d o or . • Press ing bu tton J , V or W on t he ins trum ent cl us t er . [...]

90 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Coolant t emperatur e g auge (3) Durin g sev ere opera ting conditi ons and s top-a nd-go city traff ic, the co olant tem perature ma y ri se close to the r ed ma rk in g. [...]

91 In st r um e nt c lu st e r Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trip odometer (9) T o reset to “0” miles / k m: Ac tiv ate the instru ment clus ter if it is not already activat ed , see p age 89. Press butt on è or ÿ o n the mu ltifu ncti[...]

92 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Multifunction s teering wheel, mul ti function d ispla y[...]

93 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Dep ending on your vehicle’s equ ipment, you ma y use t he buttons on the mu lti function steering wheel to call up, co ntrol an d set t he f o llo wing[...]

94 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Multif unction displa y 2 M ultifunction s teering wheel Tu rn th e ele ct ro n ic key i n ste eri n g lo ok to po sit ion 1 or 2. Press b u tto[...]

95 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Press the è or ÿ but ton r ep eat edly u nti l th e require d sy s tem is displ a ye d. Press ing the è bu tton adv ances the d isp la y t o t he next [...]

96 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trip and main odometer , vehic le speed, FSS and engine oil le vel displ a y 1 Trip odometer and ma in odometer See p a ge 8 8 f o r i n st ru cti[...]

97 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Au di o s ystem s Radio 1 A udio sy st em is swi tch ed off. 2 The radio is swit ched on. 3 W a ve b a nd settin g a nd memory l o cation numbe r , where [...]

98 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex CD pla y er (optio na l) 1 A udi o sy st em is swit che d off. 2 The CD pl a y er is switched on. 3 The number o f th e CD cur rentl y pla ying is[...]

99 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cassette pla yer 1 A udio sy st em is swi tch ed off. 2 The c assett e pla y er i s swit ched on. 3 Side being pla yed . The r adio mus t be switch ed on.[...]

100 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T elephone T elephone book 1 The telephone is switched off. 2 The veh icl e is curr e ntl y outside t he transmitt er or rec eiv er ra n ge . 3 T[...]

101 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The telephone mu s t b e switc hed on. Press the è or ÿ but ton r ep eat edly u nti l displ a y ( 3) a ppear s. Ref er to the separ ate tel ephone ins [...]

102 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Red ial ing 1 The telephone is read y for use. 2 N um ber or nam e s t ored in the redial memo ry . 3 N umber in t he redial memory — redialing[...]

103 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The telephone mu s t b e switc hed on. Press the è or ÿ but ton r ep eat edly u nti l th e di spla y ( 1) app ear s. Press ing the í b ut to n ac ti v[...]

104 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Incoming call The telephone mu s t b e switc hed on. 1 “CA LL ” — you are b ei ng c all e d Press the í bu tton to a n swer th e c all . P[...]

105 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Na vigat ion s y stem (optio nal) 1 The n avig ation sy s tem is s w itc he d off. 2 The na vigation sy s tem i s switc he d on bu t no des tinati o n ha[...]

106 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Trip c omputer 1 “A FTER START” — tr ip odo meter records di s tance fr om fi rs t engi ne s ta rt after mor e tha n fi v e hou rs of elect[...]

107 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Press the button è or ÿ repeatedl y u ntil the di spla y ( 1) app ear s. Press the j or k butt o n until th e disp la y fo r trip odometer memory “ A[...]

108 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Malfunction m essag e memory 1 There are n o mess ages s tored in th e sy s tem. 2 N umber of messages s tored i n the sy s tem. Press the è or [...]

109 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Shou l d an y malfun c t ions be s t ored while dr iving, the y w ill re ap pea r in th e dis pla y (2 ) whe n t he elec tro nic key is in s teeri ng loc[...]

110 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Indiv i dual sett ings R 8[...]

111 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Prelimina ry disp la y o f the ind ividual s ettings 2 “SET TIM E – HOUR S” (onl y v ehicles without COMAND) 3 “S ET TIME – MI NUT ES” (onl[...]

112 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Press the è or ÿ but ton r ep eat edly u nti l th e individ ual setting pre liminary displa y (1) appear . Press t he j or k bu tton until the [...]

113 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T o return sett ing me nus (4 to 8 ) to their fa ctory settin g s: • Ca l l up t he ind iv i du al s et ti ng p rel im in ary di spl a y (1 ). • Pres[...]

114 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Flexible service sy st em (F SS) (s ervi ce indi ca to r) The FSS p e r mits a fle xibl e ser vice sch edul e t h at is directl y rel ated t o the o perating co nditions of th[...]

115 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The service indicato r d isa ppears aut omatical ly aft er 30 second s or if butt on J on the i ns trument cl us t er is press e d. Calling up servic e indicato r ma nua l l y: Turn t[...]

116 Flexible service system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Follo win g a c om p let ed A o r B s ervice t he Merc edes-Benz Center sets the c ount er mi l ea ge t o 1 0 000 m iles (Can ada: 1 5 00 0 km) an d 365 da y s. The counter ca[...]

117 Engine oi l lev el indic ator Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Engine oil lev el ind i cat or T o check the en gine o il lev el , park vehicle on level ground, with engine at norma l operat ional tem perat u re. Ch eck oi l level ap proxim [...]

118 Engine oi l lev el indic ator Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex One of t he f oll owing messa ges will su bsequentl y a ppe ar on the ind icat or: “EN GINE OIL LEV E L – O.K.” No o il needs t o be added. “EN GINE O IL LEVEL ?[...]

119 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ex te rio r la mp swi tc h D Off C Pa rking l am ps (also side m ark er lam ps, t ailla mps, lic ence plat e lam ps, i nst rument pa nel lam ps) Cana d a o nl y: When t he e ngine is r[...]

120 Exterior l amp switc h Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : With t he ele ctron ic k ey removed and th e driver’s door open, a w a rni ng sound s and th e me ssage “ SWITC H OFF LIGHTS” in th e multif unction indic ator ap[...]

121 Headla m p cleani ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Headl amp c leaning sy st em (optional) The switc h is located in the c enter console. The headlamp washer can be a ctiva ted wit h the electronic k ey in st eering l oc k positio[...]

122 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Co mbin a tion swi tch 1 Low be am (exte rior lamp sw itch posi ti on B ) 2 High beam (exterior lam p switch position B ) 3 High bea m f lasher (high beam a vailable independe[...]

123 Com bi natio n sw it ch Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 6 Control for wind sh ie ld wiper / w a s her sy s tem: Push brie f l y f or sing le wipe without ad d ing w asher f luid (u se onl y when w indshiel d i s we t). P us h pa st de te n[...]

124 Rear window wi per/washer Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : The wind shield wash e r rese rvo ir , hoses and nozz les are aut oma tic all y h eat ed. For w ind sh ie l d and headlam p w asher fluid mi xing r atio, see page 27[...]

125 Hazard warni ng fl asher Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ha zard warnin g f l ash er swit ch The ha za rd warni ng f l asher c an be ac tiva ted wi th t he switc h located in the dashboar d . T o a cti vat e hazar d war ning f lasher , pre[...]

126 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ut omat ic c limat e con tro l 2 1 3 3 4 5 6[...]

127 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 1 Air v olume control f or cent er a i r outlet s, turn wheel up to ope n. 2 Air vol um e cont rol f or side air outlet a nd side wi ndo w defr os t er outl et. T o op en side a i[...]

128 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Displa y and c ontrols Press the d esired butt on to a cti v a te , indicat o r l am p is on whil e ac tivated. U Au to m a t ic m o d e f Raise t emperature g Lo wer t em[...]

129 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Basic setti ng - A ut omatic mode Press left a nd right U button for aut omatic mode. Simu lt aneous ly pr ess both f and g buttons for temp erature sett i ng of 7 2 ° F. Q Ai r [...]

130 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear windo w defros ter Turn electroni c k ey in steeri ng lock to position 2. T o select , press F bu tt on . T o ca ncel, press F but to n ag ai n. No te s: H ea v y acc[...]

131 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Air recircula tion This mode ca n be selected to tem poraril y redu ce t he entry of annoyi ng odors o r d ust into th e vehic le’s int erior . Outside ai r is no t suppli ed t [...]

132 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A ctivated charcoal filter An activated charcoal f ilter markedl y reduce s bad od ors and remov es pollutants fro m th e air enteri ng th e passenger co mp a rtment. T o [...]

133 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Front cen ter console compartment v en tilation The front cent er console com partment has its ow n a ir out let. To o p e n : Push le v er do wn. To c l o s e : Push le v er up. [...]

134 Automatic cl imate con trol Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear passenger c ompartment adjus tab l e air outlet T o open air outlet, rotate wheel (1) upwa rd. The a ir outlet is adjust able. Impo rt a n t This v ehicle is equ ippe[...]

135 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Oper ation – audio and t elephone These ins tr uctions are i ntended to h elp y ou beco me acqu ainted with yo u r Mercedes- B enz ca r radio. They contain useful tips a nd a detailed descrip[...]

136 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Operati n g and displa y elements 1 On / o ff, v o lume, see page 1 39 2 T elephone mode sele cto r , see page 1 5 1 3 Seek, see page 1 4 1, 1 45 and 1 49 4 Radio mode selector, see pag[...]

137 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 10 So ft ke ys for radio ba nd sel ection, see page 1 4 1 ton e co n tro ls , s ee pa ge 1 3 9 scan, see page 1 42 T ape ej ec t, s ee page 1 44 T ape trac k select, see p age 1 44 Dolby , see [...]

138 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Entering the c ode n umber Swit ch on the r adio .“C ODE” w i ll app ear on the displ a y . Using t he b uttons on the alp h a-nu meric k e ypad, ent er the f iv e dig it c ode. Con[...]

139 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Oper ation Swit ch ing on and o f f Pres s the co ntrol knob . The radio is swit c h ed off when the ignition k ey is t u rned to p o sit ion 0 or r em oved fro m t he i g ni ti on. T he ra di [...]

140 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fa de r 1 Press t he AU D ke y r epeatedl y un til “F ADER” appe ars on the disp l a y . Press the “R” k ey t o mov e t he sound to the rear speaker s o r the “ F” ke y to m[...]

141 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Radio mo de Selecting r adio mode Press but ton. Selecting th e band Pres s t he key locate d below the d esired band. Th e ba nd sel ecte d is sho wn in t he t op lin e o f t he di spl a y . M[...]

142 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Scan t uning Pr ess t he S C k ey . E ac h s trong receivable station on the band selected will be tu ned in for 8 seco nds. The first scan will tune onl y the s tations with a high sig[...]

143 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cassette m ode No te : V ehicles eq uipped with t he COMAND sy st em do not c ome wi th a facto ry insta lle d ca s sett e me chan is m. A s tand ard 1/ 8” s te reo pho no plu g for aux ili a[...]

144 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! If t he d isp lay is i n t he down p osi tio n for m ore t ha n 20 se conds, 2 succes sive beeps will be he a rd. This will conti nue at 5 sec ond interv als u ntil the dis [...]

145 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tr ac k searc h f orw ards / bac kwa rds Pr ess t he butt on. “SEE K F WD ” will be shown on the d ispla y and t he tra ck searc h w ill run th e tape fo rw ar ds to the s tar t of the next[...]

146 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Scanni ng Pr ess the “SC” k ey . Each tra ck on the c asse tte wil l b e pla yed for 8 seco n ds i n a sce nd ing orde r . No te : The beg inning of a track c a n onl y be loca ted [...]

147 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex CD mode G e ner al not es o n C D m o de Sh ould ex cessive tem peratures occ ur while in CD mode, “ TEM P HI GH ” w il l a p pea r i n t h e d is p la y a nd m u tin g w ill ta ke p la ce [...]

148 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex CD cha nge r in stal le d 1 CD chang er 1 2 CD magazine 3 CD tra y 4 CD If a CD chan ger 1 i s i n st a l l e d , i t c a n b e op e r a t e d f r o m t h e fr ont co ntro l pa nel o f [...]

149 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If th ere is no CD in t he sele cted mag azine slot, “NO CD” and th e cor res po ndi ng slot number will be disp la yed (e.g.“N O CD3”). After the last tra ck on a CD has been pla y ed,[...]

150 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Random pla y / repeat function The tracks of th e current CD ar e pla yed in random o rder when th e random f ea ture (RDM) i s selected. P ress the RDM k ey t o swi tc h o n, an d pre [...]

151 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T elephone oper a tion V arious f unctions of the Me rcedes-Benz int egrat ed c ellu la r tele ph on e 1 can be perform ed a nd d ispla yed vi a the car r adio. Further i ns truct io ns f or op[...]

152 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Switc hi ng between name search and number searc h Press ABC k ey - N ame search Press NU M k e y - Number searc h Searc h ing and selecting phon e book entries by name Press the ABC k [...]

153 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Accep tin g in comi ng ca ll in telep h on e mod e Wit h an in com in g ca ll, t he rin g ing tone wi ll be hea rd and t he messa ge “ C ALL” app ears i n the d ispla y . Pre ss t he SND ke[...]

154 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Powe r w in do ws Po we r w indo w switc hes loca ted on cente r console Swit ch es f o r : 1 left , fro nt 2 left , rea r 3 right, front 4 right, rear 5 Swi tch fo r r ear doo r w[...]

155 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Express op eni ng a nd closing Press swit ch k or j pas t resis tance poi nt a nd release — windo w ope ns or closes com plete ly . T o inte rrupt pro c edu re, briefly pr ess k or j . I[...]

156 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sync h roni zing po wer wi ndow s If t he pow er suppl y w a s inter r upt ed (battery disco nnected or l o w ), th e w indow s canno t be opened or closed b y t he Express feature[...]

157 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T o open, clo se, raise or l ow er t he slid ing/pop- u p r oof: Mov e swit ch t o resis tance po int in the require d di rec tio n. Release the switc h when t he roof has rea ch ed t he r[...]

158 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Express op ening of s liding / pop-up r oof M ov e s witch past resistance po int and re leas e — the slid ing / pop-up roof slide s o p en half -w a y . M o ve again t o open f [...]

159 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Int erior lighti ng 1 Au tomatic int erior ligh ting Pr es s onc e an d th e in terio r light ing is ac tivated . Int er iors la m ps are swit ch ed on , and off (s oft f ade) d ela yed, w[...]

160 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sun v isors Swing sun viso rs do wn t o prot ect ag ains t sun g lare. If sunli g ht ente rs through a side wi nd o w , diseng age visor fro m inner mou nting, piv ot to the side a[...]

161 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Int erior Armres t, rear b enc h Pu ll down t he a rm rest by i ts top. Cup ho lder in r ear b ench ar mr es t Press button (1) and pull out dra wer to its detent. Cau tio n ! K eep cup ho[...]

162 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Gl o v e b o x 1 Unl ock in g : Tu rn m ech an ic a l key to vert ica l po sit i on an d rem ov e. 2 L o ck i n g : T u r n m e ch a n i c a l key to t h e r ig h t an d remov e. 3[...]

163 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St orag e com par tment abo ve ashtr a y in cent er console To o p e n : T ouch bott om of cov er slightl y . The cov er opens aut oma tic all y . S t orage com pa r tments in cent er cons[...]

164 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cup holder in center console To o p e n c ov e r : T o uch to p of c over (6 ) s li ght ly . The c o v er ope ns aut oma tic all y . T o o pen cup holder: Brief l y press butt on ([...]

165 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex As htr a y s Cent er co nsole, fro nt By touchin g the bo ttom of th e cov e r li gh tl y , the asht ra y op en s au toma tica lly . Prio r to rem oving th e as htray in s ert, move th e g[...]

166 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rear door s T o remov e ashtra y: Pu sh l ef t an d r ight si des down an d p ull o ut t he asht ra y . To i n s t a l l a s h t r a y : In s t all top of a sh tra y , pus h bo t t[...]

167 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Light er Tu rn el e ctr on ic key in stee rin g lo ck to p os iti o n 1 or 2. Pu sh i n li gh ter (1 ); it w ill p o p ou t au tom atic ally w he n ho t. The lighter sock e t can be use d [...]

168 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Split rea r bench seat Th e two sec tio ns can b e fol ded down s ep arately to enlarge the ca rgo area. 1 . S lip sea t belt webbing beh ind bel t retainer (1) and m ov e b uckle [...]

169 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Set up: Pull backres t u p until it loc ks in its up right posit ion. A red i ndicator (5 ) on the p ull locki n g h andle i s visibl e in t he unlock ed position. Check f or secure lockin[...]

170 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E n la rgi n g c argo a re a: The c arg o ar ea can be enlarged by placing the seat cushio ns in a v ertical posi tion and remov i ng them. T o rem ov e eac h seat cushi on, pul l [...]

171 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ret ract able l ugg ag e cov er and par tit i o n ne t The tw in-reel ro ller blind co m prises a l u gg age co ve r and a par t ition n et . I t is mo un ted on t h e ba ckr est of t he r[...]

172 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Luggage c o ver: Pu ll ou t lower bli n d, dr a w i t over t he lu ggage a nd en gage i nto tr ack o n th e D p il la r . W he n t he tai lgate is opened the blind is lifted up aut[...]

173 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Pa rti t io n n e t: Pull out upper blind (safety net) and eng ag e into ey e lets on the r o of (1). Th is is a pa rtic ularl y im portant safety factor when th e vehicle is l oaded hig h[...]

174 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Re ar -f acing ben ch se at The rear - facing benc h seat can be unfo l ded t o enlarge t he seating area. By pr essing down on th e handle, lif t t he bac kre s t into place . Rai[...]

175 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : If t he rear -facing bench seat is to be o ccupied, t he forwa r d-facing s p lit rear benc h seat mu st be eq uipped w i th hea d re stra in t s . T o s to w th e rear -facing ben[...]

176 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Lo adi ng in st r uct io ns The h andling characteris tics of a full y l oaded vehicle depend greatl y on t he l oad dis tribution. It is therefore recommen ded to l oad t he vehic[...]

177 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cargo tie -d own rin gs Eight rings are located in th e c ar g o compart m ent. A dditional two r ings can be found a hea d of the spl it rear benc h seat on the cr o ss memb e r . Ca refu[...]

178 Interior equipment Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par cel net in front passenger f ootwell A small convenience parcel net i s locat ed in th e front pas seng er f oo tw ell . It i s for s m al l and li ght ite ms, suc h as ro ad m[...]

179 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Garage door opene r 1 Integrat ed remo te control transmitter 2 Por table remote contro l transmitter The built- in remote co ntrol is capable of o perating up t o th re e se pa ra te ly c[...]

180 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Progr amm ing or repr ogramming the integr ated remote control: 1 . Turn electronic ke y i n st eering loc k to position 1 or 2. 2. Hold the end of the hand-h eld transmit ter of t[...]

181 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rolli ng code progr amming: T o trai n a garage door op en er (or ot he r ro llin g cod e d evices ) w it h t he rol li ng co de fe ature , fo llow th ese ins tructio ns a fter c o m pleti[...]

182 Garage door opener Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Operation o f r emote c on trol : 1 . Turn electronic ke y i n st eering loc k to position 1 or 2. 2. Sel ect and pre ss t he appr o pria te butto n to activ at e t he r em ote co [...]

183 Con te nt s - D r ivi ng Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Driving Co nt rol an d ope rat ion of rad io tr a n smitt ers .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 1 84 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 km) .. .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... . 1 [...]

184 Cont rol an d operatio n of r adio tra nsmitter s Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Contr ol and operati on of radio tr ansmitt ers COMAND , radio and t elephone 1 Obs erve all l egal req uir ements . T elephones and two- wa y r a di[...]

185 The fi rst 1 00 0 m ile s Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The fir st 1 000 m ile s (1 500 km) The m ore cautious l y y ou treat your vehicle during the break -in period, the more sa t isfied y ou will be with its performance later on. Th e[...]

186 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T ele Aid Im portant! Th e ini tia l ac ti vati on of t he Tele A id sy stem m a y only be perf ormed by c om p leting the subscriber agreement and placin g an acquaintanc e call u sing the [...]

187 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! Alw a y s make sure that t he i ndicato r lam ps in th e “SOS ” button , i n th e “Ro adsi de Assi s t ance” button and in the “Info rmation” but t o n do not remain il lumin[...]

188 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The T el e Aid sys tem is av ailable if: • it has been activ ated and is operational . Activ ation re q ui res a su bsc ri p tio n for m on itor ing s er vi ces a nd c ellu la r air time ?[...]

189 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex In i tia t i ng an e me rge nc y c all ma nu a lly Br iefly pre ss o n co ver ( 1) – t he cov er will open. Press th e SOS butt o n (2) bri ef l y (fo r longer than 2 seco nds). The indi c at o r [...]

190 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Roa d si d e A s si stan ce b utt on • Loca ted below the center armrest co ver is th e Roadside Assis t ance butt on • . Pressi ng and h o ldi n g the b utto n (for lo nge r t han 2 s e[...]

191 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If the indicat or lam p in the Roads ide Assis tance bu tt on • is ill uminat ed con tinuousl y and there w as no voi c e conn ec tion to the Re sponse Cent e r es tabli shed, t hen th e Tele A id[...]

192 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex If t he indicator lam p in the Info rmation button ¡ is illumina ted conti nu ou sly and there was no v o ice connection to the Res p onse Center est ablis hed, then t he T ele Aid sy st em[...]

193 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! If the indicat or lam p continu es to f lash or the sy s tem does no t reset, co ntact th e Response Center at 1- 800-756 -90 1 8 (i n the US A) o r 1- 888-923- 8367 (i n Canada), or Mer[...]

194 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Remot e door unlock In t he case yo u hav e you r vehicle lock ed unintentionall y (e.g. k e y insi d e v e hicl e), and the r eserve ke y is not handy , conta ct the Merce de s-Benz Res pon[...]

195 Tele Aid Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Stole n veh icle t racking se rv ices In t he e ven t yo u r vehicle w as st olen, r eport the incident to the police w ho will issue a numbered incident report. Pass this numbe r o n t o th e Mer c[...]

196 Catalytic converter Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Catal y tic conv ert er Y our Mercedes-Benz is equipped with monolithic type catal y tic co nvert ers , a n im portant element in conjun c tion with the o xygen sensors to ac hiev[...]

197 Emi ssion control Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Emission cont rol Certain sy s tems of t he engine serve to k eep t he t oxic components o f the exhaus t g a ses within p ermissible li m it s requi red b y la w . These s y st ems , of co[...]

198 Steering lock Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St eering lock 0 The ele ctron ic k ey can be w ithdra wn i n this posit ion only . The s teering is lo c ked wh en t he electronic ke y is re moved fr om th e steeri ng l ock . I f ne [...]

199 Steering lock Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Im portant! If the electronic k ey i s lef t in the s teering loc k position 0 for an ext ende d pe riod o f time, it c an no longe r be turned i n the loc k. In this c ase, remo ve electr o ni[...]

200 Starting a n d turning off th e enging Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Starting a nd turn i ng off the en gine Bef or e St a rti ng Ensure that parkin g b ra ke is en gage d and that sele ct or lev er is in pos ition “P” or “[...]

201 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex A u t omatic tr ansmission The au tomatic tr a nsmiss ion selects indivi d ual ge ars auto ma ticall y , dependent up on • Se lect or le ve r po sit ion • Progr a m m ode selec[...]

202 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Dri ving The sel ector le ver is automaticall y l oc ked whi le in po si tio n “ P”. To move the sele ct or l ever o ut of p osi tio n “P”, the ser vice brak e peda[...]

203 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex St opping For brief s tops, e.g. at traffic lights, lea v e th e tr ans mi ssi on in ge ar a nd h old vehi cle wi th t h e s erv ic e br ak e. For l o nger s tops with t he engin e[...]

204 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Selector le v er position The current se lecto r le ver posi tion is indic ated in the ge ar r ange in dicat or d is pla y . Th e a utom ati c gea r shifting pro cess can b[...]

205 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Depe ndent on t he pro gram mode sele ctor sw itc h position “S” o r “W” t he maximu m speed in t he re v erse gear is di fferent. Ho wev er , it is not possible to c h ang[...]

206 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Pres s and hold s elector lev er in t he æ dir ection : The transmission will shift from the c ur r ent gear d irect ly to ge ar r ange “D”. Im portant! With t ransmi [...]

207 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Gea r r ang es: U ps hi f t t hr ou gh 4t h gea r only . S ui table for p erfo rma nc e dr i v ing . U ps hi ft t hr ough 3 rd ge ar o nly . Su it abl e for modera t el y s te ep h[...]

208 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Progr am mod e select or switc h The transmission is pro vi ded wit h a sel ect or switc h (1) f or St and ard “S ” an d W i nt er / W et (sno w and i ce ) “W” prog[...]

209 Aut om atic t ransmi ssion Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex W W i nter / W et (sno w and ice) mode Pre ss switc h on symbol “W” . The vehic le s tart s out in 2nd gear , except with s elect o r lev er in 1 s t gear , or with accelerator[...]

210 Par kin g b rake Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Par king brake T o enga ge, firml y depr ess par k ing bra ke pe dal. Whe n the ele ctronic ke y is in s teering lock position 2, th e br a k e war ning lam p in th e ins trument clu[...]

211 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex D rivi ng instruc tion s D rive sensib l y - Sa v e Fuel Fuel co nsum p tion, to a great extent, depends o n dri ving habits an d operating cond itions. T o sa v e fuel y ou should: [...]

212 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex P ow er assis tance Br ak es The cond ition of the parking brak e sy s tem is c h ec k ed eac h time t he vehicle is i n the s hop for the required maintenance service. If t [...]

213 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Caut ion! When driving down long and s teep grades, reliev e t he load on the brakes by s hifting into a low er gear t o use t he engine’s braking po wer . Th is helps prev ent ove[...]

214 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tires Tread wear indicators (TWI) a re requ ired by la w . These indica tors are lo cated in si x pl aces o n the tr ead c ircum fe rence an d beco me v isi ble at a tr ead d[...]

215 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Specif ied tire pressu res must be maintained . This applies particularl y if the ti res are s u bjected t o high loads (e.g. h igh speeds, hea v y loads, high amb ient temp eratures[...]

216 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ti re sp e ed ra t in g Y our vehicle is factory eq uipped wi th “ H”-rated tires, which ha ve a speed rati ng o f 1 3 0 mph (2 1 0 k m / h). Despit e the tire rating, lo[...]

217 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Winter dr ivin g in structio ns The mos t im porta nt rule fo r slippe ry or icy roads is t o driv e s ensibl y and to a vo id abrupt ac celera tion, braking and steeri n g ma neuver[...]

218 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Win ter dr ivin g Ha v e y our ve hic le wint eriz ed at y our au t hor ized M ercedes-Benz Center before t he ons et of wi nter . • Change the en gine oil if th e engine c[...]

219 Driv ing ins truc tio ns Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Deep wat er Caut ion! Do not d riv e thr oug h f loo ded a reas or w ate r of u nkno wn dep th. If yo u mus t driv e th rough deep w ater , driv e slowl y to pre vent wa ter from ent[...]

220 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Cruise c ontrol Th e cru ise cont rol allows y o u to drive in a mo re re laxed m an ne r , fo r exampl e over l ong di stanc es , a s it automaticall y maintains the set sp eed by [...]

221 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 3 Canceling T o canc e l t he c rui se contr ol, brie f ly pus h lever to pos iti on 3. When y ou s tep on the brake pedal or th e vehicle speed dro ps belo w appro xima tel y 25 m ph (40 k[...]

222 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: If t he engine do es not brake the vehicle suf fic ientl y while driving on a do w ngrade, the s peed yo u set o n t he cruise control ma y be exceeded. In t his case the a[...]

223 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Brak e assis t sy st em (BAS) The B AS is designed t o maximiz e t he vehicle‘s br a king capability during emerg ency braking m aneuvers b y ha v i ng maxi mum p ow er bo os t ap plie d [...]

224 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The m alfunction in dicat o r l am ps f o r th e ESP are combined with the B A S malfunction indicator lam p. The BAS / ESP malfunction i ndicator lamp in th e instrument clust er c[...]

225 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Antiloc k brak e sy st em (ABS) Im portant! The ABS improv es steeri n g co ntrol of t he veh i cle d uring hard b raking ma neuver s. The AB S pr e vents the w heels from loc k ing up a bo[...]

226 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex AB S c on tr ol Th e A B S m a lfu nc tio n i nd ica tor lamp - in the instrument clust er comes o n w ith the ele ctronic ke y in st eering l oc k position 2 and should g o out wit[...]

227 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex F our wh eel electron i c traction sy s tem (4M A TIC) w ith electr onic stab ility p rogram (ESP) (Model with All Wheel D riv e [A WD ]) The 4MA TIC im prov es vehicle’s ability to use a[...]

228 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Electronic sta bility progr a m (ESP) The ESP enhances directional control and reduces driv ing wheel spin of the v ehicl e u nder v ario u s d riving conditi ons. Over / unders tee[...]

229 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te s: The malfu nctio n indicat or lam p for the ESP is combin ed with that of the B AS. Th e ye ll o w BAS / E SP m alfun ct io n i nd ic ator la mp in th e ins trument cl ust er a nd t[...]

230 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E SP con trol swi tch ESP c ontrol switc h lo cated on cent er c o nsol e. 1 P r es s to s w i tch ESP o f f ESP w arni ng lam p v , located in speedometer di al, come s on. 2 P r e[...]

231 Driv ing sys tems Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex No te : A voi d spinni ng of one driv e wheel. T h is ma y cause serio u s d amage t o the driv e t rain wh ich is n ot c ov ered b y the Mercedes-Benz Limited W arranty . The ESP warni n g[...]

232 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Park i ng as sis t (P arktroni c) (optional) The Parktr onic sy s tem assis ts t he dri ver during parking maneuve rs. It visu a ll y and a udib ly i ndicat es th e rel ativ e dist a [...]

233 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Sensors 1 Senso rs locate d in bum pe r (front bum per sho wn) A t otal o f 1 0 sens o rs (1 ) monit or the vehicle’s front and r ear areas. Six sensors a re loca ted in the front bum per ,[...]

234 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex W a rn in g i nd i c a to rs 1 Fr a me 2 Segme nts V isual and aud ible si g nal s indicat e to the dri ver the relativ e dist a nce be tween the vehicle and an obst a cle. W a rn ing[...]

235 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Monit oring r each of sensor s Front b u m per: Rea r bu mper : The firs t y ellow s egment lights up at th ese dis tances. A dditional segments light up as the v eh ic l e comes cl oser to t[...]

236 Parking sy stem Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex The o bs tacle ma y not be r ecognized i f outside the shade d sensor fiel d , and no long er be indic at ed when a ppr oa chin g it any cl ose r ( warni n g i ndi cat or s go o ut ).[...]

237 Wh at you shou ld know at the gas s tatio n Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex What y ou sh ould kno w a t the gas s tation Fuel suppl y Op en f la p by pus hin g ne ar fro nt (arrow) . Tur n fue l c ap t o the l e ft and hold on t o i t unti[...]

238 Wh at you shou ld know at the gas s tatio n Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fuel tank capacity appro ximatel y 21 .1 US gal (80.0 l). This inclu des appro ximatel y 2.6 US ga l (1 0.0 l) reserv e. Use p remium unleaded gasoline: Po[...]

239 Check regul a rly and before a long trip Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Check regu larl y and befor e a long trip E 320 sho wn 1 Win d sh ie ld wa s he r system F or refill ing r e serv oir s ee pag e 27 1. 2 Headla mp cleaning sy st em A[...]

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241 Contents - In strument cluster display Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Instrument cl u ster display M alfun cti on a nd i ndi cator la mps in the ins trument cl u s te r . .... ..... ..... .... . 242 On-boa rd dia g nos tic sy st em ....[...]

242 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ma lfu nct ion an d in dic ator la mps in the instr ument c lus ter Gen er al i nf orm ati on: If a bu lb in t he in stru men t c l us t er fails to l ig ht u [...]

243 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex An on-boar d diagnos tic co nnect or is loca ted in the pa ssenger comp a rtment near to the pa rking brake pedal, allo wing th e accurate identi fi cation of sy s tem[...]

244 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Supplemental res traint sys t em (SRS) i ndicat or lamp The op er ation al re ad ines s o f t he ai rb ag sy st em is verified b y the i ndicator lamp “SRS?[...]

245 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex E lect ronic stabilit y p rogram (ES P) — warnin g lamp The y ellow E S P w arning lam p in th e speedometer dial co mes on with t he electronic k ey i n s teering l[...]

246 Malf un cti on and i ndi c ator lamps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Seat belt w arning lam p W i th th e electr onic k ey in steeri n g lock po s i t i o n 2 , t h e s e a t b e lt wa rn i n g l a m p c o m e s on and a w arnin[...]

247 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ma lfu nct ion an d warnin g me ssa ges in t he m ultif u nctio n d isp la y Malfunc tion and wa rning mess a ge s fo r the foll owi ng sy st ems will b e displ a yed[...]

248 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex DIS PL A Y DE FECT IVE (en gin e con tr ol uni t) This message is displa ye d to indic ate that the info rmation being rela yed b y t he engine control unit i[...]

249 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex BA T TERY / ALTERNA TOR This message i n dicates a malfunction w h ich mus t be rep a ir e d im m e di at ely . It ma y indicate t hat the po ly- V -belt has bro k en[...]

250 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex ABS-SYS TEM A malfunction has been de tect ed in th e sy stem. The brak e sy s tem f u ncti o ns i n the usual manner , bu t without antilo ck assis tance . W[...]

251 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex BR AKE LINING WEAR When this messa ge appear s during bra king, it in d ic a te s that the br ak e pad s are w or n do wn. Ha ve th e brak e sys t em check ed at your[...]

252 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex PA R K I N G B R A K E Parking brake, see page 2 1 0. ENGINE F AN 1 The c ool in g f an fo r the co ola nt i s f ault y . Obser ve the coo lan t temperat ure [...]

253 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex COOL ANT (coo lant lev el) When th is mes sa ge ap pears while dri ving, the coolant le v el has dr opp ed be lo w the re q uir ed le v el. If no lea k s are noticeab[...]

254 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex COOL ANT TEMP . 1 Obs erve t he cool ant temperatu re gauge. See pa ge 90. Che ck coola nt level, s ee page 26 9. This may indica te tha t the poly-V - belt h[...]

255 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex LIGHTING SY ST EM When th e message a ppears a fter s tar ting t he eng ine, o r if it c o m e o n wh il e dr iv in g , t h i s in di c a tes a f a ilu r e in t he pa[...]

256 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex LIGHT SENSOR With t he ele ctron ic k ey removed and th e driver’s door open, a war ning so u nds and the messag e “SWITC H OFF LIGHTS!” a p pears in th[...]

257 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex TEL E A ID 1 The T e le Aid sys tem cons is ts of three ty pes of re sponse; automat ic and manu al em erg ency , road side as sis tanc e and inf or mati on. W ith th[...]

258 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex EN GINE OI L LE VEL 1 The engi ne oil level must be checked immed iately . S ee E ngi ne oil level indic ator on pag e 1 1 7. 2 The re is no oil in the engine[...]

259 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex WA S H E R F L U I D When th is mes sage appears while the en gine is runn ing, the lev el of the reserv oir has dropp ed t o appr o x ima tely 1 / 3 o f the tot a l [...]

260 Mal fun ction and w arn ing m essa ges Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex EL EC. ST ABIL. PROG. (El ect ro nic s ta bil ity pro g ra m ) 1 A malfu nctio n has been detec ted in the sys tem . Pressin g the acceler ator peda l will re[...]

261 Contents - P ractical hints Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Pr ac tica l hin ts Firs t aid kit.. ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... . 262 Fuses ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ... 2 63 Ele c tr ica l outl[...]

262 First aid kit Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index First aid kit 1 Firs t aid kit The firs t aid kit is s tored in t he cargo area behind the righ t hand side tri m panel. To o p e n t r i m p a n e l : Relea se lock an d fold dow[...]

263 Fuses Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Fu ses Before replacing a blo w n fuse, deter min e the cause of the short circuit. Spare fuses ar e supp lied ins ide the mai n fuse bo x. Observ e am perag e and co lor of fus e. A special fuse[...]

264 Fuses Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 2 Lo ck for a uxi liar y f us e b o x a nd b a ttery cover 3 Fuse box and batt ery co ver 4 A u x ilia ry fus e b ox b elow r igh t r ear b en ch sea t T o gai n acces s, fold s ea t cush[...]

265 Fuses Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 5 A uxil iar y fuse bo x t o left of e xter ior l amp swit c h T o again a ccess, open do or , p ry off cover and remov e. Electric al outlet The electrical ou tlet is located in the rear c ompar[...]

266 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Hood Wa r n i n g ! T o help prev ent per sonal injur y , s ta y clear of mov ing pa r ts when the hood is open a nd the engine is running. Be sure the ho o d is prop erl [...]

267 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index To o p e n : T o unl ock the hood , pu ll re lease lever (1) un der t h e driv er’s side o f the i n s trument pa nel . A t the sa me time a han dle wi ll ext end out of the r a[...]

268 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Chec king engine o il lev el E 320 sho wn 1 Oi l di ps ti ck 2 O il f i ller cap T o check the en gine o il lev el , park vehicle on level ground, with engine at norma l o[...]

269 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index A u t omatic tr ansmission fluid lev el The transmis sion ha s a permanent fil l of aut omatic transmis sion fluid. Re g ular aut omatic transmis sion fl uid le vel c hec ks and c[...]

270 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Add i ng coolan t If coolan t has to be add ed, a 50 /50 mix tur e of water and M B anticorr o sion / a ntifreeze should be added. The d rain plug s f o r t he cooling sy [...]

271 Engin e com partm ent Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index W i ndshield and h eadlam p w asher sy s tem E 320 sho wn 1 Wi ndshield washer f luid reserv oir Capac ity appr o ximat el y 5.8 US qt (5.5 l ) 2 Headlam p cleanin g f l uid re se[...]

272 Spare wh eel Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Spare wheel, vehicle tools 1 Trim panel , left side 2 Ve h i c l e t o o l s T o ope n t ri m pa ne l: Rel eas e lock a nd fo ld dow n. No te : If tr im pan el was fu lly rem oved,[...]

273 Veh icle ja ck Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Ve h i c l e j a c k 1 Jack ar m 2 Jack base The vehicle jack is s tored behin d th e spare w heel. See illus tra ti on f o r proper s torage of j a ck. T o remove, firs t remo ve vehicl[...]

274 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Wheels Rep l ace ri ms o r t i res w it h th e sa m e d e sign a tio n, m an ufac tur er and ty pe as shown on the or i gin al pa rt. See y o ur aut horized M ercedes-Benz Center [...]

275 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Rotating wheels The w heels ca n be rotat ed ac cording to the deg ree of tire we ar w hile ret a ining the same dir ec tion o f tra vel. Rotati ng, ho wev er , sho uld be ca rried out as[...]

276 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Spare wheel Im portant! Un idirectional tires mus t alwa ys be m ounted with arr ow on tire sid ewall po int in g in d irec ti on of vehic le forwar d mo v eme nt . If t he arro w[...]

277 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Changing wheels Move vehi cle to a l evel a re a w hich is a sa fe di stance from th e roa dwa y . 1 . Set park ing br ake an d tu rn o n h azar d war ning flas her . 2. Move s ele c tor [...]

278 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 4. Us ing the wrenc h, lo o sen but do n ot ye t remo ve t he wheel bo lts. 5. Rem ove t he pro tec ti ve cover f rom th e ja ck su pp o rt t u be openi ng by ins e rti ng t he sc[...]

279 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 6. Ins ert j ack a rm full y in to t he tube hole up to the stop. P lac e ja ck on f i rm gr oun d. Posi tio n th e j ack so t ha t i t is alwa y s v erti cal (p lum b-l ine ) as se en fr[...]

280 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Im portant! When ins ta lling s t eel spare w heel rim, mak e certain to use the correct wheel bo l ts, s u pplied in the v ehicle tool kit, se e page 27 6 and page 272 . 1 0. Cle[...]

281 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 1 1 . Lo we r ve hicl e . R emo ve j ack and i nser t jac k t ube co v er . Bef ore s tor ing the ja c k, th e jac k ar m mu st b e low ere d almos t to t he base of th e jack. 1 2. Using[...]

282 Tires, Wheels Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Tir e inflatio n pressu re A table (see fuel filler f lap) lis ts the ti re inf lation pres sures s pecified for Mercede s-Benz recommen ded tires as w ell as for the va rying ope[...]

283 Battery Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index If a tire cons tantl y l ose s a ir , it shoul d be inspec ted fo r da mag e. The sp are tire sh ould be check ed periodicall y for c ondi tio n and i nf l ati on . S pa re tire wi ll age an d [...]

284 Battery Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index mus t n ot leak a cid whe n up si d e do wn f or at l eas t 1 5 mi nute s. Y o ur author ized Mer ce des- Benz Cent er can provide such a sp ecial battery . The servi ce life of the b a[...]

285 Ju mp st a rt in g Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Jum p s tar ting Impo rt a n t! A discharg ed battery can freez e at app ro xi mat ely +1 4 ° F (–1 0 ° C). In t hat case, it mu s t b e th a wed out before jum per ca bles ar e [...]

286 Ju mp st a rt in g Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Proceed a s fo llo ws: 1 . Position the v eh icle wit h th e char ged battery so tha t t he jum per ca bles will reac h , but ne ver let t he vehicles touch . Make sure th e [...]

287 Ju mp st a rt in g Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index 4. Cl am p one en d of th e seco nd jumper cable to t he grounded negativ e (–) terminal of th e charg ed battery and the f inal connec tion to th e nega tive (–) un der hood ter[...]

288 Towing the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Tow i n g t h e v e h i c l e Im portant! When to w ing the vehicle, please, note the follo w ing: With th e au tomatic cen tral locking acti v ated a nd t he electronic ke [...]

289 Towing the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index W e recommend th at the v ehicle be transport ed usi ng f l at b ed e q ui pm en t. T h is me th od i s p refer abl e to o th er types of t ow ing. The vehicle ma y be tow ed with a[...]

290 Towing the vehi cle Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Tr ansmission selec tor le ver , manuall y unloc king In t h e ca se of p ower failu re t he tr ans mis si on se le ctor lev er can be manually unlock ed, e.g. t o to w the [...]

291 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Ex te rio r la mp s Rep la cin g bu l bs Note s: T o prev ent a po ssible electrical s hort circuit, switc h o ff la mp pri or to re plac in g a bu lb. Whe n re pla cin g bu lbs, ins t [...]

292 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Headl am p assembl y 1 H eadl amp cover for low beam he a dla mp 2 H eadl amp cover for high b e am hea dla mp, p arki n g and st andi ng la mp 3 B u l b so c ke t f or tu rn si[...]

293 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Bulbs for lo w beam H7 (5 5 W ) Op en h oo d. Twist co ver (1) countercl ockwise and remo ve. Pu ll o f f electrical connector ( 4). T wi s t b ulb ho ld er c oun terc lockw i se an d r[...]

294 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Turn sign al lamp 1 1 56 NA (26. 9 / 5 W / 3 2 / 4 cp b ul b) Op en h oo d. Twis t bulb soc ket (3) countercl ock wise and pull out. Push bulb i nto sock et, tu rn co u nte rclo[...]

295 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index T aillam p assemblies 1 Tu rn s i gnal l amp ( 2 1 W / 2 4 cp bu lb) 2 Stop, ta il , p ark ing a nd si de m arker la mp (2 1 / 4 W bulb) 3 B a c kup lam p (2 1 W / 32 cp bulb ) 4 Driver[...]

296 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Op e n tai lg ate and le ft or ri ght t rim pa nel. Twi s t bu lb s o cke t co u n te r c l ock wi se an d p u l l o ut . P u s h bu l b i n to sock et, turn c ountercl ockwi se[...]

297 Exterior l amps Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Side marker lamp, f ront Side m ark er lamp , f ront (5 W / 4 cp bulb) From inside wheel house (a rrow) r each behind side m ark er lam p and press tab. R em ov e lam p from bumper and [...]

298 Electro nic main key Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Changing ba tt eri es in t he electronic main ke y 1 Transmi t buttons 2 Lamp f or battery check and f uncti on c ontrol Chec king bat ter ies If one of the transmit butt o[...]

299 Electro nic main key Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Insert mec hanical k ey (4) in si de opening ( 5) to open latch. P ress bri ef ly (do n ot u se me chani cal key as l ev e r) to release batt ery comp a rtment. Rem ov e m echan ic[...]

300 Electro nic main key Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Im portant! Batteri es contain mat erials that can harm the env ironment if dis posed of im p roperly . Recycling of batteries is the pr ef erred m ethod of disposal. For d[...]

301 Emergency operation of sliding / pop-up r oof Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Emergen c y operation of sliding / pop-up r oof The sl iding / pop-up r oof can be o pened o r closed m anually shoul d a n ele ctrical malf unction occur.[...]

302 Manu al release fo r fuel filler f lap Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Manual release for fuel filler f lap The m anual rel ease knob is located beh ind th e right side rear comp artment trim panel. In case the central lo cki[...]

303 Replac ing w iper blad e insert Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Rem ov a l : Fol d wiper ar m f orw ard. Press saf ety tab dow n (1), pu sh wiper blade do wnward ( 2) and remov e. Place wiper blade on firm support . Pre ss do wn b ot[...]

304 Replac ing w iper blad e insert Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Rear windo w wipe r blade Rem oval: Fold w iper a rm (1) aw ay from rear w i ndow and r otat e wiper bl a de (2) until per p endicular t o wip er arm. P ush safe[...]

305 Roof rac k Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Roof r ack 1 Cross ba r 2 Knu rle d-he ad sc re w s 3 Clam p ing pla tes 4 Protective s trips The c ross bars (1 ) should on l y be used a s guard rails to preven t luggage f rom sli d ing. [...]

306 Roof rac k Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are Index Long cargo items should not exten d bey o nd the v ehicle length and should be securel y fas t e ned at the front and rear . Prior to and during an extended trip chec k the roof load[...]

307 Con te nt s - V eh icl e c ar e Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex V ehicle car e Cleaning a nd care of the v ehicle ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ... 308 Po wer was h er ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ....3 09 T ar s tai ns ..[...]

308 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Clean ing an d car e of the ve hicle In operation, your vehi cle is subjected to varying ext ernal inf l uen ces whi ch, if gon e unc hec ke d, ca n a[...]

309 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Scrat ches, c o r rosiv e d ep osits, cor rosion or damag e due to negligent or incorrect care canno t alwa y s be removed or r epair ed wit h t he ca r -ca r[...]

310 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Engine c leaning Prior t o cleaning t he engine com par tment m ak e sure to protect electr ical com ponents and connectors from the intrusi on of wat[...]

311 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Cleaning the park tronic s ys tem s ensors Use a mild ca r wash deter gent, s uc h as Mer cedes-Benz app ro ve d Ca r Sham poo, with ple nty of wa te r . When[...]

312 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Light allo y wheels M ercedes-Benz approv ed W heel Care should be used f o r reg ul ar cl ean ing o f the li gh t a lloy wh e els. If p ossible, c le[...]

313 Cle an in g a nd ca re of th e veh ic le Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Pr act i c al hin ts Car c are In d ex Uph ol stery Usi ng aft erma rk et sea t co v ers or we arin g clot hing th at ha ve the tendency t o give off colori ng (e.g. when wet etc.) ma y cause the u[...]

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315 Con ten ts - Te ch nica l d at a Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T echni cal dat a Spare par ts servi c e ..... .... ..... ..... .... . 3 1 6 W arr anty co v e rag e ... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 3 1 6 Identi ficatio n label s.... .... [...]

316 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Spare par ts service All a uthorized Merced es-Benz Centers maintain a sto ck of o riginal s pare pa rts req uir ed f or maint enanc e and repair w ork. In add ition, s trat e gic[...]

317 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Identification labels 1 Certification label 2 V ehicle Identification N umb er (V IN) P63.20-2368-26[...]

318 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex 3 VIN, v isible (lo wer edge of windshield) 4 Engine n umber 5 Body number an d paintw ork number 6 Em i ssi on c ont rol labe l 7 Info rma tio n la bel, Ca liforni a versi on V a[...]

319 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex T ec hnical dat a Mode l E 3 20 ( 210 . 2 6 5 ) 1 E 32 0 A WD (2 1 0.282) 1 En gin e 11 2 M ode of operation 4-s troke engine, g asoline inj ection No . of c y l in de r s 6 Bore 3.54 in [...]

320 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Rims – Ti res Electrica l sy s tem Ri ms (li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 7 1 / 2 J x 1 6 H 2 1 .6 i n (4 1 mm) All seas on tire s: Radi a l-pl y ti res 2 1 5 / 55 R 1 6 93 H Wi [...]

321 Tech nica l d ata Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex We i g h t s (see certifi cation tag) Main dim en sio ns Roof l oad o n roo f rail s max. 220 lb (1 00 k g) Roof l oad o n p rotec ti ve s t rip s (dist ributed ov er to tal a rea) max. 1[...]

322 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Fuels, coolants, lubricants et c . - capacities V ehicle c om p onents and t heir respec tiv e lubricants must matc h. T herefo re use onl y [...]

323 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Wi ndshield w asher sy st em appro x. 5. 8 US qt (5.5 l) MB W indshield washe r concen trate “S” 1 H eadl amp washe r sy st em appro x. 1 .9 US q[...]

324 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex En gin e oi ls Engine o ils are sp ecificall y tes ted for their sui tability in our engines. Ther ef o re, use onl y engine o ils recommend [...]

325 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Prem ium unle ade d ga s olin e Caut ion! T o maintain the engi ne’s durabil ity and perfo rmance, premium u nleaded gaso line mus t be us ed . I f[...]

326 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Gasoline addi tives A maj or conc ern am ong engine ma nufa cturers is ca rbon bui ld up ca used by g a soline. Merced es-Benz recommends the[...]

327 Fu els , co olant s, lu bric ant s etc. - cap aci ti es Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex t he engin e tem perature will increa se due to t he lo wer heat tra nsfer capability of the solution. Therefore, do not use more than this amount of[...]

328 Consu mer i nfo rm ation Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Consume r infor mation This has been prepared as r equ ired o f all ma n ufactures of p ass enge r car s u nder T itl e 49 , Cod e of U .S. F ed eral Re gulations, Pa rt 57[...]

329 Consu mer i nfo rm ation Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Tractio n The traction grades, fr o m highest t o l o wes t are “AA ”, “A”, “B ”, and “C” . Those grades represent t he tire’s abilit y to s top o n wet pa veme n[...]

330 Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Index A ABS (Ant iloc k brak e sy st em) ... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... 225 Malf unctio n indic a t or la m p ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 245 AB S -SY ST EM - m a[...]

331 Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Ec onom y ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... 1 29 Fron t c ent er co n so le com par tment vent ilat ion ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... 1 33 Re[...]

332 Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Choo sing gl obal or sel ectiv e mode ... ..... ..... ..... ....... .. 32 Elec troni c main k e y ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 25 Elec troni c reser ve k e y ...[...]

333 Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x E E LE C . ST A B IL . P ROG . - malf unctio n and w arni ng messa ges ..... ..... ..... .... ... 260 Ele ctric al outl et ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .....265 El[...]

334 Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Pa rking lam ps .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ... 294, 295 Re placing bulbs ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 29 1 Sid e mark er la m[...]

335 Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x I Identi ficatio n label s ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... 3 1 7 Illumi nated va nity mir rors .. ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 60 Indic ato r lam p[...]

336 Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x M Maint enance ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 85 M alf unct ion a nd i ndi cator la mp in t he cent er co nsole ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .[...]

337 Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x N N a viga tion sy st em - M ultifu ncti ons d ispla y .... ..... ..... 1 05 Night sec u r ity Illumi natio n ... .... ........ .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 20 O On-b oard diagn o s tic sy st em ...[...]

338 Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x REMO VE KEY - malf unctio n and w arni ng messa ges ..... ..... ..... .... ... 256 Re pl ac ing bulbs ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ... 29 1 Re pl ac ing [...]

339 Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g In st ru me n t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x ST EERIN G G EAR O I L - malf unctio n and w arni ng messa ges ..... ..... ..... .... ... 257 St eering loc k ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 98 St eer[...]

340 Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car c are Ind e x Transmi ssion select or le ver , manu all y unlock ing ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 290 Tra ve l i ng abroa d ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....[...]

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Ord er No. 6515 1079 13 Part No. 2 10 584 4996 USA Ed ition B 2001[...]