Mercedes-Benz 2000 E 55 AMG 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 sel ection of o ur pro d uct is a demo ns tratio n o f y our t rus t in our c ompa n y name. Fur t her , it ex em plifies y our desi re 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 M ercedes-Benz represents t he efforts of man y skilled eng ineers and craftsmen. T o ensure your pleasure of ow nership, and f or yo ur safety and that of you r passenger s, we ask yo u t o make a small inv es tme nt of yo ur time: • Please re ad this manual careful ly bef ore putting it a sid e. Then return it t o yo ur vehi cle w here it w[...]

1 Con te n ts Introduction Produc t inf ormatio n .... ..... .... ..... ..... ... 7 Opera tor’s m a nua l ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... . 8 Where t o find it ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 1 3 Re portin g Safe ty Def ects . .... ..... ..... . 1 5 Instru ments and contr ols Ins truments and co ntrols .... ..... ..... . 1 8 Cent er conso le ........ .... ..... ..... .... .... 20 Ov erhea d con trol pan el .... ..... ..... . 2 1 Operation V ehicl e k ey s .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... .... 24 St art loc k -out .. .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 27 Gener a l not es on t he centr al loc king sy s tem .. ..... .... .... 28 Centra l loc king sy s te m . ..... ....[...]

2 Con te n ts Au dio sy s tems ....... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 97 Rad io ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... . 97 CD p la yer ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 98 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 ...... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 05 Trip com puter .. ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 06 Ma lf un ct io n me ss ag e memor y ... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... .[...]

3 Con te n ts Shelf bel ow rear windo w ... ..... .... .. 1 70 Garag e doo r opener ..... ..... .... ..... .. .. 1 7 1 Driving Co nt rol an d ope ratio n of ra dio tran smitte rs ..... ....... .... 1 7 6 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 km) ... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 77 Maint enance ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 77 T ele Aid .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 78 Catal yt ic conv ert er . ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 88 Emiss ion co ntrol ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. .... 1 89 St eering loc k ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 90 Sta rting a nd turning off the eng ine .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ...... 1 92 Au toma tic transmis [...]

4 Con te n ts AIRB A G O FF in dic ato r la m p .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ....238 Malfunc tion and wa rning mess a ges in the mult ifuncti on displa y .... ..... .... ..239 DI SPLA Y DEFECTI VE ... .... ..... ....2 40 B A TTER Y / A LTER NA TOR ..... .... 24 1 ABS-S Y STE M ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....242 BRAKE ASS IST .... ..... ..... .... ..... ....2 42 BRAKE LI NING WEAR . .... ..... ....243 BRAKE FLUI D .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 243 P ARKIN G BRAKE ... .... ..... ..... .... ..244 EN GINE F AN ...... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..244 C O OLANT ( coo l ant le v el) .... .... .. 245 C O OLANT TEMP . .... .... ....... ..... ....246 LIG H TIN G S Y S TEM .... ..... ...[...]

5 Con te n ts V ehicle car e Cleaning a nd care of the v ehicl e .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 300 Po w er w asher ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 30 1 T ar s tai ns ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... .. 30 1 Pain t work, pa inted b o dy com pon ents ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 30 1 Engi ne cle a ni ng ... ..... ..... .... ....... .. 3 02 V eh icle w ashing ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..302 Orn amental molding s ..... ..... .. ....3 02 Headl a m ps, tail lam ps, tur n sign al le nses .... ..... .... ..... ....3 02 Cleani ng the pa rktronic sy s tem sens ors .. ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..303 W indo w clea ning / gl ass sunroo f ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... [...]

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7 Introduction Pr oduct inf or mati 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 v ehi c le m od el. W e ha ve tes ted the se parts t o determine th eir reliability , s afety and t heir special su itability for Mercedes -Benz vehicles. W e a re un a ble to m ake an a sses s men t for oth er pr od uct s an d th er efor e c an not b e h eld r espo ns ible for them , ev en if in indiv idual cases a n offic ial app rov al or aut hor izat ion by go v ern ment al or othe r agencies should exis t. Us e of such parts and acc[...]

8 Introduction Oper at or’s m anual Th is Op erator ’s M a nua l co n tai ns a g reat d eal of use ful in format io n. We urge you to r ead i t ca ref ul l y an d fami liar ize your self w it h th e vehicle befor e drivi n g. For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we ur g e you t o follo w t he ins tru ctions and w arn ings contain e d in this manual. I g noring t hem could resu l t in damage to the v ehicle or pers o nal injury to y ou or others . V ehi cle damage caused by failure to fo l low i ns tructions i s not covered b y the Merced es-Benz Limited W arr a nty . Y our vehicle ma y ha ve some o r all of t he equ ipment described in this manual. Ther efo re, y o[...]

9 Introduction Im por tant noti ce f or Ca lif or nia retai l bu ye rs of Mer ce des-Be n z a ut om o biles Un d er California la w you ma y b e entitled to a replacemen t of y our vehicle or a ref und of th e purchase price, if M ercedes-Benz U S A, LLC or its author ized Mercedes-Benz Cen ter f ails t o conform the vehicle t o its exp ress war ranti es after a rea sonabl e number of repa ir attem pts duri ng the period of one yea r o r 1 2 000 miles from origin al del ivery of t he vehicle. A reasonable n umber of repair attem pts is presumed for a retail bu y e r (1) if the vehicle is out of service b y reason of repa ir o f subs tantia l nonc onf o rmiti es for a cumulati ve tot al of mo[...]

10 Introduction Roads ide assis tanc e The Mercedes- Benz Ro adside Assist a nce Program provides fa ctory trained tec hnica l help in the 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) wi ll be an sw ered b y Mercedes-Benz Client Assis tance R epresen tati ves 24 hours a da y , 365 da ys a y ea r . For ad ditional i nformation r e fer t o the Mercedes-Benz R oadside Assis tance Program bro chure in your g lov e box. Change of address or o w nersh ip If yo u chang e y our address, b e sure t o send in the “Change of A d dres s No tice” f ound in the Servi ce and W ar ranty Information [...]

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 icl e i n for ei gn cou nt ri es , pl ea se b e aw ar e t hat : • Service facilities or replacement parts may not be read il y a v aila ble, • un leaded gasoline for vehicles with cataly ti c converters ma y no t be a v ailable; th e u se of l eaded fuels w ill dam age th e c at a l y s ts , • ga so li ne ma y h a v e a co nsiderab ly lo wer o ctane r ating, a nd im proper fuel ca n cause engine d a mag e. Certain Mercedes-Benz mode ls a re a va i la b le f or deliv ery in Europe under o ur E urope a n Deliv ery Pro gram. F or detail s, consult y o ur aut horized Mercedes-Benz Ce[...]

12 Introduction W e continuousl y st rive t o i mpr ov e our pr odu ct, and ask for your unders tand ing that w e reserv e the right t o mak e chan ges in design a n d equipment. Th eref o re, info rmation, il lus trations and des c ripti ons in this Opera tor’s Manual migh t di ffer from y our v ehi cle . Optional e quipm ent is also d escribed in this manual, including op erating instr u ctions wherev er n ecessary . Si nce they are speci a l-o rder i tems, the descript ions and illu st ratio ns h erei n ma y v a ry sli g htl y from the actual equipme nt o f y our vehicle. If t here ar e an y e quipmen t details that a re not shown or described in t his Operato r ’s M anual, yo u r aut[...]

13 Introduction Where to find it The Oper ator ’s Man u al is divid ed int o eight sec tions: • 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 : Information o n th e v ehic le’s eq uipment and its o peration. •D r i v i n g : Im por tant i nfo rmatio n on d riv ing. • Instru ment clus ter displa y: Dis pla ys and in d ica tor lamps on th e instrum en t cluster wit h b rief instru ct ion s. • Pr act ical hin ts: Assi st a nce and ins truc tions in the ev ent of an emer gency . •C a r c a r e : Instruc ti o ns on c a rin g for yo ur veh i cle. • T ec hnical dat a: All th e imp o rt [...]

14 Introduction Pro bl ems wi th your v eh icle If y ou shoul d experienc e a problem with y o ur v ehicle, part icularl y one that y ou beli eve ma y af fect its saf e operat io n, we ur ge y ou to immedia tel y co nta ct yo ur a uthorized Mercedes- B enz Center t o ha v e the pro blem diagnosed and correct ed if req uired. If the ma tter is not handl ed to y our satisfa ction, pleas e discuss the problem with the Mercedes-B en z Cente r manageme n t, or if ne ces sary co nta ct u s at t he fol lowing a dd re sses: In t he U S A: Client Assistance C enter Mercede s -Benz USA, LLC On e Mercedes Driv e Montvale, NJ 07 645- 0350 In Canada: C us tomer Relatio n s D epartment Mercede s-Benz Cana[...]

15 Introduction For th e USA on ly: The following text is p ublished as r equir ed of m anufac turers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regula tions, Par t 57 5 purs ua nt to t he “Na tion al T raf fi c a nd Moto r V eh icle Safet y Act of 1 96 6 ”. R eport ing Safety Def ects If y ou belie ve that yo ur vehic le has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, yo u sho u ld immediatel y info rm t he N a tional Highw a y Traffic Safety A dminis tratio n (NHTSA) in ad di tion to no tif ying Me rc ede s-B enz US A , L LC. If NHTSA r ece ives si mila r complai n ts, i t ma y ope n an investigation , and if it f in ds that a safety defect ex ist s in a group of v ehi[...]

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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 .... ..... ..... . 2 1[...]

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 P68.10-241 1-29 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 a ssis t war ning ind i ca tors , see pag e 226 2 Side d ef ros te r ou tl e t 3 Si de air ou tle t, ad justable 4 Air vol um e cont ro l f o r side ai r o utlet 5 Exter ior lam p swit ch, see page 1 1 9 6 Parking brake release, see page 202 7 Hoo d lock releas e, see page 257 8 Combinatio n sw it ch, see page 1 22 9 Cr u ise c ont rol s witch, se e page 2 1 2 10 Ins trument clus t er , see page 86 11 M ultifunction s t ee ring wheel, s ee page 92 Horn (with ele ctr o nic k e y in s teering l o c k position 1 or [...]

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 Ashtra y with lighter , see pag e 1 6 6 2 ESP co ntrol sw it ch, s ee pa ge 220 3 P ow er win d o w swit ches, fro nt doors, see p a ge 1 54 4 P ow er windo w safety swit ch, rear doors, see pa ge 1 5 4 5 Air bag O ff i nd icato r lamp, se e pa ge 2 38 6 P ow er windo w switc hes, rear door s, see page 1 54 7 Pa rktronic sy s tem d eac ti v a tion switc h, see page 228 8 Tru nk lid r e lease switc h, see pag e 4 1 9 Mirr or adjus tment s wit ch, see page 8 2 10 Re ar windo w sunshade sw itc h, se[...]

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 panel 1 Interior lighting, see p age 1 59 2 Sli ding / pop-u p roof, see page 1 56 3 Rea r view mirror , see page 82 4 Gara g e door opener , s ee page 1 7 1 5 T el e Ai d (em ergency call sys tem), see p age 1 7 8 6 Hands free mi crophone for T ele Aid, telephone a nd v oice r ecognit ion sy st em 5 6[...]

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 ehicl e k ey s .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... .... 24 St art loc k -out .. .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 27 Gener a l not es on t he centr al loc king sy s tem .. ..... .... .... 28 Centra l loc king sy s te m . ..... ..... ....... . 29 Radi o freq u en cy and in frar ed remot e contro l .... ..... .. .... 29 Openi ng t he t ru nk . .... ..... ..... .... .... 32 Op e nin g a nd c l os in g wind ow s a nd s lidi ng/pop -up roof from out side .... .... ..... ..... .... .... 33 Pa nic butt on [...]

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 Ma lf un ct io n me ss ag e memor y ... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... .... 1 08 Indi vidua l setti ngs ..... .... ..... ..... ....... 1 1 0 Sett i ng t he au d i o v olume . .... ..... .....1 1 3 Flexible ser vice sys tem (F SS) .. ... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ...1 1 4 Engine oil lev el in dicat or ... ..... .... ...1 1 7 Engine oi l cons u m ptio n ..... ..... .... ...1 1 8 Exte rior lam p swi tch ... ..... .... ..... .....1 1 9 Night sec u r ity illu minati o n ..... .... 1 20 Headla mp clea ning sy s[...]

24 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 ud ed wit h your vehicle are: • 2 ele ctronic m ain ke y s wi t h i ntegr a t ed r adio fre quency a nd i nfrared remote cont rols plus remov a ble mec h anical k ey . • 1 electronic reserv e k ey without remote co ntrol functio ns, plu s remo vabl e mec h anica l k ey . Th e lock ing tab s for th e m echa n ica l k ey po rti on of th e two e lect ron ic mai n ke ys are a di f feren t c olor to help d istin g u ish it . Wa r n i n g ! When lea ving th e vehicle alwa y s remo ve the electron ic k ey from the s teeri[...]

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 ha s an i ntegrated r a dio freq uency and infrared remote control, plus remov able mec hani cal k ey . The remo t e control (1) o perates all lock s on the vehicle. The mech anical k ey (2 ) wor k s onl y in the d riv er’s do or , trunk, and s t o rage comp a rtment locks . When using t he mec h anica l k ey (2) f or lo ck operat ions, it can b e r em oved by s lidi ng it o ut o f t he re mo te c on tro l. T o do s o, mov e loc ki ng tab (3) t o the right and slide t he mech an[...]

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 reserv e ke y is wit hout remote control fun ct ions, bu t wit h rem ov abl e mec h anic al k e y . The electr onic reserv e ke y (1) work s onl y in the s teering lock . There are no batteries i n side the electronic r eserv e ke y. The m ech anic al key (2) works only in t he dr iver’s doo r , trunk (ta ilg ate), and s to rag e com p artment l ock s. T o u se th e m echa n ica l key (2) , r em ove it fr om it s electro nic reserve k ey (1). Note : W e recommend that y ou carr[...]

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 ith a theft deterrent lo cki ng sy stem requir ing a s pecial k e y m anufacturing process . For sec urity reaso ns, replacement k e y s can onl y be obtained from y our authorized Mercedes-Benz Center . Sta r t l o ck- o u t Impo rt a n t! Remo ving the electr onic k ey from the steer ing lock activ ates the star t l oc k-o u t. The engine cannot be st a r t e d . Inserting the el ectronic ke y i n t he st eeri ng lock de ac ti va te s t he start l o ck - o ut . N[...]

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 lo cki ng s y ste m If t he electronic k ey is inserted in th e st eeri ng loc k , th e vehi cle c ann o t be locked or unlocked wit h the r em ote co ntr ol . If t he veh i cle ca nnot be lock ed o r unlock ed : • Aim transmitter e ye at a r e ceiver of either f ront door handle. Check t he batt eri es of t he electronic main k ey , see page 29 1 or to sync h ronize th e remote control, see page 2 9 3. • Us e t he me chan ic al key to unl ock t h e ve hic le. T o st a rt eng ine[...]

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 ha s an i ntegrated r a dio freq uency and infrared remote control. Due to the ex tended o p erational range of th e remote control , it c ould be possibl e t o unin tentional ly loc k or unlock the vehicle b y pressing the tr ansmit button. If one of the transm it butt ons is p ressed, the battery c h ec k lamp lights up briefly – indica ting that the batt eries are in o rder . See page 29 1 for chec k ing batteries. The vehicle[...]

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 eive r in front passe nger doo r handle 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 transmit button Œ . All tu rn sig nal lam ps blin k once to indicate t hat th e vehicle is un lo ck ed. Th e r em ote c ont rol can be pr ogram med for two kind s o f u nlo cking m odes (se e below) : Sel e cti v e unlo c king mode – P re s s t ra n sm it bu tto n Œ o nce t o u nlo c k dr iv er ’s do or and fuel fi lle r f lap . P re s s t ra n smi t b ut ton Œ tw ice to unlock al l doo rs, fue l fill er flap , and t run k. G lob al u nlock ing mo de ?[...]

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 hol d tr a nsmit b utt o ns ‹ and Œ simult aneousl y for fi ve seconds t o reprog ram the remote contro l. Battery c heck lam p will blink tw o times indicating the com p leted mo d e c h ange. Opening the tr u nk Th e tru nk li d wi ll sw ing op en au tom ati ca ll y . Y ou s houl d alwa y s m ak e sure th ere is suf f icient clearance. A minimum h eight clearance o f 5.9 f t. (1 . 8 m) is required to open the trunk lid. Press tra nsmit butt o n Š [...]

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 Op enin g a n d clo sin g w in dow s an d sliding / pop-up roof from outside (summ er opening / conv enienc e f eature) Aim trans mitter eye of remote control at a door recei v er . Summ er opening: Continu e to pr ess transmit butt o n Œ aft er un lo cki ng t he v eh icle. The win d o w s a nd sl iding / po p- u p roof beg in to op e n aft er ap pro xi mat el y 1 se con d. T o int er rupt opening pr ocedure, releas e tran smit bu tt on . Convenience f eature: Continu e to pr e ss tra nsmit but ton ‹ after lo cking t he v eh[...]

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 Pani c b ut ton T o a ct ivate pre ss an d hold b u tton ( 1) fo r at least on e second . An audib le alar m and blink ing exte rior lam ps wi ll o p erate f or appro ximatel y 3 minutes. T o deac tivat e press bu tton (1) a g ain, or i nsert el ectronic k e y in st eering l oc k . Note : For o pe ra ti o n in t he U SA o nly: T h is d evic e comp li es with P art 1 5, Subpa rt C, Sectio n 209 of the FCC Rule s. Oper ation is s ubject to the foll owing two condit ions: (1) This device ma y not cause h armful interf eren[...]

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 Doors 1 O pen in g – pull han dle 2 U n lockin g dr iver’s door 3 Locking d river’ 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 portant! The mechanical k ey does not operate the central loc kin g sy s t em or ant ithe ft al ar m s ys te m. 5 Fron t d oor fr om i nsi de : Pu ll han dle to unlo ck. When you lock the dri v er ’s door with th e m ec hanical k ey , th e door lock but ton sh ou ld move d own . Each indi vidu al door m us t be l ock ed wi th t he re spect ive doo r l ock b[...]

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 If t he v ehicl e has p reviousl y b een lock ed from th e ou ts id e, o pe ni n g a d oo r fro m t he in sid e w ill t ri gger the a larm . W hen op e nin g a door w hile t h e cen tr al locki ng sy st em is in the: • sele cti ve unlo cki ng mod e, onl y that indiv idu al do or is u nloc ked. The re maining doors, th e trunk and fue l fill er flap re mai n lo ck e d. • glob a l unl ockin g m od e, all do or s, t he t run k a nd fu e l f ill er f la p ar e u n lock e d. No te s: In case of a malfunction in the centr[...]

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 Centr al locki ng swit ch 1 Locking 2 Un l o ck i n g The centra l loc king swit ch is locat ed in t he cent er console. The doors and trunk can onl y be lock ed with th e central loc ki ng switc h if both fro nt door s are clo sed. If t he v ehicle was previousl y lock ed wit h the central locking switc h , while in t he selective remote control m ode , only t h e do o r op en ed f rom t he in si de is unl ocked . If the vehicle was previousl y lock ed wit h th e central loc king sw itc h, while in the gl obal remote control m[...]

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 A u t omatic centr al lock ing The c entral lock i ng s witc h also o perates the automat i c cen t ra l l oc kin g. Wi th the automatic c entral loc king sy stem a ctivated , the doors and trunk are lock ed a t v eh icle speeds of app ro xim atel y 9 m ph ( 1 5 km / h) or m ore. T he f uel filler f l ap remains u nlock ed. To a c t i v a te : With electronic ke y in s teering lock posi tion 2 h old upp er por tio n of swit ch (1 ) fo r a mini mum of 5 seco nds. T o dea ctivate: With electronic ke y in s teering lock po[...]

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 Trunk When th e trunk is sepa ratel y loc ked , it remains loc k ed when centrally unloc k ing th e vehicle. T o den y an y una uth orized per so n ac cess to th e trunk, lock it sep aratel y wit h t he mechanica l k ey . Lea ve only t he electronic main ke y l ess its mec h anical ke y with the vehicle. No te s: In case of a malfunction in the central locking sy s tem the trunk can be unloc ked indi viduall y . T o u nlo c k and o pen the trunk lid, turn mec hanical k e y to p osition 1 , hold and p u sh t o open . The mechani[...]

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 0 Ne utra l po siti on – pu sh to op en (arrow) 1 Un l o ck i n g 2 Sep arate locking of trun k – rem ov e mechan ical ke y in this posi tion . Lo wer trunk lid using handle (3) or recessed grip (4) and close it with grip molding (5 ). Please remember to k eep y o ur fin gers out of t he spac e between the l id and the vehicle.[...]

41 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 Tr u nk lid rele ase sw it ch The switch i s located on the center console. Th e tru nk li d wi ll sw ing op en au tom ati ca ll y . Y ou s houl d alwa y s m ak e sure th ere is suf f icient clearance. A minimum h eight clearance o f 5.9 f t. (1 . 8 m) is required to open the trunk lid. T o open the trunk, the vehicle mus t be a t s tandsti l l. Pul l up on sw itc h u nt il tr u nk li d is open. The ind icat o r lam p in the swit ch rema ins on w i th trunk lid o p en. Note s: The trunk ca n also b e opened by using th e remote[...]

42 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 Tr u nk lid emerg ency release The emergency release button (1) is located in t he trunk li d. Brief l y press emer genc y rel ease butt o n (1). Al l d oo rs, t he fuel f ille r f lap , a nd t he tru nk unl ock ; an d t he trunk l id opens. Note : The emergency release button (1) only unloc ks and opens th e trunk while t he vehicle is sta n ding. Impo rt a n t! The emer gency trunk lid r el ease b utton (1) does n ot ope n t he tru nk lid , if: • the vehicle battery is dis c ha rg ed or d isconnected, • the trunk [...]

43 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 anti t heft alarm is au toma ticall y armed o r disarmed wit h th e r emo te con tr ol by l ock ing or un locki ng th e ve hi c l e. The anti t heft alarm is ar m ed within appro ximatel y 1 0 se conds after loc king the v ehic l e. A bl i nking l am p (1) in d icat es that the alarm i s armed. Operation : Once t he al ar m s y s tem h as b een armed, the exterior vehicl e lamps wi ll f las h and an ala rm wi ll sou nd w hen so me o n [...]

44 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 minut es in form of f l as hin g exter ior lamps. At the same time an alar m wi ll sound for 3 0 seconds. The al arm wil l s ta y on ev en i f the activatin g elemen t (a door , for exam ple) is immediatel y closed. If the a larm s ta y s on f o r more tha n 20 seconds, an emergency call is in itiat e d automaticall y . See T ele Aid o n pa ge 1 78. Note s: W e recommend that y ou carry t he electronic reserv e k ey p lus m e chan ical key wit h you a nd keep it in a safe plac e [...]

45 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 switch i s located in the center console. 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 s will f l ash an d an ala rm wi ll sou nd when someone attem pts to raise the vehicle. Th e a l ar m wi l l l as t app ro xi mate l y 3 minu t e s in f orm of f la shing e xter i or l am ps. A t the same time a n alar m will soun d for 3 0 s ec ond s. T h e al arm will sta y on even if t h e v ehicle is i m mediatel y lo wered. T o cancel the alarm,[...]

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 P ow er seats fr ont T o operate the front pow er sea t adjus tment swi t c he s, tu r n ele ctro nic k ey in s t eeri ng loc k to po sit ion 1 or 2 (with the d riv er’s or front passenger’s d o or open, the pow er seats can a lso be operated with t he electronic k ey rem oved o r i n ste eri n g lo ck p o si ti on 0 ) . Wa r n i n g ! Do not adjus t t he driver’s sea t while driv ing. A djusti n g the seat while driving cou ld cause the dr iver t o lose control of the ve hicle. Ne ver ri de in a m o v ing v eh icle wit h the backr [...]

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 The sl ide switc h es are locate d i n each front door . W e rec o mme nd to adjust the power sea t in th e following ord er: 1 Seat, up / down Press th e swit c h (up / dow n d irec tion) until comforta ble seating position w ith s till s uf ficient he ad room i s r eache d. 2 Seat adjus tmen t, f ore / a ft Press the sw i t c h (f ore / af t dir ec tion) unti l a comforta bl e seating position is rea ched that sti ll allows you to r ea ch t h e ac ce ler ator / b rake p edal saf el y . The positi o n should be as far rearw ard as poss ible, co [...]

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 Sync h r onizing H ead R est r aints If t he pow er su ppl y was inter rupted (ba tter y 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 hronize th e adjus tment f eatur e , tur n electronic ke y in st eering lock to position 2, mo ve t he seat com plet el y f orw ard an d the he ad r es tr ai nt f ull y do w n , and h old r e s pectiv e but ton s f or a ppro ximat el y two seconds. Cau tio n ! Do not remo ve head res trai nts exce pt w hen mounting se a t cov ers. For remov al re[...]

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 Memo ry f un ctio n 6 Me m o ry b utt o n 7 Po sit ion b u ttons S toring po sitions i n t o memory Three sets of seat / head res train t / s teering wh eel and ext erior rear vie w mirro r positio ns m a y be progra mme d int o mem ory . After the seat / h ead res traint / s teer ing wheel and ex t erior re a r v iew mi rrors are po sitio ned, pu sh m emor y b u tton (6) , r el eas e, and wi t hi n 3 s ec ond s pu sh p osi t io n bu t ton “1 ”. A s ec ond and t h i rd se t o f posi tions fo r the same seat / head res tra int / st eering whee[...]

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 Reca lling positions from memor y T o r ecall a sea t / h ead restraint / s teering wheel and exterior rear vi ew mirror po sition, push and h old po sitio n but ton “1” , “2” or “3 ” unt il s eat / hea d restrain t / st eerin g wheel and e x teri or rear vie w mirror mo vement has s to pped. The sea t / head res tr a i nt / s te ering wheel and exteri or rear vie w mirror mo vement s tops when the position bu tto n is released. Caut ion! Do not operate the po wer se ats using the memory button if t he seat backres t is in a n[...]

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 Wa r n i n g ! Childr en 1 2 y ears old and under mus t nev er ride in 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 wit h the Bab ySm art TM system ins talled in t he veh icle to deactivat e the pa sseng er- sid e f ron t a irb ag wh en it is pr op erl y in stall ed . Otherwise they will be struc k by the airbag wh en it inflates in a cr ash. If this happen s, serious or f ata l inj ury ca n res ult . A ccording to accident s tatisti c s, children are saf e r when pr operl y[...]

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 F ro n t s e a t h ead re stra i n ts Rem ov a l : Pu sh bu t ton (1) u p to b ri ng t he power adj ustab le h ead res tra int t o its highe s t posit ion. Pu ll ou t hea d restra int comple tel y wit h b ot h ha nd s. Ins tallation: Pu sh b ut ton (1) of th e p ower a dju stable he ad re s t rain t up f or app rox imatel y 5 second s. Ins ert th e head res traint and push it do wn to the st op. Adj ust he a d rest ra in t to t he de s ire d p os i tio n . Fo r positi oning of hea d res train ts, see page 46 an d 53. 1 P82.40-2009-26 Wa r[...]

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 Re ar seat head r estr aints Fo ld in g he a d re stra in t s ba ckwa r d ( w it h e ng i ne running): Press symbol -side of r oc ker s witch to release the head rest raints. The head res traint s will then fold bac kward for i ncrea se d vis ibil ity . Pla ci ng h ead r estrai nts up rig ht: Pu ll hea d r estrai nt forwar d u n til it locks in p osi tio n. Angl e of head res traints: The head res traint angle can be a djus ted manually . Impo rt a n t! For safet y rea so ns, alwa y s dri ve with t he rea r he ad re str aints in the upright posit[...]

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 Mult ic ont our s ea t (optiona l) 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 om 3 Back res t c ent er 4 Side b ols te r adj us tment So m e m od e ls m ay b e e q ui p p e d w i t h m u l t i c on to u r s e a t s . These seats h a ve mov able s e at c u shions, and i nf l atab l e air cush ions built int o the backres t to p r ovide a d ditional lum bar a nd s i de su pp ort . Th e se a t c u sh i on m ovem e nt a nd am o un t of b ack re st cushio n hei ght a n[...]

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 Seat heater The sea t heaters can be sw it ched on with th e electronic k ey in st eerin g l oc k posit ions 1 or 2. Note s: When i n operation, t he sea t heater consumes a large amount of electrical power . It is not advis able to use the se a t hea ter l o ng e r than necessa ry . The se a t h e aters m ay au toma tic a lly sw itch o f f if to o man y po wer consumers are swit ched on at t he s a me time , or if t he ba tter y charge i s l ow . W he n t his o ccur s , the in dicat or lam p in the swit ch wil l blink (bo t h indica tor lamps bl[...]

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 e hicl es wit ho u t sea t v en til at ion The f ront seat heater switc hes are located in t he center console. Pre ss swit ch t o tu rn on sea t heater: 1 Normal seat h eati ng mod e . On e in di cator l amp in the swit ch ligh ts up. 2 Ra pi d se a t h e at i ng m o de . Bo t h i n di ca to r l a mps i n the switc h light up. After approx imat el y 5 minutes in th e rapid seat he at ing mod e, the seat h eat er aut omat ical l y sw itches to no rma l op e rat ion an d o nly one in di cato r lamp wil l s ta y on . Tu rn i ng of f se at[...]

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 V e hicl es wit h sea t ventil atio n The f ront seat heater switc hes are located in t he center console. Rapid he at ing mo de: Press butto n (3) o nce. Both red indi cato r lam ps abo ve the b utt on light up. The sys t em switc h es o ver to normal heating m ode auto maticall y af t er a ppro ximat el y 5 minut es. Normal he atin g m ode : Press butto n (3) tw ice. One red in d ica tor lamp ab ove t he but ton light s up. The s ea t heat er will be automaticall y switc hed off after appr o x ima tely 30 mi nute s. Tur n ing off the heat er: P[...]

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 Sea t ventil atio n The f ront seat v entilatio n switc hes are located i n t he center co nsole. Turn the electronic k ey i n s teering lock t o position 1 or 2. Le vel 3 ventil a tion setting (maximum): Press butto n (1). Three blue indicator lam ps beside the bu tton light up. The level o f ventilation is de creased one step appro ximatel y every 1 0 minutes. Le v el 2 ventil a tion setting (middle): Press butt on (1) a g ain. Tw o blue indica to r lamps beside t he button lig ht up. Le vel 1 ventil a tion setting (minimum): Press butt[...]

59 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 No te s: When i n oper ation, the seat v entilatio n consumes a lar ge amount of ele ctrical po w e r . It is not advi sable to use the seat v entila tion long er than nece ssary . The seat v entila tion ma y aut omatic all y s w itc h o ff if t oo man y po wer consumer s a re sw it ched on at the same time or if the b att ery c har ge is lo w . W he n t his oc curs , one or more in d ica t o r lam ps in the swit ch wil l bl ink. Th e sea t v en ti lati on wi ll s witch on agai n autom atic ally a s soo n as su f fic ien t voltage is a va ilabl e[...]

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 Seat be lts and i nteg rat ed res tr aint sy s tem Y o u r ve hi cle is eq u ip pe d w it h se a t bel t s for all se at s , emerg ency t ensioning retra ctor s f or all outboar d seat belts, dual f ront airbags, d oor mounted side im pa ct ai rbag s and he ad pro t ect iv e win do w cur tai n ai rb ags. Their protectiv e functions are designed to co m plem ent one an othe r . Seat belts Im portant La w s in mos t s tat es an d all Ca nadi an pr ovi nce s requ ire seat belt use. All st ates and p ro vi nces req uire use of ch[...]

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 No te : For c leani ng and car e of the seat b elts, see page 304. Seat b elt n onusag e w arni ng sy st em Wi t h the el e ctr onic ke y in s teer ing loc k posit ion 2, a warni ng so und s for a short time if th e dr iver’s sea t belt is not fas ten e d. Wa r n i n g ! Ne ver ri de in a m o v ing v eh icle wit h the backr est recl i ned. Sitting in an ex c essiv el y reclined position can be da n gerou s. Y ou c oul d s lid e u n der th e s eat bel t in a coll isio n. If yo u slid e und er it, the be lt would ap ply forc e a t t [...]

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 F as tening of seat belts 1 Latc h plate 2 Buck le 3 Rel e as e b ut to n Pu sh latch pla te (1) into buc kle ( 2) u nti l i t cl icks. Do no t twis t t he belt. A tw ist ed seat bel t ma y cause injury . T o help a void severe or fata l inju ries, the lap belt should be pos itioned as lo w as pos sible on y our hips an d no t acro ss t he abdomen. Wa r n i n g ! Al wa y s fa s ten your se a t b el t b efo re d rivi ng of f. Alw a y s m ak e su re y our passeng ers are properl y res trained – even those sitting in th e rear[...]

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 Tight en the lap p ortio n to a snug f it by pu ll ing should 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 immedia tel y after engaging it. Adj ust seat belt so th at sh ou lde r po rti on is loca ted as close as possible t o the middle o f y our shou lder ( i t sh ou ld n ot to uch t he n eck). For t h is p urp os e, you c an adjus t the height o f the bel t o u tlet. Th ree positions are ava i l a b l e . 4 Butt on for belt outlet Ra isi ng : S li de b elt ou tle t up war[...]

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 t he release b utton (3) in the belt buc kle (2). Allo w the retractor t o com p letel y rewind th e seat belt b y guiding the latc h plate (1). Oper ation The in ertia reel s to p s t he belt from unwinding durin g sudde n veh icle s tops or when qu ick ly p ulling on t he belt. The locking function of the reel ma y be chec ked b y quic kl y pull ing out the belt. Wa r n i n g ! USE SEA T BEL TS PROPERL Y . • Seat belts can onl y w ork w hen used properl y . Ne v er w ear seat bel ts in an[...]

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 • N ever w ear belts ov er rigid or breakable objec ts in or on y ou r clothing, suc h as e y eglasses , pens, ke y s et c., as these might cause injuries. • P osit i on the lap belt as lo w as possible on y our hips and not acr os s th e abd om e n. If t he be lt is p osition ed acr oss y our abdo m en, it cou ld cause se rious inju ries in a crash. • N ever w ear the sh oulder belt under y ou r arm, again st y ou r n e ck or off y o ur sh o uld er . In a cr ash, y our body w ou ld mo v e too far f orw ard. That woul d in crea[...]

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 nev er ride in 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 wit h the Bab ySm art TM system ins talled in t he veh icle to deactivat e the passenger fron t airb ag wh en it is proper l y in stalle d. Otherwise they will be struc k by the airbag wh en it inflates in a cr ash. If this happen s, serious or f ata l injur y will result . A cc ordi n g t o a ccid en [...]

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 eci al B abySm art TM com patibl e c hild seat s, designed for use with th e M ercedes-Benz s y s tem a nd av ailable at an y a uthorized Mercedes-B enz Center are requir ed for use wi th th e Ba by Smar t TM airb ag dea ct ivation sy stem. With the spe cial child seat properly inst all ed, t he passenger fr o nt airbag will not deplo y . The 7 indi cat or l amp located o n t he center console will be illumina ted, except wi th e lectro nic ke y remov ed o r in st eering l oc k posit[...]

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 t em (SRS) Ai rb ag s are in tende d as a supp l em en t to seat be lts . Airbag s alone c annot protect as well as airbag s plu s seat belt s in im pacts f or whic h t he airba g s w ere d es igne d to o p era te, a nd do n ot af fo rd any p rot ec tio n w hat soever in cra she s for which t he ai rbag s are not des ign ed t o dep lo y . Th e S R S us es two c rash seve rity levels (t hr es ho ld s) to activa te either th e Emerg ency T ensi o ning R etract or (E TR ) or fron t air bag or b o th [...]

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 ency tensioning retractors. These tens ioning r e tra c t ors a re locat ed in each belt’s iner tia reel and beco me operation all y ready with t he electronic k ey in st eerin g l oc k posit ion 1 or 2. The em ergency t ens ioning retract o rs are d esigned to activat e onl y when the s eat belts a re fas tened during frontal im p acts e x ceedi ng t he f irs t t hreshold of t he SRS and i n rear im[...]

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 devel o ped for use in pro duction vehicles is t he seat belt. In som e cases, ho we ver , th e prot ectiv e effec t of a seat belt can b e furt her enhanced by an airbag . In conjunctio n w ith wearing the seat belts, t he driv e r and front pa ssenger ai rbags can pro vide inc rease d prot ection f or th e driv er and fr o nt passeng er in cer ta in frontal im pac ts ex c eeding preset t hresho lds. Do or m oun t ed s[...]

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 sel f c he c k: crash -sens o r(s), ai rbag igni tion circuits, front seat belt buckl es, em erg ency t ensioning retrac tors, se a t sens or . Initiall y , when the electronic k ey is turned fro m s teering loc k po siti on 0 t o posit i on 1 or 2, malf uncti ons in th e c rash-sen sors are detected and ind icated (th e “SRS” indica tor lam p s ta y s on longer than 4 secon ds or does not come on). Ha v e the sy s tem c hec k ed at y our au thor ized M ercedes-Ben[...]

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 front passeng er airba g deplo y s onl y if the front pa ssenger seat is occu pied and t he 7 in dic ator la mp on t he center console is not illumin at ed . No te : Hea vy obj ects on the f ront passeng er seat c an a p pear t o t he “SRS” to indicate the presence of an occupant in t hat seat whic h causes t he passenger front air bag to dep lo y in a crash exceeding t[...]

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 sid e im pac t air bags ar e de sign ed to ac tiv at e on l y in certain side i mp a cts exceeding a preset thres hold. Onl y the side im pact airba g s on the imp acted si d e of the vehicle deploy . The side im pact airbag for t he front passenger deplo ys only if t he front passenger seat is occu pied. Side im pact ai rbags operat e bes t in conjunct ion with a properly positioned and fast ened seat belt. No te : Hea vy obj ects on front pa ssenger sea t can cause the front passe nger -side im pact ai rba[...]

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 orig inall y equipp ed wit h airbag s wh ic h ar e design ed t o activ at e in c ertai n im pacts ex ceeding a preset th r eshold to red u ce th e pot ential and sev erity of i njury . It is impor tan t to y our safety and that of y our passenger that you repl a ce deplo yed airb ags and repair an y malf u ncti oning airbags t o ensur e the v eh icle w ill continue t o pro vi de c rash pr ot ec tion f or occupants. Wa r n i n g ! Airbags are designed to red u ce th e potenti a l of in j ury i n c e rtai n f[...]

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 in g pro p e r op e r at i o n o f v ehicle controls. The dis tan ce from the cen t er of the driver’s br eastbone to the center of the air bag c o ver on the st eering w heel must be at leas t ten inc hes (25 cm) or more. Y ou shou ld be abl e to a ccompl ish th is by a comb in at ion of adjus tments to th e seat and steeri n g wheel. If y ou h[...]

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 for c h ildren i n an a ut om obile i s in the rea r seat. Should y ou choose to plac e a child 1 2 y ears old or under i n the front pass en ger s eat of y our v ehicle, y ou m ust properl y use a Bab ySmart TM ch il d rest ra in t w hic h w il l t u rn of f t he p as s en ge r s id e fr ont airba g. Bab ySmart TM will not, how ev er , turn off the v ehicle’s side im pact [...]

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 to the subsequent o wner tha t it is eq uipped w ith an “ SRS” by alerting h im to the appl icable sec tion in the Operator’s Ma nual . • Ai rbags and “ETR’s ” are desi gned t o func tion o n a on e- tim e-onl y basis. An airbag or emer g enc y te nsionin g re tract or (ETR) that was activ ated mus t be replaced. • N o modifi cation s of an y kind m a y be made to a n y co mpo nen ts o r w irin g of the “ SRS” . Thi s incl udes cha ngin g o r rem [...]

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-shoulde r belts except the driver’s seat bel t ha ve special seat belt r etract o rs f or secure f ast e ning of child res traints . T o activ a te, pull shoulder belt o ut com pletel y and let i t retract. During t he seat belt retraction a ratc heting sound c an be heard to indi ca t e t hat the spe cial seat b elt retractor is activated . The be lt i[...]

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 nev er ride in 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 wit h the Bab ySm art TM system ins talled in t he veh icle to deactivat e the passenger fron t airb ag wh en it is proper l y in stalle d. Otherwise they will be struc k by the airbag wh en it inflates in a cr ash. If this happen s, serious or f ata l inj ury ca n res ult . A cc ordi n g t o a ccid en t statis tics, ch i ldren are saf er when prop[...]

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 sys te ms This v ehicl e is pro vided with te ther anc hora ges fo r a to p tether s trap a t each of the rear seating position s. Prior t o ins talli ng a tether s tr a p, r emo ve co ver ( 1) from anchorage ring (2) and st ore in a co nvenien t place (e.g. glove bo x ). T o secu re a tet her st rap to the anchorage, se curel y f a s ten the h ook (3), which is pa rt of the tether str ap, to the anch o rage ri ng (2). F or saf ety , please mak e sure that the h ook has at ta[...]

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 electr onic k ey in steeri ng lock to position 1 or 2 (with the dri v er’s or front passenger’s door op en, th e st eeri ng wheel ca n also b e operated with the el ectronic key re m ove d or in stee ri n g lo ck po si ti o n 0) . T o l engthen or shorten th e st eering c olumn, push s wit ch forwar d or backward. T o r aise or lower steer ing wh e el, pu sh sw itch up o r do wn . Note : The s teering wheel position ca n be s tored in mem ory to get her with the seat / head res traint / ex[...]

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 d etermi n e th e size and dist a nce o f objects seen in the p assenger -s ide convex mi rr or . Ant ig la re n i ght p os ition Wi t h the el e ctr onic ke y in s teer ing loc k posit ion 2, the mirr o r reflectio n brigh tness respon d s t o c h ang es in light s ensitivity . Wi t h g ear selec to r le ver in p ositio n “R”, or w ith the int erior lam p swit ched on, the mirr or brightn ess does not respond to ch[...]

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 m i rro rs The switch i s located on the center console. Tu r n ele ctro nic k e y in s t eerin g loc k to po sition 1 or 2. First sele ct t he m irr or to be ad ju s ted – pr ess b utto n: % Left mirror & Right mi rror T o a dju st, toggle t h e s witch fo rward , b ackward or to either side. W i th th e electronic ke y i n s teer ing loc k position 2, the dri ver’ s side mir ror ref lection brigh tness resp onds t o cha ng es in li gh t se nsi t iv it y . W ith gea r s elect or lev er in posit ion [...]

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 electrically heated glass. The he ater switches on autom at ica lly , dep end in g on out si de temp erature. If an ext erior mirro r housing is f orcibl y piv oted f ro m i ts normal positio n, it mu s t be reposi tioned b y a ppl yi ng firm pres sure until it snaps int o place. Impo rt a n t! Electr olyt e drops coming int o conta ct with the vehicl e pai nt f inish can onl y be com pl et el y remov ed while in their liquid st ate, b y appl ying plenty of wa ter . S toring mir ror positi[...]

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- si de exterior mirror can be a djus ted a nd 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 bjects close to the v eh icle). Wi t h el ectro nic k ey in s tee ring lo ck po siti on 2, and the exterior rear view mirror switc h in t he passenger -side positi on, th e passeng er- side mirr o r will be turn ed downw ard wh en placing the gear s electo r l ev er in “ R” Rever se . The mirr or posit ion ca n no w be ad jus ted as desir ed. A[...]

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 for int ensity of in str u ment lam ps, see page 89 2 Push b utt o n f or reset ting tri p odometer , see page 9 1, or t o ac kno wl ed ge a ma lfun ction w ar ning m essa ge, see page 1 08 3 Coolant tem perature g a uge, see page 90 4 Fue l gauge w it h rese rve and fuel ca p p lac eme nt warnin g lamp, see pa ge 23 6 5 Outside tem per ature i ndica to r , see p age 90 6 Left turn s igna l in dicato r lam p , s e e combinati o n swit ch o n pa ge 1 22 7 ESP w a rni ng lamp, see page 237 8 Speedometer 9 Trip [...]

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 unction, see pag e 237 Brak e f luid lo w (except Ca na da). Parking brake engag ed , s ee page 202 Br ake f l uid l ow (C ana da only). Parking brake engag ed , s ee page 202 BAS ma l function, s ee page 2 37 ESP malfunction, see page 237 Fa s ten se at bel ts, s ee pag e 60 ESP. A djus t dri ving to road cond ition, see page , see p a ge 237 Engi ne m alf un cti on in di cator la mp. If t he “CHECK ENGINE ” malfu nctio n indicator la mp comes on[...]

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 ctiv ating ins trum ent clus ter displ a y The in s trument clus ter is activ a te d 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 . • Turning the electronic k e y in s teering l oc k t o pos ition 1 or 2. • Swit c h ing on the ext erio r lam ps. Ins tr ument cl u s ter illu m inati on A ctiv ating the ins trument clus ter . Pre ss V or W bu tt on to va ry int ensi ty of i n s trument lamps. P54.30-2767-26[...]

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 to p-and -g o city traff ic, the co olant tem perature ma y ri se close to the r ed ma rk in g. The engine should not be op erat ed with the coolant temp eratu re in th e red z o ne. Doing so ma y cause serious engine d a mag e whic h is not co vere d by the M ercedes-Benz Limited W a rranty . Outside tem perature indicator (5) The tem p erature sensor i s located in the front bumper area . D ue to its loc a tion, the sensor can be affec t[...]

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: Activ ate the ins trument clus ter if it is not already activat ed , see p age 89. Press butt on è or ÿ o n the multifu nctio n st eeri ng wheel rep eat e dly until the trip o dometer a ppe a rs if it is no t dis pl a ye d, see pa ge 96 . Press butt on J (2 ) o n t he in str u m e n t c lu ster. T ac h ometer (1 3) The red marki ng on tacho meter den otes e xcessiv e engine spee d. A v oi d this eng ine speed, as it ma y result in serious engine damage th at is no t cov e[...]

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 Depe ndi ng on y our v ehi cle ’s equi pme nt, y o u ma y us e t he buttons on the mu lti function steerin g w heel to call up, co ntrol and set the f ollo wing sy s t ems i n the multif u n c tion displa y: 1 Trip odometer and main o dometer , see p age 96 V ehi cle s p eed, see pag e 96 Flexible service sys tem (F SS ), s ee p age 1 1 4 En gi ne o il l ev e l ind ic ato r , s ee pa ge 1 1 7 2 Aud i o sys tems, see page 97 Radio, s ee page 97 CD pla ye r (opt ional ), see pa ge 98 Cassette pla y [...]

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 r n the e lectr onic k e y in s teer ing l o ok to po sit ion 1 or 2. Press b u tto n: 3 è for next sys tem 4 ÿ for prev ious s y stem 5 j fo r ne x t disp la y in sy s tem 6 k fo r pre v iou s d ispl a y in sy st em 7 æ to i nc re ase t he volum e, se e pa ge 1 1 3 8 ç to de c re ase t he volum e, se e pa ge 1 1 3 9 í to di al a tele p hone n umb e r , s ee pa ge 1 00 Se e p a ge 1 04 f or instru ctions on answ ering an inc [...]

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 butto n repeatedl y u ntil the require d sy s tem is displ a ye d. Press ing the è button advan ces the dis pla y to the next sy s tem. Press ing the ÿ butt on returns the displa y to the pre vious sy s tem. Y o u ma y ca ll up a ddi tio nal di spl a ys in som e s y stems by press ing the j or k butt o n. Note : The displ ay s in th e multifu nction d ispla y can be set to Germa n, En g lish, Fre nc h, It alian or Spani s h langu a ge. See the “TEXT” individual setting on pa[...]

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 od omet er , v eh icle speed, FSS and engine oil lev el displa y 1 Trip odometer and ma in odometer See page 9 1 f o r ins tructi ons o n resettin g the tr ip odometer . 2 V ehicle speed 3 FSS (Flexible service sys tem), see page 1 1 4 4 Eng in e o il l evel in di cator , se e pa ge 1 1 7 Pre ss è or ÿ butt on repeated ly unti l the tri p odometer and main odo meter displa y (1) appears. Press the j or k bu tto n repeatedl y u ntil the r equired displ a y (2, 3, 4, 1) appe a [...]

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 s tem is swi tch ed off. 2 The radio is switc h on. 3 W a ve b and settin g and memory locat ion number , where app ropriate. 4 St a t i o n f r e q u e n c y. 5 Th is on l y ap pear s when “MEM ORY” rath er than “FREQUE NCY” h as been selected in th e Individu al se ttings. S e e page 1 1 0. The r a dio mus t be swit ched o n. Press the è or ÿ bu tton repeatedl y un til display (2) appe ar s. Press b utton j or k repeatedl y until the req uired s tatio [...]

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 sys te m is swi t ched off. 2 The CD pl a y er is switc hed on. 3 The number o f th e CD cur rentl y pla ying is displ a yed if you ar e us ing a C D chan ger . 4 Tr ack n u m be r . The r a dio mus t be swit ched o n. The CD pl a y e r mus t be s w itc hed on. Press the è or ÿ bu tton repeatedl y un til display (2) appe ar s. Press the j or k bu tto n repeatedl y u ntil the r equired tra ck number ( 4) is displ a y ed. Pre ssing the è or ÿ butt on disp[...]

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 y er 1 A udio sy s tem 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 a dio mus t be swit ched o n. The cassett e pla yer mu st be switc hed on . Press the è or ÿ bu tton repeatedl y un til display (2) appe ar s. Pre ssing the j but ton fas t forward s on to th e nex t tra ck. Pre ssing the k butt o n re winds th e cas sette t o the beg inning of the curr ent t rack. Pre ssing the è or ÿ butt on di spla ys the next or prev io us s ystem. [...]

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 vehicle is currentl y o utside t he transmitter or rec eiv er ra n g e. 3 The telephone is read y for use. 4 N ame s elected from th e telephone bo ok. 5 N u mber for th e name s elected. Dialin g comm ences. 6 Dia ling i s co mpl eted. The name i s di spla yed. The di sp lay re m ai n s for t he d ur at i on of t h e ca ll . 7 Durat ion of call. 8 Memory locati o n number . 8 P54.30-3578-27[...]

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) app ears. R efe r to the separa te tele phone ins truc tio n manu al. Press ing j or k “br o ws es” alph abet ic all y for wards or bac kwa rds t hro u gh the tel ephone book, providing it w a s p r eviousl y do wn loaded. See telephone operat or’s manua l fo r detail s concer ning do wnloading . Press ing but t o n j or k fo r long er t han a s eco nd “brow ses” rapidl y th rough the tel[...]

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 umber or nam e s t ored in t he redial memo ry . 3 N umber in t he redial memory — redialing h as commen ced. 4 Dialing i s com pleted a nd the name s tored in the teleph on e b oo k is di spl a yed or t he nu mbe r di aled will remain dis pla yed if no name has been sto red. The dis p la y r e mains f o r the duration o f th e call. 5 Durat ion of call. 6 Memory locati on num ber s — t he 1 0 mos t recent ly dialed num bers are st ored[...]

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 i s switc h ed on. Press the è or ÿ butto n repeatedl y u ntil the di spla y ( 1) app ear s. Press ing the í b ut to n ac ti va te s t h e re d ia l m em o ry and t he mos t recentl y dialed nu mber is di spla yed. Press ing the j or k but ton “bro wses” for w a rd s or bac kwards through the redial memory . Th e number selec ted a ppears in the displ a y . No te : Press the ì butt on if you do n o t wish to mak e a c all. The procedure is cancelled and displa y ( 1) appears. [...]

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 . Press the ì butt on to hang up or if y o u do not wish t o answ er t he i ncoming c al l .[...]

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 av ig atio n sy s te m is swit c hed off. 2 Th e navi gati on system i s sw i tche d o n b u t n o des tination has been speci fied. 3 Th e navi gati on system i s sw i tche d o n an d destinat ion gui dan ce is acti ve. Press the è or ÿ bu tton repeatedl y u ntil the required sys tem is d ispla y ed. See th e separat e COMA ND (Cockpit M anag emen t and Da ta Sy s tem) operat or’s manual for not es on the navi gati o n system . Pre ssing the è or ÿ b[...]

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 “AF TER S TA RT” — tr ip odometer records distance fr om fi rs t e n gine s tart aft er mor e tha n fiv e h ours of electronic k ey not being i n s teering lock po sition 2 2 “AFT ER RE SET” — tr i p odomet er r ecord s dis tan ce from firs t engi ne sta rt until it is reset 3 Es t i ma ted dr iv in g ran ge rem a ini n g an d fue l tan k contents 4 Dis tance cov e red “A FTE R S TART” resp ectivel y “AF TER RES ET” 5 Elap sed tim e “AF TER S T ART ”[...]

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 ) ap p ear s. Press the j or k butt o n until th e disp la y fo r trip odometer memory “AF TER S TA RT” (1) a n d “AF TER RES ET ” (2 ), or t he disp lay (3) for estima ted driv ing r ange re maining and fu el tank co nt ents app ear s. Im portant! The readin g in t he dis pla y “ T ANK CO NTENT” might be of f by app roxim ately +/– 2. 2 US q t (2 l) . Ple ase refue l in time. Press ing the è or ÿ butto n d ispl a ys the [...]

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 the sys tem 2 N umber of messages s tored i n the sy s tem Press the è or ÿ bu tton repeatedl y u ntil the malfunction message memory (1 o r 2) is displa y ed. Press the j or k but to n if d ispla y ( 2) a ppears . The s to red malfuncti o n messag es will now b e displa yed in order . See pa ge 239 for malfu nction a nd w arning messages. Disp lay ( 2) will re app ear a f ter you h a ve s can ned all t he malfunction messa[...]

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 ld an y malf unct ion s be s to red while d r iving, the y w ill re ap pea r in th e dis pla y (2) when t he elec tro nic key is in s teering lock position 0 or remov ed from t he st eeri ng loc k. Specif ic malf unctions can b e recall ed b y pr e s sin g bu tt on J . E a ch malfunction or w arning mess age mus t be ack no wledg e d b y pressi ng butt on J . O nce a l l m essages a r e cancelled the odometer d ispla y should re ap pear . Press ing the J button in th e ins trument cl us ter im[...]

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 Prel iminary disp la y of the ind ividual sett ings 2 “SET TIM E – HOUR S” (Onl y vehicl es with out COMAND ) 3 “S ET TIME – MI NUT ES” (Onl y vehicl es with out COMAND ) 4 “1 2 / 2 4 O’C LO CK”, th e un it set is di spl a yed in t he ins tr ument clus ter (Onl y vehicl es with out COMAND ) 5 “T EMP. INDI CATOR” – the uni t s e t is di s pla y ed in t he outside tem p erature displa y in t he ins trum ent clu s te r an d in the aut oma tic air co ndi tio ner di spl a y 6 ?[...]

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 butto n repeatedl y u ntil the individual setting p reliminary displa y (1) appear . Press t he j or k butt on un til the required setting m en u ( 2 to 8 ) is d is p la yed . Press ing the æ or ç button sets the time in settin g menus (2, 3) and controls the selecti on mark er in setti ng menus (4 to 8). Th e se tti ngs ma de a re s t ored an d appl ied i mm ed iately . The individual setting preliminary displa y (1) will ap pea r again afte r you ha ve r u n th roug h[...]

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 menus (4 t o 8) t o their fa ctory settin gs: • Ca ll up t he in d ivid u al s et tin g p rel im in ary di spl a y (1 ). • Press the J butt o n in the i ns trument clus ter for appro xim atel y 3 seconds . Displa y (9) wil l appe ar . • Press the J butt o n o nce more, th e message “R ESET T O F A CTOR Y SE TTIN GS” appe ars in the di spl a y . The indiv idual set tin g prel iminary disp la y (1) wil l ap pear i f y ou do not pres s the J button within about 5 seconds.[...]

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 permits a flexible service schedule that i s directl y related to the o perating co nditions of th e vehicle. The sy mbol 9 or ½ appe ars t oge ther wi th a message in the m ult ifunction indicat or pri or t o the next su gges ted service. Dependi ng on oper ating c o ndi tions through o ut th e y ear , t he n ex t s er vi ce is ca lcu l ated a nd d isp la ye d in da y s or di st anc e rem ain ing. The message is displa yed f o r appr o ximatel y 1 0 s e[...]

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 seconds or if butto n J on the i ns trument c lus t er is press e d. Ca ll ing up s erv ic e i ndi cat or m a nual ly: Turn t he electro nic k ey in s teering lock to position 1 . Ca ll up t he t rip o do m eter an d m ain od om e ter by press ing butt on è or ÿ o n the multif unctio n st eeri ng wheel u ntil the dis pla y appears. See page 96. Press butt on j or k until the F SS indi cat o r app ear s. Press ing the è or ÿ butto n d ispl a ys the next or pre vio[...]

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 counte r mileag e to 1 0 000 miles (C an ada: 1 5 00 0 km) an d 365 da ys . Th e c ounter can also be s et by an y i ndi vidua l. T o do s o: Turn the electronic k ey i n s teering lock t o position 2. T o ca ll up t he trip o dometer and main odometer , pr ess bu tt on è or ÿ on th e m ul t ifu n ct io n s te er in g w hee l u n til th e d isp la y app ea rs . Se e p age 96. Press butt on j or k until the F SS indi cat o r app ear s. Pre[...]

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 c hec k the eng ine oil lev el, park v ehic le on le ve l gr ound, wit h engi ne at no rma l oper at ional t em per ature . Ch eck oi l level appr oxima tely 5 min ute s afte r s topp ing t he e ngi n e, al lowing for th e oil to ret urn to th e oil pan . Tur n the el ectronic k ey in s teering l o c k to p o sition 2. T o call up the trip odometer and m ain odometer , press button è or ÿ o n the multi f unctio n s teeri ng wheel until th e displa y appears. See page 9 6. Press b u tto[...]

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 message s w ill subsequentl 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 – ADD 1 .0 QU ART” (Can ada: 1 .0 L) “EN GINE O IL LEVEL – ADD 1 .5 QU ART” (Can ada: 1 .5 L) “EN GINE O IL LEVEL – ADD 2 .0 Q U A R T” (Can ada: 2 .0 L ) See pag e 260 f or ins tructio ns on a dd ing en gine oil. “EN GINE OIL LEV EL – REDUCE OIL LE VEL” Do not ov erf ill the engine. Exces si ve oil mu st be sip ho ne d or dra[...]

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 lam p s (also si de mark er la m ps, tai llam ps, lic ence pl ate l am ps, i nst rument pa nel l am ps) Cana d a o nl y: When t he e ngine is runni ng , the lo w beam i s add it ion a ll y s witched on . B Parki n g lamps p lu s low be am or hi gh bea m he adl amps (com b inat ion swi tch pushe d forw a r d). ˆ St a nding lam p s, rig h t (turn left one st op) ‚ St an din g lamps , l eft (turn left two s top s) ‡ Fron t fog lam ps (pull out one st op) with parkin g l am ps an d / [...]

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 arni ng sou nds and the me ssage “SWIT C H OFF LIGHT S! ” in the mul tifunct ion indi cato r app ear s if the vehicle’s exterior lam ps (ex cep t s ta nding lamps) are no t swi tc he d off. Fog lamp s w ill op era te wi th t h e park in g la m p s and / o r t he low b eam hea dla mps o n. Fog la mps shou ld on l y be used in conju nction with low beam headlam ps. Cons ult your State or Pr ovinc e Mo tor V e h ic le Regu lat ion s rega rd[...]

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 th e center conso le. The headlamp washer can be a ctivat ed wit h the electronic k ey in s teering lock position 2 . Brie f ly pre ss sym bol s ide o f swit c h . P82.15-2007-26[...]

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 posit ion B ) 2 High beam (exterior lam p switch positi on B ) 3 High be am f las her ( high beam a v aila ble indepe ndent of ext erior la mp swit c h posit ion) 4 Tur n signals, right 5 Tur n sig nals, left T o signa l minor d irect ional c hanges , suc h as cha ng ing lane s o n a h ig hwa y , m ove co mbi nat ion sw itch to the poin t of r esi s tan ce on ly a nd hol d it t her e. T o operate the turn signals con tinuousl y , mov e the combi n ation switc h [...]

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 wi ndshi eld wipe r / w a s her sy s tem: Push brie f l y f or sing le wipe withou t adding w asher f luid (us e onl y when windshiel d is w et). P us h pa st de te nt a n d ho ld to ac ti va te w ip er a n d washer. 7 Wind sh i e ld w i p er 0W i p e r o f f I Inter m itt en t wiping V ehic les with o ptio nal rain sens or: One initial w ipe, pau ses between wipes are au tomati ca ll y contr o lled b y a rain senso r monit oring the we tness of t he windsh ield. Not es: W ith swit c h in thi s posi tion , one w i[...]

124 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 No te : The wind shield wash e r re serv oir , hoses and nozz les are aut oma tic all y h eat ed. For winds h i eld and headlam p w asher f luid mixing ra tio see p age 263. W i ndshie ld wi p er smears If t he windshield wiper smears t he wind shield, ev en during rain , activat e t he w a sher sys tem as often as nece ssary . Th e f lu id in th e washer reservoir should be mixe d in the co rrect ratio. Block ed windshi eld wiper If t he wind shield wiper becomes b lock ed (for exam ple, due to sn ow ), sw it ch off th[...]

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 ashe r c an be ac tiva ted wi th t he switch locat ed in t he das h board. T o a cti vat e hazar d war ning fl ash er , press switc h once . T o d eac tiva te, pre ss swit ch ag ain. Note : W ith the ha zard wa rni ng f las her ac ti v ate d, the co m bin ation swit c h in posi tion f or either le ft or right tur n , and t he electronic m ain ke y in st e ering lock posi tion 2, only the resp ecti ve left or rig ht side turn s ignal s wi ll ope rat e.[...]

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 tr ol 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 ir ou tlets, tu rn wheel up to ope n. 2 Air vol um e cont rol f or side air outlet a n d side wi ndo w defr os t er outl et. T o open s ide air outl ets: Turn wheel to po siti o n i . T o op en def ros te r outle ts: Turn wheel to po siti o n l . 3 Cen te r air out let s, adjustable 4 Si de air ou tle t, ad justable 5 Side d ef ros te r ou tl e t 6 Displ a y and co ntrols The sys t em is alw a y s at o peratio nal readine ss, ex cept wh e n m a nu a l l y sw it ched o f f . The automati [...]

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 controls Press the d esired butt on to activ ate, in dicator lamp i s 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 p erature P Def rost O Air r ecircu lation e Acti vated c harcoal filter F Rear wi ndow defr os ter b Ai r di str ibuti on, m anu al S Eco nom y mode ï Ai r v olum e, manu al T Re sidual engine he a t util ization 0 MAX P83.40-2167-26[...]

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 sett ing - autom atic mode Press left a nd rig ht U button fo r a ut o matic mod e. Simu lt aneous ly pr ess both f and g buttons for temp erature sett i ng of 7 2 ° F. Q Air v olume and dis tribu tion are contr olled aut oma tic all y . This set ting can be u sed all y ear a round. Econom y The functio n o f this setti ng cor respond s to the automatic mode. Ho wev er , because the air conditioning com p r essor will no t eng age (fuel sa v ings ), it is not possibl e to air condit ion i n th is setting. Press S but[...]

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 electr onic 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 u mul ati on of snow an d ic e shou ld be rem oved before activ ati ng t he defros ter . Th e r ea r wi ndow de fro s ter u se s a large am ou nt of power . T o keep the batt er y drain to a m inimum, turn of f the d efroster as s oo n as the win dow is cl ear . Th e d efr oster i s au tom ati cal l y tu rned of f aft er a maximu m of 1 2 minut es[...]

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 porarily reduce t he entry of annoyi ng odors or du st i nto the v eh ic l e’s int erior . Outsid e air is n ot supplied to t he car’s interior . T o select , press O bu tt on . T o ca ncel, press O but to n ag ai n. The sy st em wil l auto m ati c all y switc h from reci rcu lat ed ai r to fr esh a ir • af te r appro xi matel y 5 minutes at outsi d e te mper atu re s be low ap pr oxim a tely 40 ° F (5 ° C), • af ter appro ximately 30 mi nut es, at outside te mp[...]

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 ctiv ated c h arcoal f ilter An act ivated charc oa l fil ter markedly re duc e s ba d od ors and remov es pollutants fro m th e air enteri ng th e passenger co mp a rtment. T o select , press e bu tt on . T o ca ncel, press e but to n ag ai n. The b lo wer sp eed is slight l y increa sed to supply a cons tant volume of air . The sys tem switc hes automaticall y to t he air recircu l atio n m ode, if the carbon mono xide (CO) or nitric ox ide (NO X ) of th e outside a ir increa ses bey ond a predetermined le vel. [...]

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 partmen t 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. The air vo l ume is dependent on the setting of the • air v olume co ntrol • ai r dis tr ib uti on c ontr ol • air o u tlet s i n the d a shboa rd a nd r ear passe nger compar tme nt. The a ir tem p erat ure i s about th e same as t hat of t he das hbo ar d air out le ts. It canno t be r egul at ed sep ar at el y . Note : The com partment ca[...]

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 ou tlet T o open air outlet, rotate wheel (1) upward . The a ir outlet is adjust able. Impo rt a n t This v ehicle is equ ipped with an air conditioner sy s tem that u se s R- 1 34a ( H FC: h ydrofluorocarb on) a s a ref riger ant . Repai rs sh ou ld al wa ys be pe rformed by a qu alifi ed t e ch ni ci a n, an d ref ri ger an t sho uld be co ll ect ed in a recovery sy s t em for recy cling. P68.00-2136-26 1[...]

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 t ructions are i ntend ed t o help y ou beco me acq uainted with your Mercedes - Ben z ca r radio. Th e y contain useful tips and a detailed description of the user functio ns. The rig ht to correc t errors a nd m ake technic al am endm ent s is res e rv ed. Ope r ati ng s afet y 1 Opti onal e qui pm ent Dolb y and the do uble-D sy mbol Ù are t rademar ks of Do lby labora t or ies L icensin g C or pora tion. The D olby no ise redu ctio n sy stem is m anufac tured unde r lic enc e from Dolby [...]

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 / of f, 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 a nd 1 49 4 Radio mode selector, see page 1 4 1 5 Tune, see pag e 1 4 1 and 1 42 Fa s t forw ard / rever se, see page 1 45 an d 1 49 6 CD m ode s elec tor , s ee page 1 4 8 7 Disp lay pane l, see pa ge 1 43 8 Alph a- n ume ri c k eypad for s tation st orage and frequ ency entry, see p age 1 42 CD / Track acces s, se e page 1 45 and 1 50 optional t elephone, see page 1 5 1 9 Fun ction b[...]

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 page 1 46 CD random / repeat, see page 1 50 11 T ape mode selector, see page 1 43 An ti- the ft sy s t em If the po wer supp l y to t he radio has been int e rru pte d ,“C OD E” wi ll appea r on th e displ a y when it is n ex t s wi tc h ed on . T he ra di o wi ll onl y work after t he fi ve-di g it code h as been entered using the butto ns on [...]

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 Sw itch on t h e ra dio. “CO DE ” w ill ap pea r o n t h e d is p la y . Using t he butt o ns on t he alpha-numeric k eypad , ent er the f iv e dig it c ode. Confi rm by pressi ng the “OK” k e y . If an inc o rrec t cod e has bee n e nter ed an d c onf i rmed , “C ODE” w i ll reap pea r on the d ispla y . Th e co rr ect c ode mu s t be en ter e d on ce ag ai n. If an inco rrect code is entered three times, “W AIT” will app ear on th e dis play an d the radi o will be lo ck e d out for ab[...]

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 position 0 or removed from t he ignition. The radio is sw itche d on agai n wh en t he ig ni ti on key is tu rn ed to pos ition 1 or 2. No te : The rad io can al so be swi t c hed on ev en if th e ignition ke y is not inser ted, but w ill sw i tc h itse lf of f automaticall y after one hour to conserve v eh icle battery pow er . Adjus t ing the volu m e Turn t he control knob - turn ing th e knob cl oc k wise [...]

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 mov e the sound t o the f ront s p eak ers. Ba lan c e Press t he AU D ke y r epeatedl y until “B ALANCE” a ppe ars in the d ispl a y . Press the “L” k ey to mov e the sound to the le ft speak er or the “R” k ey to move t he sound t o the right s pea k er . 1 not a vaila ble on a ll mo dels Cent erin g al l audio functions Push and h old[...]

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 top lin e o f t he di spl a y . Manu al tuning Press e ither t he or button. St ep -b y-s tep tuning in ascend ing or descendin g ord e r of fr eq ue nc y w il l take plac e. The f irs t three tuning step s w ill take place without muting . Th e rad io will then be mute d and high- speed tuni ng will ta ke plac e until the butt on is rele a se d. The f ollo w ing tunin g inte rvals[...]

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 . Eac h s tro ng receiv ab l e st a t ion o n the ban d se lect ed w il l be tu ne d in for 8 seco nds. The first scan will tune onl y the s tations with a high signal s trength. Th e second sca n will tune ev ery receiv able s tation. By pres sing either t he , , or b utt ons, or the “ SC” ke y the scan mode can be canc e lle d . Station memor y T en s tat ions can be s tored in th e AM an d FM band s vi a the alph a-n ume ri c ke y p ad . The “0” b utton correspo nds to loc ati on 1 0. [...]

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 ehi cles eq uipped with t he COMAND sys tem do n ot come with a fac tory ins tall e d cassette mech anism. A s tanda rd 1/8” ster eo phono plug f o r auxiliary audio in put (lo c at ed in g l o v e bo x) is prov ided f or connec tio n of a port able battery operated cassette p la yer o r an y o ther po rtab le d evic e w hi ch us es a h e ad ph one ou tp u t. P le ase refe r t o the C OMAND operat ing manual for inf ormati on concerning th e activ ation o f the audio in p ut. Pla y ing cassett es Press the “ [...]

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 di sp lay is in t he d o w n p os it ion for m ore t ha n 20 se conds, 2 successiv e b eeps will be hear d . This will c on t in u e a t 5 s ec o nd in te rval s un ti l t he di sp l ay is returne d t o i ts norm al po s ition. The ra dio wi ll switch t o cassett e mode. Trac k 1 will be pla yed and “SID E 1” dis pla yed. Track 1 is t he side of t he ca ss ette w hi ch is fac ing u p war d s . T h e c as s e tt e d e ck w i ll a uto m a ti c a l ly d e te c t t h e type of t a pe a nd switc h the equalizat[...]

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 / b ackw ards Pr ess t he butt on. “SEE K FWD ” will be s ho w n 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 tra ck. Pr ess t he butt on. “SEEK RWD ” w ill be shown on the displa y and th e trac k searc h w ill run th e tape ba ck wa rd s to t h e start of t h e trac k cu rrentl y pl a ying. Trac k s earc h can b e interrupt ed b y pressi ng the same butto n ag ain. No te : The beg inning of a track c an onl y be locat ed if th ere is a break of at[...]

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 . Eac h trac k on the c asse tte wil l b e p la yed for 8 sec on ds in a sce nd ing orde r . No te : The beg inning of a track c an onl y be locat ed if th ere is a break of at l east 4 seconds betw e en trac ks. Scan wil l be int err upt ed if the , , , b utto ns or the “SC” ke y is pr ess ed. Dolby NR 1 (noise reduction sy st em) To e n a b l e o p t i m u m reproducti o n of cassettes recorded u sing th e Dolby B sy s tem, pres s the “A UD” k ey follo wed b y the NR k ey so the “N R[...]

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 Should e xce ssiv e tem peratu res oc c ur whi l e in CD mode, “TE MP HIG H” wi ll app ear in the di spla y and m utin g w ill ta ke pla ce . The uni t will the n sw itch back to radi o m ode until t he tem p erature has d ecreased to a safe op era tin g level. Sh ould t emperatures occur while in CD mode whic h are too low , “TE MP L O W ” w ill b e dis p la yed , b ut t he C D wi ll pla y . It wil l b e sensiti ve to skipping if y ou are driving over ro ug h road s. Handl e CDs carefull [...]

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 l ed 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 o p e r a t e d f r o m t h e fr ont co ntro l pa nel of the r adio . A lo ade d mag az ine mu s t b e i n s t all ed fo r CD pl a yin g . 1 O pti onal equ i pm ent Loa ding / empt ying the CD mag azine Slide the changer door t o t he rig ht and pres s the ej ect butt o n . The mag az ine will be ejected. Remo ve t he ma gazi ne. Pu ll ou t the CD tr a y unti l its s top is reac hed and place the CDs in [...]

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 selected mag a zine slot, “NO CD” and th e corresponding slot n umber will be disp la yed (e.g.“N O CD3” ). After the last trac k on a CD has b een pla y ed, th e next CD will automaticall y b e selected and pla y ed. Sk i p pi n g t racks forwar d s / b ac k ward s Press the b utt on. Th e next track on the CD will be pla y ed. Press the b utto n. If th e track has bee n pla ying for more than 1 0 seconds, it will re vert t o t he s tart of t ha t trac k. If it has been pl a ying f o r less than t en s[...]

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 / r epea t 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. Press th e RDM k e y to s wi tc h on, and pr ess RDM agai n t o swi tc h off. When t he r epeat function (RPT) ha s been selected , a parti cul ar tr ack ca n be p lay ed fo r as ma n y time s as de sir ed. Pr ess t he R PT k ey to switc h on, and press RPT ag ain to sw itc h off. No te : Both functions cannot be used simult a neous ly . Direct tr ack selection Tra ck s can be s elected d ire[...]

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 Merc ed es -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 tructions f or op erating th e c a r telephone ca n be f o und i n the o peration gu ide for the c ellu la r tele ph on e 1 . Switc hing the t eleph one on and off Swit c hing on: Pres s the button , “TE L” a ppea rs i n t he corner of t he display . Swit ch ing off: Press a nd hold the butt on u ntil the telephone symbol “TEL” no longer appears in the disp[...]

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 AB C k ey . The cu rrent name is sho w n on the displa y . The sto red entries in alphabetical order ca n be select ed using the or butt on. By pres sing the or b utt ons, the s t o red entri es can be selec ted a cco rd ing to alphab etica l in iti a l letter s (e .g. A- Ada m, B-Bro wn, M-Miller). Searc hing and selecti ng ph one book entri es b y numb[...]

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 r ing ing tone will be hea rd and t he messa ge “ C ALL” app ears i n the d is pla y . P ress t he SND ke y to answer the call. Accep tin g in comi ng ca ll in tape , CD or r a dio mo de If t he tel ep hone is activat ed in the ba ck grou nd (telephone s y mbol in the displ a y), then a sw itc h is made a uto ma t i ca lly to te l e p ho ne w h e n a n in c o m i n g c a ll i s re ce ived . Th e a ud io sou rce is m u ted , th e r ing in g ton e is he[...]

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 i n d ows Po we r w indo w switc hes loca ted on ce nter console Swit ch es f or: 1 left , fro nt 2 left , rea r 3 right, front 4 right, rea r 5 Swit c h for rear do or wind ow o v err ide P ower wi ndow swi tc h es located in rea r doors 6 In di vidu al sw it c hes (r ea r door s) Tu r n ele ctro nic k e y in s t eerin g loc k to po sition 1 or 2. Pre ss switc h in to resi st ance point: k to o pe n j to cl os e Re lease sw itc h w hen wi ndow is in desired positio n. 1 5 2 4 3 P54.25-2119-26[...]

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 switc h k or j pas t resis tance poi nt a nd release — windo w ope ns or closes co m p le tel y . T o inte rrupt pro c edu re, b r ief ly pr ess k or j . If the upw ard mov ement of th e windo w is blo cke d duri ng t he closing procedu re, the window will s t o p duri ng t he last fe w inches before closure and o pen sligh tl y . When p ressing and holding the switc h j to close the window , a nd upwa rd mov emen t of the windo w is block ed during the last few inc h es bef o re closure, it wi[...]

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 w er windo w s If t he pow er su ppl y was inter rupted (ba tter y disco nnected or l o w ), th e w indow s canno t be opened or closed b y t he Express feature. T o res ynchro n ize th e express feature, press j si de of pow er wind ow swit ch until t he windo w is com plet el y c lose d and ho ld for add iti onal 2 s eco n ds. Re pe at proc edure f or eac h window . The automa tic f ul l opening and closing procedu re of the windo w s shou ld now be res to red. Sliding / pop-up r oof (optio na l) 1 to s[...]

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 Release the switc h when t he roof has rea ch ed t he require d positi o n. The switch is illuminated w hen the exterior l am p s are swit ched on (ex c ep t st anding lamps) . W i th th e roof clos ed or tilted open, a screen ca n be slid i nto th e r oof op ening t o gu ard ag ains t s un ra y s. Whe n sliding the roof open, t he screen will also retract. Wa r n i n g ! Wh en c losin g t he sl idin g / po p-u p roof, b e s u re th at there is no da nger of a n y one being h armed by the closing pr ocedure. The closing procedur e c[...]

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 an d re leas e — the slid ing / pop-up roof slides op en auto maticall y . T o i nterr up t p roc edur e, b rie f ly m ove sw itch in a n y di rec tio n. Syn chroniz in g s lid ing / po p-up roo f If t he po w er s uppl y w as inte rrup ted (batt ery dis connect ed or lo w), or if the slidi ng/pop-u p ro of is bl oc ked during closing /openin g procedure, the sy s te m has to be sync hroni zed. T o do s o , tu rn el ec troni c k e y in s teer[...]

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 Auto ma t i c i n te r i or l ig ht i n g Press once and the aut omatic interi o r li g hting i s act iv at ed. Inter io r s lam ps are swit ched on, and off (soft fad e ) d ela yed, whe n unlo cking or lockin g t he vehi cle , or w hen o pe n ing or cl os ing a d oo r . However , t her e w il l be no (soft fade) dela y when the electron ic k ey is in st eering loc k p osition 2. Pr es s again and i nterio r la m p s re ma in sw itched off, ev en when centrall y unlocking or o p ening a door . 2 Pre ss to swit [...]

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 Rear windo w sunshade (op tional) 1 Hold to raise 2 Hold to lo wer The sw it ch is l oc ate d on ce n ter con s ol e . Tur n electronic k ey in st eering lock to position 1 or 2. The s unshad e should a lwa y s be ei t her fully raised or fully low er ed.[...]

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 Sun v isors Swing sun v isors d own t o p rotec t ag ains t s u n g lare . If sunli g ht ente rs through a side wi nd o w , diseng age visor fro m inner mounti ng , piv ot to the si d e and slide it to the desire d positi on. Il lu m i n a te d van i t y m i rro rs W i th the visor eng aged in its inner mountin g , the lamp is s w itched on by op en i ng t he cover . Th e lamp g oe s ou t au to m a t ic a lly af ter a pp r oxi m at e ly 5 mi nu te s. P68.00-2430-26 Wa r n i n g ! Do not use the v an ity mir ro r while dr iving. P68.[...]

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 Int erior Armres t, rear b enc h Pu ll down t he a rm rest by i ts strap . Cup hol der i n r ear b enc h a rmr es t Pre ss bu tt on (1) and pull out dra wer t o it s det ent. Cau tio n ! K eep cup holder c losed wh ile tra v e ling. P lace onl y containers tha t fit i nt o t he cup h older to preven t spills. Do n ot fill conta in ers t o a hei ght wh e r e the c ont ents could spill du ring vehicle m aneuv e rs, especially hot liq ui ds. Wa r n i n g T o h el p av o id p ers on a l in jury d uri ng a co ll is ion o r sudden[...]

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 Gl o v e b o x 1 U nlo c king: Tur n me cha nica l k e y to ve rti cal p osi tio n an d rem ov e. 2 L o ck i n g: Tu rn m e cha ni c a l key to t h e r ig ht a n d remov e. 3 O peni n g: P ul l o n h an dl e. The glov e bo x can be l oc ked and unlock ed wi th t he m e cha nic a l key . See pa ge 2 5 fo r in s tr uc tio ns on how to remov e th e mechanical k ey from the ele ctronic main key (e .g . fo r v a let pa rk ing s erv ic e ). Cup holder and coin holder in glo ve bo x lid Cau tio n ! K eep g l o ve box lid clo sed while tra [...]

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 St orag e com par tment abo ve asht ra y in cen ter con sole To o p e n : T ouch bo tto m o f cov er slightly . The cov er opens aut oma tic all y . S t orage com pa r tments in center console T o open co m partment in armres t: Lif t li d wit h hand le (4 ). T o open co m partment under armres t: Lif t li d wit h hand le (5 ). To c l o s e : Lower lid unt il it engages in lock. P68.20-2259-26[...]

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 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 over o pen s aut oma tic all y . T o o pen cup holder: Brief l y press butt on (7). The cup holde r opens aut oma tic all y . T o st o re cup holder: Push bu tto n (7) down until c up holder eng ages. Close cov er (6). Note : The rig ht cl a w is ad justable to acc om m oda te m ost co ntainer size s. An addi tional second (smal ler size ) container c a n be placed in th e cu p holder . Spilling liquids (e.g. s oda or coffee) co uld re[...]

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 As htr a y s Cent er co nsole, fro nt By touch i ng the botto m of th e cov er lightl y , the ashtra y opens aut omati call y . Prior t o remov ing the ashtra y insert , mov e the ge ar select or le ver t o posit ion “N”. T o remov e ashtra y: Push sliding knob (1) to ward th e right to eject the inse rt. To i n st a l l a s h t r a y : Install in sert in to as htr a y fr ame an d p ush down to eng age. Wa r n i n g ! Re mo ve fro nt as htr a y onl y with v ehi cle s tand ing still. With t he g ear sel ec tor l ev e r in[...]

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 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 st a l l a s h t r a y : In s t all top of a sh tra y , pus h bo t tom par t in to e ngag e.[...]

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 Light er Tu rn el ec tr 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 at ic ally whe n ho t. The lighter sock e t can be use d t o acco mmodate electrical accessor ies up to maxim um 85 W . Wa r n i n g ! Ne ver tou ch the heating element or sides of th e lighter , the y are extremel y hot, hol d at kn ob onl y . When lea ving th e vehicle alwa y s remo ve the electron i c ke y from the st eering lock. Do not lea v e chi ldren unattended in t he vehicle, or with ac[...]

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 Cargo tie-do wn hooks Inside t he trunk are si x carg o tie-do wn hook s. Secu re cargo b y ap pl ying even load on the hook s us ing the ca rg o ne t. P arcel net in front passeng er footw ell A smal l convenience parcel net is located in t he front pa ssen ger fo otw ell. It is for sm al l an d l ig ht it em s, su ch as road maps, mail, et c.. Wa r n i n g ! Do not pla ce hea vy or fr agile objec ts, o r ob jects ha ving sh a rp edg es, in the par cel net. In an acc i dent , during ha rd braki ng or su dden maneu ver s, they could[...]

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 Cellular t elephone The vehicle is prepared for t he ins ta llation of a cel lular teleph o ne. F or fu rther i nforma tio n a nd ins tall a tion contact your authorized Me rcedes-Benz Center . Shelf belo w rear windo w Wa r n i n g ! Som e jur i sdic tion s pro hi bit the d river from usin g a cellular t elephone w hile driving a veh icle. Wh ether or n ot pr oh ib ite d by l a w , for s afet y rea s on s, t h e driv er sh ould not use th e cellular telep h one while th e veh icle is in m ot ion . Stop th e ve hic le in a s[...]

171 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 b u il t-in re mot e con tr ol is c apab le of ope rat ing up to th re e se pa ra te ly c o n tro ll ed o bj ec ts. Note : Cer tain types of g a r age door o peners are inc o m patib l e with th e integrated opener . If you shoul d experience difficulti es with p rog ramming the transmitter , contact y our a ut horized Merc edes-Benz Center , or call Mercedes-Benz Client Assis tance Center (in t he U S A onl y) at 1-800 -FOR- M [...]

172 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 in st eer ing lock to position 1 or 2. 2. Hold the end of the hand-h eld transmit ter of t he dev ice y ou wish t o train appr oxi m at el y 2 to 5 i nches (5 cm to 1 2 cm) aw a y from the surf ace of the integrated rem ot e co ntrol located on th e inside rear v iew m irr o r , keep i ng t he in d ica tor lamp in vi ew . 3. Using both hands, si multane o usl y push the hand - held trans mitte r butt on and the d esired int e gr ated rem[...]

173 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 No te : Foll owin g s tep 2 , t her e ar e 3 0 s ec on ds to i n iti ate step 3 . 3. Firmly press and release t he programmed int egra ted re m ot e con trol tra nsmit bu tton. P ress and release sa m e butto n a second time to com plet e t he training process. (S ome garage door openers m a y req uire you to do th is p roc edu r e a t hird tim e t o complet e the training.) 4. Confirm the ga rage door oper a ti o n b y pressing the programmed butt o n o n the i nteg r ated remote control transmitt er . Canadi an progra mming: Durin[...]

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175 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 ratio n of ra dio tran smitte rs ..... ....... .... 1 7 6 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 km) ... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 77 Maint enance ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 77 T ele Aid .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 78 Catal yt ic conv ert er . ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 88 Emiss ion co ntrol ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. .... 1 89 St eering loc k ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 90 Sta rting a nd turning off the eng ine .... ..... ..... .[...]

176 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 r equ irem ents . T elephones and two- w a y radio Radio tra nsmitters , such as a portabl e t elepho ne or a citizens band unit should o nl y be used inside the v ehicle if the y are conne cted t o an ant enna th at is ins talled o n the o utside of t he vehicle. Re f e r t o the radio tra nsmitt e r o p erati on ins tructio ns r ega rding use of an ext ernal ant enna. Wa r n i n g ! Ple as e do[...]

177 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 cautiousl y y o u treat your vehicle during the break -in period, the more sa tisfi ed you will b e with its performance later on. Th eref o re, drive yo u r vehicle durin g the firs t 1 000 mil es (1 500 km) at moder ate vehicle and engine s peeds . During this peri o d, a v oid hea vy loads (full throttle driving) and ex ce ssiv e engine s peed s. A voi d accele rating by kic kdow n . It is no t recommende d to br a ke t he v ehicle by ma nuall y shif ting t o a lo wer g ear . W[...]

178 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 a cti vati on of the T e le A id syst e m m a y only be perfor med by completing the subscriber agreement and pl acin g an acqu aint anc e ca ll usi ng the “ SOS” bu tt on. Failu r e to complete either of t hese s teps w il l resul t in a sy st em that is not activ ated. If the sys tem is not activat ed t he indicator lam p i n the “ SOS” button s ta ys o n af ter tu r n in g e le c tr o n ic key i n st ar te r swi tch to positi on 2 and the message “T ELE AID – NOT AC T IVA TE D” w i[...]

179 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! Alwa y s mak e sure th at t he i nd ic a to r lam ps in the “S O S” butt on, in the “Roa d sid e Assis tanc e” bu tt o n and in the “Inf or mation” bu tton do not remain il luminat ed cons tantl y in red and the messag e “T ELE AID – VISIT WORK SHOP” i s not d ispl a yed i n the multi function displa y after t he s y s tem self check. If a ma lfu n ctio n is i nd ic ated as ou t line d above, h a ve t he sy stem c heck ed at t he neares t Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as po ssibl e. Eme rg en cy cal ls An em e rge[...]

180 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 b een activ a ted and is op erati onal. Activ ation require s a subscr iption f or monit orin g services an d c ellu la r air time • t he relevant cellular p hone network a nd G PS signals are a vailable and pass t he information on to the response center . No te : Loca tion of th e vehicle on a map i s possible i f th e vehicle is able to receive signals fro m t he GPS satellite netw ork and pass t he i nformat io n o n to th e response cen t er . Wa r n i n g ! If the indicator l[...]

181 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 wi ll open . Press the SOS b utt o n (2) brief l y (for long e r th an 2 seco nds). The indi c ator lam p in the SOS butt on (2) will f la sh un til t he em e r g enc y ca ll i s con clu ded. W ai t for a v oic e c onnec tion t o t he Res ponse Cent er . Close th e cov er (1 ) af ter the emerg ency ca ll is concluded . P82.95-2209-26 Wa r n i n g ! If y ou f eel at an y w a y in jeopa rdy when in th e v eh icle (e.g. smok e or fire in the vehicl[...]

182 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 ng the b utto n (for lo nge r t han 2 seco n ds) will ini tia te a ca ll to a M ercedes-Benz Roadside Assist a nce d ispatc her. The button will f la sh while the ca ll is in progr ess. The mess age “RO AD S IDE ASSIS TAN CE – CO NNECTING CALL” will appe ar in the multi functio n d ispl a y . W he n the co nnectio n is e st a bl ished, the messag e “RO ADSI D E ASSISTA NCE – CALL[...]

183 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 t he in dic a tor l amp in th e Road si de As si stance bu tt on • is illu mi na te d c o nt i n uo us ly an d t h e r e was no voi c e conn ec tion to the Re sponse Cent e r es tabli shed, then the T el e Ai d sy s t e m could not initia te an R o ads ide As s istanc e cal l (e .g . t h e re l ev a nt c ellu la r ph on e n et work is not a v a ilable). The mess a ge “RO A DSID E ASSI ST ANC E – C ALL F AILED” appe ars in the multif u n c tion displa y . Ro ad si de A ssi stan c e c all s ca n be term in a te d us in g t h e ì but[...]

184 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 th e Informatio n butt o n ¡ is illum inated continuousl y and there w as no v o ice connection to the Res p onse Center est a blished, then t he T ele Aid sy st em coul d not init iate an Inf or m at ion c all (e. g. the re levant cel lu lar phon e ne twor k is no t a va ilabl e). The m essage “INFO – CA LL F AILED ” appear s in the mult ifuncti on disp la y . Infor mation calls can be termi nated using t he ì butt o n on the multifunction s teering wheel. Im portant! If the i ndicat or lamps do no [...]

185 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 l am p cont inues t o flash o r the sy s tem does no t reset, co ntact th e Response Center at 1- 800-756 -90 1 8 (i n the USA) or 1 - 888- 923-8367 (in Canada), or Mercedes-B enz Client Assi st ance at 1- 800-FOR- MERCed es (1-800-3 67-6372) in the US A or Cus tomer Se rvice at 1- 800-387-0 1 00 in Ca nad a. No te s: Th e in d i ca to r la mp i n t he r es p ec ti ve b u t ton f la sh es u n ti l t he call is co nclu ded. Calls can onl y be t erm inated by a Re sponse Cen ter or Client Assis tanc e Center repres[...]

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 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 t he r eserv e ke y is not h an dy , c on ta ct th e Me rc ed e s- B en z Re sp o n se C en te r a t 1- 800-756 -90 1 8 (i n the USA) or 1 - 888- 923-8367 (in Canada). Y ou wil l be a sked to p rovi d e your passw ord which you pr o v ided wh en you co mplet ed t he subscrib er agreement. Then r eturn to yo u r vehicle and press trunk lock for m ini mu m of 20 sec ond s un ti l the “ SO S” bu tton is f lash ing.[...]

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 Stole n veh icle t racking se rv ices In t he e vent yo ur vehicle w as s tolen, report the incident to the poli c e who will issue a n umbered incident report. Pass this numbe r on to the Merced es-Benz R esponse Center . The Respo nse Ce nter w ill t hen att empt to cov er tly contact the vehicle’s T ele Aid sy s tem . Once t he vehicle is locat ed, the Resp o nse Cent er will conta ct the local La w Enforcement and y ou. Th e vehicle’s location w ill only be provided to La w Enfor c ement. Info Se rvices (optional, ex cept Canada) (onl[...]

188 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 Mer cedes- Benz is equippe d with mon olithi c typ e catal y tic co nvert ers , a n im portant element in conjun c tion with the o xyg en sens ors t o ac hie v e subs tantial control of the pollutants in the exhaus t em issions. K eep y o ur vehicle i n proper operating conditi on by follo wing our recommended mainte nance ins truc tions as outl ined in y our Ser v ic e Bookl et. Caut ion! T o pr e vent damage t o t he catal ytic conver ters, use onl y premium unleaded gasoline in t his vehicle[...]

189 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 tem s o f the engine serve to k eep the to xic components o f the exhaus t g a ses within p ermissible li m it s requi red b y la w . These sy s tems, of course , will functi on properl y onl y when maintai ned st rictl y acc ordin g to f a ct ory specifi cations. An y adju stments on the engine should, t herefore, be carried out onl y by qualified M ercedes-Benz auth orized Center tec hnicians. Engine adjus tments s h ould not b e a lt ered in an y wa y . Moreov er , t he specified service jobs must be[...]

190 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 electronic k e y can be withdra wn in this position only . T he s teering is lock ed when t he electronic ke y is removed from the steering loc k . If nece ssary , m o ve s t e ering wheel slightl y t o allow the loc kin g m ec ha nism to enga ge. The e lectronic k ey can o nl y be remov ed with t he s el ector l ever i n posi ti on “P”. After remo vi ng th e electronic ke y or with t he electronic ke y i n st eering loc k position 0, the select or l eve r is loc k ed in positi on “P”. 1 S teering is [...]

191 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 is left in the s teering lock po sition 0 for an ex ten ded peri od o f ti me, i t c an no long er b e turned in the loc k. In this case, remo ve electr on ic k ey from s teering lock a nd reinsert. Caut ion! T o prevent acc el era ted bat te ry dis charge an d a po ssi ble dead battery , alwa ys remov e t he electronic k ey from the st eeri ng loc k. Do not lea v e th e electronic k ey in st eerin g loc k pos ition 0 . Note s: A warni n g sou nds w hen the driver’s door is o pened while the e lectron[...]

192 Starting a n d turning off th e engine 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 ore s tar ti ng En s ure tha t par ki ng b rak e is engaged and that se lecto r l ev e r is i n p o si tio n “P ” or “ N”. T urn ele c tro n ic key in s tee ring lo ck t o posit ion 2. Starting Do not depre ss a ccel e r ato r . Brief l y turn electronic ke y in st eering lock cloc kwi se to t he s top a n d release. Th e s tart er will eng a ge u ntil the engine is runn ing. If engine wil l not run, and the s tarti ng procedure st ops, turn electroni c [...]

193 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 i on sel ects i ndivi d ual ge ars auto ma ticall y , dependent u pon • Se lect or l e ver posit ion • Progr a m m ode selector • A cce lerator position • V ehicle speed The gea r sh ifting process is conti nuousl y adapt ed, dependent on the d riving s tyle, the d riving situation and the r oa d charac teristics . Impo rt a n t! When p arking t he vehicle o r before working o n the v ehicle with the engine runnin g, f irm l y depress the parking brake p ed al and[...]

194 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 pos ition “P”, t he servi ce b rak e p edal mus t be fi rml y d ep ress ed befor e t he s hif t lock will rele ase. Shift select or lev er to th e desi red positi on onl y when the engine is idli ng norm all y and the service b rak e is applied. Do not release the bra ke u ntil rea dy to d rive. The vehicle ma y oth erwise sta rt creeping when t he select or l eve r is in d rive or re ve [...]

195 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 b rief s to ps, e.g. at traffic light s, lea v e the 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 lo n ger s to p s w it h t he e ngi ne i dli ng, s h ift i nto “N” or “P ” and ho ld th e v e hi cle wi th the ser vic e brake. W hen stoppin g the v ehi cle o n an up hi ll gra di en t, d o not hold it wit h the acce ler at or , use the br ak e. Th is a void s unnecess ary t ransmiss ion heat buil d up . Maneu ve ring T o maneuver i n ti ght areas, e. g . w hen pulling [...]

196 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 c urrent selector lever position is indicated in t he ge ar r ange in dic ator d is pla y . Th e a utomat ic gea r shifting pro cess can be ada pt ed t o speci f ic oper ating conditi ons usin g the s e lect or l eve r . Park p osi tion The park position is to be used w hen pa rking the v ehicle. E ng age onl y w ith the vehicle st opped. The pa rk pos ition is no t int ended to se rve as a brak e w hen the vehicle is park ed. R ather , th e driver should alwa y s u se the p arking brake[...]

197 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 pos si bl e to c h an ge t h e progr am m o de w hile in re vers e . Neut ral No power is t rans mi t ted from the eng ine to th e drive axle. When the brakes are released , the v ehicle can be mov ed f reel y (pushed or to wed). D o not en gage “N” wh ile dr ivi ng except to c oast when th e vehicle is in da nger of skidding (e.g. on icy ro ad s, se e p a ge 20 [...]

198 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 transmis sion wil l shift from the c ur rent gear d irect ly to ge ar r ange “ D”. Im portant! With t ransmi ssio n in gear range “D” , “4” or “3”, u psh if t in g fr om 1 s t to 2nd t o 3r d gear is d ela ye d dep ending on v eh icle speed and engine tem perature. This allo w s t he cata lytic conv erter to heat up more q uickl y to op erating tem p eratures. D ur i ng t h e b rie f wa rm -u p p e rio d t h i s d el ayed u ps h if t an d in[...]

199 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 psh ift thro ugh 4 th ge ar onl y . Su itab le f or per for mance driv ing. U ps hif t t hrou gh 3r d ge ar only . S uit abl e for modera t e l y s t eep hill s. Since the transmi ssion does no t shift higher th an 3rd gea r, this gea r sele ction will allo w use of the engine’s br a ki ng power downhi ll. Up shift t hrou gh 2nd gea r only . F or d r iving in m ount ain ou s regi o ns or unde r ex tre me op er atin g conditions. This gear selection will allo w u se of the en gine’s brak ing power when d[...]

200 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 transmis sion is pro vided with a select or switc h (1) f or St and ard “S ” an d W int er / W et (sn o w and ic e) “W ” program modes. S Stan dar d m od e Pr ess sw it ch on sym bol “S ” . U se this mode f or al l regula r driving. The vehi cle st a rts out in 1s t gear . Ac celera tor Opera tion: F as t on = d epr essing the accel era t o r pedal q uic kl y (not int o kic kdo wn posi tion) while drivi ng con tinuousl y , r ath er th an depressi ng the ac cele rato r [...]

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 W W i nter / W et (sno w and i ce ) mode Pre ss swit ch on symbol “W” . Th e veh icle s tarts out in 2nd gea r , except wit h selector lev er in 1s t gea r , or with accel erat or pedal in kic k-do wn po sit ion . The “W” mo de helps to im prov e traction a nd dr iv in g stab il it y o f th e veh ic l e. The gea r shifting process occurs at low e r v eh icle and engine sp e eds than in the “S” pro g r a m mode. Caut ion! Nev er ch a nge the program mo d e when the selector l ever is out of po s ition “P” . It[...]

202 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 engag e, firml y depr e ss par king brak e ped a l. Wh en the electronic ke y is in st eering lock position 2 , the brak e warning lamp in th e ins t rument clus ter should come o n br ightl y . T o rel ease the parkin g brake, p ull handle o n in s trument pa ne l. T h e br ake warni n g la mp in t he instru m en t cl us t er s hould go ou t. A wa rnin g s ou nd s, i f you start to d ri ve wi th ou t h a vi n g released the parking brak e. Also see brak e war n ing lam p on p age 235. P42.20-2059-26 Wa r n [...]

203 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 drivi ng habits an d operating cond itions. T o sa v e fuel y ou should: • k eep tires at the r ecommended inf lation pres sures, • remov e unne cessary loads, • remov e roof rac k w hen not in use, • all ow en gin e to warm up unde r l ow lo ad use, • a void f requ ent acceleration a nd deceleration, • hav e all m ain tenan ce work p erform ed at re gul ar interv a ls by an auth orized Merced es-Benz Center[...]

204 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 tanc e Br ak e s The cond itio n 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 s erv ice. If t he parki ng b rak e is released and the brak e wa r ning lamp i n t he instrum e nt clu s ter sta ys o n, the b rake f lui d level in t he re se rvoir is too low . Brak e pad w ea r o r a l eak in the sy s tem ma y be t he rea son fo r low b rake f lu id i n t h e r es er voir . Ha ve th e b rake s y s te m in spe cte d a t an aut ho r ize d M[...]

205 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 br akes b y sh ifting int o a lo wer ge ar t o use t he engine’s braking p ow er . This helps p r ev ent overh eati ng o f the b rakes a nd re duc es b rake pad we ar . Af te r ha rd b raki n g, it i s a dvi sab le to d ri ve on fo r so me time, rather than immediatel y parking, so the air s trea m wi ll cool do wn the brakes fas ter . Dri ving of f App l y th e service br ak es to tes t them brief l y af ter driving off. P erform this p rocedure o[...]

206 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 indicator s (TWI) are requ ired by la w . These indica tors are locat ed in six pl aces o n the tr e ad circumference and beco me v isibl e at a tread dept h of app ro xim ate l y 1 / 16 in (1 .5 m m), at w hic h point t he t i re is c on s id e re d worn a n d sh ou ld be re p l ac ed . Th e tr ea d wear in dic ator ap p ears as a s oli d b an d ac ross th e t rea d . Wa r n i n g ! If you fee l a su dd en si gn i fica n t v ib ratio n o r r ide dis turba nc e, or y ou suspect that possible dam ag e t[...]

207 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 pre ssures mus t be mainta ined. This ap plies pa rticularl y if the ti res are s u bjected t o high load s (e.g . high spe eds, hea vy loa ds, hi gh ambi ent temp eratures). Aqu aplaning D ep en din g on t h e d ept h of t h e wa ter la ye r o n th e ro ad, a qu ap lani n g ma y occur, e ve n at low sp eeds an d w it h new tires. Reduce vehicle sp eed, a vo id trac k g roov es i n t he r oad a nd app ly br akes c aut i ou sl y i n t he rain . Tire tr acti on Th e s a fe speed on a w et, sno w co v ere d or icy[...]

208 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 E 320 and E 430: Y our vehicle is factory eq uipped wit h “ H”-rated tires, whic h ha ve a spee d r ating of 1 30 m ph (2 1 0 km / h). An elect ronic speed limi ter fo r models E 320 and E 430 preven ts your v eh icle from exceed ing the spee d rating. Model E 55 AM G : Y our vehicle is factory eq uipped wit h “ Z”-rat e d tires. An electro nic speed limite r prev ents yo ur v ehicle f rom ex ce edi ng a s p eed of 1 55 m ph (25 0 k m / h ). Despite th e tire rating, local s peed lim its[...]

209 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 for sli ppery or icy roa ds is t o dr iv e sensi bl y and to a void abr upt acce leration, braki ng and steeri n g ma neuv ers. Do not use t he cruise co ntrol sy st em und er suc h co nd itio ns. When th e v eh icle is in dan ger of skidding , mo ve selector lever t o positio n “N”. Try to keep the vehicle un der con trol by corrective s teering ac tion. Road s al ts and chem ica ls ca n ad versely a ffe ct brak in g eff icien cy . Increased pedal force ma y becom[...]

210 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 ve your vehicle winterized at y our a utho rized M ercedes-Benz Center before t he onset o f winter . • Change th e engine o il if th e eng ine contains an oi l whic h is no t appro ve d f or wi nter o peration. For viscos ity (SAE / CCMC clas s) a nd filli ng quantity , see page 3 1 8. • Chec k engine coo l ant an ticorrosio n / anti f r eeze concentr ation. • Add iti ve for th e w i nd shi eld wash e r an d he adl amp cleaning sy s tem: A dd MB Conce ntr ate “S” to a premixed windshield[...]

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 Deep wat er Caut ion! Do not d riv e thr oug h f loo ded a reas or w at er of un kn o wn dep th. If you must dr ive through deep wat e r , driv e slowl y to preven t wa ter from enteri n g th e engine compar tm ent or pa ssenger comp a rtment, being i ng est ed b y the a ir intak e, possi b l y ca using d amage to el ectrica l com p onents or wiri ng, to engine or tran smission that is not cov ered b y the Mercedes- B enz Limit ed W arr a nty . Passeng er compar tment T ra v eling abr oad Abroad, there is a widely- s pread Mer[...]

212 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 anner , for exam ple ov er l ong distances, as it automaticall y ma intains th e set speed by activ el y regulati ng the thrott l e setti ng . An y given speed a bove a p proxi m atel y 2 5 mph (40 km / h) ca n be ma intained with the cruise control b y operating the lev er . 1 Acce le r ate an d se t: Li ft le v e r bri ef l y t o set s peed . H o ld le ve r up t o accelerate. 2 De celer at e and se t: Depress le ver brief l y to set speed. Hol[...]

213 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 el t he cruis e control, brief l y push lever to pos iti on 3. When y ou s tep on t he brake pedal or th e vehicle speed drops bel o w approximat e l y 25 m p h (4 0 km / h), for exam ple w hen d riving upgrade, the cruis e cont rol will be canceled. If the cruise control cancel s by itsel f and remains inoperative until th e engine is res ta rt ed , ha ve the sy stem c heck ed at y our autho rized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as po ssible. 4 Res u m e If t he le ver is brief ly pushed to p osition 4 w hen driv i[...]

214 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 does not brake the v ehicle suf ficiently 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 aut o matic t ransmis sion shi fts do wn (max. t o 3 rd gear) to maint ain the set cru ise control spee d by us ing the engi ne’ s brak i ng po wer . As s oon as t he g rade ea ses, the a ut omatic tra nsmission s hifts up a gain d ependent on the sele ct or lev er po sition. N e verthel ess, in some cases y ou m a y ha v e t o st ep on t he brake p[...]

215 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 i s designed t o maximiz e the v ehicl e’s br a kin g capability during emergency braking m aneuvers b y ha ving ma ximum po wer boost applied to the b rak es more quick ly in e m erg ency bra king conditio ns t ha n might ot herwise be afforded solely b y t he driver’ s braking s t yle. This can h el p reduc e braking distances o ve r what ordi nary dr ivin g and braki ng style might do. The B AS complements the antilock brak e sy st em (ABS). Appl ying the bra ke s ve ry quic kl y result s[...]

216 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 comb ined with the B AS malf unction in dicat or lam p. The B AS / ESP malfu nctio n indic at or la mp in the ins trument clu st er comes on with th e electr o nic ke y in st eering l oc k position 2 and should g o out with the engine running . If t he B A S / E SP malfuncti on indi cator lamp comes o n permane ntl y whil e t he eng ine is runnin g, a malfu nction has been detect ed in ei ther sy s tem . A s a res ult, i t is possible that now onl y p ar tial eng ine ou[...]

217 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 i mp roves s teeri n g co ntrol of the vehicle during hard b raking ma neuver s. The AB S pr e vents the w heels from loc k ing up a bov e a vehicle speed of ap pro xima tel y 5 mph (8 km / h) indepe ndent of road surf ace cond itions . A t the inst an t o n e of the wheels is about t o lock up, a slig ht pu ls ati on c an b e felt in t he bra ke ped a l, indicating that t he ABS is in the reg ulating mode. Keep firm a nd s tead y pressure o n t he brak e peda l while experiencing t[...]

218 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 nct ion i ndic ato r la mp - in the ins trument clu st er comes on with th e electr o nic ke y in s t eerin g loc k posit ion 2 and should go out wit h the engine running . When th e ABS malfunction indica to r lamp in th e ins trument clus ter comes o n w hile th e engine is ru nn in g, i t i n dicate s th at t he AB S h as d etec ted a malfunct ion and has swit ch e d off. In this case, the brak e sy st em func tions in the usual manne r , b ut wi t hout anti lo c k a ssis t ance . For ABS[...]

219 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 Electronic Tr ac tion Sy st em (4 MA TIC ) w ith Elect ronic Stab ility Pr ogram (ESP) (Model with All Wheel D riv e [A WD ]) The 4MA TIC im pr o ves v ehicl e’s ability to use a v a ilable tractio n, e.g. du ring wint er opera tion in mounta ins under sno wy condi tions, b y a ppl yi ng po wer to a l l f our wh eel s. Im portant! If t he ESP warning lamp f lashes : • during ta ke-off, a pp l y as l ittl e th rottl e as p ossi b le, • while driving, ease up on the accelerator . A dapt y our s pee d a nd d rivi ng t[...]

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 Electronic sta bility progr a m (ESP ) The ESP enhances directional co n trol and redu ces driv ing wheel spin of the veh icle u nder v ario u s d riving conditi ons. Over / underst eeri ng of the vehicle is counter a cted b y ap pl ying br ak es to t he ap propriate wheel to crea te a cou nter vailing veh icle mov ement. Engine to rq ue is also li mit ed. T he ES P wa rnin g la mp, loc at ed i n the speed omet er dial , s tar ts to flash when ESP is in oper ati on. Impo rt a n t! If t he ES P warni ng lamp v fl a sh e s : ?[...]

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 No te s: The m alfun ction in dicator lamp for the ESP i s co mbined with that of the B AS. Th e ye l low BA S / E SP m alf un cti on in di cato r la mp in th e ins trument c lu st er a nd t he y ello w ESP w a r n ing lam p v in t he s peedome ter dial come on wit h th e electronic ke y i n st eering loc k position 2. They should go out with t he engine runnin g. If t he B A S / E SP malfuncti on indi cator lamp comes o n continuo u sl y with the engine running , a malfuncti on has been detect ed in either s ys tem. Onl y par ti al [...]

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 E SP con trol swi tch ESP c ontrol switc h lo cated on cent er consol e. 1 P r es s to s w i tch ESP o f f ESP w arn ing lam p v , lo cated in speedometer di al, c omes on . 2 P r es s to s w i tch ESP o n ESP w arn ing lam p v , lo cated in speedometer di al, go es ou t. T o imp rov e t he v eh icle’s traction w hen driving with sno w cha in s , or start i ng of f i n d ee p sn ow , san d o r gr a v el, s w it ch off ESP b y pres sing the u pper half (1) of t he ESP sw itch. T h e E S P wa rn ing la mp v , loca ted in t he[...]

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 No te : A voi d spinni ng of one driv e wheel. Thi s m a y cau se seriou s d amage to th e d rive t rain which is not cov ered b y the Mercedes-Benz Li mited W arranty . The E SP w a rni n g lam p , locat ed in the speedom eter dia l, starts to f l ash at a n y vehicl e s p eed as s oon as t he tir es lose t raction and the wh eels begi n to spin. T o ret urn to th e en h anc ed veh icl e stabil ity of fer ed by ES P: pre ss lower hal f (2) of t he sw itch (th e ES P warnin g lamp in the sp eedometer dial goes out). Impo rt a n t! If[...]

224 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 Parktronic sys tem assis ts t he driver during parking maneuve rs. It visu a ll y and audib ly ind icat es the d istanc e be twee n t he vehicl e and an obstacle . The f ront area o f the v eh icle is mo nit ored w hen driving for ward. W hen r ev ersing, the fro nt as we ll as t he r ear are a s ar e mon it ore d. Wi t h the el e ctr onic ke y in s teer ing loc k posit ion 2, Parktr onic eng a ge s aut omaticall y at speeds up to ap proximat ely 1 0 mph (1 5 km / h) and de ac ti[...]

225 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 sensors (1) monit or the v ehicle’s f ro nt a nd re a r areas. Six sensors a re loca t e d in the front bum per , f our se nsors in the rear bum per . Fo r p roper operation of the Parktronic alwa ys keep the se nso rs c l ean, e speciall y at times of sno w and ice. Se e page 303 f or ins truction s on cleani ng the se nsors in the bu m per s. P88.20-2049-26 1 1 1[...]

226 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 signals ind ica t e to the driv er th e rel ati ve d istan ce b e tween t he vehi cl e an d an ob stacle . W a rn ing i nd ic a to rs fo r t h e f ro n t ar ea ar e l o ca te d a bove the center air outlets in the d ashboa rd. W a rning indicator s for the rea r area are l ocated in the r ear passe nger com pa rt ment lam p. The frames a re illuminated when t he Parktronic is eng aged. Ea ch wa rn ing in d ic ato r h a s 6 yel l ow a n d 2 r ed seg m e nt s[...]

227 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 f irs t y ellow segmen t lights up at th ese dis ta nces. A dditional segments light up as the v eh ic l e comes cl oser to the obs ta cle. Minimum distance between vehicle and o bs tac le at wh ich th e system s to p s ind ica t in g : Center appr o x . 40 in (1 00 cm ) Cor ner appr o x. 2 4 i n (60 cm ) Cente r appr o x . 48 i n (1 20 cm) Corne r appr o x. 32 in (80 c m ) P54.65-2297-26 Fron t c orn er s a ppr ox. 6 i n (1 5 cm ) Fron t c ente r an d r ear app rox. 8[...]

228 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 recogniz ed if outside the shade d sensor fiel d , and no long er be indica ted when approac hing it an y close r (war ning indicato rs go out). Parktronic ma lfunction All red seg ments of the w a rnin g indicat ors light up, an d a w arning sounds f or 3 seconds, if P arktron ic does not functio n properl y . A dir ty se nsor c ould be the reas on. See pa ge 303 f or ins tructio ns on cleanin g t he se nso r s in the bum pers. After cl eaning th e sensors , tur n electro nic k e y in st eeri ng lock[...]

229 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 should kno w a t the ga s s tati on 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 until possible press u re in tank has be en released, th en remov e c ap. Fa ilure to rem ove slowly co ul d r es ul t i n pe rs ona l i nju ry . Se e page 296 for not es on fu el f i l le r f lap, man ual rel e as e . Fuel T o pr even t fuel va po rs fr om esca p ing in to open ai r , fu lly ins ert f i ller no zz le u nit . O nl y f i ll fu el tan k[...]

230 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 inc ludes app ro ximat el y 2.6 US gal (1 0.0 l) re serve . Use p remium unleaded gasoline: Pos ted Oc tane Index 9 1 (A verage of 96 RON / 8 6 MON). En gin e oi l Engine oi l lev el c hec k, see page 260. Fi ll quant ity be tween up per and lo w er dip sti ck mark ing le ve l: 2.1 US qt ( 2.0 l). Recommended engine oils, s ee Appro ved Service Products sh eet. Coolant For normal replenis hing, use w ater (p otable wa t er qu al i t y) . [...]

231 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 263. 2 Headla mp cleaning sy st em A uxili a r y tank connect ed t o windsh ield w ashe r re servoi r . Open fi l le r ca ps on both reserv oirs during ref i ll ing . 3 Coolan t lev el Se e “A dding cool a nt ”, p a ge 262. 4 Engine oi l level See “C he cking en gin e oi l level”, pa ge 260. 5 Brak e f luid See “B rake f lu id ”, page 3 20. Opening ho od, see page 257. Ve [...]

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233 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 Ma lf un ct io n an d ind i ca tor la mps i n t h e ins trument c lus ter .. ....... ..... .... ..234 On-bo a rd di agno sti c sy s tem . ....234 Check engine mal function in dic ato r la m p .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ....234 Br ak e war ning lam p .. ..... ..... .... ..235 S upple ment al r es tr aint sy s t em (S RS) in dic ato r la m p .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ....236 Fuel rese rve a nd fuel cap pla cement w arnin g .... ..... ..... .... ..236 Electronic s ta bility pr[...]

234 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 Gener al i nforma tion: If a bu lb in t he in stru m en t cl uster fails to lig ht u p during t he bulb self-chec k when tu rning t he electronic ke y in steeri ng l ock to pos i tio n 2, hav e it che ck e d and replac ed i f nece ssary . On-boar d diagnos tic sy s tem Check engine ma lfunction indica tor lamp Engi ne malfu nction ind icat or lam p. If the “C HEC K EN GI NE ” m alf unc ti on in dica t or la mp comes on when the engin[...]

235 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 nnector is loca ted in the pa ssenger comp a rtment near to the pa rking brake pedal , allo wing the accu rate ide ntificat ion of sy s tem malfunctions through the reado ut of diagnos tic trouble co de s. Br ak e w ar ni ng la mp Excep t C a na da Cana d a onl y Whe n the b rak e wa rni ng lam p and mes sag e ap pear while th e engine is running , t his means: • t here is in suff icient b rak e f luid in the reserv oir (en g ine ru nni ng an d par king brake rele ase d), or • the[...]

236 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 ” in the instrum ent clus te r when turning t he electronic k ey in s teering loc k to position 1 or 2 . I f n o m alf un ct ion i s d e tected , t h e l amp w il l g o ou t af ter appro xim atel y 4 s econds; after the lam p go es out, t he sy s tem continues to mo n ito r the com po nents and c ircui tr y of t he a i rba g s ys tem an d w ill i [...]

237 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 Th e y ell ow E SP w arni ng la m p in the speedometer dial co mes on with t he electronic k e y in s teerin g loc k position 2. It sh ould go out wit h engi ne run ning. See pag e 2 1 9 and 220 if the w arnin g lam p lig h ts up or f l ashes when the v eh icle is m oving. BAS / ESP malf u ncti on i ndi c at or lam p The malfunction indica to r lamp for the ESP is c omb in ed w it h t hat of th e BAS . The y ellow B A S / E SP malfuncti on indicator lamp [...]

238 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 electronic ke y i n s teer ing lock po s i t i o n 2 , t h e s e a t b e l t wa rn i n g la m p c om e s on and a w arning sound s f or appro xi m at el y 6 seconds if th e driver’s seat belt is n ot fas tened. Mal fun cti on an d ind ica tor la mp i n th e cen ter con sole AIRBA G OFF in dicator lam p The 7 indi ca tor lamp will li gh t up for app roxim ately 6 seconds when y ou turn the el ectronic k ey i n s teer i ng lock t o po si ti on 1 o r 2 . The 7 indic at[...]

239 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 ges f or the foll owi ng sy stems w ill be d ispla y ed im mediatel y in the multif u n c tion displa y . These mes sages can b e cleared from th e instrument cl us t er b y: • usi ng the J bu tton on t he in s tr um ent cl uster , or • press ing bu tton j , k , è or ÿ on the m ultifunction s teering wheel. They ar e th en s tored in the malfunction message memory . See page 1 08 . Note s: Certai [...]

240 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 DEF ECT IVE (e ng ine con tr ol uni t) This message is d ispla yed to indicate t hat the info rmatio n b eing rel a ye d b y t he en g ine control u nit is no l onger comp l ete. The coolant temperature g a uge, tachomet er, or th e cruise con trol ma y ha ve failed. DISPLA Y DEFE CTIVE (sev eral sy st em s) The displ a ys for sever a l s ys tems ha ve failed. Some sy st ems th emsel ves ma y a l so ha ve f ailed. Lin e 1 Lin e 2 DI SPL A Y D EFEC TIVE VIS IT WOR KSHOP ! Li ne 1 Li ne 2 DI SP[...]

241 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 TTERY / ALTERNA TOR This message indicates a malf u nction which mus t be repaired i m mediatel y . It ma y indicate t hat the pol y-V -belt h as brok en. Should this con dition o ccur , the p ol y-V -bel t must be replaced before continuing to o perate the vehicle. O therwise, t he en gine wi ll overhea t du e to a n ino p era tive wa ter p ump whic h ma y result in damage to the engine. Do no t contin u e t o driv e the vehic le with t his messag e display e d. Doi ng so coul d res ult in serio us eng ine [...]

242 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 i n the s y st em. The brak e sy s tem functi o ns i n the usual manner , bu t without anti loc k as si s tance. Wit h th e ABS m alf unc ti oni ng , t he BAS an d E SP a re a lso swi tc he d off. Ha v e the sy s tem c hec k ed at y our au thor ized M ercedes-Benz Center as s oon as possible. BRAKE ASSI ST A malfunction has been detected in t he sy s tem. T he brak e s y s tem f unctions in th e usual ma nner , but wit hou t BAS. Lin e 1 Lin e 2 ABS -SYS T E[...]

243 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 messag e appears duri ng braking , it indicat es 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 auth orized M ercedes-Benz Center as s oon as possible. BRAKE FL UID Lin e 1 Lin e 2 BRAKE LINI NG WEA R VISI T W ORKS HOP! Li ne 1 Li ne 2 BR AKE FL UI D VIS IT WORKSHO P! Wa r n i n g ! Drivi n g with this messag e displ ay ed can resu lt in an acc ident. Ha v e y our brak e sy s tem che ck ed immedi atel y . Don’t add br ake fluid bef ore c h ec [...]

244 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 Parki ng brak e, see page 202. ENGINE F AN 1 The co olin g f an fo r the coo lan t is fa ult y . Obser ve the coo lan t temperat ure gauge w hile dr ivin g, se e p age 90 . Lin e 1 Lin e 2 PARKING BRA K E RELEASE BRAKE! Li ne 1 Li ne 2 ENGINE F A N VI SIT WORKSHOP! 1[...]

245 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 message appears w hile driving, the cool ant le v el has dr opp ed be lo w the requ ire d le v el. If no lea ks are noticeable and the engine tem perature does not increa se, c onti nue to drive to the neare st service s t a tion and ha ve coolant added to the c oola nt sy st em. The low en gin e coo la nt level warn ing s ho uld not be ig nor ed. E xten d ed d riv in g wi th t he sy mb o l disp lay ed ma y cause s erious en gine damage n ot cov e red b y t he Mercedes-Benz[...]

246 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 1. Thi s ma y indi cat e th at the po l y-V -bel t ha s br ok en. Shou ld th is co ndi tio n occ ur , th e pol y -V -be lt m us t b e r epl a ced be fo re co nt i nu ing to o perate the vehicle . O the rwise , t he en gin e w ill o ver heat due to an i no perati ve water pu mp wh ich m ay re sult i n da ma ge to t he e ngine. Do not conti nu e to dr ive t he veh icle w it h t his me ssa ge di s[...]

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 LIGHTING SY ST EM When th e message a ppears aft er s tar ting t he e ngine, or if it c o me o n wh il e dr iv in g , t h is in di c a tes a fa ilu r e in t h e pa rk ing la mp, ta il lamp, st o p l amp, or l ow be a m head lamp . See page 285 for ins tructions on re pla cing bulbs . If an ex terior l am p fai l s, th e message w ill a ppear onl y when that lam p is swit c h ed on. If a brake la m p fail s, the mes s age wi ll app ear when app lying t he brak e and s ta ys on unti l the engine is tu rne d o ff.[...]

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 LIGHT SENSOR With t he ele ctron ic k ey removed and th e driver’s door open, a war ning sound s and the messag e “SWITC H OFF LI GHT S !” app ear s in t he mult ifun ct ion indi cat or if th e vehicle’s exterior lam ps (ex cep t s ta nding lamps) are no t swi tc he d off. RE MOVE K EY Th is me ssag e p lus an a udib le a lar m in dicat e t hat t he electronic k ey is in st eering l oc k position 0 or 1 , and th e driver’s doo r is open. P54.30-3573-21[...]

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 TEL E A ID 1 The T e le Aid sys tem cons ists o f three ty pes of re sponse; au tomat ic and manu al em erg ency , road si d e as sis tanc e and inf or mati on. W ith th is messa ge di splayed, one or m ore fun ction s m a y n ot b e av a i l a b l e . See p age 1 78 for notes on the Tele Aid. If a ma lfu n ctio n is i nd ic ated as ou t line d above, h a ve t he sy stem c heck ed at t he neares t Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as po ssibl e. STE E R I NG G E A R O I L Sy st em without o r with insuff icient s te[...]

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 EN GINE OI L LE VEL 1 Th e engi ne oil level must be checked imm edi atel y . S ee E ngi ne oil level indicator on page 1 1 7. 2 Th ere is no oil in the engine . The re is a da nge r of engi ne damage. 3 There is a risk of da magi ng the eng ine or catalytic con verter . The engine oil lev el mu st be checked imm edi ately . See Engi ne oil level i n d i c a t o r o n p a g e 117 . 4 The engine oil lev e l has dropped t o a c ritic al le vel. Check th e eng ine o il level imm edia tely . Se e En gine oi[...]

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 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 o ir ha s d ropp ed to appr o x ima tely 1 / 3 o f the tot a l vo l ume. The reserv oir should be r ef illed with the prescribed mixture of MB Wind sh ie ld W a sh er Co nc e n tr at e “S ” a n d wat er or t h e Concentrat e and commerciall y a vaila ble premixed windshield washer solv ent / a ntifreeze, depending on ambient tem perature, at t he next opportunity . Th e re servoi r for the winds hield an[...]

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 EL EC. ST ABIL. PROG. (El ect ro nic s ta bil ity pro g ra m) 1 A m alfunc tio n h as b een d etected in t he system. Pre ssing t he acceler ator peda l will requi re gr eater ef fort. Only partial eng ine outp ut will b e av a ilable. 2 This me ssage m a y be disp lay ed if the power supp l y was interr upted (b attery di sconne cted or empty) . 3 S ynchron ize E S P . See page 221. Lin e 1 Lin e 2 DI SPL A Y D EFEC TIVE VIS IT WOR KSHOP ! ELEC. STABIL. PROG. VISIT WORK S HOP! 1, 2 , 3[...]

253 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 tic al h in ts Firs t aid kit .. ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ....2 54 St ow ing thing s in t he vehi cle .... ..254 Fuses . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... .. 255 Hood .. ..... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ..257 Chec king engine oil lev el .. ..... .... ..260 Au tomatic tra nsmission f lu id le vel ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... .... 26 1 Coola nt lev el ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... .... 26 1 Ad ding c oolan t .. .. ... .... ..... ..... .... ..262 [...]

254 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 The f irs t aid kit i s located in t he rear ben c h armres t. To o p e n : Press button (1) and pull dra w er o ut to its final s top. Remo ve th e first a i d kit. S t o win g th ings in t he ve hi cle 1 P91.27-2004-26 Wa r n i n g ! T o help a v oid pers onal injury dur ing a collisi on or sudden maneuver , e x ercise car e when s to wing things. Put lu gg age or cargo in th e tru n k i f possib le. Do not pile lugga ge or cargo higher than the seat b ack s. Do n ot place an ything on the shelf belo w the r[...]

255 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 wn fuse, determine t he cause of the short circuit. Spare f uses a re supplied i nside th e main fuse box. Observ e am perag e and co lor of fus e. A special fuse p uller is supplie d with the vehicle tools. Alwa ys use a n e w f use for replacement. Ne v er a ttem pt to repair or b ridge a blo wn fuse . A fu se ch art can be foun d insi de th e corres p ondi n g fu se bo x co v er . 1 Main fuses bo x in engine com partmen t T o g ain ac cess t o the main f use bo x (1), relea se cla m p (a rr o w ), li f t t [...]

256 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 Auxiliary fuse box bel o w rear seat bench T o gain acce ss, remove rea r seat ben ch. See p age 294. 3 A u x ilia ry fus e b ox to l e ft o f ex ter ior l amp s wi tc h T o a g ain access, ope n door , pry off cov er and rem ove.[...]

257 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 Hood Wa r n i n g ! T o help prev ent persona l injur y , s ta y clear of mov ing pa r ts when t he hood is open and the engine is running. Be sure the ho o d is prop erl y closed bef ore driving. Wh en closing hood, use extreme cau tion not t o cat c h hands or fing ers. The r adiat or fan ma y continue to ru n for appro ximat ely 30 seconds or e ven res tart after the en gi ne has b ee n tu rne d o f f. Stay cl ear fro m fa n bl ades. If y ou see flames or smoke c omi ng fr om the engine com pa rtment, or if t he coolant [...]

258 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 To o p e n : T o u n lock t he ho od , pu ll re lea se lever (1 ) un d er th e d r i v e r ’ s s i d e of t h e i n st ru m e n t p a ne l . A t t h e s a m e t i m e a ha ndle will e xtend out of the ra di ator grill (it ma y be ne c es sa ry to li f t t h e h oo d u p sli g h t l y ) . Cau tio n ! T o a v oid da mag e to the wi ndshi eld wiper or hood , ope n the h ood onl y with w iper in the pa rk ed position. P68.00-2431-26[...]

259 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 Pull han dle ( 2 ) to i ts s top o ut o f r a diat or grill and open h ood ( do not pu ll up on han dle) . To c l o s e : Lower hood and let it drop into lo ck from a he igh t of app rox ima t el y 1 f t. (30 cm), assi s ting with h a nds p l ace d f la t on edges of h ood (3). T o a vo id hoo d damag e, ple ase mak e s ure that hood i s fu ll y closed . If not, repeat c los ing proc edur e. Do not push do w n o n hood t o a ttem pt t o full y close i t.[...]

260 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 c hec k the eng ine oil lev el, park v ehic le on le ve l gr ound, wit h engi ne at no rma l oper at ional t em per ature . Check engine o il lev el approxi m atel y 5 minutes after stopp ing t h e e ng in e, a llowi ng for t h e o il to r et ur n to th e oil pa n. The engine o i l lev el can be check ed by eith er the oil dipst i ck or via t he mul tifunct ion dis pla y i n th e instr um en t cl u st e r. W ipe oil dip st ic k cl e[...]

261 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 tra nsmissio n fluid lev el ch ec ks and changes are not r e quired. For this reason the dips tic k is omit t ed. If y ou notic e f luid l eaks or ge ar shi f ting m alfu nctions, ha ve y ou r a u thorized Mercedes-B enz Center chec k th e transmis sion fluid lev e l. Coolan t lev el T o chec k th e coolant l e vel, th e vehicle must be park ed on lev el g round and the en gine st opped. C[...]

262 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 a nticorrosion / a ntifreeze s hould be added. The d rain plug s for the cooling sy st em are loca ted on t he right si de of th e engine bloc k and at t he bott o m of th e r ad ia t or . Anticorrosion / antifreeze, see p age 322. Wa r n i n g ! In or der t o a v oid pos si bl y serious bu r ns: • Use extr em e caution whe n opening the hood if there ar e an y si gns of st eam or coolant leak i ng from the cooling sy st em, or if [...]

263 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 Capacity appro ximatel y 5. 8 US qt (5.5 l) 2 Headlam p wash er f luid reserv oir Au xiliary tank con nected t o wind shield w asher reserv oir . Open filler caps on both reserv oirs during refilling . Capacity appro x imat ely 1 .9 US qt (1 .8 l) Wind shie ld a nd hea d lamp was her f l u id m ixing ratio Fo r tem peratu res abov e freezing : MB W indshiel d W ash er Conce ntr ate “S” and w a t er . 1 part “S” t o 1 00 [...]

264 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 , s torage c ompart ment 1 Trunk f loor 2 Ha ndl e 3 Lugg age bowl 4 Ve h i c l e t o o l s Li ft t runk f loo r and en ga ge hand le i n upp er e dg e o f the trunk. T o remo ve s p are tire: Turn lug gage b owl co un tercl ockwi se and r emove. T o store spa r e t ir e: Place spare tire in wheel w ell and secure i t with l ugg age bo w l. Turn lugg age bo w l clockwise to its s top. Note : Alwa ys lower trun k f lo or befor e cl osi ng tr unk li d. P40.10-2244-26 1 2 3 4[...]

265 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 See illustr atio n f or proper s torage o f jac k. Before s toring the j ac k on the felt in t he spa re wheel well , t he ja ck arm m us t be lowered al mo st t o th e b ase of th e j a c k. P58.10-2006-26 2 1 Wa r n i n g ! The jack is designed exc lusiv el y for jac k ing up t he v eh icle at the jack tu bes built int o either side of the v eh icle. T o h el p a v oid person al injury , use t he jack onl y to lift the v ehicle during a wheel change. Ne v er get beneath the v ehicle w[...]

266 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 m s o r ti res wi th t h e s a me d esi gn a tio n, manuf act u rer and typ e as sho wn on t he o riginal par t. See y o ur aut horized M ercedes-Benz Center f o r further in for mat ion . See y o ur aut horized M ercedes-Benz Center f o r in format ion on t e st e d and r ecom men ded r ims an d tires for summer and w i nt er opera tion. The y can also offer advice co ncerni ng ti re s ervice and purc has e. Tire r eplacement F ro nt ti re s sh ou ld be rep l a ce d i n se ts. Ri m s and tir e s mus t b[...]

267 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 R o ta tion of wh e el s doe s not appl y to mode l E 55 AMG with summer t ires. The w heels ca n be rotat ed ac cording to the deg ree of tire w ear w hile ret a ining the same direction o f tra vel. Rotati ng, ho w ever , should be carried o u t at as recommend ed by the ti re manu f a cturer , bef ore th e char acteri stic tire w ear patt ern ( sh ould er wea r on front whee ls and tr ead center wear on rear wh eels) b ecomes visible, as otherw ise the driving properties deteriorate. Im portant! Un idirecti onal [...]

268 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 St eel spare wheel rim (E 320 withou t sport pa ck ag e) Im portant! Un idirecti onal tires m us t a lw a ys b e moun ted with arr ow on tir e side w all poin ting in d irect ion of v ehicle forw ard mo v e men t . If t he arrow o n ti re s id e wa ll d o es not po int in dir ec ti o n of v ehicl e forward mo vemen t when u sing the spare whee l, observe the following res t rictions: • D rive to th e n ea re st ti re r epa ir faci li ty as s o on a s pos sibl e. For ri m and tire specifica tions, see pag e 3 1[...]

269 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 Spare wheel (E 320 with spo rt pac kag e , E 43 0) Im portant! The sp are wh eel rim is mounted w ith a full size tire of t he same type as o n th e v eh icle, and i s full y f unctional. H o wev er, t h at sp are wh e el ri m i s weig ht opt im ized an d has a lim ited serv ice lif e of 1 2 000 miles ( 20 000 km) use befo re a sta n dard wheel rim mu s t replace i t. In t h e ca se of a f la t tir e, yo u m a y tempor ari ly use t he spare wheel. Do not operate vehicle with more t han one spa re wheel mo un te d. Un i d ir e c t i[...]

270 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 (E 55 AMG) The sp are wheel r im size is 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 with tire size 235 / 45 R 1 7 93 W . Im portant! In t h e ca se of a f la t t ire or b rea kd own, you may temp o raril y use the wheel when ob serving the f o llo w ing res tricti o ns: • Do not ex cee d vehicle speed of 50 mph (80 km / h). • D rive to t h e n ea re s t r ep air faci lit y to hav e the f la t tire re pair ed or repla c ed as appr opria te. • Do not operate vehicle with more than one s pare wheel mo unted. Fo r rim and tire spe c[...]

271 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 safe di stance from th e roa dwa y . 1 . Set pa rkin g brake an d tu rn o n h azar d war nin g flas her . 2 . M o ve sel ect or lev er to p osi ti o n “P” a nd tu rn o ff engine. 3. Prevent v ehicle f rom ro lling a wa y by blocking wheels with wheel c hock s (not supplied with v ehicle) or sizable w o od bloc k or s tone. When chan ging a whe el on a hill, pl ace chocks on t he down hill s id e bl ockin g both wh eels of t h e oth e r ax le. On a le v el roa d, pla c[...]

272 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 no t y et remov e the wheel bo lts. 5. Remo ve t he protectiv e cov er from the ja c k suppo rt t u be openi ng b y inserti ng t he scre wdriv er (supplie d in t he t ool kit) in the op ening and prying it out. The t u be openings are locat ed directl y behind the fron t w he el h ou sin gs a n d i n f ro nt o f t he rea r w heel hous ing s. P40.10-2132-26[...]

273 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. Inse rt jac k ar m ful l y int o the tub e hole up t o t he stop. P lac e ja ck on f irm gr o und . Pos it io n t h e j ack so t ha t i t is alwa ys verti cal (p lum b-l ine ) as s ee n f ro m t he side (see arro w), e ven if the v eh icle is park ed o n an inclin e. 7 . Jack up t he veh i cle until t he wheel is clear o f the ground . N ev er st a rt engin e while veh icle is r a ised. 8. Unsc rew u pp er-m ost wh e el b ol t an d i nsta l l align me nt bol t ( 1) sup p lie d in t he too l kit. Rem ove the remaini ng bolts. Kee[...]

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 Im portant! E 320 (ex cept sport p ac kage ) onl y: When ins ta lling s t eel spare w heel rim, ma k e certain to use the correct wheel bo l ts, s u pplied in the v ehicle tool k it, se e pa ge 2 68 an d page 26 4 . 1 0 . Clean con tact surfac e s of whe el and wh eel hu b. Ins tall w heel on wheel hub. Insert wheel bo lts and ti g hte n t h e m sli g h t ly . T o avoid pa int dama ge, pla c e w hee l f la t agai n s t h ub and hold i t the re whi le ins talling first wheel bolt. U nscrew t he alignment bolt (1) to ins t al[...]

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 1 1 . Low er vehicle. R emove jack and insert j ack tube co v er . Before s t oring the jac k, the jac k arm mus t be low ere d almos t to t he base of th e jack. 1 2. Using the wrench, tight en th e fi ve bolts evenl y , followi n g t h e se qu e nce ill ustrated , un ti l all b olt s a r e tight. Observe a tight ening tor q ue of 80 f t.lb. (1 1 0 Nm ). 1 3 . E nsure pro per tire pr essure. P40.10-2136-26 3 2 4 1 5 Wa r n i n g ! Alw ay s replace wh eel bolts th at are damaged or ru ste d . Ne v er appl y oil or gr ease to wheel [...]

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 Tir e inflatio n pressu re A table (s ee fuel filler f lap) lis ts the tire i nfl ation pressur es specifi ed for Mercede s-Benz recomm ended tires as w ell as for the v aryi ng o pe rating conditi ons. Im portant! Tire pressure ch a nges by app roxi ma t el y 1 .5 psi (0.1 ba r) per 1 8 ° F (1 0 ° C) of air t em peratu re ch a nge. Ke ep this i n mind when c heck ing tire pressure ins ide a g arag e - especi all y in the winter . Exa mp le: If garage tempe ratu re = a ppr oximate ly + 68 ° F (+ 20 ° C) and ambie nt t e[...]

277 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 tant l y loses air , it shoul d be inspe ct ed for da mag e. The sp are tire sh ould be check ed periodicall y for c ond it io n a nd i nf l at ion . S pa re tir e wi ll age and b eco m e wo rn ove r time eve n if nev er used, and thus should be inspe c te d and r eplace d w h en necessary . Batter y Impo rt a n t! Batt ery replacement i nf o rmation: The maintena nce-free battery is locat ed under the rear seat cushion. T o minimize the c h ance for a cid leak a ge whi c h could cau se sev ere bur ns d uri ng a crash or r[...]

278 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 not leak acid when upsi de do wn f or at le as t 1 5 minutes. Y our author ized Mer c edes-B enz Ce nt e r ca n provide such a sp ecial battery . The servi ce life of the b attery is dep endent on i ts c ondi t ion of charge. T he bat tery shou ld alwa y s b e k e pt sufficient l y char ged, in or d er t o las t a n optimu m length of t ime . Therefo re, we s trong l y recommen d that y ou ha v e t he battery c harge chec ked fr eq uentl y , and correct ed if necessary , especiall y i f y ou use t he v ehicle less than ap p[...]

279 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 discharged ba ttery can freez e at approximatel y +1 4 ° F (-1 0 ° C) . In that cas e, it mu st b e tha wed ou t be fore jum per ca bles ar e used. Att empting to jump sta r t a froz en ba tter y c an re su lt i n i t e xp lo din g, c ausi ng per son al in jur y . Jumper cable specif ications: • Minimu m cabl e cross- sectio n of 25 mm 2 or appr o x ima tely 2 A W G • Maximum length of 1 1 .5 ft. (3.5 m). If the battery i s disch arged, the engine should be s tarted with jumper cables an[...]

280 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 . Pos i tion t he vehicle with the char ged battery so that t he jum per ca bles will reac h , but ne ver let t he vehicles touch . Make sure th e jum p er c ables do n ot h a ve lo os e or m iss ing i nsu lat ion . 2. On both v ehi c les: • Tu rn o f f e ng in e and al l l ig hts a nd ac ces s orie s, ex cept hazard war ning f lashers or wo rk lig h ts . • App l y parking brak e and shift selector lev er t o po sition “P ”. Impo rt a n t! 3. Lif t c ov e r (1) and c la m p o n e e nd o[...]

281 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 the negative (–) under h ood ter mi nal (3) of the disabled ve hicle. Im portant! 5. Start engine of the vehicle with the char ged battery a nd r u n at h i gh id le. M ake sure th e ca b les a r e n ot on or nea r pull ey s, f ans, or other par ts that m ov e when the en gine is start ed. Allow t he discharg ed batte ry to c h ar ge for a fe w minutes. S tar t engine of t he disab[...]

282 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 f ollowing: With the au t omatic central locking activ ated and t he electronic ke y i n st eer ing lock p ositio n 2, th e v eh icle d oo r s l o ck i f t h e l e f t f r on t w h e e l a s w e ll a s t he r i gh t r e a r whee l are turning at vehicle spee ds of appr o xim atel y 9 mph (1 5 km / h) or mor e. T o p rev ent t he vehicle doo r lock s fro m locking, deactiv ate t he auto ma tic c entral locki n g. The rea r to wing ey [...]

283 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 usin g f lat b ed eq uipmen t. This meth od is p refera ble to oth er types of t ow ing. The vehicle ma y be tow ed with a ll wheels on t he ground and th e selector lever in position “ N” for d is tances up to 30 miles (50 km) an d a t a speed not t o ex ceed 30 m ph (50 km / h) . Th e electro nic k ey must be i n st eering loc k pos iti on 2. T o be cer tain to av oi d a possib ility of damage t o the transmission, how ev er , w e recom mend t he drive shaft b e di s con [...]

284 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 s ion se le ctor lev er can be manually unlock ed, e.g. t o to w the vehicle. T o d o so , i nse rt a pin (1 ), e. g. ba ll p oin t p e n, into t he co ve red op enin g below th e posi tion “D” of the shi ft patter n. While pushing t he pin d o wn, m ov e s elect o r lever from pos i tio n “ P” . After remov al of the pin from th e opening, the cov er wi ll not cl ose full y . O nl y af ter mo ving the selec[...]

285 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 ssibl e electrica l short circuit, sw itc h off lamp p rio r to r ep la c ing a bu lb . Wh en replac in g bul bs , install on ly 1 2 volt bul bs wit h the sp e cified w att r ating. When replacing halogen bu lbs d o not touch glass p or tion o f bu lb with bar e h ands. Use plai n paper or a clean cloth. Wa r n i n g ! Bulbs and bu lb h old er can be v ery hot. Allo w the lam p to cool do wn before c hanging a bulb. Halog en lam ps conta in pressuriz ed g as. A bu[...]

286 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 Bul b so c ket for tu rn si g nal la mp 4 Ele ct rica l c on ne cto r for low bea m he ad lamp bu lb 5 Ele ct rica l c on ne ctor for h ig h be am h eadl amp b u lb 6 Bul b soc k et for park ing and st anding la m p 1 2 P82.10-2623-26 1 4 3 1 1 5 6[...]

287 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 B ul bs fo r hi g h and l ow b ea m H7 (5 5 W ) Op en h oo d. Twis t cov er (1 or 2) counter c lock wise a nd remov e. Pull off electrica l connect or (4) o r (5). T wi s t b ulb ho ld er c oun terc lockw i se an d re move bu lb fr om it . Insert the ne w bulb so that its ba se fits in recess of the ho lde r . Inst all bul b holder and tw is t clockwise to its st op, and reinstal l electr ical connector . R eins ta ll co ver (1 or 2), twi st it cl ock wise unti l sea ted securel y . Xen on (optiona l ) Bulb for lo w beam Bulbs fo[...]

288 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 (2 6.9 / 5 W / 3 2 / 4 cp b ul b) Op en h oo d. Twis t b ulb soc k et (3) coun terclock w ise and pull out. Pu sh bulb into so ck e t, turn cou nte rclo ckwi se and remov e. Insert ne w bulb in so ck et , pus h in and twis t cloc kwise. Rei nstal l b ulb s ock e t. Rei nstal l l amp as se mbly u n til properly seated. P arking and s tanding la mp H 6W (6 W bulb) Ope n hood . Twis t co ver (2) countercl o c kwise and remov e. Pu ll of f e le ct rica l c o nn ec tor (6) . Twis t bulb so cket (6) [...]

289 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 Op en t r unk li d. Swin g c ov er asid e. 1 Turn signa l l am p (2 1 W / 24 cp bulb ) 2 Stop, ta il a nd p ar ki ng lamp ( 21 / 4 W b ulb ) 3 T a il, par ki ng a nd s ide m arker la mp ( 5 W / 4 cp b ulb ) 4 Driver’s side : Rear fog l amp (21 W / 3 2 c p b u lb) 5 B ac kup lam p (2 1 W / 32 cp bulb) Tw is t bu lb s ock et cou nt ercl oc kwi se an d p ull out . P ush bulb into sock et, turn co untercloc kw ise and remove. In sert n ew b u lb in s o cket, p us h in a n d t w ist clo ckw i se. Reinsta ll bul[...]

290 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 Side marker lamp, f ront Side m ark er lamp , f ront (5 W / 4 cp bulb) From inside wheel house (ar row) rea ch behind side m ark er lam p and press tab. R em ov e lam p from bumper and take out bulb. Hi gh mo un ted stop lamp, A dditional turn si gnals on the ext erior mirr or The hi gh mo unted stop l amp ( 3rd br ake lamp) , an d th e add ition a l turn sign als on the ext erio r mi rrors ar e equipped w ith LED’s. Ha v e the sy st em check ed at a n au tho rized Mercedes-Benz Center if a ma lfunction occurs.[...]

291 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 Changing ba tt eri es in t he electronic main ke y 1 Transmi t butt ons 2 Lamp f or battery check and f uncti on control Chec king bat ter ies If o ne of the tr ansmit buttons (1) is pressed, t he battery chec k lamp (2) lights up brief ly – i ndicating that the batteries are i n order . Change batt e ries if the batter y c heck lam p (2) do es not li ght u p b rie f l y . Chan gi ng b atteri es Mo ve loc king tab (3) in direct ion of right ar row and rem ove mechan ic al ke y (4, le f t ar row). P80.20-2201-26 1 2 P80.35-[...]

292 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 Insert mec hanical k ey (4) in si de opening ( 5 ) to open lat ch. Pr ess brief l y (do not us e mecha n ica l k e y as lev er) to release batt ery comp a rtment. Rem ov e m echan ic al key f rom si de ope nin g. Carefull y remo ve batt ery com pa rtme nt in directi on of ar ro w (6) . Chang e batteri es (7), inserti ng new ones under contact spri ng (8) w ith plus (+) side fa c ing up. Retu rn battery compar tment into housing until lock ed in p lac e and sl ide mechan i cal ke y b ack in to el ec tron i c main k ey[...]

293 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 Im portant! Batteri es contain mat erials that can har m the enviro nment if disp osed of im properl y . Recy cling of batte ries is th e pref erred method of disp o sal . For dispo sal, pleas e fol low manuf actur er’s rec o mmend a ti o n on bat te ry pac ka ge. Replacement B attery : Lithium , type CR 2025 o r equiv ale nt. Synchr onizing r em ot e control The remote control may ha ve t o be res ync hr onized, if t he vehicle ca nnot be lock ed or u nlock ed. T o sync hroniz e inse rt elect ronic ke y in s tart er swit [...]

294 Rear seat cushion 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 seat cushion Rem oval: Pu ll locki ng ta bs up (on lef t and r ig ht si de of seat ) an d l ift sea t at t he fr ont. Ins tallation: Gu ide seat bel t b uc kles through opening s in seat cush ion. Slid e rear edge of c ush ion unde r the backre s t as fa r as i t wil l go , and pu sh fr on t of cu shi on down unt il it loc ks in pla ce . Cau tio n ! W a tch o u t for sh ar p e dg e s wh e n re m ovin g o r i nsta l li n g the re ar seat cushi o n, and mak e sure t hat i t is securel y l oc k ed i n pl ace ag ain, t[...]

295 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 Th e s l idi ng / pop - up r o of can b e o pe ned o r clo s ed m anually shoul d a n ele ctrical malf unction occur. The slidin g/pop-up roof d riv e is loca t ed beh ind th e lens of the left interior lam p b etw een t he sun vi sors. 1 . Pry off lens (1) b y using a scre w drive r . 2 . Re m ove c ove r ( 2 ) . 3. Obtain crank (3) (supplied with v eh icle) and ins e rt it th roug h hole . T o slide th e ro of closed or to raise th e roof at th e rear[...]

296 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 k nob is l ocated behind the ri ght side t runk pa nel. In case the central lo cki ng sy st em does not release the fu el fille r f l ap, pul l t he m anua l re leas e kn ob wh ile simultaneou sl y op ening the f uel filler f lap. Rep lacing wi per blade i nsert Fo r saf ety reas o ns, r emov e el ec t ronic k e y fro m s teeri ng loc k b ef o re replacing the w iper blade, othe rwise the mot or can suddenl y turn on and cause injur y . Note [...]

297 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 : Fold wi pe r arm fo rward. P re ss safe ty ta b d own (1), p u sh wiper blade downw ard ( 2) a nd remov e. Place wiper blade on firm support . Pre ss do wn b oth tabs and slide (direction of arro w ) the w iper blade insert out of the retain e r cla w s. Ins tallation: Slide (direction o f arro w ) wiper bl ade i nsert into retai ner cla w s u ntil tabs are eng a ged. Insert wiper bl ade between tabs (3) o n the w iper arm, and slide into en d of wiper arm. Press saf e ty tab upwa r d unt il i t lo ck[...]

298 Tru nk lamp, Roof rack 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 Trunk lamp If t he tru nk i s to r emai n o pe n for a lo ng pe ri od of t im e, t he trunk l amp can be switc hed off by pu lling out th e plunger in the switc h (ar row). This prev ents the vehicle battery from being dis c harg ed. When th e trunk lid is close d, t he swit ch wil l reset and turn on th e lamp next time the lid is opened. R oof rack Use onl y th ose roof rac ks appro ved b y Merc edes-Benz to a v o id damage to th e vehicle. Follo w manufacturer’s insta l la ti o n in str u ct io n s. Mount supp[...]

299 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 ehicl e .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 300 Po w er w asher ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 30 1 T ar s tai ns ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... .. 30 1 Pain t work, pa inted b o dy com pon ents ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 30 1 Engi ne cle a ni ng ... ..... ..... .... ....... .. 3 02 V eh icle w ashing ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..302 Orn amental molding s ..... ..... .. ....3 02 Headl a m ps, tail lam ps, tur n sign al le nses .... ..... [...]

300 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 operati on, yo u r v ehicle is sub j ect ed to v arying ex terna l i nf lu enc es wh ich, if go ne unch ecked, can at tack th e pai ntwork as well as the un de rb ody an d c ause last ing da mage. Such damage is caused not on l y by extreme and varying c lim ati c co n di tio ns, b ut a ls o by ai r pol ut ion , r oa d salt , tar , g ra vel and s to ne c hipping . G rease and oil, fuel , coola nt, b rak e f luid, bird dro ppings, inse cts, tr ee resi ns et[...]

301 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 che s, corrosiv e deposi ts, corro sion or damage d ue to n egli gen t or in co rrec t ca re ca nno t alwa ys be r em oved or r epair ed wit h t he ca r -ca re pro ducts recomm ended h ere . In such cas es it is b est to see k aid at your aut horized M ercedes-Benz Center . The foll owing to pics de a l with the cleaning and care of y our v ehi cle and g iv e im po rt an t “h ow -t o” inf orm atio n as well as references to M ercedes-Benz a ppro ved c ar- ca re produc ts. Addi ti onal informa [...]

302 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 to cleani ng the engine co mp artment m ak e su re to protect electrical c om p onents and connectors from th e intrusi on of wat er and c leaning agents. Corros ion protec tion, suc h a s MB Antico r rosion W a x shou ld be appl ied to the eng ine compartment after ev ery engin e cleanin g. Before appl y ing, all control link ag e bushi ngs a nd jo ints shoul d be l u bri cated . The po ly- V - be lt and a ll pu lleys sh ould b e p rotect ed f rom a n y wax. Ve h i c l e [...]

303 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 Car Sh am poo, wit h pl ent y of wa t er . When using a s team cleaner or pow er washer , aim nozzl e onl y briefl y from a mini mum dis tance o f 4 in. (1 0 cm) at sensors (1 ). T o pre v ent scrat ches, ne ver appl y s trong fo rce and use onl y a s oft, no n-scr at ch y cl oth when cle an ing t he sensors. Do not attem pt t o wipe d irty sensors with a d ry c lot h or spon ge. W indo w cle[...]

304 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, clean wheels o nce a week w ith Mercedes- Benz a ppro ved W heel Care , using a sof t bris tl e brush and a s tron g spr ay of w at er . Fol l o w ins truct ions on co ntainer . No te : Use only acid- free cleaning materials. Th e acid cou ld lea d to c orro sio n. Ins trument c lu s ter Use a gentle dishwashing deter gent o r mild detergent for deli c[...]

305 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 er m ar ke t sea t co v ers or w eari ng cl othin g t hat ha ve the tendency t o give off coloring (e.g. when wet etc.) ma y ca use the upholst ery to beco me permanentl y discol o r e d. By lini ng the se a t s with a pr oper in term edi ate cover , con tact -di scol or ati on wi ll be pre vent ed. Lea ther U pho ls t ery Wipe le at her upho lstery with a damp c lot h and dr y t horoughl y or clean with Mercedes-Ben z appro ved Le ather C are. Exercise particular ca re wh en cl [...]

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307 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 .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 308 W arr anty co v e rag e ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..308 Identi ficatio n label s ..... ..... .... ..... ....3 09 La y out of pol y- V- belt dr ive ... ..... .. .. 3 1 1 T ech nical data .. ..... ..... .... ....... ..... .... 3 1 2 Fuels, coolants , lubric ants et c. - capacit ies ... ....... ..... ..... .... .. 3 1 8 Engine oi ls ...... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 320 Engine oi l additi ves .. .... ..... ..... ..... . 320 Air cond[...]

308 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 Cen t ers maintain a sto ck of o riginal s pare pa rts req uir ed fo r maint enance a nd repair w ork. In add ition, s trat e gica ll y loca ted parts dis tr ibut ion c ent ers pro vid e quic k and relia ble pa rts servic e. More than 300 000 di f fe rent spa re parts , f or M ercedes-Benz model s, are a vailable. M ercedes-Benz or iginal spare parts are subjected to str in gent quality in spections. Each part has been speci ficall y de v eloped , manufactured or selected [...]

309 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 Certi f icat ion l abel 2 V ehicle Identification N umb er (V IN) When ord ering spare p ar ts, p lease spec ify vehicle identification an d engine number . P63.20-2368-26[...]

310 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 E 320 sho wn 3 VIN, visible (lo wer edge of w indshield) 4 Engi ne number 5 Bod y number and paintw or k number 6 Emissi on con trol label 7 Informa t ion labe l, Cali for nia vers ion V acuum line routi ng for emissio n control sy s tem 6 7 4 3 5[...]

311 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 La yo ut of pol y-V -b elt driv e 1 Auto m a ti c be l t te n s io ne r 2 Cran kshaft 3 Air con ditione r compressor 4 Genera tor (al ternato r) 5 Idle r pu lley 6 P ow er s teering pum p 7 Coola n t pum p 6 5 1 2 3 7 4[...]

312 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 T ec hnical dat a Mode l E 3 20 ( 210 . 0 6 5 ) 1 E 32 0 A WD (2 1 0.082) 1 E 430 ( 2 1 0.070) 1 E 43 0 A WD ( 210 . 2 7 0 ) 1 E 55 AMG ( 2 10 . 0 74 ) 1 En gin e 11 2 11 3 11 3 Mod e of op era tion 4-s trok e e ngin e, g asoline inj ection 4- st rok e engine, g asoline inj ection 4-str o k e e n gi ne , g asoline in jection No . of c yl in d er s 6 8 8 Bore 3.54 in ( 89.90 mm) 3.54 in ( 89.90 mm) 3.82 in (97 .00 mm) St rok e 3.30 in ( 84.00 mm) 3.3 1 in (84.00 mm) 3.60 in (92.00 mm) T o ta l pi st o n dis pl ace m e nt 1 9[...]

313 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 Rims – Tir es Mode l E 3 20 (w ithout Sp ort Package) Ri ms (li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 7 1 / 2 J x 1 6 H 2 1 .6 in (4 1 mm) All se a son t ires: Radi a l-pl y ti res 2 1 5 / 55 R 1 6 93 H Wi nter ti res: Radi a l-pl y ti res 2 1 5 / 55 R 1 6 93 H M+S Spare wheel Rim (st eel) Whee l offset 7 1 / 2 J x 1 6 H 2 1 .6 in (4 1 mm) All se a s on tir e: Radi a l-pl y ti re 2 1 5 / 55 R 1 6 93 H[...]

314 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 2 M ust o nly be u s ed with spec ial MB aut hor ized snow chains. 3 Also p erm iss ibl e 235 / 45 ZR 1 7 . Mode l E 3 20 (Sport Pac k age) E 43 0 (w ithout Sp ort Package) E 4 30 (Spo rt P a ckage) Ri ms (li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 8 J x 1 7 H2 1 .46 i n (37 m m) 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H2 1 .46 i n (37 m m) 8 J x 1 7 H2 1 .46 in (37 m m) Summer t ires: Radi a l-pl y ti res 235 / 45 R 1 7 9 3 W 2, 3 235 / 45 R 1 7 93 W 2, 3 235 / 45 R 1 7 93 W 2, 3 Wi nter ti res: Radi a l-pl y ti res 235 / 45 R 1 7 93 W M+S 2 235 / 45 R 1 7 9[...]

315 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 3 Also p ermissi ble 2 35 / 45 ZR 1 7 . 4 Mus t not be u sed wi th s no w c hain s. Mode l E 5 5 AM G Rims an d summer ti res Rims fr ont axle (A MG li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 8 J x 1 8 H 2 1 .2 in (3 1 mm) Rims rea r axle (A MG li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 9 J x 1 8 H 2 1 .4 in (35 mm ) Radi a l-pl y ti res, f ront a xle Radi a l-pl y tire s, rea r axle 245 / 40 Z R 1 8 4 275 / 35 Z R 1 8 4 Rims an d wint er tires Rims (A MG li g ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 1 .4 in (35 mm ) Radi a l-pl y ti res 235 / 45 R 1[...]

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 Electrical sys tem We i g h t s (s e e c ert i f ica tio n tag ) Mode l E 3 20 E 43 0 E 55 AMG Gener a t or (alte rnat or) 1 4 V / 1 1 5 A 1 4 V / 1 50 A 1 4 V / 1 50 A S t a r t e r m o t o r 12 V / 1. 7 k W 12 V / 1. 7 k W 12 V / 1. 7 k W Batt ery 1 2V / 1 00 Ah 1 2V / 1 00 Ah 1 2V / 1 00 Ah Spark plu g s Electrode gap Ti g h te n i ng to r q ue Bosc h F 8 DPER Beru 1 4 F GH 8 D PUR X 2 NGK P F R 5 R -1 1 0.039 in ( 1 .0 mm) 1 5 – 22 f t.lb (20 – 30 Nm) Bosc h F 8 DPER Ber u 1 4 FGH 8 DPUR X 2 NGK PFR 5 R-1 1 0 .039 i[...]

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 Main Di mensi ons Mode l E 320 E 320 A WD E 43 0 E 430 A WD E 55 AMG Overal l v ehicle length 1 89.4 in (48 1 0 mm) 1 89.4 i n (4 8 1 0 mm) 1 90 i n (48 1 8 mm) Ove rall v ehicl e widt h 70.8 in ( 1 799 mm ) 70 .8 in (1 799 mm) 70.8 i n (1 799 mm) Ove rall hei ght 56.7 in ( 1 439 mm ) 56 .7 in (1 439 mm) 5 6.9 in (1 445 mm) Wheel base 1 1 1 .5 in (2833 mm) 1 1 1 .5 in (2833 mm) 1 1 1 .5 in (283 3 mm) Tra c k , front 60.2 i n (1 529 mm) 60. 2 in (1 529 mm ) 6 1 .4 in (1 560 m m) Tra ck, rear 5 9.9 in (1 52 1 m m ) 59.9 i n ( 1 52 1 [...]

318 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 ehi cle compo nents and t heir respec tiv e lubricants must mat ch. Therefore use onl y brands test ed and recomm ended b y us. Please refer t o the Fa c tory A pprov ed Service Products pam phlet, or i nq uire at y our au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center . Model Capaci ty Fuels, coolant s, lu b rican ts et c. Engine with o il fi lte r E 320, E 43 0 E 55 AMG 8. 5 US qt (8.0 l) 8. 0 US qt (7 .5 l) Recommended en gine oils Auto mat i c transm[...]

319 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 a sher sy st em appro x. 5. 8 US qt (5. 5 l) M B Wi ndshie ld w asher conc entrate “S” 1 H eadl amp washe r sy st em appro x. 1 .9 US qt ( 1 .8 l) MB Wi ndshi eld wa sher conc entrate “S” 1 Cooli ng sy s tem E 320 E 430, E 55 AMG appro x. 1 0.6 US qt (1 0 l) appro x. 1 1 .8 US qt (1 1 .2 l) MB Anticorr osion / a ntif reeze Fuel t ank inclu d in g a reserv e of appro x. 2 1 . 1 US ga l (80.0 l ) appro x. 2. 6 US ga l (1 0.0 l) Pre m ium u nlead e d gasoli ne : Pos ted Octan[...]

320 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 Engin e oils are sp ecif icall y test ed f o r th eir suitability in our engines. Ther ef o re, use onl y engine oils recommend ed b y Mercedes-Benz. Information on recommen ded brands is a vailable at y our aut horized M ercedes-Benz Center . Please follow Service Booklet reco mmendations for sche du led oi l change s. Failu re to do so co uld res ult in engine dam age n o t co vered b y t he M ercedes- Benz Limited W a rra n ty . Engine oi l additi ves Do not b lend o i[...]

321 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 oli ne Caut ion! T o maintain the en gine‘ s durabil ity and perf ormance , premium unleaded g asoline mus t be used. If premium unleaded is not a vaila b le and lo w o ctane f uel is used, follo w th ese pr ec autions: • hav e t he fu el tan k f i lled only pa rtia ll y wi th un lea ded reg ula r a nd f i ll up w it h pre mi um un le ade d a s s oon as possi ble, • a vo id full throttle d riving a n d abru p t a cceleration , • do not e xce ed a n engine spe ed[...]

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 Gasoline addi tives A maj or conc ern am ong engine ma nufa cturers is ca rbon b uild up ca us ed by gas oli ne . M er ced es- Be nz recommends the use of onl y quality g asoline con tainin g additiv es that pre vent the build up of carbo n deposits . Af te r an ex tende d pe rio d o f usin g fu els w it hou t su ch addi tives, carbo n de posits ca n bu ild u p es pecia ll y on th e in take val ves and in the c om bustion area, lead in g to engine performance p roblems such a s : • wa[...]

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 t he engin e tem perature will increa se due to t he low er heat transfer capability of th e solution. Therefore, do not use mo re than this amount of a nticor rosion / antifreeze. If the c oola nt level is low , wat e r and MB anti co rrosio n / antifreeze sh ould be u sed to bring it up to t he proper lev el (ha ve co o ling sy st em chec ked for si g ns of leakage). The water in th e cooling s y s tem mu s t m eet min imum req uirements, whic h are usuall y satisfied b y normal drinking wa t[...]

324 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 575 p ursuant t o the “N ationa l Traffic an d M otor V ehicl e Safety Act of 1 966”. Unif o rm t ire qu alit y g radin g Quality g rades can be found w here a pplicable on the tire side wall betw een tread shoulder and ma xi mum sectio n width. Fo r ex am ple: All pa ssenge r car tires mus t confo rm to f ederal saf ety req uirements in addition[...]

325 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 Te m p e ra t u r e The tempe rature grades are “ A” (the h ighes t), “B”, a nd “C”, r epresenting t he tire‘s resist a nce to t he generation of h eat a nd it s abil ity t o d issipa t e heat when tes t ed under contr olled conditi ons on a specifi ed indo o r laboratory tes t wheel . Sus tain ed high temperature can cause the ma te rial of the ti re to deg e nerate and reduce tire l if e, and excessive t emperature can l ead to sudden tire fa i lure. The grad e “C” corr es ponds to a le vel of perf o rman[...]

326 In de x 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 bra ke sy st em) ... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 2 1 7 Malf unctio n indic a t or la mp . ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 237 ABS- SY ST EM - malf unctio n and w arni ng messa ges ..... ..... ..... .... ...242 Ad jus ting s t eering wheel ... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... 8 1 Air condi tioner r efrige rant ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ...320 Air dis trib utio n .. ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... 1 [...]

327 In de x 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 ar passeng er comp artment adju st able a ir out le t .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 34 Re ar windo w defr os t e r .. ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... 1 30 Re sidua l eng ine heat uti liza tio n (RES T) ... ..... .... ... 1 32 Spe cia l setti ngs ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... [...]

328 In de x 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 ... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .. 26 Lo c k ing a nd unlo cki ng . ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... 3 1 Mec hani c al ke y s .... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .. 34 Re mote c ontrol ... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. 25 Summe [...]

329 In de x 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 AB IL . P ROG . - ma l fun ct i on an d w arni ng messa ge s .. ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .....252 Ele c troni c ma in k ey ... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... 25 Chan g i ng batt eries ... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... 29 1 Sync hroni zing rem o t e co ntro l . ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 293 Ele c tr oni c s tabil ity prog ram (ESP) . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 220 Contro l swit ch .. ..... .... ....... ..... ..... .....[...]

330 In de x 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 .. ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... . 288, 289 Re placing bulbs ..... .... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 285 Sid e mark er la mp , front ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 290 S tandi ng lam ps ... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... . 288, 289 T ail lam p a ssembl ies .... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .....289 Tur n sign al la mps ... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... . 288, 289 F Firs t aid kit[...]

331 In de x 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 ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... .....309 Illumi nated va nity mir rors .. ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... 1 6 1 Ind icato r lamps in th e ins trument c lus ter .. ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 88, 234 Indi vidua l setti ngs ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... . 1 1 0 Inf a nt and c hil d res traint sy s t em s .... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .. 78 Informa tion call Se e T ele A id ... ..... ..... ..... .. ....[...]

332 In de x 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 77 Malfunc tion and indic ator l a m p in the cent er conso le ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 238 Malfunc tion and indic ator l a m ps in the ins trument clus ter ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... .....234 Malfun ctio n and war ning mess a ge s ... ..... .... ........ .... ... 239 ABS-S Y S TEM .... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 242 B A TTER Y / AL TERN A T O R[...]

333 In de x 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 v i gatio n sy s tem - Multi functi on displ a y .... ..... .... ... 1 05 Night sec u r ity illumina tion ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 20 O On-b oard dia gnos tic sy st em ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... .... ... 234 Opera tor’s m a nua l ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. 8 Outsi d e t e m pera ture indic a t or .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 90 Ove rhead cont rol panel .... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 2 1 P Pani c[...]

334 In de x 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 ..... ..... ..... .... ...248 Re pl ac ing bulbs ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... .....285 Re pl ac ing wiper bl ade ins e r t ... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 296 Re portin g Safet y D efe cts ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 1 5 Re serve ke y ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .. 26 Re sidual eng ine heat uti l i zation (RES T) ... .. ..... ..... ..... 1 32[...]

335 In de x 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 EERI NG GEAR OIL - mal functi o n and w arnin g mess ages . ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 249 St eering loc k ... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 90 St eering wheel adjus tme nt .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 8 1 St o rage com p ar tme nts Abo v e asht ra y in cente r consol e .. .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 64 Gl ov e bo x .... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... 1 63 I[...]

336 In de x 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 Trunk ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .. 39 Re mote op ening . ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... 29 Se paratel y loc k ed .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. 40 Trunk lam p .. ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ...298 Trunk lid Em erg ency re lease . ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 42 Re lease switc h .... ..... ..... .... ..... .[...]

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