Mercedes-Benz 2000 E-Class 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 [...]

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 cons[...]

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 ... .[...]

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[...]

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 .... ..... ....[...]

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 ... ..... .....[...]

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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 afe[...]

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[...]

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 ra[...]

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 e[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 r[...]

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 h[...]

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 cau[...]

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

18 Inst rument s and controls Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dr i vin g Ins trume nt clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Ins tru m ents and co ntr ols P68.10-241 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 Exte[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 . .... [...]

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 . • [...]

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 pera[...]

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) [...]

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, re[...]

28 Cent ral locki ng system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex G e ner al not es o n th e cen tra l 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[...]

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 ten[...]

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 Π. 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[...]

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 [...]

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 . S[...]

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 [...]

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! Th[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 ,[...]

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 [...]

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 hand[...]

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[...]

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 ill[...]

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[...]

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 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 [...]

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[...]

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 comfort[...]

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 resyn[...]

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[...]

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 ?[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 p[...]

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 i[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 tio[...]

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 s[...]

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 [...]

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 be[...]

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 e[...]

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). Op[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 pac[...]

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[...]

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 c[...]

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 to[...]

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 d[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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

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

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 Op[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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.[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 j[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 ak[...]

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 e[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 o[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 on[...]

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 ro[...]

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 i[...]

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[...]

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 t[...]

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

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[...]

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[...]

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

105 Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction d isplay Te ch n i c a l dat a Ins tr uments and cont rols Ope r ati o n Dri ving In st ru m en t cluster dis play Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Na vigat ion s y stem (optio nal) 1 The n 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[...]

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 electr[...]

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 “A[...]

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

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 p[...]

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” (On[...]

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 requ[...]

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 [...]

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.[...]

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: Tu[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 i[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 indep[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 , [...]

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 ai[...]

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 erat[...]

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 A[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 rtm[...]

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.[...]

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 ipp[...]

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 descri[...]

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 p[...]

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

138 Audi o system Te ch n i c a l dat a In stru m e n ts and c o n tro l s Ope r ati o n Dri ving Ins tr ument clu s ter d isp la y Prac tical hints Car care I ndex Entering the c ode n umber 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 o[...]

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[...]

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

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

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 wi[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 ne[...]

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 [...]

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 un[...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 wi[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 ro[...]

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 fa[...]

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. T[...]

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 an[...]

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 t[...]

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[...]

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 ce[...]

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 c[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 b[...]

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 foot[...]

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-[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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 ... [...]

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 radi[...]

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 e[...]

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 t[...]

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 l[...]

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 h[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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, the[...]

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 [...]

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 Mer[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 cour[...]

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 , [...]

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[...]

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 ?[...]

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 sel[...]

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 ed[...]

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[...]

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 ad[...]

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 [...]

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 ransm[...]

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. [...]

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 ” progra[...]

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[...]

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 t[...]

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: [...]

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. [...]

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 e[...]

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[...]

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 er[...]

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 ro[...]

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 [...]

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 contain[...]

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 ente[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 th[...]

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 cl[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 u[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 e[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 p[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 unt[...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

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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 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 duri[...]

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[...]

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 ?[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 t[...]

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.[...]

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 aut[...]

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 ga[...]

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 a[...]

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 -be[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 engin[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .[...]

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.[...]

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 [...]

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 acc[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 b[...]

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[...]

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 th[...]

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 [...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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 o[...]

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 wdr[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, t[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 ju[...]

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 m[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 , ins[...]

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 n[...]

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 [...]

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 r[...]

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 [...]

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 bum[...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

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 disp[...]

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 o[...]

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 unct[...]

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 d[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 ....[...]

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,[...]

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[...]

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 w[...]

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 . Wh[...]

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, clea[...]

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 th[...]

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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 ..... ..... ..[...]

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 g[...]

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[...]

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 ver[...]

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[...]

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 M[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 bra[...]

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 [...]

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 recommen[...]

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 p[...]

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 recommen[...]

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 o[...]

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 57[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....[...]

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[...]

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 ... .... ..... ..... ....... [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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 ..... ..... .. ..... .....[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 ... ....... ..... .... ..... ..[...]

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 . ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... ..[...]

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