Mercedes-Benz 2005 E -Class Wagon manual

Sommer Co rporate Media AG Operator’s Manual E-Class Wagon Order No. 6515 1130 13 Part No. 211 584 66 96 USA Edition B, 2005 Ê5/tbÁ3Ë 2115846696 Operator’s Manual E-Class Wagon[...]

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Our comp any and st aff congr atulate you on the purchase of your new Merced es-Be nz. Your selection of our product is a demon- stration of your trust in our company name. Fur therm ore, it ex empl ifie s yo ur de- sire to own an automobil e that will be as easy a s possible to oper ate and provide years o f servic e. Your M ercedes- Benz repres e[...]

Contents Introducti on .......... ......... ............ ........... 9 Product inf ormation ................. ............. .. 9 Operator’s M anual ........... ........ ............ 10 Serv ice and war ranty inf ormatio n .. 10 Important notic e for California retai l buye rs an d less ees of Merce des-Benz autom obiles .. ........ 11 Maintena nc[...]

Contents Safety and Security ..... ............ .......... 61 Occupa nt safety .... ......... ............ .......... 62 Air bags ....... ............. ............ .......... 63 Seat be lts ........ ............. ............ ...... 69 Children in the vehicle .. ............ ...... 73 Blocking of rear door window operat ion ..... ............ ....[...]

Contents Control sy stem ............ ........ ............. . 153 Multif unction disp lay .. ........ .......... 153 Multif unction stee ring w heel .. ...... 154 Menus ... ........ ............. ............ ...... 156 Standa rd displa y menu ...... .......... 158 AUDIO m enu . ............. ............ ...... 158 NAV* menu ............ ........[...]

Contents Driving sys tems ................. ............ .... 2 28 Cruise control .. ............. ............ .... 2 28 Distronic * ........ ............. ............ .... 2 32 Airmati c DC (Dua l Control) * . ........ 244 Loadin g ......... ........ ............. ............ .... 247 Split rear be nch seat .... ............ .... 2 47 Expanding[...]

Contents Uni form Tire Qual ity Gr ading Standa rds (U.S . vehicl es) ....... ...... 330 Tire pl y material ............. ............. . 332 Tire and loa ding terminology ........ 332 Rotating tires ............. ............ ...... 335 Winter dr iving . ............. ............ ......... . 337 Winter ti res ... ............. ............ ......[...]

Contents Techni cal d ata ..... ............. ........ ........ 4 37 Parts servi ce ..... ............. ............ ........ 4 38 Warrant y coverage ......... ............ ........ 439 Loss of Service and W arranty Informa tion Booklet ...... ............ .... 439 Identifi cation label s........ ............ ........ 440 Layout of poly -V-belt dri[...]

9 Produc t inf ormat ion 왔 Introduction Product in formation Plea se obse rve the foll owing i n your own bes t inte rest: We reco mmend using ge nuine Merce des-Be nz part s as w ell as convers ion parts a nd accessori es explic itly approved by us for your ve hicle m odel. We have teste d these parts to det ermine their re liabili ty, safet y a[...]

10 Intro duction Operator’s Manual This Operator’s Manual contai ns a great deal of useful i nformati on. We ur ge you to read it carefull y and f amiliariz e you rself with the vehicl e befo re dr iving . For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicl e, we ur ge yo u to fo llow th e in- structions and warnings contained in this man[...]

11 Introduction Operator’s Manual Import ant not ice for C aliforn ia re tail buyers and les sees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles Under Californi a law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a ref und of the pu rchas e price or lease p rice, if Merced es-B enz US A, LL C and / or its au- thoriz ed rep air or s ervice facil ities fa [...]

12 Intro duction Operator’s Manual Maintenance The Maintenance Booklet describes al l the necessary maintenanc e work which should be performe d at regula r intervals. Always have the M aintenance B ooklet with you wh en you take the vehi cle to you r au- thoriz ed Mercedes -Benz Cent er for se r- vice. The s ervice ad visor will rec ord each ser[...]

13 Introduction Operator’s Manual Operating your vehic le outside the USA or Canada If you pl an to ope rate yo ur vehicl e in for- eign co untri es, pl ease be awa re tha t: 앫 servi ce faciliti es or rep lacement pa rts may not be r eadil y avail able, 앫 unle aded ga soline for ve hicles w ith ca t- alytic converters may not be available; th[...]

14 Intro duction Where to find it This Operator’s Manual is designed to pr o- vide compr ehens ive s uppo rt inf orm ation for yo u, t he vehi cle ope rat or. For easy access, each s ection has its own reference color: At a glance Here you will f ind an overview of al l the controls that can be operated fr om the driver ’s seat . Getting st art[...]

15 Introduction Symbols 왔 Symbols The f ollowin g symbo ls are fou nd in this Operator’s Manual: * Optio nal equi pment is ide ntifi ed with an asteri sk. Since standard equipm ent varies between mode ls, the de scriptions a nd illus trations in this ma nual may diff er sli ghtly from the ac tual equipme nt of you r vehi - cle. 왘 This symbol [...]

16 Intro duction Operating safety Proper use of t he vehicle Proper use o f the veh icle requir es th at you are fam iliar with the foll owing in formatio n and r ules: 앫 the safety prec autions in this manual 앫 the “T echn ical data” sect ion in th is manual 앫 traffic rules and re gulations 앫 motor vehicle la ws and safety stan- dards [...]

17 Introduction Problems with your vehicle 왔 Problems wit h your vehicle If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particular ly one that you believe may affect it s safe operation, we urge you to imme diately co ntact an a uthorized M ercedes -Benz Cent er to have the proble m diagn osed and co rrecte d if requir ed. If the m atter i[...]

18 Intro duction Reporting safety defects For the USA only: The following text is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant t o the “Nati onal Traf fic an d Motor Vehic le Safe ty Act of 1966. ” Report ing saf ety defec ts If you believ e that your v ehic le has a defect w hich co[...]

19 Introduction Vehicle data recording 왔 Vehicle data recording Inform ation re gardin g electron ic reco rding dev ices (Including notice pursuant to California Code § 9951) Plea se note th at your v ehic le is equ ipped w ith devices that ca n rec ord vehi cle sys tems da ta and, i f equip ped with th e Tele Aid sy st em , may trans mit some d[...]

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21 At a glance Cockpit Instru ment cl uster Multifunction steering wheel Center console Overhead control panel Door control panel[...]

22 At a glance Cockpit[...]

23 At a glance Cockpit Item Pag e 1 Parking brake pedal 49, 56 2 Hood lo ck rele ase 299 3 Steerin g whee l adju stment stalk 41 Heated stee ring wheel * 267 4 Parking bra ke rele ase 49 5 Combin atio n swit ch 앫 Turn si gnal s 51 앫 Wind shield wipers 52 앫 High beam 51 6 Door control panel 30 7 Exterior lamp s witch 141 Item Page 8 Headlamp w[...]

24 At a glance Instrum ent cluster[...]

25 At a glance Instrument cluster Item Page 1 L Left turn signal indic a- tor lamp 2 v ABS/ ESP warning lamp 353 3 Speedometer 4 Multifunction disp lay 153 5 l Distance w arning lamp Vehicles without Distronic*: Warning lamp with out func- tion. It illumina tes when the ignition is on. It should go out when the engine is running. 357 6 K Right turn[...]

26 At a glance Multifuncti on steering wheel Item Page 1 Mult ifunc tio n di spla y in speedo meter 153 Operating c ontrol sy s- tem 154 2 Select ing the s ubmenu o r setting t he volume : Press button æ up/to in crease ç down/to decrea se 3 Telephone*: Press button s to take a call to dial a call t to end a call to reject an inc om- ing c all It[...]

27 At a glance Cent er co nsole 왔 Center con sole Upper p art Item Page 1 Dual-zone automatic climat e control 4-zone automatic climate control* 196 208 2 COMAND system, se e sep- arate op erati ng ins truc- tions 3 Seat heating*, front pas- senger sid e Seat ventilation*, fr ont passeng er side 132 133 4 Electronic Stabil ity Pro- gram (ESP) con[...]

28 At a glance Cent er co nsole Lower pa rt Item Page 1 Ashtray 265 2 KEYLESS -GO* st art/ stop button 36 3 Select or leve r for auto mat- ic transm issio n 47, 183 4 Adap tive d ampi ng sy stem (ADS)* sw itch 244 Item Page 5 Vehic le leve l contro l swit ch* 245 6 Thumbwheel for setting distance for Distronic* 239 7 Distance warning func- tion* on[...]

29 At a glance Overhead control panel 왔 Over head c ontrol pane l Item Page 1 Rear inte rior lig hting on/off 149 2 Automatic interi or lighting 147 3 Front interior lighting on/off 147 4 Temper atur e sen sor 5 Right reading lamp on/off 148 6 Tilt /sliding s unroof * 225 Item Page 7 Tele Aid ( emerg ency c all system ) button 269 8 Rear view mir[...]

30 At a glance Door co ntrol panel Item Page 1 Door handle 114 2 Seat adjustment 39 3 Memory function (for stor- ing seat, exterior mirror and ste ering wh eel set- tings) 138 4 Exterior rear vie w mirror adjustment 42 5 Switc hes for ope ning/ closing front and rear side windows, rear window override switch 221 6 Remote ta ilgate rele ase switch ,[...]

31 Getti ng st arted Unlocking Adjusting Driving Parking and locking[...]

32 Getting sta rted The “Getting s tarted” sec tion provides a n over view of th e vehicl e’s mos t basic functions. If you are al ready fa milia r with t he bas ic functions described here, the “Controls in detail” section will p rovide you with furthe r inform ation. Th e correspon ding page refere nces a re locate d at the end of eac h[...]

33 Getti ng st arted Unlocking 왘 Get in th e vehicl e and ins ert the SmartKe y in the starter switch. For more information, see “ Locking and unloc king” ( 컄 pag e 102). Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO* With KE YLESS- GO your c an open your vehicle without using the buttons on the Smar tKe y. 왘 Pull t he out side doo r handle . 앫 All turn si[...]

34 Getting sta rted Unlocking Starter s witch pos itions SmartKey Starter swi tch 0 For removing S martKey 1 Power supply to some el ectrical con- sumers , such as seat adj ustment 2 Ignitio n (pow er supply for al l electri cal consumers) and driving position. All lamp s (ex pect low beam he adlamp indic ator la mp, high beam he adla mp indic ator[...]

35 Getti ng st arted Unlocking For information on starting the engine usin g th e Smar tK ey, se e “St art ing the en- gine” ( 컄 p age 47). Smar tKe y with KEY LES S-GO * Pressi ng the K EYLESS -GO start /stop but - ton on the gear selector lever corresponds to turning the Smar tKey to the various start er switch po sitions . If you firmly de[...]

36 Getting sta rted Unlocking KEYLESS-GO st art/stop but ton 1 USA only 2 Canada only The Smar tKey with KEYLESS-GO must b e located in the veh icle. 왘 Make s ure the gea r selec tor le ver is se t to P . 왘 Do not depress th e brake pedal . Position 0 Before you pres s the K EYLESS -GO star t/ stop button, the vehicle's on-board elec- tron[...]

37 Getti ng st arted Unlocking For information on starting the engine us- ing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop butt on, see “Star ting with KE YLESS-GO*” ( 컄 page 48). i When you switch on the ignition, the in- dicato r and warn ing lamp s (expec t low beam h eadlam p indica tor lamp , high beam h eadlamp indica tor lamp, and turn sign al indicator [...]

38 Getting sta rted Adjusting Seats War n i n g! G All seat, head rest raint, st eering w heel, an d re a r v ie w mi rr o r a dj u st m en t s, a s we l l a s f a s- tening of s eat belt s, must be done befor e the v ehicle is put i nto mot ion. War n i n g! G Do not adju st th e driver ’s se at whi le dr iving. Adjust ing the s eat while d rivi[...]

39 Getti ng st arted Adjusting Seat adjustment The se at adju stmen t switch es are l ocate d on the front doors. 1 Head restraint height 2 Seat height 3 Seat cushion tilt 4 Seat fore and aft adjustme nt 5 Backre st ti lt 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 34). or 왘 Open the respec tive doo r. Seat fo re and aft adjustm ent 왘 Press t he s[...]

40 Getting sta rted Adjusting Head rest raint heig ht 왘 Press the s witch up or down in th e di- rection of arrow 1 . Head re stra int tilt Manually adjust the ang le of t he head re- straint. 왘 Push or pull on the lower edge of the head re straint cu shion. For more information on seats, s ee the “Controls in detail” section ( 컄 page 124[...]

41 Getti ng st arted Adjusting Steering wheel a djustment The s talk for s teering wheel a djustm ent is located on the steering column (lower l eft). 1 Adjusting steering column, in or out 2 Adjusting steering column, up or down 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 34). or 왘 Open th e driver ’s door. Adjustin g steering c olumn in or out ?[...]

42 Getting sta rted Adjusting Inte rior rear view mi rror 왘 Manually adjust the interior rear view mirror. For more information, s ee “Rear view mir- ror” ( 컄 page 19 1). Exteri or rear v iew mirr or The buttons are loc ated on the driver’s door. 1 Passenge r-side exterior rea r view mir- ror button 2 Adjustment button 3 Driver’s si de [...]

43 Getti ng st arted Adjusting For more information, see “Activating exte- rior rear view m irror parking posit ion” ( 컄 page 19 2). For more informati on, see “Rear v iew mir- ror” ( 컄 page 19 1). ! If an exte rior rear vie w mirror was f orc- ibly p ushed fo rward (hi t from the re ar) or forcibly pu shed rearwa rd (hit from the front[...]

44 Getting sta rted Driving Fastening the seat belts War n i n g! G Do not la y any obj ects in t he driver ’s foot- well. Be car eful that fl oor ma ts or carpet s in the driv er’s foo twell hav e sufficie nt clear- ance for the pedals. During sudden driving or brakin g maneuvers the objects could get cau ght betw een the pedals. You coul d th[...]

45 Getti ng st arted Driving 1 Retractor 2 Latch p late 3 Buckle 4 Releas e but ton Wa rn i n g! G Never le t more p eople ri de in the ve hicle than the re a re seat belt s availa ble. Be sure every one ridin g in the veh icle is co rrectly restrai ned wi th a separa te se at bel t. Ne ver use a seat belt f or more than one pe rson a t a time . Wa[...]

46 Getting sta rted Driving 왘 Place th e should er portion of the be lt across the top of yo ur shoulder and the lap portion a cross your hips. 왘 Push latc h plate 2 in to bu ckle 3 unti l it click s. 왘 If necessary, tighten the lap portion to a snug fit by pullin g shoulde r portion up. Belt outlet height a djustment 1 Releas e but ton 왘 P[...]

47 Getti ng st arted Driving Starting th e engine Automatic t ransmis sion Gearshif t patter n for auto matic tra nsmis sio n P Park position with gear selector lever lock R Reverse g ear N Neutr al D Drive p osition For more information, see the “Controls in detail ” sect ion ( 컄 page 18 3). Starting with the SmartKey For inf ormation on tur[...]

48 Getting sta rted Driving Starting with KEYLESS-GO* You c an start yo ur vehicle w ithout the SmartK ey in the s tarter switc h using th e KEYLESS-GO start/stop button on the gear se lecto r leve r. For information on turning off the engine with KEYLESS-GO, s ee “Turning off with KEYLE SS-GO *” ( 컄 page 59 ). The Smar tKey with KEYLESS-GO m[...]

49 Getti ng st arted Driving Starting d ifficulti es If th e engin e do es not star t as desc ribed , carry out the follo wing st eps: 왘 If you are star ting the engine with the SmartKe y, turn SmartKey in s tarter switch to po sition 0 and repeat s tarting proc edure. 왘 If you are st arti ng t he eng ine wi th KEYLESS-GO: Close any d oors that[...]

50 Getting sta rted Driving Driving 왘 Depress the brake ped al. 왘 Move selector lever to position D or R . 왘 Releas e the brak e pe dal. 왘 Carefully depress th e accel erator pedal. Once the vehicle is in motion, the automat- ic cen tral lockin g system engages and the locking knobs drop down. After a cold s tart the automatic transmis- sio[...]

51 Getti ng st arted Driving Sw itch ing o n hea dla mps Low b eam he adlam ps The ex terior lamp sw itch is loc ated on the dashb oard t o the le ft of th e stee ring wh eel. Exter ior lamp switch 1 Off 2 Low beam he adlamps on 왘 Turn exteri or lamp switch to posit io n B . The low be am headl amp indic ator lamp B in the instrum ent cluste r co[...]

52 Getting sta rted Driving The c ombina tion switch res ets au tom ati- cally after major steering wheel move - ments. Windshield w ipers The c ombina tion swit ch is locat ed o n the left of the stee ring co lumn . Combi natio n swit ch 1 Sing le wi pe 2 Switch ing on wind shield wipers 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). Switching o n win[...]

53 Getti ng st arted Driving Intermitte nt wip ing 왘 Turn t he comb inat ion sw itch t o posi ti on I . Single wi pe 왘 Press switch briefly in the d irectio n of arrow 1 . The w indshie ld wipe rs wipe on e time without washer fl uid. Wiping wi th wi ndshiel d washe r fluid 왘 Push switch in the dire ction of arrow 1 past the r esistan ce poin[...]

54 Getting sta rted Driving Rear w indow w iper / washer The sw itch is located o n the cent er con- sole. 1 Interm ittent wi pe 2 Indic ator lamp 3 Rear window washer sys tem Activatin g interm ittent wip e 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34) 왘 Press u pper sec tion 1 of the sw itch. Indic ator lamp 2 comes on. Deactiva ting interm ittent [...]

55 Getti ng st arted Driving Problems while driving The eng ine ru ns err aticall y and misf ires 앫 An ignition cable may be damaged. 앫 The engine elec tronics may not be operating properl y. 앫 Unburn ed gasol ine may h ave entered the cataly tic converter a nd damaged it. 왘 Give v ery little gas. 왘 Have t he pr oble m re pair ed by an au[...]

56 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking You have now complet ed your f irst drive. You ha ve pro perl y st oppe d a nd pa rke d your v ehicle. En d your dr ive as foll ows. Parking brake 1 Parkin g brake pe dal 2 Releas e handle 왘 Step firmly on pa rking brake p edal 1 . When the engine is running, the warn- ing l amp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada o[...]

57 Getti ng st arted Parking and loc king Swit chin g off h ead lamps 왘 Turn t he ext erio r lamp swit ch to M ( 컄 page 51). For more information, see the “Controls in detail ” sect ion ( 컄 page 141) . Turning off engine 왘 Plac e the gea r select or leve r in posi ti on P . Turning off with the SmartK ey 왘 Turn the Smart Key in th e s[...]

58 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking 왘 After ex iting the veh icle pr ess the lo ck button ‹ on th e Smar tKey ( 컄 page 32). 앫 All turn sig nal lamps flash three times. 앫 An acoust ic signal sou nds thre e times (if eq uippe d and fe ature ac ti- vated). For more information, see “F actory setting” ( 컄 pag e 104) . 앫 The locki[...]

59 Getti ng st arted Parking and loc king Turning off with KEYLESS-G O* 왘 Plac e the gear select or leve r in P . 왘 Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop but- ton to shut off the engine. With the driver's door close d, the start- er sw itch is now in positi on 1 . With the drive r’s door ope ned, the star ter switch is set to po sition 0 , sam[...]

60 Getting sta rted Parking and l ocking 1 Lock button on the door handle 왘 After ex iting the veh icle, pre ss lock button 1 on the door handle or on the tailgat e. 앫 All turn sig nal lamps flash three times. 앫 An acoust ic signal sou nds thre e times (if eq uippe d and fe ature ac ti- vated). For more information, see “F actory setting”[...]

61 Safety and Security Occupant safety Panic al arm Driv ing safe ty syst ems Anti-theft systems[...]

62 Safety and Security Occupan t safety In this section you will l earn the most impor tant fa cts about the re straint sy stem components of the vehicl e. 앫 Seat b elts ( 컄 page 69) 앫 Child restraints ( 컄 page 73) 앫 Lower anc hors and te thers for c hildren (LATCH ) ( 컄 page 8 3) Supplem ental Restra int Sys tem (S RS) w ith 앫 Air ba[...]

63 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Air bags Wa rn i n g! G In the ev ent tha t the 1 in dicator l amp comes on during drivi ng or does not come on at al l, th e SR S self-c heck ha s dete cted a malfu nction . For y our s afety, w e strong ly recomm end th at you v isit an auth orized Merce des -Ben z Cen ter i mme diat ely to hav e the syst [...]

64 Safety and Security Occupan t safety War n i n g! G To redu ce the ris k of injury when th e front air bags inflate , it is very importan t for the driver and front passenger to always be in a properly seated position and to wear their respective seat belts. For maxi mum prote ction in the even t of a collisio n alway s be in normal sea ted p os[...]

65 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Wa rn i n g! G Accident researc h show s that t he safe st place f or chil dren in an automob ile is in t he rear se at. It shoul d be noted that with respe ct to b oth front and rear side impact air bags there is a possibility for a side impact air bag related injury if occupants, especial ly childre n, are[...]

66 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Safety guidel ines for the seat belt, emergen cy tensi oning dev ice and air bag In case of other types of impacts and impacts be low air bag depl oyment thresholds , air bags will not be de- ployed. Th e driver and passenger wil l then be protected to the extent pos si- ble by a prop erly fastened sea t belt[...]

67 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety When you sell y our vehi cle we strong ly urge you to gi ve notice to the subse quent owner that it is equipped with an SRS by aler tin g them to the app lic able secti on in the Oper ator ’s Manua l. Front air bags 1 Driver ’s air bag 2 Pass enger air bag Driver and front pas senger a ir bags a re de- p[...]

68 Safety and Security Occupan t safety The air ba gs will not depl oy in impacts which do not ex ceed the sy stem’ s deploy- ment thresholds. You will then be protect- ed b y the f asten ed sea t belts . The passenger front air bag will only be deployed if: 앫 the system, based on OCS weight sen- sor re adings , sense s that the fr ont pas- sen[...]

69 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety In addition, the window c urtain air bags 2 are depl oy ed: 앫 in ce rtain vehi cle rol lover s The side impact air bags and window cur- tain air bags ar e not deplo yed in im pacts which do not excee d the sys tem’s depl oy- ment threshold. Seat belts When th e engine is starte d the seat bel t telltale [...]

70 Safety and Security Occupan t safety i For information on infa nts and children traveli ng with y ou in the ve hicle and rest raint syste ms fo r infan ts and chil - dren, see “Chil dren in the v ehic le” ( 컄 page 7 3). Wa r n i n g ! G Always fasten you r seat belt before driving off. Always make sure all of your passengers are p roper ly[...]

71 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Wa rn i n g! G Damaged seat belts or belts that were highly stressed in an acci dent must be replaced and their anchoring points must also be checked. Only use s eat b elts whi ch hav e bee n ap - proved by Mercedes-Benz. Do not ma ke any modif ications t o the seat belt s. This can lea d to un inten ded act[...]

72 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Emergenc y tens ioning d evice (ETD) , seat be lt forc e limit er The se at bel ts fo r the f ront and rear out er seats ar e equippe d with emerge ncy ten- sioning devices and belt force limiters. The ETD is d esig ned to acti vate in t he fol - lowi ng case s: 앫 in frontal or rear-end impacts exceed - ing[...]

73 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety In an impact, emergency tensioning devi c- es remov e slack fro m the belts. Be lt force limiters reduce the force ex erted by the seat belts on occupants during a cras h. Automatic c omfort- fit feat ure seat belt An automatic c omfort-fit feature fo r front seats redu ces the retracting forc e of the seat [...]

74 Safety and Security Occupan t safety i Information on chi ld seats with mount- ing fittings for tether a nchorages ( 컄 page 8 2). For information on LATCH-type child seat moun ts ( 컄 page 83 ). ! The use o f infant or c hild rest raint s is requir ed by law in al l 50 states, the Dis- trict of Columbi a, the U.S. territori es and all Canadi [...]

75 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Children can be killed or seriously injured by an infl ating ai r b ag. Not e the f ollow ing im - portan t info rmat ion when ci rcum stances re - quire you to place a child in the front passenger seat: 앫 Your vehicle is equi pped with air bag techn ology desig ned to tur n off the f ront passenger f ront[...]

76 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Occup ant C lassi fica tion Sy stem The Occu pant Class ificat ion System (OCS) automatically tu rns the front passenge r front air bag on or off based on the classi- fied occupant w eight catego ry determ ined by weight sensor readings from the front passen ger seat . Occu pan ts mus t sit pro perl y belt ed[...]

77 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Furthermore, the occupant weight may ap- pear to increase or dec rease due to objects hanging on the seat, other passen- gers pushing on the seat, objects lodged undern eath the se at or s tuffed betwe en seat and middle console or between seat and door or due to objects applying pres- sure on the back of th[...]

78 Safety and Security Occupan t safety When th e OCS senses that the fr ont pas sen- ger seat oc cupant is classified as bein g heavi er than the w eight of a typical 12-month-old chil d seated in a standard chil d rest raint or as be ing a sm all in dividua l (such as a young teenag er or a small adult) , the 75 indica tor l amp wi ll illu mi- na[...]

79 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Children can be killed or seriously injured by an infl ating ai r b ag. Not e the f ollow ing im - portan t info rmat ion when ci rcum stances re - quire you to place a child in the front passenger seat: 앫 Your vehicle is equi pped with air bag techn ology desig ned to tur n off the f ront passenger f ront[...]

80 Safety and Security Occupan t safety The 75 indicator lam p is located in the center cons ole. 1 Indic ator lamp The 75 indicato r lamp 1 will b e illumina ted, exc ept with the S martKey removed or in st arter switc h position 0 . i Deployment of the driver front air bag does not mean tha t the front passenger front air bag al so shou ld have d[...]

81 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Self-test Occup ant Classificati on Sys- tem After turnin g the SmartKey in the s tarter switch to posi tion 1 or 2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once or twice, the 75 indicator lamp 1 located in the cen ter co nsole illu minate s. If an adult occupant is properly sitting on the front pa ssen[...]

82 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Installat ion of infant and chi ld rest raint system s Prior to instal ling a tet her strap , note th e follow ing st eps: 왘 Roll up retract able lugg age cove r and partition net. 왘 Remo ve stor age bo x (if so equ ipped ) ( 컄 page 256) . If the s torage b ox is no t remove d: 앫 the top tether anchor[...]

83 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety Anchorage rings 1 are located on the back side of the outer rear ba ckrests and on the floor behind the rear center seat. 1 Anchorage ring 2 Hook 왘 Fold up anc horage r ing 1 . 왘 Securely fasten hook 2 , which is part of the tether stra p, to anchorage ring 1 . 1 Anchorage ring 2 Hook Once the top tether[...]

84 Safety and Security Occupan t safety 왘 Install child s eat accor ding to t he manu factur er’s inst ructions . Blockin g of re ar door win dow opera tion 1 Override switch 2 Indic ator la mp 왘 Press o verride sw itch 1 . Indic ator la mp 2 comes on. The rear door windows can no longer b e operat- ed usin g the switch es locate d in the rea[...]

85 Safety and Security Occu pant saf ety For more information on power windows, see th e “ Cont rols in de tail ” se ctio n ( 컄 page 221). Wa rn i n g! G Activa te th e ov erri de swi tch wh en c hildr en are riding in the back seats of the vehicle. The chi ldren may o therwis e injure th em- selves, e.g. by becoming trapped in the w in- dow [...]

86 Safety and Security Panic alar m An audible alarm an d flashing ex terior lamps will opera te fo r app roxim ately 2½ minutes . 1 Â button Activating 왘 Press and hold button 1 for at l east one second. Deactiva ting 왘 Press button 1 again. or 왘 Inse rt Smar tKey in start er swit ch. i USA only: This devic e complies with Part 15 of the F[...]

87 Safety and Security Driving safety systems 왔 Driving safety syste ms In this section you will find information on the foll owi ng dri ving safet y system s: 앫 ABS (A ntilock B ra ke S ys tem) 앫 BAS (B rake A ssis t S ystem) 앫 ESP (E lectronic S tability P rogram) 앫 SBC ( S ensotronic B rak e C ontrol) 앫 4MATIC (Four Wh eel Elec troni[...]

88 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Braking If the ABS activa tes during brak ing, the ABS/E SP warnin g lamp v in the in stru- ment clus ter d ial fl ashes. Because of the SBC b rake s ystem, you w ill n ot feel any pulsati on in the br ake ped al. 왘 Keep firm and steady pre ssure on the brake pe dal. Continuous, ste ady brake pedal pr[...]

89 Safety and Security Driving safety systems BAS The B rake Ass ist Syst em (BAS ) opera tes in emerge ncy situa tions. If you ap ply the brakes very qu ickly, the BAS autom aticall y provides full brake boost, thereby poten- tia lly re duc ing the braki ng dis tance . 왘 Appl y continuo us full braking pre ssure until the emergenc y braking situ[...]

90 Safety and Security Driving safety systems For more information, see the “Practical hints” section ( 컄 page 353). War n i n g! G Never sw itch off t he ESP when y ou see the ABS/ES P warning la mp v f l a s h i n g i n t h e instru ment cl uster. I n this case pro ceed as follows: 앫 While d riving of f, appl y as li ttle th rottle as pos[...]

91 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Switching o ff the ESP To improve the vehicle's tracti on, turn off the ESP i n driving situatio ns where it w ould be adv anta geous to have drive whe els sp in and thus cut into s urfaces for better grip such as: 앫 starting out on slippery surfaces and in deep snow in conjunction with snow chai[...]

92 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Switching on the E SP 왘 Press E SP sw itch 1 . The ABS /ESP wa rning l amp v in the instrum ent cluster goes out. You are now again in normal driving mode with the ESP switched on. SBC br ake sy stem The S BC brake system com bines a hydrau - lic br ake circui t with el ectronica lly con - trol led b [...]

93 Safety and Security Driving safety systems The S BC brak e sy stem i s auto matica lly activated when you: 앫 unlock the vehicl e with the SmartKey or the KEYLESS-GO* 앫 open the driver’s or passenger door 앫 turn the Sm artKey in the s tarter switch to position 1 앫 in ve hicle s with KEYL ESS-G O*, p ress the start/stop button on gear se[...]

94 Safety and Security Driving safety systems The SBC brak e se rvo as sista nce switc hes off automa tically 앫 approximately two minutes after you turned the Smar tKey in the starter switc h to posit ion 0 or removed the SmartK ey 앫 approximately two minutes after you pres sed the K EYLESS -GO* st art /stop button to turn off the engine or pow[...]

95 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Note on driving with t he SBC 앫 Following extended periods of only minor l oads t o your b rake sy stem , you should occasionally apply the brakes when tr avel ing at hig h spee ds. Th is impro ves the gri p of the bra ke pads. 앫 After driving on wet or snow-covered road s, you should ap ply your br[...]

96 Safety and Security Driving safety systems ! Do not tow with one axle rai sed. Oth erwis e the tran sfer cas e can be damaged, wh ich is not covered by the Merc edes-Be nz Li mited Warr anty. ! Performance testing must only be con- ducted on a two-axle dynamometer. Oth erwis e the tran sfer cas e can be damaged, wh ich is not covered by the Merc[...]

97 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems 왔 Anti-theft systems Immobilizer The imm obilizer pre vents una uthorized persons from starting your vehicle. Acti va ting 앫 With the Smar tKey: Removing the SmartKe y from the starter switc h acti- vate s the immobi lizer. 앫 With KEYLESS -GO*: T urnin g off the e n- gine by means of the KEYL ESS-GO [...]

98 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Anti-theft a larm sy stem Once the alar m syst em has be en armed, a visual and audi ble a larm is tr igger ed when someone opens 앫 a door 앫 the tailgate 앫 the hood. The alarm will stay on, even if the activat- ing ele ment (a do or, for ex ample ) is imme - diat ely c losed . The al arm s ystem wi ll[...]

99 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems Canceling the alarm With th e Sm artKey 왘 Inse rt the Smart Key in the s tarter switch. or 왘 Press the Œ or ‹ button on the SmartK ey. The alar m is canc eled . With KE YLESS-G O* 왘 Pull the outside d oor handle. The S martKey with KEYLE SS-GO mu st be within 3 f t (1 m) of the ve hicle. or 왘 Pr[...]

100 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Disarmi ng the tow -away al arm To pre vent tr iggeri ng the tow-away alarm feature , switch off t he tow-aw ay alar m be- fore to wing the vehicl e, or wh en parking on a surf ace s ubject t o moveme nt, such a s a ferry or auto train. The button is located on the overhead con- trol panel. 1 Tow-away al a[...]

101 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Seats Memory funct ion Lighting Instru ment cl uster Control sy stem Automatic tra nsmission Good visibility Dual-zone automatic climat e control 4-zone automatic climate control* Powe r wind ows Power tilt / sliding sunroof* Driving systems Load in g Useful features[...]

102 Control s in detai l In the “Controls in detail” section you will find detailed information on how to oper- ate t he eq uipme nt inst alled o n yo ur v ehi- cle. I f you are alr eady f amil iar wit h the basic functions of your vehicl e, this section will b e of p articul ar inte rest to you . To quic kly famil iarize y ourself with the ba-[...]

103 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Wa rn i n g! G When l eaving th e vehic le, alw ays remove the Smar tKey from the sta rter sw itch, ta ke it with you , and lock t he vehicl e. Do no t leave childr en un attend ed in the ve hicle , or w ith access to an u nlock ed vehi cl e. It is possi ble for children to open a looke d door from the [...]

104 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Factory setting Global u nlocki ng 왘 Press button Œ . 앫 All turn signal lamps f lash once. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds once (if equippe d and feat ure activa ted). 앫 The locking knobs in the doors move up. 앫 The a nti-the ft a larm sy stem i s dis- armed . The ve hicle will loc k again auto[...]

105 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Unlo cking driv er’s do or and fuel filler flap 왘 Press bu tton Œ once. 앫 All tu rn signal la mps fla sh once. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds once (if equippe d and fe ature ac tivate d). For more information, see “Factory setti ng” ( 컄 p age 10 4). 앫 The loc king k nob i n the d riv er’[...]

106 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Checking the batteries 왘 Press button ‹ or Œ . Battery check l amp 5 comes on brief- ly to i ndicate tha t the SmartKe y batter- ies ar e in o rder. Unlocking and opening the tailg ate You ca n unl ock an d open the tail gate sep- arat ely. A minimu m height c learance of 6.7 6 ft (2.0 6 m) is re[...]

107 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* Vehicl es equipped with KE YLESS-G O come with two Sm artKeys with KEYLESS-GO, each with re mote control and a removable mechanica l key. Th e locking tabs for the mechanical key portion of the two Sm art- Keys w ith KEYLESS- GO are a diffe rent col- or to hel p dis tingu ish e[...]

108 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Importa nt notes o n using KE YLESS-GO 앫 You c an al so us e th e Smar tKey with KEYLES S-GO like a norm al SmartK ey ( 컄 page 102) . 앫 You ca n co mbine K EYLE SS-GO func - tions with normal SmartKey functions (e.g. unloc king with KEYLESS -GO and locking with the ‹ button). 앫 Always carry [...]

109 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking 앫 Never sto re the Sm artKey with KEYLESS-GO toge ther with: 앫 Elec tronic i tems s uch as a cellul ar phone or another SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO 앫 Metallic objects such as coi ns or metal f oil Doing so could impair the function of the KEYL ESS-GO syste m. 앫 To lock or un lock t he vehi cle, the[...]

110 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Factory setting Global u nlocki ng 왘 Pull the outside door handle. 앫 All turn signal lamps f lash once. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds once (if equippe d and feat ure activa ted). 앫 The locking knobs in the doors move up. 앫 The a nti-the ft a larm sy stem i s dis- armed . The ve hicle will loc [...]

111 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Selective se tting If you frequently travel alone, you may wish to reprogra m the SmartKey with KEYLESS- GO so when you pull th e dr iver ’s door handle only the driver’s door and the fuel f iller flap un locks. 왘 Press a nd hold bu ttons Œ an d ‹ simul taneo usly for a bout fi ve sec onds unti[...]

112 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Checking the ba tteries 왘 Press button ‹ or Œ . Battery check lam p 5 comes on brief- ly to indicate that the Sma rtKey bat ter- ies are in order. Unlocking and openin g the tailgate A minimum height clearanc e of 6.76 ft (2.0 6 m) is req uired to op en t he ta ilgat e. The han dle is loc ated in[...]

113 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Global lo cking using the lo ck butto n at tailgate 1 Lock button at ta ilgate 왘 Press the lock bu tton 1 . 앫 All turn sig nal lamps f lash three times. 앫 An acoustic signal sounds once (if equippe d and fea ture acti vated). For more information, see “F actory set- ting” ( 컄 page 11 0). 앫[...]

114 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Loss of the SmartK ey with KEYLESS-G O If you lose you r SmartKe y with KEYLESS-GO, you should do the following: 왘 Have the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO deactivat ed by an authorized Merced es-Be nz Cente r. 왘 Report th e loss imm ediately to your car insu rance compan y. 왘 Have the m echan ical loc[...]

115 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Front door s 왘 Pull on door handle 2 on the respec - tive front door to open door. If door was locked, locking knob 1 w ill move up. Rear do ors 왘 Pull u p lockin g kno b 1 on the respec - tive rear door to unlock door. 왘 Pull on door handle 2 on the respec - tive rear door to open door. Opening t[...]

116 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Opening the tailgate from the i nside with hand le You can open the tailgate from the inside if the ve hicle i s statio nary. A minimum height cl earance of 6.76 ft (2.0 6 m) i s re quir ed to open the t ail gate. The handle is located on the inside of the tailgat e. 1 Handle 2 Catch 왘 To unlock the[...]

117 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking 왘 Pull a nd hold rem ote tailga te releas e switch 1 un ti l 앫 the ta ilgate is compl etely op en (opened to i ts full exte nt) or 앫 the tail gate has rea ched the desir ed opening angl e. The tailgate stops movi ng as soon as you re lease the s witch. T he indicato r lamp in th e switch come s on[...]

118 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking 1 Strap in vehicl es with fol ding ben ch seat 왘 Pull the tailgat e down from the inside of the vehi cle usin g stra p 1 . Closing th e tailga te from the outsid e (vehicles without KE YLESS-GO*) In vehi cles with tail gate ope ning/cl osing system * you can c lose the ta ilgate sepa - rately from t[...]

119 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Closing the tailga te from the outs ide (vehicles with KEYLE SS-GO*) In vehi cles with tailgate o pening/ closing syst em* you can close the ta ilgate s epa- rately fro m the outsid e using the tailgate closin g switch . 1 Tailga te cl osing s witch 왘 Make sure you have the S martKey with KEYLE SS-GO*[...]

120 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking If the tailga te comes into contact wit h an object while clos ing (e.g. luggage that has been piled too hi gh), the closing procedure is stopped and the tailgate reop ens slig htly. i You can also close the tai lgate by hand. i To prev ent a pos sible ina dvertent lo ck- out, the tailg ate will open [...]

121 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Closing the tailgat e and lo cking the vehicle from the outside (vehicles w ith KEYLESS-GO*) In veh icles with ta ilgate op ening/c losing system* and KEYLESS- GO, you can close the tailgate and l ock the vehicle simu lta- neously from the outside using the KEYL ESS-GO lo cking/c losing s witch. 1 KEYL [...]

122 Control s in detai l Locking and un locking Automatic c entra l lock ing The doors and the tailgate automatica lly lock wh en the ignition is switch ed on and the whe els are tu rning at v ehicle s peeds o f approximately 9 mph (15 km / h) or more. You can open a locked door from the in- side. Open door only when conditions are safe to do so. F[...]

123 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Depending on production dat e, your vehi- cle is equipped with either s witch de sign A or B. The sw itches are loca ted in the c enter co n- sole. Switc h design A 1 Centr al loc king swit ch 2 Centra l unlock ing switch Switch desig n B 1 Centra l locki ng switch 2 Centra l unlock ing sw itch Locking [...]

124 Control s in detai l Seats For more information on seat adjust ment, see the “G etting started ” section ( 컄 page 39). Easy-ent ry / exit feat ure This fea ture al lows fo r easi er entry into and exit fro m the ve hicle. The easy -entry/e xit featur e can b e activat- ed or deactiva ted in the Conv enien ce sub- menu of the control syste[...]

125 Controls in detail Seats When en tering th e vehicl e, with the easy-entry/ exit fe ature activa ted, the steering wheel or, depending on your selection, the steering wheel and driver’s seat wi ll re tur n to th eir last set po si tio n or a factory-set maximum forward position when you: 앫 close the driver’s door, and swit ch on the ignit[...]

126 Control s in detai l Seats Removing and insta lling fro nt seat head restra ints For more inf ormation on head restraint adjustment, see the “Getting sta rted” section ( 컄 page 40). Fron t seat head res trai nts Removin g front head restrain ts 왘 Press sw itch 1 upward s and ho ld unti l the head re strai nt is fully extend ed. 왘 Pull[...]

127 Controls in detail Seats Rear se at hea d rest raint s Folding head r estra ints back The r ear sea t head restraint s can be folded backward fo r increased visibil ity. Fold ing he ad re stra ints back with swit ch in the ce nter console 1 Head r estraint re lease sw itch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). 왘 Press t he s ymbol -side [...]

128 Control s in detai l Seats Placing head res traints upr ight 왘 Pull the h ead rest raint forw ard until it locks i nto p osit ion. Head rest raint h eigh t (re ar ou ter se ats) 1 Releas e but ton Rais ing: 왘 Manually adjust the height of the head restrai nt by pulling it upwa rd. If the hea d rest raint is fu lly retr acted, push re lease [...]

129 Controls in detail Seats Head rest raint tilt (r ear o uter sea ts) Two differe nt head restrai nt angle positions are avai lable . 1 Relea se button 왘 Press th e rele ase bu tt on 1 and tilt the head restraint to the d esired position. Removing and insta lling rear s eat head rest raint s 1 Releas e but ton Removi ng rear seat he ad restrai [...]

130 Control s in detai l Seats Installi ng rear sea t head rest raints 왘 Insert h ead restraint and push it down until i t engages. 왘 Push button 1 and ad just he ad restraint to des ired position. Drive - Dynamic seat* with multico n- tour features The Dr ive - D ynam ic seat automat ica lly ad- justs the lateral support provided by the backre[...]

131 Controls in detail Seats Multicontour f eatures Seat cush ion dept h 왘 Adjust the se at cushion depth to the length of your upper l eg using switch 3 . Backrest cont our 왘 Adjust the contour of the backrest to the desir ed position using æ or ç . 왘 Move the bac krest support to the bot - tom by using button 2 or to the c enter by u sin [...]

132 Control s in detai l Seats Seat heati ng* Both swi tch es for th e front seats ar e loca t- ed in th e center conso le. The red indica tor lamps in the switch comes o n to show which heatin g level you have se lect ed. 1 Seat h eating switch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). Switching seat heating on 왘 Press s witch 1 repeated ly un [...]

133 Controls in detail Seats Seat ventilati on* The switch is located on the c enter con- sole. Seat ventilation can be activated manually with the ignition on, or by the summ er opening f eature ( 컄 page 223) . The bl ue indica tor lamps on the swit ch show th e ve ntil atio n leve l se lect ed: 1 Seat ventilation switch 왘 Switch on the igniti[...]

134 Control s in detai l Seats Folding benc h seat i n cargo comp art- ment i The fold ing benc h seat in the cargo compartment is approved only for per- sons up to a height of 4.6 ft (1.40 m) and a maximu m weight of 110 lbs (50 kg). The twin roller b lind mu st be instal led when the f olding be nch sea t is in use. Wa r n i n g ! G When usin g t[...]

135 Controls in detail Seats Folding out the f olding bench sea t 1 Relea se hand le for sea t backres t 2 Relea se hand le for se at cush ion Before fo lding out the s eat bac krest, y ou must: 앫 fold the rear sea t bac krest s in to an up- right position and lock them into place 앫 move the handl e for the twin roller blind into the uppe r pos[...]

136 Control s in detai l Seats Removing and insta lling se at cushions Removing 1 Seat g uides 2 Seat c ushion 왘 Fold seat cus hion 2 upward and re- mov e it from seat guides 1 . Installing 왘 Inse rt seat cush ion 2 into seat gui des 1 from behind 3 at a slight an gle. 왘 Fold seat cus hion 2 back in to origina l position 4 until it en gages. [...]

137 Controls in detail Seats 1 Relea se knob 왘 Press r eleas e kno b 1 and fold head restr ai nts do wn. 1 Releas e cat ch 왘 Press re lease cat ch 1 and push he ad rest raints as fa r in as they will go. 왘 Fold s eat back rest of fo lding ben ch seat back into orig inal position until it engages . ! To avoid damage, insert the he ad re- strai[...]

138 Control s in detai l Memory function You can store up to three different setti ngs for each SmartK ey or SmartKey wi th KEYLE SS-GO *. The fo llowing settin gs are sto red whe n using the buttons on the driver’s door: 앫 Driver’s seat, bac krest and h ead restrai nt position a nd setting s for multicontour seat 앫 Steering wheel position [...]

139 Controls in detail Memory function The memory button and stored position button are located on the door. M Memory but ton 1, 2, 3 Stored positions 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 34). or 왘 Open the resp ective do or and in sert the Smar tK ey in the s tart er sw itch. Storing pos itions i n memory 왘 Adjust the seats , steerin g whe[...]

140 Control s in detai l Memory function Storin g exte rior rear v iew mi rror park - ing position For easi er parkin g, you can adjust the passeng er-side exterior rear view m irror so that you can see the ri ght rear wheel a s soon as you engage reverse gear R . For information on acti vating the parking position, see “Activating exterior rear [...]

141 Controls in detail Lighting 왔 Ligh ting For information on how to swit ch on the headl amps a nd use the tu rn signal s, see the “Getting s tarted” sect ion ( 컄 page 51). Exteri or lamp s witch The e xterio r lamp switch i s loc ated on the dashb oard to the le ft of th e stee ring wh eel. M Off Daytime running lamp mode ( 컄 page 170)[...]

142 Control s in detai l Lightin g Manual headla mp mode The low beam hea dlamps and park ing lamps can be switched on and off with the exterio r lamp switch . Automati c headla mp mod e The following lamps s witch on and off automatically depending on the brightness of the ambient light: 앫 Low beam headlamp s 앫 Tail and pa rking lamp s 앫 Lic[...]

143 Controls in detail Lighting Daytime runnin g lamp mode 왘 Turn exteri or lamp switch to posit io n M or U . When th e engin e is r unn ing, the l ow beam h eadla mps ar e automa tically switch ed on. In low ambient light conditions, the fol- lowing lams will switch on additionally: 앫 Tail a nd parking la mps 앫 License pl ate la mps 앫 Sid[...]

144 Control s in detai l Lightin g Locator lighti ng and night security illu- minat ion The loc ator light ing and th e night sec urity illumi natio n are desc ribed in the “Co ntrol system” section, see ( 컄 pag e 17 1) and ( 컄 page 172) . Fog lamps Front fog lamps 왘 Switch on th e low b eam h eadlamp s ( 컄 page 51). 왘 Pull out the ex[...]

145 Controls in detail Lighting Rea r fog la mps ( drive r’s s ide on ly) 왘 Switch on the front fog la mps ( 컄 page 144). 왘 Pull out the ex terior la mp sw itch to sec - ond stop. The re ar fog l amp are s witched on. The ye llow in dicator lamp † in the exterior lamp switch comes on ( 컄 page 24). 왘 Push in the exter ior lamp switch t[...]

146 Control s in detai l Lightin g Haza rd wa rning f la sher The hazard warni ng flasher can be switc hed on at al l times, ev en with the SmartK ey removed from the star ter switc h or with the with the SmartKey with KEYLESS -GO* re moved from t he vehic le. The hazard warni ng flasher sw itches on automatically when an air bag deploys . The h az[...]

147 Controls in detail Lighting Interior lightin g 1 Left front r eading l amp on / off 2 Rear interior lighting on / off 3 Automatic control on / off 4 Front interior lighting on / off 5 Right front reading lamp on / off 6 Ambient lighti ng 7 Interior lighting 8 Front reading lamps The co ntrol s ar e loca ted in th e ove rhea d control panel. Aut[...]

148 Control s in detai l Lightin g Manual c ontro l Front interi or lighti ng 왘 Press front interior lighting switch 4 . The front interior lighting switches on. 왘 Press front interior lighting switch 4 again. The front interior lighting switches off. Rear int erior li ghting 왘 Press button 2 . The li ghts in the rea r passeng er com- partmen[...]

149 Controls in detail Lighting Door entr y lamp s For better orientation in the dark, the cor- responding door entry lamps will switch on in the darkness when you open a door and the automati c control is activated. The doo r entr y la mps wi ll sw itch on when the corresponding door is closed. Interi or lighting in t he re ar The overhead control[...]

150 Control s in detai l Instrum ent cluster A full view illustration of the instrument cluster can be found in the “At a glance ” section of th is manual ( 컄 page 24). The instrum ent cluster i s activated when you 앫 open a door 앫 turn on the ignition 앫 press the re set button ( 컄 page 24) 앫 switch on the exterior lamps You can cha[...]

151 Controls in detail Instrument cluster Coolant tem perature in dicator During severe operating conditions, e.g. stop-and-go traffic, the cool ant tempera- ture ma y rise close to 248° F (120°C). The engine should not be operated with the coolant temp erature above 2 48°F (120 °C). Doin g so may cause se rious e n- gine damag e which is not c[...]

152 Control s in detai l Instrum ent cluster Tachometer The r ed m arkin g on the t ach omet er de- note s excessi ve engin e speed. To help pro tect the en gine, the fu el supply is inte rrupted if th e engine is o perated within th e red marking. Outside temperature indic ator The ou tsi de te mperat ure i s di spl ayed in the instrume nt cluster[...]

153 Controls in detail Contro l system 왔 Control system The control system is activa ted as soon as the SmartKey in the starter switch is turned to posi tion 1 or as soon as the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button* is in posi ti on 1 . The con trol sys tem enab les you to: 앫 call up inform ation ab out yo ur vehicl e 앫 change vehi cle settings. For [...]

154 Control s in detai l Control system Multifunction s teering wheel The di spla ys i n the mult ifunc tion disp lay and the se ttings i n the cont rol syst em ( 컄 page 153) are c ontrolled b y the button s on the multifunction steering wheel. Pressing any of the buttons on the multi- function steering wheel will al ter what is shown in the mult[...]

155 Controls in detail Contro l system It is helpful to think of the menus , and the functions within each menu, as being ar- ranged in a circ ular pattern. 앫 If you pres s butt on è or ÿ re- peated ly, you w ill pas s through e ach menu one after the other. 앫 If you pres s butt on k or j re- peated ly, you w ill pas s through e ach function [...]

156 Control s in detai l Control system Menus This is what you will see when you scroll through the menus. The table on the next page provides an overvi ew of the individu al me nus.[...]

157 Controls in detail Contro l system Menus, su bmenus and fu nctions Menu 1 Men u 2 Menu 3 Menu 4 Men u 5 Menu 6 Menu 7 Menu 8 Standard dis - play AUDI O NAV* Distr onic* Vehicl e st atus messa ge me m- ory Settings Trip com puter Telephone ( 컄 page 15 8) ( 컄 page 158) ( 컄 page 160) ( 컄 page 16 0) ( 컄 page 161) ( 컄 page 1 62) ( 컄 pa[...]

158 Control s in detai l Control system Standard displ ay men u You can select the functions in the stan- dard displa y menu with button k or j . The following functions are avai lable: Display digital sp eedometer 왘 Press button j twice. The current vehicle spee d is shown in the mul tifuncti on displa y. AUDIO menu The functions in the Audi o m[...]

159 Controls in detail Contro l system Select sate llite radio stati on* The sa tellite radio is treated as a radio ap - plica tion. 왘 Select S AT radio with the co rrespond- ing sof tkey in the radio menu. 1 SAT mode an d pres et numbe r 2 Setting for station selection using memor y 3 Channel name or number 왘 Press button k or j repe atedly un[...]

160 Control s in detai l Control system NAV* menu The NAV menu contains the f unctions needed to operate your navigation system. 왘 Press button è or ÿ repeate dly until y ou see the messag e NAV in th e disp lay. 앫 If the navigation system is switched off, the messa ge NAV o ff is sh own in th e disp lay. 앫 If the navigation syst em is swit[...]

161 Controls in detail Contro l system Distroni c act ivated When Distr onic is activated, Distr onic and the s et speed a re seen in th e displa y. 1 Distronic activated Vehicle status message memory menu Use th e vehic le sta tus mess age mem ory menu to scan malfunction and wa rning messa ges tha t may be stor ed in the sys- tem. Such me ssages [...]

162 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Press button k or j . The stor ed messa ges will n ow be dis- played in the ord er in whi ch they have occurred. For malfunct ion and warn ing messag es, se e “Vehi cle s tatus messa g- es in the multifunc tion dis play” ( 컄 page 36 2). Shou ld the ve hicle’ s system record any condit ions w hile [...]

163 Controls in detail Contro l system Submenus in the Settin gs menu 왘 Press bu tton k or j . In th e disp lay you s ee t he col lect ion o f the subm enus. 왘 Press bu tton ç . The se lection marker mo ves to the ne xt subm enu. The su bmenus ar e arran ged by hie rarchy. Scroll down with the ç button, s croll up with the æ butt on. Move wi[...]

164 Control s in detai l Control system The tab le belo w shows wh at settin gs can be changed within the various menus. Detailed instructions on maki ng individual settings can be found on the following pag- es. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TIME/DATE LIGHTING VEHI CLE CONVENIENCE DYNAMIC SEAT* Select te mper ature dis - play mode Synchronizing the time Set [...]

165 Controls in detail Contro l system Instru ment clust er subme nu Access t he Instr . clust er subme nu via the Sett ings menu. Us e the Instr . clu s- ter submenu to ch ange the instrum ent cluste r display se ttings. T he followi ng functions are available: Select ing te mperatur e disp lay mode 왘 Move th e select ion marker w ith the æ or [...]

166 Control s in detai l Control system Select ing la nguag e 왘 Move th e selectio n marker wi th the æ or ç button to the Inst r. clus ter submen u. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until y ou see thi s messa ge in the dis- play: Lang uage . The selection marker is on the current setting. 왘 Press æ or ç to select th e lan- guage to be u[...]

167 Controls in detail Contro l system Selec ting dis pla y (spee d disp lay or out- side temperature) for basi c displa y 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with the æ or ç bu tton to the Inst r. clust er subme nu. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly unti l you see th is messag e in t he d is- play: Basic dis play . The se lection marker i s on th[...]

168 Control s in detai l Control system Synchr onizin g the t ime This function can onl y be seen on vehicles with COMAND and navigation module*. 왘 Move th e selectio n marker wi th the æ or ç button to the Time /Date submen u. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until y ou see thi s messa ge in the dis- play: Time sync . wi th he ad u nit . Th[...]

169 Controls in detail Contro l system Set da te (mont h) 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with the æ or ç button to the Time/ Date submenu . 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly unti l you see th is messag e in t he d is- play: Set d ate month . The se lection marker i s on the mo nth setti ng. 왘 Press æ or ç to set th e mon th. Set da te (da[...]

170 Control s in detai l Control system Lighting submenu Access th e Ligh ting submen u via the Set- ting s menu. Us e the Light ing subm enu to cha nge the l amp and lighting settings o n your vehicle. The following f unctions are availab le: Setti ng dayt ime ru nning lamp m ode (USA on ly) 왘 Move t he s elec tion m ark er wi th the æ or ç bu[...]

171 Controls in detail Contro l system Setti ng locato r lightin g With the locator lighting fe ature activated and the e xterior lamp swit ch in position U , the f oll owin g la mps will switc h on wh en the v ehicl e is un locked us- ing t he Œ button on the SmartKey or SmartKey with KEY LESS-GO* during dark- ness: 앫 Parkin g lamps 앫 Tail l [...]

172 Control s in detai l Control system Sett ing night securit y illumi nation (Headlamps delayed shut -off) Use this function to se t whether and how long you would like the exte rior lamps to il- luminate during darkness after exiting the vehicle and all doors closed. With the delayed shut-of f feature activated and the ex terior lamp sw itch in [...]

173 Controls in detail Contro l system Settin g inter ior lighti ng delay ed shut-off Use this function to se t whether and how long yo u would like the interio r light ing to remain lit d uring darkness af ter you have remove d the Smart Key fr om th e st arter switch. 왘 Move th e selec tion mark er with button æ or ç to the Ligh ting subm enu[...]

174 Control s in detai l Control system Vehicle submenu Access the Vehi cle submen u via the Set- ting s menu. Use t he Vehi cle submen u to make ge neral vehi cle setti ngs. Th e follow - ing func tions a re avai lable: Setting au tomati c locking Use this function t o activate or deact ivate the automati c central locki ng. With the a u- tomatic [...]

175 Controls in detail Contro l system Convenienc e submenu Access t he Conve nien ce subm enu via t he Sett ings menu. Us e the Conve nien ce sub- menu to cha nge the s ettings for a n umber of convenience features. The following functions are available: Activa ting eas y-entry / ex it feature* Use this function to acti vate and deacti- vate the e[...]

176 Control s in detai l Control system The fo llowing setting s are a vailable for the easy-en try/ex it feature: Settin g SmartKey-d ependen cy Use this function to s et whether the mem- ory setti ngs f or t he se ats, the s tee ring wheel, the mirro rs and other settings of the cont rol system should b e stored sep a- rately for ea ch Smart Key [...]

177 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Press bu tton æ or ç to switch function on or off . Dynami c seat* su bmenu Access th e Dynam ic Seat subm enu via the Sett ings menu. Us e the Dynam ic S eat submen u to change the settings for the dy- namic seats. T he following functions are avai lable: Adjusting the dynam ic seat The fu nct ion dy na[...]

178 Control s in detai l Control system Trip c ompute r menu Use the t rip co mputer menu to ca ll up s ta- tistica l data o n your v ehicl e. The fo llowin g inform ation is avail able: Fuel con sumption s tatis tics af ter star t 왘 Press button ÿ or è re peatedly until you se e the first function of the Trip com puter men u. 왘 Press button [...]

179 Controls in detail Contro l system Resettin g fuel cons umption sta tistic s 왘 Press button ÿ or è repeat edly until you s ee the first function of the Trip c ompute r menu. 왘 Press button j or k repe atedly until you se e the reading that you want to reset in the display. 왘 Press and hold the rese t button in the instru ment clus ter ([...]

180 Control s in detai l Control system You can use the functions in the TEL menu to opera te your te lephone, pro vided it is connected to a han ds-free system and switc hed on. 왘 Switch on the telephone and COMAND. 왘 Press button ÿ or è on the steerin g wheel re peatedl y until you see the Tel menu in th e di spla y. Whic h mess ages w ill [...]

181 Controls in detail Contro l system Ending a call 왘 Press bu tton t . You ha ve ended th e call. In the display you will again see the st andby m es- sage . Dialing a number fr om the p hone book If your te lephon e is ready to receive c alls, you may s elect and dial a number from t he phone book at any time. 왘 Press button ÿ or è repeat [...]

182 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Press button ÿ or è re peatedl y until y ou see the Tel menu in t he dis- play. 왘 Press button s . In the display you see th e first nu mber in th e redi al memor y. 왘 Press button j or k re peatedly until th e desire d name ap pears in the disp lay. 왘 Press button s . The cont rol sys tem dials t[...]

183 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission 왔 Automa tic transm ission For more info rmation on driving wi th an automatic transmission, see “Automatic tran smis sion” ( 컄 page 47). Your v ehicle’s tra nsmis sion ad apts i ts gea r shifting pr ocess to your individu al driving styl e by cont inually a djustin g the sh ift point s up or[...]

184 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission 1 Current gea r range/gea r selector le ver position 2 Current p rogram mod e The current gear range/gear selector lever position and program m ode ( C / S ) appear in t he mul tifun ct ion di spla y. An additional indication of the curr ent gear selector lever position can be found on the cover of [...]

185 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission One-touch gearshifti ng Even with an automatic tra nsmission you can cha nge the gea rs manua lly when the gear se lector lever is in po sition D . Downshif ting 왘 Briefl y pres s th e ge ar sel ector l ever to the left in the D- direction. The transmis sion wi ll sh ift from the current gear to the [...]

186 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission Gear ran ges With the gear selec tor lever in position D , you can limi t the transmission’s gear range by pressing the g ear selector lever to the left ( D- ), an d re vers e th e ge ar ran ge li mi t by pressing the g ear selector lever to the right ( D+ ). The se lected ge ar rang e appe ars in[...]

187 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission Gear select or leve r pos ition Effec t ì Park position Gear s elector le ver posit ion when the v ehicle is parke d. Place gear se lecto r lever in po sition P only w hen veh icle is stopped . The park position is not intended to ser ve as a brake wh en the vehicle i s parked. Rather, th e drive r sh[...]

188 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission Auto matic shif t prog ram The prog ram m ode s elec tor s wit ch is located o n the lower p art of the c enter console. 1 Program mode selector switch C Comfort For comfort driving S Sport For standard driving The current gear selector lever position and the s elec ted progr am mo de ( C / S ) are [...]

189 Controls in detail Automatic t ransmission 왘 Press program mode selector switch 1 repeatedly until the letter of the de sired shif t prog ram ap pears in the mult ifun ct ion disp lay. Select C for comfort dr iving: 앫 The vehicle starts out in s econd gear (both f orward and reverse ) for gentler starts. This doe s not apply if full throttl[...]

190 Control s in detai l Automa tic trans mission Stopping When you stop briefl y, e.g. at traff ic light s: 왘 Leave th e trans mission in ge ar. 왘 Hold the vehic le with the b rake. When yo u stop l onger wi th the eng ine idli ng or on an uphi ll grad ient: 왘 Move t he g ear se lect or le ver to position P . 왘 Set the parking br ake. Mane[...]

191 Controls in detail Good visibility 왔 Good visibility For information on windshield wipers, see “Winds hield wip ers” ( 컄 page 5 2). Headlam p clea ning sy ste m* The button is located on the left side of the dash boa rd. 1 Headla mp washer button 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 34). 왘 Press bu tton 1 . The h eadlamps are clea[...]

192 Control s in detai l Good visibility Activ ating ext erior re ar view m irror parki ng po sition Follow these step s to activate the mirror parking posi tion so that the pas sen- ger-side e xterior rear view mi rror will be turned do wnward to the stored posit ion. The buttons are loc ated on the driver’s door. 1 Driver’s si de exterior rea[...]

193 Controls in detail Good visibility Sun visors The su n visor s protec t you from sun gla re whi le driving . 1 Sun viso r 2 Moun tin g 왘 Swing sun v isor 1 down w hen yo u ex - perien ce glar e. 1 Sun viso r 2 Mirror c over 3 Mirror l amp 4 Vanity mirror 왘 Make sure the sun vis or is proper ly en- gaged in the m ounting. 왘 Lift the mirr o[...]

194 Control s in detai l Good visibility 1 Mounting 2 Additional visor* 3 Sun viso r If sunlight enters through a side window: 왘 Disengage sun visor from mounting 1 . 왘 Pivot sun visor to the side . The su n visors are exte ndable. 왘 Adjust the sun visors by pushi ng or pullin g in the dire ction of the arrow s. Roller s unblind* in the rea r[...]

195 Controls in detail Good visibility Rear wi ndow defro ster The rear window defroster uses a large amount of power. To keep the battery drain to a minimum, switch off the defrost- er as soon as the rear window is cle ar. The defrost er is automatically deactivated af- ter approximately 6 to 17 minutes of oper- ation depending on the outside temp[...]

196 Control s in detai l Dual-zone automat ic climate control[...]

197 Controls in detail Dual-zone automat ic climate control Rear air vents 1 Clim ate con trol pane l 2 Thumbwh eel for air volume control for le ft cen ter air ve nt 3 Left cent er air ve nt, adjustable 4 Center air vent, fixed 5 Right center air vent, ad justable 6 Thumbwh eel for air volume control for righ t center air vent 7 Thumbwh eel for ai[...]

198 Control s in detai l Dual-zone automat ic climate control Depending on producti on date, your vehi- cle i s equipp ed with either climate control panel desig n A or B. Climate control panel design A 1 Left- side temp eratu re control 2 Winds hield defr oster 3 Incre ase air volum e 4 Air distri bution 5 Rear window defroster 6 Righ t-s ide temp[...]

199 Controls in detail Dual-zone automat ic climate control Climate control panel desi gn B 1 Left-s ide temp eratu re cont rol 2 Wind shield d efrost er 3 Increase a ir volu me 4 Air distri bution 5 Rear window defroster 6 Right-side tem perature control 7 AC cooling on/off 8 Air distri bution display 9 Climate control on/off a Air volum e displa [...]

200 Control s in detai l Dual-zone automat ic climate control The cl imate con trol is o peratio nal wh enev- er the engine is running. You can operate the cl imate c ontrol system in eithe r the au- tomatic or manual mode. The system cools or heats the interior depending on the se- lected interio r tempera ture an d the cur- rent ou tsi de te mper[...]

201 Controls in detail Dual-zone automat ic climate control Deactivati ng the du al-zone au tomatic clima te contro l system Deactivati ng 왘 Press button M ( 컄 page 198 ) or button ´ ( 컄 page 19 9). Reactivatin g 왘 Press button M ( 컄 page 198 ) or button ´ ( 컄 page 199) aga in. or 왘 Press any button on the climate control pane l ( ?[...]

202 Control s in detai l Dual-zone automat ic climate control Adjusting manually 왘 Pres s air di stri but ion rocker switc h 4 ( 컄 page 19 8) or ( 컄 page 199) until the displa y shows the desired setting. The indicator lam p on the U button goes out and the current a ir dis tribu- tion appears in the air di stribution displa y 9 ( 컄 p age 1[...]

203 Controls in detail Dual-zone automat ic climate control Adjusting center air vents: The th umbwhe els for lef t 2 and right 6 ( 컄 page 197) center air vents are aut omat- ically positioned for optimum interior air- flow. In this position, ce nter air vent 4 ( 컄 page 197) and ad justable left and ri ght center vents 3 and 5 ( 컄 page 19 7) [...]

204 Control s in detai l Dual-zone automat ic climate control Air rec irculat ion mo de Switch to air recircu lation mode to prevent unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle from the outside . This setting cuts off the intake of outside a ir and reci rculate s the air i n the pa sseng er c ompart ment. Activatin g 왘 Press button O ( 컄 page 19[...]

205 Controls in detail Dual-zone automat ic climate control Deactivat ing 왘 Press bu tton O ( 컄 page 198) or ( 컄 pag e 199) . The ind icato r lamp on the button g oes out. The air rec irculati on mode is deactiva ted automatical ly: 앫 after five minu tes if the outside temp er- atur e is below approxim atel y 41°F (5°C ) 앫 after five mi[...]

206 Control s in detai l Dual-zone automat ic climate control Air cond itionin g The air conditioning is opera tional while the engine is running and cools the interior air to the temper atur e set by th e oper ator. Deactiva ting It is possible to deactivate the air c ondi- tioning (cooling) function of the cl imate contro l system . The ai r in t[...]

207 Controls in detail Dual-zone automat ic climate control Residu al heat and ventilat ion* (availab le on c limate con trol pan el de- sign A onl y) With the en gine switc hed off , it is possible to continue to heat or ventilate the interior for up to 30 minutes . This featur e makes use of the re sidual heat pr oduced by the engi ne. Activating[...]

208 Control s in detai l 4-zone automa tic climate control*[...]

209 Controls in detail 4-zone automa tic climate control* 1 Clim ate con trol pane l 2 Thumbwh eel for air volume control for le ft cen ter air ve nt 3 Left cent er air ve nt, adjustable 4 Air vent, fixed 5 Right center air vent, ad justable 6 Thumbwh eel for air volume control for righ t center air vent 7 Thumbwh eel for air volume control for sid[...]

210 Control s in detai l 4-zone automa tic climate control* Depending on producti on date, your vehi- cle is equ ipped w ith either cli mate co ntro l design pane l A or B. Climate control panel design A 1 Air distribu tion, left 2 Defrosting 3 Tempe rature rocker switch, le ft 4 Displa y 5 Temper atur e rocke r swi tch, r igh t 6 Rear window defro[...]

211 Controls in detail 4-zone automa tic climate control* Clim ate contro l panel de sign B 1 Air distribution, left 2 Defrosting 3 Temp eratur e rocke r switch , left 4 Disp lay 5 Temp eratur e rocker switch, right 6 Rear window defroster 7 Air distribu tion, right 8 Air dis tribution and a ir volume, ri ght (automatic, manual) 9 AC cooling on/off[...]

212 Control s in detai l 4-zone automa tic climate control* The cl imate c ontrol i s a 4-zon e intell igent clima te cont rol system. Yo ur vehi cle interi- or is divided into 4 zones. With the help of a sun sensor, the climate control determines the relation of the sun to the vehicle and autom atically adjusts the ins ide tem perature for ev ery [...]

213 Controls in detail 4-zone automa tic climate control* Nearl y all dust p article s, pollut ants and odors are f ilter ed ou t befo re out sid e air en - ters the pa ssenger comp artment through the air dis tribution syste m. The air conditioning will not engage (no coolin g) if the AC OFF mode ( 컄 page 210) is activated or AC mode ( 컄 pag e[...]

214 Control s in detai l 4-zone automa tic climate control* Setting the temperatu re Use temp eratur e control ro cker switc hes 3 and 5 ( 컄 page 21 0) o r ( 컄 page 211) to separat ely adjus t the air tempera ture on each side of the pass enger comp artment. Y ou shou ld raise or lower the tem perature setting in s mall incre - ments, pref erab[...]

215 Controls in detail 4-zone automa tic climate control* Adjusting manually 왘 Turn air distribution contr ols on each side of the pa ssenger compa rtment to the desir ed symbol. The ind icator la mp in the U button goes out. Adjusting automati cally 왘 Press lef t or r ight U button ( 컄 page 210 ) or ( 컄 page 21 1). The ind icator la mp in [...]

216 Control s in detai l 4-zone automa tic climate control* Deac tiv atin g 왘 Press button P ( 컄 pag e 210) or 0 ( 컄 pag e 211) . The indic ator lamp on the button goes out. Defrosting is turned off. Maximu m co oling M AX COOL If the l eft and right air d istribution c ontrols as we ll as t he ai rflow v olu me cont rol a re set to U and th [...]

217 Controls in detail 4-zone automa tic climate control* Deactivat ing 왘 Press bu tton O ( 컄 page 210) or ( 컄 pag e 211) . The ind icato r lamp on the button g oes out. The air rec irculati on mode is deactiva ted automatical ly: 앫 after five minu tes if the outside temp er- atur e is below approxim ately 41 °F (5°C ) 앫 after five minu[...]

218 Control s in detai l 4-zone automa tic climate control* Air cond itionin g The air conditioning is opera tional while the engine is running and cools the interior air to the temper atur e set by th e oper ator. Deactiva ting It is possible to deactivate the air c ondi- tioning (cooling) function of the cl imate contro l system . The ai r in the[...]

219 Controls in detail 4-zone automa tic climate control* Residu al heat an d ventil ation ( availa ble on 4- zone au tomati c clima te cont rol pane l des ign A o nly) With the e ngine sw itched off , it is possi ble to continue to heat or ve ntilate the interi or for up to 30 minutes . This fe ature ma kes use o f the resid ual hea t pr odu ced b[...]

220 Control s in detai l 4-zone automa tic climate control* Display 1 Temper atur e, le ft 2 Temper atur e, rig ht Basic se ttings We rec ommend setti ng th e temp eratu re on both the left- and right-hand sides to 72°F (2 2°C). This en sures a pleasa nt tem - perature in th e rear of the vehicle. The te mperat ures for th e left - and right-hand[...]

221 Controls in detail Power wi ndows 왔 Power wi ndows Opening a nd closi ng the wind ows The side windows are opened and closed electr ically . The swit ches for a ll of the side windo ws ar e on t he dr iver ’s doo r. T he switche s fo r the r esp ective wind ows ar e on the front passenger door and the rear doo rs. 1 Rear window override swi[...]

222 Control s in detai l Power wi ndows 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). Opening the windo ws 왘 Press s witch 2 to 5 to the resist ance point. The corresponding window will move downwa rds until yo u release the switc h. Closi ng the win dows 왘 Pull s witch 2 to 5 to the resistance point. The corresponding window will move upwar ds un[...]

223 Controls in detail Power wi ndows If the upward movemen t of the window is blocked during the closing procedure, the window will stop and open slightly. Stopping windo ws dur ing Expr ess- op- eration 왘 Press o r pull the respect ive po wer win- dow switc h ag ain. Synchr onizi ng power wind ows The power windows must be synchronized 앫 afte[...]

224 Control s in detai l Power wi ndows 왘 Aim transmitter eye of the SmartKey or SmartKey with KEY LESS-GO* at the driver ’s outsid e door ha ndle. The SmartKey or Sm artKey with KEYLESS -GO* mu st be in clos e proxim- ity to the door handle. 왘 Press and hold button Œ until the windows and the tilt/sliding sunroof* have reach ed the desired [...]

225 Controls in detail Power tilt / s liding sunroof* 왔 Power tilt / sliding sunroof* Opening and closing the power tilt / sliding sunroo f The tilt / sliding sunroof is opened and closed electr ical ly. Th e swit ch for the tilt / sliding sunroof is on the overhead control panel. 1 Push back to slide roof open 2 Push forward to slide roof closed[...]

226 Control s in detai l Power ti lt / sliding sun roof* 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). Opening and clos ing the pow er tilt / sliding su nroof 왘 To open, close, raise or lower the tilt/sliding sunroof, move the sunroof switch to re sistanc e point in th e re- quired di rection 1 to 4 . Relea se the su nroof switc h when th e tilt/sli[...]

227 Controls in detail Power tilt / s liding sunroof* Stopping t he power tilt /sliding sunroof during Expr ess-operat ion 왘 Move the sunroof switch in any direc- tion. Synchronizi ng the power t ilt / sliding sunr oof The tilt / sliding sunroof must be synchro- nized 앫 after the ba tte ry ha s been disco nnect - ed or dis charged 앫 after the[...]

228 Control s in detai l Driving systems The d riving system s of your ve hicle are de - scribe d on the following pages : 앫 Cruise control and Distronic*, with which the ve hicle ca n mai ntain a p reset speed 앫 Airma tic DC * adj usts the v ehicl e sus- pension chara cteristics autom atically and co ntrols the v ehicle le vel For information [...]

229 Controls in detail Driving systems 1 Set current or h igher speed 2 Set cu rre nt or low er sp eed 3 Cancel cruise control 4 Resum e at prev iousl y set spee d Setting cu rrent sp eed 왘 Accelerate or decel erate to the desire d speed . 왘 Briefl y lift 1 or depress 2 th e cru ise contr ol lever . The c urrent sp eed is set . 왘 Remove your [...]

230 Control s in detai l Driving systems Cance ling c rui se co ntrol There ar e sever al way s to cancel cruis e control: 왘 Step on the brak e peda l. Cruis e contro l will b e cance led. The last s pee d se t wil l be store d fo r late r use. or 왘 Briefl y pus h the cruise control lever t o position 3 . Cruis e contro l will b e cance led. Th[...]

231 Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a hi gher speed 왘 Lift cruise control lever to position 1 and hold it up unti l the des ired spee d is reac hed. 왘 Relea se crui se control lever. The new sp eed is set. Setting a lower speed 왘 Depr ess crui se contro l leve r to posit io n 2 and hold it down unti l the desire d speed is reached.[...]

232 Control s in detai l Driving systems Distronic * When activated, the Di stronic adaptive cruise contr ol syste m increa ses dr iving convenience afforded by the cruise control during travel on expressways and other major roads. 앫 If the Distronic distance sensor detects a slower moving vehicle directly ahead, your v ehic le spe ed wi ll be r [...]

233 Controls in detail Driving systems i Canada only: This device compl ies with R SS-21 0 of Industry Cana da. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) T his dev ice ma y not cau se inter fer- ence , and (2) this device must accept any in ter- ferenc e recei ved, inc luding interfe r- ence that may cause u ndesir ed operation of t[...]

234 Control s in detai l Driving systems Distronic displays in the speedom eter dial 1 Set sp eed If Distronic is activate d, one or two seg- ments come on around the set sp eed. 1 Segm ents If Dis troni c dete cts a v ehic le dire ctly ahea d, the s egm ents from t he s peed of t he vehicle ahe ad to the set spee d come on. If Distro nic ca lculat[...]

235 Controls in detail Driving systems Distron ic me nu in t he co ntrol syst em In the Distronic menu you can read the cur- rent settings for Distronic. What appears in the disp lay depe nds on wh ether Di stronic and the d istance war ning funct ion are turned on or off. 왘 Press button è or ÿ re peatedly until y ou see on e of the fo llowing [...]

236 Control s in detai l Driving systems Distron ic deacti vated If Distr onic is deactiva ted you can s ee the standard display of Distronic in the multi- function display. 1 Vehi cle ahe ad, if dete cted 2 Actu al d ist ance to v ehic le a head 3 Preset d istan ce thr eshold to ve hicle ahead 4 Your veh icle 5 Symbol fo r activated di stance w ar[...]

237 Controls in detail Driving systems Acti va ting Distr oni c You can activate Distronic i f: 앫 you a re driving between 2 5 mph ( 4 0k m / h ) a n d 1 1 0m p h ( 1 8 0k m / h ) 앫 the ESP is activated ( 컄 pa ge 8 9) If Distronic has not been acti vated after pres sing the c ruise con trol le ver you wil l see th e messag e --- in the mul ti[...]

238 Control s in detai l Driving systems Setting a low er speed 왘 Brief ly tip th e crui se contro l lever in the direction of arrow 2 ( 컄 p age 236) to decrea se vehic le spee d in incre ments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km / h). The new s peed is se t. The s tored spee d is d ispla yed in the mult ifunctio n disp lay for approx imatel y five second [...]

239 Controls in detail Driving systems Deactivati ng Distr onic There are sev eral ways to deactiva te the Distro nic syste m: 왘 Briefl y tip th e crui se con tro l leve r in the direction of arrow 3 ( 컄 page 236). or 왘 Step on th e br ake pe dal. Distronic will be deactivated . The last spe ed set will b e stor ed in me mory. Distronic deact[...]

240 Control s in detai l Driving systems 1 Distance warning function on / off switch 2 Control lamp 3 Thumbwhee l for setting distanc e Increasin g distanc e Incre asing the dist ance se tting t ells Distronic to maintain a greater fo llowing distan ce to the ve hicle ah ead. 왘 Turn t humbwhee l 3 towards ¯ . Decreasi ng distan ce Decrea sing th[...]

241 Controls in detail Driving systems Acti vating 왘 Press bu tton 1 . Indicat or lamp 2 on t he button comes on. A loudspeaker s ymbol appears in the m ultif unc tion disp lay ( 컄 page 236). Deacti vati ng 왘 Press bu tton 1 . Indicat or lamp 2 on the button goes out. No lo udspea ker symb ol appea rs in the m ultif unc tion disp lay. Driving[...]

242 Control s in detai l Driving systems The most likely cause for a malfunctioning system is a dirty sensor (locate d behind the hood grille ), espec ially at times of snow and ic e or heav y rain . In such a case, Distroni c will switch o ff, and th e messa ge Curr entl y un avail able See Ope rato r’s M anu al appear s in th e mult ifuncti on [...]

243 Controls in detail Driving systems Offset drivi ng A vehi cle trave ling in your lan e but offse t from your direct line of travel may not be dete cted b y Distro nic. There will be ins uffi - cient dista nce to the vehicle ahea d. Lane cha nging Distronic has not y et detected the vehicle changin g lan es. Th ere will be in suffici ent distanc[...]

244 Control s in detai l Driving systems Airmatic DC ( Dual Cont rol)* Airmati c automa ticall y select s the opti- mum suspension tuning and ride height for your vehicle. The Airmatic consists of two components: 앫 Adaptive Dam ping Syste m (ADS) 앫 Vehi cle le vel con trol The ADS automati cally se lects th e opti- mum da mping fo r the respec [...]

245 Controls in detail Driving systems Vehicle l evel contr ol Your ve hicle automa ticall y adjus ts its ride height to 앫 reduce fu el consumpti on 앫 incr ease v ehicle safety The f ollowin g vehicl e chas sis ride h eights can be selected: 앫 Norma l 앫 Rais ed The vehicle chass is ri de he ight is rai sed o r lowere d according to the sele[...]

246 Control s in detai l Driving systems The fol lowing v ehicle le vel sett ings can be select ed wh en the ve hicl e is sta tiona ry and the engine is running: The bu tton is lo cat ed in the lo wer secti on of the center console. 1 Vehi cle lev el contr ol but ton 2 Indicato r lamp 왘 Briefl y pres s button 1 to change from “Norm al” lev el[...]

247 Controls in detail Loading 왔 Load ing Split rear bench seat To expa nd the ca rgo compart ment, you can fold down th e left and r ight rear seat back res ts. The two sections can be folded down sep- aratel y to enlarg e the cargo com partment. Folding the backrest for ward 1 Releas e cat ch 2 Seat cu shion 왘 Pull r elea se catc h 1 and u se[...]

248 Control s in detai l Loading Retur ning seat ba ckres t to o rigi nal po- siti on 1 Seat c ushion 2 Seat b ackre st 왘 Swing se at backre st 2 to the rear until it en gages. 왘 Swing se at cu shion 1 to the rear and press down from the rear of the cush- ion un til it audib ly engage s. 왘 Swing th e head res traint fo rward by hand until i t[...]

249 Controls in detail Loading Adjust ing seat backr est posit ion 1 Relea se catch 2 Seat back rest 왘 Pull ri ght seat rel ease catc h 1 up and fold seat backres t forward . 왘 With the seat back rest releas ed, pull releas e catc h 1 u p agai n. 왘 Pull le ft seat re leas e catch 1 up and fold seat backres t forward . 왘 With the seat back r[...]

250 Control s in detai l Loading 왘 Fold the seat ba ckrest forwa rd ( 컄 page 24 7). Loadi ng instr uct ions The total load wei ght inc luding vehicle oc- cupants and luggage / cargo should not ex- ceed th e load lim it or vehi cle capac ity weight indicated on the corresponding placard whic h can be found on the driver’s door B-pillar. The ha[...]

251 Controls in detail Loading Cargo tie-do wn ring s Four rings 1 are lo cated in th e ca rgo co m- partment. 왘 Carefully secure cargo by applying even load on all ri ngs with rope of suff i- cient strength to hold down the cargo. Always f ollow lo ading in struction s ( 컄 pag e 250) . Rear se at There is a cargo tie-down ring located on each [...]

252 Control s in detai l Loading Cargo man ageme nt system* (Canada onl y) Your vehi cle may b e equippe d with a cargo management s ystem and accomp anying acce ssories w hich ena bles yo u to utiliz e your cargo comp artmen t in a var iet y of ways. You can store the cargo ma nage- ment sy stem in th e pouch that c omes with the ve hicle. 1 Cargo[...]

253 Controls in detail Loading 왘 Turn mount ing el ement 2 to L . 왘 Inse rt mountin g element 2 in carg o rail 1 . 왘 Turn mount ing el ement 2 until it en- gag es in th e ‹ position. You sh ould be a ble to fe el the mou nting eleme nt engage in the cargo ra il. Inserting the ca rgo tie- down r ing in t he mounting elem ent 1 Cargo tie-down[...]

254 Control s in detai l Loading Belt reel 1 Belt r eel 2 Mount ing el ement 3 Locking bu tton 왘 Insert two mounting elements 2 into a cargo ra il. 왘 Turn mo unting element 2 in the cargo rail t o N . 왘 Inser t belt ree l 1 into mo unting el e- ment 2 . 왘 Turn mo unting element 2 in the cargo rail until it engag es in the ‹ pos i- tion. Y[...]

255 Controls in detail Loading 왘 Inse rt one mounti ng elem ent 2 into each car go rail. 왘 Turn m ount ing elem ent 2 in cargo rail to N . 왘 Inse rt telesco ping rod 1 into mount- ing el ement 2 . 왘 Turn m ount ing elem ent 2 in cargo rail until it engages i n the ‹ position. You sh ould be a ble to fe el the mou nting eleme nt engage in [...]

256 Control s in detai l Loading Installing the s torage box 왘 Fold rea r seat backre sts forward ( 컄 page 247) . 왘 Insert storage box from behind into cargo compartmen t with the opening pointing in the direction of travel. 왘 Press locking hooks of storage box into the space be tween the rear seat bac k- rest and the ca rgo compartment. ?[...]

257 Controls in detail Loading 1 Cargo net 2 Mountings for cargo net 왘 Pull cargo net 1 up and hook it onto mountings 2 . Cargo com partment cover The cargo compar tment cover unlocks automa tically while the ta ilgate is open- ing/ closi ng and is a utoma ticall y ra ised / lower ed. It is the refore un necessary to roll up th e car go com part [...]

258 Control s in detai l Loading Removing the tw in ro ller blind 왘 Roll up cargo net and ca rgo compart- ment cover. 왘 Fold both rear seat cushions forward ( 컄 page 24 7). 왘 Push twin roll er blind to the left out of its anch orage on t he rear seat b ackrest and remo ve it.[...]

259 Controls in detail Useful features 왔 Useful features Storage com partment s Parcel net in fr ont pa ssenger f ootwe ll A small convenience parcel net is loc ated in the front passenger footwell. It is for small a nd ligh t items , such as roa d maps, mail, e tc. Glove bo x 1 Glove box lid r elea se 2 Compartme nt for mobile phone / glasses Op[...]

260 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Storage compart ment in the cente r consol e (no CD chang er* insta lled) 1 Opening / closing button 왘 Press button 1 to open. The control panel swings out upward and the storag e compart ment extend s out. 왘 Press button 1 to close. Storage spac e under center armrest (Vehicles with c up holder in the [...]

261 Controls in detail Useful features Storage compa rtment in the rear cen- ter cons ole 왘 Briefl y pr ess th e to p of the c ompar t- ment. It exte nds automatica lly. Ruffled storage bags Ruffled storage bags are l ocated o n the back of the front seats. Stor age c omp artme nt in t he rea r arm - rest 왘 Press the h andle upwa rd and fold th[...]

262 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Cup holders Depending on producti on date, your vehi- cle is equ ipped with cup holders in ei ther the center console ( 컄 page 262) or in th e center ar mrest ( 컄 page 26 3). Cup holder in the center console 왘 Briefl y press the mark ing in the bac k of the cover. The c over o pens . 왘 Briefl y pres[...]

263 Controls in detail Useful features 1 Left c up holder 2 Right cup hold er Removing cu p holder 왘 Take out the c up h old er. Using two fingers i n the horizontal slot at the upp er rear side of the cup holde r, lift c up holder up wards to r emove. Storage compart ment with cup hold er in the center a rmrest The s torag e compa rtm ent i n th[...]

264 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Removing cup holder 1 Cup holder 2 Locking pins 왘 Mov e both l ock ing pi ns 2 in direct ion of arrow. 왘 Take cu p holder o ut upward. Reinst alling cu p holder 3 Locking p ins 왘 Inser t cup ho lder. 왘 Move both loc king pins 3 in dir ect ion of arrow. Rear cup holder 왘 Briefl y pres s the fron t [...]

265 Controls in detail Useful features Ashtrays Center console a shtray Opening asht ray 왘 Briefl y pres s the m arking on the b ot- tom of cover 1 . The cover ope ns automatic ally. Removi ng ashtra y inser t 왘 Secure vehic le from movement by set- ting the parkin g brake. Move the gear selector lever to position N . Now you have more room to [...]

266 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Cig are tte l ighte r The ci garette li ghter is l ocated in the center console compartme nt in front of the center ar mrest ( 컄 page 2 8). 1 Cigarette li ghter 왘 Switch on the ignition. 왘 Push in cigaret te lighter 1 . The lighter wi ll pop out automa tically when hot. 12-V so cket * The s ocket is l[...]

267 Controls in detail Useful features Heated steerin g wheel* The st eering wh eel heati ng warms up the leath er area of th e steering wheel. The st alk with th e heated ste ering wh eel switc h is on t he lower le ft-ha nd side of the steer ing wh eel. 1 Indicat or lamp 2 Swit ching off 3 Swit ching on Swit chin g on 왘 Switch on the ignition ([...]

268 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Floormats 1 Retain er p in 2 Eyelet Removing 왘 Pull floormat off o f retainer pins 1 . 왘 Remove the floormat. Installi ng 왘 Lay down the floormat. 왘 Press the f loorma t eyel ets 2 onto re- tainer pins 1 . Telephon e* Radio transm itters, suc h as a portab le tele- phone or a citizens band unit, sho[...]

269 Controls in detail Useful features You can take and place telephone calls us- ing t he s and t buttons on t he steering wheel. To carry out other tele- phone functions, use the control system ( 컄 page 17 9). See sep arate o perat ing manual for instr uc- tions on how to use the telephone. Tele Aid* Wa rn i n g! G Plea se do n ot forget that y[...]

270 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures The Tele Aid sy stem (Tele mat ic A larm I dentification on D e- mand) The Te le Aid sys tem cons ists of th ree types of response: 앫 automatic and manual emergency 앫 Road side Assi stance an d 앫 infor mation The Te le Aid s ystem is operati onal pro vid- ing tha t the vehi cle’s battery is charged,[...]

271 Controls in detail Useful features Emergency calls An emer gency cal l is ini tiated au tomatical - ly fo llowing an ac cident i n whic h the em er- gency tensioning devices (ETDs) or air bags dep loy. An eme rgency ca ll can a lso be in itiated manual ly by ope ning the c over next to the inte rior rear v iew mi rro r labe led SOS, then briefl[...]

272 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures The Te le Aid s ystem is availabl e if: 앫 it has been activate d and is operation- al. Activation req uires a subs cription for monitoring services, connection and cellu lar air time 앫 the r elevant cellu lar pho ne ne twork and GP S sign als are av ailab le and pass the information on to the Response C[...]

273 Controls in detail Useful features Roadsi de As sist ance bu tton • Located be low the center a rmrest cover i s the Roadsi de Assi sta nce but ton • . 왘 Press and hold the button (for longer than two second s). A call to a Merc edes-Benz R oadside As - sista nce dispat cher will be init iate d. The butt on will fl ash wh ile the call is [...]

274 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Inform ation b utton ¡ The Information button ¡ is located be- low the ce nter armre st cover. 왘 Press and hold button (for longer than two seconds). A call t o the Cu stome r Assi sta nce Cen - ter wi ll b e ini tia ted. The b utton will flash w hile the c all is in pr ogress. The messag e Conn ecti ng[...]

275 Controls in detail Useful features Upgrade scenario An emer gency ca ll is possibl e even if ot her servic es are ac tive. See s ystem se lf-ch eck ( 컄 page 270 ) when th e indica tor lamp d oes no t come on in red or stays on longer than ap- proximately ten seconds. If the indi cator lam p on the Inf ormatio n button ¡ is flashing continuou[...]

276 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Remote doo r unlock In ca se you ha ve lock ed you r veh icle un in- tentionally (e.g. SmartKey inside vehicle), and the reserve SmartKey is not handy: 왘 Cont act the M erc edes-Be nz Re spo nse Center at 1- 800-756-9 018 (in the US A) or 1-888-92 3-8367 (in Ca nada). You will be asked to provi de your pa[...]

277 Controls in detail Useful features Stolen Vehicl e Recovery servic es In the ev ent you r vehicl e was sto len: 왘 Repo rt t he in cid en t to th e pol ice . The poli ce wi ll is sue a nu mbere d inci - dent report. 왘 Pass this number on to the Mercedes-Benz Response Center along with yo ur pas sword issu ed to you when you subs cribed to th[...]

278 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures War n i n g! G Before pr ogrammin g the int egrated remo te control t o a garage do or opener or gat e op- erator, m ake sure t hat people a nd objects are out of the way of the device to pre vent potential harm or damage. When program- ming a garag e door opener , the door move s up or down. When pro gramm[...]

279 Controls in detail Useful features Progra mming or repro grammi ng th e in- tegrated r emote cont rol Step 1: 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). Step 2: 왘 If you hav e previous ly programme d an integrated s ignal transmitter button and wish to reta in its programmi ng, proc eed to step 3. Ot herwi se, p ress and hold the two outer s [...]

280 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Step 5: 왘 When th e indicato r lamp 4 flashes rapidly, release both but tons. Step 6: 왘 Press and hold the just- trained inte- grated signa l transmitter button and obser ve the ind icator lamp 4 . If the indicator la mp 4 stays on con- stant ly, pro grammi ng is comple te and your d evice shoul d acti [...]

281 Controls in detail Useful features Step 9: 왘 Press “training” button on the garage door opener motor head unit. The “ training light” is activ ated. You have 30 seconds to initiate the follow- ing s tep. Step 10: 왘 Firmly pr ess, hold fo r tw o se conds and rele ase t he progr ammed integ rated signal transm itter button ( 1 , 2 or [...]

282 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Operation of integra ted rem ote contr ol 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). 왘 Sele ct a nd pr ess the a ppr opri ate in te- grated signa l transmitter button ( 1 , 2 or 3 ) to ac tivate the remote con- trolled de vice. The integra ted remote contr ol trans- mitter continues to send the signal as [...]

283 Operation The first 1000 miles (1500 km) Driving instructions At the gas station Engine com partment Tires and wheels Winter driving Mainte nance Vehicle care[...]

284 Operation In the “Operation” section you will find de- tailed i nforma tion on ope rating, m aintain- ing and caring f or your vehicl e. The first 1000 miles (1500 km) The m ore cauti ously you trea t your v ehicle during the break-in period, the more satis- fied yo u will be w ith its pe rformanc e later on. 앫 Drive y our vehi cle du rin[...]

285 Operation Driving inst ructions 왔 Driving inst ructions Drive sensib ly – s ave fuel Fuel consumption, to a great extent, de- pends on driving habits and operating con- ditio ns. To sa ve fuel yo u should : 앫 Keep t ires at t he re commend ed i nfla- tion pressure s. 앫 Remove unn ecess ary load s. 앫 Remove roof rack when not in use. ?[...]

286 Operation Driving instruc tions Power assi stanc e Brakes War n i n g! G The brake syst em requir es electri cal energy for operat ion. A malf unction in th e vehic le’s p ower su pply or electr ical syst em may impair brake sys- tem ope ration a nd swit ch it into its emer- genc y ope rat ion mod e. In such a case , the red brake warning lam[...]

287 Operation Driving inst ructions To hel p pr event br ake di sk c orros ion a fter drivin g on wet ro ad surfac es (parti cularly salted roads) , it is adv isable to brake the vehi cle with conside rable fo rce pri or to parking. T he heat genera ted serves to dry the bra kes. If your brake system is normally onl y sub- jected to moderate loads,[...]

288 Operation Driving instruc tions Driving off Apply the brakes to tes t them brief ly after drivin g off. Pe rform th is procedu re only when the ro ad is clea r of othe r traffi c. Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not place full load on th e engine unti l the oper- ating te mperatu re has been re ached. When starting off on a slippery surface, do[...]

289 Operation Driving inst ructions Treadw ear indic ators (TW I) are re quired b y law. These ind icators a re locate d in six plac es on th e tr ead cir cumfe ren ce a nd be- come visibl e at a tread de pth of approxi - mately 1 / 16 i n ( 1 . 6 m m ) , a t w h i c h p o i n t t h e tire is c onsider ed worn and should b e re- plac ed. The tread [...]

290 Operation Driving instruc tions Tire trac tion The safe speed on a we t, snow covered or icy road is always lower than on a dry road. You should pay particular attention to the condit ion of t he ro ad whene ver th e outside tempera tures are close to the free zing point. Mercede s-Benz recom mends M +S rat ed radi al-ply t ires with a mini mum[...]

291 Operation Driving inst ructions E 320, E 320 4MATIC, E 500 1 , E 500 4MAT IC, E 32 0 (App eara nce Pa ckag e*) E 320 4MATIC (App earance Pack age*) E 50 0 (App eara nce Pa ckag e*) E 500 4MATIC (Appearance Package*) Your veh icle is factory e quippe d with “H”-rated tires, which have a speed rating of 130 mp h (210 km / h). E 320 4MATIC (Sp[...]

292 Operation Driving instruc tions Road salt s and chemic als can adver sely af- fect brak ing effi ciency. Incr eased peda l force ma y become necessa ry to pr oduce the norm al brakin g effect. Depress ing the bra ke pedal pe riodica lly when tr aveling at length o n salt-s trewn roads can bring road-s alt- impair ed br aking efficiency back to [...]

293 Operation Driving inst ructions Passenger compartm ent Driving abroa d Abroad , there is an ex tensive Merce des-Benz se rvice ne twork at you r disposa l. If you plan to dr ive into area s which are not li sted in th e index o f your Merced es-B enz Ce nter d irect ory, y ou should requ est per tinent i nforma tion f rom your auth orized Merce[...]

294 Operation Driving instruc tions Cata lyti c conve rter Your veh icle i s equip ped with monolit h- ic-type ca talytic converters, an imp ortant element in conjunction with the oxy gen sensors to achieve substantial control of the po llutants in the exha ust emi ssions. Keep your veh icle i n prop er opera ting c on- dition by following our reco[...]

295 Operation Driving inst ructions Coolant te mperat ure During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant tem- peratur e may ris e close to ap proxima tely 248°F ( 120° C). The engine should not be operated with the coolant temp erature over 248 °F (120 °C). Doin g so may cause se rious e n- gine damag e which is no[...]

296 Operation At the gas st ati on Refueling The fu el fille r fla p is locate d on the right-hand side of the vehicle towards the rear. Lo cking / unl ockin g the veh icle with the remote c ontrol automatica lly locks / un lock s the fuel f iller fla p. 왘 Turn the engine off 앫 by turning the S martKey to position 0 . 앫 by pressing th e KEYLE[...]

297 Operation At the gas stati on 왘 Repla ce the fue l cap by turn ing it to the rig ht. You wi ll hear when the f uel cap is ti ght- ened. 왘 Close the fuel fille r flap. Check regula rly and b efore a long tri p 1 Winds hield w ashe r and he adla mp cleaning system* 2 Brake fl uid 3 Coolant level i Leavin g the engine running an d the fuel cap[...]

298 Operation At the gas st ati on Winds hield wa sher sys tem and headlam p clea ning syste m* For informati on on refilling the res ervoir, see “W indshiel d washer syste m and hea d- lamp cleaning system *” ( 컄 page 306). Brake fluid For information on brake fluid, see “Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.” ( 컄 page 453) . Coolant For n[...]

299 Operation Engi ne c ompar tme nt 왔 Engi ne c ompar tme nt Hood Opening 1 Hood release 왘 Pull leve r 1 downwards. The h ood is unlocke d and ha ndle 2 will extend out of the radiator grille. 2 Handle for opening the hood 왘 Pull ha ndle 2 to its stop out of radia- tor gril le. 왘 Pull up on the hood (do not pull up on the han dle) and then[...]

300 Operation Engine compart ment Closing 왘 Let the hood drop from a hei ght of ap- proximate ly 1 ft (30 cm ). The ho od will lock au dibly . 왘 Check to make sure the hood is fully closed. If you can rais e the hood a t a poin t above th e head lamps, then it is n ot proper ly closed . Open it again a nd let it drop with somewhat greater force[...]

301 Operation Engi ne c ompar tme nt Checking engine oil level with the contr ol sy stem When c hecking the oil l evel 앫 the vehi cle m ust be park ed on l evel ground 앫 with th e engine at operating te mpera- ture, the vehicle must have been sta- tionary for at least five minutes with the engin e turn ed o ff 앫 with the engine not at operati[...]

302 Operation Engine compart ment If you see the mes sage: Obse rve wai ting period 왘 If en gine is at o peratin g tempera ture, wait five minute s before repea ting check p roced ure. 왘 If engine is not at operating tempera- ture, wait 30 minutes before repeating check p roced ure. If you see the mes sage: Engi ne o il le vel Not when engi ne [...]

303 Operation Engi ne c ompar tme nt 1 Filler cap 왘 Unscrew filler cap 1 from filler neck. 왘 Add eng ine oil as re quired. B e careful not to overfill with oil. Be car eful not to spi ll any oil when adding. Avoid e nvironm ental dam age caus ed by oil entering the ground or water. 왘 Screw filler cap 1 back on filler ne ck. More information o[...]

304 Operation Engine compart ment 1 Coolant expansion tank 왘 Using a rag, turn the c ap slowly approx- imately one half turn to the left to re- lease a ny exc ess pres sure . 왘 Continue turnin g the cap to the l eft and remove it. The coo lant l evel is corr ect if th e level : 앫 for cold coola nt: re aches the b lack top part of the re servo[...]

305 Operation Engi ne c ompar tme nt Battery Your vehicle is equipped with two batte r- ies: 앫 Auxili ary batte ry (locat ed in the e ngine compartm ent). 앫 Main ba ttery (starter and electric al cons umers; loc ated in the cargo com - part men t) . Thes e batterie s should alw ays be suf fi- cient ly c harged in o rder to ach ieve thei r rated[...]

306 Operation Engine compart ment Winds hield wa sher sys tem and headlam p clea ning syste m* The win dshield wash er reservo ir is loc ated in th e eng ine com par tment . 1 Washer fluid res ervoir Fluid fo r the wind shield wa sher sys tem and the headl amp cle aning sy stem is sup plied from the windshield washer reservoir. It has a capa city o[...]

307 Operation Tires and wheels 왔 Tires and wheels See a n auth orize d Me rced es-Ben z Cen ter for information on tested and recommend- ed ri ms and t ires f or su mmer and winte r operation. They c an also offer advice con- cerning ti re service and purchase. Retreade d tires are not tested or recom- mend ed by M ercedes- Benz, sin ce prev ious[...]

308 Operation Tires and wheels Tire ca re and ma intena nce Regula rly check you r tire inflati on pressure at least once a month. F or more informa- tion on checking tire inflation press ure see “Recommended tire inflation pressure” ( 컄 page 316) . Tire inspec tion Every tim e you che ck your tire inflatio n pres sure, you shoul d also insp [...]

309 Operation Tires and wheels Tread d epth Do not allow your tires to wear down too far. Adhesion properties on wet roads are shar ply red uced at tr ead dept hs u nde r 1 ⁄ 8 in (3 mm). Tread wear ind icators (TWI) a re requi red by law. These ind icators a re locate d in six places o n the trea d circumfere nce and become visible at a tre ad d[...]

310 Operation Tires and wheels Dire ction of rotat ion Unidirectional tires offer added advan- tages, such as better hydroplaning perfor- mance. To benefit, howe ver, you must make sure the tire s rotate in the direction specif ied. An arrow on the sidew all indicat es the intended direction of rotation (sp inning) of the tire. Loading the v ehicle[...]

311 Operation Tires and wheels 1 Drive r’s door B-pilla r Following is a discussion on how to work with the information contained on the two placar ds wi th reg ards to loading your veh i- cle. Tire and L oading Inform ation Your ve hicle i s equippe d with eith er the Tire a nd Load ing Inform ation pl acar d (Exa mple A) o r the Veh icle T ire [...]

312 Operation Tires and wheels The pl acard sh owing the load limit inf orma- tion is located on the d river's d oor B-pil lar. If your vehicl e is equ ipped with the Tire and Loading Information placard (Exam ple A), locate th e statem ent “T he comb ined weight of occupants and cargo sh ould never excee d XXX kilograms or XXX lbs.” on th[...]

313 Operation Tires and wheels Placard ( Example B) 1 Seating cap acity Steps for d eterminin g correc t load lim it The f ollowin g steps ha ve been devel oped as requi red of all manufact urers under Titl e 49, Code of U.S. Federal R egulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 19 66”. Step 1 (Ve hicl[...]

314 Operation Tires and wheels The hi gher t he weig ht of al l occupa nts, the less ca rgo and lu ggage loa d capac ity is availab le. For more information, see “T railer tongue load ” ( 컄 page 31 5). Exam ple Combined weight limit of occu - pants an d carg o from placar d Numbe r of occup ants (dri ver and passeng ers) Seating config ura- t[...]

315 Operation Tires and wheels Certifi cation la bel Even after c areful det ermination of the combined weight of al l occupants, cargo and the tr ailer to ngue loa d (if appl icable ) ( 컄 page 315 ) as to not exce ed the perm is- sible load li mit, you must make su re tha t your v ehic le never e xceed s the Gro ss Ve hi- cle Wei ght Rati ng (GV[...]

316 Operation Tires and wheels Recomm ended t ire inf latio n pressu re Your veh icle is eq uippe d with either th e Tire and Loadi ng Inf ormati on plac ard (Examp le A) or the V ehicle T ire Info rmation placard (Exampl e B ) located on t he driver ’s door B-pillar ( 컄 page 311) . The tire inflatio n pressur e shou ld be checke d reg ularl y [...]

317 Operation Tires and wheels Placard ( Example B) 1 Vehicl e Tire Inform ation placar d with recom mende d cold ti re in flatio n pre ssur es Placard (Examp le B) lists the r ecommen d- ed cold ti re inflation pre ssures for ma xi- mum load ed vehi cle we ight. Th e tire infl ation press ures liste d apply to th e tires inst alled as or igina l e[...]

318 Operation Tires and wheels Checking tir e inflatio n pressure Regula rly check you r tire inflati on pressure at least once a month. Check and adjus t the tire inflation pressur e when the tir es are cold . The tires can be co nsidered cold if the vehicle has been parke d for at lea st three ho urs or driven less than one mi le (1.6 km) . If yo[...]

319 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 34). 왘 Press button è or ÿ on the mul- tifunction steering wheel repeatedly until the standard dis play menu ap - pears in th e mul tifunct ion d isplay ( 컄 page 158). 왘 Press the j or k button until the current inflation pre ssures f or each tire appea r in the mul tif[...]

320 Operation Tires and wheels Reactivati ng the t ire pres sure mo nitor- ing sy ste m* The t ire p res sure m onit ori ng sy ste m* m ust be reactivated in the following si tuations: 앫 If you have chang ed the tire inflation pressur e 앫 If you have re placed the wh eels o r tires 앫 If you have i nstalle d new w heels or tires 왘 Using th e[...]

321 Operation Tires and wheels 왘 Press the æ button. The f ollow ing mes sage wi ll appea r in the mu ltifun ction di splay fi eld: Tire pr es. mon itor react ivat ed The tire pr essure monitori ng system * will now monitor the tire i nflation pres- sure va lues of al l fo ur ti res . The f ollow ing mes sage wi ll appea r in the mu ltifun ction[...]

322 Operation Tires and wheels Potenti al problems associa ted with underi nflat ed and o verinfla ted tir es Underinfla ted ti re inflati on press ure Underinflate d tires can: 앫 cause excess ive and u neve n tire wea r 앫 adversely aff ect fuel economy 앫 lead to tire fail ure fro m being over heat ed 앫 advers ely aff ect handli ng charact [...]

323 Operation Tires and wheels Tire labeli ng Beside s ti re n ame (sal es d esigna tion ) and manufactur er n ame, a number of markings can be found on a tire. Foll owing ar e some ex plana tions fo r the markin gs on yo ur veh icle's tir es: 1 Uniform Qu ality Gradi ng St andards ( 컄 pag e 330) 2 DOT, Ti re Identification Nu mber (TIN) ( ?[...]

324 Operation Tires and wheels General: Depending on the design stand ards used, the tire size molde d into the sidewall may have no letter or a letter p receding the tire size designation. No lett er preced ing the size des ignati on (as illust rated above ): Passenge r car tire bas ed on Eur opean de sign sta ndard s. Letter “P ” prece ding t[...]

325 Operation Tires and wheels For additional information on tire load rating, see “Load identificati on” ( 컄 page 32 7). Tire speed ra ting The tire sp eed rating 6 ( 컄 pag e 323) indi ca tes the a ppr oved max imu m spe ed for the tire. Wa rn i n g G The tir e load rating must always be at least half of the GA WR ( 컄 pa ge 333) of your [...]

326 Operation Tires and wheels Summer ti res 앫 At the tire manufacturer's option, any tire with a sp eed capabi lity above 149 mph (240 km/h) can include a “ZR” in the size designation (f or exam- ple: 245/ 40 Z R18 ). T o det erm ine t he maximum spe ed capability of the tire, the servic e descripti on for the tire must be refe rred to.[...]

327 Operation Tires and wheels Load identi ficatio n 1 Load ide ntification In addition to t ire load rating, special load inform ation may be molded into the ti re sidewal l followin g the letter de signatin g the ti re sp eed ra ting 1 ( 컄 page 325). No specification given: absence of any text (like in above e xample) i ndica tes a standard loa[...]

328 Operation Tires and wheels 1 DOT 2 Manufacturer’s identification mark 3 Tire s ize 4 Tire type cod e (at the option of the tire manufact urer) 5 Date of manufacture DOT (D epartme nt o f T rans portat ion) A tire branding sy mbol 1 ( 컄 p age 328) which denotes the tire meets requi re- ments of the U.S. Department of Tra nspor- tation. Manuf[...]

329 Operation Tires and wheels Maximu m tir e load 1 Max imum t ire lo ad rati ng The maxi mum tir e load is the maximu m weight th e tires a re designe d to support . For more inform ation on tire load rating ( 컄 page 32 4). For inf ormation on calcul ating tota l and cargo load capacitie s ( 컄 page 313) . Maximu m tire infl ation pre ssure 1 [...]

330 Operation Tires and wheels Always follow the recommended tire inflation pressure ( 컄 page 316) for proper tire inflation. Uniform Tire Q uality Grad ing Standar ds (U .S. v ehi cle s) Tire ma nufactu rers are re quired to grade tires based on three performance factors: treadwea r, traction an d tempera ture res is- tance. 1 Tread wear 2 Tract[...]

331 Operation Tires and wheels Treadwear The tre adwear gra de is a co mparati ve rat- ing base d on the wear ra te of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specif ied gov ernmen t tes t cours e. F or ex- ample , a tire gr aded 1 50 would we ar one and one-half ( 1 1 / 2 ) times as well on the governme nt course as a ti re gr aded 1[...]

332 Operation Tires and wheels Tire p ly materi al 1 Plies in sidew all 2 Plies under tread This marking te lls you about the ty pe of cord an d number of pl ies in the sidewall and under the tre ad. Tire and loadin g terminolog y Accessory weight The com bined w eight (i n exces s of thos e stan dard items w hich may b e repl aced ) of automatic t[...]

333 Operation Tires and wheels Bar Another m etric u nit for ai r pressu re. The re are 14.5 038 pounds pe r square inch (psi) to 1 bar ; there a re 100 k ilopas cals (k Pa) to 1 bar. Bead The ti re be ad co ntai ns st eel wi res wrap ped by s tee l cord s t hat hol d th e ti re o nto the rim. Cold tire infl atio n pres sure Tire in flation pressu [...]

334 Operation Tires and wheels Maximu m tire infl ation pre ssure This number is the greatest amount of air pressur e that shoul d ever be pu t in the tire under normal driving conditions. Normal occup ant wei ght The number of occupants the v ehicle is design ed to seat, mult iplied by 68 kilo grams (150 lb s). Occupant d istr ibution The distribu[...]

335 Operation Tires and wheels Tire speed ratin g Part of tire designation; indicates the speed ra nge for which a ti re is approved. Traction Force exer ted by the v ehicl e on the r oad via the tires. The amount of grip provided. Tread The portion of a tire that comes into contact with the road. Treadwear indicat ors Narrow bands, sometimes calle[...]

336 Operation Tires and wheels If appl icable to your ve hicle 's tire co nfig u- ration, tires can be rotated according to the tire manufac turer's recom mended in - tervals in the tire manufact urer's warranty pamphlet located in you r vehicle liter ature portfolio. If none is available, tires should be rotated every 3 00 0 to 6 0 [...]

337 Operation Winter dri ving 왔 Winte r dr ivin g Before the onset of winter, have your vehi cle wi nterize d at an au thoriz ed Merced es-B enz Ce nter . This serv ice inclu des : 앫 Check of anticorrosion and antifreeze concentration. 앫 Addition of cleaning concentrate to the water o f the windsh ield and hea dlamp cleaning system. Add MB Co[...]

338 Operation Winter driving Block he ater* (Ca nada on ly) The engi ne is eq uipped w ith a block h eat- er. The el ectrical c able ma y be inst alled a t your a uthorized M ercedes- Benz Center. Snow chains Snow chains should only be driven on snow-covered roads at speeds not to ex- ceed 30 mph (50 km/h). R emove chai ns as soon as possible when [...]

339 Operation Maint enanc e 왔 Mainte nance We strong ly rec ommend that you ha ve your v ehicle ser viced b y an au thor ized Mercedes-B enz Cente r, in accord ance with the Maintenance B ooklet at the time s calle d for by the ma intenance s ervice indi - cator d ispla y. Failu re to have the vehicl e mainta ined in accordance with the Maintenan[...]

340 Operation Mainte nance Clearing the maintenance s ervice indicat or You ca n clear th e mainte nance ser vice in - dicator. 왘 Press the res et button 1 on the left side of th e instrum ent cluste r. The ma intena nce servic e indica tor is cleared a nd the stand ard displ ay ap- pears in the mu ltifuncti on displ ay. Maintenan ce service te r[...]

341 Operation Maint enanc e Calling up the maint enance servi ce indicato r 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 34). The standard displa y of th e contro l sys - tem appears ( 컄 page 153). 왘 Press button k or j on the mul- tifunction steering wheel until the maintenance s ervice indic ator with the serv ice s ymbol 9 or ´ and t he ser vic[...]

342 Operation Mainte nance Set ting th e date for specia l work s You can enter appoi ntments for exhaus t gas anal ysis an d gener al inspec tion usi ng the main tenance s ystem. 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). The stan dard displa y of the contro l sys- tem ap pears ( 컄 pag e 153) . 왘 Press button k or j on the mul- tifunction stee[...]

343 Operation Maint enanc e 왘 Press the è button on the multi- functi on steeri ng wheel un til the st an- dard d isp lay a ppe ars in the multif uncti on displa y. The maintenance s ervice system now re- calculates the values. You cannot call up the ser vice disp lay or th e service menu during this tim e. Calling up the ma intena nce servi ce [...]

344 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning and car e of vehi cle While in operation, even while parked, your vehi cle is su bjected to varying external in- fluences which, if gone unche cked, can at- tack the paintwor k as well as the vehic le underb ody and cau se lasti ng damage . Such damage i s caused not on ly by ex- treme and varying climatic condit[...]

345 Operation Vehicle care Your vehicle has bee n treated at the facto- ry with a wax-ba se rustproofing i n the body caviti es whic h wi ll last for the lifeti me of the vehicle. Post-produc tion treatment i s neither necessary nor r ecommended by Merce des-Ben z because o f the pos sibility of inc ompat ibili ty be twee n mater ials us ed in the [...]

346 Operation Vehicle care Tar stai ns Quickly remove tar sta ins before they dr y and bec ome more difficul t to remove. A tar remover is recommende d. Paintwor k, painted body com ponents Merced es-Be nz appro ved Pa int Care should be ap plied when wate r drops on the paint surfa ce do not “bead up”, norm ally every three to five months, dep[...]

347 Operation Vehicle care Orname ntal mo lding s For regul ar cleaning and care of ver y dirty chrome-plat ed parts, use a chrom e clean- er. Head lamps, tail la mps, s ide mark ers, turn signal lenses Use a mild car w ash deterge nt, such as Merced es-B enz a ppro ved Ca r Sham poo, with plenty of water. To prevent scratches, never apply strong f[...]

348 Operation Vehicle care 왘 Clea n the wip er blade ins erts wi th a clean cloth and detergent solution. Window cleaning 왘 Turn on the wip ers and pl ace it in a ver- tical position. For information on plac ing the wipers in a vertical position, see “Replacing wiper blad es” ( 컄 page 41 6). Use a window cleaning solution on all glass sur[...]

349 Operation Vehicle care Instrument cluster Use a gen tle dishw ashing dete rgent or mild deter gent for deli cate fabrics as a washing solution. Wipe with a cloth moi st- ened in a lukewarm solution. Do not use scouring agents. Steering wheel a nd gear select or lever Wipe with a damp cloth a nd dry thorough ly or clean with Merc edes-Be nz ap p[...]

350 Operation Vehicle care Leather upholstery Using af termarket seat cover s or weari ng clothing that has the tendency to give off coloring ( e.g. when wet, e tc.) m ay cause the upholste ry to become permanentl y dis- colored. By lining the seats with a proper intermediate cover, contact- discoloration will be prev ented. Wipe le ather up holste[...]

351 Practi cal hi nts What to do if … Where will I find ...? Unlocking / locking in an emergency Opening / closing in an em ergency Replacing bulbs Replacing wiper blades Flat tir e Batteries Jum p start ing Towing the vehicle Fuse s[...]

352 Practi cal hints What to do if … Lamps in ins trumen t cluster General information: If any of the fol lowing lam ps in the i nstru- ment cluster fails to come on during the bulb self-ch eck w hen s witch ing on the igni- tion, have the respective bulb checked and replac ed if nece ssar y. Problem Po ssibl e cau se Suggested so lution - The ye[...]

353 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Problem Possible c ause Suggested solution v The ye llow ABS /ESP warni ng lamp c omes on w hile dr iving. The ESP is deactiva ted. Risk of accide nt! Adapt your s peed and driving to the prevail- ing road, weather, and traffi c conditions. 왘 Switch the ESP back on ( 컄 page 92). If the ESP cannot be swi[...]

354 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Po ssibl e cau se Suggested so lution 3 (Canada o nly ) ; (USA only) The red brake warn ing la mp come s on whil e driving a nd you hear a warning s ound. You are driving wit h the parking b rake se t. 왘 Releas e the park ing br ake. 왘 Observe the a dditional mes sage in the di spl ay. 3 (Canada o [...]

355 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Problem Possible caus e Suggested solution ? (USA only) ± (Canada only) The ye llow engi ne mal- function indicator lamp com es on whi le drivin g. There is a mal funct ion in: 앫 The fuel management syst em 앫 The ignition system (Gas oline engine) 앫 The emission control system 앫 System s wh ich aff[...]

356 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Po ssibl e cau se Suggested so lution D The red cool ant warning lamp comes on when the engine is running. There i s insuffi cient coo lant in the reservoi r. If this warning lamp comes on f requently, there is a leak in the coo ling syst em. If the co olant leve l is correct, the elect ric ra- diator [...]

357 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Problem Possible cause Sugge sted solu tion l The red DT R warning lamp comes on whi le driving and yo u hear a warning c hime sou nd. 앫 You ar e gaining too rapidly o n the vehic le ahead of you. 앫 The di stance warn ing system has recog- nized a stationary obstacle on your prob- able line of trav el. [...]

358 Practi cal hints What to do if … Problem Possible caus e Suggested solution H The ye llow warn ing lamp for the tire pres sure mo nitoring sy s- tem* come s on. The tire pr essure m onitoring system* d e- tects a loss of p ressure i n at leas t one tire. 왘 Bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abru pt s teeri ng an d brak ing maneuv er s. O[...]

359 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Problem Possible c ause Suggested solution 1 The re d SRS indicator l amp com es on whi le drivin g. There is a m alfu nctio n in t he r estr aint sys- tems. The air bags or emergency tens ioning devices (ET Ds) could depl oy unexpected ly or fail to activate in an accident. 왘 Drive with added ca ution to[...]

360 Practi cal hints What to do if … Lamp in cent er console Problem Po ssibl e cau se Suggested so lution 75 The ind icato r lamp illumi nates a nd rem ains illumina ted wit h the weigh t of a typica l adult or someone larger than a small individual on the fron t passenge r seat . The sys tem is malfu nction ing. 왘 Have the system checked as s[...]

361 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Problem Possible c ause Suggested solution 75 The indi cator l amp does n ot illu minate and/or does not remai n ill uminat ed w ith the weight of a typica l 12-month-old child in a standard child restraint or l ess on the front pa ssenge r seat. The system is malfunc tioning. 왘 Make sure that there is no[...]

362 Practi cal hints What to do if … Vehicle status messages in the m ulti- function displ ay Warn ing and ma lfun ction messag es ap- pear in the multifu nction disp lay loc ated in the instrum ent cluster. Certain wa rning and malfunc tion mes sag- es are a ccompa nied by an audible signal . Addres s these me ssag es accor dingly a nd follow th[...]

363 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … On the pages that follow, you will f ind a compil ation o f the mo st imp ortant wa rning and malf unction me ssage s that may appea r in the mul tifuncti on displa y. For you r conve nience the mes sages ar e devided into two sections: 앫 Text me ssages ( 컄 page 364) 앫 Symbol m essage s ( 컄 page 373[...]

364 Practi cal hints What to do if … Text messages Dis play Display message Possib le cause Poss ible so lution ABS Malfunc tion Visit work shop The ABS has detecte d a malfun ction and has s witched o ff. The ES P and the B AS are al so deac - tivated. The SBC brake sy stem is still f unc- tioning normally but without the ABS avail able. 왘 Con[...]

365 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible solut ion Low Batt ery Con ven. fu nctio ns tem porar ily una vaila ble The b attery has insu fficien t vo ltage and can no longer supply con ve- nience functions such as the rear window defroster. As soon as the on-board voltage is suff icient, the consum[...]

366 Practi cal hints What to do if … Dis play Display message Possib le cause Poss ible so lution Dist ronic Currently un avai lable See O perat or’s Manu al DISTRO NIC* i s s witched off if: 앫 the DIST RONIC cover in t he area of the rad iator gri lle is dirt y 앫 the func tionality is impair ed by heavy ra in or thic k fog 왘 If necessar [...]

367 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible solut ion ESP Malfun ctio n Vis it work shop The ES P has detected a ma lfunctio n and sw itche d off. The ABS may not be operational. The SB C brake sys tem is still func - tioning normally but without the ESP avail able . 왘 Continue driving with added [...]

368 Practi cal hints What to do if … Dis play Display message Possib le cause Poss ible so lution ESP Display malf unct ion Visit work shop The ESP or the ESP disp lay is malfunctioning. 왘 Contin ue drivin g with ad ded ca ution. 왘 Visit an a uthorize d Mercedes- Benz Cent er as soon as possib le. Failure to follo w these i nstruct ions inc r[...]

369 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possib le so lutio n Fron t passe nger airb ag ac tiva ted see Op er.’s Man. Front passenger front air bag is activat ed while dr iv- ing even though a c hild, small individual, or object below th e system's weight threshold is on the front passen ger seat, [...]

370 Practi cal hints What to do if … Dis play D isplay me ssages Possible cause Possib le solut ion Fron t pass enger airb ag a ctiva ted see Op er.’ s Man. If performing any of the a bove corrective steps is suc- cessfu l, t he messa ge Fron t pass enge r a irb ag dea cti- vate d will ap pear in the multi funct ion displ ay, confirming the sit[...]

371 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possib le so lutio n Fron t passe nger airb ag de acti vated see Op er.’s Man. Front passenger front air bag is deac tivated whil e driving even tho ugh an adult or someone larger than a sm all ind ividua l is occupying the front pas- senger se at. Fo rces act in[...]

372 Practi cal hints What to do if … Dis play D isplay me ssages Possible cause Possib le solut ion Fron t pass enger airb ag d eacti vate d see Op er.’ s Man. Note th at after performi ng the correc tive st eps, it may take up to 60 seconds for the message Fron t pass en- ger a i rbag ac tivat ed to appear . If the m essage Fron t passe nger a[...]

373 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Symbol messages Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution # Unde rvolt age Swit ch of f cons umers The ba ttery has in suffic ient volt age. 왘 Turn off unnecessa ry electrical con- sumers. Visi t works hop The batte ry was charged with a battery charger or jump started. 왘 Hav[...]

374 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion # Batt ery/ Alter nato r Sto p vehicl e The battery is malfunctioning. The SB C brak e syste m require s elec trical energy and theref ore has onl y limited op- erati on. Consi derab ly greater brake ped al force is required a nd the sto pp[...]

375 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution 2 Brak e wear Visi t works hop The b rake pads have r each ed t heir wear limit . 왘 Brak e pad t hick ness mus t be vis uall y inspec ted at the interva ls spec ified in the Maintenance Booklet. 왘 Have the brake pads replac ed as s oo[...]

376 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion (USA only) ; (Canad a onl y) 3 Redu ced br aking power Visi t work shop The SB C brake sys tem is in emerge ncy operation mode. Considerable brake ped - al force is required and th e stopping dis- tance is increa sed. 왘 Continue drivi ng [...]

377 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution (USA only) ; (Canada only ) 3 Brak e fluid Visi t works hop There is insu fficien t brake fl uid in the reservoir . 왘 Risk of accident! Stop the vehicle and notify a n author ized Mercede s-Benz Center. Do not add br ake fluid! This wil[...]

378 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Display m essages Possib le cause Possible soluti on ? (USA only) ± (Canad a o nly) Visit wor kshop There m ay be a ma lfuncti on in the: 앫 fuel injection system 앫 ignition system 앫 exha ust sy stem 앫 fue l syste m 왘 Have the measuri ng syste m checke d by an au thorized Me rcedes -[...]

379 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … During severe operation conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant tem- peratur e may rise close to 248°F (12 0°C). Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution Ï Cool ant Stop , engin e off The coolant is too hot. 왘 Stop th e vehi cle. 왘 Only s tart th e engine aga[...]

380 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion Ï Cool ant Stop , engi ne off The poly- V-belt could be broken. 왘 St op imme diate ly and ch eck the poly-V-belt. If it is b roken: 왘 Do not c ontinue to dr ive. Oth erwise the engi ne will o verhe at due to an in - opera tive wat er p[...]

381 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution G Disp lay m alfu nctio n Visi t works hop The dis plays for s ever al sy stems have malf unctione d. Some systems th em- sel ves ma y also ha ve mal funct ioned . 왘 Continue driving wi th added c aution. When the display i s malfunctio[...]

382 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion : US A only: Add 1 Qt . engin e oil at n ext refue ling Canada only: Add 1 Liter en gine oil at n ext refue ling The engi ne oil lev el is to o low. 왘 Add engine oil ( 컄 page 302) and check th e engine oil level ( 컄 page 301). Engi ne[...]

383 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … When th e Engin e oil - Vis it work shop messag e appe ars while th e engin e is run- ning and at oper ating te mper atur e, the en - gine oil l evel has dropped to a pproximately the minimu m level. When th is occu rs, the warni ng will fi rst come on intermittently and then s tay on if the o il le vel d r[...]

384 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion % Hoo d open You ar e driving wi th the h ood open. 왘 Close the hood ( 컄 page 299) . F Key Chec k batt ery The SmartKe y with KEYLESS-GO* batter- ies are d ischa rged. 왘 Change the batter ies ( 컄 page 408) . Key not re cogn ized The[...]

385 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution F Do n ot forg et ke y This d isplay a ppears (f or a ma ximum o f 60 seconds) if the driver’s door i s opened with the engine shut off and no SmartKey in the sta rter swi tch. This m essage is only a remind er. 왘 Insert S martKey in [...]

386 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion . Brak e lamp Driv e to work shop Brake la mp illum inatio n is delay ed or lamp is perman ently on . 왘 Visit an authoriz ed Merced es-Ben z Center as soon as possible. Brak e lamp , left Subs titu te bu lb o n The lef t brake la mp is ma[...]

387 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution . High beam , left The left high beam lamp is malfun ction - ing. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon a s possible. High beam , righ t The rig ht high bea m lamp is malfun ction- ing. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon a s possible. Lice nse p late la[...]

388 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion . Low be am, righ t The ri ght lo w be am lam p is ma lfunct ion- ing. Halo gen he adlam p: 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. Bi-Xenon* headlamp: 왘 Visit an authoriz ed Merced es-Ben z Center as soon as possible. Fron t Mark er li[...]

389 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution . Tail lamp, lef t Subs titut e bulb on The le ft tail lamp is malfunct ioning. A su b- stitu te bulb is being u sed. 왘 Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possibl e. Tail lamp, rig ht Subs titut e bulb on The rig ht tai[...]

390 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion H Tire pre s. mo nito r reac tiva ted The tire pre ssure monitoring system* is using the curren t pressure values as the basis for monitoring. Tire pre ssure disp laye d only afte r driv ing a fe w mi ns. The tire inflation pressu re is be [...]

391 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Poss ible soluti on H Reac tivat e tire pres . mo nitor afte r corr. pres. Ther e was a tire pr essure warn ing mes- sage. The ye llow warni ng lamp for the tire pr es- sure monitoring system* c omes on and you have not reactivated the system since th e las[...]

392 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cause Possibl e solut ion H Caut ion Tire pre ssure One or more tires is defla ting. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt st eering and br aking mane uvers. Ob- serve the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel ( 컄 page 419). 왘 Ha[...]

393 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possib le so lutio n H Caut ion Tire pres ., R L The lef t rear tire is defla ting. 왘 Care fully br ing the v ehicle to a halt, avoidi ng abrupt s teering and b raking maneuve rs. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wh eel ( 컄 p age[...]

394 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cause Possibl e solut ion H Caut ion Tir e pres., RR The right re ar tire is d eflating. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt st eering and br aking mane uvers. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel ( 컄 page 419). 왘 [...]

395 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possib le so lutio n H Caut ion Tire pres ., F L The lef t front tir e is defl ating. 왘 Carefu lly brin g the veh icle to a halt, a voidin g abrupt s teering and b raking maneuve rs. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wh eel ( 컄 p [...]

396 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cause Possibl e solut ion H Caut ion Tir e pres., FR The right front tire is def lating. 왘 Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding abrupt st eering and br aking mane uvers. Observe the traffic situation around you. 왘 Change the wheel ( 컄 page 419). 왘 [...]

397 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution < Seat belt sys tem Driv e to work shop The se at bel t syste m is mal funct ioning . 왘 Visit an authori zed Mercedes-Be nz Center as soon as possibl e. 9 Ser vice me mory full See Op erato r’s Man ual The m aintenanc e system serv[...]

398 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion L Tele Aid malf unct ion Driv e to work shop One or more main f unctions of the Tele Aid system are malfunctioning. 왘 Have th e Tele Aid s ystem c hecked by an a uthorized Merc edes-B enz Ce nter. 1 Rest rain t syste m malf unct ion Driv [...]

399 Practi cal hi nts What t o d o if … Disp lay sy mbol Disp lay m essages Possible cause Possible s olution t Func tion unav ailab le This d isplay a ppears if button t or s on the mul tifunction steering wheel is pres sed an d the vehic le is not equipp ed with a te lephone. & Tail gate op en This m essage will ap pear wh enever the tailga[...]

400 Practi cal hints What to do if … Displ ay sym bol Displa y messages Possible cau se Possibl e solu tion @ Vehi cle ri sing Your veh icle is adjust ing to you r level se- lectio n. Leve ling canc elle d The “ Raised ” lev el set ting i s canc eled at vehi cle spee ds of ov er 75 mph (120 km / h) . 왘 Reactivate the “Raised” level sett[...]

401 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fi nd ...? 왔 Where will I fi nd ...? First aid kit The first ai d kit is in the storage com part- ment at the front edge of the front passen- ger sea t. 1 Tab 왘 Pull ta b 1 upward. 왘 Fold t he covering forward. 왘 Remo ve th e fir st aid kit . Vehicle t ool ki t, jack an d spare w heel The vehicle tool ki t[...]

402 Practi cal hints Where will I find ...? 1 Handle 2 Cover 왘 Turn handl e 1 to the right as far as it will go and remove cover 2 . Spare wheel The spar e wheel is located in the cargo compartment und erneath the third row seat cushions and footwell. T o access the spar e wheel, fold s eat cush ions and foo t- well u p ( 컄 page 401). 1 Vehicle[...]

403 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fi nd ...? More information can be found in the “Tech nical da ta” se ction ( 컄 page 446). Vehicle t ool kit The veh icle too l kit is store d in the com - partme nt underneath the c argo compar t- ment floor ( 컄 page 402). The veh icle too l kit inclu des: 앫 One p air of univ ersal pl iers 앫 One tow i[...]

404 Practi cal hints Unlocking / locking in an em ergency Unlocking t he vehicle If yo u are u nable to unlo ck the v ehicl e with the SmartK ey, open th e driver’s door using the mech anical key. 1 Mechanical key l ocking ta b 2 Mechanical key 왘 Move lo cking tab 1 in the direction of the arr ow and slide m echani cal key 2 out of the housing.[...]

405 Practi cal hi nts Unlocking / locking in an emergency Locking the vehi cle If you are unable to lock the vehicle with the SmartKey, lock it with the mechanical key as f ollows: 왘 Clos e the pas sen ger do ors and the t ail- gat e. 왘 Press the centra l lockin g switch in the cockpit ( 컄 page 123). 왘 Chec k to see wh ethe r the lo ckin g [...]

406 Practi cal hints Unlocking / locking in an em ergency 왘 Open the s tora ge co mpar tment in t he center console ( 컄 page 263). 왘 Take out the cup holder ( 컄 pag e 263). 왘 Hold th e cover a t a 45° angle. 왘 Inse rt a suit able ob ject 1 ( e.g. a pin) through the hole an d press the pi n downward. 왘 Remove pi n 1 . Cup holder in th[...]

407 Practi cal hi nts Opening / closing in an emergenc y 왔 Opening / closing in an emergency Tilt / slidin g sunroof* You can open or close the tilt / sliding sun- roof or manually should an electrical mal- function occur. The ti lt / slidin g sunroof drive i s locate d be- hind cover 1 of the interior overhead light . 1 Cover 왘 Remove the Smar[...]

408 Practi cal hints Replacing SmartKey batteries If the batte ries in the Sma rtKey are dis - charged, the vehicle can no longer be locke d or unlock ed. It is recomme nded to have the batterie s replaced at an authori zed M ercedes- Benz C enter. Batteries contai n materials that ca n harm the env ironment i f disposed of improperl y. Recycl ing [...]

409 Practi cal hi nts Replac ing Sm artKey b atte ries 3 Batter y 4 Contact spring 왘 Using a lint-free c loth, ins ert new ba t- teries under the contact sp ring with the plus (+) side f acing up. 왘 Return b attery compartme nt into hous- ing unti l it lock s into p lace. SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* Replacem ent batteries: Lithium, type CR 2025 o[...]

410 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Bulbs Safe vehicl e operation depends on proper exterior light ing and si gnaling. It is there - fore es sen tial that all bulbs and l amp as- sembli es are in good wor king ord er at all times. Correct headlamp adjustment is extremely impor tant . Have he adla mps che cked an d readjus ted at r egula r inte rva[...]

411 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Front lamps Rear lamps Lamp Type 1 Additiona l turn sign al lamps LED 2 Turn sig nal lamp 1156 NA 3 Side ma rke r lamp W 5 W 4 Haloge n headla mps: Low beam Bi-Xenon* headlamps: Low and h igh b eam 1 1 Vehicles with Bi -Xenon* headl amps: Low beam and high beam use th e same D2S-35 W lamp. Do not replace th e B[...]

412 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Notes on bulb replacement 앫 Only use 12 v olt bulb s of the same type and with the speci fied watt rating. 앫 Switch lights off before c hanging a bul b to prevent sh ort circuits. 앫 Alway s use a clean lint-fr ee clot h when handling bulbs. 앫 Your hands should be dry and free of oil and grea se. 앫 If t[...]

413 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Replac ing bulbs for fron t lamps 1 Bulb socket fo r high beam hea d- lamp/hi gh bea m flashe r bulb 2 Bulb sock et f or pa rki ng an d sta ndi ng lamp bu lb 3 Housing cove r for low beam/Bi-Xenon* headlamp 4 Bulb socket for turn signal l amp bulb 5 Electrical connector for high beam headla mp/hig h beam fl ash[...]

414 Practi cal hints Replacing bulbs Low beam bulb (h alogen he adlamps only) 왘 Turn housi ng cover 3 co unterclock- wise and remove it. 왘 Pull electrical connector 7 off. 왘 Uncli p the retainer spring on the bulb socket and tak e out the bulb. 왘 Inse rt the new b ulb so that its bas e lo- cates in the rece ss on the lower le ft and is lev [...]

415 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Side mar ker l amp bulb 왘 Carefu lly sl ide the lam p towards the front in direction of arrows. 왘 Remove the r ear end f irst. 왘 Turn the bulb soc ket with the bulb counterclockwis e and remove i t. 왘 Pull the bulb out of the bul b socket. 왘 Insert the ne w bulb into the bulb sock- et. 왘 Place the b[...]

416 Practi cal hints Replacing wiper blades Removing wiper blades 왘 Turn Sma rtKey in sta rter swi tch to position 1 . 왘 Turn co mbinatio n switch to wiper setting II ( 컄 pag e 52) . 왘 With wiper arm in the vertical position, turn SmartKe y in starter swit ch to position 0 . 왘 Fold the w iper arm forwar d until it snaps into plac e. 왘 T[...]

417 Practi cal hi nts Replacing wiper blades Installin g wiper blades 왘 Slide the wiper blade onto wiper arm until it locks in place. 왘 Rotate the wipe r blade into posit ion paral lel to wiper a rm. 왘 Fold the wiper arm bac kward to rest on the windshield. M ake sure you hol d on to the wiper when fo lding the wiper arm back . ! Never op en [...]

418 Practi cal hints Flat tire In the case of a flat tire , you may tempo- rarily us e the spare wheel when ob serving the foll owing rest rictions : 앫 Do not exceed a vehi cle sp eed of 50 mph ( 80 km / h). 앫 Drive to the neares t tire repair facil ity to have the flat tire rep aired or re- place d as ap propria te. 앫 Do not operate vehicle [...]

419 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire Mounting the spare wheel Preparing the vehicle Prepare the v ehicl e as de scrib ed un der “Prep aring the v ehicle” on this pa ge. 왘 Take the s pare whe el out of the cargo compartm ent ( 컄 page 402). 왘 Take the wheel wrench and the jack out of the cargo compartment ( 컄 page 402). Lifting the vehicle 왘[...]

420 Practi cal hints Flat tire The jack take-u p brackets are loca ted di- rectly behind the front wheel housing and in fron t of the rea r whe el housing. 1 Jack take-up bracket 2 Jack 3 Crank 왘 Position jack 2 on firm ground under the respecti ve jack take-up bracke t 1 . Make sure the foot o f the jack is d irect ly under the take-up br acket [...]

421 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire Removing the wheel 1 Align ment bolt 왘 Unsc rew the upper- most whe el bolt and remove. 왘 Repla ce this whe el bolt with a lignment bolt 1 suppli ed in the too l kit. 왘 Remo ve the rem ainin g bolts. 왘 Remo ve t he w heel. Mounting the Minis pare wheel 왘 Clean contact surfaces of wheel and whe el hub. 왘 G[...]

422 Practi cal hints Flat tire 왘 Unsc rew the alig nme nt bolt , ins tal l last wheel bo lt and tighten sl ightly. In the case of a flat tire, yo u may tempo- rarily us e the Mini spare w heel wh en ob- serving the fol lowing restricti ons: 앫 Do not exceed a vehi cle sp eed of 50 mp h (80 km / h) . 앫 Drive to the near est tire repai r facilit[...]

423 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire 왘 Before storing th e jack in the cargo compart ment, it sho uld be full y col- laps ed. Wa rn i n g! G Have th e tighte ning to rque che cked af ter changi ng a wheel. The wh eels co uld come loos e if they ar e not tighten ed to a torq ue of 96 lb-ft (130 Nm). i Wrap th e dam aged wh eel in the pro tec- tive film[...]

424 Practi cal hints Batteries Your vehicle i s equipped with two batte r- ies: 앫 Main batt ery (battery f or starter a nd electr ical co nsumer s; loca ted in the cargo co mpartment) . 앫 Auxiliary battery (back-u p battery; sta- bilizes the e lectrical system if the main battery is discharge d; located in the en- gine compar tment). 왘 Pull c[...]

425 Practi cal hi nts Batt erie s Wa rn i n g! G Failur e to foll ow these instru ctions can re- sult in severe i njury or death. Obser ve all safety instruct ions a nd pr ecau- tions when han dli ng automo tive batter ies ( 컄 page 305). Never l ean ove r batter ies whil e conne cting, you might get in jured. Battery fl uid contains sulfuri c aci[...]

426 Practi cal hints Batteries Disco nne ctin g th e batt ery 왘 Depress parking bra ke firmly o r move gear se lector lever t o pos ition P . 왘 Turn o ff al l elect ric al cons umers . 왘 Remove SmartK ey from starter sw itch. Vehicle s with KEY LESS-GO*: 왘 Press the start / stop button until the en gin e shuts off. 왘 Open the d river ’s[...]

427 Practi cal hi nts Batt erie s Charging and rein stalli ng the b attery 왘 Charge batte ry in accorda nce with the instructions of the battery charger manufact urer. 왘 Reins tall t he cha rged bat tery. Foll ow the pre viously describe d steps in re - verse orde r. Reconnecting the b attery 왘 Turn of f all ele ctrica l consu mers. 왘 Conne[...]

428 Practi cal hints Jump starting If th e bat tery is disc harged , the en gine can be starte d with jumper c ables an d the bat- tery of an other veh icle. Ob serve the f ollow- ing: 앫 Jump starting should only be performed when the engine and cataly tic convert- er are cold. 앫 Do not start t he engine if the battery is frozen. Let the batter[...]

429 Practi cal hi nts Jump star ting The jum p-start con tacts are located in the engin e comp artment . 왘 Make sure the two vehicles do not touch. 왘 Tur n off a ll el ectrica l consu mers . 왘 Apply pa rking brake. 왘 Shift gea r selec tor lever to p osition P . 1 Negative (-) terminal 2 Cover of Positive (+) terminal 왘 Open cover 2 of the[...]

430 Practi cal hints Towing th e vehicle Merced es-Be nz recom mends th at the v ehi- cle be transported with a ll wheels off the ground using flatbed or appropri ate wheel lift/ dolly equi pment. This metho d is p ref- erable to other types of towing. When circum stances do not per mit the recommended towing methods, the vehi- cle ma y be towed wi[...]

431 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the veh icle ! To be ce rtain to avoi d a p ossibi lity of damage to the driv e train, however, we recommend the drive shaft be discon- nected at the rear axle dr ive flang e (ve- hicles with 4MATIC: disconnected at the f ront and r ear ax le d rive flang es) for any towing beyond a short tow to a nearby gara ge. War n[...]

432 Practi cal hints Towing th e vehicle i To signa l turns whil e being towe d with the ha zard warn ing fl asher in use, t urn SmartKey i n starter switch to position 2 and activate the combina- tion switch for the left or right turn sig- nal in the usual manner – only the selecte d turn sig nal will operate . Upon canceling the turn signal, th[...]

433 Practi cal hi nts Towin g the veh icle Installin g towing e ye bolt Fron t of ve hicle 1 Cover on right side of front bumper To remove cover: 왘 Press mark on cover in direction of ar- row. 왘 Lift cover of f to reveal threaded ho le for towing eye bolt. The to win g eye b olt is su ppli ed wi th t he tool kit (located in the storage compart-[...]

434 Practi cal hints Fuses Fuses a re designe d to protec t the electri - cal ci rcuit s in you r vehic le from a shor t cir- cuit. If a fuse is blown, the component(s) and sy stems co ntrolled b y that fu se will stop wo rking. The fo llowing a ids are a vailabl e to help y ou change fuse s ( 컄 page 4 34): 앫 Fuse ch art 앫 Spare fuses 앫 Fus[...]

435 Practi cal hi nts Fuses Fuse box in p assenger compar tment 1 Rece ss in th e cover 2 Cover Opening 왘 Open th e driver ’s door. 왘 Insert flat, blunt object as a lever in rece ss 1 on the edge of cover 2 . 왘 Loosen cover 2 from the dashboa rd using lever. 왘 Using y our han ds, pull co ver 2 in the direction of the arrow and remove. Clo[...]

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437 Technical data Parts ser vice Warranty coverag e Identification labels Layout of poly-V-belt drive Engine Rims and tires Electrical system Main dimensions Weig hts Fuels, coolants, lubri cants etc.[...]

438 Technical data The “T echnica l data” se ction pro vides th e necessar y techni cal data f or your vehicle . Parts service All auth orized Me rcedes -Benz Cen ters maintain a stock of genuine Mercede s-Benz parts requi red for mainte- nance and repair wor k . In addition, strate- gicall y located parts di stribution centers provide q uick a[...]

439 Technical data Warr anty cove rag e 왔 Warr anty cove rag e Your veh icle is cove red under the terms of the warranti es printed in the Service and Warranty Information Bookl et. Your author ized Mer cedes- Benz Ce nter will ex- chang e or repa ir any de fective parts or igi- nall y install ed in t he veh icle i n acco rdance with the terms of[...]

440 Technical data Identificat ion labels 1 Driver ’s door B- pillar with Certi ficati on labels (inc ludes Paintwork c ode) 2 Vehic le Iden tifica tion Num ber (VI N) 3 Vacuum lin e rout ing d iagr am labe l 4 Engine number (engraved on engine) 5 Vehicle Id entification N umber (VIN ) (lower edge of windshield) 6 Emission control informati on la[...]

441 Technical data Layout of poly-V-belt drive 왔 Layout of poly-V-belt drive E3 2 0 / E5 0 0 1 Automatic belt tensioner 2 Power stee ring pump 3 Air conditioning compressor 4 Crankshaft 5 Coolant pump 6 Generator ( alternator) 7 Idler pu lley[...]

442 Technical data Engine Model E 320 (211 .265 1 ) E 320 4MATIC ( 211.282 1 ) 1 The quoted dat a apply on ly to the s tandard v ehicle. See an auth orize d Mercedes-Benz Cente r for the correspon ding data of all sp eci al b odie s an d s peci al e quip men t. E 500 2 (211 .270 1 ) E 500 4MA TIC (211.283 1 ) 2 Not avail able in th e U.S. Engi ne 1[...]

443 Technical data Rims an d tires 왔 Rims and tires Use on ly tires a nd rims w hich hav e been specif ical ly d evel oped for your vehi cle and test ed and ap pro ved b y Merc edes -Benz . Other tire s and rims can have detr imental effect s, such a s: 앫 Poor handling characteristics 앫 Increased noise 앫 Increa sed fuel consumpt ion ! Moreo[...]

444 Technical data Rims and tir es Same size tires 16’’ ti res 17’’ ti res E 320 / E 32 0 4MATI C Rims ( ligh t allo y) 8 J x 16 H2 Wheel offset 1.42 in ( 36 mm ) Summer tir es (rad ial-ply ti res) - All-s eason tir es (radi al-ply tires ) 225/55 R16 95H M+S Winter tir es (rad ial-ply tires) - E3 2 0 / E5 0 0 1 (Appear ance Pack age*) 1 Not[...]

445 Technical data Rims an d tires 18’’ tire s Mixed size tires E3 2 04 M A T I C ( S p o r t P a c k a g e * ) E5 0 04 M A T I C ( S p o r t P a c k a g e * ) AMG light alloy r ims 8 J x 1 8 EH2 Wheel offset 1.18 in ( 30 m m) Summer tire s (radial- ply tires ) 245 / 40 R18 97Y XL (Ext ra Load ) All-seaso n tire s (ra dial-ply tires) - Winter t[...]

446 Technical data Rims and tir es Minispare w heel E3 2 0 / E3 2 04 M A T I C E5 0 0 1 / E 500 4MATIC 1 Not avail able in th e U.S. Rim 4 B x 17 Wheel offset 1.34 ( 34 m m) Tire T 155/7 0 R17 110 M 2 2 Must not be used with snow ch ains. i Please note tha t the tire pressure of the Minisp are diff ers from the tire p ressure of the road t ires. Ma[...]

447 Technical data Electrical system 왔 Electrical system Model E3 2 0 / E3 2 04 M A T I C E 500 1 /E 5 0 0 4 M A T I C 1 Not availa ble in th e U.S. Generat or (alter nator) 14 V / 150 A 14 V / 150 A Starter motor 14 V / 1.4 kW 14 V / 1.7 kW Battery ( auxiliary) 12 V / 12 Ah 12 V / 12 Ah Battery ( main) 12 V/9 5 Ah 12 V / 95 Ah Spark pl ugs Bosc [...]

448 Technical data Main dimension s Model E 320 / E 32 0 4MAT IC E5 0 0 1 /E 5 0 0 4 M A T I C 1 not av ailab le in th e U.S. Overall v ehicl e length 191.7 in (4 868 mm) 191.7 in (486 8 mm) Overall v ehicle width 71.7 in (1822 mm) 71.7 in (182 2 mm) Overall v ehicle height 58.9 in (1495 m m) Overall v ehicl e height (Airmati c DC*) (optional with [...]

449 Technical data Weights 왔 Weig hts Roof load max. 220 lbs (10 0 kg)[...]

450 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants etc. Capaciti es Vehicle components and their respective lubrica nts must m atch. Therefo re use on ly products te sted and approve d by us. Please re fer to the Factory Appr oved Ser- vice Products Pamphlet, or inquire at your authorize d Merced es-Ben z Center. Model Capaci ty Fuels, cool ants, lubr[...]

451 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. Model Capac ity Fuels, coolants, lubric ants etc. Power steer ing approx. 1.1 US qt (1 l) MB Power Ste ering Fluid (Pentosin CHF 11S ) Front wheel h ubs approx. 3.0 oz (85 g) each High temperatu re roller be aring grease Brake syst em 1.1 US qt (1.05 l) MB Bra ke Fluid (D OT 4+ ) Coolin g syst em[...]

452 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants etc. Model Capac ity Fuel s, coo lants , lubr icant s etc. Air con ditioni ng system R-134 a refri gerant and s pecia l PAG lu- brican t oil (ne ver R-12) Windshield washer 4.8 US q t (4.5 l) MB Wind shield W asher Co ncent rate 1 1 Use M B Windshie ld Washer Concent rate “S” and water fo r temper[...]

453 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. Engine oils Engi ne oils are spec ificall y test ed for the ir suit ability in o ur engine s and dura bility for our ser vice inte rval s. Th eref ore, o nly use appro ved engine oils and oil fil ters re- quir ed for vehicl es with Ma intenanc e Sys- tem (U.S. vehicl es) or F SS PLUS ( Canada veh[...]

454 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants etc. Premium unlea ded gasolin e Gas oline addi tives A major concern am ong engine manufac- turers is carbon bu ild-up caus ed by gaso - line. Me rcedes-B enz recomm ends on ly the use of quality gasoline containing additives that prevent the buil d-up of carbon depos- its. After an extended period o[...]

455 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. Fuel requirements Use only premium unleaded gasoline meeting ASTM standard D 439: 앫 The octane number (posted at the pump) must b e 91 “min ”. It is an aver- age of both the Re search (R) Oc tane Number and the Motor (M) Octane Number: (R+M) / 2) . This is also known as the AN TI-KN OCK IN [...]

456 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants etc. Coolant system design and coolant used determi ne the replace ment interval. The replac ement inter val p ublished in t he Maintenance Booklet is only applicable if MB 325.0 anticorrosion/antifreeze sol u- tion or other Mercedes-Benz approved produc ts of equa l specif icatio n (see Factory Appro[...]

457 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubrica nts etc. Antico rrosion / an tifreeze q uantity Model Appro x. freeze protectio n – 35°F (– 37°C ) – 4 9°F (– 45°C) E 320/E 320 4 MATIC 5. 3 US qt (5. 0 l) 5.9 US qt (5. 5 l ) E5 0 0 1 /E 500 4MA TIC 6.0 US qt (5. 65 l) 6.6 US qt (6. 2 l ) 1 not avail able in th e U.S.[...]

458 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants etc. Windsh ield a nd headla mp wa sher system Both th e wind shield and he adlamp washe r syst ems are s upplied f rom the win dshie ld washer fl uid reservoir. The wash er fluid re servoir has a capacity of approxima tely: 앫 7.4 US qt. (7 l) in vehicl es with a headl amp cle aning system * or he a[...]

459 Technical terms ABS (A ntilock B rake S yst em) Prev ents the wh eels from lockin g up during brak ing s o th at th e ve hicle c an continue to be steered. Accessory w eight ( 컄 page 332) ADS (A daptiv e D amping S ystem) Automatical ly adapts the op timum sus- pens ion damp ing to preva iling driv ing conditions. Air pre ssure ( 컄 page 332[...]

460 Technic al terms COMAND (C o ckpit M an agement a nd D ata Sys- tem) Information and operating center for vehicle s ound and comm unications syste ms, in clud ing th e rad io an d navi - gation system, as well as other optional equipment ( CD changer, telephone , etc.) . Contr ol syste m The c ontrol sys tem is use d to call up vehicle inf orma[...]

461 Technical terms FSS PLUS (Canada vehi cles) (F lexible S ervice S ystem PLUS) Maint ena nce se rv ice i ndic ato r in the multif unctio n display that info rms the drive r when the n ext veh icle mainte - nanc e servic e is due. FSS evaluate s en- gine te mper ature, oi l level , vehic le speed , engi ne sp eed, dist ance dri ven and the time e[...]

462 Technic al terms Maintenance Sy stem (U.S. vehicles ) Mainten ance serv ice indic ator in the multif unction displa y that inf orms the driver when th e next veh icle m ainte- nance serv ice is due. The Ve hicle Main - tenanc e Syste m in your ve hicle tr acks distanc e driven a nd the tim e elapse d sinc e your last mainte nance servic e, calc[...]

463 Technical terms Power train Collec tiv e ter m desi gnat ing a ll com po- nents used to generate and transmit moti ve power t o the dr ive axl es, includ - ing: 앫 Engine 앫 Clutch/torque converter 앫 Tran smissi on 앫 Tra nsfer ca se* 앫 Dri ve sh aft 앫 Axle shaf ts/a xle s Product ion op tions weight ( 컄 page 334) PSI (P ounds per s [...]

464 Technic al terms SRS (S upplemen tal R estraint S ys tem) Seat belts, emergency tensioning de- vice and air ba gs. Though indepe ndent system s, they are close ly inte rfaced t o prov ide effec tive occ upant pr otection. Tele Aid Syst em (T el e matic A larm I dentification on D e- mand) The Te le Aid sys tem consis ts of three types of respon[...]

465 Index A ABS 87, 45 9 ABS control 87 Malfu nctio n indic ator la mp 352 Messa ges in di splay 364 Warni ng lamp 352 Accelerator position, automatic transm issi on* 1 89 Access ory we ight 332 Accident In case of 55 Activating Air conditioning (cooling) 206, 218 Air recirc ulation mode 204, 2 16 Anti-the ft alar m syst em 98 Autom atic cl imate c[...]

466 Index Air recircu lation mode 204, 21 6 Activating 204, 21 6 Dea ctiva tin g 205, 217 Air vents, rea r passenger c ompartme nt Adjustabl e 219 Air volume Adjustin g 202 , 215 Airbags 63 Children 64 Front 67 Passenger 67 Safet y guidelin es 66 Side im pact 68 Windo w curtain 68 Airmati c DC (Dual C ontrol)* 2 44 Alarm Audi ble 86, 99 Canceling 9[...]

467 Index Automatic transmiss ion 183 Comfort program mode 188 Emergency operatio n (Limp Home Mode ) 190 Gear ranges 186 Gear sele ctor lever po siti on 187 Gear shif ting m alfunc tions 19 0 Manual shifting 185 One-touch gears hift ing 185 Program mod e sele ctor swi tch 188 Select or le ver p osit ion 183 Starting the engi ne 47 Automatic t rans[...]

468 Index Cargo tie-down rings 251 CD player Opera ting 159 Center console Lower part 28 PASS AIR BAG OFF indic ator lamp 3 60 Uppe r pa rt 27 Centigrade Setting temp erature uni ts 165 Centra l locking From inside 122 Switch 1 22 Switching on/off (control syst em) 174 Unloc king f rom insid e 122 Cent ral lockin g swit ch 1 22 Changing Batte rie s[...]

469 Index Control sy stem 15 3, 460 AUDIO menu 158 Convenience submenu 175 Disp lay digit al speed ometer 15 8 Distronic* menu 160 Functions 157 Instr ument cluste r submenu 16 5, 167 Ligh ting s ubme nu 170 Menus 156, 15 7 Mul tifunction displa y 153 Mul tifunctio n stee ring whe el 154 Select ing r adi o sys tem 158 Select ing s ate llite rad io*[...]

470 Index Residua l heat 2 07, 219 Seat heat er* 132 Seat ventilation* 133 Tow-away al arm 100 Deactivating inte rmittent wipe 54 Decelera tion With Distr onic* 235 Defogging Windshie ld 202, 203, 215 Defrosti ng 203, 21 5 Delaye d switch-o ff Interior li ghting 17 3 Department of Transportation see DOT Dialing A number (telephone) 181 Difficul tie[...]

471 Index Doors Messag e in disp lay 381 Open ing from in side veh icle 114 Opening from outside 110 DOT 333, 460 Downhi ll drivi ng Cruise control 229 Downshifting 18 5 Drive- dynami c seat* w ith multic ontour feature s 130 Driving General instructions 44 Hydroplaning 289 In winter 291 Problems 55 Safety syste ms 87 With Distronic* 241 Driving hi[...]

472 Index Engine oil Adding 302 Checki ng level 30 0 Consumption 300 Displa y messa ges 3 82 Messa ges in di splay 301 Viscosi ty 460 ESP 8 9, 460 Four wheel e lectronic traction sy stem with ESP 95 Switch ing off 91 Switch ing on 9 2 Synchronizing 367 Warnin g lamp 353 ETD 460 Safet y guidelin es 66 Exterior la mp switch 141 Exterior re ar view mi[...]

473 Index Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. 450 Functions (control system) 157 Rese tting 163 Fuse b ox Passenger compa rtment 435 Fuse b ox in ca rgo co mpartment 435 Fuse cha rt 434 Fuses 4 34 Fuse cha rt 434 Fuse extractor 434 Spare fu ses 434 G Garage door opener 29, 277 Eras ing the integr ated rem ote control 282 Integra ted remote control 279[...]

474 Index I Identifi cation labels 440 Ignition 34 , 36 Switching on 47, 48 , 54 Immobi lizer 97 Activating 9 7 Deactivating 97 Indic ator lam ps see La mps, ind icator an d warning Infan t and chil d restrai nt systems 7 3 Installi ng 82 LATCH child seat an chor s 83 Inform ation About servic e and warranty 10 Button for Tele Aid* 274 Inser ting t[...]

475 Index Kilo pasca l 333 Km/h or mph in sp eedo mete r 165 L Lamp b ulbs, exte rior 410 Lamps, e xterior Front 411 Light sensor 387 Messa ges in di splay 387 Replaci ng b ulbs for r ear 411, 41 5 Lamps, indic ator and warning ABS 352 Airbag Off 68 Batter y (Smart Key) 104, 111 Brakes 35 4 CHECK ENGINE 355 Coolant 356 DTR* 2 34 Engine diagnostics [...]

476 Index Low beam hea dlamps 51 Messa ges in di splay 387 Replac ing bul bs 410, 411 Lowering Vehicle 422 M Main Dimensions 448 Maintenance 12 Maintenance service Maintenance service data inform ation 343 Overdue 3 40 Resetting m aintenance service indic ator 34 1 When due 339 Maint enance se rvice in dicator 339 Callin g up 34 1 Clearing 340 Rese[...]

477 Index Mult ifunctio n disp lay messa ges ABS 364 Brake fl uid 377 Brake pa ds 375 Chec k engi ne 355 Coolant 379, 380 Coolant level 378 Distronic* 365 Doors 381 Easy-entry/exit featu re 376 Fuel rese rve tank 3 85 Hood 384 Lamps 387 Parking br ake 376 SBC brak e sy stem 375 , 376 SmartK ey 385 SmartK ey wi th KE YLESS- GO* 384 Tailg ate 399 Tel[...]

478 Index Openin g the tailga te from the ins ide with handle 116 Opera ting CD player 159 Radi o 158 Safe ty 16 Telephone* 179 Vehi cle outsid e the USA an d Canada 13 Opera ting sa fet y 16 Opera tion Garage door opener 28 2 Integrate d remote control 282 Operator’s Manual 10 Ornamental moldings 347 Outer sea ts Rear s eat head restr aints 129 [...]

479 Index Powe r tilt /slid ing sunroo f* 225 Closing 225 Opening 2 25 Stopping 227 Powe r tilt /slid ing sunr oof** Synchronizing 227 Power train 463 Power washer 345 Power windows 2 21 Blocking of rear window operation 84 Convenience closing feature 224 Summ er opening featu re 22 3 Synchronizing 223 Practical hi nts Colla psible w heel ch ock 40[...]

480 Index Recovery s ervices For stolen v ehicle 277 Regular c hecks 297 Reins talli ng t he ba tter y 427 Remote control SmartKey with KEY LESS-GO* 10 7 Remote controls Integr ated 279 SmartKey 1 02, 107 Remote door unlock With Tele Aid* 276 Removing Vehicle batte ry 42 6 Wheel 421 Wiper bla des 417 Remov ing and ins tallin g Fron t seat he ad r e[...]

481 Index Seat bel ts 69 Cleaning 349 Fasteni ng 44 Proper use of 4 6, 71 Safe ty guideli nes 66 Warni ng lamp 357 Seat heat er* Swit ching off 13 2 Swit ching on 132 Seat ventilation* Swit ching off 13 3 Swit ching on 133 Seati ng ca pacit y 312 Seats 1 24 Adjusting 38 Drive-dynamic sea t* with multicontour featur es 130 Easy entry/ex it featur e*[...]

482 Index Settings Calling up Distronic* 160, 23 5 Convenience functions 175 Factory, K EYLESS-GO * 110 Factory , SmartKey 104 Individua l 176 Lighting (control system) 170 Menu s an d subm enu s 155 Resett ing all (co ntrol sy stem) 162 Resett ing in the sub menu 163 Select ive 104 , 111 Settings menu Functions in 162 Individual ve hicle settings [...]

483 Index SRS 464 SRS in dicat or lamp 25, 359 Standi ng la mps 141 Standi ng water 292 Start er s witc h 34 Positions 34 Star ting d ifficult ies 49 Starting position 34 Starting the engine 47 Steerin g co lumn Height adjustment 41 Length adjustment 41 Steer ing wh eel Adjusting 40 Cleaning 350 Electric al ad justment 41 Stolen ve hicle Recovery s[...]

484 Index Tailg ate Messa ge in dis play 399 Opening 115 opening with KEYLESS-GO* 1 12 Opening with Smar tKey 106 Unloc king w ith KEYLE SS-GO* 112 Unloc king w ith Smart Key 106 Tar stains 346 Tele Aid Messa ges in displ ay 3 97, 398 Tele Aid System 464 Tele Aid * 269 Emergency calls 271 Informa tion 274 Initia ting an em ergenc y call manuall y 2[...]

485 Index Tires a nd wheels Tire in flati on pressu re 318 Tools 403 Tow-away al arm 99 Arming 99 Dis arm in g 99 Disarm ing for transport 99 Towing e ye bolt (v ehicle too l kit) Installi ng 433 Towing th e vehicl e 430 Traction 189, 335 Tran smissi on flu id lev el 3 03 Tread 3 35 Tread d epth 309 Tread d epth (tire s 337 Treadw ear indic ators 3[...]

486 Index Tar stai ns 346 Vehi cle wa shing 34 6 Window cleaning 348 Wood trims 3 50 Vehic le level Changing 246 Setting 246 Automatic 246 Manu al 2 46 Vehicl e level control sy stem* Airmati c DC* 244 Vehicle loading terminology 332 Vehicle maximu m load on t he tire 335 Vehicle stat us mess age mem ory Callin g up 16 1 Vehicle tool kit 403 Alignm[...]

487 Index Wiping And was hing sim ultane ously 53 Interva l 52 With winds hield w ashe r flui d 53 Wiping with window washer fluid 54 Wood trims Cleaning 350 X Xenon headlamps* Bi-Xenon* 459[...]

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