Mercedes-Benz 2001 E 55 AMG manual

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O ur company and s t aff c ongra tula te y o u on t he pu rchase of yo u r new Me rcede s-B enz. Y o u r s e l ec t i o n o f o u r p r od u c t i s a d e m o n st r a t i on o f yo u r t r u st i n o u r co mp a ny na m e . Fu r t h e r, it e xe m p li f i e s yo u r d e s i r e to own an a utomob il e t hat will be as e asy as pos sib le to op er[...]

1 Con te nts Introduction Produc t inf orma tion .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... . 7 Opera tor’ s manua l .. ... .... ..... ..... .... ..... . 8 Where to f i nd it ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 1 3 Re portin g Sa fety Defec ts ... ..... .. ..... . 1 5 Inst rumen ts and contr ols Ins truments and contro l s .... ..... ..... . 1 8 Cent er [...]

2 Con te nts Au dio sy s tems .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 97 Rad io ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 97 CD p la y er .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 98 Casset te pla y er .. ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 99 T elep hone . .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 00 T el ephone book ...[...]

3 Con te nts Shelf bel ow r ear wi ndo w ... ..... .... .. 1 70 Garag e doo r opene r ... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 7 1 Driving Co ntro l an d op erat ion of radio tr a n smitt ers ..... ..... .... .. 1 7 6 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 k m) ... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 77 Maint enance ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... .. 1 77[...]

4 Con te nts AIRB A G OFF in d i cato r la mp . ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... .. 238 Malfunc tion and wa rning mess ages in th e mult ifuncti on d ispla y .... ..... .... ..239 DI SPLA Y D EFECTIVE ..... ..... .... ..240 B A TTER Y / AL TERNA TOR ... .... .. 24 1 ABS-S Y STE M ... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... .. 242 BRAKE ASSIS T .... ..... ..[...]

5 Con te nts V ehicle ca re Cleaning and care of the ve hicl e .... ..... .... ... .... ..... ....300 Po wer was her .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 30 1 T ar st ains .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 30 1 Pain twork , pain ted bo dy com ponents ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 30 1 Engi ne cl eaning ... ..... .. ..... ....[...]

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7 Introduction Pr oduc t in f or mati on K ind l y obse rve th e fol lowin g in your o w n best i nter es t : W e recomme nd usin g Merce d es- Benz or igina l parts as w ell a s conv ersi on part s and a ccesso ries explic i tly appro ved b y us fo r y our vehicle model. W e ha ve tes ted these parts t o d et ermine th eir reliabilit y , safety an[...]

8 Introduction Oper ator’ s manual This Operator’s Ma nual contains a g reat deal of u sef ul inf ormation. W e u rg e yo u t o read it carefull y and familiarize your self w it h t he v ehicle be fore drivi ng. For yo u r o wn safety and longer service life of the vehicle, w e urge y ou to fo llow the ins tru ctions and w arning s contain ed i[...]

9 Introduction Im por tant noti ce f or Cal if orni a re tail bu ye rs o f Mer c edes-B enz a ut omobil es Un d er Calif o r nia la w y ou ma y be entitled to a rep lacement of y o ur vehicle or a ref und of the purchase price, if M er c edes-Benz USA, LLC or its author ized M ercedes-Benz Center fails to c onform the vehicle to its express war ran[...]

10 Introduction Roa dsi de as sistan ce The Mercedes-Benz R oadside Assis tance Pr ogr a m provides factory trained t echnical help in t he ev ent of a b reakdo wn. Ca ll s to t he toll -free Roa dsid e A ss is ta nc e n umb er: 1-80 0-F OR- MERC ede s (i n th e U SA ) 1-80 0-3 87- 0 1 00 ( in Cana da) will be answ ere d b y Me rced es-Be nz Clie n[...]

11 Introduction Oper ati ng y our v ehi cle o utsi de t h e US A o r Ca nada If you p la n to op er ate you r veh icl e in forei gn cou ntr ies , pl eas e b e aw ar e th at: • Service facilities or r e placement parts ma y not b e readil y a v ailable, • un lea d ed g aso line for vehicles with cataly tic c onv erters ma y not be a vailable; th[...]

12 Introduction W e continuou sly st riv e to im prov e our product, and ask f or y our und ers tanding th a t we reserv e the righ t to ma ke chan ges i n design and equipm ent. Th e r efore, info rmatio n, illus trations and des c r iption s in this Operat or’s Ma nu al m ight dif fer fro m your vehi cle. O p t i o n a l e q u i p m e n t i s a[...]

13 Introduction Where to find it The O p e r ato r’s M a n ual is divid ed i nto eight sectio ns: • Ins tru m en ts a nd contr ols: An o ve rvi ew of al l the con tro ls tha t can be o pera ted fr om th e dr iv er’s s e a t. •O p e r a t i o n : I nf o r ma t io n on the v eh i c le’s equipment and i ts operation. •D r i v i n g : Im p [...]

14 Introduction Pro ble ms w ith y o ur vehi cle If y ou s hould experienc e a problem wit h y our vehic le, part icularl y on e t hat yo u believ e ma y af fect its saf e operat io n, we ur ge yo u to immediatel y contact your aut horiz ed Mercedes- Benz Center to ha v e the problem diagnos ed a nd correct ed if required. If the matt er is not han[...]

15 Introduction For th e U SA on ly: The follo w ing t e xt is publi shed as req uired of ma nufacturers un der Title 49, Code of U.S. F e deral Regulatio ns, Pa rt 57 5 pu rsua nt to t he “Nati onal Tr aff ic a nd Moto r V ehi cle Sa f e ty Act o f 1 96 6”. R ep ort ing Safety D ef ects If y ou belie ve tha t yo ur v ehicle has a defect which [...]

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17 Contents - Instruments and controls T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Inst rumen ts and contr ols Ins truments and contro l s .... ..... ..... . 1 8 Cent er c onsole ... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... . 20 Ov erhea d con trol pane l .. .. ...[...]

18 Inst ruments and controls T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ins tru m ent s a nd contr ols P68.10-241 1-29 4 5 2 3 6 7 9 8 14 13 14 16 17 18 20 15 19 23 24 25 26 21 22 10 12 11[...]

19 Inst ruments and controls T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 1 Parki ng as sis t wa rning indic ators , se e pa ge 2 26 2 Side defrost er outle t 3 Si de a ir ou tle t, ad justab le 4 Air v olu m e cont rol f or s ide ai r ou tlet 5 Exter ior l[...]

20 Inst ruments and controls T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Cent er c ons ole 1 Ashtra y w ith lighter , see page 1 66 2 ESP contro l s wit ch, see page 220 3 P ow er win dow sw itc hes, f ront door s, see p a g e 1 54 4 P ow er window sa f[...]

21 Inst ruments and controls T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Over head cont rol p anel 1 Interior lighting, see page 1 59 2 Sli ding / pop-up roof , s ee pag e 1 56 3 Rea r view mir ro r , see page 82 4 Garage d o or opener , see pa ge 1 7 1 5 [...]

22 Con ten ts - O per at ion T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Operation V ehicle k ey s .... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... .... 24 St art l oc k- out .... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 27 Gener al not es on t he centr al loc[...]

23 Con ten ts - O per at ion T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ma l fun c tio n mes s ag e memor y . ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. .. 1 08 Indi vidual setti ngs ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... 1 1 0 Setti ng the audi o v olume . .... [...]

24 T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ve h i c l e k e y s Incl ude d wit h y our vehicle ar e: • 2 ele ctronic main k e y s with i ntegr ated radio freq uency and infrared r emote co ntrols plus remov able mechanical ke y . • 1 electronic[...]

25 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex El ect r oni c mai n k e y The electronic ma i n k ey has an int eg r a t ed radio freq uency and infrared remote cont r o l, p lus remov able mec han ic al k ey . The remote control (1)[...]

26 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Electronic res erve k e y The electronic reserve k e y is without remote control fun ctio ns, bu t with rem ov a ble mec hani cal k e y . The electronic reserve k ey (1) w orks o nl[...]

27 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ob tain ing r eplac eme nt ke ys Y our vehicle is equipped w i t h a theft det errent locking sy st em r e quiri ng a sp ecial ke y manu fact u ri ng proce ss. For security reasons, repl[...]

28 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex G ene ral no te s o n th e ce nt ral lo cki ng syst e m If t he electronic k ey is insert ed in the s teering loc k , the vehi cle cann ot be lock e d o r unl ock e d wi th t he r e[...]

29 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Centr al loc king sy s tem Radio frequency and infrar ed remote control The electronic ma i n k ey has an int eg r a t ed radio freq uency and infrared remote con tr o l. Due to the ex t[...]

30 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 6 Infrared receiv er in driv er’s door handle 7 In frared receiv er in front passe nger d oor handl e 6 P80.30-2137-26 7 P80.30-2138-26[...]

31 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Lock ing and unl ocking with re mote contr ol Unl ockin g : Press transmit butto n Π. All turn s ignal la m ps b link once to in dica te t ha t th e v ehicle is unlo cked. Th e r emote[...]

32 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Choosing g lobal or s electiv e mode on remot e contr ol Press and h o ld transmit b utt ons ‹ an d Œ simult aneous ly for f i ve seconds t o re progra m the rem ote cont rol. Ba[...]

33 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Op enin g an d clo sing win do ws a nd sl iding / pop -up r oof from ou tsid e (summ er open ing / conv en ience f eature) Aim transmitter eye of r em ot e control a t a d o or recei v e[...]

34 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Pani c bu tton T o ac tivate pre ss and hold bu tton ( 1) fo r at least on e second . An a udible alar m a nd bli nking ex terio r lam ps wi ll operat e for approximatel y 3 minutes[...]

35 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Doors 1 Op eni ng – pu ll ha nd le 2 Un l o ck i n g dr i ve r ’ s d o o r 3 Locking dri ver’s do o r 4 Ind ividual door from inside : Push loc k bu tton do wn t o loc k. Im portan[...]

36 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex If t he v e hicl e h as p revi ously b een locked from th e ou tsi de, ope ni ng a d oor fro m t he ins id e w ill t ri gger the a larm. W hen op enin g a do or w hile t he cen tral[...]

37 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Centr al loc king swit ch 1 Locking 2 Un l o ck i n g The cen tral l ock ing swit c h is loca ted in the c ent er console. The doors a nd trunk can onl y b e l oc k ed w i t h the ce ntr[...]

38 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex A utomati c centr al loc king The central locking switc h also operates the automatic cen tra l lo c kin g. W it h t h e a u to m a t i c c e n t r al l o ck i n g s yst e m a ct i [...]

39 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Tru n k When the tru nk is separate ly loc ke d, it remains lo ck ed w hen cen tra ll y unl ockin g t he vehi cle. T o den y an y unauthorized per so n ac c ess to th e trunk, l ock i t [...]

40 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 0 Ne utral po siti on – pu sh to op en (ar row) 1 Un l o ck i n g 2 Sep arat e locking of tr unk – rem o ve mechani cal k ey in this posi tion. Lo wer tr u nk li d u sin g h and[...]

41 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Trun k l id re leas e sw itch The swi tc h is locat ed on the cent er conso l e. The trun k l id wil l sw in g ope n a utoma tic ally . Y ou sh ou ld alwa y s m ak e sure th ere is suff [...]

42 Cent ral locking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Tr u nk lid emerg ency release The emer gency relea s e butto n (1) is located in the tru n k li d. Brief l y press emergency release butt o n (1). Al l d oors, t he fue l f ille r [...]

43 Antitheft alarm sy stem T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ant itheft alar m sy s tem 1 Indic ator l am p in sw itc h lo cated in cent er co nsole The antitheft alarm is aut o maticall y armed or disarmed wit h t he rem ote con trol by l ocking [...]

44 Antitheft alarm sy stem T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The alarm will las t appro ximatel y 3 minut es in for m of f lashing exterior lamps. At the same time an alarm will sound for 3 0 second s. Th e alar m will s ta y o n ev en i f th[...]

45 Tow-aw ay a larm T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Tow - aw ay a l a r m The swi tc h is locat ed in the cent er co nsole. 1 P re s s to s w itch o ff 2 Ind icato r lam p On ce the alarm sy st em has been ar m ed, the exterior veh icle l am ps [...]

46 Seats T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex P ow er seats fr ont T o o pera te t he fron t power sea t ad jus t m ent swi tc he s, tu rn e lec tro nic k ey in s te eri ng lo c k t o po sit ion 1 or 2 (with the driv er’s or f ront passenge r?[...]

47 Seats T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The sl i de swit ches are located in each front door . W e rec omm en d to adjust the pow e r sea t in th e followi ng ord er: 1 Seat, up / down Press th e switc h (up / dow n direc tion) unti l comforta [...]

48 Seats T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Sync hroniz ing H ead R estr aint s If t he po wer su ppl y w as inter rupted (batter y disconn e ct ed or e m pty), the head res traints a r e no lon ger adju s te d automati cally . T o res ynchr o[...]

49 Seats T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Memo ry fu ncti on 6 Me mo ry but t o n 7 Po siti on bu ttons S toring po sitions int o memor y Three sets of seat / h ead res traint / s teer i ng wheel and ext erior rear vie w mirro r posi tions ma y b[...]

50 Seats T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Recalling positions from memory T o recall a seat / h ead res traint / s teering wheel and exterior rear view mirror position, push and ho ld po sition button “1” , “2” or “3” un til se a[...]

51 Seats T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Chil dren 1 2 y ear s old and under mus t nev er ride in the front seat, exc ept in a M er c edes- B enz au th or ize d B abyS m art TM c ompa tible child sea t, whic h oper ates with the B[...]

52 Seats T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex F ro nt s ea t h ead rest ra in ts Rem oval : Pu sh bu tton (1) u p to bri ng t he power adj us t able he ad res tra int t o its hig hes t posi tion. Pu ll ou t head res traint com p let el y w i t h[...]

53 Seats T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Re ar seat head res tr aint s F oldi ng head r es tr aint s b ac kw ard ( with e n gine running ): Pr ess sym bol -si de of r oc ker sw itch to rel eas e t he hea d rest raints. The head res traints wil l[...]

54 Seats T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Mult ico nt our sea t (o ptional) W e recommend t o adju st the multico ntour seat in th e followi ng order : 1 Sea t cu shion de pth 2 Backres t bott om 3 Backres t center 4 Si de b ol s ter a djust[...]

55 Seats T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Seat heater The sea t heat er s ca n be switch ed on with the electroni c k ey i n s t eerin g loc k po sition s 1 o r 2. Note s: When in operation, t he seat heater c onsumes a large amount of electrical[...]

56 Seats T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex V ehi cle s wit hou t se at ventil atio n The front seat hea t er switc h es are located in the center console. Pre ss swit ch to tu r n on sea t heater: 1 Normal seat h eati ng mod e. One indi cator[...]

57 Seats T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex V ehi cle s wit h sea t ven tilat ion The front seat hea t er switc h es are located in the center console. Rapid hea ting m ode: Press bu tt on (3) once. Both red indi cator la mps abo ve the button lig [...]

58 Seats T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Seat ventilation The front seat v entilation switches are located in the c ent er co n sol e. Turn t he electronic k ey in st eerin g l ock t o po siti o n 1 or 2. Le vel 3 v entilation setting (max [...]

59 Seats T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No tes : When in o perati on, the se at v entilatio n consu mes a lar ge amou nt of el ectrical po wer . It is not advisabl e to use the sea t v entilation longer than necessary . Th e se at venti lation [...]

60 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Se a t be l ts a n d in te gra ted rest ra in t syste m Y our vehicle is equipped wit h seat belts f or a ll s e ats, emerg ency t ensio ning re tract ors f or all outboar d seat belts,[...]

61 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No te: For clea ning an d car e of the seat belts , se e pag e 304. Seat belt nonus age war ning sy st em Wi t h the el ectroni c k ey in s teer ing loc k positio n 2, a warni ng soun d s fo[...]

62 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex F a s t ening of seat belts 1 Latc h plate 2 Buc k le 3 Rel ea se b utto n Pu sh lat c h p la te (1) into b uckle (2) u nti l it cl icks. Do not twis t the belt. A twis ted seat belt ma[...]

63 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Tight en the lap por tion t o a snug fit b y pulling should er por tion u p . The shou ld er por tion of th e seat belt mus t be pulled snug and c heck ed f or snu gness i mm edia te ly afte[...]

64 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Un fas tening of seat bel ts Pu sh t he rele ase but ton (3) in th e b el t bu ckle (2) . Allo w the retract or t o co mpletel y re wi n d the seat belt by guiding the latc h pl a t e ([...]

65 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex • N ev er wear belts ov er ri gi d or breakable objec ts in or on y ou r clothing, su ch as e y eglasses , pens, k e y s etc ., as these m igh t cause i n ju ries. • P osition the l ap b[...]

66 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Wa r n i n g ! USE C HILD RES TRAINT S PROPE RL Y . Chil dren 1 2 y ear s old and under mus t nev er ride in the front seat, exc ept in a M er c edes- B enz au th or ize d B abyS m art [...]

67 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ba b yS mar t TM airbag deactivation sy s tem Specia l Bab yS m ar t TM com patibl e c hild seats, designe d for use with the Mercedes-Benz sy stem an d av ailable at an y author i z ed Merc[...]

68 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Supplemental res traint sy s t em (SRS) Ai rbag s ar e intende d a s a supp lem ent to se at belts . Airbag s alone cannot protect as w ell as airbags plus seat b elts i n im pacts for [...]

69 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex E me rgenc y te nsi o ning re trac tor (E TR ) Th e s eat bel ts f o r t he fr ont a nd outer rea r s eats a re eq uipped with em er gency tensioning retract ors. These tens ioning r etract [...]

70 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ai rba g s 1 Dri v er air ba g 2 Fr o nt passeng er airb ag The mos t effective occupant res traint sy st em y et de veloped for use in p ro duction v ehicles is the seat bel t . In som[...]

71 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The fol lo win g s ys te m com ponen ts are moni tor ed or under go a se lfch e c k: c rash-sens or(s), airbag i gnition circuits, front seat belt bu c kles, em er gency t ensioning retrac t[...]

72 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Front airbags The dri ve r and pas senger front ai rbags ar e desig ned t o activa te onl y in certain fro ntal imp acts ex ceeding a preset th reshold. The fr ont passeng er a irbag de[...]

73 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Side i m pact airba gs The sid e im pac t air bags ar e d esig ned t o a cti v ate on l y in certain side imp acts ex ceeding a preset threshold. On l y the sid e im pa ct airbags on the im [...]

74 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Y our v ehicl e w as or iginal l y eq u ippe d with airbag s wh i c h ar e des igned t o ac tiv ate i n ce rtai n im pacts ex ceeding a pres et threshold to reduce the pot ential and se[...]

75 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex • S it pro per l y b elted in an up righ t po sitio n w ith y ou r bac k ag ains t the bac kre st. • Adjus t the drive r’s seat as f ar a s possible rea rwa r d, sti ll pe rm it t in g[...]

76 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Saf ety guidelines f or the se a t bel t, emer gency t ensioni ng retr act or and airbag Wa r n i n g ! A ccident r esearch sho w s that t he s afest place for c h ildr en in an automob[...]

77 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex When you sell the vehicle w e s trongl y urg e y ou to giv e notice t o t he subsequent o wner tha t it i s equipped wi th a n “S R S ” by a l e r t in g h i m to t h e a p p l i c a bl [...]

78 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Infa nt a nd c hild r es tr aint sys tems W e r ecomm end a ll inf ants an d c hil dren be p rop erl y re - str a i ned at a ll times while the vehicle is in motion. All lap-shoulde r b[...]

79 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Chil dren 1 2 y ear s old and under mus t nev er ride in the front seat, exc ept in a M er c edes- B enz au th or ize d B abyS m art TM c ompa tible child sea t, whic h oper a[...]

80 Rest raint sy stems T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ins tal lation of inf ant a nd chil d r est rai nt sy s te m s This vehic le is pr ovide d with tether a nc h o rage s f or a t op tether s trap at eac h of the rear seating po si t io [...]

81 Steering wheel adjustment T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex St eering wheel adjustment Turn electroni c k ey i n s teering lock t o position 1 or 2 (wit h the driv er’s or fro nt passen ger’s do or o pen, the steer ing whe el ca n al so b e[...]

82 Rear view mirrors T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Rea r v iew mi rrors In sid e re ar vi ew m irror Manuall y adjus t the mirr or . Use your inside mirror to determine the size and dist a nce of objects seen in th e passenger -side con v[...]

83 Rear view mirrors T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex E xt eri o r re ar vi ew mi rro rs The swi tc h is locat ed on the cent er conso l e. Tu rn e lec tro nic k ey in s te erin g lo c k t o po siti on 1 or 2. First s elect t he mirr or to be a d[...]

84 Rear view mirrors T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No te: The exterior mirrors ha v e el ec tricall y heated gl ass. Th e he ater swi tc h es on aut oma tica ll y , dep en din g on outs ide temp eratu r e. If a n exte rior mi rror housing[...]

85 Rear view mirrors T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Par king po sitio n The pa ssenger -side exterior mirror can be adjust ed a nd pr ogra mm ed to as sist t he d r iv e r duri ng p a rkin g m aneuver s (e.g. to observe t he curb or other objec[...]

86 In st rum e nt cl ust er T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex I n st r u m e n t c l u st e r[...]

87 In st rum e nt cl ust er T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 1 Push b u tt ons for i nte nsity of in st rument la mp s, see page 89 2 Push b utt on for reset ting trip odometer , see p a g e 9 1, or t o ac kn o wled ge a m alf unct ion w arn ing [...]

88 In st rum e nt cl ust er T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Indicator lam ps in the i n s trument clus ter Hi gh b ea m ABS malfunction, s ee p ag e 237 Br ake f l uid low ( except Cana da). Parking brake en gaged, see page 202 Br ake f lui[...]

89 In st rum e nt cl ust er T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex A c tiv ati n g ins trument clust er displa y The ins tr ument clus ter i s activ ated b y: • Openin g the door . • Press ing bu tt on J , V or W on the i nstru m ent cl us t e r . [...]

90 In st rum e nt cl ust er T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Coolant tem peratur e g auge (3) Durin g se ver e o peratin g c onditions and st op-and -go city t r a f f i c , t h e c o o la n t te m p e ra t u r e m a y r i se c l o s e t o t[...]

91 In st rum e nt cl ust er T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Trip odometer (9) T o reset t o “ 0 ” miles / k m: Activ ate th e instru ment clus ter if i t is not alread y activat ed , see page 89. Press butt on è or ÿ on the multif unctio n[...]

92 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction displa y[...]

93 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex D epe ndin g on your veh icle ’s equ ip men t, you m a y u se t he butt on s on the multifunction st eering w heel t o call up, co ntrol and set the f ollo[...]

94 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 1 Multif unction dis pla y 2 M ul ti function s teering wheel Tu rn the e lectr oni c k ey in s teer ing loo k t o po siti on 1 or 2 . Press butto n: 3 [...]

95 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Press th e è o r ÿ bu t ton rep eate dly unt il th e require d sy s tem is displ a y ed. Press ing t he è b utt on adv an c e s the d ispla y to the next [...]

96 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Trip and main odometer , v eh ic le speed, FS S and engine oil le v el displa y 1 Trip od ometer and main odometer Se e page 9 1 for in str uctions on r[...]

97 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Au di o s yste m s Radio 1 A udi o sy st em is swit che d off. 2 The radio i s swit ch on. 3 W a v e ba nd s ett ing and me mor y lo ca tio n n umber, where [...]

98 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex CD pl a ye r (optio nal) 1 A udio sy st em i s swit che d off. 2 The C D pl a yer is s w itched on. 3 The numbe r of th e CD c ur rentl y pla ying is di[...]

99 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Cas s ette pla y er 1 A udi o sy st em is swit che d off. 2 The cassett e pl a y er is sw i tch ed on. 3 Sid e bei ng pla ye d. The radio mus t be sw i tched[...]

100 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex T elephone T elephone b ook 1 The tel eph one is swit ched off. 2 The ve hicl e is curr e ntl y outside the transmitter or rec e ive r ra n ge. 3 The t[...]

101 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The telephone mus t b e swit ched on. Press th e è o r ÿ bu t ton rep eate dly unt il displa y (3) appears. Refer t o t he separa te telephone ins truc ti[...]

102 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Red ial ing 1 The telephone is ready for u se. 2 N u mb er o r n am e store d in t he re dial me mo ry . 3 N umber in the redial memory — red i a lin[...]

103 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The telephone is switc hed on. Press th e è o r ÿ bu t ton rep eate dly unt il th e di spl a y ( 1) app ea rs . Press ing t he í b ut to n ac ti va tes t[...]

104 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Incoming call The telephone mus t b e swit ched on. 1 “CA LL ” — you are be in g call ed Press the í b utton to a nswe r th e c all . Press the [...]

105 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Na vi gatio n s y stem (optiona l ) 1 Th e n a vig a tion s y s t em is swit c hed off. 2 Th e n a vig at ion s y s t em is swit c hed on but no des tinati [...]

106 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Trip c om puter 1 “AFTER S TA R T ” — trip odometer records dis tance fr om fi rs t en gine s ta rt afte r m ore than fiv e h ours of electronic [...]

107 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Press th e butto n è o r ÿ repeatedl y until the di spl a y (1 ) ap pe ars . Press th e j o r k bu tton un til th e d ispla y f or trip odometer memo r y [...]

108 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Malfun cti on messag e memory 1 There are no mess ag es st ored in th e sy s tem 2 N umber of messag es s to red in th e sy s tem Press the è o r ÿ b[...]

109 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Shou ld a n y m alfun cti ons b e s t ored whi le dr iving , t he y w ill reap pea r i n t he d is pla y (2) whe n the ele ctro n ic key is in s teering loc[...]

110 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Indiv i du al setti ngs R 8[...]

111 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 1 Prel iminary displa y o f the i ndividua l set tings 2 “SET TIM E – HOU RS” (Onl y vehic les without C O MA N D) 3 “SET TIM E – MIN UTES” (Onl[...]

112 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Press th e è o r ÿ bu t ton rep eate dly unt il th e in div idua l sett ing pre lim in ary dis pla y (1 ) app ear. Press t he j o r k bu tton until t[...]

113 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex T o r etu r n setting menus (4 to 8 ) t o th ei r fact ory settings: • Ca ll up t he in divi du al s et ting pre lim inar y di spl a y (1) . • Press the[...]

114 Flexible serv i ce system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Flexible service sy s tem (FSS) (s ervi ce in dic at or ) The FSS pe rmits a fl exible service sch ed ule that is directl y relat ed t o the o perating conditions of th e vehicle[...]

115 Flexible serv i ce system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The se rvice indicato r disa ppears auto m atic all y aft er 30 sec onds or i f butto n J on t he in str um e n t cl u ster i s press e d. Ca ll ing up s ervi ce i nd icat or ma nual [...]

116 Flexible serv i ce system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex F o l l o w i n g a c o m p l e t e d A o r B s e r v i c e t h e M e r c e d e s - B e n z Center sets the counter mileage t o 1 0 000 miles (C anad a: 1 5 0 00 km) and 365 da y[...]

117 Eng ine oil l ev el in dica tor T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Eng ine oi l l ev el ind icat or T o c hec k the eng ine oil le v el, park ve hicl e o n le v el gr ound, w ith e ngi ne at nor mal oper at ion al t em p erat ure . Ch eck oil l[...]

118 Eng ine oil l ev el in dica tor T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex One of the f ollo wing m essage s w i ll subse qu entl y appea r on t h e i ndic ato r: “EN GINE OIL LEVEL – O.K. ” No oil needs to be added. “EN GINE O IL LEVEL ?[...]

119 Exterior lamp switch T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ex te rio r la m p swi tc h D Off C Pa rking l a m p s (also side mark er la mp s, taill am ps, lic ence pl ate l am ps, i nst rument pa nel lam ps) Cana d a onl y: When the en g in e is r[...]

120 Exterior lamp switch T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No te: With th e elect ronic key removed and th e driver’s door open, a w arni ng sounds and the messa ge “SWI TCH OFF LIGHTS !” in the mult ifunct ion i nd i cat or app ears i [...]

121 Headla mp cleaning system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Headl amp clean i n g sy s tem (opti onal) The switc h is lo c at ed in the center console. The headlamp w asher ca n be activa ted wit h the electronic k ey in s teering loc k positi[...]

122 Com bina tion sw itch T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Co mbin atio n swi tch 1 Low beam (ex terior lamp s witch posit ion B ) 2 High beam (exterior lamp swit ch position B ) 3 High be am flas her (h igh beam a v ai lable indepen dent of[...]

123 Com bina tion sw itch T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 6 Control f or wi ndshield w i per / was h er sy s tem: Pu sh bri ef ly for s ingl e wi p e w it hout add in g wa sher f lu id ( use o nl y when w indsh ield is w et). P us h p ast de te [...]

124 Com bina tion sw itch T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No te: Th e wi nds hie ld washe r re ser voir , ho ses a nd noz zle s are aut omat ical l y hea te d. For winds hield and headlam p wa sher f luid mixing ratio see p age 263. Wi n ds[...]

125 Haz ard warni ng fla sher T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Hazar d w arni ng flasher swit ch The ha zard warni ng f l ashe r c an be ac tiva ted wi th t he switc h located in t he dashboard. T o acti vat e hazar d wa rning f lash er , pres s [...]

126 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex A ut om ati c c li mat e co nt rol 2 1 3 3 4 5 6[...]

127 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 1 Air v olume co ntrol f or cent er ai r outle ts, turn wheel up to op en. 2 Air v olu m e cont rol f or s ide air ou tlet and si de wi ndo w de fros t er outl et . T o ope n side ai[...]

128 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Displa y and con trols Press th e de sired butt on t o acti vat e, indicat or lam p is on whil e act iv a ted. U Au t om a t i c m o d e f Raise tem perature g Lo wer t em p era[...]

129 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Basic setting - automati c mode Press left a nd right U bu tto n f or a uto m at ic mo d e. Simu ltane ousl y pre ss b oth f a nd g but ton s f or temp erature setting of 72 ° F. Q [...]

130 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Rear windo w defros ter Turn electroni c k ey i n s teering lock t o position 2. T o select, press F b utto n. T o ca nce l, p res s F butt on ag ai n. No tes : H e av y a c c u[...]

131 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Air recir culation This mod e can be selected t o tem poraril y redu ce the en try of a nnoy ing odor s o r dust i nto the vehicl e’s int erior . O uts id e a ir is no t sup plie d[...]

132 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex A c tiv ated charc o al filter An acti vated char coa l fil ter m arkedly red uce s bad odor s and remo v es poll u tants from the air ente ring the passenger compartment. T o s[...]

133 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Front c en ter c onsole compartment v enti l ation The fr ont c ent er c onsol e com par tmen t has i ts o wn air out let. To o p e n : Pu sh lever d own. To c l o s e : Pu sh lever [...]

134 Automatic cl imate control T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Rear passen ger com partment a d jus table air outl et T o ope n air out let, rot ate w hee l ( 1) upwar d. The air outlet is adjus table. Impo rta n t This v ehic le is equ ipp[...]

135 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Oper ation – audio and t elephone These in s tructions are intended to help y ou beco me acq uainted with yo u r Mercedes- Benz car radio. They contain u s ef ul t ips and a detailed descri p t[...]

136 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Operating and displa y elements 1 On / of f, volume, see page 1 39 2 T elephone mod e sel e cto r, see page 1 5 1 3 Seek, see page 1 4 1, 1 45 and 1 49 4 Radio m ode select o r, see page 1 4[...]

137 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 10 So ft ke ys for radio ban d s election, see page 1 4 1 ton e co nt rols , s ee pa ge 1 3 9 scan, see pa ge 1 42 T ape eject, see page 1 44 T ape track select, see p age 1 44 Dolby , see page 1[...]

138 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex E nter ing th e c ode n umbe r Sw itch o n t h e radi o.“CO DE ” w il l ap pea r o n t he dis p la y . Using the buttons on the alpha-numeri c k e y pad, enter t he f ive di git cod e. C[...]

139 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Oper ation Swit c hin g on and off Pres s the control kn ob . T h e r a d i o i s s w i tc h e d of f wh e n t h e i g n i t io n key i s tu r n e d to position 0 or remo ved from the ignition. T[...]

140 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Fa de r 1 Press the A UD k ey repeatedl y un til “F AD ER” appe ar s on the disp la y . Press the “R” k e y t o move t he soun d to th e r ea r speaker s or the “F” k e y to mo v[...]

141 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Radio m o de Selecting radio m ode Press b u t ton. Selecting the band Pres s t he k ey loca ted b elow the desired band. The band sel ected is sh own in the t op lin e o f the di spl a y . Man u[...]

142 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Scan tuning Press the SC k ey . Eac h stro ng r ece i vabl e stati o n on t h e ba nd se lect ed w ill be tu ned in for 8 seconds. The first scan will tune only the s tation s with a high si[...]

143 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Cassette mode No te: V eh i cles eq ui ppe d wi th t he COM AN D s y stem do n ot come with a fact ory in st alled cassette mecha nism. A stan da rd 1/ 8” s t ereo p h ono p lug fo r a ux ilia [...]

144 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Im portant ! If t he disp la y is in t he down p osi tio n for m ore t ha n 20 se conds, 2 successiv e beeps wil l be h eard. Th is wil l c on tin u e a t 5 s e co nd i n ter val s u nt i l [...]

145 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Tra ck se ar ch forwa rd s / ba ckw ar ds Pr ess the but ton. “SEE K F WD” will be shown on the displa y and t he tr ack searc h w ill run th e tape fo rw ar ds to the s t art of the next tra[...]

146 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Scanni ng Pr ess t he “ S C” k ey . Each t rack on the cassette will be pla y ed for 8 s eco nds i n a sce nding orde r . No te: The b eginni ng of a tra ck can onl y b e l o ca ted if t[...]

147 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex CD m ode G ene ral not es on C D m o de Should exc essive tem per atures occur while in CD mode , “TE MP H IG H” wil l app ear in the di spl a y an d muti ng w ill take p lace . T he uni t wi[...]

148 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex CD ch ange r in stall ed 1 CD c h ang er 1 2 CD mag az ine 3 CD tra y 4 CD I f a C D ch a n g e r 1 i s in st a l l e d , i t c an b e o p e r a te d f r om t h e fr ont co ntr ol pan el of [...]

149 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex If ther e i s no CD in the selected m ag azine slot, “N O C D” and the corresponding slot numb er will be displ a y ed (e.g.“N O CD3”). After the l a s t tra ck on a CD has been pla y ed [...]

150 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ra ndo m p la y / repe at f unc tio n The trac ks of the current CD are pla yed in ra n dom or der when the random feat u re (RDM) is select ed . Press the RDM k e y to s wi tc h on, an d pr[...]

151 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex T elephone oper ation V ariou s functio ns of the Mercedes -Benz i ntegr ate d c ellu lar tele phon e 1 ca n be perf o rme d and d ispla yed via the c ar r adi o. Fu rth er i ns tru ction s f or [...]

152 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Switc hing between name sear ch and number sea rch Press ABC ke y - Name s earc h Press NUM ke y - N u mber searc h Searc hing and sel ecting phone book ent ries by name Pr es s th e AB C k [...]

153 Audi o system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Accep ting in comi ng call in te lepho ne mode Wi t h a n inco m i ng call , the ri nging t one will b e hear d and the message “C ALL” a ppear s in the d ispla y . P ress th e SN D k e y t o[...]

154 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Powe r w i n do ws Po we r windo w swit ches located on center console Swit c hes for : 1 left , f ro nt 2 left , r ear 3 right, front 4 right, rea r 5 Swit c h for rea r do or [...]

155 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Express op eni ng a nd closing Press swit ch k or j pas t resis ta nce point and release — wind ow o pens or cl oses co mpl etel y . T o int er rupt pro c ed ure, br ief l y pr ess[...]

156 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Sync hroniz ing po w er windo w s If t he po wer su ppl y w as inter rupted (batter y discon nected or lo w) , the window s cannot be opened or closed b y the Expr ess fea ture.[...]

157 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Release the switc h when the roof has reached the require d position. The swi tc h is illumina te d w h en the ex terior lam ps ar e swit ched on (ex cept s ta nding la mps) . With t[...]

158 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Express op ening of sli ding / pop-up r oof M o v e swit ch pas t resis tance point and re lea se — t he slid ing / pop-up roof slid es op en auto maticall y . T o in terrup t[...]

159 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Int erior light ing 1 Auto m at i c i n te ri or l ig h ti n g Pr es s on ce and th e a utom atic in terio r l ight ing is act iv at ed. Inter iors l a mps a re swit che d on, and of[...]

160 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Rear windo w sunsh ade (optio nal) 1 Hold to raise 2 Hold to lo wer The switc h i s locat ed on cente r conso l e. Turn e lect ron ic key in stee ring l ock to pos it ion 1 o r [...]

161 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Sun visors Swing sun viso rs d own t o p rotect ag ains t s un gl are. If sun lig ht e nters t hro ugh a si de w ind ow , d isen g a ge visor f rom inne r mounti ng , piv ot t o the [...]

162 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Int erior Armres t, rear benc h Pu ll down t he arm rest by i ts s tr ap. Cup hol der in rea r be nch arm re st Pre ss butto n (1) and pull o ut dra wer to it s det ent. Cau tio[...]

163 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Gl o v e b o x 1 U nlo c k i ng: Tur n me cha ni c a l k e y t o v erti cal posi tio n and re mo v e. 2 L o cki n g: Tu r n m e cha n i ca l key to t h e r ig h t a n d remov e. 3 O [...]

164 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex St orag e com par tment abov e asht ra y in cent er c onso le To o p e n : T ouch bottom of cov er slightl y . The cover opens aut omat ical l y . S tora ge com partments in cen[...]

165 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Cup holder in cent er console To o p e n c ov e r : T o uch top of cover (6 ) s lig htly . The cover ope ns aut omat ical l y . To o p e n c u p h o l d e r : Brief l y press butto n[...]

166 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex As htr a y s Cent er c onso le, front By tou ch ing th e bot to m of the c o ve r lig htl y , the a shtra y opens aut om atic all y . Prior to remov ing the ashtra y ins ert, mo[...]

167 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Rear doors T o remo ve ashtra y : Pu sh l ef t and rig ht side s do w n an d pull out t he ashtr a y . T o i nstal l ash tray: In stal l to p of a sh t ra y , p us h bo t tom p a rt [...]

168 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Light er Tu rn e le ctr oni c key i n stee rin g lo ck to p osi tio n 1 or 2. Pu sh in ligh ter (1); it wil l po p out autom atic ally w he n ho t. The lighter sock e t can be u[...]

169 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Cargo t ie- do w n h ooks In si de t he tr unk a re six ca rgo t ie-d own hooks. Se cure car go b y app l ying e ve n lo ad on th e hoo k s usi ng the ca rg o ne t. P arcel net in fr[...]

170 In ter io r e q ui pm en t T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Cellular t elephone The ve hicle i s prepared for the i ns tallation of a cell ular telephone. F or further i nformation and ins tallation contact y o ur a uthorized Mercedes-Be[...]

171 Gara ge do or o pe ne r T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Garage door opene r 1 Integrat ed remote c ontrol tr a nsmitter 2 Por table re mote contro l transmi tter The b uil t-i n re mote cont rol i s cap ab le o f oper ati ng up to thr ee s e[...]

172 Gara ge do or o pe ne r T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex P ro gra m m in g or r e pro g ra mm i ng t h e in teg ra te d remote contro l: 1 . Turn electronic ke y in st eering l o c k to position 1 or 2. 2. Hold the end of the h a nd-h el[...]

173 Gara ge do or o pe ne r T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No te: Foll owin g step 2 , t her e are 30 s eco nd s to in itiate step 3 . 3. Firm l y pr ess a nd rel eas e t he pro gram med int egrat ed remot e con trol tra nsmit bu tton. Press an[...]

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175 Con ten ts - D rivi ng T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Driving Co ntro l an d op erat ion of radio tr a n smitt ers ..... ..... .... .. 1 7 6 The firs t 1 000 miles (1 500 k m) ... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 77 Maint enance .....[...]

176 Cont rol an d oper ation of radi o tra nsmitter s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Contr ol and operat ion of ra dio tr ansmit ters COMAND , radio and t elephone 1 Obs erve all l eg a l req uirem ents . T elephones and two-w a y radio Ra[...]

177 Th e fir st 1 0 00 mil es T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex T he first 1 0 00 mi les (1 50 0 km) The m ore c autio u sl y y ou t rea t y our vehi cl e d u ring the b rea k -i n p erio d, t he m ore sa tis fie d you w ill b e wit h its performa[...]

178 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex T ele Aid Im portant ! Th e in i tia l act i v a ti on of t he Tele A id s y stem may on l y be perfor me d b y com pleting the subscriber agreement and placin g an a c quai ntance c all usi ng t[...]

179 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Im portant ! Alw a y s mak e sur e tha t t h e i ndic ato r la m ps in the “S O S” butt on, in th e “Roa d s ide As sis tance” b utt on and in the “Info rmatio n” bu tton do not remain ill[...]

180 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Th e Tele Ai d system is availa ble if: • it h a s been act ivat ed a nd i s oper ationa l. A ctiv at ion require s a subscr iption f or m onit orin g servic es and c ellu lar air t ime • t h[...]

181 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex In it iat i ng an e merg enc y c al l m a nu ally Brief l y p r es s on cover (1) – t he cover will op en . Press th e SOS butt on (2) briefly (for long e r than 2 s econ ds) . T he in dic ator la m[...]

182 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ro ad si de As s istan ce b ut ton • Loca t ed below the center armrest cov er is the R oad side Assis t ance b u tt on • . Pr essing and hol d i ng the b utton (for lo nge r than 2 s eco nds[...]

183 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex If t he indi cator lamp i n t he Road si de Assi s t ance bu tt on • i s i llu m i nate d c ont i nu ou sly an d th e re wa s n o vo i c e c o n n e c t i o n to t h e R e s p o n s e C e n te r e s[...]

184 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex If t he indic ator l amp i n th e I nfo rmati on button ¡ i s ill umi nat ed co nt inu ously a n d t here was n o voi ce connection to the R esponse Cen t er es tablished, t hen t he T e le Aid [...]

185 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Im portant ! If the i ndicat or lamp continu es to fl a sh or the sy s tem does not res et, contact the Response Center at 1- 800-756 -90 1 8 (i n the US A) o r 1- 888-923- 8367 (i n Canada), or Merce[...]

186 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Remot e door u nl ock I n t h e c a s e y ou h ave yo u r v e hi c l e l o c k e d u n i n te n t i o n a l ly (e. g. k ey in sid e ve hicle ), a nd t he reser ve key i s n ot h an dy , c on tac [...]

187 Tele Aid T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Stole n vehicl e tracking s erv ices In t he even t y ou r v e hicl e was stolen , r epo rt th e i nc ide nt to the police who w ill issue a num bered i ncident report. Pass this numbe r on t o the M [...]

188 Catalytic converter T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Catal y tic conv ert er Y our Mer cede s-Benz is e quipped with monol ithic type cata l yti c co nve rt er s, a n i mpo rt ant ele m en t i n conjun c t ion with the ox ygen se nsors t[...]

189 Emi ssion cont rol T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Emission control Certain sy s tems of t he engine serve to k eep the to xic components of the exhaus t gases within permissible l imit s r equ ire d b y l a w . These sy st ems, of cou rse, [...]

190 Steering loc k T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex St eering lock 0 The el ectro n i c k ey ca n b e withd r aw n in this position only . The s teering is lock ed when the electronic ke y is remov ed from the s teering loc k . If nece ssary[...]

191 Steering loc k T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Im portant ! I f t h e e l e c t ro n i c key i s l e f t in t h e ste e r i n g lo c k p os it i o n 0 for a n ext end ed pe ri od of ti m e , i t ca n n o lo nger be turned in the loc k. In th[...]

192 Sta rtin g a nd tu rning off t he e ngin e T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Sta rti ng and tu rn ing off the engi ne Bef or e s tar t in g En sur e t ha t p arki ng b rake is e ngaged and t hat se lector l ev er is in p osi tio n “P ?[...]

193 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex A utomat ic tr ansmissi on The auto matic transmiss i on selects individual g e ars auto ma ti call y , depende nt up on • Se lect or l ev er po sit ion • Progr a m mode selector[...]

194 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Dri vin g The selector le ver is automaticall y lock ed while in po sit ion “P”. T o move the se lector lever o ut of pos iti on “ P”, th e se rvi ce b rak e p eda l mu [...]

195 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex St opping For brief s to ps, e.g . a t traf fic lig hts, l ea ve t h e tr ans miss ion in ge ar and h old ve hic le w ith th e s erv ice br ak e. For lo nger s to ps wit h t he e ngi[...]

196 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Sel ec tor lever p osit ion The current selector le ver position is indicated in the ge ar r ange indi cator dis pla y . Th e a utom atic gea r sh ift in g pr oce ss c an b e ad[...]

197 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Dep en dent on t he p rog ram m ode sele ctor swi tc h position “S” or “W” the maximu m speed in the rev erse gear i s di f ferent. Ho we ver , it is not pos sib le to chan g[...]

198 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Press and hold select o r lev er in t he æ di re cti on: The tra nsmissio n will shift fro m the cur rent ge ar d irect l y to ge ar ran ge “ D”. Im portant ! Wit h t ra ns[...]

199 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Gea r r an ge s: U psh ift thr oug h 4t h g ear on l y . Suit ab le fo r per for mance d rivin g. U p shi ft t hrou gh 3 rd ge ar o nly . S uit abl e for modera tel y s t eep h il ls[...]

200 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Program mode select or s w it ch The tra nsmissio n is prov ided with a select or s witc h (1) for Stan dar d “ S” a nd Win ter / W et ( sn ow a nd i ce) “ W” program mo[...]

201 Aut om a tic tr ansmission T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex W W i n ter / W et (snow and ice) mode Pre ss swit c h on symbol “W”. The veh icle s tarts out in 2nd gear , exc ep t with selector lev er in 1s t ge ar , o r with a ccelera tor [...]

202 Par king brak e T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Par king brake T o eng ag e, fir m l y depr ess pa r king brak e pedal. When the electronic k ey is i n s teering l ock p ositi o n 2, the brak e war ni ng lam p in th e ins trument clust [...]

203 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex D rivin g in s t ruction s Driv e s en sibl y - Sav e F uel F u e l co n s u mp t io n , t o a g r e a t e x te n t , d e p e n d s on dr i v i n g habits an d operating conditions. T [...]

204 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex P ow er assis tance Br ak es The con dit ion of th e p arki ng b ra k e sys te m is checked eac h time the vehicle is in the shop for the required maint ena nce ser v i ce. If the[...]

205 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Caut ion ! W hen dr ivin g down l ong an d stee p gr ade s, r el ieve t he load on the br a k es by shifting int o a lo wer gear t o u se t he engine’s braking pow er . This helps pr[...]

206 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Tir e s Tread wear indicat ors (TWI) are requ ired b y la w . These indica tors are lo cated in six pl aces o n the tread circumfere nce and beco me v isible at a tread dept h of [...]

207 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Specif ied ti re pre ssures m u s t be mai ntained . Th is ap p l ies p arti c ularl y if the tires are subjected to high load s (e.g . hi gh s peeds , hea v y loa ds, hi gh a mbie nt [...]

208 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Tire speed rating E 320 and E 430: Y our vehicle is f a ct o r y equipped w it h “H”-rated tires, whic h ha v e a spe ed r ati ng of 1 30 m ph (2 1 0 km / h) . An e l ec troni[...]

209 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex W inter drivi ng ins tr ucti ons The mos t i mpo rtant ru le fo r slipper y or icy road s is t o dr iv e sensi bl y and to a void abrup t acceleration, brakin g and st eering man euv e[...]

210 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex W inter drivi ng Ha ve y our vehicle winterized at y o ur autho r iz ed M er c edes-Benz Cent er befo re the onset of winter . • Change th e engine oil if the eng ine conta ins [...]

211 Driv ing in struc tion s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Deep w a t er Caut ion ! D o n o t d r i ve t h r o u g h f l o o d e d a r e a s o r wa t e r o f un k n o wn dep th . If yo u mus t driv e through deep wat e r , driv e s l o wl y t [...]

212 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Cruise c ontrol Th e c ruis e c ontr ol al lows y o u to driv e in a m ore rela x ed manner , for exam ple ov er long dis tances, as it automaticall y mainta in s the set sp eed by acti[...]

213 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 3 Canceling T o ca nce l th e c ruis e co ntr ol, bri ef ly p ush lever to pos ition 3. When y ou st ep on t he brak e peda l o r the vehicle speed drops bel o w approximat e l y 25 m ph (40[...]

214 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No tes : If t he engi ne does not b rake t he vehicle s uff ic ient l y while driving on a do wn grad e, th e speed y ou set on the cruise control ma y be ex ceeded. In this case th e a[...]

215 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Brak e a ssist sy s tem ( BAS) The B AS i s designed to maximize t he v ehicl e’s braking capability during emergency braking m aneuver s by ha v ing maximum pow er boos t applied to the b[...]

216 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The m al f unction indicat o r lam ps for the ESP are comb ined with t h e B AS malfunct ion indica tor lam p. Th e BA S / E SP mal fun cti on i ndi cator lamp in th e in s t rume nt cl[...]

217 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex A nt ilock b rake sy stem (AB S ) Im portant ! The ABS impro ves st eering control of t he v ehicle d uring hard bra king mane uver s. Th e AB S pr ev en ts t he w hee ls fr om lockin g up a[...]

218 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex AB S cont r ol Th e AB S ma lfun ctio n ind icato r lamp - in t he in s t rume nt cluster com es o n wit h th e ele ct ron ic key in st eer ing lo ck po sit io n 2 and should go out wit[...]

219 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Four W hee l Elect ron ic Tr a c tion Sys tem ( 4M A TI C) w ith El ect ronic Stab ility Program (ESP) (Model with All Wheel D riv e [A WD ]) T h e 4 MATI C imp r oves ve hi c l e ’s ab i [...]

220 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Electronic sta bility pro gram (ESP) The ESP en hances dir e ctional control and reduces dr i vin g wheel spin of t he veh icle under va r ious driving conditi ons. Over / underst eerin[...]

221 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No tes : The malfunct ion in dicator l am p fo r t he E S P is combi n ed with that of the BAS. Th e yel low BA S / E SP m alf un cti on i nd icato r la mp in th e ins trume nt clus te r and[...]

222 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex E SP co ntrol swi tch ESP c ontrol swit ch l o cated on cent er console . 1 P re s s to s w itch E SP o f f ESP w arni ng lam p v , located in speedometer di al, c omes on . 2 P re s s [...]

223 Driv ing s ystem s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex No te: A voi d spinni ng of one dr ive wheel. This m a y cause serious dam age t o th e driv e train which is not co vered b y the Mercedes-Benz Limited W arranty . The ESP w a r n i ng la m[...]

224 Parking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Park i n g a s sist (Park t r onic) (optional) The P ar ktr on i c sys tem assis ts t he d river during parking maneuv ers. It visu all y and audibl y ind icat es the d ist a nc e bet ween [...]

225 Parking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Sensors 1 Senso rs loca ted in bum pe r (front bum per sho wn) A t otal of 1 0 sensors (1 ) monito r th e v ehicle’s front and re ar areas. Six sensors a re loca ted in t he front bump er , f [...]

226 Parking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex W a rni n g i ndi c a tors 1 Fr ame 2 Segme nts V i sual a nd a udi ble sig nals indic ate to t he driver th e rel ati v e dista nce be tween t he v e hicl e an d an obstacle . W arn in g i[...]

227 Parking system T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Monit orin g reac h of sensor s Front bum per: Rea r b u m p er: The firs t yel low segment lights up at these dis tances. A ddition al segments light u p a s the ve hicle c omes cl oser t o the[...]

228 Parking system T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex The obs ta cle ma y not be recognized if outside th e shaded sensor field, and no l onger be indicated when approac hing it an y closer (w ar ning indic ators go out). Parktronic malfunctio[...]

229 Wh at you s hould know a t t he ga s s tatio n T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex W hat you sho ul d k now at th e gas statio n Fuel suppl y Op en f la p by p ushi ng near fro nt ( arrow). Turn fu el c ap t o the l e ft and hold on t o i t unti[...]

230 Wh at you s hould know a t t he ga s s tatio n T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dri ving Ins tr u me nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Fuel tan k capac ity appro xim atel y 2 1 .1 US g al ( 80.0 l). This includes approximatel y 2.6 US g al (1 0. 0 l ) reser v e. Use premi um unleaded g as ol[...]

231 Check regu l arly and before a long trip T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dri ving In stru m en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Check regularl y and bef ore a long trip E 320 sho wn 1 Win dsh ie ld wa sh er system F or refill ing r e s ervoi r see pa ge 2 63. 2 Headla mp c leaning sy st em Aux i[...]

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233 Contents - Instrument cluster display T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Inst rumen t c lust er d isp lay Ma l fun c tio n and ind ic a tor l amp s in th e in s trument c lus t er .... ..... ..... .. ....2 34 On -boa rd d ia gnostic s y st em [...]

234 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ma lfun ction an d ind icator lamps in th e i n s trument c l u s ter Gener a l info rmatio n: If a b ulb in t he instru men t cl uster fai ls to lig ht u p d uri ng t h[...]

235 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex An on- board d iagnos tic co nnect or is located in t he pa s sen ger com partment near to the park i n g brak e pedal , allo wing the accu rate identi fication of sy s tem[...]

236 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Supplemental res traint sy s t em (SRS) indic a t or lam p The operational readiness of the airbag sy s tem is verified by the indicat o r lam p “SRS ” in t he instr[...]

237 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex E lect ronic stab ility p rogram (E SP ) — w a rnin g lamp Th e y ell ow ESP w arn ing lam p in the speedometer dial comes on w it h the electronic k ey in s teering loc [...]

238 Malf unction a nd indi c ator lamps T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Seat belt war ning lam p With th e e le ctr oni c key in steer ing lo c k po s i t i on 2 , t h e s e a t b el t wa rn i ng l am p c o m e s on and a w ar ning sou nds f[...]

239 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ma lfun ction an d warning mes sages in th e m ultifu nc tion d ispl a y Malfunc tion a nd wa rning me ssage s fo r the f ollo wing sy st ems will be displa yed immediate[...]

240 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex DIS PL A Y DEF ECT IVE (en gin e c ontr ol uni t) This me ssage is di spla yed to indicat e t hat the info rmatio n being rela ye d by t he engin e control unit is no [...]

241 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex BA T TERY / AL TERNA TOR Thi s m ess age indi cates a ma lfunc tio n wh ich m us t be repaired immediatel y . It ma y i ndic ate that the po l y- V -bel t h as b rok en .[...]

242 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex ABS-SYS TEM A mal func tion has been de tected in th e syst em . T he brak e sy s tem funct ions i n th e usual ma nner , bu t without antiloc k assis tance. Wit h the[...]

243 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex BRA KE L ININ G WEA R When this messa ge appear s during bra king, it in d i cate s t ha t th e b rake p ads a re w o rn down. Ha v e t he b rak e sy s t em c hec k ed at[...]

244 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex PA R K I N G B R A K E Parki ng bra ke , see p age 202. ENGINE F AN 1 Th e c ooli ng f an fo r th e c oo lan t i s f aul ty . Obser v e the cool ant temperat ure gau g[...]

245 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex COOL ANT (coolant lev el) When this message appears w hile driv i ng, the cool ant le v el has dr oppe d b elo w the requir e d le v el. If n o lea k s are noticea ble an[...]

246 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex COOL ANT TEMP . 1 Obs erve t he co olant tem p eratu re g a uge. See page 90. Che c k c oolant le vel, s ee page 26 1. Thi s m a y indi c ate that th e p ol y- V -be l[...]

247 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex LIGHTING SY S TEM When the messa ge appe ars a fter s tarting the eng ine, o r if it com e o n wh il e driv in g , t h is indi ca tes a fa ilu r e in t he pa rkin g la mp[...]

248 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex LIGHT SENSO R With th e elect ronic key removed and th e driver’s door o p e n , a wa r n in g s o u n d s a n d t h e m e s s ag e “ S W I T CH O F F LI GHT S!”[...]

249 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex TEL E AID 1 The T el e Aid s y stem c onsists of three types of re sponse; automat ic and man ual em erg enc y , road side assis ta nce and inf orma tion. With th is me s[...]

250 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex EN GINE OI L LE VEL 1 The engi ne oil level must be checked immedi atel y . S ee E ngine o il level indicator on pag e 1 1 7. 2 Th ere i s no o il in the engine . The [...]

251 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex WA S H E R F L U I D When th is message appears while the eng ine is running, the lev el of th e reserv oir has dropped to appr o xi mately 1 / 3 of th e tot a l v olume.[...]

252 Mal funct ion and warn ing me ssage s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex EL EC. ST ABIL . P ROG. (El ec tro ni c s t ab ilit y pro g ra m) 1 A ma lf unct io n ha s b ee n de te ct ed in the sy s t em. Pr ess ing the acceler ator pedal will [...]

253 Con ten ts - Pr actic al hin ts T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Pr acti cal h in ts Firs t aid kit ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....2 54 St ow ing th ings in t h e ve h i cle .... ..2 54 Fuses .... ..... .... ... .... ..... ....[...]

254 First aid kit T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex First a id kit The fi rs t aid kit is located in t he rear benc h armres t. To o p e n : Pr es s but ton (1) and p ull d raw er out to it s f in al s top . Rem ov e t he fi rst ai d k it . S[...]

255 Fuses T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Fu ses Before replacing a blo w n fuse, deter min e t he cause of the short c ircuit. Spare fuses are supplied inside th e main fuse bo x. Obse rv e am pera ge a nd c olo r of fus e. A spe cial fu se p[...]

256 Fuses T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex 2 Auxi liary f use b ox bel ow re ar sea t be nch T o gain ac ce ss, re move rea r s eat bench. See p age 294. 3 A ux il iary fus e b o x to l ef t of e x terior l amp swi tch T o ag ain ac cess, o [...]

257 Engin e compartm ent T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Hood Wa r n i n g ! T o help prev ent persona l injur y , s ta y c lea r of m ov i n g p a rt s w h e n t h e ho o d i s o p e n an d t h e e n g i n e is ru nn ing. Be sure th e h oo d [...]

258 Engin e compartm ent T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex To o p e n : T o unlock t he hood , p u ll release lev er (1) und er the d r iv e r’ s s id e o f t h e i n st r u m e n t p a ne l . A t t h e s am e t i m e a ha ndle wi ll ex ten[...]

259 Engin e compartm ent T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Pull handle ( 2) to its s top out of r adiator gril l and open hoo d (do not p u ll up on han dle) . To c l o s e : Lower ho od and let it drop in to lo c k fr om a hei ght of a p pr ox [...]

260 Engin e compartm ent T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Chec king engine o il le ve l E 320 sho wn 1 Oi l dip s ti c k 2 O il f iller c ap T o c hec k the eng ine oil le v el, park ve hicl e o n le v el gr ound, w ith e ngi ne at nor mal o[...]

261 Engin e compartm ent T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex A utomati c tr ansmission f luid le v el The tra nsmissio n has a permane nt fill o f aut o ma tic transmis sion fluid. Re gular aut omatic transmis sion fluid l eve l c hec ks a nd chan[...]

262 Engin e compartm ent T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Add ing coolan t I f c o o l a n t ha s to b e ad d e d , a 5 0 / 5 0 m ix t u r e o f wa t e r a n d M B anticorrosion / a ntifreeze should be added . The drain plug s f or t he cool[...]

263 Engin e compartm ent T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex W i ndshield and headlam p was her sy s tem E 320 sho wn 1 Wi ndshield washer f lu id reserv oir Capacity appro ximatel y 5.8 US q t (5. 5 l ) 2 Headlam p w asher f luid re servoi r Au x[...]

264 Spare wheel T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Spare wheel, v ehicle tools , s torage compar tm en t 1 Trunk f loor 2 Ha nd le 3 Lugg a ge bo wl 4 Ve h i c l e t o o l s Li ft t run k f l oor a nd en g ag e hand le in u ppe r ed ge o f t h[...]

265 Veh icle j ack T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Ve h i c l e j a c k 1 Jack arm 2 Jack base See illustr atio n f or pr oper s torag e of jac k. Before s toring the jac k on the felt in t he s p are wheel well , the jack arm m ust be lowered[...]

266 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Wheels Rep lac e rims or ti res wi th th e s a me d esi gna tio n, manuf acturer and typ e as sh own o n the o riginal part. See your a uthorized Mercedes-Benz Center for f u r t her info rm[...]

267 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Rotating wheels R otati on of wh eels doe s not a ppl y t o m odel E 55 AMG with summer tires. The whee ls can be rotat ed a c cording to the degree of tire wear while ret a ining the same dire[...]

268 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Spare wheel St eel spare wheel rim (E 320 without spor t pac ka ge) Im portant ! Un idirect ional tires m us t a lwa ys b e m o u n ted with arro w on tir e side w all p o in ting in d irect[...]

269 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Spare wheel (E 320 with s port pa ck age, E 430) Im portant ! The spare wheel r im is mounted with a full size tire of t he same type as on the v eh icle, and is full y functional. Howe ve r, t[...]

270 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Spare wheel (E 55 AMG) The spare wheel rim si ze is 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 w i t h t i r e s i z e 235 / 45 R 1 7 93 W . Im portant ! In t he case of a f la t tir e or b rea kdown , you may tem[...]

271 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Changing wheels Move vehi cle to a l ev e l a re a whi ch i s a safe di s t ance from t he r oa dwa y . 1 . Set pa rking br ak e an d tu rn on haz ard war nin g flas her . 2 . M o ve se le cto [...]

272 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex 4. Us i ng the wrench, lo os en but do not ye t remov e t he wheel bolts. 5. Remo ve t he protective cover from th e j a c k support t u be ope ning b y inserti ng t he s crewdriv er (suppli[...]

273 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex 6. Insert j ack ar m ful l y in to the tub e hol e up t o the stop. P lac e ja ck on fi rm gro und. Posi tio n th e j ack s o t ha t it is alwa y s verti cal (p lum b-lin e) as s een fro m t he[...]

274 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Im portant ! E 320 (ex cept sport p a c ka ge) onl y: When i nstalling s t eel spare wheel rim, mak e certain to use the c or rect wheel bolts , supplied i n the v eh i c le to o l k it, s e[...]

275 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex 1 1 . Low er vehicle. Remo ve j a c k and inser t jac k tube co v e r . Before s t o ring the jac k, the jac k arm mus t be low ered almost to the base of the jack . 1 2. Using the w rench , ti[...]

276 Tires, Wheels T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Tir e i nf l at ion pr e ssu re A tab le ( see fu el fi ll er f la p) lists th e t ir e in fl ati on pressur es s pecified f o r Mercedes-Benz recommen ded tires a s we ll as f or the v aryi[...]

277 Battery T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex If a t ire con stan tl y l ose s a ir , it sho uld b e insp ected for da mag e. The spare t ir e should be c h ec ked periodicall y for c ondi tio n a nd in fl at ion . S pare tir e wi ll age an d b [...]

278 Battery T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex mus t n ot leak ac id whe n u pside do wn f or at le as t 1 5 minutes. Y our aut h o r ized Mercede s-Benz Cent er can pr ovid e s uch a sp ecia l batter y . The service life of the battery is dep[...]

279 Ju mp sta rt in g T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Jump st ar ting Impo rta n t! A d ischa rged ba tter y can f reez e at ap proxim ately + 1 4 ° F (-1 0 ° C). In th at cas e, it m u s t b e th a wed ou t be fore jum per cables are used. [...]

280 Ju mp sta rt in g T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Proceed as f ollo w s: 1 . Position t he vehicle with the char ged battery so that t he jum per cables wi ll r eac h, but nev er let t he vehicles touc h. Make sure the jum per c ables d[...]

281 Ju mp sta rt in g T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex 4. Cl am p one end of th e second jum pe r cable t o t he gro und ed negat ive (– ) t ermin al of t he c harged battery an d the final con nec tion t o the negati ve (–) under h ood ter[...]

282 Towing the vehicle T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Tow i n g t h e v e h i c l e Im portant ! When t owing the vehicle, please, note t he f o llo wing : Wit h t he auto mati c cen tral lo cking acti vated a nd t he electronic ke y in st[...]

283 Towing the vehicle T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex W e recommend th at the vehicle be transport ed using f lat bed eq uipment. This method is p ref erable to other types of to wing. The veh i cle ma y b e tow ed w i th a ll wheels on t he [...]

284 Towing the vehicle T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Tr ansmission selec tor le ver , manuall y unloc king In t he c ase of power failu re th e tr ans miss ion se le ctor lev er can be manually unlo c ked, e. g . t o to w the veh i cle. T[...]

285 Exterior lamp s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Ex te rio r la m ps Rep la cing bu lbs Note s: T o p revent a p o ssi ble elec tri cal sho rt cir cu it, s wi tc h of f lamp p rio r to r ep lac ing a b ulb . Wh en r ep lacin g bul bs , inst[...]

286 Exterior lamp s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Headlam p a ssembl y 1 H eadl amp cover fo r low be am head lamp 2 H eadl amp cover fo r hi gh b eam he adla m p , p arki ng and s t andi ng lam p 3 Bulb s ock et for tur n s igna l lamp 4[...]

287 Exterior lamp s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex B ulb s fo r hi gh and low b ea m H7 ( 55 W ) Op en ho od. Twist c o v er (1 or 2) c ounter clockwise a nd remov e. Pull off electrical c o nnect or (4) or (5). T wist b ulb ho ld er c oun te[...]

288 Exterior lamp s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Turn s ign al lamp 1 1 56 NA ( 26. 9 / 5 W / 3 2 / 4 cp b ul b) Op en ho od. Twis t bulb soc ke t (3 ) countercloc kwise and pull out. Pu sh bu lb into s o c ket, turn cou nte rclo ckwis e[...]

289 Exterior lamp s T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex T ail lamp assemblies Op en tr un k li d. Swin g co v er asid e. 1 Tu rn s ig nal l amp (2 1 W / 2 4 c p b ulb ) 2 Stop, ta il a nd par kin g lamp (21 / 4 W b ulb ) 3 T a il, par king and s i[...]

290 Exterior lamp s T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Side marker la mp, front Side marke r lamp , front (5 W / 4 cp bulb) From inside w heel house (arro w) rea c h behind side m ark er lam p and press tab. R em o ve lam p from bumper and ta [...]

291 Electro nic ma in key T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Changing batt eri es in t he elec tr onic main ke y 1 Transm it bu ttons 2 Lam p f or b att ery c hec k a nd fu nct ion contr ol Checking batt eries If one of th e tr ans mit b ut tons [...]

292 Electro nic ma in key T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Insert mec hanical ke y ( 4) in si de ope ning (5) t o o pen lat ch. Press b rief l y (do not us e mecha nical k e y as lev er) to r el ease b attery co mpartm en t. Remov e mechanic[...]

293 Electro nic ma in key T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Im portant ! Ba tter ies c ont ain m ater ia ls t hat can ha rm the enviro nment if d isposed of im properl y . R ec y cli ng of batte ries i s the prefe rred method o f disposal . For [...]

294 Rea r s ea t c ushi on T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Rea r s ea t c ushi on Rem oval: Pu ll lo ckin g ta bs up (on l ef t an d rig ht s ide of se at) a n d lif t s eat at th e f ron t. Ins tallation: Gu ide seat b elt buc kles through[...]

295 Emergency operation of s liding / pop-u p r oof T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Emergen c y operation of sliding / pop-up r oof Th e s lidi ng / p op- up r oof can be ope ned o r c los ed m anually should a n elect r i cal malf unction o c[...]

296 Manu al releas e for fuel filler f lap T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex M an ual re leas e fo r f ue l f il ler f lap The m anual release knob is located behind the righ t side t runk pane l. In case the central locking sy s tem does not[...]

297 Replac ing wiper blad e insert T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Rem oval : Fo l d w i p e r a r m f o rw a r d . P r e ss s a f e ty ta b d ow n ( 1 ) , p u s h wiper bla d e d o wnwa rd (2) and remov e. Place wiper blad e on fir m suppo rt[...]

298 Trun k lam p, Roo f ra ck T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care I ndex Tru n k lam p If t he trunk i s to r emai n o p en for a lo n g pe riod o f ti me, t he tr u nk lamp can be switc hed off b y pulling ou t t he plunger in the sw itc h (a rrow ).[...]

299 Con ten ts - V eh icle c ar e T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care Ind ex V ehicle ca re Cleaning and care of the ve hicl e .... ..... .... ... .... ..... ....300 Po wer was her .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 30 1 T ar st ains ..... .... ..... .[...]

300 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care Ind ex Clean ing and c are of th e v ehi cle In ope ration, your ve h i cle is subject ed t o v arying ex terna l in f lu enc es whic h, if go ne un checked, can attac k th[...]

301 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care Ind ex Scrat ch es, cor rosiv e dep osits, corro sion or d a mage due to n egli gent o r in corr ect care ca nno t alwa ys be r emoved or repaired wit h the car -ca re p ro du[...]

302 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care Ind ex Engine cleani ng Pr ior to cl ean in g t he e ngi ne c ompa rtmen t m ake s ure to protect electrical com p onents and connectors fro m the intrusi on of wat er and [...]

303 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care Ind ex Cleaning the parktronic sy st em sensors Use a m ild car w ash det er ge nt, suc h as Merc ede s-Be nz app rov ed Car Sham poo, with ple nty o f w at er . Whe n usi ng [...]

304 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care Ind ex Light allo y wheels M er c edes-Benz approv ed W heel Ca re s hould be used for reg ul ar cl ean ing of the ligh t a lloy wh eels . If pos si ble, cle an wh eels on [...]

305 Cle an ing and ca re of th e veh ic le T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Pr act ical h int s Car care Ind ex Uph olste ry Using af t ermark et seat c o v ers or w earing cl othing that h a ve t he ten den cy to g ive o ff co lor ing (e.g . whe n we t etc.) ma y cause the uphol[...]

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307 Con ten ts - Te ch nica l dat a T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Technical d ata Spare part s servi ce .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 3 08 W arran ty co v e r age ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..308 Identi ficatio n la b el s ... .... ..... ...[...]

308 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Spare par ts serv ice All authoriz ed Merced es-Benz Centers maintain a s to ck of orig inal spare pa rts req uir ed f or ma intena nce and repair wor k. In addition, s trat e g icall y l o[...]

309 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Identific ation labels 1 Certi ficatio n label 2 V ehicle Identification N umb er (VIN) When ord ering spare parts, please specify v eh icle identification and engine number . P63.20-2368-26[...]

310 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex E 320 show n 3 VIN, visible (lo wer edge of w indshield) 4 Eng ine nu mb er 5 Bod y nu mbe r a nd paintw o r k number 6 Em issi on c ont rol lab el 7 Inform atio n la bel, C alifor nia ver [...]

311 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex La y out of pol y-V -belt driv e 1 Auto m a tic be lt ten s io ne r 2 Cran kshaft 3 Air condi tioner compressor 4 Genera tor (alter nator) 5 Idle r pulle y 6 P ow er s teerin g pum p 7 Coola n[...]

312 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex T echnic al data Mode l E 3 20 ( 210 . 0 6 5 ) 1 E 320 A WD (2 1 0.082) 1 E 43 0 ( 2 1 0.070) 1 E 430 A WD ( 210 . 2 7 0 ) 1 E 55 AM G (2 1 0.07 4) 1 En gin e 11 2 11 3 11 3 Mod e o f op er[...]

313 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Rims – Tir es Mode l E 3 20 (w ithout Sport P ackage) Ri ms (lig ht a lloy ) Whee l offset 7 1 / 2 J x 1 6 H 2 1. 6 i n ( 41 m m ) All season tir es: Radi al-pl y tires 2 1 5 / 55 R 1 6 93 H[...]

314 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 2 M us t o nl y be used wit h spec ial MB au thor ized snow chains. 3 Als o p erm iss ib le 235 / 45 ZR 1 7 . Mode l E 3 20 (Sport P ackage) E 430 (w ithout Sport P ackage) E 430 (Sport P a[...]

315 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex 3 Also p ermissibl e 235 / 45 Z R 1 7 . 4 Mu s t not be use d with s no w c hai ns . Mode l E 5 5 AM G Ri ms an d s umme r ti r es Rims front axle (A MG lig ht a lloy) Whee l offset 8 J x 1 8 [...]

316 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Electrical sy s tem We i g h t s (s ee cert i fic a tio n tag ) Mode l E 3 20 E 430 E 55 AM G Gener ator ( alte rna tor) 1 4 V / 1 1 5 A 1 4 V / 1 50 A 1 4 V / 1 50 A St ar ter m o to r 1 2[...]

317 Tec hnical data T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Ma in D ime nsio ns Mode l E 320 E 320 A WD E 430 E 43 0 A WD E 55 AMG O v e r a l l v e h i c l e l e n g t h 18 9 . 4 i n ( 4 8 10 m m ) 18 9 . 4 i n ( 4 81 0 m m ) 19 0 i n ( 4 8 18 m m ) O[...]

318 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Fuels , c ool ants, lubricants etc. - capacities V e h i c l e c o mp o n e n t s a n d t h e i r r e s p e c t i ve lu b r i c a n t s m u st m a t [...]

319 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Wi ndshield wa sher sy s tem appro x. 5. 8 US qt (5. 5 l) MB W ind shield wa sher concen t rate “S” 1 H eadlamp washer sy s tem appro x. 1 .9 US qt [...]

320 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex En gin e oi ls Engine o i l s are s pecificall y t est ed for their suitability in our en gi n es. Theref o re, use onl y e ngine o i ls recommend ed[...]

321 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Prem ium unl ea ded g aso line Caut ion ! T o m a i ntain the engine ‘s dura bility and per for mance, premium unleaded g as ol in e mus t be used. If[...]

322 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Gasoline additi ves A maj or conc ern am o ng engine manufa cturers i s carbon b uild up ca used by g a soli ne. Merc ed es-B enz recommends the use [...]

323 Fuel s, c ool ant s, l ubrica nt s et c. - ca pac ities T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex t he engine t emperature will increa s e due t o the lo wer h e a t tr a n s f e r ca p a b i l i ty o f t h e so l u t i o n . T h e r e f or e , d o n[...]

324 Consu mer i nforma t ion T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Consum er inf ormat ion This has been prep ared as required of all manufactures of p ass eng er ca rs und er T itl e 49 , Cod e o f U .S. F eder al Regu l atio ns, Pa rt 575 p u r [...]

325 Consu mer i nforma t ion T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re I ndex Te m p e r a t u r e The tem perature grades are “ A” (th e hi g hes t), “B”, a nd “C”, representi n g the tire‘s resist ance to the generation of h eat a nd it s abil i[...]

326 In de x T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x Index A ABS ( Antil ock brak e sy st em) ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 2 1 7 Malf unctio n ind icato r lam p . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 237 ABS- SY S TEM - mal[...]

327 In de x T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x Ec onom y ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 29 Fro nt c ent er co nso le com p ar tment ven tilat ion ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1[...]

328 In de x T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x Choo sing glob a l or s elec tive mode . ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 32 Elec troni c mai n k ey .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... 25 Elec troni c rese rve k ey ..[...]

329 In de x T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x E E LE C. ST AB IL . P ROG . - m al fun ct ion an d w arni ng messa ges .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... 252 Ele c t ronic main ke y ... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ...[...]

330 In de x T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x Pa rking lam ps .... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... . 288, 289 Re plac ing bulb s ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 285 Sid e mark er la[...]

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332 In de x T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x M Maint enance ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 77 Malfunc tion and indica tor lamp in the ce nte r conso le ....... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .[...]

333 In de x T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x N N a vig ation sy s tem - Multi functi on d ispla y .... ..... .. ..... 1 05 Night secur ity illu minati on ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 20 O On-b oard d iagnos tic sy st em .[...]

334 In de x T ec hnical dat a In stru me n ts and c o nt rols Ope rat io n Dr iv ing Ins trume nt clu s ter disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x REMO V E KEY - malf unctio n and w a rning me ssage s ..... ..... ..... .... ...248 Re placing bulbs ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ... 285 Re placing wipe[...]

335 In de x T ec hnical dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr iv ing In st rum en t cluster disp la y Prac tical hint s Car ca re Ind e x ST EERIN G GEAR OIL - malfunct ion a nd w arnin g mess ages ...... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... 249 St eering loc k ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....[...]

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